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TubeBoxSetup_brothersoft.exe

TubeBox

Freemium GmbH

The application TubeBoxSetup_brothersoft.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 TubeBox by Freetec. This file is typically installed with the program TubeBox by Freetec Ltd..
Publisher:
Freetec  (signed by Freemium GmbH)

Product:
TubeBox

Version:
4.0.26.0

MD5:
54c826d20f04a67ebc274fa2aa361bb4

SHA-1:
c3b812b5301d2a5f9228a5495f25d7118d457e0f

SHA-256:
875c447bf732dfb6086b54c3aa17cc3f2e8da83af3907928218c00e59786de8f

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:
4/24/2024 2:24:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus.Freemium.Bundler (M)
15.10.15.12

File size:
419.6 KB (429,656 bytes)

Product version:
4.0.26.0

Copyright:
Copyright (c) Freetec. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
TubeBoxSetup_brothersoft.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\application data\application data\application data\application data\application data\application data\application data\application data\application data\application data\package cache\{159215ed-a1b4-46a7-aec8-8a9405a937e8}\tubeboxsetup_brothersoft.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Freemium GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/13/2012 10:34:07 AM

Valid to:
2/13/2013 10:34:07 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 3:44:40 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:8Kbe2meV3IipMkHmCoj86wTBsLkfx1u4qaG7:ClE3FHmfgJsLwx1fk

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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Code size:
311.5 KB (318,976 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
TubeBox

Display publisher:
Freetec

Display version:
4.0.26.0

Uninstall string:
"C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{159215ed-a1b4-46a7-aec8-8a9405a937e8}\TubeBoxSetup_brothersoft.exe" /uninstall


The file TubeBoxSetup_brothersoft.exe has been discovered within the following program.

TubeBox  by Freetec Ltd.
Publisher's description - “The TubeBox facilitates video search many suppliers directly from the program. And finding your favorite videos is easier than on the video page itself, because you do not even need to restart the browser.”
tubebox.org
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