The ISSetup dll (InstallShield (R) Setup Engine) Macrovision Corporation File Malware Analysis
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The ISSetup.dll (InstallShield (R) Setup Engine) File Analysis

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ISSetup.dll

Technical Analysis

File Name ISSetup.dll
File Type
PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed
Scanner Version 1.0.224.174
Database Version 2025-09-16 08:01:00 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
4,542,569
File Size (bytes)
2025-09-16
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
89c35e76698658bc066b2732d347e91b
SHA1
0b2d07a51975b7004bb704f883df84a8892cc3d3
SHA256
55cf7ea62e353b200dbbf06b9b19d157c49cf4ebeb804bb89e2af603007a72a0
SHA512
bfdbb019fe6f26ff58f122689026bb4677f3ce8c8e88d07b5fdbc350d45cd2736fa4e858e4e2d20c66a807022a684d737673d29a209c7c5d61919e14e724b289
ImpHash
e0cfca02244db6ecf9d99f87545b62ee

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: 1a3f93a0850f04ff643ec94ca28b5815
Fuzzy: e05d2d93e04e36d50b80322644f56355
dHash: 544939338cb9838d
Image Base 0x10000000
Entry Point 0x10170f50
Compilation Time 2007-02-28 22:01:52
Checksum 0x00000000 (Actual: 0x0045abb8)
OS Version 4.0
PEiD Signatures PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed
Digital Signature No valid SignedData structure was found.
Imports 12 libraries
Exports 1006 functions
Resources 16 Resources
Sections 3 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName Macrovision Corporation
FileDescription InstallShield (R) Setup Engine
FileVersion 12.0.58851
InternalName Kernel
OriginalFilename iKernel.dll
LegalCopyright Copyright (C) 2006 Macrovision Corporation
ProductName InstallShield
ProductVersion 12.0
OLESelfRegister
Translation 0x0409 0x04b0

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
UPX0 0x00001000 1,150,976 bytes 0 bytes 0.00 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE D41D8CD98F00B204E9800998ECF8427E
UPX1 0x0011a000 360,448 bytes 356,864 bytes 7.90 (Packed/Encrypted) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 6F12885030912391026A26F445025A76
.rsrc 0x00172000 147,456 bytes 146,432 bytes 5.44 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 541C054652DFE5416309DCF2D65B7DC1
Entropy Analysis Alert

1 section(s) with high entropy (≥7.5) detected - possible packing/encryption

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 16 (131,568 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
PUBLICKEY 1 148 bytes
0.1%
TYPELIB 1 103,596 bytes
78.7%
RT_ICON 9 25,064 bytes
19.1%
RT_DIALOG 1 812 bytes
0.6%
RT_STRING 2 972 bytes
0.7%
RT_GROUP_ICON 1 132 bytes
0.1%
RT_VERSION 1 844 bytes
0.6%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information
Product InstallShield
Description InstallShield (R) Setup Engine
File Version 12.0.58851
Original Name iKernel.dll
Internal Name Kernel
Copyright Copyright (C) 2006 Macrovision Corporation

✓ This file has been digitally signed and the certificate chain has been verified

  • The signature ensures file integrity and authenticity from the publisher
  • Timestamping proves when the signature was applied
Certificate Verification Status

No valid SignedData structure was found.

Recommendation: Verify the file source and ensure it comes from a trusted publisher.

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