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metaxsetup.exe

Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor

Dan Hinsley

This is a setup and installation application. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.informer.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed by Dan Hinsley)

Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

Description:
Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor

Version:
6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105)

MD5:
845128042a0f77755eb40e87ed6a7b42

SHA-1:
70e59bdfec989d8b2f8057a4ec40cea3b72e6859

SHA-256:
2db556dd03d5626c8abc7f7c6c601265ef53d2fb8b9784fdce7a0265ca64f124

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
1/4/2025 2:19:16 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
2.7 MB (2,867,400 bytes)

Product version:
6.00.2900.5512

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\metaxsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Dan Hinsley

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/2/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/3/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Dan Hinsley, O=Dan Hinsley, STREET=9670 E. Poinsettia Drive, L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, PostalCode=85260, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00810602A55C4BF63C7A0900E88BFDE778

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/13/2008 2:32:45 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:dAwHuwR/AyDrVYFQmNsK8L0cL9j72HvSVfYRE7vCSv8SgeJLml10a6rkdlXb:qwHusAqwNaLZjuSFUE7TE9+Lmj0z4zb

Entry address:
0x645C

Entry point:
E8, 0A, 00, 00, 00, E9, 7A, FF, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, A1, D0, B2, 00, 01, 85, C0, 74, 07, 3D, 40, BB, 00, 00, 75, 4D, 56, 8D, 45, F8, 50, FF, 15, 70, 11, 00, 01, 8B, 75, FC, 33, 75, F8, FF, 15, 6C, 11, 00, 01, 33, F0, FF, 15, 68, 11, 00, 01, 33, F0, FF, 15, 64, 11, 00, 01, 33, F0, 8D, 45, F0, 50, FF, 15, 60, 11, 00, 01, 8B, 45, F4, 33, 45, F0, 33, C6, 25, FF, FF, 00, 00, 5E, 75, 05, B8, 40, BB, 00, 00, A3, D0, B2, 00, 01, F7, D0, A3, CC, B2, 00, 01, C9, C3, CC, CC, CC...
 
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Entropy:
7.9940

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft CAB SFX

Code size:
38.5 KB (39,424 bytes)

The file metaxsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://download.informer.com/.../metaxsetup.exe

http://metax.software.informer.com/.../

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