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rootsupd.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 www.download.windowsupdate.com.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

Description:
Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor

Version:
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)

MD5:
dd9438ee54f1cf725c39c306d97d4e33

SHA-1:
5604ef4a4a93542efef0eb39e3dcff9c56e7382c

SHA-256:
5b9082fd743ab138404e138f5da23fd9378dc4275954c22357c688a9fdffe0ca

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 8:02:00 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
435.7 KB (446,200 bytes)

Product version:
6.0.6000.16386

Copyright:
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
WEXTRACT.EXE

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\xpsp3\hotfix2\rootsupd.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Microsoft Corporation

Authority:
Microsoft Corporation

Valid from:
1/25/2013 6:33:39 AM

Valid to:
4/25/2014 6:33:39 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=Microsoft Code Signing PCA, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

Serial number:
33000000B011AF0A8BD03B9FDD0001000000B0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/2/2006 4:49:24 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:7Vq4HkfCRYnJS0y61CvzSe40MksvaE2AFBJ4KMbvfvlKUHU4RYY/VDoBM:xkfkYcx1400tRFBJ41TvrH1LDoa

Entry address:
0x6B24

Entry point:
E8, DD, 05, 00, 00, E9, 40, FD, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 3B, 0D, C4, C2, 00, 01, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 4E, 06, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, FF, 25, 74, 12, 00, 01, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, FF, 25, 70, 12, 00, 01, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 53, 56, 57, 8B, 54, 24, 10, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 8B, 4C, 24, 18, 55, 52, 50, 51, 51, 68, F8, 6B, 00, 01, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, A1, C4, C2, 00, 01, 33, C4, 89, 44, 24, 08, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 30, 8B, 58, 08, 8B, 4C, 24...
 
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Entropy:
7.8014  (probably packed)

Code size:
42.5 KB (43,520 bytes)

The file rootsupd.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/.../rootsupd.exe

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