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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.en.softonic.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

Description:
Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor

Version:
6.00.2900.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)

MD5:
2a7a596ea906c78b354e7ff764d18339

SHA-1:
fc42115f13df42c7ad8141641daa78cd5cbf6b95

SHA-256:
b1f8df3633d7b8cc3d2a6677106babc7ec1a33a7593f1d0bed8dc360d8662518

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
4/9/2025 5:40:39 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
8.9 MB (9,352,392 bytes)

Product version:
6.00.2900.2180

Copyright:
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
WEXTRACT.EXE

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Microsoft Corporation

Authority:
Microsoft Corporation

Valid from:
1/6/2005 12:20:22 AM

Valid to:
4/6/2006 1:30:22 AM

Subject:
CN=Microsoft Corporation MSN, 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:
6105916A00030000005B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/4/2004 8:01:37 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:UjV+/uto1qhrC06rf+KLR+9999999jyAvElf1kQZFbIQoSm7wtD/:UjVcKCkKc9999999jjclf1dZFs3R6T

Entry address:
0x645C

Entry point:
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[+]

Entropy:
7.9989

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft CAB SFX

Code size:
38.5 KB (39,424 bytes)

The file install_msn_messenger.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 50 URLs.

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