PUP.YouTube Accelerator
Posted: March 19, 2014
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| Ranking: | 6,146 |
|---|---|
| Threat Level: | 1/10 |
| Infected PCs: | 33,848 |
| First Seen: | March 19, 2014 |
|---|---|
| Last Seen: | October 14, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
PUP.YouTube Accelerator is an adware program that makes claims of improving your YouTube videos' performance, but has a history of accomplishing exactly the opposite result. Besides its interferences with streaming video playback, PUP.YouTube Accelerator also displays advertisements automatically and may install additional, unwanted software. Malware researchers recommend removing PUP.YouTube Accelerator, which makes fraudulent claims of its benefits and provides multiple drawbacks to your PC's security, although the use of appropriate system-scanning software may be required to verify that all system changes caused by PUP.YouTube Accelerator add-ons are reverted.
PUP.YouTube Accelerator: Accelerating Your PC Towards New Problems
If you want to improve your browser's playback of streaming movies, one of the worst solutions you can partake of is that of PUP.YouTube Accelerator and similar add-ons. PUP.YouTube Accelerator claims to remove the waiting times required by buffering movie files for YouTube, but, in reality, may cause most YouTube videos to fail to load at all. Along with failing to provide its primary feature, PUP.YouTube Accelerator also loads advertisements into your browser automatically, which has caused malware researchers to classify PUP.YouTube Accelerator in the adware category. However, a minority of other PC security companies have categorized PUP.YouTube Accelerator and associated websites as threatening, due to their security issues and strong associations with fraudulent business practices.
PUP.YouTube Accelerator may not be guilty of attacks like those of a Trojan, but PUP.YouTube Accelerator does install updates and, potentially, other software from the same company automatically. This is a supplement to the standard problems that may arise from PUP.YouTube Accelerator advertisements that are loaded into your browser automatically, such as exposure to hoaxes or poor browser performance. Whether PUP.YouTube Accelerator is considered a threat or just unwanted software, malware researchers see no benefits to keeping PUP.YouTube Accelerator installed.
Reversing Your Browser from a Diversion of YouTube Playback Misleading Tactics
Although limited methods may be available for sidestepping some of the technical issues of buffering slowly, the majority of video buffering instances are required for the proper playback of the file. Instead of looking for deceitful places like PUP.YouTube Accelerator to provide a magical solution to poor playback, malware researchers would suggest that you pause a video file and allow it to buffer in full before letting it play. In some, specific cases, you also may wish to consult with your ISP, who may be regulating traffic to specific media-heavy sources. Installing browser add-ons that make false promises of their capabilities never is the correct solution, and opens your PC up to any number of security hazards.
Deleting PUP.YouTube Accelerator may be recommended, but the possibility of other software installed with PUP.YouTube Accelerator never should be overlooked. Anti-adware and anti-malware products with comprehensive, patched databases should be able to remove PUP.YouTube Accelerator and related PC threats during their normal system scans. A complete uninstallation also should remove any associated settings changes that could have interfered with your YouTube experience.
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Technical Details
File System Modifications
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The following files were created in the system:C:\Program Files\YouTube Accelerator\Updater.exe
File name: Updater.exeSize: 727.04 KB (727040 bytes)
MD5: 96257545e464d8e48a767dca7158ab18
Detection count: 4,124
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Program Files\YouTube Accelerator\Updater.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 14, 2023
%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\Install_8335\ins_yta.exe
File name: ins_yta.exeSize: 8.8 MB (8806904 bytes)
MD5: fdf2293c3bf39ef22406bc5c9e860e07
Detection count: 122
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %SYSTEMDRIVE%\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\Install_8335\ins_yta.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 10, 2023
%PROGRAMFILES%\YouTube Accelerator\YouTubeAccelerator.exe
File name: YouTubeAccelerator.exeSize: 2.22 MB (2227048 bytes)
MD5: 4268cd87b30c0caed9274e5d30fdd125
Detection count: 73
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\YouTube Accelerator
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 18, 2014
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\YTAHelper\YTAHelper.dll
File name: YTAHelper.dllSize: 434.02 KB (434024 bytes)
MD5: 8aea8da7b3cea5a4b7f2aac9971a08df
Detection count: 73
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\YTAHelper
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 22, 2016
%TEMP%\Install_8119\ins_yta.exe
File name: ins_yta.exeSize: 8.8 MB (8806904 bytes)
MD5: 7b9237dddf3ed7654a776da517eb0dd5
Detection count: 71
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%\Install_8119
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 13, 2016
%TEMP%\Install_876\ins_yta.exe
File name: ins_yta.exeSize: 13.5 MB (13500000 bytes)
MD5: 62f94a5f5ffe55682e7531884629d3e2
Detection count: 66
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%\Install_876
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 13, 2016
%TEMP%\Install_817\ins_yta.exe
File name: ins_yta.exeSize: 11.55 MB (11556904 bytes)
MD5: b43dbf841f583a3108a44f0a7835fb8d
Detection count: 64
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%\Install_817
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 13, 2016
%TEMP%\Install_20668\ins_yta.exe
File name: ins_yta.exeSize: 8.8 MB (8806904 bytes)
MD5: 9b0622dee59b9c14fcd68c2678f0a519
Detection count: 54
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%\Install_20668
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 13, 2016
%TEMP%\Install_1509\ins_yta.exe
File name: ins_yta.exeSize: 8.8 MB (8806904 bytes)
MD5: 43dd0627f575559148303f686317ed05
Detection count: 46
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%\Install_1509
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 13, 2016
%PROGRAMFILES%\YouTube Accelerator\YouTubeAcceleratorService.exe
File name: YouTubeAcceleratorService.exeSize: 1.57 MB (1579880 bytes)
MD5: 6a172af43faa4fa1f4adb1811debb15e
Detection count: 42
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\YouTube Accelerator
