free-computer-cleaner_Setup_belboon_en-US.exe

Free Computer Cleaner

Covus Freemium GmbH

The application free-computer-cleaner_Setup_belboon_en-US.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.
Publisher:
Covus Freemium GmbH  (signed and verified)

Product:
Free Computer Cleaner

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
032315aff52db11a45b96416e0f758df

SHA-1:
f715602ba2e3e0b61f51356e49e663ba64eb1225

SHA-256:
1962ef6e0d8668879e19e7792c67c8c47c11f3fb803ae8cfa431b5d90e3db5f3

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:
4/25/2024 9:17:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus (M)
17.3.12.8

File size:
8.3 MB (8,737,864 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright (c) Covus Freemium GmbH. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
free-computer-cleaner_Setup_belboon_en-US.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\downloadguide\free-computer-cleaner_setup_belboon_en-us.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/28/2013 4:21:57 AM

Valid to:
1/29/2015 4:21:57 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:
9/3/2012 9:44:40 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x474B

Entry point:
E8, AC, 14, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 00, 81, 38, 63, 73, 6D, E0, 75, 2A, 83, 78, 10, 03, 75, 24, 8B, 40, 14, 3D, 20, 05, 93, 19, 74, 15, 3D, 21, 05, 93, 19, 74, 0E, 3D, 22, 05, 93, 19, 74, 07, 3D, 00, 40, 99, 01, 75, 05, E8, 01, 15, 00, 00, 33, C0, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 68, 55, 47, 40, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 11, 40, 00, 33, C0, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 57, BF, E8, 03, 00, 00, 57, FF, 15, 84, 11, 40, 00, FF, 75, 08, FF, 15, 80, 11, 40, 00, 81, C7, E8, 03, 00, 00, 81, FF, 60, EA, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9936  (probably packed)

Code size:
311.5 KB (318,976 bytes)