adblock plus 1.2 downloader.exe

Freemium GmbH

The application adblock plus 1.2 downloader.exe by Freemium GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Covus installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloader.chip.de.
Publisher:
Freemium GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
fd825916253098ffd666db117156504e

SHA-1:
7524a580eb1c7189ca088468fbc69c9889a38c80

SHA-256:
67aaa20b9383e1b893c4f6f2f6569e91c8157cfa648f940c8ae6cfe8b82586ef

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 2:31:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus (M)
16.8.4.20

File size:
587 KB (601,040 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\adblock plus 1.2 downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/29/2014 4:41:38 PM

Valid to:
12/29/2015 4:41:38 PM

Subject:
CN=Freemium GmbH, O=Freemium GmbH, L=Berlin, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
00FEAC9D237F1C5C86

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/9/2015 11:09:16 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:S98pa3Ko+3G3bL/BylKnRNmRA3RPvuVX1L8bREp2oE9vm:RTb3YbL/EMHmRA3RPmVFL9p2oIvm

Entry address:
0x22681

Entry point:
E8, BC, 66, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 56, 8B, F1, 33, DB, 3B, F3, 75, 16, E8, 2E, 19, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, D2, 18, 00, 00, 8B, C6, E9, 8F, 00, 00, 00, 57, 39, 5D, 08, 77, 13, E8, 12, 19, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, B6, 18, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 75, 33, C9, 39, 5D, 10, 88, 1E, 0F, 95, C1, 41, 39, 4D, 08, 77, 09, E8, EF, 18, 00, 00, 6A, 22, EB, DB, 8B, 4D, 0C, 83, C1, FE, 83, F9, 22, 77, C9, 8B, CE, 39, 5D, 10, 74, 0B, 33, DB, 43, C6, 06, 2D, 8D, 4E, 01, F7, D8, 8B, F9...
 
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Code size:
321 KB (328,704 bytes)

The file adblock plus 1.2 downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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