Skip to main content
Service phase: Beta

This service is still in development. Give us your feedback or view this page on the current PRONOM service.

Format

InstallShield Executable

Summary

Name
InstallShield Executable
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/1466
Format type
Text (Structured)
Description
This file type which includes '_INST32I.EX_ ' file in the title is included many Windows software distributions that use the InstallShield installation software. InstallShield is a proprietary software tool originally developed by The Stirling Group.
File extensions
ex_
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Internal signatures

InstallShield Executable

Note
Magic bytes ‘*«yØ’, then later in the file ASCII string ‘Copyright (c) 1990-1995 Stirling Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserve’

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
2AAB79D8{0-10}436F707972696768742028632920313939302D3139393520537469726C696E6720546563686E6F6C6F676965732C20496E632E20416C6C205269676874732052657365727665
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Added in V98

    Release date
    27 October 2021

    InstallShield Executable: New signature.

    InstallShield Executable: Full entry added.