PUP.YouTube Accelerator
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| Popularity Rank: | 8,147 |
| Threat Level: | 10 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 14,665 |
| First Seen: | March 19, 2014 |
| Last Seen: | February 1, 2026 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
PUP.YouTube Accelerator Image
PUP.YouTube Accelerator is a PUP (potentially unwanted program) that may package and embed itself in various adware toolbars that are produced to alter the PC user's Web browser default search settings and start page or a new tab window and embed disturbing ads in the Web browser in the form of discount coupons, deals, text links, banners and 'download' buttons. YouTube Accelerator gives a suite of browser features that customize and make the computer user's interaction better with video and a variety of other websites by creating download button, text, graphics, or other functional or interactive content in the Web browser. YouTube Accelerator is a free tool and may provide PC users with disturbing advertising. Should the website carry a search feature, the search feature may send a request to the respective service provider (search services, auto-suggest, auto-complete, and other), such requests may incorporate additional information as required to suitably process the PC user's search request.
Table of Contents
Aliases
5 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.
| Antivirus Vendor | Detection |
|---|---|
| AVG | Skodna.A8D |
| Ikarus | AdWare.CrossRider |
| Avast | Win32:Adware-BSH [PUP] |
| AVG | MalSign.Skodna.A8D |
| Symantec | WS.Reputation.1 |
SpyHunter Detects & Remove PUP.YouTube Accelerator
File System Details
| # | File Name | MD5 |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | YTAHelper64.dll | a3b46b4c5d373c51e6e489bb603dba9f | 409 |
| 2. | unelevate.exe | 0869cb743bbcffec40a64164dfcf5b3c | 138 |
| 3. | ytalsp.dll | 18c714f2b974fa28e57b4e93d99cfdfa | 4 |
| 4. | YTAUninstall.exe | 239d95a779449e36949b558a9b2287d1 | 2 |
| 5. | ytaib.exe | fff380626658339d31885fe332881842 | 2 |
| 6. | Updater.exe | 60a0f15bb78f8cbb56f35bf74bf5a1ad | 2 |
| 7. | VARemove.exe | 83695aae09adf3bda23689297c42d2ec | 1 |
| 8. | YouTubeAcceleratorService.exe | 4cce5eb677d5f242639ae79dc901c359 | 1 |
| 9. | YouTubeAccelerator.exe | e9b70e61bed875cac5388935d51db380 | 1 |
| 10. | YTAHelper.dll | 8f8064dbe88017e8b6faf90f2a0a5cec | 1 |
| 11. | ins_yta.exe | 62f94a5f5ffe55682e7531884629d3e2 | 1 |
| 12. | C:\Program Files\YouTube Accelerator\YouTubeAcceleratorService.exe | aff73a560a05d06792d495724f6ac026 |
Registry Details
Directories
PUP.YouTube Accelerator may create the following directory or directories:
| %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\GOOBZO\YouTube Accelerator |
| %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\GOOBZO\YouTube Accelerator |
| %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\YouTube Accelerator |
| %PROGRAMFILES%\YouTube Accelerator |
| %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\YouTube Accelerator |
URLs
PUP.YouTube Accelerator may call the following URLs:
| Youtubeaccelerator.com/support |
