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iobit smart defrag 2.5 downloader.exe

Covus Freemium GmbH

The application iobit smart defrag 2.5 downloader.exe by Covus Freemium GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Covus installer.
Publisher:
Covus Freemium GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
aa8b5e15c1d75ed3dc5cef29f63cb857

SHA-1:
172160d52f652ac64b5879b2119e549c270297ea

SHA-256:
297dbc7cedc0b7873a785b0a7872a1d2cbbc39e8c55e97afa24dcb25c5e95dde

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
4/20/2024 12:38:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.205.178

avast!
Win32:DownloadGuide-H [PUP]
150101-1

AVG
Covusfreemium
2016.0.3215

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Downloadguide
0.98/19988

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.9662
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadGuide.D potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.Downloadguide
15.1.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14786

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownloadGuide.dhcmxv
0.30.0.65070

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus
15.1.28.12

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.FRVXcfD
37.0.11409

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36666

File size:
648.7 KB (664,248 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\iobit smart defrag 2.5 downloader.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:
10/24/2014 3:18:10 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:X3B+jyW8XrLo6YrlLFIy4CMqg07OEKuVX1nCpdyr:XYylbsLrLIy4hqg0yEbVFnmy

Entry address:
0x2D755

Entry point:
E8, D3, 52, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 56, 8B, F1, 33, DB, 3B, F3, 75, 16, E8, 81, 1A, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 25, 1A, 00, 00, 8B, C6, E9, 8F, 00, 00, 00, 57, 39, 5D, 08, 77, 13, E8, 65, 1A, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 09, 1A, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 75, 33, C9, 39, 5D, 10, 88, 1E, 0F, 95, C1, 41, 39, 4D, 08, 77, 09, E8, 42, 1A, 00, 00, 6A, 22, EB, DB, 8B, 4D, 0C, 83, C1, FE, 83, F9, 22, 77, C9, 8B, CE, 39, 5D, 10, 74, 0B, 33, DB, 43, C6, 06, 2D, 8D, 4E, 01, F7, D8, 8B, F9...
 
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Code size:
388.5 KB (397,824 bytes)

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