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calibre 32 bit - chip-installer.exe

CHIP Digital GmbH

The application calibre 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 file has been seen being downloaded from www.chip.de.
Publisher:
CHIP Digital GmbH  (signed and verified)

Description:
CHIP Secured Installer

Version:
1.1.3.0

MD5:
58826d10609b1cba0fe639760392f9da

SHA-1:
c6d71ce7c1e2ac86d679b39e3bae47f575802380

SHA-256:
f1f5005012aca9cf8a5b3f248c1137a4d89ac30f9c621bff8eaecd63f16e1a90

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
12/25/2024 12:11:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ChipDigital.Bundler (M)
16.8.11.0

File size:
1.2 MB (1,260,832 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.3.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2015 Chip Digital GmbH

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
German (Germany)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\calibre 32 bit - chip-installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CHIP Digital GmbH

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
1/7/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/24/2016 1:00:00 PM

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:
8/3/2015 3:23:44 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:kq5TfcdHj4fmbC3Y2qOY+Ub5LMmWLdiW1KzGDQhLMJiE46ze5nm:kUTsamGYxGLdimSLMJiE4a

Entry address:
0x1B48B0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 10, 56, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 00, EA, 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 calibre 32 bit - chip-installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.chip.de/.../?lastchange=140820150953&pid=chipderedesign&cid=54443402&euid=039efdb2af7a0837c1e90a60&source=BLUB3&browser=chrome&ref=&tid=38989&tname=Windows-Tools

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