sapphire-ae-install-10.1.exe

GenArts Sapphire Plug-ins for After Effects

GenArts, Inc

The application sapphire-ae-install-10.1.exe, “GenArts Sapphire Plug-ins for After Effects Setup ” by GenArts, Inc 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.
Publisher:
GenArts, Inc.   (signed by GenArts, Inc)

Product:
GenArts Sapphire Plug-ins for After Effects

Description:
GenArts Sapphire Plug-ins for After Effects Setup

Version:
10.100

MD5:
8b6848de48f37e850ebde3baa2d42f4e

SHA-1:
0432b2ffb9de5c905fea7a1e7d10edec4d6b9ea4

SHA-256:
de52989e618f5d4a74395e48b6604da03e5a8bf317d1171a3c3bd44f784519d9

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:
7/1/2025 12:32:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.3.15.18

File size:
143.9 MB (150,912,048 bytes)

Product version:
10.100

Copyright:
Copyright 2011, GenArts, Inc.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\sapphire-ae-install-10.1.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/29/2016 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/30/2019 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="GenArts, Inc", O="GenArts, Inc", STREET=955 Massachusetts Ave, L=Cambridge, S=MA, PostalCode=02139, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
4AC2933AF2FFF2F162E423986F7CFE41

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:
0xAA98

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

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

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