What is Free Youtube Downloader?
The Malwarebytes research team has determined that Free Youtube Downloader is a Tech Support Scam. These so-called "Tech Support Scammers" try to trick you into calling their phone number for various reasons, all of which turn out to be fraudulent in the end.
How do I know if my computer is affected by Free Youtube Downloader?
You may see these icons on your Desktop and in your Taskbar:
and this entry in your list of installed programs:
How did Free Youtube Downloader get on my computer?
Tech Support Scammers use different methods for distributing themselves. This particular one was offered as a free Youtube downloader.
But it only downloads a file that will produce a fake Windows Activation screen with the Tech Support Scammers number.
How do I remove Free Youtube Downloader?
Our program Malwarebytes Anti-Malware can detect and remove this potentially unwanted application.
- Please download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to your desktop.
- Double-click mbam-setup-version.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
- At the end, be sure a check-mark is placed next to the following:
- Enable free trial of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium
- Launch Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
- Then click Finish.
- If an update is found, you will be prompted to download and install the latest version.
- Once the program has loaded, select Scan Now. Or select the Threat Scan from the Scan menu.
- When the scan is complete, make sure that all Threats are selected, and click Remove Selected.
- Restart your computer when prompted to do so.
- No, Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware removes Free Youtube Downloader completely.
We hope our application and this guide have helped you eradicate this hijacker.
As you can see below the full version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware would have protected you against the Tech Supprt Scam.
Technical details for experts
You may see these entries in FRST logs:
() C:\Windows\Free Youtube Downloader\Free Youtube Downloader\Free YouTube Downloader.exe () C:\Windows\Free Youtube Downloader\Free Youtube Downloader\Box.exe HKCU\...\Run: [Free Youtube Downloader] => C:\Windows\Free Youtube Downloader\Free Youtube Downloader\Free YouTube Downloader.exe [156672 2016-01-20] () C:\Users\{username}\Desktop\Free Youtube Downloader.lnk C:\Windows\Free Youtube Downloader Free Youtube Downloader 4.1.1.1 (HKLM-x32\...\Free Youtube Downloader 4.1.1.1) (Version: 4.1.1.1 - Free Youtube Downloader)Alterations made by the installer:
File system details [View: All details] (Selection) --------------------------------------------------- In the existing folder C:\Users\{username}\Desktop Adds the file Free Youtube Downloader.lnk"="2/11/2016 12:16 PM, 2261 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Windows\Free Youtube Downloader\Free Youtube Downloader Adds the file Box.exe"="1/20/2016 9:29 PM, 449024 bytes, A Adds the file Free YouTube Downloader.exe"="1/20/2016 11:47 PM, 156672 bytes, A Adds the file Uninstall.exe"="2/11/2016 12:16 PM, 112714 bytes, A Adds the file Uninstall.ini"="2/11/2016 12:16 PM, 3288 bytes, A Registry details [View: All details] (Selection) ------------------------------------------------ [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Free Youtube Downloader 4.1.1.1] "DisplayIcon"="REG_SZ", "C:\Windows\Free Youtube Downloader\Free Youtube Downloader\Uninstall.exe" "DisplayName"="REG_SZ", "Free Youtube Downloader 4.1.1.1" "DisplayVersion"="REG_SZ", "4.1.1.1" "EstimatedSize"="REG_DWORD", 702 "HelpLink"="REG_SZ", "[email protected]" "InstallDate"="REG_SZ", "20160211" "InstallLocation"="REG_SZ", "C:\Windows\Free Youtube Downloader\Free Youtube Downloader\" "InstallSource"="REG_SZ", "C:\Users\{username}\Desktop\" "Language"="REG_DWORD", 1033 "NoModify"="REG_DWORD", 1 "NoRepair"="REG_DWORD", 1 "Publisher"="REG_SZ", "Free Youtube Downloader" "UninstallString"="REG_SZ", "C:\Windows\Free Youtube Downloader\Free Youtube Downloader\Uninstall.exe" "URLInfoAbout"="REG_SZ", "www.youtubedownloadernew.com" "VersionMajor"="REG_DWORD", 4 "VersionMinor"="REG_DWORD", 1 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] "Free Youtube Downloader"="REG_SZ", "C:\Windows\Free Youtube Downloader\Free Youtube Downloader\Free YouTube Downloader.exe"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware log:
