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merlin.exe

Microsoft Windows NT Operating System

Microsoft Corporation

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

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

Description:
Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor

Version:
4.71.1015.0

MD5:
aff211879a6dae7e848068801d9f4fa2

SHA-1:
a5be200535d70cdf8fdc58f48ae67ed935cb996a

SHA-256:
ca788dc020a37752f75f453541cda39a7ee412f8f72bfe5407e2aba87882948d

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 5:59:52 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
1.8 MB (1,874,984 bytes)

Product version:
4.71.1015.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1995

Original file name:
WEXTRACT.EXE

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\apps\2.0\g0xz17nl.qzm\ekng6gwk.el9\mind..tion_0000000000000000_0001.0000_ea5d3b5281b69537\msagents\merlin.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Microsoft Corporation

Authority:
Microsoft Corporation

Valid from:
4/4/2006 3:43:46 PM

Valid to:
10/4/2007 3:53:46 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:
7/15/1997 7:48:12 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:I039T863LO0EMKvlk0ErU5T3kGQwrJ48l7x:I03d1Ldc+NrukGQo48ll

Entry address:
0x2723

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 44, 56, FF, 15, 58, 11, 00, 01, 8B, F0, 8A, 06, 3C, 22, 75, 14, 8A, 46, 01, 46, 84, C0, 74, 04, 3C, 22, 75, F4, 80, 3E, 22, 75, 0D, 46, EB, 0A, 3C, 20, 7E, 06, 46, 80, 3E, 20, 7F, FA, 8A, 06, 84, C0, 74, 07, 3C, 20, 7F, 03, 46, EB, F3, 83, 65, E8, 00, 8D, 45, BC, 50, FF, 15, CC, 10, 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, C8, 10, 00, 01, 50, E8, 0E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 56, FF, 15, C4, 10, 00, 01, 8B, C6, 5E, C9, C3, 56, 33, F6...
 
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Entropy:
7.9811

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file merlin.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://bellcraft.com/mash/.../download.aspx?char=merlin

http://media.fotoprix.com/FotoLibro/ISSetupPrerequisites/MSAgent/.../Merlin.exe

https://download.microsoft.com/download/1/d/b/.../Merlin.exe

http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/d/b/.../Merlin.exe

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