ytdsetup.exe

YTD Video Downloader

GreenTree Applications srl

The application ytdsetup.exe by GreenTree Applications srl has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 24 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from get.ytddownloader.com and multiple other hosts. While running, it connects to the Internet address 14.d7.24ae.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
GreenTree Applications srl  (signed and verified)

Product:
YTD Video Downloader

Version:
4.9.1

MD5:
014e982c8f76ec4183e63b0c084b7b79

SHA-1:
2c1ab175783065d869180f0639e136a6499de3e4

SHA-256:
438ea2fc5ba0f5316cd597eb69b74887fb85e13fd4bc4766869827578dd0c41a

Scanner detections:
24 / 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:
4/24/2024 12:21:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-150809

AVG
Downloader
2016.0.3023

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.AskToolbar
4.0.3.1589

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.7062

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
19644

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10873
9.0.1.0221

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.G potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12065

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Ask
8/9/2015

G Data
Win32.Adware.Spigot
15.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Offer
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.13504

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.RocketTab
14.0.0.1608

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.APNToolBar.A
v2015.08.09.07

McAfee
Artemis!8A5AE67E0CA6
5600.6679

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.ctuoeb
0.28.0.59048

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Chgt.E
15.08.09.07

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
AdWare.MSIL.g6 (Not a Virus)
8.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic.GreenTreeApplicationssrl.Installer.Meta
15.8.9.7

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.172F5263!388977251
23.00.65.15807

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R047H07HS14
7.2.221

Vba32 AntiVirus
Backdoor.Sinowal
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
31108

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.RocketTab.Win32.32
2.0.0.1936

File size:
10.5 MB (11,025,712 bytes)

Product version:
4.9.1.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2007-2015 GreenTree Applications SRL

Original file name:
Uninstall.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\ytdsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
2/17/2015 10:55:38 PM

Valid to:
11/18/2015 11:32:14 PM

Subject:
CN=GreenTree Applications srl, O=GreenTree Applications srl, L=Bucuresti, C=RO

Issuer:
CN=Starfield Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.starfieldtech.com/repository/, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
00C427DA8891A2EF29

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/25/2012 3:19:59 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:d7egRk+Ng17ku2kztjXG7u5n6IsZ07dq0/FH5uZLmmP0BkqGH898AJ/OBqI:AgRk+W17kslmY6IskdNHUMmPckwJ/OsI

Entry address:
0x39E3

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, 91, 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, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 37, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 93, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 93, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 19, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 07, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9993

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file ytdsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 50 URLs.

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-1015959230.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-1496416503.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-1527208731.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-452369130.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-1350942927.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-204687057.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-560253188.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-1218072572.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-327081869.exe

http://223.27.200.4/get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-1156503033.exe

Latest 30 of 57 download URLs

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 14.d7.24ae.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com  (174.36.215.20:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-19-37.iad12.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.19.37:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-19-168.iad12.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.19.168:80)

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