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canon-ij-scan-utility.exe

App Program

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-ij-scan-utility.exe, “App Program 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 www.purefoldercity.com.
Publisher:
UpdateStar GmbH  (signed and verified)

Product:
App Program

Description:
App Program Setup

Version:
3.5.4.8

MD5:
7ee1821b66e2caee81c50c92e4d38274

SHA-1:
fb2d08598fb54e6e9ef05c07d2fa0afe1aad4d6f

SHA-256:
ddd72c7c5769de1f6e50a08333e7c67a166ab70cd5b2761d0245679db92cad5f

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:
11/23/2024 1:51:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.UpdateStar.Installer (M)
16.3.1.21

File size:
975.5 KB (998,880 bytes)

Product version:
5.6

Copyright:
Installer app

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\new folder \canon-ij-scan-utility.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
UpdateStar GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/25/2016 5:35:00 PM

Valid to:
3/23/2017 9:24:09 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121C7585A2F5B2218EC6B36D472BA6496D8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:wHPneYrR5Qu7kOATHl9O6f+HL1ZeXvjG1AS0q:wv79597klTHPXf+r1ZeXieq

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file canon-ij-scan-utility.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.purefoldercity.com/c?x=eZzn7NVsO578sauzy7TQlRqCnPQX FmBkmXbE2MsXq0=&c=vJRia10Ps1U4S4GhSYsK1LVf/2QxSvTa4SGlFlLoliewy A00C SjJRRVpiS6W8cPl7Ad9K8mPTgi7DzR2wPa0P zjmSiBKxMq3cZauYfqTCs81aQCh4Ib/QozEwwJ5s&downloadAs=canon-ij-scan-utility.exe&fallback_url=http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/5/0200003715/.../ocrd-win-1_0_0-ea33_3.exe

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