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CHIP Digital GmbH

The application bitdefender-antivirus-free-edition.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 file has been seen being downloaded from www.downloads.techradar.com.
Publisher:
CHIP Digital GmbH  (signed and verified)

Description:
CHIP Secured Installer

Version:
2.0.5.0

MD5:
3c2bed5778185099de18b33df64d10f6

SHA-1:
7af57452b47176ec1b8181a27bdfa24cb46521df

SHA-256:
b8723ba68a7d6eef0a592433fab1bcb7c4598d5d780a52273c3ab27337d5036a

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:
11/23/2024 7:33:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Covus.Installer.Meta (M)
16.6.14.7

File size:
1.4 MB (1,466,400 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.5.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2016 Chip Digital GmbH

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
German (Germany)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CHIP Digital GmbH

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/29/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/29/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=CHIP Digital GmbH, OU=Download Development, O=CHIP Digital GmbH, STREET=St.-Martin-Straße 66, L=München, S=Bayern, PostalCode=81541, C=DE

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

Serial number:
2A68C822ECB5BBB6F677B31B69C07F78

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/25/2016 4:49:38 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Yq5TfcdHj4fmbqOB2qlCIMeYyBMLL0oj+CWEzKJ9Ttr8Nuujf1W0zQJ9TtFiOyw:YUTsamVBxkje5LujfQ58w

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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Entropy:
7.1565

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
336 KB (344,064 bytes)

The file bitdefender-antivirus-free-edition.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.downloads.techradar.com/downloadca/.../54403850?source=landingpage

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