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Covus Freemium GmbH

The application free pdf reader 1.1 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 downloader.chip.de.
Publisher:
Covus Freemium GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d0a8f8e35a7387b3d5134e82a40ab55c

SHA-1:
c46332d10d7be3ff505246ae3ecbfce0c4e1faa5

SHA-256:
2fff4c2f84c1cfd9ae7c0a59dfdacd18d5914f23d5f420874d41f24c0916b7d6

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 2:18:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus (M)
16.8.4.6

File size:
602.2 KB (616,640 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\free pdf reader 1.1 downloader.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:
10/16/2014 2:13:48 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:oy8iIkK8M9yPEEB6vYUNd2jUetbuVX1WJoU:4iVKWsEEDetiVFUoU

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)

The file free pdf reader 1.1 downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://downloader.chip.de/thirdpartyproxy/.../downloader-covus_create.php?cid=6745363

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