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format-factory.exe

CHIP Digital GmbH

The application format-factory.exe, “CHIP Secured Installer” by CHIP Digital GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Covus installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.tr.downloads-hub.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
CHIP Digital GmbH  (signed and verified)

Description:
CHIP Secured Installer

Version:
1.0.2.1

MD5:
8dba20810c739eab3391b1558786bee0

SHA-1:
940c0c67ac746be5421fdad7832829dbfb2b9e60

SHA-256:
b66ba6bbbf56b8c5b5192802a1d58ab3226fbb78977da0a436b4ede44863974d

Scanner detections:
2 / 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:
4/25/2024 10:00:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ChipDigital.Bundler.Covus.Installer.Meta (M)
16.2.14.21

File size:
1.1 MB (1,174,352 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.2.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 Chip Digital GmbH

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
German (Germany)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\format-factory.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CHIP Digital GmbH

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/25/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/26/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=CHIP Digital GmbH, O=CHIP Digital GmbH, L=Muenchen, S=Bayern, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0D160B8252A4F0A16FE1255FA0A22E2B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/27/2014 4:07:17 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:/q5TfcdHj4fmbD2qGQesjlDMBKDUIhAG+DVUYhQsIQ3:/UTsam3xpURbUY2A

Entry address:
0x19F890

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, C0, 54, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 50, EB, 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:
6.9806

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

Code size:
336 KB (344,064 bytes)

The file format-factory.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.tr.downloads-hub.com/download/.../210

http://www.chip.de/.../?pid=dhtechradar&cid=210&browser=chrome

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