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SystemUtilitiesSetup_chip_de.exe

Free System Utilities

Freemium GmbH

The application SystemUtilitiesSetup_chip_de.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. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program Free System Utilities by Covus Freemium GmbH.
Publisher:
Covus Freemium GmbH  (signed by Freemium GmbH)

Product:
Free System Utilities

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
b28fcbbf73b96a77b4428c8dba63d61b

SHA-1:
49542e9bea76b864855bf152bb0b360ad68d28e6

SHA-256:
e99d28cb3e9a76c3b20eeccaca3f944a83ae7a5c0ba6286ad7617b8d12efc9b9

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 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:
4/26/2024 3:49:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus.Bundler
17.2.5.3

File size:
422 KB (432,152 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright (c) Covus Freemium GmbH. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
SystemUtilitiesSetup_chip_de.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\package cache\{cb305d2f-ea31-49ec-bf0f-9f59815dbd5b}\systemutilitiessetup_chip_de.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Freemium GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/13/2012 3:34:07 AM

Valid to:
2/13/2013 3:34:07 AM

Subject:
CN=Freemium GmbH, O=Freemium GmbH, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121252CF10F5361359FEF99CB5B54F17E94

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/3/2012 8:44:40 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x474B

Entry point:
E8, AC, 14, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 00, 81, 38, 63, 73, 6D, E0, 75, 2A, 83, 78, 10, 03, 75, 24, 8B, 40, 14, 3D, 20, 05, 93, 19, 74, 15, 3D, 21, 05, 93, 19, 74, 0E, 3D, 22, 05, 93, 19, 74, 07, 3D, 00, 40, 99, 01, 75, 05, E8, 01, 15, 00, 00, 33, C0, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 68, 55, 47, 40, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 11, 40, 00, 33, C0, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 57, BF, E8, 03, 00, 00, 57, FF, 15, 84, 11, 40, 00, FF, 75, 08, FF, 15, 80, 11, 40, 00, 81, C7, E8, 03, 00, 00, 81, FF, 60, EA, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.9939

Code size:
311.5 KB (318,976 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
Free System Utilities

Display publisher:
Covus Freemium GmbH

Display version:
1.0.0.0

Uninstall string:
"C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{cb305d2f-ea31-49ec-bf0f-9f59815dbd5b}\SystemUtilitiesSetup_chip_de.exe" /uninstall


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