nero burning rom-classic downloader.exe

Covus Freemium GmbH

The application nero burning rom-classic downloader.exe by Covus 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:
Covus Freemium GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
33643f183518f31e7780ef333d475bef

SHA-1:
74d8af972ad461f7d19ea8dacd87e8711fe3dc82

SHA-256:
fe0d30dbe0268b56162581aae6d84e0d0ce86b35baf58e85b4707e85116943b3

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
4/19/2024 5:59:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus.CovusFreemium.Bundler (M)
16.2.13.16

File size:
584.7 KB (598,768 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\nero burning rom-classic downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/28/2013 11:21:57 AM

Valid to:
1/29/2015 11:21:57 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:
12/9/2014 7:30:26 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:bSA+f3Xzgf2MuUw2e2NbbtvuVX1h98EZYDmO:eXHE+MuUwobtmVFv8NmO

Entry address:
0x22931

Entry point:
E8, EC, 66, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 56, 8B, F1, 33, DB, 3B, F3, 75, 16, E8, EB, 14, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 8F, 14, 00, 00, 8B, C6, E9, 8F, 00, 00, 00, 57, 39, 5D, 08, 77, 13, E8, CF, 14, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 73, 14, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 75, 33, C9, 39, 5D, 10, 88, 1E, 0F, 95, C1, 41, 39, 4D, 08, 77, 09, E8, AC, 14, 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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Entropy:
6.9624

Code size:
320.5 KB (328,192 bytes)

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