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 netassist.dl.sourceforge.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Benito van der Zander   (signed by Open Source Developer, Tim Hoffmann)

Product:
TeXstudio

Description:
TeXstudio Setup

MD5:
09262a2a6f755951e099326874ea049b

SHA-1:
91ec6d45a1b7f3188912b3718a4c80e62ebc54b5

SHA-256:
5a0112bc6eaa9a3fb463932045bfb670713b92bdb92766861804906463c317d8

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:
6/17/2024 8:10:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.1.31.21

File size:
30.9 MB (32,367,208 bytes)

Product version:
2.12.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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 8:13:03 AM

Valid to:
11/12/2017 8:13:03 AM

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:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
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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 2 URLs.

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

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

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