setup-opera.exe

Freemium GmbH

The application setup-opera.exe by 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from az745087.vo.msecnd.net.
Publisher:
Freemium GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2aafb6ecae5941828a5c07c9b08c137a

SHA-1:
d701898980fef51f865a648b42ed27272e9bcddb

SHA-256:
bdbc77b32fe32e068d4098a0ee9dbc612990ff114c88c58d687d61bbb0f8398c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
10/31/2024 10:40:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus (M)
16.8.8.17

File size:
500.2 KB (512,248 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup-opera.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/6/2016 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/13/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Freemium GmbH, O=Freemium GmbH, STREET=Schwedter Straße 9a, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, PostalCode=10119, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00BCEDCE129E9AA236BBF4BC059A58BA55

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/8/2016 12:01:34 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:kgd/rFnFy8aEPzZQyNDQBa+g8XgLN2MtYDeO+lE0+vqUWp/AUfQ3i0U6gc0U26ao:kYDuE7+yVQBmQ+2FDW3Mq5xHfQ3iwRx

Entry address:
0x1337C

Entry point:
E8, D4, 7A, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 20, E5, 44, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 9C, E1, 44, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, D8, 22, 47, 00, 89, 0D, D4, 22, 47, 00, 89, 15, D0, 22, 47, 00, 89, 1D, CC, 22, 47, 00, 89, 35, C8, 22, 47, 00, 89, 3D...
 
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Code size:
308 KB (315,392 bytes)

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