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realplayer_15.0.6.14_ro.exe

Freemium GmbH

The application realplayer_15.0.6.14_ro.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. With this installer, users are expecting to download RealPlayer but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware. The file has been seen being downloaded from az745087.vo.msecnd.net.
Publisher:
Freemium GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
973ca9dbe040922ff42ee0a5b6c0ac9f

SHA-1:
beddfa6f96d60ce22c5dd6fe024a48e24c4e48cf

SHA-256:
583fc1065521ee5e709f603ef5c065a017df1ee393b0c6e0936f239a37ed021e

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:
1/15/2025 10:18:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus (M)
16.8.2.22

File size:
601.8 KB (616,200 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\realplayer_15.0.6.14_ro.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Freemium GmbH

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/6/2016 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/13/2017 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Freemium GmbH, O=Freemium GmbH, STREET=Schwedter Straße 9a, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, PostalCode=10119, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00BCEDCE129E9AA236BBF4BC059A58BA55

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/3/2016 1:01:20 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:UKx8vrXWkolW6XE8TKe9R2VeBFLFwhIRNf5glzpvM:cXWPI6XZR2VmChMYl

Entry address:
0x1509C

Entry point:
E8, D4, 7A, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 28, 55, 46, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, A8, 51, 46, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, D8, 92, 48, 00, 89, 0D, D4, 92, 48, 00, 89, 15, D0, 92, 48, 00, 89, 1D, CC, 92, 48, 00, 89, 35, C8, 92, 48, 00, 89, 3D...
 
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Entropy:
6.9292

Code size:
397.5 KB (407,040 bytes)

The file realplayer_15.0.6.14_ro.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://az745087.vo.msecnd.net/downloadguides/.../RealPlayer_15.0.6.14_RO.exe

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