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware www.malwarebytes.org Scan Date: 2/11/2016 Scan Time: 12:20 PM Logfile: mbamFYTD.txt Administrator: Yes Version: 2.2.0.1024 Malware Database: v2016.02.11.02 Rootkit Database: v2016.02.08.01 License: Premium Malware Protection: Disabled Malicious Website Protection: Enabled Self-protection: Disabled OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 CPU: x64 File System: NTFS User: {username} Scan Type: Threat Scan Result: Completed Objects Scanned: 363810 Time Elapsed: 4 min, 17 sec Memory: Enabled Startup: Enabled Filesystem: Enabled Archives: Enabled Rootkits: Disabled Heuristics: Enabled PUP: Enabled PUM: Enabled Processes: 5 PUP.Optional.BestYouTubeDownloader, C:\Windows\Free Youtube Downloader\Free Youtube Downloader\Free YouTube Downloader.exe, 436, Delete-on-Reboot, [e18d4916316868ce837b15cae51c8f71] Rogue.TechSupportScam, C:\Windows\Free Youtube Downloader\Free Youtube Downloader\Box.exe, 1684, Delete-on-Reboot, [294585da8e0bf54181bdbc26aa57d22e] Rogue.TechSupportScam, C:\Windows\Free Youtube Downloader\Free Youtube Downloader\Box.exe, 2536, Delete-on-Reboot, [294585da8e0bf54181bdbc26aa57d22e] PUP.Optional.BestYouTubeDownloader, C:\Windows\Free Youtube Downloader\Free Youtube Downloader\Box.exe, 1684, Delete-on-Reboot, [d49a2c333a5f8fa7314a4b9ff60c29d7] PUP.Optional.BestYouTubeDownloader, C:\Windows\Free Youtube Downloader\Free Youtube Downloader\Box.exe, 2536, Delete-on-Reboot, [d49a2c333a5f8fa7314a4b9ff60c29d7] Modules: 0 (No malicious items detected) Registry Keys: 1 PUP.Optional.BestYouTubeDownloader, HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\UNINSTALL\Free Youtube Downloader 4.1.1.1, Quarantined, [d49a2c333a5f8fa7314a4b9ff60c29d7], Registry Values: 1 PUP.Optional.BestYouTubeDownloader, HKCU\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN|Free Youtube Downloader, C:\Windows\Free Youtube Downloader\Free Youtube Downloader\Free YouTube Downloader.exe, Quarantined, [e18d4916316868ce837b15cae51c8f71] Registry Data: 0 (No malicious items detected) Folders: 2 PUP.Optional.BestYouTubeDownloader, C:\Windows\Free Youtube Downloader, Delete-on-Reboot, [d49a2c333a5f8fa7314a4b9ff60c29d7], PUP.Optional.BestYouTubeDownloader, C:\Windows\Free Youtube Downloader\Free Youtube Downloader, Delete-on-Reboot, [d49a2c333a5f8fa7314a4b9ff60c29d7], Files: 6 PUP.Optional.BestYouTubeDownloader, C:\Windows\Free Youtube Downloader\Free Youtube Downloader\Free YouTube Downloader.exe, Delete-on-Reboot, [e18d4916316868ce837b15cae51c8f71], Rogue.TechSupportScam, C:\Windows\Free Youtube Downloader\Free Youtube Downloader\Box.exe, Delete-on-Reboot, [294585da8e0bf54181bdbc26aa57d22e], Rogue.TechSupportScam.Drop, C:\Users\{username}\Desktop\Setup (5).exe, Quarantined, [5a14ee7130691b1be1ebe300768b629e], PUP.Optional.BestYouTubeDownloader, C:\Windows\Free Youtube Downloader\Free Youtube Downloader\Box.exe, Delete-on-Reboot, [d49a2c333a5f8fa7314a4b9ff60c29d7], PUP.Optional.BestYouTubeDownloader, C:\Windows\Free Youtube Downloader\Free Youtube Downloader\Uninstall.exe, Quarantined, [d49a2c333a5f8fa7314a4b9ff60c29d7], PUP.Optional.BestYouTubeDownloader, C:\Windows\Free Youtube Downloader\Free Youtube Downloader\Uninstall.ini, Quarantined, [d49a2c333a5f8fa7314a4b9ff60c29d7], Physical Sectors: 0 (No malicious items detected) (end)As mentioned before the full version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware could have protected your computer against this threat.
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