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freesystemutilities_setup.exe

Freemium GmbH

The application freesystemutilities_setup.exe by 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:
Freemium GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3c05e55cff86193371a997a21db75f69

SHA-1:
2417a197f4941f8792778fc6297f888e2d487a09

SHA-256:
f01f253f9b8d537760c1030e840767f14e9220fedc28eadfd8c88e3d1a856438

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 '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:
4/19/2024 8:15:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus.Freemium.Bundler (M)
16.4.12.17

File size:
1.3 MB (1,311,592 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Freemium GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/13/2012 4:34:07 AM

Valid to:
2/13/2013 4:34:07 AM

Subject:
CN=Freemium GmbH, O=Freemium GmbH, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121252CF10F5361359FEF99CB5B54F17E94

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:8pPo/ima4s7qQW6FsdhyKxPek83mB+STcNgiWh2uU3SjrJtOpf/lNYRL70CTUJwy:MvJnVhFoFHjLnecuTfzwSokQd0MN5PId

Entry address:
0xD6560

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, F4, 6B, 41, 00, E8, 13, DA, FF, FF, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.8950

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
869.5 KB (890,368 bytes)

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