free-pdf-perfect_Setup_product-website_de-DE_de.exe

Free Pdf Perfect Prereq

Covus Freemium GmbH

The application free-pdf-perfect_Setup_product-website_de-DE_de.exe by Covus Freemium GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 anti-malware scanners. 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 Pdf Perfect Prereq by Covus Freemium GmbH.
Publisher:
Covus Freemium GmbH  (signed and verified)

Product:
Free Pdf Perfect Prereq

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
fcb351fb68755d21728ac177dc18f346

SHA-1:
e08d4cfe98df462c0041a21d51242a8e62775424

SHA-256:
91f8a3a4a5104b1bcb1f6d6b53628223cfd6a224eaa9723f98e6faefc078ffcd

Scanner detections:
4 / 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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
5/20/2024 2:42:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:DownloadGuide-H [PUP]
2014.9-141129

AVG
Covusfreemium
2015.0.3275

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Installer.p
14.11.29.14

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1113
7.2.333

File size:
419.7 KB (429,752 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

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

Original file name:
free-pdf-perfect_Setup_product-website_de-DE_de.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\application data\package cache\{372d2b50-62c2-4c89-91af-8fccdd3d9021}\free-pdf-perfect_setup_product-website_de-de_de.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:
9/3/2012 3:44:40 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:oLObe2mmLVKEtIipM/VpyFcehHmCoj86wEUxBsfnc2X30fNuqTYa5JrNGH:oKbe2meV3IipMkHmCoj86wTBsLXqZBq

Entry address:
0x474B

Entry point:
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Code size:
311.5 KB (318,976 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
Free Pdf Perfect Prereq

Display publisher:
Covus Freemium GmbH

Display version:
1.0.0.0

Uninstall string:
"C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{372d2b50-62c2-4c89-91af-8fccdd3d9021}\free-pdf-perfect_Setup_product-website_de-DE_de.exe" /uninstall