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ysd.exe

DownloadGuide

Covus Freemium GmbH

The application ysd.exe by Covus Freemium GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Covus installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dwcdn.html.it and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Covus Freemium GmbH  (signed and verified)

Product:
DownloadGuide

Version:
2.5.0.107

MD5:
5a1363eae44b60d6f22122565109508e

SHA-1:
0018cc51588a151c64bf60a4cf6ec01b0af18cfe

SHA-256:
932f9c68f83a028efd2e444c11392dc6ab0ef36969a2a1336dc69d97a1b3f43e

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Includes bundled offers in the installer/download manager that include adware components such as Best-markit, and Search Protect (ClientConnect).

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:
11/15/2024 1:40:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
MSIL/DownloadGuide
8.9298

Reason Heuristics
PUP.CovusFreemiumGmbH.D
14.3.19.16

File size:
650.1 KB (665,712 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.0.107

Copyright:
Copyright © 2013

Original file name:
DownloadGuide.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Covus Freemium GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/28/2013 10:21:57 AM

Valid to:
1/29/2015 10:21:57 AM

Subject:
CN=Covus Freemium GmbH, O=Covus Freemium GmbH, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11211DBCB8A07ED407612FC406EFD259BE29

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/12/2013 5:28:28 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:lzE3Y3SrCba1p6ZXWeTRA66isIu9LuFX1Yy:2BrCb0pXPJI2yFFYy

Entry address:
0x8A02E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
544.5 KB (557,568 bytes)

The file ysd.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://dwcdn.html.it/index.php?softname=ysd_10.0.exe&code=1404723860&q=NjQ4ODN8eW91dHViZS1zb25nLWRvd25sb2FkZXItMjAxNA==

http://www.abelssoft.net/ysd.exe

http://www.commentcamarche.net/download/.../telecharger-34081720-youtube-song-downloader

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