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bootstrapper.exe

VMware Workstation

VMware, Inc.

This is a self-extracting archive and installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from eactest1.cachefly.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
VMware, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
VMware Workstation

Description:
VMware Workstation Installer

Version:
8.0.4

MD5:
9c74d5468d693714d2b6c616fd416e54

SHA-1:
d542e1ac1a4df062ed6029fabf5f30750234a3b9

SHA-256:
76d323c17f667bf3bbc91e1e6965d2f550803ae7ba52b0ed8c001932aef410e0

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 11:22:10 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

File size:
471.2 MB (494,050,224 bytes)

Product version:
8.0.4

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 1998-2011 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
bootstrapper.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
VMware, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/12/2010 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/28/2013 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="VMware, Inc.", OU=Marketing, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="VMware, Inc.", L=Palo Alto, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0C4D1773C9517EE200E8403F6A06C5C2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/9/2012 2:23:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12582912:xUq9tFw9sIMxoyghV8Nl5mmU+sWfYwI62:xUq9Hw9D7hV8r5RU+syYwI62

Entry address:
0x3CC40

Entry point:
E8, DF, B1, 00, 00, E9, 17, FE, FF, FF, 53, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 0C, 57, 33, FF, 83, CB, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 1C, E8, 3F, 22, 00, 00, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, E8, 97, 1B, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 0B, C3, EB, 42, F6, 46, 0C, 83, 74, 37, 56, E8, 6C, 07, 00, 00, 56, 8B, D8, E8, 8F, B3, 00, 00, 56, E8, FD, 2B, 00, 00, 50, E8, B6, B2, 00, 00, 83, C4, 10, 85, C0, 7D, 05, 83, CB, FF, EB, 11, 8B, 46, 1C, 3B, C7, 74, 0A, 50, E8, 87, 1E, 00, 00, 59, 89, 7E, 1C, 89, 7E, 0C, 8B, C3, 5F, 5E, 5B, C3, 6A, 0C, 68, 30...
 
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Entropy:
7.9860  (probably packed)

Code size:
612 KB (626,688 bytes)

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

http://eactest1.cachefly.net/shared/publisher/.../VMware-workstation-full-8.0.4-744019.exe

https://download2.vmware.com/software/.../VMware-workstation-full-8.0.4-744019.exe

http://vmware-workstation.soft32.com/get/file/id/.../?s=71Nrlpkl4XSgZKP41F6FYQ&t=1364135929&ext=.exe

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