freeaudiocdtomp3converter_cb-dl-manager.exe

COMPUTER BILD Digital GmbH

The application freeaudiocdtomp3converter_cb-dl-manager.exe by COMPUTER BILD Digital 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 d4.computerbild.de.
Publisher:
COMPUTER BILD Digital GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9679fcaa0d5d3ae6eb2bac0ce0696ef8

SHA-1:
5c7d168b818e18d408a43cdd10d99e6899d15ca2

SHA-256:
bef83d2deb77f648519304d580df340924cc5157d66cc95ee7b3cab6a1babe6c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
4/29/2024 10:38:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus (M)
16.8.10.20

File size:
539.7 KB (552,640 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\freeaudiocdtomp3converter_cb-dl-manager.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/6/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/10/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=COMPUTER BILD Digital GmbH, O=COMPUTER BILD Digital GmbH, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3FA913BCFD78C2AA7C07414BB8442483

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/23/2015 6:01:14 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ImNWO7YC5RQRHVhWJl2gTFTLY2ZY9Ae6bnBlGPyPk:kOreRHVh8Dsf6bBlGKPk

Entry address:
0x13FFC

Entry point:
E8, 14, 7B, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 28, B5, 45, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, A8, B1, 45, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, B8, E2, 47, 00, 89, 0D, B4, E2, 47, 00, 89, 15, B0, E2, 47, 00, 89, 1D, AC, E2, 47, 00, 89, 35, A8, E2, 47, 00, 89, 3D...
 
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Code size:
357 KB (365,568 bytes)

The file freeaudiocdtomp3converter_cb-dl-manager.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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