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free-system-utilities_1.1_en-us.exe

DownloadGuide

Covus Freemium GmbH

The application free-system-utilities_1.1_en-us.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 downloadguidefactory.blob.core.windows.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Covus Freemium GmbH  (signed and verified)

Product:
DownloadGuide

Version:
2.5.0.107

MD5:
1593b5511afaf91541cf5659f9b6b79b

SHA-1:
ea3fdf355a509aecfd5410de494aa5bdb8aad96f

SHA-256:
9c367ce3685a759dc29976c21a2f36b2441de3a7c8e0028f660d13c497b8fdbf

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 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:
11/15/2024 1:49:05 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
2015.0.3381

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader9.15219
9.0.1.0226

ESET NOD32
MSIL/DownloadGuide
8.9813

F-Secure
Adware:W32/Buzzrin
11.2014-15-08_6

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of free-gaming-booster_1.0_de-de.exe (PUP)
2014.10.31.18

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!1593B5511AFA
16.8.708.2

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.CovusFreemiumGmbH.EE
14.8.14.21

File size:
653.6 KB (669,240 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:\users\{user}\downloads\free-system-utilities_1.1_en-us.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Covus Freemium GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/28/2013 4:21:57 AM

Valid to:
1/29/2015 4:21:57 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 11:28:28 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ozE3Y3SrCba1p6ZXWeTRA66isIu9LuFX1YI:fBrCb0pXPJI2yFFYI

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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Entropy:
6.7168

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
544.5 KB (557,568 bytes)

The file free-system-utilities_1.1_en-us.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

https://downloadguidefactory.blob.core.windows.net/downloadguides/.../free-system-utilities_1.1_en-US.exe

http://freesystemutilities.com/l/301/.../

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