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xei_control2.exe

SoftForum CO., LTD.

The program is a setup application that uses the WinZip SFX installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.softforum.com.
Publisher:
SoftForum CO., LTD.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c52c29feec89c2524ff70653e1711c66

SHA-1:
6ea59f65524ae6df761a07a1553b8327cf22670c

SHA-256:
3c8c848c5f2d333dba9ee949356c2b2f2460ae448baacee0674fdb5ca2a2f3b4

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:
4/16/2024 9:07:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

File size:
1.9 MB (1,979,728 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WinZip SFX

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\xei_control2.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SoftForum CO., LTD.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/19/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/19/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="SoftForum CO., LTD.", OU=PKI, O="SoftForum CO., LTD.", L=Seongnam-si, S=Gyeonggi-do, C=KR

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:
14BADB6F3FAEB26B56B65F2408255685

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/9/2001 6:09:05 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
5.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:8tYBvjieW6x0N7LFBG0xSwNBp89r7rFrTCFCBb:8iB1Hx0FLFBGsSwNBpor75rTUq

Entry address:
0x3F8F

Entry point:
53, FF, 15, 4C, 70, 40, 00, B3, 22, 38, 18, 74, 03, 80, C3, FE, 8A, 48, 01, 40, 33, D2, 3A, CA, 74, 0A, 3A, CB, 74, 06, 8A, 48, 01, 40, EB, F2, 38, 10, 74, 01, 40, 52, 50, 52, 52, FF, 15, 50, 70, 40, 00, 50, E8, 9E, F3, FF, FF, 50, FF, 15, 54, 70, 40, 00, 5B, C3, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 8B, 40, 3C, 05, F8, 00, 00, 00, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 51, A1, 88, 94, 40, 00, 83, 0D, 00, 93, 40, 00, FF, 56, 33, F6, 39, 35, 40, 8E, 40, 00, 89, 35, 34, 94, 40, 00, 89, 35, 84, 94, 40, 00, A3, 24, 97, 40, 00, 75, 05, E8, 9D, D2, FF, FF...
 
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Entropy:
7.9942

Packer / compiler:
WinZip, 0x32-bit SFX v8.x module

Code size:
21.5 KB (22,016 bytes)

The file xei_control2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.softforum.com/Published/XecureExpressI/.../xei_control2.exe

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