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setup_es.exe

InstallShield

Element K Corporation

The program is a setup application that uses the InstallShield Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from business.microsoftelearning.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
InstallShield Software Corporation  (signed by Element K Corporation)

Product:
InstallShield (R)

Description:
InstallShield (R) Setup Launcher

Version:
7, 01, 100, 1248

MD5:
87c1b9d6a7841065f800b89f4e16e51f

SHA-1:
6ff37308fe8be16e45041b665a440a9e5da01bc1

SHA-256:
3bf28b83283f9c7d952b48b065790be1b64d3ef5ec74d2163c7e94f22c1b20c8

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:
7/13/2025 4:54:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0730
7.2.11

File size:
4.9 MB (5,146,104 bytes)

Product version:
7, 01

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 1990-2002 InstallShield Software Corporation

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
InstallShield Setup

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Element K Corporation

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/7/2011 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/22/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Element K Corporation, OU=Platform Technology Services, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Element K Corporation, L=Rochester, S=New York, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6A7DBCBC601F6DB54077C95703762303

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/2/2002 7:31:43 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:QfVosUBf470IJvIQi9JjsZWpm0dVcjzeE+1eBncYUwo25a6o4xZJZns2mEXUwJId:QfDUh470IJvIT9JjsZym0dVcjzb+1ych

Entry address:
0xB1CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 44, 56, FF, 15, 44, 01, 41, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 08, 6A, FF, FF, 15, 40, 01, 41, 00, 8A, 06, 57, 8B, 3D, 08, 02, 41, 00, 3C, 22, 75, 1B, 56, FF, D7, 8B, F0, 8A, 06, 3C, 22, 74, 04, 84, C0, 75, F1, 80, 3E, 22, 75, 15, 56, FF, D7, 8B, F0, EB, 0E, 3C, 20, 7E, 0A, 56, FF, D7, 8B, F0, 80, 3E, 20, 7F, F6, 8A, 06, 84, C0, 74, 04, 3C, 20, 7E, E1, 83, 65, E8, 00, 8D, 45, BC, 50, FF, 15, 3C, 01, 41, 00, F6, 45, E8, 01, 5F, 74, 06, 0F, B7, 45, EC, EB, 03, 6A, 0A, 58, 50, 56, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, FF...
 
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Packer / compiler:
InstallShield Custom

Code size:
57.5 KB (58,880 bytes)

The file setup_es.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

https://business.microsoftelearning.com/olp/application/.../setup.exe

https://itacademy.microsoftelearning.com/olp/application/.../setup.exe

https://knowledge.elementk.com/olp/application/.../setup.exe

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