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pdfcreator.exe

Covus Pro GmbH

The application pdfcreator.exe by Covus Pro GmbH has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Covus installer.
Publisher:
Covus Pro GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
075f1a65f2b5a66779e6bb205a63fc69

SHA-1:
9bd3b0518410ba1cd35f2cf23363ec7719478413

SHA-256:
a9455c30437388ff397063631c73c1b5447855454db22a7eb9f2c0b3692b1c8e

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Includes bundled offers in the installer/download manager that include adware components such as Best-markit, and Search Protect (ClientConnect).

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:
4/25/2024 12:57:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:DownloadGuide-H [PUP]
2014.9-150901

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.9168
9.0.1.0244

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadGuide.D potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of easy excel recovery от munsoft 2.0 downloader.exe (PUP)
2015.9.1.15

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15566

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DownloadHelper
14.0.0.1492

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Eguide
v2015.09.01.03

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.MLW.divivp
0.28.6.63474

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus.CovusProGmbH.Bundler (M)
15.7.29.10

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35010

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.DownloadHelper.Win32.66
2.0.0.2135

File size:
668.5 KB (684,504 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\pdfcreator.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Covus Pro GmbH

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/23/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/24/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Covus Pro GmbH, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Covus Pro GmbH, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
249E4122D3206380E8C5DB9AFC085C73

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/13/2014 9:40:52 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Wv9p7LRxf8HMmN6bSOOn6FMj3xzmmhrFOgsqZHGNJkC+RPTvzuVX1jTwI4wxrGnP:Mp7LRxf8HMmN6br2hmmhrFOgsqZHGUR5

Entry address:
0x2DF55

Entry point:
E8, 98, 65, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 56, 8B, F1, 33, DB, 3B, F3, 75, 16, E8, 7E, 1A, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 22, 1A, 00, 00, 8B, C6, E9, 8F, 00, 00, 00, 57, 39, 5D, 08, 77, 13, E8, 62, 1A, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 06, 1A, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 75, 33, C9, 39, 5D, 10, 88, 1E, 0F, 95, C1, 41, 39, 4D, 08, 77, 09, E8, 3F, 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:
397.5 KB (407,040 bytes)

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