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xw_install_control.exe

SoftForum CO., LTD.

The program is a setup application that uses the WinZip SFX installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from gcc.nefficient.co.kr and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
SoftForum CO., LTD.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b85cdc608a8e9bdae4d5a27b570e03a7

SHA-1:
aaa7ca615865aec7b37ec422c0c12a9a0efc0f67

SHA-256:
49edc25df4d9907e5e38d4871e642bd8fbc7604c8e348b36e73312654e997223

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
2/26/2025 5:50:04 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
7.9 MB (8,285,728 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
WinZip SFX

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SoftForum CO., LTD.

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
11/11/2015 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/11/2016 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="SoftForum CO., LTD.", O="SoftForum CO., LTD.", L=Seongnam-si, S=Gyeonggi-do, C=KR

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
2AB89A808BF24959599229496C889A94

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/9/2001 11:09:05 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
5.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:LwrOf46WUtTe3m9fYHWqoMFGheYaRbu3OOXaNvT3i2aI3lI:krOfUUt6W9A2qoMF0eYwbuGy2NV

Entry address:
0x3F8F

Entry point:
53, FF, 15, 4C, 70, 40, 00, B3, 22, 38, 18, 74, 03, 80, C3, FE, 8A, 48, 01, 40, 33, D2, 3A, CA, 74, 0A, 3A, CB, 74, 06, 8A, 48, 01, 40, EB, F2, 38, 10, 74, 01, 40, 52, 50, 52, 52, FF, 15, 50, 70, 40, 00, 50, E8, 9E, F3, FF, FF, 50, FF, 15, 54, 70, 40, 00, 5B, C3, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 8B, 40, 3C, 05, F8, 00, 00, 00, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 51, A1, 88, 94, 40, 00, 83, 0D, 00, 93, 40, 00, FF, 56, 33, F6, 39, 35, 40, 8E, 40, 00, 89, 35, 34, 94, 40, 00, 89, 35, 84, 94, 40, 00, A3, 24, 97, 40, 00, 75, 05, E8, 9D, D2, FF, FF...
 
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Entropy:
7.9988

Packer / compiler:
WinZip, 0x32-bit SFX v8.x module

Code size:
21.5 KB (22,016 bytes)

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

http://gcc.nefficient.co.kr/gcc/vista/xecureweb/.../xw_install.exe

https://www.ei.go.kr/ei/js/.../xw_install.exe

http://download.softforum.com/Published/XecureWeb/.../xw_install.exe

http://www.nps.or.kr/.../xw_install.exe

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