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The ace.exe (Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor) File Analysis

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ace.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name ace.exe
File Type
PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows, MS CAB-Installer self-extracting archive
Scanner Version 1.0.210.174
Database Version 2025-03-10 19:00:52 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
1,072,816
File Size (bytes)
2025-03-10
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
3dfa2b4fb5c832990e27492b678690a3
SHA1
95eb27730cd61bbb06aa39a24cdc56d85b7694ca
SHA256
341759e96378801c9ca273f5fe8a0defc6f622948c3a1ca15760f19895fb9be7
SHA512
3b2c8187601e6ea0f0f145943d330ceea9b7e5d15e92999c35d60fddc0408b7afc1a2b76c2053d5ec35a476510ac01aa7dccfb258e24d8a754ff3ed51c7bdbdb
ImpHash
b83464d8132ecd9f810820e192566e15

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: e8da5abe9752f0a27e183894c8881ac0
Fuzzy: c5dace78993d50eaedeb05b7c48ce608
dHash: 848c5454baf47474
Image Base 0x01000000
Entry Point 0x01002723
Compilation Time 1997-07-15 11:48:12
Checksum 0x001119a9 (Actual: 0x001119a9)
OS Version 5.0
PEiD Signatures PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows, MS CAB-Installer self-extracting archive
Digital Signature Chain verification from OU=Microsoft Corporation, CN=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, ST=Washington, C=US, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, OU=www.verisign.com/repository/RPA Incorp. by Ref.\,LIAB.LTD(c)98, OU=VeriSign Commercial Software Publishers CA, O=VeriSign\, Inc., L=Internet (serial:113054657339103270637650726727089002036, sha1:8aa137f5039fe028c926aa5590141968faffe81a) failed: hash_algorithm must be one of "md5", "sha1", "sha224", "sha256", "sha384", "sha512", "raw", not 'md2'
Imports 6 libraries
ADVAPI32, KERNEL32, GDI32, USER32, COMCTL32, VERSION
Exports 0 functions
Resources 33 Resources
Sections 3 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor
FileVersion 4.71.1015.0
InternalName Wextract
LegalCopyright Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1995
OriginalFilename WEXTRACT.EXE
ProductName Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) Operating System
ProductVersion 4.71.1015.0
Translation 0x0409 0x04b0

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00001000 36,424 bytes 36,864 bytes 6.48 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 8DC8A136DF5D3ED47AA4273133905998
.data 0x0000a000 7,180 bytes 1,024 bytes 4.10 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE A8800423228F9A86657C80297A8CE5F0
.rsrc 0x0000c000 1,024,000 bytes 1,022,976 bytes 7.98 (Packed/Encrypted) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 1E9C23B0F0ED106550F9D54F0A9FA83A
Entropy Analysis Alert

1 section(s) with high entropy (≥7.5) detected - possible packing/encryption

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 33 (1,020,824 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
AVI 1 11,802 bytes
1.2%
RT_ICON 2 1,040 bytes
0.1%
RT_DIALOG 6 2,356 bytes
0.2%
RT_STRING 8 7,854 bytes
0.8%
RT_RCDATA 14 996,738 bytes
97.6%
RT_GROUP_ICON 1 34 bytes
0%
RT_VERSION 1 1,000 bytes
0.1%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information
Product Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) Operating System
Description Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor
File Version 4.71.1015.0
Original Name WEXTRACT.EXE
Signing Date 05:42 PM 03/17/2000 (9212 days ago)
Verification Status Signed
Signers Microsoft Corporation; VeriSign
Counter Signers VeriSign Time Stamping Service CA SW1; VeriSign Time Stamping CA
Internal Name Wextract
Copyright Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1995
Certificate Chain Summary
Certificate #1 Primary
Validity Period: 1996-04-09 00:00:00 → 2004-01-07 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: 1.2.840.113549.1.1.2
Serial Number: 03 C7 8F 37 DB 92 28 DF 3C BB 1A AD 82 FA 67 10
VeriSign Time Stamping Service CA SW1 #2 Chain
Validity Period: 1999-11-16 00:00:00 → 2004-01-06 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: md5RSA
Serial Number: FC A4 A5 9F 2C 0F C0 B9 03 98 33 1B 7B 54 54 1D
Microsoft Corporation #3 Chain
Validity Period: 1999-03-19 00:00:00 → 2000-04-16 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: 1.2.840.113549.1.1.2
Serial Number: 55 0D 88 F5 3F 64 16 D7 0C 73 00 D8 45 92 16 34

✓ This file has been digitally signed and the certificate chain has been verified

  • The signature ensures file integrity and authenticity from the publisher
  • Timestamping proves when the signature was applied
Certificate Verification Status

Chain verification from OU=Microsoft Corporation, CN=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, ST=Washington, C=US, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, OU=www.verisign.com/repository/RPA Incorp. by Ref.\,LIAB.LTD(c)98, OU=VeriSign Commercial Software Publishers CA, O=VeriSign\, Inc., L=Internet (serial:113054657339103270637650726727089002036, sha1:8aa137f5039fe028c926aa5590141968faffe81a) failed: hash_algorithm must be one of "md5", "sha1", "sha224", "sha256", "sha384", "sha512", "raw", not 'md2'

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