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comcat.dll

Microsoft Component Category Manager Library

Microsoft Corporation

It is installed as part of the Windows XP OS. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.gestlite.com.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation

Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

Description:
Microsoft Component Category Manager Library

 
Part of the Windows XP Operating System

Version:
5.0 (XPClient.010817-1148)

MD5:
c6aa02f6aa0fca073492cef872dab9a9

SHA-1:
9da62ed38e9048b0a2f36c91ad9fcfa8909944ec

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
2/27/2025 6:23:45 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
3.5 KB (3,584 bytes)

Product version:
5.0

Copyright:
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
comcat.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Windows\System32\comcat.dll

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/20/2001 4:40:39 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
48:60mQbxs2A/wIZWPTH6vlOm9khe5WwsOr:4QVVAIEWPT0lj++Wwsi

Entry point:
4D, 5A, 90, 00, 03, 00, 00, 00, 04, 00, 00, 00, FF, FF, 00, 00, B8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, C0, 00, 00, 00, 0E, 1F, BA, 0E, 00, B4, 09, CD, 21, B8, 01, 4C, CD, 21, 54, 68, 69, 73, 20, 70, 72, 6F, 67, 72, 61, 6D, 20, 63, 61, 6E, 6E, 6F, 74, 20, 62, 65, 20, 72, 75, 6E, 20, 69, 6E, 20, 44, 4F, 53, 20, 6D, 6F, 64, 65, 2E, 0D, 0D, 0A, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Code size:
512 Bytes (512 bytes)

The file comcat.dll has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.gestlite.com/zupfact/.../comcat.dll

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