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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 25 anti-malware scanners. 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. 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:
9d45b5616b51f018f903fe9a336be357

SHA-1:
bf7709a0d08c51138190ca023b70f8f3554d65bc

SHA-256:
329689730ea55757513ccdcb59ab7ecfd201a4912d85b17b8dd86167a9f833f5

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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 10:28:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.GenericKD.1602076
885

avast!
Win32:Adware-BLN [Adw]
2014.9-140902

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Illyx
4.0.3.1492

Bitdefender
Trojan.GenericKD.1602076
1.0.20.1225

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18107

Dr.Web
BackDoor.Cybergate.1
9.0.1.0245

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.GenericKD.1602076
8.14.09.02.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/GameTool.BB
8.9603

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/FrauDrop.ADJIS!tr
9/2/2014

F-Secure
Trojan.GenericKD.1602076
11.2014-02-09_3

G Data
Trojan.GenericKD.1602076
14.9.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.176.11584

Kaspersky
Trojan-Dropper.Win32.FrauDrop
14.0.0.3312

Malwarebytes
Trojan.Inject.RRE
v2014.09.02.03

McAfee
Artemis!37BD65F12E99
5600.7019

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.GenericKD.1602076
15.0.0.735

Norman
Suspicious_Gen4.FXLPV
11.20140902

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
14.9.2.15

Sophos
Mal/Generic-S
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R00UH07C914
7.2.245

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

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Uq5TfcdHj4fmbQ2qZjUm0G8eiLsxkG5NeQUc:UUTsamUxZuG87GDp

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 64 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=54504926&euid=721a82b8af885efa83ab6b46&source=BLUB2&browser=chrome

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