samsunglink_installer_cb-dl-manager.exe

COMPUTER BILD Digital GmbH

The application samsunglink_installer_cb-dl-manager.exe by COMPUTER BILD Digital 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from d5.computerbild.de.
Publisher:
COMPUTER BILD Digital GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e62c29d555415781c96c2cf414307c96

SHA-1:
aba642d9eedf1ff123c71365f142b71ba410f954

SHA-256:
b69a6359374b39b23f2f77f2a56548502a259ba59377ee6c69ab4621b39d36eb

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:
12/25/2024 12:02:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus (M)
16.8.10.1

File size:
533.6 KB (546,440 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\samsunglink_installer_cb-dl-manager.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/6/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/10/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=COMPUTER BILD Digital GmbH, O=COMPUTER BILD Digital GmbH, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3FA913BCFD78C2AA7C07414BB8442483

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/20/2015 12:01:39 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:gsDqbtS067XRuW8ESTgJmNq2qouRJ5sxyJMHjSxT:pDgStXRuW8Eoq2qouFsYMH2xT

Entry address:
0x1457C

Entry point:
E8, A4, 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, 40, 95, 45, 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, C0, 91, 45, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, D8, C2, 47, 00, 89, 0D, D4, C2, 47, 00, 89, 15, D0, C2, 47, 00, 89, 1D, CC, C2, 47, 00, 89, 35, C8, C2, 47, 00, 89, 3D...
 
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Code size:
351 KB (359,424 bytes)

The file samsunglink_installer_cb-dl-manager.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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