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free-youtube-to-mp3-converter.exe

CHIP Digital GmbH

The application free-youtube-to-mp3-converter.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. The file has been seen being downloaded from go.redirectingat.com.
Publisher:
CHIP Digital GmbH  (signed and verified)

Description:
CHIP Secured Installer

Version:
1.0.2.1

MD5:
70a6e204e8f2e6cda574aa96b54ce701

SHA-1:
c6d64aa418e84bba35dd24a3d081afdc8c4f9c15

SHA-256:
cd66c450b4c4787b94e7bbc58f1f9686ef77975036c2b038e3d79560c607069e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
4/24/2024 11:35:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ChipDigital.Bundler (M)
16.8.8.17

File size:
1.1 MB (1,174,352 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.2.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 Chip Digital GmbH

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
German (Germany)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\free-youtube-to-mp3-converter.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CHIP Digital GmbH

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

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

Valid to:
2/26/2015 1:59:59 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:
11/27/2014 4:07:17 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:gq5TfcdHj4fmbD2qEQesjlDMBKDUIhAG+DVUYhQsIQF:gUTsam3xLURbUY22

Entry address:
0x19F890

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, C0, 54, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 50, EB, 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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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
336 KB (344,064 bytes)

The file free-youtube-to-mp3-converter.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://go.redirectingat.com/?id=92X363&site=techradar.com&xs=1&isjs=1&url=http://www.tr.downloads-hub.com/download/resolve/165&xguid=&xcreo=0&xed=0&sref=http://www.techradar.com/downloads/free-youtube-to-mp3-converter&pref=https://.../&xtz=-120

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