canon-canoscan-toolbox.exe

Internet

UpdateStar GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application canon-canoscan-toolbox.exe, “Internet Setup ” by UpdateStar GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from docs.google.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Soft Installer   (signed by UpdateStar GmbH)

Product:
Internet

Description:
Internet Setup

Version:
2.2.4.4

MD5:
732417f4858f97a1745b581f6a3c2012

SHA-1:
416493922799e08b1068a6591383a75a84fd455d

SHA-256:
17704575c0eea0b596b0310d3603c6c14e0088c52f768dd6874f61280fcd54c5

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is 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:
1/10/2025 2:49:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.UpdateSt.Installer (M)
16.4.6.15

File size:
960.3 KB (983,320 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

Copyright:
Internet Application

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\canon-canoscan-toolbox.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/3/2015 1:10:42 PM

Valid to:
2/4/2016 1:10:42 PM

Subject:
CN=UpdateStar GmbH, O=UpdateStar GmbH, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112124922D3C2654755777EEC500C21F7151

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:oYj6/2aBogId/Rvimk8/EgXjICvKX2uDPq+dfhG:oYX/gXMEvC6DXE

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file canon-canoscan-toolbox.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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