What is CISDS.ds?

CISDS.ds is part of ScanGear and developed by CANON Inc. according to the CISDS.ds version information.

CISDS.ds's description is "ScanGear TWAIN Data Source"

CISDS.ds is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\Twain_32\MG3200 series\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about CISDS.ds.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on CISDS.ds:

PropertyValue
Product nameScanGear
Company nameCANON Inc.
File descriptionScanGear TWAIN Data Source
Internal nameCISDS
Original filenameCISDS.DS
Legal copyrightCopyright CANON INC. 2012 All Rights Reserved.
Product version19.0.0.23
File version19.0.0.23

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

Product nameScanGear
Company nameCANON Inc.
File descriptionScanGear TWAIN Data Source
Internal nameCISDS
Original filenameCISDS.DS
Legal copyrightCopyright CANON INC. 2012 All Rights..
Product version19.0.0.23
File version19.0.0.23

Digital signatures [?]

CISDS.ds is not signed.

VirusTotal report

None of the 42 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the CISDS.ds file.

None of the 42 anti-virus programs detected the CISDS.ds file.

Filename variants

CISDS.ds may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

Folder name variants

CISDS.ds may also be located in other folders than C:\Windows\Twain_32\MG3200 series\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5159df52c747d12e7ed59611487599ed0
SHA2564523a36c1ccfcd6fe40a084f26883e0edcbebd1e289114bc8f021103169d737c

What will you do with CISDS.ds?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with CISDS.ds. 40% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 15 users.

User vote results: There were 6 votes to remove and 9 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with CISDS.ds. Only 15 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the information provided on this web page


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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

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