» vlc media player 64 bit - chip-installer.exe
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vlc media player 64 bit - chip-installer.exe

CHIP Digital GmbH

The application vlc media player 64 bit - chip-installer.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 installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the VideoLAN VLC media player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.

File name:

Publisher:

CHIP Digital GmbH (signed and verified)

Description:

CHIP Secured Installer

Version:

1.0.0.0

MD5:

c91261881e24f47e70708165ccbec126

SHA-1:

3a2faf3a8d8af48b339facf54c168bc36840b5ae

SHA-256:

5e1322032e9679c1c55fe768c93a042c941468f7f06d87e785f9fc9e27032c9e

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:

4/25/2024 9:12:25 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.ChipDigital.Bundler (M)

17.3.16.1

File size:

1.1 MB (1,101,648 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.0.0

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Covus

Language:

German (Germany)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlc media player 64 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:

8/7/2014 11:16:46 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

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)

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