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phonostar-player_setup_download.exe

DownloadGuide

Freemium GmbH

The application phonostar-player_setup_download.exe 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.
Publisher:
Covus Freemium GmbH - a ProSiebenSat.1 company  (signed by Freemium GmbH)

Product:
DownloadGuide

Version:
1.0.0.8

MD5:
943315fbaa550210529f504513f91a09

SHA-1:
0e41db664215e70363106e58981805eb099b9c5f

SHA-256:
0e198ae6c2ec44ef62b7ed3d1dd46f072c1436725a20b543e737b747139b1f38

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 '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:
11/27/2024 4:29:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus (M)
16.8.22.13

File size:
1.1 MB (1,108,848 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.8

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012

Original file name:
in.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\phonostar-player_setup_download.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Freemium GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/13/2012 10:34:07 AM

Valid to:
2/13/2013 10:34:07 AM

Subject:
CN=Freemium GmbH, O=Freemium GmbH, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121252CF10F5361359FEF99CB5B54F17E94

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/22/2013 10:32:33 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:f+/3qlrCNoh+U/gIwhCNoh+JlAb+Mu8AAb+MuMQVtCMGIDAb+MuB9:G/iJd2UA+L8v+LMQrry+L

Entry address:
0xE6B3E

Entry point:
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
915 KB (936,960 bytes)

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