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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:

1.1.5.6

MD5:

a9fd43daa42d17b2329e0b6a740e7dab

SHA-1:

d047a40f25b49a48153e553e415de08958c0f427

SHA-256:

770797d036d9438cdf483dedca5b1fd5e2631ce91c02c9e21773b14de6b5a011

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:

4/19/2024 8:09:47 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

Win32.Generic

16.1.29.10

File size:

1.4 MB (1,466,656 bytes)

Product version:

1.1.5.6

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Covus

Language:

German (Germany)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\vlc media player 64 bit - chip-installer.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

CHIP Digital GmbH

Authority:

DigiCert Inc

Valid from:

1/6/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:

2/24/2016 4:00:00 AM

Subject:

CN=CHIP Digital GmbH, O=CHIP Digital GmbH, L=München, S=Bavaria, C=DE

Issuer:

CN=DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:

01A0C3E3BC069F71B464AAD34063E209

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

11/24/2015 5:25:44 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:pq5TfcdHj4fmbqOw2q2S0smVkVMyvLlnhWEzKJ9TtLvgl/piakl3Jro0zQJ9TtD6:pUTsamVwxNlC53akl325O

Entry address:

0x1E6900

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 30, 59, 00, 8D, BE, 00, E0, E6, 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://www.chip.de/.../?lastchange=211020151722&pid=chipderedesign&cid=54504926&euid=2271f182806933a2ebf962e2&source=BLUB2&browser=msie&ref=&tid=38950&tname=Mediaplayer&v=oct2015

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