power point 2010 demo downloader.exe

Covus Freemium GmbH

The application power point 2010 demo 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloadguidefactory.blob.core.windows.net.
Publisher:
Covus Freemium GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3e2ff73dcd3e22e3e8127db21ca8c80a

SHA-1:
40121eac4523481d20b0eb9ec8c3f6ef57f86f60

SHA-256:
6e1b2faff531bcec427f9b47e0ca89baca213908327634bd67282722dfaa3860

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 '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:
4/16/2024 9:29:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus.CovusFre.Bundler (M)
16.6.1.1

File size:
455.9 KB (466,856 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\power point 2010 demo downloader.exe

Digital Signature
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:
5/28/2014 10:27:00 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:nPFU1ehItjTAG8tb3mZDJniRPz3uVX1TcmC7uDYu:dvn3aFiR6VFTch7uj

Entry address:
0x1C714

Entry point:
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Code size:
170 KB (174,080 bytes)

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