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freemake-video-downloader.exe

CHIP Digital GmbH

The application freemake-video-downloader.exe, “CHIP Secured Installer” by CHIP Digital GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Covus installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup.
Publisher:
CHIP Digital GmbH  (signed and verified)

Description:
CHIP Secured Installer

Version:
1.0.1.0

MD5:
14c4ee12af22f4b1edc2e9f21f38e5eb

SHA-1:
fa5f64e52dd81aa2e8a92e9bd777b920b38664eb

SHA-256:
2f4bbaacf0da5dc2ee47adddd7c9687c47d126b58e22a4df5d2bd9b1eca56f17

Scanner detections:
7 / 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:
4/26/2024 6:34:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

AVG
Downloader.Generic14
2016.0.3029

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10859
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadSponsor.C potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11575

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of pc inspector smart recovery - chip-installer.exe
2015.8.3.6

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus.Bundler
15.5.4.19

File size:
1.1 MB (1,125,200 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.1.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 Chip Digital GmbH

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
German (Germany)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\programs\freemake-video-downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CHIP Digital GmbH

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/25/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/26/2015 12:59:59 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:
10/7/2014 10:58:03 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:bq5TfcdHj4fmbaB92q5DucJI8ehy/FddI/IeLH0:bUTsamC9xNI8TIAb

Entry address:
0x193870

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 00, 54, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 10, EC, 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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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
336 KB (344,064 bytes)

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