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epson-scan.exe

Car

UpdateStar GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application epson-scan.exe, “Car 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:
Sapagoba   (signed by UpdateStar GmbH)

Product:
Car

Description:
Car Setup

Version:
5.1.3.3

MD5:
86d4d84f2092ee27cc6f3761dda012a2

SHA-1:
7462f8ffffe0714d1ada6536a4e65bb516848382

SHA-256:
40db761ae68e579b5be5207ba9da14dd2c23d13fd97872db04423bcb43d5c8f1

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:
5/8/2024 9:38:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.14.23

File size:
1.4 MB (1,489,920 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.2

Copyright:
Fast Stub

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\epson-scan.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
UpdateStar GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/30/2016 4:55:49 PM

Valid to:
3/31/2017 4:55:49 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:
112125B6400786F530FAF13A45235D19144F

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

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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Entropy:
7.9837

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file epson-scan.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.toursguardmeta.com/LHZi1fvaEUMmtE07LCOjDS21QyNtsDTlTfvudU Xfc5RHAkj7GunFiKcoVMunNH37HVlvvVkpx MoeUotIgY3INwYfnUsH6Gtf01LHkDqupuS0w7GlTCpDWGdtzsb1SAYxgUGOkKfHR7mOyPEH0LogtbPiDqmcYbfol2xcpi0IqWymEdxgwzW6QxR0UmXp166SYP77cf-GzYAAERveH4UJedhn1BSYAMOHGobcadhY2x8wRMEvbLGRihZPgPUN5GM2S66KqbiOMID

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