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metaxsetup.exe

Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor

Microsoft Corporation

This is a self-extracting archive and installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.danhinsley.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation

Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

Description:
Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor

Version:
6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105)

MD5:
daf150f438c00afd20db960ead392593

SHA-1:
c5c0eed294b6eb91e252c0ce6e5fc8d6fb4195be

SHA-256:
f2d92d340a013099aecabd4985c46647aa17fdb168ae4b305f78f3af9e222018

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Clean  (1 probable false positive detection)

Explanation:
This is mosty likely a false positive detection, the file is probably clean.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 5:53:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM06.2.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

File size:
3.9 MB (4,126,720 bytes)

Product version:
6.00.2900.5512

Copyright:
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
WEXTRACT.EXE

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\programs\metaxsetup.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/13/2008 8:32:45 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:1usnUns70nhHa+fw/yN955UDi9CWlX10MUCq9oHiNXH2SanLTrpF1m:LGqO55UDiTlF0tCq9oHigSanX71m

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:
7.9961

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft CAB SFX

Code size:
38.5 KB (39,424 bytes)

The file metaxsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.danhinsley.com/.../MetaXSetup.exe

http://metax.software.informer.com/.../

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