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The WatsonRC.dat (Watson Remote Control) File Analysis

Updated 12 days ago
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WatsonRC.dat

Technical Analysis

File Name WatsonRC.dat
File Type
PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Scanner Version 1.0.217.174
Database Version 2025-05-25 21:00:15 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
37,040
File Size (bytes)
2025-05-25
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
ef1333a42653ec5c3bfbcf62493de0a4
SHA1
d35a264bd3a85d29a29d4bb2b46bd6635d0523df
SHA256
86f82ed7427f244bf26daada560315312780eb8191646542881466a0206484a4
SHA512
fc58009cf9ec710b3cb15b9b198b9a3b29489af5add23a2273bf83ec6b2ca9a42a940df422b1a15addd44cd9f3f35308ccee6ceeef45dd964b33202b04252d5c

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Image Base 0x10000000
Entry Point 0x10000000
Compilation Time 2014-03-19 13:31:14
Checksum 0x00012864 (Actual: 0x00012864)
OS Version 5.1
PEiD Signatures PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Digital Signature OK
Imports 0
Exports 0 functions
Resources 12 Resources
Sections 1 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription Watson Remote Control
FileVersion 12.0.13519.729
InternalName watsonrc
LegalTrademarks1 Microsoft® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
LegalTrademarks2 Windows® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
OriginalFilename WatsonRC.dat
ProductName Watson Remote Control
ProductVersion 12.0.13519.729
Translation 0x0409 0x04e4

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.rsrc 0x00001000 29,432 bytes 29,696 bytes 4.65 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 3C1C4A24823073B42A69D5A06B13BF87

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 12 (28,792 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
RT_VERSION 1 2,084 bytes
7.2%
None 11 26,708 bytes
92.8%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information
Product Watson Remote Control
Description Watson Remote Control
File Version 12.0.13519.729
Original Name WatsonRC.dat
Signing Date 01:32 PM 03/19/2014 (4098 days ago)
Verification Status Signed
Signers Microsoft Corporation; Microsoft Code Signing PCA; Microsoft Root Certificate Authority
Counter Signers Microsoft Time-Stamp Service; Microsoft Time-Stamp PCA; Microsoft Root Certificate Authority
Internal Name watsonrc
Certificate Chain Summary
Microsoft Time-Stamp Service #1 Primary
Validity Period: 2013-03-27 20:08:28 → 2014-06-27 20:08:28
Signature Algorithm: sha1RSA
Serial Number: 33 00 00 00 36 9E 7B 00 55 B2 C3 5D 2C 00 00 00 00 00 36
Microsoft Corporation #2 Chain
Validity Period: 2013-01-24 22:33:39 → 2014-04-24 22:33:39
Signature Algorithm: sha1RSA
Serial Number: 33 00 00 00 B0 11 AF 0A 8B D0 3B 9F DD 00 01 00 00 00 B0
Microsoft Code Signing PCA #3 Chain
Validity Period: 2010-08-31 22:19:32 → 2020-08-31 22:29:32
Signature Algorithm: sha1RSA
Serial Number: 61 33 26 1A 00 00 00 00 00 31
Microsoft Time-Stamp PCA #4 Chain
Validity Period: 2007-04-03 12:53:09 → 2021-04-03 13:03:09
Signature Algorithm: sha1RSA
Serial Number: 61 16 68 34 00 00 00 00 00 1C

✓ 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

OK

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