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vstoolsforpython.exe

Visual Studio

Microsoft Corporation

Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Visual Studio

Description:
Visual Studio Setup Bootstrapper

Version:
14.0.5897

MD5:
4218f4dc0334b66def4334830096d478

SHA-1:
1742e027f8c998dae8c721f13d11957f6ff12796

SHA-256:
bd282c9ac9fcc38ce6cfa38a085be87bd86bee64c99c915218a1899b00b21964

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 9:51:33 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
208.4 KB (213,360 bytes)

Product version:
14.0.5897

Copyright:
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
Bootstra.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vstoolsforpython.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Microsoft Corporation

Authority:
Microsoft Corporation

Valid from:
6/4/2015 1:42:45 PM

Valid to:
9/4/2016 1:42:45 PM

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:
330000010A2C79AED7797BA6AC00010000010A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/23/2016 5:03:42 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:CtEefajB7lpnZfnfXGPXa2a6Erkr8fzIv4ZQ3CrJLdi6LzXBEYQ6aS76Z5irE2i:CyyaV7lpNfXwVQbRLzXKYQ6aS76Dai

Entry address:
0x4D6D

Entry point:
E8, A0, 14, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 33, D2, 8B, C2, 39, 45, 0C, 76, 11, 8B, 4D, 08, 66, 39, 11, 74, 09, 40, 83, C1, 02, 3B, 45, 0C, 72, F2, 5D, C3, 53, 8B, DC, 51, 51, 83, E4, F0, 83, C4, 04, 55, 8B, 6B, 04, 89, 6C, 24, 04, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 28, 56, 57, 8B, 7B, 0C, 33, C0, 0F, B7, 0F, 89, 4D, F8, 66, 3B, C1, 75, 08, 8B, 43, 08, E9, 5C, 02, 00, 00, A1, 28, AB, 41, 00, 83, F8, 01, 0F, 8E, F5, 00, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 25, FF, 0F, 00, 00, 6A, 02, 5E, 3D, F0, 0F, 00, 00, 77, 06, F3, 0F, 6F, 07, EB, 29...
 
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Entropy:
6.0581

Code size:
64 KB (65,536 bytes)

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

http://go.microsoft.com/.../?linkid=761086&clcid=0x409&wt.mc_id=sem_oqozgg3y&campaign=sem_oqozgg3y

http://go.microsoft.com/.../?LinkID=761086&clcid=0x409&wt.mc_id=o~msft~vscom~feature-python~mt238474&campaign=o~msft~vscom~feature-python~mt238474

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