» vlc_media_player_2.0.3.exe
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vlc_media_player_2.0.3.exe

Chip Downloader

Simply Tech Ltd

One Floor App (Simply Tech/Widdit) distributes and bundles potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) using its OneFloorApp install manager (SimplyInstaller). The application vlc_media_player_2.0.3.exe, “Chip Downloader Setup ” by Simply Tech 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 Widdit Setup installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download the VideoLAN VLC media player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.

File name:

Publisher:

Simply Tech Ltd (signed and verified)

Product:

Chip Downloader

Description:

Chip Downloader Setup

Version:

6.4

MD5:

3a00bab6a204b2d4ffac12bb20ae9e58

SHA-1:

ee38b27e7d5d2842f24128db74dab7c5b788f54f

SHA-256:

e115556e6b5b3b3ba41bacf475f70a2623ee25d6e9a61b65450be87b20cb1d61

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

Note:

Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is 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:

11/23/2024 2:46:40 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Widdit.SimplyTe.Bundler (M)

16.6.10.10

File size:

853.7 KB (874,192 bytes)

Product version:

6.4

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Widdit Setup

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlc_media_player_2.0.3.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Simply Tech Ltd

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

4/4/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

4/5/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Simply Tech Ltd, O=Simply Tech Ltd, STREET=10 Zarhin street, L=Raanana, S=Raanana, PostalCode=43662, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

1FC78D842B3886BB8D32517578F7489C

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

7/9/2012 3:41:29 PM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:+3MjhnX888888888888W888888888887zKWY2fHMiLSH+BAFklHofzLwa9V7Uaor:oMjhR1u+BRHcLH4ZXVneOH

Entry address:

0x16478

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, B8, 52, 41, 00, E8, AC, 03, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 45, 6B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 01, 6B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, AB, 41, 00, E8, 56, EC, FF, FF, E8, FD, E7, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, 7F, 84, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, E8, D6, 41, 00, E8, E2, E9, FE, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, D6, 41, 00, B2, 01... 
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Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

84 KB (86,016 bytes)

The file vlc_media_player_2.0.3.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.chipinstaller.com/.../DownloadManager.ashx?si=42569&appid=88758&paa=1

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