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cheat-engine.exe

CHIP Digital GmbH

The application cheat-engine.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:
2826d2db1940591468b40908f5683b00

SHA-1:
f9565a0f7e17530f20af90a41933ea7164e33f58

SHA-256:
cbc80d68d4c2f425d77628c37367463d2578280899e1082c404fea1a7cba20b9

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:
11/23/2024 8:22:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Covus.Installer.Meta (M)
16.6.8.13

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)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\cheat-engine.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CHIP Digital GmbH

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/30/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/30/2016 1:59:59 AM

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 10:49:38 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Fq5TfcdHj4fmbqOB2q1CIMeYyBMLL0oj+CWEzKJ9Ttr8Nuujf1W0zQJ9TtFiOyY:FUTsamVBx0je5LujfQ58Y

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 cheat-engine.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.downloads.techradar.com/downloadca/.../54447788?source=landingpage

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