CHIP Digital GmbH - 28% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by CHIP Digital GmbH? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as a variant of Win32/DownloadSponsor.C potentially unwanted and W32.HfsAdware.BB89. The detection rate for the CHIP Digital GmbH files collected here is 28%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see CHIP Digital GmbH when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the digital signature details for CHIP Digital GmbH with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the CHIP Digital GmbH file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screengrab of a file signed by CHIP Digital GmbH:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by CHIP Digital GmbH and that no one has tampered with the file.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can view all the details of the certificate, such as when it was issued, who issued the certificate, how long it is valid, and so on. You can also examine the address for CHIP Digital GmbH, such as the street name, city and country.
Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA and COMODO RSA Code Signing CA has issued the CHIP Digital GmbH certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
CHIP Digital GmbH Files
The following are the CHIP Digital GmbH files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 1/55 | dmr_72.exe |
| 3/57 | dmr_72.exe |
| 11/55 | dmr_72.exe |
| 25/54 | dmr_72.exe |
| 1/57 | ExtractNow - CHIP-Installer.exe |
| 23/57 | dmr_72.exe |
| 20/57 | dmr_72.exe |
| 3/57 | dmr_72.exe |
| 8/56 | dmr_72.exe |
| 8/57 | dmr_72.exe |
| 10/55 | dmr_72.exe |
| 21/54 | Emsisoft Anti Malware - CHIP-Installer.exe |
| 22/55 | FreeFixer - CHIP-Installer.exe |
| 2/54 | dmr_72.exe |
| 5/56 | dmr_72.exe |
| 4/57 | dmr_72.exe |
| 13/56 | FreeFixer - CHIP-Installer.exe |
| 3/53 | dmr_72.exe |
| 15/55 | avira-free-antivirus.exe |
| 2/61 | dmr_77.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the CHIP Digital GmbH files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Downloader.Generic14.BCIV |
| AegisLab | Troj.Downloader.W32!c |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.DownloadSponsor.R190879, PUP/Win32.Downloader.R190826, PUP/Win32.Downloader, PUP/Win32.DownloadSponsor.R184627 |
| Antiy-AVL | RiskWare[Downloader]/Win32.DownloadSponsor.pe |
| Avast | Win32:Adware-gen [Adw] |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.DownloadSponsor.E |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.BB89 |
| CAT-QuickHeal | PUA.Chipdigita1.Gen, PUA.Chipdigita3.Gen |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.DownloadSponsor.DC, Application.Win32.DownloadSponsor.CA |
| CrowdStrike | malicious_confidence_100% (D) |
| Cyren | W32/Downware.K.gen!Eldorado, W32/Application.IDKP-3626, W32/Trojan.UBQU-6760, W32/Downloader.SM.gen!Eldorado, W32/Trojan.TJSW-7931, W32/Trojan.BCWF-1687, W32/Trojan.ITFR-0657 |
| DrWeb | Adware.Downware.10929, Adware.Covus.22, Adware.Covus.33 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/DownloadSponsor.C potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/DownloadSponsor.C |
| F-Prot | W32/Downware.K.gen!Eldorado, W32/Downloader.SM.gen!Eldorado |
| Fortinet | Riskware/DownloadSponsor |
| GData | Win32.Application.Agent.I7PJG3, Win32.Application.Agent.12MTNV, Win32.Application.Agent.1FJMXB, Win32.Application.OCSClient.D, Win32.Application.DownloadSponsor.R, Win32.Application.Agent.72SXY6 |
| Ikarus | PUA.DownloadSponsor |
| Invincea | virus.win32.slugin.a |
| Jiangmin | Downloader.DownloadSponsor.q, xi, Downloader.Agent.j, Downloader.DownloadSponsor.ak, Downloader.Agent.afj |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004b953c1 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004d38181 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004c20af1 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004b953c1 ), Hacktool ( 655367771 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004d38181 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004c20af1 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DownloadSponsor.pe, not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent.efha |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.DownloadSponsor |
| McAfee | Artemis!25BBE781403D, Artemis!3C6BC1B7A85F, Artemis!805AB85849F8, Artemis!86BBE406E61E, Artemis!9B6C9B2660E2, Artemis!9AE82613C17A |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.hh, BehavesLike.Win32.PUP.hh, Artemis, BehavesLike.Win32.PWSBanker.hh, BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.tc, BehavesLike.Win32.Backdoor.tc, BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious.hh |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.Agent.ecgyzw |
| Panda | PUP/DownloadAssistant |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM03.0.Malware.Gen, Win32/Virus.Downloader.018, HEUR/QVM11.1.0000.Malware.Gen, HEUR/QVM11.1.Malware.Gen, Win32/Virus.Downloader.034 |
| Rising | Trojan.DownloadSponsor!1.A479 (classic), PE:Malware.Generic/QRS!1.9E2D [F], PE:Trojan.DownloadSponsor!1.A479 [F] |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | PUP.DownloadSponsor/Variant |
| Sophos | Generic PUA JC (PUA) |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0213, TROJ_GEN.R00XH07A117, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1028 |
| VBA32 | Downloader.DownloadSponsor, TScope.Trojan.MSIL |
| ViRobot | Adware.Downloadsponsor.520200[h], Adware.Downloadsponsor.531464[h] |
| Yandex | PUA.Downloader! |
| Zillya | Adware.CovusCRTD.Win32.1343, Adware.BrowseFox.Win32.209327, Downloader.Agent.Win32.303524 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 3045 scan results for the CHIP Digital GmbH files. 843 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 0d160b8252a4f0a16fe1255fa0a22e2b
- 01a0c3e3bc069f71b464aad34063e209
- 00b0564f3fbf54f6269517864bb24329fc
- 4458f57433331c8dff7cd49578031066