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hotrod.exe

Power Technology

The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This is installed with DFX. The file has been seen being downloaded from skins.fxsound.com.
Publisher:
Power Technology  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3effc86841e4f2905a1d3cec4f63ac47

SHA-1:
9b0cece558b2d7033a84684529cd751dfc6e4b70

SHA-256:
4f7629aab7d6e54abb74a4c1a30589eddaf723154e9d1b0d7d357da62532b968

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 5:36:43 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
132.6 KB (135,808 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Power Technology

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/12/2008 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/12/2010 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Power Technology, OU=www.fxsound.com, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Power Technology, L=Brisbane, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
27E024EBA89868DFD25F6305805506

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/30/2008 6:14:07 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:Gd/vyWmJhQqJKhZltOJgaG09AYlil67Mp0cVMd:GXlZ6J119dS6jXd

Entry address:
0x3225

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 28, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F9, 2A, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 50, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B0, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, B0, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 9E, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.4139

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

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

DFX  by Power Technology
Publisher's description - “DFX Audio Enhancer brings better sound to all of your music, videos, Internet radio, games, video chats, and other programs. New DFX 11 now enhances all PC audio playback, providing system-wide HD quality sound for all your entertainment.”
www.fxsound.com
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The file hotrod.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://skins.fxsound.com/.../Hotrod.exe

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