A file browser popped up. It was full of executables with nonsensical names. He scrolled past crack_v2.exe and codec_pack_final.exe . Then, he saw it.
The specific software version "Free YouTube Downloader v3.5.126.0"
His standard extraction tools were failing. The file was encrypted with a dynamic DRM that evolved every time he touched it. He needed something older, something that didn't play by modern rules.