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download-windows-movie-maker.exe

Covus Freemium GmbH

The application download-windows-movie-maker.exe by Covus Freemium GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Covus installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from go.redirectingat.com.
Publisher:
Covus Freemium GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7812d571c5215b6b36aa45f17dc77d1b

SHA-1:
a5fbd06d9fbb6d21ad39ea096675af9c433f775f

SHA-256:
d84bc7bef89b07958af456d3fda183a5e8ae8ed80d99bd192a56e8da702a21ef

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
4/19/2024 7:46:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:DownloadGuide-H [PUP]
150101-1

AVG
Covusfreemium
2016.0.3241

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed
9.0.1.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadGuide.D potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DownloadGuide
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1814525

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadGuide
v2015.01.03.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.CovusFreemiumGmbH.CC
15.1.3.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4890059
35418

File size:
584.1 KB (598,144 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\download-windows-movie-maker.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Covus Freemium GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/28/2013 2:21:57 AM

Valid to:
1/29/2015 2:21:57 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:
1/1/2015 9:31:32 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:3lTyxjzi6boVUR4NV6E4HAvq3Nu7kuVX16++dlE:dyRzifKajBC+q3NuRVFBSE

Entry address:
0x22441

Entry point:
E8, 5C, 66, 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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Entropy:
6.9663

Code size:
319.5 KB (327,168 bytes)

The file download-windows-movie-maker.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://go.redirectingat.com/?id=92X363&site=techradar.com&xs=1&isjs=1&url=http://www.tr.downloads-hub.com/download/resolve/81&xguid=&xcreo=0&xed=0&sref=http://www.techradar.com/downloads/windows-movie-maker&pref=http://www.techradar.com/news/software/.../best-free-video-editing-software-9-top-programs-you-should-download-1136264&xtz=420

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