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windows-movie-maker.exe

CHIP Digital GmbH

The application windows-movie-maker.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.techradar.downloads-hub.com.
Publisher:
CHIP Digital GmbH  (signed and verified)

Description:
CHIP Secured Installer

Version:
2.0.6.0

MD5:
8b9b1efa6a3f4d50bd885bbc77e6347e

SHA-1:
797d11930d6826547c17109e4f298c1186428c68

SHA-256:
5aff99a9551b320bf53ba7c789313dabcb563ab3720d007bcceb3547e48ddf2e

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:
12/26/2024 1:05:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ChipDigital.Bundler (M)
16.8.10.15

File size:
1.4 MB (1,474,568 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.6.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2016 Chip Digital GmbH

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\windows-movie-maker.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CHIP Digital GmbH

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/24/2016 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/25/2017 2:59:59 AM

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

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

Serial number:
4458F57433331C8DFF7CD49578031066

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/24/2016 2:36:14 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:fq5TfcdHj4fmb9Ve9Z2qIK26wQzLMnUAFFIfHWEzKJ9TtrW1XiFurFtW0zQJ9TtL:fUTsamC9ZxWFB5QFI5L

Entry address:
0x1E8900

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 50, 59, 00, 8D, BE, 00, C0, 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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Entropy:
7.1585

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
336 KB (344,064 bytes)

The file windows-movie-maker.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.techradar.downloads-hub.com/downloadca/.../54451620?source=landingpage

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