texstudio-2.12.2-win-qt5.6.2.exe

TeXstudio

Open Source Developer, Tim Hoffmann

The application texstudio-2.12.2-win-qt5.6.2.exe, “TeXstudio Setup ” by Open Source Developer, Tim Hoffmann 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 Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloads.sourceforge.net.
Publisher:
Benito van der Zander   (signed by Open Source Developer, Tim Hoffmann)

Product:
TeXstudio

Description:
TeXstudio Setup

MD5:
231768be39e4a9335057ee215f5415bd

SHA-1:
7a934905517c4d406ad93e4b1de0543b59e88ba9

SHA-256:
55b72991387f86364a286bef80a27ca9c4082f92d40b828181e031c7b8ad43eb

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 6:20:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.1.24.7

File size:
30.9 MB (32,367,128 bytes)

Product version:
2.12.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\texstudio-2.12.2-win-qt5.6.2.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Unizeto Technologies S.A.

Valid from:
11/12/2016 2:13:03 PM

Valid to:
11/12/2017 2:13:03 PM

Subject:
E=thoffmann@texstudio.org, CN="Open Source Developer, Tim Hoffmann", O=Open Source Developer, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=Certum Code Signing CA SHA2, OU=Certum Certification Authority, O=Unizeto Technologies S.A., C=PL

Serial number:
2A4473588092D688C5B6B6D33357019A

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

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
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Entropy:
8.0000

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file texstudio-2.12.2-win-qt5.6.2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/texstudio/texstudio/.../texstudio-2.12.2-win-qt5.6.2.exe

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