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avast-free-antivirus-2016.exe

CHIP Digital GmbH

The application avast-free-antivirus-2016.exe, “CHIP Secured Installer” by CHIP Digital 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free AVAST Antivirus but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.downloads.techradar.com.

File name:

Publisher:

CHIP Digital GmbH (signed and verified)

Description:

CHIP Secured Installer

Version:

2.0.5.0

MD5:

d6989315864b859211e1db2d4b02ebc6

SHA-1:

d751cf5e67ab7f8538f7eab2089220467dfcc321

SHA-256:

7933bad9a1296f2c32655eda4e5c1c03f6b38ff81001f69a7297c2c7e64b3aa5

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Potentially 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:

5/3/2024 11:23:40 PM UTC (a few moments ago)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.ChipDigital.Bundler.Covus.Installer.Meta (M)

16.6.7.22

File size:

1.4 MB (1,466,400 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.5.0

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Covus

Language:

German (Germany)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\avast-free-antivirus-2016.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

CHIP Digital GmbH

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

6/29/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

6/29/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=CHIP Digital GmbH, OU=Download Development, O=CHIP Digital GmbH, STREET=St.-Martin-Straße 66, L=München, S=Bayern, PostalCode=81541, C=DE

Issuer:

CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:

2A68C822ECB5BBB6F677B31B69C07F78

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

5/25/2016 3:49:38 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:pq5TfcdHj4fmbqOB2qxCIMeYyBMLL0oj+CWEzKJ9Ttr8Nuujf1W0zQJ9TtFiOyp:pUTsamVBxgje5LujfQ58p

Entry address:

0x1E6900

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 30, 59, 00, 8D, BE, 00, E0, E6, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B... 
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Entropy:

7.1565

Packer / compiler:

UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:

336 KB (344,064 bytes)

The file avast-free-antivirus-2016.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.downloads.techradar.com/downloadca/.../54388302?source=landingpage

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