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RegistryCleaner.exe

Knots.Performance.RegistryCleaner

Covus Freemium GmbH

The application RegistryCleaner.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:
Knots.Performance.RegistryCleaner

Version:
1.1.0.0

MD5:
4d94c9fdebe146b89ae0cea227c8ae16

SHA-1:
8890d3979c1cf8029d1fcffbef055b88fd875299

SHA-256:
4a1394fab8436d1e0e754ff564dd10fabddc02c2af90ff4461677891f6b7d398

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 3:21:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Covusfreemium
2015.0.3404

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.CovusFreemiumGmbH.P
14.7.23.23

File size:
728.4 KB (745,840 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © Microsoft 2012

Original file name:
RegistryCleaner.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\covus freemium\free system utilities\registrycleaner.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 11:46:21 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:gIydrqnMNlH3Dm7pk2y+geAlP1ATfVMOHhK9oEDYyWQNwTAjDQBoRBF+juqjlxGc:iQgeA4TfVMOH2oEDKYw69+CWSbXEwJ1Q

Entry address:
0xB25C1

Entry point:
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
705.5 KB (722,432 bytes)

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