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nero-burning-rom.exe

Covus Pro GmbH

The application nero-burning-rom.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.
Publisher:
Covus Pro GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d904732d99f5d892d1999d112b73acbf

SHA-1:
07c344d901fd765f677dc0ce27e73ede6d769bdd

SHA-256:
534da47665fa61047c493d3fa033b5691fa4bcd41a84ab47dac9299614724eb2

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 6:13:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus (M)
17.3.7.6

File size:
581.5 KB (595,480 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\nero-burning-rom.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:
1/12/2015 1:35:13 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x21D81

Entry point:
E8, 5C, 66, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 56, 8B, F1, 33, DB, 3B, F3, 75, 16, E8, ED, 19, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 91, 19, 00, 00, 8B, C6, E9, 8F, 00, 00, 00, 57, 39, 5D, 08, 77, 13, E8, D1, 19, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 75, 19, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 75, 33, C9, 39, 5D, 10, 88, 1E, 0F, 95, C1, 41, 39, 4D, 08, 77, 09, E8, AE, 19, 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:
315.5 KB (323,072 bytes)

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