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CoupSeek

Posted: March 31, 2015

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 2/10
Infected PCs: 693
First Seen: March 31, 2015
Last Seen: June 12, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

CoupSeek is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) with adware capabilities. At first glance, CoupSeek seems like a useful online tool that claims to provide users with the most attractive deals and discounts related to online shopping. Users are misled by CoupSeek as it promises optimization that saves users time and money. CoupSeek is created to run in the background and collect information about your browsing history and activities in order to introduce you to ads, coupons, and deals. Ads provided by CoupSeek are considered unreliable and might redirect users to potentially harmful web locations. In addition, redirects caused by clicking on ads by CoupSeek are quite annoying as users might acquire more PUPs or adware. Adware-supported applications such as CoupSeek are considered unreliable as they consume a large portion of your computer's resources, causing it to run slower.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

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The following files were created in the system:



%APPDATA%\CoupSeek\coupseek.exe File name: coupseek.exe
Size: 57.4 KB (57408 bytes)
MD5: bb4f384feee33d84287adb9542452178
Detection count: 143
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %APPDATA%\CoupSeek
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 25, 2018
%APPDATA%\CoupSeek\Plugins\pecpsk\pecpsk.exe File name: pecpsk.exe
Size: 34.36 KB (34368 bytes)
MD5: b113878be963d66a6f41881cefa41d99
Detection count: 51
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %APPDATA%\CoupSeek\Plugins\pecpsk
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 1, 2015
%APPDATA%\CoupSeek\scpsk.exe File name: scpsk.exe
Size: 62.52 KB (62528 bytes)
MD5: 1069960396a33a0cc8533be5a8d256c0
Detection count: 50
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %APPDATA%\CoupSeek
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 1, 2015
%APPDATA%\CoupSeek\Plugins\coupceekdealprovider\coupseekdealprovider.exe File name: coupseekdealprovider.exe
Size: 133.69 KB (133696 bytes)
MD5: 84fd11ae1f743f5328d1d7c04b85085b
Detection count: 47
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %APPDATA%\CoupSeek\Plugins\coupceekdealprovider
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 3, 2015
%APPDATA%\CoupSeek\Plugins\coupseekpriceengine\coupseekpriceengine.exe File name: coupseekpriceengine.exe
Size: 20.03 KB (20032 bytes)
MD5: f9f38727de4a581d52d0140b243ef6d2
Detection count: 32
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %APPDATA%\CoupSeek\Plugins\coupseekpriceengine
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 1, 2015
%APPDATA%\CoupSeek\Plugins\coupceekdealprovider\coupseekdealprovider.exe File name: coupseekdealprovider.exe
Size: 133.69 KB (133696 bytes)
MD5: 95ff62454b18681417aba07bb48187c3
Detection count: 31
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %APPDATA%\CoupSeek\Plugins\coupceekdealprovider
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 1, 2015
%APPDATA%\CoupSeek\Plugins\coupseekpriceengine\coupseekpriceengine.exe File name: coupseekpriceengine.exe
Size: 28.16 KB (28160 bytes)
MD5: 87941b262c988465739e60a91573d88a
Detection count: 31
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %APPDATA%\CoupSeek\Plugins\coupseekpriceengine
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 1, 2015
%APPDATA%\CoupSeek\coupseek.exe File name: coupseek.exe
Size: 57.4 KB (57408 bytes)
MD5: bfe43806bf0f81b39d218cf40a1b453b
Detection count: 30
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %APPDATA%\CoupSeek
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 1, 2015
%APPDATA%\CoupSeek\Plugins\coupseekpriceengine\coupseekpriceengine.exe File name: coupseekpriceengine.exe
Size: 34.88 KB (34880 bytes)
MD5: e0146e0301d098f18b2fc715dc61c631
Detection count: 30
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %APPDATA%\CoupSeek\Plugins\coupseekpriceengine
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 25, 2018
%APPDATA%\CoupSeek\Plugins\coupseekdealprovider\coupseekdealprovider.exe File name: coupseekdealprovider.exe
Size: 135.16 KB (135168 bytes)
MD5: 38e93055b3d7baf1c45ac7d854c4f9d3
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %APPDATA%\CoupSeek\Plugins\coupseekdealprovider
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 1, 2015

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

File name without pathCoupSeek.lnkHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\CoupSeekSOFTWARE\CoupSeekDealProviderSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\coupseek.comSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\coupseekdealprovider_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\coupseekdealprovider_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\pecpsk_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\pecpsk_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\scpsk_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\scpsk_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\CoupSeekSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\CoupSeekDealProviderSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\scpsk_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\scpsk_RASMANCSHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}CoupSeekCoupSeekDealProvider

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\CoupSeek%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\CoupSeek%AppData%\CoupSeek%AppData%\CoupSeekDealProvider
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