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avira-free-antivir.exe

Covus Pro GmbH

The application avira-free-antivir.exe by Covus Pro GmbH has been detected as adware 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.
Publisher:
Covus Pro GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ea79c6372db1e608b9edfee56c7a80e9

SHA-1:
e47fe2fd83d29179512613d6cb84c9e0359ff307

SHA-256:
767380d1264eec7152dbb316aa47ad641c3fc8cc944baf91daabd393998506b8

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Includes bundled offers in the installer/download manager that include adware components such as Best-markit, and Search Protect (ClientConnect).

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 6:13:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus (M)
17.3.7.18

File size:
602.5 KB (616,952 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\avira-free-antivir.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Covus Pro GmbH

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/23/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/24/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Covus Pro GmbH, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Covus Pro GmbH, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
249E4122D3206380E8C5DB9AFC085C73

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/16/2014 2:13:48 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x22A15

Entry point:
E8, 23, 52, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, 8B, 44, 24, 08, 8B, 4C, 24, 10, 0B, C8, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 75, 09, 8B, 44, 24, 04, F7, E1, C2, 10, 00, 53, F7, E1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 08, F7, 64, 24, 14, 03, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 08, F7, E1, 03, D3, 5B, C2, 10, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 56, 8B, F1, 33, DB, 3B, F3, 75, 16, E8, 99, 19, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 3D, 19, 00, 00, 8B, C6, E9, 8F, 00, 00, 00, 57, 39, 5D, 08, 77, 13, E8, 7D, 19, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 21, 19, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 75, 33, C9, 39...
 
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Code size:
342 KB (350,208 bytes)

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