l3codecx.exe

Microsoft Windows NT Operating System

Microsoft Corporation

This is a setup program which is used to install the application. This is installed with Windows Media Player 11. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.free-codecs.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation

Product:
Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) Operating System

Description:
Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor

Version:
4.71.0514.0

MD5:
550c6a87bd3aeb2a781fe01458b64009

SHA-1:
9cd90077e3070b7cc1c6ac5c29e66950c7695f32

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 2:01:40 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
227.1 KB (232,592 bytes)

Product version:
4.71.0514.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1995

Original file name:
WEXTRACT.EXE

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/14/1997 2:12:59 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
3.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:RShbaAlxcNag/I5oN8D8G0EKihdp7sey8MLZ:RSUAuTQhD8G0EPvs3LZ

Entry address:
0x66E0

Entry point:
64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, 48, 15, 00, 01, 68, A4, 7B, 00, 01, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 60, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, FF, 15, 54, 11, 00, 01, A3, AC, 22, 01, 01, 33, C0, A0, AD, 22, 01, 01, A3, B8, 22, 01, 01, A1, AC, 22, 01, 01, C1, 2D, AC, 22, 01, 01, 10, 25, FF, 00, 00, 00, A3, B4, 22, 01, 01, C1, E0, 08, 03, 05, B8, 22, 01, 01, A3, B0, 22, 01, 01, E8, 1A, 14, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 0A, 6A, 1C, E8, 3F, 01, 00, 00, 83, C4, 04, E8, 17, 13, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 0A, 6A, 10, E8...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v4.2

Code size:
62.5 KB (64,000 bytes)

The file l3codecx.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Windows Media Player 11  by Microsoft Corporation
Windows Media Player 11 was included with Vista with no updates, final release on XP. Windows Media Player is a media player and media library application developed by Microsoft that is used for playing audio, video and viewing images .
windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/download-windows-media-player
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The file l3codecx.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 22 URLs.

http://www.free-codecs.com/download_soft.php?d=65d3546c2468b4e7b3b3abf39d52d762&s=19&r=&f=mpeg_layer_3_codec.htm

http://www.free-codecs.com/download_soft.php?d=9f2c72f85a96af53f209ae0bed0da471&s=19&r=&f=mpeg_layer_3_codec.htm

http://www.free-codecs.com/download_soft.php?d=d4629bd6ed5ccc4e501bbdd7a85cc67c&s=19&r=&f=mpeg_layer_3_codec.htm

http://www.free-codecs.com/download_soft.php?d=a3e1ccf8d8e46013be528fc9462d6cf4&s=19&r=&f=mpeg_layer_3_codec.htm

http://www.free-codecs.com/download_soft.php?d=5545a0aa36d63a64f2a521c960db8b78&s=19&r=&f=mpeg_layer_3_codec.htm

http://archives.wnpv1440.com/002/Automation Software/crks/WSWC33060/.../l3codecx.exe

http://www.free-codecs.com/download_soft.php?d=03738285efc3d036d2786a1d443d0761&s=19&r=&f=mpeg_layer_3_codec.htm

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