What is Emsisoft Anti Malware - CHIP-Installer.exe?

Emsisoft Anti Malware - CHIP-Installer.exe's description is "CHIP Secured Installer" according to the Emsisoft Anti Malware - CHIP-Installer.exe version information.

Emsisoft Anti Malware - CHIP-Installer.exe is digitally signed by CHIP Digital GmbH.

Emsisoft Anti Malware - CHIP-Installer.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\downloads\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected Emsisoft Anti Malware - CHIP-Installer.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on Emsisoft Anti Malware - CHIP-Installer.exe:

PropertyValue
File descriptionCHIP Secured Installer
CommentsCHIP Secured Installer
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2016 Chip Digital GmbH
Product version2.1.3.1
File version2.1.3.1

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

File descriptionCHIP Secured Installer
CommentsCHIP Secured Installer
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2016 Chip Digital GmbH
Product version2.1.3.1
File version2.1.3.1

Digital signatures [?]

Emsisoft Anti Malware - CHIP-Installer.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameCHIP Digital GmbH
Certificate issuer nameCOMODO RSA Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number00b0564f3fbf54f6269517864bb24329fc

VirusTotal report

21 of the 54 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Emsisoft Anti Malware - CHIP-Installer.exe file. That's a 39% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.Downloader.R190826
Antiy-AVL RiskWare[Downloader]/Win32.DownloadSponsor.pe
CAT-QuickHeal PUA.Chipdigita3.Gen
CrowdStrike malicious_confidence_100% (D)
Cyren W32/Trojan.BCWF-1687
DrWeb Adware.Covus.22
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/DownloadSponsor.C potentially unwanted
GData Win32.Application.OCSClient.D
Invincea virus.win32.slugin.a
Jiangmin Downloader.Agent.j
K7AntiVirus Adware ( 004b953c1 )
K7GW Adware ( 004b953c1 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DownloadSponsor.pe
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.DownloadSponsor
McAfee Artemis!805AB85849F8
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.tc
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Agent.ecgyzw
Qihoo-360 HEUR/QVM11.1.0000.Malware.Gen
Rising Trojan.DownloadSponsor!1.A479 (classic)
VBA32 TScope.Trojan.MSIL
Zillya Adware.CovusCRTD.Win32.1343
21 of the 54 anti-virus programs detected the Emsisoft Anti Malware - CHIP-Installer.exe file.

Emsisoft Anti Malware - CHIP-Installer.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove Emsisoft Anti Malware - CHIP-Installer.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Emsisoft Anti Malware - CHIP-Installer.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Emsisoft Anti Malware - CHIP-Installer.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate Emsisoft Anti Malware - CHIP-Installer.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Emsisoft Anti Malware - CHIP-Installer.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate Emsisoft Anti Malware - CHIP-Installer.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\downloads\Emsisoft Anti Malware - CHIP-Installer.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Emsisoft Anti Malware - CHIP-Installer.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Emsisoft Anti Malware - CHIP-Installer.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Emsisoft Anti Malware - CHIP-Installer.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If Emsisoft Anti Malware - CHIP-Installer.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that Emsisoft Anti Malware - CHIP-Installer.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5fac0b949f78df6e48a971c9a1a4daa5e
SHA256d64fb66ee17efd0f933c66eec7eda0a5d7b8da66993f35c86a44b218c3f4ce96

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to emsisoft anti malware - chip-installer.exe:

emsisoft anti malware - chip-installer.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

emsisoft anti malware - chip-installer.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

CHIP Secured Installer has stopped working.

End Program - emsisoft anti malware - chip-installer.exe. This program is not responding.

emsisoft anti malware - chip-installer.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

emsisoft anti malware - chip-installer.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with the file?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with the file:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 2 users.

Votes
Keep0 %
0
Remove100 %
2

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file. Only 2 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

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