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google translator for firefox - chip-installer.exe

CHIP Digital GmbH

The application google translator for firefox - chip-installer.exe, “CHIP Secured Installer” by CHIP Digital GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Covus installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Mozilla Firefox web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
CHIP Digital GmbH  (signed and verified)

Description:
CHIP Secured Installer

Version:
1.0.7.2

MD5:
a53bcea85d09509b26a8796515d0b993

SHA-1:
a74d1781cdc373d81407655e5d303808f1e50cde

SHA-256:
935be9f48d991d5d134dcbafa9d4d234c98339ad3a4e007578224b520d0825ff

Scanner detections:
4 / 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:
5/4/2024 10:19:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Malware-gen
150319-1

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadSponsor.C potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11403

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of vollversion quicken 2015 deluxe free version - chip-installer.exe
2015.7.5.2

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Bundler.Covus
15.3.31.5

File size:
1.1 MB (1,203,488 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.7.2

Copyright:
Copyright © 2015 Chip Digital GmbH

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
German (Germany)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\google translator for firefox - chip-installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CHIP Digital GmbH

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
1/7/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/24/2016 1:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=CHIP Digital GmbH, O=CHIP Digital GmbH, L=München, S=Bavaria, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
01A0C3E3BC069F71B464AAD34063E209

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/11/2015 4:35:48 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Vq5TfcdHj4fmbo2qg0MmV0VMXfGqcnUsG0Eh3lWaUnfnnO/sWvE:VUTsamsxY3nhwlonnO/Q

Entry address:
0x1A6890

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 30, 55, 00, 8D, BE, 00, E0, EA, 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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