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vs_bootstrapper.exe

Microsoft .NET Framework

Microsoft Corporation

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

Product:
Microsoft® .NET Framework

Description:
Box Stub

Version:
14.0.0004.0 built by: NETFXDEV1(JHENDRIXDEV01-JHENDRIX)

MD5:
3ae5a9dbcad1f9444e2e139d3336a07c

SHA-1:
c0fcd7a79afff6a597fd75ae8910e92b9a6db41f

SHA-256:
681e6fbd78a369116c252a31d4318bd7a3c22a611ffd248625b1ccbc30ffaf7c

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 2:31:58 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
714.5 KB (731,672 bytes)

Product version:
14.0.0004.0

Copyright:
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
BoxStub.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Microsoft Corporation

Authority:
Microsoft Corporation

Valid from:
6/4/2015 6:42:45 PM

Valid to:
9/4/2016 6:42:45 PM

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:
330000010A2C79AED7797BA6AC00010000010A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/18/2014 9:56:32 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Wuh1uBlofu/d9qxnTBJvd+Uha1G/2914V8WRkyIf6lsUl1l+kGCXm7l:B7uBlJ/jqJ7jJ/HVNRG6lJl/Y0m7l

Entry address:
0x1894B

Entry point:
E8, CF, 19, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 50, 80, 42, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 56, 1A, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, D0, 66, 8B, 08, 83, C0, 02, 66, 85, C9, 75, F5, 66, 8B, 4D, 0C, 83, E8, 02, 3B, C2, 74, 05, 66, 39, 08, 75, F4, 66, 39, 08, 74, 02, 33, C0, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 57, 85, F6, 74, 07, 8B, 7D, 0C, 85, FF, 75, 15, E8, F0, 1C, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 94, 1C, 00, 00, 8B, C6, 5F, 5E, 5D, C3, 8B, 45, 10, 85, C0, 75, 05, 66, 89, 06, EB, DF, 8B, D6, 2B...
 
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Code size:
154 KB (157,696 bytes)

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

http://go.microsoft.com/.../?LinkID=733434

http://aka.ms/vsnewinstaller

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