videoconvertersetup.exe

Best Free Downloads

The file is a bundle distribution and utilizes the installCore download manager to distribute this potentially unwanted software. The application videoconvertersetup.exe by Best Free Downloads has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.bestusefuldownloads.com.
Publisher:
Best Free Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
74ed156cf16f830681e46fa093f9f22a

SHA-1:
e971145183e41e5c104c47dacfc8f294f69bf542

SHA-256:
13e1a298f66415f9c3260da1e3479fdf0375563c5a7972b9e34a08b62d1feeb2

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 8:32:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.SGZ@bmIbNQfi
825

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.MulDrop
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.144.200

AVG
MalSign.Generic
2015.0.3303

Bitdefender
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.SGZ@bmIbNQfi
1.0.20.1525

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Heur2-188
0.98/19485

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Intallcore.BFD
18151

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.SGZ@bmIbNQfi
8.14.11.01.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-5eac699d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.SGZ@bmIbNQfi
11.2014-01-11_7

G Data
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.SGZ@bmIbNQfi
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Spy2
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13619

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BestFree
v2014.11.01.06

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.SGZ@bmIbNQfi
15.0.0.915

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcnbhc
0.28.2.62483

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.BestFreeDownloads.T
14.11.1.18

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28516

File size:
717.2 KB (734,448 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\videoconvertersetup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/20/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/21/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Best Free Downloads, O=Best Free Downloads, STREET=Lilienblum 28, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=6513307, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
046CC4AA2B722C5117786BD75A823929

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Fnvp5fgTUK7xVBml4FHhuNDEJx3AN+YbvzLSHHU4uGYdR5x4G8Mwy2ezR:FnvXfK7i4B8NDEJxrYTCHQ/CG8Mw1e

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8600

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file videoconvertersetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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