herdprotect - chip-downloader.exe

OCSClient

CHIP Digital GmbH

Warning, this is an illegal version of herdProtect (repackaged and distributed without Reason Software Company's permission) by a company (CHIP Digital GmbH) that bundles adware. Please make sure that you uninstall this version and download a legitimate copy from our site.
The application herdprotect - chip-downloader.exe, “CHIP Secured Installer” by CHIP Digital GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Covus installer.
Publisher:
CHIP Digital GmbH  (signed and verified)

Product:
OCSClient

Description:
CHIP Secured Installer

Version:
7.00

MD5:
4df0abaf176505026df7ec39b3141137

SHA-1:
542f97fbb6d3471db66803e9af1cf6fc4fd1d81f

SHA-256:
8f7acd9559e42582603a904f030b8cc3e1a09394aaf2e7f36b11c84537860c5f

Scanner detections:
9 / 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 2:25:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.182.78

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.3982
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadSponsor.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-9c782153
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13853

McAfee
Artemis!07D32E786E2A
5600.6962

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.141028

Sophos
Generic PUA DB
4.98

File size:
938.8 KB (961,360 bytes)

Product version:
7.00

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 Chip Digital GmbH

Original file name:
ocsclient.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
German (Germany)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\herdprotect - chip-downloader.exe

Digital Signature
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:
5/14/2014 10:21:19 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:u7lw1DxEB25dP6X1Q5fVKWi2eD6fAwdljT2n7lQxXswCyfuQOlELa4t+NckSzeNo:u7m1DK2/MIG46nUneG4UnJJMysgpnnco

Entry address:
0x1684

Entry point:
68, 74, F6, 40, 00, E8, EE, FF, FF, FF, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 30, 00, 00, 00, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 25, 32, 01, 82, B6, 82, FF, 47, 8E, A2, 8F, 15, 1F, 1F, E2, ED, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 42, 75, 66, 66, 65, 72, 4F, 43, 53, 43, 6C, 69, 65, 6E, 74, 00, 4C, 6F, 6E, 67, 2C, 20, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, CC, 31, 00, 03, A6, A4, 06, 0D, A2, 9B, 53, 45, AB, 9A, 4D, 0F, 41, 3F, E7, FD, 98, 5B, 47, 93, 8D, 63, 38, 47, BD, 62, D6, F0, 51, 07, C9, 88, 3A, 4F, AD, 33, 99, 66, CF, 11, B7, 0C, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual Basic v5.0

Code size:
100 KB (102,400 bytes)

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