home

ytdsetup.exe

Greentree Applications SRL

The application ytdsetup.exe by Greentree Applications SRL has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This version of the installer will bundle the Ask.com Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension. The file has been seen being downloaded from dc260.gulfup.com and multiple other hosts. While running, it connects to the Internet address hosted-by.leaseweb.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Greentree Applications SRL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c87b70cf61c2642c8970bb566a1aa4fe

SHA-1:
1c9240b924c9e0bc8f9aa36b8660fc1d0b9a5dee

SHA-256:
72e1a9eb78d9bb9492920cc0e8e1e00d7771a0648210c7aae79471f556e533d4

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
This is part of a Greentree bundled installer, which includes various adware, toolbars and co-bundled potentially unwanted apps pushed to the user upon setup.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 4:53:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1417
9.0.1.0363

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)
7.9269

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Spigot.A
v2013.12.29.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Installer.GreentreeApplicationsSRL.I
14.2.17.1

Rising Antivirus
NS:Malware.Install!1.9F21
23.00.65.14111

File size:
9.9 MB (10,348,152 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Greentree Applications SRL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/6/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/24/2013 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Greentree Applications SRL, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Greentree Applications SRL, L=Bucharest, S=Bucharest, C=RO

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
44292664DD6C4B0D023AA98E8ADC6FE1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/10/2010 2:19:31 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:7QMSXVkZB/m0QQMAHSJ9FwwLzH1hBVyHlRBbswhKwjHv0El8HahgJPpUdtDuutj3:7QMSsdm0QvVJ9FwwLzH1hBO1fcIv0ElH

Entry address:
0x354B

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, 84, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, B0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 06, 47, 00, E8, 67, 27, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, 05, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 86, 40, 00, FF, 15, 80, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 86, 40, 00, 68, A0, 85, 46, 00, E8, 35, 26, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 10, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 23, 26, 00, 00...
 
[+]

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

The file ytdsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://dc260.gulfup.com/GRZMz9.exe

http://www.programosy.pl/.../pobierz,youtube-downloader,2.html

http://software.thaiware.com/download_url.php?id=10634

http://www.ytddownloader.com/.../YTDSetup.exe

http://www.youtubedownloadersite.com/.../YTDSetup.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/05/88/.../YTDSetup.exe

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to hosted-by.leaseweb.com  (95.211.187.107:80)

Remove ytdsetup.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.