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advanced archive password recovery 4.50 downloader.exe

DLG

Freemium GmbH

The application advanced archive password recovery 4.50 downloader.exe, “DLG Setup ” 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)

Product:
DLG

Description:
DLG Setup

MD5:
dbb94be0912504ff9adc3ed16b1fc23c

SHA-1:
056ac546bee2684f84fb24065c35246f310776df

SHA-256:
a137bd303ee1eb2d5bd2f5aef5ae391e12b4d41c79e2594fba938a7578d3130f

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 is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 2:01:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus (M)
16.8.10.18

File size:
314 KB (321,504 bytes)

Product version:
3.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\advanced archive password recovery 4.50 downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Freemium GmbH

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:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:S/QiQP9mOtLIfrFGzFlXnqCgiYRSbv0jS0mm3Yrkcz5KWcInP:aQiG9mOFIf5C6CglRSbv0jSg3E5KlE

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file advanced archive password recovery 4.50 downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://downloader.chip.de/thirdpartyproxy/.../downloader-covus_create.php?cid=27663

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