minecraft - chip-downloader.exe

OCSClient

CHIP Digital GmbH

The application minecraft - 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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Minecraft but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
CHIP Digital GmbH  (signed and verified)

Product:
OCSClient

Version:
1.00

MD5:
c21b118dcca67eada320180964c447b0

SHA-1:
23e4e388113878cee6a88d7e596637738885b029

SHA-256:
c952b0f20ba32b663f80f611c0747eff7c65caf9e2e08b7e75ac78849a84a8c7

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:
12/26/2024 7:20:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ChipDigital.Bundler (M)
17.3.2.7

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\minecraft - 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:
11/27/2013 1:28:37 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, EF, 4E, 90, D9, AA, 0A, CD, 43, 91, 50, 46, 79, E4, 37, D4, 82, 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, 6E, 64, 72, 65, 5C, 44, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, CC, 31, 00, 03, 23, 5A, 55, 3A, 3C, E0, 07, 47, B3, 35, 82, 3C, 05, 78, AE, A7, 47, FF, BF, 0B, 62, DE, 67, 44, A8, 40, C9, 76, C0, F9, 23, 95, 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)

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