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msaoex.exe

setup

Microsoft Corporation

This is a self-extracting archive and installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.moddb.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corp.  (signed by Microsoft Corporation)

Product:
setup

Description:
setup

Version:
1, 0, 0, 1

MD5:
f1afb514915b3000c2b35f40144e61eb

SHA-1:
3fc89a3395e0f3ba8a33af4b7bf6454720afadc3

SHA-256:
4f6508ae5e11c1e3cfe16f0bd89124646157854d71a056a8e0f11080512fdd27

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)
Whitelisted  (by digital signature)

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 1:15:19 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
20.7 MB (21,738,792 bytes)

Product version:
1, 0, 0, 1

Copyright:
Copyright © 1998

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Microsoft Corporation

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/19/1999 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/17/2000 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
OU=Microsoft Corporation, CN=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, OU="www.verisign.com/repository/RPA Incorp. by Ref.,LIAB.LTD(c)98", OU=VeriSign Commercial Software Publishers CA, O="VeriSign, Inc.", L=Internet

Issuer:
OU=VeriSign Commercial Software Publishers CA, O="VeriSign, Inc.", L=Internet

Serial number:
550D88F53F6416D70C7300D845921634

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/9/1998 9:25:51 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:CAFJzMBCNXTrvGKscuJ7zAIrxHVYzJ4pYSikpdZOKNM9u5+:TDMEN/vmTJ1xGt4i8deuY

Entry address:
0x1D755

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, F0, 76, 42, 00, 68, 34, 00, 42, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 58, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, FF, 15, EC, 71, 42, 00, 33, D2, 8A, D4, 89, 15, E4, FB, 42, 00, 8B, C8, 81, E1, FF, 00, 00, 00, 89, 0D, E0, FB, 42, 00, C1, E1, 08, 03, CA, 89, 0D, DC, FB, 42, 00, C1, E8, 10, A3, D8, FB, 42, 00, 6A, 01, E8, 4D, 27, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, C3, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8, 6D, 26, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 10, E8, B2, 00, 00, 00, 59, 33, F6, 89, 75...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
152 KB (155,648 bytes)

The file msaoex.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 10 URLs.

http://www.moddb.com/downloads/mirror/111259/115/08803eb640e08bbda78a515e8d561a75/?referer=http://www.moddb.com/games/.../downloads

&onid=7483&oid=3001-7483_4-10023713&rsid=cbsidownloadcomsite&sl=en&sc=us&topicguid=games/realtime-strategy&topicbrcrm=&pid=897833&mfgid=6298546&merid=6298546&ctype=dm&cval=NONE&devicetype=<!--esidesktop&pguid=5b529b48ecbe8e182d398285&viewguid=gcx82JqqbywWmh72ngAlKAVqqwDnDzlO6YSs&destUrl=http://files.downloadnow.com/s/software/89/78/.../msaoex.exe

&onid=7483&oid=3001-7483_4-10023713&rsid=cbsidownloadcomsite&sl=en&sc=us&topicguid=games/realtime-strategy&topicbrcrm=&pid=897833&mfgid=6298546&merid=6298546&ctype=dm&cval=NONE&devicetype=<!--esidesktop&pguid=beb4d5f2fc2705982a532c4b&viewguid=g4fBdqyO3jmLnHQdEggDa1xbz4x@7AMnjKIZ&destUrl=http://files.downloadnow.com/s/software/89/78/.../msaoex.exe

http://nahoo.net/cgi-bin/download/load.cgi?games/.../msaoex.exe

&onid=7483&oid=3001-7483_4-10023713&rsid=cbsidownloadcomsite&sl=en&sc=us&topicguid=games/realtime-strategy&topicbrcrm=&pid=897833&mfgid=6298546&merid=6298546&ctype=dm&cval=NONE&devicetype=desktop&pguid=39880583ea73ea50519a2c71&viewguid=cHAqL@BE6k0HAd65K8nB5IT@AxEU4gkSUtwl&destUrl=http://files.downloadnow.com/s/software/89/78/.../msaoex.exe

http://download.fileplanet.com/ftp1/.../msaoex.exe

http://files.downloadnow-2.com/s/software/89/78/.../msaoex.exe

http://files.downloadnow.com/s/software/89/78/.../msaoex.exe

http://www.freedownloadsplace.com/Transfer/File-1/.../31051

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/89/78/.../msaoex.exe

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