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download-adobe-flash-player.exe

Covus Pro GmbH

The application download-adobe-flash-player.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:
f23b43d90787bf7f4b09a3d43665a3cf

SHA-1:
a89c8022e433744dcdfd9aa3d976ab2dd0fa7efc

SHA-256:
89fefb99c5dd61bd9e8ca31d3949fd9ff6510d1e3e944f91d947fa6443363dae

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 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 7:11:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus (M)
17.2.11.3

File size:
563.5 KB (577,040 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\download-adobe-flash-player.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Covus Pro GmbH

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
2/23/2015 2:53:38 PM

Valid to:
2/23/2016 2:53:38 PM

Subject:
CN=Covus Pro GmbH, O=Covus Pro 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:
404873D3F4F98D31

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/26/2015 9:49:53 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x268EA

Entry point:
E8, A8, 74, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 56, 8B, F1, 33, DB, 3B, F3, 75, 16, E8, BF, 14, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 63, 14, 00, 00, 8B, C6, E9, 8F, 00, 00, 00, 57, 39, 5D, 08, 77, 13, E8, A3, 14, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 47, 14, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 75, 33, C9, 39, 5D, 10, 88, 1E, 0F, 95, C1, 41, 39, 4D, 08, 77, 09, E8, 80, 14, 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:
367.5 KB (376,320 bytes)

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