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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 174.36.215.20-static.reverse.softlayer.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Greentree Applications SRL  (signed and verified)

Product:
YTD Video Downloader

Version:
4.9.2

MD5:
ad823fe4c7f1bba0c88416bce97bee4b

SHA-1:
748a94669e4fdd696f385b54e6dd96a6409f1024

SHA-256:
252fcb7b0ba183e1104de6c3230e579dab0e660bb0ee466f9ff0fd8966f72919

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:
4/26/2024 3:47:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-150909

AVG
Downloader
2016.0.2992

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.AskToolbar
4.0.3.1599

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6979

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
19644

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10873
9.0.1.0252

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.G potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11871

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Ask
9/9/2015

G Data
Win32.Adware.Spigot
15.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Offer
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.13504

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.RocketTab
14.0.0.1454

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.APNToolBar.A
v2015.09.09.05

McAfee
Artemis!8A5AE67E0CA6
5600.6648

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.ctuoeb
0.28.0.59048

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Chgt.E
15.09.09.05

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
AdWare.MSIL.g6 (Not a Virus)
9.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic.GreentreeApplications.Installer.Meta
15.9.9.5

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.172F5263!388977251
23.00.65.15907

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R047H07HS14
7.2.252

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 (11,027,296 bytes)

Product version:
4.9.2.0.5

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
Signed by:
Greentree Applications SRL

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
6/16/2015 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
8/15/2017 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Greentree Applications SRL, O=Greentree Applications SRL, L=Bucharest, S=Bucharest, C=RO

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
65DB5B5BDFCE9083EDF79253BABF4963

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/25/2012 12:49:59 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:kS6oCkDeab/12+l36kpFuqzb7eSdrWgq9GwzRyaQbJaXxCyrcTaILCdhbBWjgiLG:Bg6eabzl3bpF2SniGwzsaQbJahCzkuvS

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-1774992056.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-1192429956.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-2120734614.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-1714451553.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-1903166956.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-1672598167.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-215596755.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-254390557.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-674133946.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-91224959.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-1164573703.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-547808071.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-1086011037.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-559946939.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-2094436599.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-155139722.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-1643362842.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-558080030.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-632476908.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-779112400.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-154563561.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-1169095667.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-33376732.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-1488543827.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-1254935833.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-2014671770.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-804462601.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-1064349024.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-715017365.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-747874355.exe

Latest 30 of 83 download URLs

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.youtubedownloadersite.com  (95.211.187.90:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 174.36.215.20-static.reverse.softlayer.com  (174.36.215.20:80)

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