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The youtube-dl-2021.12.17.exe (YouTube video downloader) File Analysis

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youtube-dl-2021.12.17.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name youtube-dl-2021.12.17.exe
File Type
PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Scanner Version 1.0.214.174
Database Version 2025-04-18 02:00:17 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
8,170,320
File Size (bytes)
2025-04-18
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
643cbb91d62906353deaaf479f77f386
SHA1
3cb915afed82741e477e74677c1b0201d8bf23f7
SHA256
26e5c00c35c5c3edc86dfc0a720aed109a13b1b7c67ac654a0ce8ff82a1f2c16
SHA512
24cc5ad86c35f40ff8f864f7098ebf50a0a57375216732b4e27a3fffa5de7dbe0f40bd41005e53fe1b2f0713df3f00182b8b552a785ccc41ee968144fe03075c
ImpHash
985a7b86c383570b8555b38c1f270b55

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Image Base 0x00400000
Entry Point 0x0040367a
Compilation Time 2014-10-21 15:22:55
Checksum 0x00000000 (Actual: 0x007d3f22)
OS Version 5.1
PEiD Signatures PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Digital Signature No valid SignedData structure was found.
Imports 4 libraries
USER32, SHELL32, MSVCR100, KERNEL32
Exports 46 functions
Resources 3 Resources
Sections 5 Sections

Version Information

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Comments Command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and other video sites
FileDescription YouTube video downloader
FileVersion 2021.12.17
OriginalFilename youtube-dl.exe
ProductName youtube-dl
ProductVersion 2021.12.17
Translation 0x0409 0x04b0

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00001000 11,226 bytes 11,264 bytes 6.03 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 8B85A4F492779C45154FF07B69FE7E61
.rdata 0x00004000 3,882 bytes 4,096 bytes 5.07 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ F3F5362630405E292F61C017596F2EA2
.data 0x00005000 7,596 bytes 3,072 bytes 4.88 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 4C1FFC06E71A4F11C7EEFDCCE51E96D8
.rsrc 0x00007000 2,747,932 bytes 2,748,416 bytes 6.65 (Compressed) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ A97A2339C347508339EE166C75254371
.reloc 0x002a6000 1,386 bytes 1,536 bytes 5.82 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ B10E837B26899F068B0FCADCCE4DF280
Entropy Analysis Alert

1 section(s) with elevated entropy (≥6.5) - possible compression

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 3 (2,747,645 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
PYTHON34.DLL 1 2,744,320 bytes
99.9%
PYTHONSCRIPT 1 2,585 bytes
0.1%
RT_VERSION 1 740 bytes
0%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information
Product youtube-dl
Description YouTube video downloader
File Version 2021.12.17
Original Name youtube-dl.exe

✓ This file has been digitally signed and the certificate chain has been verified

  • The signature ensures file integrity and authenticity from the publisher
  • Timestamping proves when the signature was applied
Certificate Verification Status

No valid SignedData structure was found.

Recommendation: Verify the file source and ensure it comes from a trusted publisher.

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Proactive Protection
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