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flash-player.exe

Covus Pro GmbH

The application flash-player.exe by Covus Pro GmbH has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Covus installer.
Publisher:
Covus Pro GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
72e8c4b48cbb85ecb5b4442edb013b08

SHA-1:
3656efe88af6cb4fe8ed76530a79a610317a03f7

SHA-256:
2f3da5a72c49453bc2431db7922e1d6d417e10ef1177c1991c1d57cd246d2c3f

Scanner detections:
19 / 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:
4/25/2024 3:06:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/DownloadGuide.A
7.11.214.34

avast!
Win32:DownloadGuide-H [PUP]
2014.9-150612

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3179

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Downloadguide-3
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DownloadGuide.DK
21309

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10454
9.0.1.064

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadGuide.D potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DownloadGuide
3/5/2015

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of cpu-z 1.60.1 downloader.exe (PUP)
2015.6.12.14

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DownloadGuide
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15441

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DownloadHelper
14.0.0.1897

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadGuide
v2015.03.05.10

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownloadGuide.dllnbo
0.30.8.659

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Covus
15.3.5.22

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.DownloadHelper
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
38552

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.DownloadHelper.Win32.33
2.0.0.2122

File size:
579.5 KB (593,384 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\flash-player.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:
12/18/2014 1:25:54 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:3zibiMHOclNu4ctei2s2+YgUnkYx5AsZNFSRuVX1ZI5dZR:32uMblE7tei2s2+Enb4sZHbVFZIL

Entry address:
0x222D1

Entry point:
E8, FC, 66, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 56, 8B, F1, 33, DB, 3B, F3, 75, 16, E8, EB, 14, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 8F, 14, 00, 00, 8B, C6, E9, 8F, 00, 00, 00, 57, 39, 5D, 08, 77, 13, E8, CF, 14, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 73, 14, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 75, 33, C9, 39, 5D, 10, 88, 1E, 0F, 95, C1, 41, 39, 4D, 08, 77, 09, E8, AC, 14, 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:
314.5 KB (322,048 bytes)

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