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process explorer - chip-installer.exe

CHIP Digital GmbH

The application process explorer - 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.chip.de and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
CHIP Digital GmbH  (signed and verified)

Description:
CHIP Secured Installer

Version:
1.0.7.2

MD5:
e2685b979033b0ef60199bda8b851ccc

SHA-1:
55af475828b2801181f2c3cc8b448a15dd147847

SHA-256:
d03764efa51a13f23757a317180be844572c1a6844c3896f51a3ed130fdbfaa5

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 10:33:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadSponsor.C potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Downloader
v2015.02.20.05

Rising Antivirus
PE:Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.b!1075356506
23.00.65.15218

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\process explorer - 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):
24576:9q5TfcdHj4fmbo2qG0MmV0VMXfGqcnUsG0Eh3lWaUnfnnO/sWvi:9UTsamsxe3nhwlonnO/+

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)

The file process explorer - chip-installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.chip.de/.../?lastchange=120920141001&pid=chipde&cid=54376926&euid=638e2efccd3e0397767138d1&source=BLUB1&browser=chrome&ref=&tid=38989&tname=Windows-Tools

http://x.chip.de/intern/dl/?url=http://www.chip.de/.../?lastchange=120920141001&pid=chipde&cid=54376926&euid=638e2efccd3e0397767138d1&source=BLUB1&browser=chrome&ref=&tid=38989&tname=Windows-Tools&pageLayout=withinstaller|e51

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