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daemon tools lite 4.46.1 downloader.exe

Covus Freemium GmbH

The application daemon tools lite 4.46.1 downloader.exe by Covus 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 fisierulmeu.net.
Publisher:
Covus Freemium GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ee87b459bae81b5b5cccc7225d2ed9aa

SHA-1:
2e52871b983d742b941a492bf1d632ffbd492fda

SHA-256:
5e359a24bac429a6c6822f13d9a103fc7089bb43041ee0ec109d4469d844cf63

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

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:
11/23/2024 11:52:54 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus.CovusFre.Bundler (M)
16.3.14.10

File size:
671.2 KB (687,304 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\daemon tools lite 4.46.1 downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Covus Freemium GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/28/2013 11:21:57 AM

Valid to:
1/29/2015 11:21:57 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11211DBCB8A07ED407612FC406EFD259BE29

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/27/2014 11:25:08 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:+2U2Av5QtLXCE4dId9eE47UJOE6y+w5JvDSuVX1Fa7sjq:+RvineKOEpfvPVFoj

Entry address:
0x2DCD5

Entry point:
E8, 98, 65, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 56, 8B, F1, 33, DB, 3B, F3, 75, 16, E8, 5E, 1A, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 02, 1A, 00, 00, 8B, C6, E9, 8F, 00, 00, 00, 57, 39, 5D, 08, 77, 13, E8, 42, 1A, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, E6, 19, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 75, 33, C9, 39, 5D, 10, 88, 1E, 0F, 95, C1, 41, 39, 4D, 08, 77, 09, E8, 1F, 1A, 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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Entropy:
6.9258

Code size:
400.5 KB (410,112 bytes)

The file daemon tools lite 4.46.1 downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://fisierulmeu.net/.../1440884505_daemon_tools_lite_4.46.1_downloader

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