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win-install_winrar_1.0.exe

Freemium GmbH

The application win-install_winrar_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. With this installer, users are expecting to download WinRAR archiver 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 de.pc-file.net.
Publisher:
Freemium GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
973adde8eb23701314b299d82d207db2

SHA-1:
46ffbf5415ec861cf19e11a073862324c2fbdc9b

SHA-256:
9fa534e53aa21a62a9e727aa49bea4a2dd4407b5ea5e75c1d4950d7ac1249a65

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:
12/26/2024 5:44:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus.Freemium.Bundler (M)
16.7.7.1

File size:
556.9 KB (570,240 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\win-install_winrar_1.0.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:
12/2/2015 6:01:26 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ffTJHNYw2mVm2dm9Nf7DAZDxvrUc+JPsP6Adt72:ZN9dm9NMxvrUc+Jut72

Entry address:
0x13EBC

Entry point:
E8, 14, 7B, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 58, F5, 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, AC, F1, 45, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, B8, 22, 48, 00, 89, 0D, B4, 22, 48, 00, 89, 15, B0, 22, 48, 00, 89, 1D, AC, 22, 48, 00, 89, 35, A8, 22, 48, 00, 89, 3D...
 
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Code size:
374.5 KB (383,488 bytes)

The file win-install_winrar_1.0.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://de.pc-file.net/winrar/download/.../bing

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