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hkexplr_inst.exe

The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.softpedia.com and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
30852ce073d4b3c976f6f92b056f7903

SHA-1:
6c0bd56e07920545b6a57d23debd63482538d109

SHA-256:
d11fb8feddc9a88fd135dfe6a279443d8357ea24aeb9acf224b1b3927d79d6fe

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 10:53:30 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
227.4 KB (232,844 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:QDe34cMYh7tjy6pNmo6kDTEuguwyHG0YFj5E:QxYhdy2NYkfE/yHla6

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.7316

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://download.softpedia.com/dl/848a586c408857ef6c30e25aa391f51c/5757cc75/100146788/software/system/.../hkexplr_inst.exe

http://hkcmdr.anymania.com/hkexplr_inst.exe

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