» adobe flash player (for ie) 10.0.45.2 downloader.exe
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adobe flash player (for ie) 10.0.45.2 downloader.exe

Covus Freemium GmbH

The application adobe flash player (for ie) 10.0.45.2 downloader.exe by Covus 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Covus Freemium GmbH (signed and verified)

MD5:

28364e93ecf1336c92050cc2f58a52b4

SHA-1:

d16d5fa4075bdeeec164a2704b5e3b4cb876aef4

SHA-256:

fc125ff80de31368d60241f2b76a769ea05455e5d82b33360c649e0aabd70250

Scanner detections:

1 / 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:

4/25/2024 11:13:44 PM UTC (a few moments ago)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Covus.CovusFreemium.Bundler (M)

16.2.13.2

File size:

461.2 KB (472,304 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Covus

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\adobe flash player (for ie) 10.0.45.2 downloader.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:

9/18/2014 1:57:37 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:pr2jVd6WvgsbSZ9+SwKuVX1HCWtC7uqCSW:1qV4WvxO/vsVFit7uq6

Entry address:

0x1CA84

Entry point:

E8, A0, 48, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 8B, 44, 24, 08, 8B, 4C, 24, 10, 0B, C8, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 75, 09, 8B, 44, 24, 04, F7, E1, C2, 10, 00, 53, F7, E1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 08, F7, 64, 24, 14, 03, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 08, F7, E1, 03, D3, 5B, C2, 10, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 0C, DE, 42, 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... 
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Code size:

171 KB (175,104 bytes)

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