malwarebytes anti malware - chip-downloader.exe

OCSClient

CHIP Digital GmbH

The application malwarebytes anti malware - chip-downloader.exe 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.
Publisher:
CHIP Digital GmbH  (signed and verified)

Product:
OCSClient

Version:
1.00

MD5:
99b5174bfe459e7908c28dbd3560d694

SHA-1:
c5ab2e258cd9e7f1c4bb03a2520a835d7c2b5e09

SHA-256:
ef23e1cd09bc61760b27c82ab42e024844dac132da0eceb50dc69feb94dcad85

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 7:12:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ChipDigital.Bundler (M)
17.3.12.17

File size:
600.4 KB (614,784 bytes)

Product version:
1.00

Original file name:
ocsclient.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\malwarebytes anti malware - chip-downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/26/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/27/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=CHIP Digital GmbH, O=CHIP Digital GmbH, STREET=St.-Martin-Str. 66, L=Munich, S=Bavaria, PostalCode=81541, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
360BEAFE1EBBCC59FBA31179BE3192C0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/19/2013 1:58:09 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x1620

Entry point:
68, 08, F6, 40, 00, E8, EE, FF, FF, FF, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 30, 00, 00, 00, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 85, 54, 5E, 92, 65, 9D, BB, 48, AF, BA, 48, 73, 20, 5B, E1, 9A, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 4F, 43, 53, 43, 6C, 69, 65, 6E, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, CC, 31, 00, 03, 8E, 9C, 40, AE, 66, 79, 94, 49, A6, C9, 8A, 5A, 9F, 3D, A9, C2, 37, C3, 92, 46, 29, CA, EB, 46, BD, 0E, 0C, 6F, 6C, 2E, 19, 2B, 3A, 4F, AD, 33, 99, 66, CF, 11, B7, 0C, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual Basic v5.0

Code size:
96 KB (98,304 bytes)