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 18, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES%\YouTube Accelerator\YouTubeAccelerator.exe
File name: YouTubeAccelerator.exeSize: 2.29 MB (2296680 bytes)
MD5: b8bfa3144a13a6b737f57aa00e6be44f
Detection count: 41
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\YouTube Accelerator
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 18, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES%\YouTube Accelerator\YouTubeAccelerator.exe
File name: YouTubeAccelerator.exeSize: 2.22 MB (2224406 bytes)
MD5: e9b70e61bed875cac5388935d51db380
Detection count: 34
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\YouTube Accelerator
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 18, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\YouTube Accelerator\YouTubeAcceleratorService.exe
File name: YouTubeAcceleratorService.exeSize: 1.57 MB (1575784 bytes)
MD5: b67a8fad8d9c6f7f7abc66d12fb7e64c
Detection count: 26
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\YouTube Accelerator
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 18, 2014
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\YTAHelper\YTAHelper.dll
File name: YTAHelper.dllSize: 817.14 KB (817143 bytes)
MD5: c8e1f0c1b61120c5b37a780fecd1fd7e
Detection count: 23
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\YTAHelper
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 22, 2016
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\YTAHelper\YTAHelper.dll
File name: YTAHelper.dllSize: 521.62 KB (521620 bytes)
MD5: 8f8064dbe88017e8b6faf90f2a0a5cec
Detection count: 23
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\YTAHelper
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 22, 2016
%PROGRAMFILES%\YouTube Accelerator\YouTubeAccelerator.exe
File name: YouTubeAccelerator.exeSize: 2.3 MB (2300776 bytes)
MD5: 7428de693b6d78bf78ee407b8a9b954f
Detection count: 9
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\YouTube Accelerator
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 18, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES%\YouTube Accelerator\YouTubeAcceleratorService.exe
File name: YouTubeAcceleratorService.exeSize: 1.57 MB (1579880 bytes)
MD5: 7c1a903a0c3f3001bd98dbe8d52b78cd
Detection count: 9
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\YouTube Accelerator
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 18, 2014
%TEMP%\Install_20371\ins_yta.exe
File name: ins_yta.exeSize: 7.23 MB (7230755 bytes)
MD5: a2d671b9a3c803c4b5d81d7d71a8dbb4
Detection count: 9
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%\Install_20371
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 13, 2016
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\YouTube Accelerator\YTAUninstall.exe
File name: YTAUninstall.exeSize: 568.16 KB (568168 bytes)
MD5: 239d95a779449e36949b558a9b2287d1
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\YouTube Accelerator
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 18, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\YouTube Accelerator\YouTubeAccelerator.exe
File name: YouTubeAccelerator.exeSize: 2.29 MB (2292584 bytes)
MD5: 34b12f77e93cf0e880801df5e7fc1ddf
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\YouTube Accelerator
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 18, 2014
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Installer\Install_7138\ytaib.exe
File name: ytaib.exeSize: 811.92 KB (811920 bytes)
MD5: fff380626658339d31885fe332881842
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Installer\Install_7138
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 19, 2016
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\YouTube Accelerator\YouTubeAccelerator.exe
File name: YouTubeAccelerator.exeSize: 2.3 MB (2304872 bytes)
MD5: 6e6972c94b66c2dff0c88b077bce9d05
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\YouTube Accelerator
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 18, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\YouTube Accelerator\YouTubeAcceleratorService.exe
File name: YouTubeAcceleratorService.exeSize: 1.51 MB (1510248 bytes)
MD5: 4cce5eb677d5f242639ae79dc901c359
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\YouTube Accelerator
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 18, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES%\YouTube Accelerator\Updater.exe
File name: Updater.exeSize: 969.21 KB (969214 bytes)
MD5: a57f39787b2ddd9c06aa2dde95c0666d
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\YouTube Accelerator
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 18, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\YouTube Accelerator\Updater.exe
File name: Updater.exeSize: 784.89 KB (784896 bytes)
MD5: 60a0f15bb78f8cbb56f35bf74bf5a1ad
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\YouTube Accelerator
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 18, 2014
More files
Registry Modifications
File name without pathhttp_www.youtubeaccelerator.com_0.localstoragehttp_www.youtubeaccelerator.com_0.localstorage-journaltest.youtubeaccelerator[1].xmlYouTube Accelerator.lnkHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\Goobzo\Language\YouTubeAcceleratorSoftware\Goobzo\YouTube AcceleratorSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\youtubeaccelerator.comSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\YouTubeAccelerator_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\YouTubeAcceleratorService_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\YTAUpdateSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\YTAUpdate_logonSoftware\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Start Menu2\Programs\YouTube AcceleratorSoftware\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartPage\NewShortcuts\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\YouTube Accelerator\YouTube Accelerator.lnkSoftware\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartPage\NewShortcuts\C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\YouTube Accelerator\YouTube Accelerator.lnkSoftware\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{FCE3FA8B-BA81-467C-81D8-E43C00D1BC71}Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{FCE3FA8B-BA81-467C-81D8-E43C00D1BC71}Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\GoobzoYouTubeAcceleratorSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Goobzo\YouTube AcceleratorSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\YouTubeAccelerator_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\YouTubeAcceleratorService_RASMANCSSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\YouTubeAcceleratorServiceSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\YouTubeAcceleratorServiceSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\YouTubeAcceleratorServiceHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}YouTube Accelerator
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