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vlc media player 64 bit - chip-downloader.exe

OCSClient

CHIP Digital GmbH

The application vlc media player 64 bit - chip-downloader.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 VideoLAN VLC media player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
CHIP Digital GmbH  (signed and verified)

Product:
OCSClient

Description:
CHIP Secured Installer

Version:
7.00

MD5:
8fff4f9938fd43b4b57ee085affc5cf5

SHA-1:
e7aa64ebc6967bfc0162c2b4873148de7c07a5a7

SHA-256:
a13ac6de2c9554161cc0f3e7157730f630fc701d7b795ec085834b310fe0a5c1

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:
4/25/2024 11:23:19 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ChipDigital.Bundler (M)
17.3.5.3

File size:
600.4 KB (614,784 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\vlc media player 64 bit - chip-downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CHIP Digital GmbH

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/26/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/27/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=CHIP Digital GmbH, O=CHIP Digital GmbH, STREET=St.-Martin-Str. 66, L=Munich, S=Bavaria, PostalCode=81541, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
360BEAFE1EBBCC59FBA31179BE3192C0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/15/2014 3:02:34 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

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, 6C, 51, CB, CF, 4C, 39, 05, 47, 9B, A7, 1A, 8F, 7C, 78, 87, FE, 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, 76, 0F, D7, 04, EA, F7, DC, 4B, 85, 6D, 25, A8, 40, C8, C5, 30, F6, 07, 2C, 55, A5, 90, CA, 4A, A7, 78, 6F, 37, 88, E2, A6, 56, 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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