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vcmofeuc.exe

Covus Freemium GmbH

The file vcmofeuc.exe by Covus Freemium GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Covus installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Covus Freemium GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1f4dfcae7b745ff6e7c86f16c6114840

SHA-1:
0d2c922ba50c47a417d02ddf01389688ec139b78

SHA-256:
dd2e7fd8a020657dd5f62b276dfb78bc71c1e549da87875a6cfee71870cfc106

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
4/18/2024 11:11:17 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:DownloadGuide-H [PUP]
141214-1

AVG
Covusfreemium
2015.0.3254

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed
9.0.1.0355

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadGuide.D potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14395

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadGuide
v2014.12.21.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.CovusFreemiumGmbH.M
14.12.21.8

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

File size:
578.8 KB (592,720 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\vcmofeuc.exe.part

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Covus Freemium GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/28/2013 3:21:57 AM

Valid to:
1/29/2015 3:21:57 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:
12/18/2014 6:25:54 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ezibiMHOclNu4ctei2s2+YgUnkYx5AsZNFSRuVX1ZI5dZz:e2uMblE7tei2s2+Enb4sZHbVFZI9

Entry address:
0x222D1

Entry point:
E8, FC, 66, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 56, 8B, F1, 33, DB, 3B, F3, 75, 16, E8, EB, 14, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 8F, 14, 00, 00, 8B, C6, E9, 8F, 00, 00, 00, 57, 39, 5D, 08, 77, 13, E8, CF, 14, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 73, 14, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 75, 33, C9, 39, 5D, 10, 88, 1E, 0F, 95, C1, 41, 39, 4D, 08, 77, 09, E8, AC, 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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Entropy:
6.9668

Code size:
314.5 KB (322,048 bytes)

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