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myphoneexplorer-download.exe

Covus Pro GmbH

The application myphoneexplorer-download.exe by Covus Pro GmbH has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Covus installer. While running, it connects to the Internet address uswd03.proinity.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Covus Pro GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
83721e09876ee9cce441bdb2db934559

SHA-1:
7a96312d534f976b25d4c3cba31ca2b977e51db6

SHA-256:
f938d99c93e158b9a3a4cd719b000cbc6f494b48b6e225c82c5fea61c7cfd4ec

Scanner detections:
10 / 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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 12:33:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/DownloadGuide.Gen
8.3.1.6

avast!
Win32:DownloadGuide-O [PUP]
150525-2

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DownloadGuide.AK
22316

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10541, Adware.Downware.9943
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadGuide.D potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16114

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownloadHelper.doodhn
0.30.24.1636

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus.Bundler
15.6.2.15

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.DownloadHelper
3.12.26.4

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.DownloadHelper.Win32.20
2.0.0.2201

File size:
563.5 KB (577,040 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\myphoneexplorer-download.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Covus Pro GmbH

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
2/23/2015 2:53:38 PM

Valid to:
2/23/2016 2:53:38 PM

Subject:
CN=Covus Pro GmbH, O=Covus Pro 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:
404873D3F4F98D31

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/26/2015 9:49:53 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:jLkvcw5ZoXc4+U6fniKQdLON26cukA6o+NBJ8KEKdL:uc+oV+UsniKQdLONjcuD6osr8KndL

Entry address:
0x268EA

Entry point:
E8, A8, 74, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 56, 8B, F1, 33, DB, 3B, F3, 75, 16, E8, BF, 14, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 63, 14, 00, 00, 8B, C6, E9, 8F, 00, 00, 00, 57, 39, 5D, 08, 77, 13, E8, A3, 14, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 47, 14, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 75, 33, C9, 39, 5D, 10, 88, 1E, 0F, 95, C1, 41, 39, 4D, 08, 77, 09, E8, 80, 14, 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:
367.5 KB (376,320 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to uswd03.proinity.net  (92.242.140.21:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-55-196.jfk6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.55.196:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to mail.mail-proxma.com  (92.51.171.39:80)

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