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adwcleaner.exe

Covus Pro GmbH

The application adwcleaner.exe by Covus Pro GmbH has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Covus installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloadguidefactory.blob.core.windows.net.
Publisher:
Covus Pro GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b949df9901f5fa9feb83d97858f28dbb

SHA-1:
34818802d8b091012ee73f3901eb2c7f4164d6bb

SHA-256:
b045b2600cd7416c3889a8f3d7baa578ac954fbd6bd36e0b7c15adceaf177b49

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/26/2024 8:39:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3297

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadGuide (variant)
8.10688

G Data
Win32.Application.Downloadguide
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DownloadGuide
t3scan.1.8.3.0

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownloadGuide.dhcmxv
0.28.6.62995

Reason Heuristics
PUP.CovusProGmbH.K
14.11.7.18

File size:
649 KB (664,528 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Covus Pro GmbH

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/23/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/24/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Covus Pro GmbH, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Covus Pro GmbH, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
249E4122D3206380E8C5DB9AFC085C73

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/24/2014 3:18:10 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:XoB+jyW8XrLo6YrlLFIy4CMqg07OEKuVX1nCpdyq:XnylbsLrLIy4hqg0yEbVFnm7

Entry address:
0x2D755

Entry point:
E8, D3, 52, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 56, 8B, F1, 33, DB, 3B, F3, 75, 16, E8, 81, 1A, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 25, 1A, 00, 00, 8B, C6, E9, 8F, 00, 00, 00, 57, 39, 5D, 08, 77, 13, E8, 65, 1A, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 09, 1A, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 75, 33, C9, 39, 5D, 10, 88, 1E, 0F, 95, C1, 41, 39, 4D, 08, 77, 09, E8, 42, 1A, 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:
388.5 KB (397,824 bytes)

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

https://downloadguidefactory.blob.core.windows.net/downloadguides/.../adwcleaner.exe

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