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hitachi_backup.exe

Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies

This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from hitachi-backup.software.informer.com.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed by Hitachi Global Storage Technologies)

Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

Description:
Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor

Version:
6.00.2900.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)

MD5:
9aad657132123d5b25d042444d1ba0df

SHA-1:
c7961f1ffa90c183ddb67dde4242d6b020675f76

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
7/12/2025 8:06:48 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
6.2 MB (6,522,520 bytes)

Product version:
6.00.2900.2180

Copyright:
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
WEXTRACT.EXE

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/14/2011 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/21/2013 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, OU=Branded Business, O=Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, L=San Jose, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
387C4F6B0EA0AFE612175F8E358693F1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/4/2004 7:01:37 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:VzFEzu8V61a90in0ldTfcn5aDjlcn3mWRoKCdBCEm3:Ezu8AiQdTK5afOn2WEYN

Entry address:
0x645C

Entry point:
E8, 0A, 00, 00, 00, E9, 7A, FF, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, A1, D0, B2, 00, 01, 85, C0, 74, 07, 3D, 40, BB, 00, 00, 75, 4D, 56, 8D, 45, F8, 50, FF, 15, 70, 11, 00, 01, 8B, 75, FC, 33, 75, F8, FF, 15, 6C, 11, 00, 01, 33, F0, FF, 15, 68, 11, 00, 01, 33, F0, FF, 15, 64, 11, 00, 01, 33, F0, 8D, 45, F0, 50, FF, 15, 60, 11, 00, 01, 8B, 45, F4, 33, 45, F0, 33, C6, 25, FF, FF, 00, 00, 5E, 75, 05, B8, 40, BB, 00, 00, A3, D0, B2, 00, 01, F7, D0, A3, CC, B2, 00, 01, C9, C3, CC, CC, CC...
 
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Entropy:
7.9983

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft CAB SFX

Code size:
38.5 KB (39,424 bytes)

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

http://hitachi-backup.software.informer.com/.../

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