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free-driver-scout_Setup_belboon_de-DE.exe

Free Driver Scout

Covus Freemium GmbH

The application free-driver-scout_Setup_belboon_de-DE.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. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program Free Driver Scout by Covus Freemium.
Publisher:
Covus Freemium  (signed by Covus Freemium GmbH)

Product:
Free Driver Scout

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
8043a86f0630e40ba2ced700e8308f74

SHA-1:
a1c670c60c12ca40518b30c1d2862b792c7abf0f

SHA-256:
9f2283b58468acf9abbebb655cf1c36654a4c4490be117f34a8c43e8ae8cd085

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:
4/23/2024 2:13:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus (M)
17.3.16.2

File size:
420.1 KB (430,232 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

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

Original file name:
free-driver-scout_Setup_belboon_de-DE.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\package cache\{e16e972b-b0d2-441d-a431-0e4baffc90bf}\free-driver-scout_setup_belboon_de-de.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Covus Freemium GmbH

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:
9/3/2012 3:44:40 PM

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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Code size:
311.5 KB (318,976 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
Free Driver Scout

Display publisher:
Covus Freemium

Display version:
1.0.0.0

Uninstall string:
"C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{e16e972b-b0d2-441d-a431-0e4baffc90bf}\free-driver-scout_Setup_belboon_de-DE.exe" /uninstall


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