dreamscene wallpaper pack downloader.exe

Covus Freemium GmbH

The application dreamscene wallpaper pack 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloader.chip.de.
Publisher:
Covus Freemium GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
96aff27a1d6e91e58bd91d5946fc5f0f

SHA-1:
629685e0bfa9698b1ddbc2a3988e0e28bcf12601

SHA-256:
1b1322bea7b8dfc08d1738fc2b2750f4c0b1571a134103457a9f39f8c5d7b610

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:
4/27/2024 12:51:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus.CovusFreemiumGmbH.Bundler (M)
15.7.7.7

File size:
582.2 KB (596,200 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\dreamscene wallpaper pack downloader.exe

Digital Signature
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:
12/23/2014 11:27:32 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:bn8PyDC/8jFO4qHKIPh/07Xt55xgTX4uVX1xxaU+B:IaDC/8jwHqoh/455xgTBVFxxd+B

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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Code size:
317 KB (324,608 bytes)

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