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install_msn_messenger.exe

Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor

Microsoft Corporation

This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from msn-messenger-7.en.softonic.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

Description:
Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor

Version:
6.00.2494.0000 (Lab03_N.010615-2109)

MD5:
5e2e9370bb2f51d27eb58d191434577c

SHA-1:
67791abeae82558ab863ace1a5ff35efaef8ec11

SHA-256:
87f7450d7daaa10f7a243f19ad6bdb5cb4f3a4547dc9c0e6fa4380373cb13d5f

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 1:01:07 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
10.3 MB (10,783,584 bytes)

Product version:
6.00.2494.0000

Copyright:
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
WEXTRACT.EXE

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Microsoft Corporation

Authority:
Microsoft Corporation

Valid from:
4/4/2006 9:43:46 PM

Valid to:
10/4/2007 9:53:46 PM

Subject:
CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Microsoft Code Signing PCA, OU=Copyright (c) 2000 Microsoft Corp., O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

Serial number:
61469ECB000400000065

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/16/2001 1:15:55 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:OQweyGdlkQMpQRnImxCdTJJNRFemiNWs/791LlJ3vPWMHHzfrx2FfCu4xlecj/P1:JVdlknpQRnrwp/xiNHbfnWMHHzrMMx9l

Entry address:
0x5A8E

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 44, 56, FF, 15, 5C, 11, 00, 01, 8B, F0, 8A, 06, 3C, 22, 75, 12, 46, 8A, 06, 84, C0, 74, 04, 3C, 22, 75, F5, 80, 3E, 22, 75, 13, EB, 10, 3C, 20, 7E, 0D, 46, 80, 3E, 20, 7F, FA, EB, 05, 3C, 20, 7F, 07, 46, 8A, 06, 84, C0, 75, F5, 83, 65, E8, 00, 8D, 45, BC, 50, FF, 15, 58, 11, 00, 01, F6, 45, E8, 01, 74, 06, 0F, B7, 45, EC, EB, 03, 6A, 0A, 58, 50, 56, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 54, 11, 00, 01, 50, E8, 35, FF, FF, FF, 50, FF, 15, 04, 11, 00, 01, CC, 53, 8B, 5C, 24, 08, 3A, 5C, 24, 0C, 75, 1B...
 
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Entropy:
7.9992

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
34 KB (34,816 bytes)

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

http://msn-messenger-7.en.softonic.com/download-tracker?th=1/6CH9aeXedl4L8u BHNJXWTW LP1LFlnGQpxqjlxAPKIfeTshBeFDHDH2p4qHekPN2qK35KEJeDO/k FE OlxNiQoPf1CRRK7pb7KVy0hihGHOH8BhZYlOtDXTDrxBPNllBz7DhGFqfEX4Gjef6VGpfUfwN2HEOC/.../9g1fhF3

http://pf.dlvit.com/s/.../3/33796-659701-msn-messenger.exe

http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/7/6/.../Install_MSN_Messenger.exe

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