easeus-todo-backup.exe

OCSClient

CHIP Digital GmbH

The application easeus-todo-backup.exe by CHIP Digital GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 20 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Chip Digital OCSClient installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.techradar.com.
Publisher:
CHIP Digital GmbH  (signed and verified)

Product:
OCSClient

Version:
1.00

MD5:
a12a5caa3366d1b8775a24d1878ba3c5

SHA-1:
e5d1778f7ea5a5994d1787a196c6c08c7a3ea202

SHA-256:
b76888318013ff2d7b01acc88a3bfb5d40a39f19d1b354c33d14f95588a8e18a

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 8:25:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.DL.VB
7.1.1

avast!
Downloader-VVY [PUP]
150423-1

AVG
Could be an adware MultiBundle.dropper
2014.0.4311

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.VB.HEFF
19960

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2124
9.0.1.0120

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadSponsor.A potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.72309
4/30/2015

G Data
Win32.Application.OCSClient
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.7.30.19

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13866

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.OCSBundle
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadSponsor
v2015.07.30.07

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.dkkmcy
0.30.24.1357

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Staser.613200
15.04.30.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus.CHIPDigitalGmbH
15.4.30.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.15428

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.DownloadSponsor/Variant
9903

Total Defense
Win32/SillyDl.SRPeCJB
37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.VB.AndreClient
3.12.26.3

File size:
598.8 KB (613,200 bytes)

Product version:
1.00

Original file name:
ocsclient.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Chip Digital OCSClient

Language:
English (United States)

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/25/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/25/2015 11:59:59 PM

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:
11/27/2013 12:28:37 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:pKWlw1Dx+lASQFfCEv2YUMNJlaJuNlK17Y4c83fhysVufBn597NX25:p7lw1DxS5QFfXeYU43fiysgfBnnl25

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, EF, 4E, 90, D9, AA, 0A, CD, 43, 91, 50, 46, 79, E4, 37, D4, 82, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 4F, 43, 53, 43, 6C, 69, 65, 6E, 74, 00, 6E, 64, 72, 65, 5C, 44, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, CC, 31, 00, 03, 23, 5A, 55, 3A, 3C, E0, 07, 47, B3, 35, 82, 3C, 05, 78, AE, A7, 47, FF, BF, 0B, 62, DE, 67, 44, A8, 40, C9, 76, C0, F9, 23, 95, 3A, 4F, AD, 33, 99, 66, CF, 11, B7, 0C, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.0816

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual Basic v5.0

Code size:
96 KB (98,304 bytes)

The file easeus-todo-backup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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