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set_external_install_location.exe

This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from docs.google.com and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
597b8af72307b85323acb3a437efed8d

SHA-1:
97d40b2bade19d5ed71446114d4db4326adbe368

SHA-256:
260040fe4fdc2ca9eab393ea52b3477e2b4d9c4093d030bca689a1706b2c49f9

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Inconclusive  (not enough data for an accurate detection)

Analysis date:
12/22/2025 2:10:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17527

Panda Antivirus
Generic Malware
14.04.30.03

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK/RDM!5.1
23.00.65.14428

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0722
7.2.120

Trend Micro
PAK_Generic.001
10.465.30

File size:
342.2 KB (350,438 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/16/2008 10:17:44 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
5.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:WTfFDbRnOTrA0oXPk2+VXC18PNJeuW8sC/qj0cbdYD1X5dZyA4HTJD1:U5OsXyXtPNJvudhYD1XnZv2P

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
E8, 6F, 2B, 00, 00, 50, E8, 73, 36, 01, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 90, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 56, 57, 8B, 7D, 10, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, D3, FF, 75, 14, 68, E5, 50, 41, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, 8B, C6, 8B, CF, E8, 7A, 48, 00, 00, 81, EB, 10, 01, 00, 00, 74, 05, 4B, 74, 14, EB, 57, FF, 75, 14, 6A, 66, 56, E8, DE, 38, 01, 00, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, EB, 47, 66, 81, E7, FF, FF, 66, FF, CF, 74, 07, 66, FF, CF, 74, 23, EB, 30, 68, 80, 00, 00, 00, 68, AC, 69, 41, 00, 6A, 65, 56, E8, 24, 38, 01, 00, 6A, 01, 56, E8, FE, 37, 01, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.7359  (probably packed)

Code size:
80 KB (81,920 bytes)

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

https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0Bwih4ssGp5RPSVRaVTNobXNXN2M&export=download

https://docs.google.com/uc?authuser=0&id=0Bwih4ssGp5RPSVRaVTNobXNXN2M&export=download

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