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hardwaremanager.exe

LightingSoft AG

The program is a setup application that uses the Self-extracting archive installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.dmxsoft.com.
Publisher:
LightingSoft AG  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b6bab9bc895052111cd827cc9006e776

SHA-1:
102b35411f28e709640d1dea25565b10604d2cba

SHA-256:
f4facc6d05f75869f4e921716baeb8afed7e838efb44c9e29788ac4afa622158

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
8/7/2025 1:30:01 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
32.3 MB (33,846,744 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Self-extracting archive

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\low\content.ie5\{random}\hardwaremanager.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
LightingSoft AG

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/9/2015 9:35:38 AM

Valid to:
12/9/2018 9:35:38 AM

Subject:
CN=LightingSoft AG, O=LightingSoft AG, L=Meroux, C=FR

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
73AD092E121C4176

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/15/2015 9:00:31 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
786432:whsA4rX5Fd/eZxulqWDXArjHu47DInLCvlduaU:wMrHd/WQqyXAlH2LEldTU

Entry address:
0x1D7CB

Entry point:
E8, 85, 63, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8D, 45, 08, 50, 8B, F1, E8, 82, FC, FF, FF, C7, 06, 20, B2, 42, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, C7, 01, 20, B2, 42, 00, E9, 37, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, C7, 06, 20, B2, 42, 00, E8, 24, FD, FF, FF, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, 52, CA, FF, FF, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 57, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, 47, 04, 85, C0, 74, 47, 8D, 50, 08, 80, 3A, 00, 74, 3F, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4E, 04, 3B, C1, 74, 14, 83, C1, 08...
 
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Code size:
162 KB (165,888 bytes)

The file hardwaremanager.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.dmxsoft.com/global/.../HardwareManager.exe

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