What is Assistant_69.0.3686.49_Setup[1].exe?

Assistant_69.0.3686.49_Setup[1].exe is part of Opera browser assistant according to the Assistant_69.0.3686.49_Setup[1].exe version information.

Assistant_69.0.3686.49_Setup[1].exe's description is "Opera installer SFX"

Assistant_69.0.3686.49_Setup[1].exe is digitally signed by Opera Software AS.

Assistant_69.0.3686.49_Setup[1].exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\h6o14wu9\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about Assistant_69.0.3686.49_Setup[1].exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on Assistant_69.0.3686.49_Setup[1].exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameOpera browser assistant
File descriptionOpera installer SFX
Legal copyrightOpera Software 2020
Product version69.0.3686.49
File version69.0.3686.49

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameOpera browser assistant
File descriptionOpera installer SFX
Legal copyrightOpera Software 2020
Product version69.0.3686.49
File version69.0.3686.49

Digital signatures [?]

Assistant_69.0.3686.49_Setup[1].exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameOpera Software AS
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2)
Certificate serial number05f4210db2b283a32ff2aed29fcb68a4

VirusTotal report

None of the 72 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Assistant_69.0.3686.49_Setup[1].exe file.

None of the 72 anti-virus programs detected the Assistant_69.0.3686.49_Setup[1].exe file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

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    ],
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    ],
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Dropped

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            "http:\/\/crl4.digicert.com\/DigiCertHighAssuranceEVRootCA.crl0",
            "https:\/\/crashstats-collector.opera.com\/collector\/submit",
            "https:\/\/crashpad.chromium.org\/bug\/new",
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Generic

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Signatures

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Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

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Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandbox

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD574758dd86bbc12816319a51041eaefde
SHA25665416dcdcb0e058ded893de182a3a1059f52ad9a3c64cd192d485102e9e73ac9

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to assistant_69.0.3686.49_setup[1].exe:

assistant_69.0.3686.49_setup[1].exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

assistant_69.0.3686.49_setup[1].exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Opera installer SFX has stopped working.

End Program - assistant_69.0.3686.49_setup[1].exe. This program is not responding.

assistant_69.0.3686.49_setup[1].exe is not a valid Win32 application.

assistant_69.0.3686.49_setup[1].exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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