hp usb disk storage format tool - chip-installer.exe

OCSClient

CHIP Digital GmbH

The application hp usb disk storage format tool - chip-installer.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. The file has been seen being downloaded from x.chip.de.
Publisher:
CHIP Digital GmbH  (signed and verified)

Product:
OCSClient

Description:
CHIP Secured Installer

Version:
7.00

MD5:
fe69a3fc8532c1c528db0e1e244a2158

SHA-1:
e6f84317036609c7478d879a7d72afe029f1fc91

SHA-256:
61d8adf5bc6d8a6fdf5081cd23764411397ffaec4c6184cdb0e9409f7ddaab46

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:
4/27/2024 1:43:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.182.172

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.3982
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadSponsor.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13866

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.141030

Sophos
Generic PUA AI
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\hp usb disk storage format tool - chip-installer.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:
6/11/2014 1:47:08 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:I7lw1Dxl6e5Qtn3WWbqYb71nZKce03J/Y0XHkKiL7VpoZAI8BKfqnQkIlMdv76Dt:I7m1D6e4ngceQ8Nmn6+rysgpnncD

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, 90, D9, 08, B9, C3, 1B, 17, 42, BC, 98, BA, 2C, 1A, 1F, 11, D2, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 4F, 43, 53, 43, 6C, 69, 65, 6E, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, CC, 31, 00, 03, 45, 27, 9D, 52, 33, 22, 89, 4C, 85, D8, D8, 25, C5, 86, 63, C3, 48, 93, C2, 28, 03, E5, 8E, 4E, 88, BD, 98, B2, D1, 95, 3A, 6F, 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)

The file hp usb disk storage format tool - chip-installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.