classic shell - chip-downloader.exe

OCSClient

CHIP Digital GmbH

The application classic shell - chip-downloader.exe, “CHIP Secured Installer” by CHIP Digital GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Covus installer.
Publisher:
CHIP Digital GmbH  (signed and verified)

Product:
OCSClient

Description:
CHIP Secured Installer

Version:
7.00

MD5:
2651f372537f7e6ff233aa08e36ed15c

SHA-1:
c5b8f39306f120d9382986a2efab9e74988f11e0

SHA-256:
87b9b30a6af7a2966f2095b628613c60b207f64b9b591efb5bafcab4f4254b34

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
May bundle various unwanted software without adequate user consent.

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 6:24:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.188.80

AVG
Could be an adware MultiBundle.dropper
2014.0.4189

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2124
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadSponsor.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.72309
11/23/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14098

McAfee
Artemis!2FE4264AF75A
5600.6938

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.141121

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.VB.AndreClient
3.12.26.3

File size:
598.8 KB (613,200 bytes)

Product version:
7.00

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 Chip Digital GmbH

Original file name:
ocsclient.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\classic shell - chip-downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/25/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/26/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=CHIP Digital GmbH, O=CHIP Digital GmbH, L=Muenchen, S=Bayern, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0D160B8252A4F0A16FE1255FA0A22E2B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/6/2014 1:12:15 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:jKWlw1Dx8V/hVnfCEv2QQ5nonhp1NlKxLL4HiXfRysVufBn597NX24:j7lw1Dx4plfXeQL37OysgfBnnl24

Entry address:
0x1620

Entry point:
68, 08, F6, 40, 00, E8, EE, FF, FF, FF, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 30, 00, 00, 00, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, BF, C1, 28, 13, 8A, 85, 1D, 40, B3, 48, 08, D7, A1, C3, 8C, A7, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 2D, 43, 30, 30, 30, 2D, 4F, 43, 53, 43, 6C, 69, 65, 6E, 74, 00, 34, 36, 7D, 23, 32, 2E, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, CC, 31, 00, 03, D1, 15, 8D, 2C, 91, 08, 00, 4C, A4, CF, 32, 12, EE, 8D, F6, 08, 71, 53, 94, 89, E1, EA, 3D, 46, 91, 76, A6, FF, E0, 5F, 62, B0, 3A, 4F, AD, 33, 99, 66, CF, 11, B7, 0C, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual Basic v5.0

Code size:
96 KB (98,304 bytes)

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