herdprotect - chip-installer.exe

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-installer.exe, “CHIP Secured Installer” by CHIP Digital GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 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:
1.0.6.0

MD5:
e9946d8b030245e0384200d85a82efff

SHA-1:
0892f1430c23f46637a6133ef5122863cafb29a0

SHA-256:
f789ea28f10b5b3c2d1d121ea403e9896da1cf6c20d9fd02813288b73c01fa61

Scanner detections:
3 / 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:
4/16/2024 7:34:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadSponsor.C potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

McAfee
Artemis!19D8275624DB
5600.6871

File size:
1.1 MB (1,191,200 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.6.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2015 Chip Digital GmbH

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
German (Germany)

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

Digital Signature
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:
1/21/2015 11:39:40 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:7q5TfcdHj4fmbA2ql0MmV0VMXR9mOphGkDKTeOffsGip:7UTsamUx3OzrOffO

Entry address:
0x1A3890

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 00, 55, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 10, 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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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
336 KB (344,064 bytes)

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