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softkeyrevealer.exe

Freemium GmbH

The application softkeyrevealer.exe by Freemium GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Covus installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.soft-ware.net.
Publisher:
Freemium GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8a33497d0f33be461fa488c4b0a040af

SHA-1:
08ca05be0b6cd28edfc871f053001ca35a48e0b1

SHA-256:
9a267f77b6ecbccff8c1a9353744a6f6752ac1b96b4aad5dc5b1f30f77020f23

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Potentially 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:
11/25/2024 10:30:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/DownloadGuide.Gen
8.3.1.6

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3180

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DownloadGuide.AK
22232

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10580, Adware.Downware.9982
9.0.1.068

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadGuide.D potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of gu5setup_cb-dl-manager.exe (PUP)
2015.6.11.16

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16012

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DownloadHelper
15.0.0.543

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownloadHelper.dormjw
0.30.24.1636

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Covus
15.3.5.3

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.DownloadHelper
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
37788

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.DownloadHelper.Win32.17
2.0.0.2187

File size:
559 KB (572,432 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\softkeyrevealer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Freemium GmbH

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/29/2014 4:41:38 PM

Valid to:
12/29/2015 4:41:38 PM

Subject:
CN=Freemium GmbH, O=Freemium 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:
00FEAC9D237F1C5C86

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/2/2015 10:25:16 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Gb+LNkek6LL7a/wE59cP1Zzu25JTQAcCjo+MiYAnsFBb:PLNkeFLvyU1I25JToCjoJ3LFBb

Entry address:
0x2617A

Entry point:
E8, 78, 74, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 56, 8B, F1, 33, DB, 3B, F3, 75, 16, E8, 06, 19, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, AA, 18, 00, 00, 8B, C6, E9, 8F, 00, 00, 00, 57, 39, 5D, 08, 77, 13, E8, EA, 18, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 8E, 18, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 75, 33, C9, 39, 5D, 10, 88, 1E, 0F, 95, C1, 41, 39, 4D, 08, 77, 09, E8, C7, 18, 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:
363.5 KB (372,224 bytes)

The file softkeyrevealer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.soft-ware.net/getfile/softkey-revealer/.../SoftKeyRevealer.zip

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