» vlc media player 32 bit - chip-installer.exe
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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 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:

2.0.6.0

MD5:

c285330c5b25ea8a0a9473e7a22df4e7

SHA-1:

0d014517ded1a6ea206919544852d2299465e70a

SHA-256:

c2006ba6122c010a381b13cd93a693ea4d8cab60299a61b397c3db819ed7420c

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:

4/26/2024 6:12:12 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.ChipDigital.Bundler (M)

17.3.16.12

File size:

1.4 MB (1,474,568 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.6.0

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:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

1/26/2016 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:

1/26/2017 3:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=CHIP Digital GmbH, OU=Download Development, O=CHIP Digital GmbH, STREET=St.-Martin-Strasse 66, L=Munich, S=Bavaria, PostalCode=81541, C=DE

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

00B0564F3FBF54F6269517864BB24329FC

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/24/2016 5:16:24 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

Entry address:

0x1E8900

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 50, 59, 00, 8D, BE, 00, C0, 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)

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