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wmfdist.exe

Windows Media Component Setup Application

Microsoft Corporation

This is a setup and installation application. This is installed with Windows Media Encoder 9 Series. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.cd-to-mp3-converter.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Windows Media Component Setup Application

Version:
9.00.00.2980

MD5:
6e05e7d536b34f171ed70e4353d553c2

SHA-1:
333750aa2d2121ad3e332ada651add83170b7bf8

SHA-256:
fd0754a2ef3567859db0bf3c75f18ec50aaeae6a7561aff9e7f6c7775a945ed7

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 12:15:54 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
3.9 MB (4,085,904 bytes)

Product version:
9.00.00.2980

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

Original file name:
wmfdist.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Microsoft Corporation

Authority:
Microsoft Corporation

Valid from:
5/24/2002 5:55:48 PM

Valid to:
11/24/2003 5:05:48 PM

Subject:
CN=Microsoft Corporation, OU=Copyright (c) 2002 Microsoft Corp., O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Microsoft Code Signing PCA, OU=Copyright (c) 2000 Microsoft Corp., O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

Serial number:
61071143000000000034

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/17/2001 6:42:57 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:eSPaRfRGeAinapVugMgbciPeZmEI5jQoqRJ9Id:eSyzWYgMgoiWZmNuoMTs

Entry address:
0x5A5E

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 44, 56, FF, 15, 5C, 11, 00, 01, 8B, F0, 8A, 06, 3C, 22, 75, 12, 46, 8A, 06, 84, C0, 74, 04, 3C, 22, 75, F5, 80, 3E, 22, 75, 13, EB, 10, 3C, 20, 7E, 0D, 46, 80, 3E, 20, 7F, FA, EB, 05, 3C, 20, 7F, 07, 46, 8A, 06, 84, C0, 75, F5, 83, 65, E8, 00, 8D, 45, BC, 50, FF, 15, 58, 11, 00, 01, F6, 45, E8, 01, 74, 06, 0F, B7, 45, EC, EB, 03, 6A, 0A, 58, 50, 56, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 54, 11, 00, 01, 50, E8, 35, FF, FF, FF, 50, FF, 15, 04, 11, 00, 01, CC, 53, 8B, 5C, 24, 08, 3A, 5C, 24, 0C, 75, 1B...
 
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Entropy:
7.9947

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
34 KB (34,816 bytes)

The file wmfdist.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Windows Media Encoder 9 Series  by Microsoft Corporation
Windows Media Encoder is a freely downloadable media encoder developed by Microsoft which enables content developers to convert or capture both live and prerecorded audio, video, and computer screen images to Windows Media formats for live and on-demand delivery.
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The file wmfdist.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 12 URLs.

http://www.cd-to-mp3-converter.com/.../wmfdist.exe

http://file.peerportal.com/.../wmfdist9.exe

http://tigotago.com/.../wmfdist.exe

http://app.gomplayer.com/.../wmfdist.exe

http://patrz.pl/download-sciagnij/.../

http://app.gomtv.com/.../wmfdist.exe

ftp://192.168.0.26/disk1/MASTER/00. TOOLS/00. CD-DVD TOOLS/Nero 7 Essentials/Installation/.../wmfdist.exe

http://gom.gomtv.com/gomPds/.../undefined

http://acoustica1.cachefly.net/.../wmfadist.exe

http://www.acoustica.com/downloading.asp?p=1002

http://www.repairvideo.com/.../wmfdist.exe

http://www.koyotesoft.com/.../Microsoft_Wma_Runtimes.exe

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