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vcredist_x86.exe

Microsoft Windows Operating System

Microsoft Corporation

This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.microsoft.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Operating System

Description:
Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor

Version:
6.00.2900.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)

MD5:
b31cf7e635e807a779052682bc2fb4b0

SHA-1:
fe26810da9e16118e1a6c2bb4e058c378fd93cd5

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 1:03:18 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
2.6 MB (2,739,120 bytes)

Product version:
6.00.2900.2180

Copyright:
(C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
WEXTRACT.EXE

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Local settings\temp\vcredist_x86.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Microsoft Corporation

Authority:
Microsoft Corporation

Valid from:
10/23/2008 5:24:55 AM

Valid to:
1/23/2010 5:34:55 AM

Subject:
CN=Microsoft Corporation, OU=MOPR, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Microsoft Code Signing PCA, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

Serial number:
61062781000000000008

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/4/2004 2:01:37 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:QW6IfKsucUSdXRc8jfi8sH9LyrgSnem02SIi7oOBX4twfDI4OzLbTZ:LxucUkGwoBrSn9hFi73BV7xO3Z

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:
7.9946

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft CAB SFX

Code size:
38.5 KB (39,424 bytes)

The file vcredist_x86.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/8/0/.../vcredist_x86.exe

http://p2pdl.9buddy.com/.../vcredist_x86.exe

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