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free+driver+scout_1.0.exe

Covus Freemium GmbH

The application free+driver+scout_1.0.exe by Covus Freemium GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Covus installer. The setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs. The file has been seen being downloaded from freemium.com.
Publisher:
Covus Freemium GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
45890c8ff2d3d5cad6dea2addc70d04c

SHA-1:
d9700c4a479dbfc45b89618ca1a599c44189b0f7

SHA-256:
29c6ccc54e0db43146c0ca2f0690762259449033b8ef05dc2c8981d240225c4e

Scanner detections:
8 / 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 10:40:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
MalSign.OutBrowse
2015.0.3479

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadGuide (variant)
8.9619

G Data
Win32.Application.DownloadGuide
14.5.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of jpgtopdf_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.5.10.10

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Breitschopp
v2014.05.10.10

McAfee
Artemis!96A98ABC677D
5600.7135

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0325
7.2.130

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadGuide
27914

File size:
440.9 KB (451,480 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\free+driver+scout_1.0.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Covus Freemium GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

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

Valid to:
1/29/2015 1:21:57 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:
3/19/2014 5:54:51 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:AK+ya4E7C+G5ESEpQIRuUW56ZhXQHnC0Qk1720EIvF6GH8VPflPrGGukM/+T4re8:hDHIsYyHnC05tuVX1pELD

Entry address:
0x19536

Entry point:
E8, 9E, 48, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 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, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, AC, 6D, 42, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0...
 
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Entropy:
6.9608

Code size:
144 KB (147,456 bytes)

The file free+driver+scout_1.0.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://freemium.com/free-driver-scout/.../

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