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win-install_daemon tools_1.0.exe

Freemium GmbH

The application win-install_daemon tools_1.0.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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.win-install.info.
Publisher:
Freemium GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
18baea5dc935918d33246cd3de3ffd3a

SHA-1:
a46c5b5d835c93908ca80c65d26fc9ec7aafec64

SHA-256:
f9e110b86824fc306c47a41dffd6ad1b13e9e62af8b586df164efa1db4686d65

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:
4/19/2024 1:54:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus.Freemium.Bundler (M)
16.1.16.7

File size:
559 KB (572,432 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Freemium GmbH

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/29/2014 12:41:38 PM

Valid to:
12/29/2015 12:41:38 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
00FEAC9D237F1C5C86

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/2/2015 6:25:16 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:kb+LNkek6LL7a/wE59cP1Zzu25JTQAcCjo+MiYAnsFBv:NLNkeFLvyU1I25JToCjoJ3LFBv

Entry address:
0x2617A

Entry point:
E8, 78, 74, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 56, 8B, F1, 33, DB, 3B, F3, 75, 16, E8, 06, 19, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, AA, 18, 00, 00, 8B, C6, E9, 8F, 00, 00, 00, 57, 39, 5D, 08, 77, 13, E8, EA, 18, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 8E, 18, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 75, 33, C9, 39, 5D, 10, 88, 1E, 0F, 95, C1, 41, 39, 4D, 08, 77, 09, E8, C7, 18, 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:
363.5 KB (372,224 bytes)

The file win-install_daemon tools_1.0.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.win-install.info/daemon-tools/download/.../google

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