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tuneup-utilities.exe

Covus Pro GmbH

The application tuneup-utilities.exe by Covus Pro GmbH has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Covus installer.
Publisher:
Covus Pro GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
867b8b516568d6e7358bf329770effcd

SHA-1:
007f4fcdf2c04c689ef5002489915f62774c1574

SHA-256:
88b63667bd56b855dfbbcfb1e651f9888c52636b14ad26ef93eee6f8bd95c5d5

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Includes bundled offers in the installer/download manager that include adware components such as Best-markit, and Search Protect (ClientConnect).

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:
4/20/2024 3:44:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3213

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadGuide.D potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14818

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownloadGuide.dmunvk
0.30.0.65070

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus
15.1.31.6

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36694

File size:
603.5 KB (618,016 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\tuneup-utilities.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Covus Pro GmbH

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/23/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/24/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Covus Pro GmbH, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Covus Pro GmbH, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
249E4122D3206380E8C5DB9AFC085C73

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/22/2015 10:59:25 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:o8V4x/S15sMlf0vMbea8ZB3vTcsuVX13xouCu9:nkCyCffbea8ZB3vMVFeud9

Entry address:
0x24971

Entry point:
E8, 8C, 66, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 56, 8B, F1, 33, DB, 3B, F3, 75, 16, E8, 89, 14, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 2D, 14, 00, 00, 8B, C6, E9, 8F, 00, 00, 00, 57, 39, 5D, 08, 77, 13, E8, 6D, 14, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 11, 14, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 75, 33, C9, 39, 5D, 10, 88, 1E, 0F, 95, C1, 41, 39, 4D, 08, 77, 09, E8, 4A, 14, 00, 00, 6A, 22, EB, DB, 8B, 4D, 0C, 83, C1, FE, 83, F9, 22, 77, C9, 8B, CE, 39, 5D, 10, 74, 0B, 33, DB, 43, C6, 06, 2D, 8D, 4E, 01, F7, D8, 8B, F9...
 
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Code size:
327.5 KB (335,360 bytes)

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