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DownloadGuide

Covus Freemium GmbH

The application free-pdf-perfect_1.0_de-de.exe by Covus Freemium GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Covus installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from de.freepdfperfect.com.
Publisher:
Covus Freemium GmbH  (signed and verified)

Product:
DownloadGuide

Version:
2.5.0.107

MD5:
2a8cd8bbea2e47d613c8c022b9fe71fa

SHA-1:
fca5fa3089892289fb4830d6e42a7467f09ebb5f

SHA-256:
2305cd1533008660178feed4d0f5c9c51c3d1ab52dcc30c9d5f8c30e300498e4

Scanner detections:
9 / 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 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:
11/15/2024 12:48:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

AVG
Covusfreemium
2015.0.3383

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader9.15219
9.0.1.0225

ESET NOD32
MSIL/DownloadGuide
8.9813

F-Secure
Adware:W32/Buzzrin
11.2014-13-08_4

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of free-gaming-booster_1.0_de-de.exe (PUP)
2014.10.26.8

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!2A8CD8BBEA2E
16.8.708.2

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.CovusFreemiumGmbH.Z
14.8.13.13

File size:
653.5 KB (669,232 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.0.107

Copyright:
Copyright © 2013

Original file name:
DownloadGuide.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\documents and settings\absys.gmd\eigene dateien\downloads\free-pdf-perfect_1.0_de-de.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Covus Freemium GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/28/2013 10:21:57 AM

Valid to:
1/29/2015 10:21:57 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:
11/12/2013 5:28:28 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:NzE3Y3SrCba1p6ZXWeTRA66isIu9LuFX1YI:+BrCb0pXPJI2yFFYI

Entry address:
0x8A02E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
544.5 KB (557,568 bytes)

The file free-pdf-perfect_1.0_de-de.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://de.freepdfperfect.com/l/301/.../

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