gpl ghostscript 64 bit - chip-installer.exe

CHIP Digital GmbH

The application gpl ghostscript 64 bit - chip-installer.exe, “CHIP Secured Installer” by CHIP Digital GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 18 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Covus installer.
Publisher:
CHIP Digital GmbH  (signed and verified)

Description:
CHIP Secured Installer

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
5834fafe53e9deca5e75bc5870bed8ee

SHA-1:
375f8a86b4c04f8c0fda6608d568652d0a112f0b

SHA-256:
a68c3f6d5a6061808ee40738a3b5bf112df9f2d2c3a2ddcc879ccbba4ff5f19a

Scanner detections:
18 / 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:
4/27/2024 3:44:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.GenericKD.1602076
602

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/DownloadSponsor.Gen
7.11.214.42

Bitdefender
Trojan.GenericKD.1602076
1.0.20.815

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadSponsor.C potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-53fb78f5
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.176.11584

Kaspersky
Trojan-Dropper.Win32.FrauDrop
14.0.0.1896

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Downloader
v2015.03.06.04

McAfee
Artemis!37BD65F12E99
5600.6736

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.GenericKD.1602076
16.0.0.489

Norman
Suspicious_Gen4.FXLPV
11.20150612

nProtect
Trojan.GenericKD.1602076
14.03.27.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Bundler.Covus
15.3.6.4

Rising Antivirus
PE:Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.b!1075356506
23.00.65.15304

Sophos
Mal/Generic-S
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R00UH07C914
7.2.163

File size:
1.1 MB (1,101,648 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 Chip Digital GmbH

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
German (Germany)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\gpl ghostscript 64 bit - chip-installer.exe

Digital Signature
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:
8/18/2014 4:33:31 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:nq5TfcdHj4fmbQ2qZhUm0G8eiLsxkG5NeQU5:nUTsamUxZcG87GDg

Entry address:
0x18D870

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, A0, 53, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 70, 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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