garry's mod 9.0.4 downloader.exe

Software

Freemium GmbH

The application garry's mod 9.0.4 downloader.exe, “Software Setup ” by 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:
Freemium GmbH  (signed and verified)

Product:
Software

Description:
Software Setup

MD5:
1aa8bf6f653964fbf54fec8b98d8c50c

SHA-1:
62dd6e2e66d974fde3cdc351af9991fe73849a13

SHA-256:
0b2564b0fe10cf8f13d807dfe6e20513dd41fbcb4456a13fae36e4ea31db530f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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 2:35:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus (M)
16.8.4.13

File size:
504 KB (516,088 bytes)

Product version:
3.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\garry's mod 9.0.4 downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/29/2014 4:41:38 PM

Valid to:
12/29/2015 4:41:38 PM

Subject:
CN=Freemium GmbH, O=Freemium 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:
00FEAC9D237F1C5C86

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/9/2014 9:58:13 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:9SxG05888888888888W88888888888/4khP50GG7/uuzggp6NMWfpRoNtqJPB5:QxGY70G6BzzwNMWPP3

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

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