home

win-install_microsoft word_1.0.exe

Freemium GmbH

The application win-install_microsoft word_1.0.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. The file has been seen being downloaded from az745087.vo.msecnd.net.
Publisher:
Freemium GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e3dcb3a8fa476a95f183574856e102cc

SHA-1:
20139480cf1afe3a7e5b9da416f35fc2723e9a95

SHA-256:
c93f9dd2c90fe04387e914f652ae84a351636af4d64c484782a5b1c0c88112f7

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:
1/15/2025 10:14:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus (M)
16.8.3.3

File size:
553.5 KB (566,736 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}\win-install_microsoft word_1.0.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Freemium GmbH

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/29/2014 7:41:38 AM

Valid to:
12/29/2015 7:41:38 AM

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:
12/4/2015 9:03:21 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:1bqtv8q1L5eTdc2ud/WnUU/yPt0/yQUQHfPk96/H7HtVXX:81AowM1Q/Pkc7H/H

Entry address:
0x14FFC

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, 70, D5, 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, D1, 45, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, B8, 02, 48, 00, 89, 0D, B4, 02, 48, 00, 89, 15, B0, 02, 48, 00, 89, 1D, AC, 02, 48, 00, 89, 35, A8, 02, 48, 00, 89, 3D...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.9222

Code size:
366 KB (374,784 bytes)

The file win-install_microsoft word_1.0.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://az745087.vo.msecnd.net/downloadguides/.../win-install_Microsoft Word_1.0.exe

Remove win-install_microsoft word_1.0.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.