What is Wireshark 64 Bit - CHIP-Installer.exe?

Wireshark 64 Bit - CHIP-Installer.exe's description is "CHIP Secured Installer" according to the Wireshark 64 Bit - CHIP-Installer.exe version information.

Wireshark 64 Bit - CHIP-Installer.exe is digitally signed by CHIP Digital GmbH.

Wireshark 64 Bit - CHIP-Installer.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\downloads\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected Wireshark 64 Bit - CHIP-Installer.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on Wireshark 64 Bit - CHIP-Installer.exe:

PropertyValue
File descriptionCHIP Secured Installer
CommentsCHIP Secured Installer
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2016 Chip Digital GmbH
Product version2.0.6.0
File version2.0.6.0

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 version2.0.6.0
File version2.0.6.0

Digital signatures [?]

Wireshark 64 Bit - 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

23 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Wireshark 64 Bit - CHIP-Installer.exe file. That's a 40% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.DownloadSponsor.R184627
Antiy-AVL RiskWare[Downloader]/Win32.DownloadSponsor.pe
Bkav W32.HfsAdware.BB89
CAT-QuickHeal PUA.Chipdigita3.Gen
Comodo Application.Win32.DownloadSponsor.CA
Cyren W32/Application.IDKP-3626
DrWeb Adware.Covus.22
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/DownloadSponsor.C potentially unwanted
Invincea virus.win32.slugin.a
Jiangmin Downloader.Agent.afj
K7AntiVirus Unwanted-Program ( 004d38181 )
K7GW Unwanted-Program ( 004d38181 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DownloadSponsor.pe
McAfee Artemis!3C6BC1B7A85F
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.tc
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Agent.ecgyzw
nProtect Trojan/W32.Agent.1474568
Qihoo-360 HEUR/QVM11.1.0000.Malware.Gen
Rising Malware.Heuristic!ET (rdm+)
Symantec Heur.AdvML.B
VBA32 Downloader.DownloadSponsor
Yandex PUA.Downloader!
Zillya Adware.CovusCRTD.Win32.1343
23 of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the Wireshark 64 Bit - CHIP-Installer.exe file.

Wireshark 64 Bit - CHIP-Installer.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove Wireshark 64 Bit - CHIP-Installer.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Wireshark 64 Bit - CHIP-Installer.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Wireshark 64 Bit - 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 Wireshark 64 Bit - CHIP-Installer.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Wireshark 64 Bit - 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 Wireshark 64 Bit - CHIP-Installer.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\downloads\Wireshark 64 Bit - CHIP-Installer.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Wireshark 64 Bit - CHIP-Installer.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Wireshark 64 Bit - CHIP-Installer.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Wireshark 64 Bit - CHIP-Installer.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If Wireshark 64 Bit - 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 Wireshark 64 Bit - 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
MD5eb2e60e6b55d0b62c2fb8bac558f8588
SHA25602d1e63199620a0fdf203b8997becec60a98a48670090bd157e6d1a15b89a6b4

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to wireshark 64 bit - chip-installer.exe:

wireshark 64 bit - chip-installer.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

wireshark 64 bit - 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 - wireshark 64 bit - chip-installer.exe. This program is not responding.

wireshark 64 bit - chip-installer.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

wireshark 64 bit - chip-installer.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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