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mozilla-firefox.exe

Covus Pro GmbH

The application mozilla-firefox.exe by Covus Pro GmbH has been detected as adware 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Mozilla Firefox web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Covus Pro GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
74859d187615cf721706382795da8841

SHA-1:
ff820f5c5f3bbdc4cb2df7287e7cb709528974c5

SHA-256:
479c3123c808bb313784c7592efc7bb66ad6908f88b61f841e6491918dc8e2c4

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
12/25/2024 5:42:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus (M)
17.3.9.3

File size:
602.5 KB (616,976 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\mozilla-firefox.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Covus Pro GmbH

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/23/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/24/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Covus Pro GmbH, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Covus Pro GmbH, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
249E4122D3206380E8C5DB9AFC085C73

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/14/2015 5:42:25 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x24831

Entry point:
E8, BC, 66, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 56, 8B, F1, 33, DB, 3B, F3, 75, 16, E8, 08, 1C, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, AC, 1B, 00, 00, 8B, C6, E9, 8F, 00, 00, 00, 57, 39, 5D, 08, 77, 13, E8, EC, 1B, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 90, 1B, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 75, 33, C9, 39, 5D, 10, 88, 1E, 0F, 95, C1, 41, 39, 4D, 08, 77, 09, E8, C9, 1B, 00, 00, 6A, 22, EB, DB, 8B, 4D, 0C, 83, C1, FE, 83, F9, 22, 77, C9, 8B, CE, 39, 5D, 10, 74, 0B, 33, DB, 43, C6, 06, 2D, 8D, 4E, 01, F7, D8, 8B, F9...
 
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Code size:
327 KB (334,848 bytes)

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