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Covus Pro GmbH

The application word.exe by Covus Pro GmbH has been detected as adware 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.
Publisher:
Covus Pro GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3c7911122100f2816ed32ae04995d99b

SHA-1:
478d9dee674890524433c130f5279683367e1363

SHA-256:
0f3c63c9843f826efaf2a1c479c9bb85ac4b0c056ced3f85f76d78e488df0f44

Scanner detections:
1 / 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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 8:28:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus.CovusPro.Bundler (M)
16.2.12.16

File size:
668.8 KB (684,856 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\word.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:
11/25/2014 10:52:41 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:rWqSpZ6mUfd2wZZyv85yZXv642iXOnSPh0U+fRPEuVX1n0J9mWx:qFZ6J8cIE5yZXv61IOnS50U+f9tVFn05

Entry address:
0x2DD35

Entry point:
E8, BA, 65, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 56, 8B, F1, 33, DB, 3B, F3, 75, 16, E8, E7, 14, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 8B, 14, 00, 00, 8B, C6, E9, 8F, 00, 00, 00, 57, 39, 5D, 08, 77, 13, E8, CB, 14, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 6F, 14, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 75, 33, C9, 39, 5D, 10, 88, 1E, 0F, 95, C1, 41, 39, 4D, 08, 77, 09, E8, A8, 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:
397.5 KB (407,040 bytes)

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