installer_canon_pixma_ip_1900_5_52_french.exe

InstallE.exe

Free Software LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application installer_canon_pixma_ip_1900_5_52_french.exe by Free Software has been detected as adware 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 cdn.takesoftfast.com.edgesuite.net.
Publisher:
Free Software LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallE.exe

Version:
1.1.0.9

MD5:
255a018e88d2430eb6d1ee765d1083fe

SHA-1:
1f94d84af3f6172358436fd2c2ac079c4598bba5

SHA-256:
39fa6f5841bb2b5ae577e880c04b2116fb76fd71b9694a9114678afa85be1e0f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/5/2024 8:19:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.7.21.10

File size:
557 KB (570,352 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.0.9

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
InstallE.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Language:
Spanish

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\installer_canon_pixma_ip_1900_5_52_french.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
8/1/2014 11:08:01 AM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 12:23:49 PM

Subject:
CN=Free Software LLC, O=Free Software LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=10688435, CN=Starfield Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.starfieldtech.com/repository, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
27DD6AADCC34E6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/8/2014 11:09:51 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:zI+2g4a+QDhuVgwXJpZLKHd5YSS+7i0pWRRWUE:zI+2g4dGhAg6IGg7i0pWRRm

Entry address:
0x152FA

Entry point:
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Code size:
297.5 KB (304,640 bytes)

The file installer_canon_pixma_ip_1900_5_52_french.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.