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Joiner.exe

Joiner

Covus Freemium GmbH

The application Joiner.exe by Covus Freemium GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Covus installer.
Publisher:
Microsoft  (signed by Covus Freemium GmbH)

Product:
Joiner

Version:
1.1.0.0

MD5:
b4737d7ade96a50bdd5ff205169cd0c1

SHA-1:
103e55763396e9229f9cb805d5ee835124dd5176

SHA-256:
ca9fc47f31faa87b06f1badcc8732db8cabf9e90e389388d002bb527fcaca6c5

Scanner detections:
2 / 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:
4/26/2024 9:10:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Covusfreemium
2015.0.3404

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.CovusFreemiumGmbH.G
14.7.23.23

File size:
191.9 KB (196,464 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © Microsoft 2011

Original file name:
Joiner.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\covus freemium\free system utilities\joiner.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:
1/15/2014 11:45:07 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:NNWKtFMCiHpZw+F+zdjhTVrC/xVw2AA5A72gNtn:XjtyZw+F+p74bEA5A72gNN

Entry address:
0x2C356

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 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, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
169 KB (173,056 bytes)

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