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download-kate-s-video-toolkit-free.exe

Covus Freemium GmbH

The application download-kate-s-video-toolkit-free.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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.techradar.com.
Publisher:
Covus Freemium GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ea3adccc5ca1b6b1ab4b80eba48f53c4

SHA-1:
2428696371e854d3a9d84b64573eede6806c0d67

SHA-256:
7373a6f104fc094c536ddfc8dc826a08c71babcc99d9e028df2ea599e936130a

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 '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:
4/25/2024 1:29:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus.CovusFreemium.Bundler (M)
16.1.12.0

File size:
582.1 KB (596,120 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\download-kate-s-video-toolkit-free.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Covus Freemium GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/28/2013 11:21:57 AM

Valid to:
1/29/2015 11:21:57 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:
12/23/2014 12:27:32 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:tn8PyDC/8jFO4qHKIPh/07Xt55xgTX4uVX1xxaU+Z:SaDC/8jwHqoh/455xgTBVFxxd+Z

Entry address:
0x22321

Entry point:
E8, 6C, 66, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 56, 8B, F1, 33, DB, 3B, F3, 75, 16, E8, ED, 19, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 91, 19, 00, 00, 8B, C6, E9, 8F, 00, 00, 00, 57, 39, 5D, 08, 77, 13, E8, D1, 19, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 75, 19, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 75, 33, C9, 39, 5D, 10, 88, 1E, 0F, 95, C1, 41, 39, 4D, 08, 77, 09, E8, AE, 19, 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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Entropy:
6.9699

Code size:
317 KB (324,608 bytes)

The file download-kate-s-video-toolkit-free.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.techradar.com/.../kate-s-video-toolkit-free

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