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vlc media player 32 bit - chip-installer.exe

CHIP Digital GmbH

The application vlc media player 32 bit - chip-installer.exe, “CHIP Secured Installer” by CHIP Digital GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Covus installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download the VideoLAN VLC media player 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 x.chip.de.
Publisher:
CHIP Digital GmbH  (signed and verified)

Description:
CHIP Secured Installer

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
4370f984e14508791ad5111211cba979

SHA-1:
2c295f8139b7f53b69faa19a6a367f60a957df31

SHA-256:
d647b14a30e3b93a6b89ebf370199d72968dbb94b9a04d3159a7df3e59fa9f0b

Scanner detections:
26 / 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:
4/25/2024 10:27:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.GenericKD.1602076
856

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Adware-BLN [Adw]
2014.9-141002

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Illyx
4.0.3.14102

Bitdefender
Trojan.GenericKD.1602076
1.0.20.1375

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18107

Dr.Web
BackDoor.Cybergate.1
9.0.1.0275

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.GenericKD.1602076
8.14.10.02.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/GameTool.BB
8.9603

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/FrauDrop.ADJIS!tr
10/2/2014

F-Secure
Trojan.GenericKD.1602076
11.2014-02-10_5

G Data
Trojan.GenericKD.1602076
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Dropper.Win32.FrauDrop
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.176.11584

Kaspersky
Trojan-Dropper.Win32.FrauDrop
14.0.0.3164

Malwarebytes
Trojan.Inject.RRE
v2014.10.02.05

McAfee
Artemis!37BD65F12E99
5600.6990

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.GenericKD.1602076
15.0.0.825

Norman
Suspicious_Gen4.FXLPV
11.20141002

nProtect
Trojan.GenericKD.1602076
14.03.27.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Dropper.0c3
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.10.2.5

Sophos
Mal/Generic-S
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R00UH07C914
7.2.275

Vba32 AntiVirus
TrojanPSW.Ruftar
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
27776

File size:
1.1 MB (1,101,648 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 Chip Digital GmbH

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
German (Germany)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlc media player 32 bit - chip-installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CHIP Digital GmbH

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:
8/18/2014 3:33:31 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Jq5TfcdHj4fmbQ2qZnUm0G8eiLsxkG5NeQU+:JUTsamUxZyG87GDL

Entry address:
0x18D870

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, A0, 53, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 70, EC, 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 vlc media player 32 bit - chip-installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://x.chip.de/intern/dl/?url=http://www.chip.de/.../?lastchange=070820141659&pid=chipde&cid=54384361&euid=9bfc2723b4c10f0aab303161&source=BLUB2&browser=chrome

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