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canon-ij-scan-utility.exe

Nidarofope

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, “Nidarofope 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.toursguardmeta.com.
Publisher:
UpdateStar GmbH  (signed and verified)

Product:
Nidarofope

Description:
Nidarofope Setup

MD5:
60ab350b2c92000116c865b7d4be6bed

SHA-1:
8380da1d73d89b0492f6bb4e4be08d672e450707

SHA-256:
2818f970a0decdf781e064f0085486a29ee2f710968baf6d4afe81be66507268

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 11:54:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.14.13

File size:
1.2 MB (1,291,144 bytes)

Product version:
1.6.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
UpdateStar GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/8/2016 12:34:15 PM

Valid to:
3/6/2017 1:10:42 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:
1121206405ACDAB5906908B3939BD86EF916

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:
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.toursguardmeta.com/jFHyPz6zLkfnJ6n8w1hIPHUeqOX_2H f0Dk5yG6HE6pBwWfH79JsU1JjR8_Lmbte7luBKqD4vuTOn_Rf Gv3P5yyXrVRxW4giOEQUQjt0C6umOiW2bBSDlzYWJfvsQZB qbL0IKPkg8 7MsrUrGQ_H7 1DktpCZLTo0vrevF c6SQseolol1yXUD6yRWHFxApcLYVRUkGbFu_tE lPGmC18Q3jqcQg==-G0QAAMS22TiZJxJto0RKBNE_79DDBhw4RRBoALrYHWwfiBvP6fuFlEE306fTkysjMaFNeISf8TnddUgMBoqualriDw==

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