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The msiexec.exe (Windows® installer) File Analysis

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msiexec.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name msiexec.exe
File Type
PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Scanner Version 1.0.220.174
Database Version 2025-07-17 09:00:32 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
59,392
File Size (bytes)
2025-07-17
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
98eebf39b025339cf12672030777707d
SHA1
b01c43926548dd741a2143e7d6092e545225b063
SHA256
9be9929e382ad16adab4c02a87aa67dfaef951dafdef87d0324deae666bd8f62
SHA512
36057286b891cb9099612223022a818da4112a86ba805a11d64534e5216c6d7fb722c1c64c6ffdc6f06381c73532728b77c9020def884ed48608830743edee6c
ImpHash
e0d979269c63193c89243179c86490f9

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: 30adcb5c0b2e3c35eaec2c110733c9f8
Fuzzy: c98f96d6ffe5af8d4eb0870c1dc20826
dHash: 92e0b496a6cada72
Image Base 0x00400000
Entry Point 0x004092a0
Compilation Time 1992-05-17 16:49:42
Checksum 0x000138d2 (Actual: 0x000138d2)
OS Version 10.0
PEiD Signatures PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
PDB Path msiexec.pdb
Digital Signature No valid SignedData structure was found.
Imports 6 libraries
ADVAPI32, KERNEL32, USER32, msvcrt, ntdll, ole32
Exports 0 functions
Resources 8 Resources
Sections 6 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription Windows® installer
FileVersion 5.0.15063.0 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
InternalName msiexec
LegalCopyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename msiexec.exe
ProductName Windows Installer - Unicode
ProductVersion 5.0.15063.0
Translation 0x0409 0x04b0

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00001000 37,884 bytes 37,888 bytes 6.23 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ EFDF011D8D46D01D3B33FACDA1A4632B
.data 0x0000b000 8,180 bytes 4,608 bytes 0.25 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 19E89B25BB322AF572BEDE3545DC83AF
.idata 0x0000d000 3,620 bytes 4,096 bytes 4.94 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ C42FF9B04CE7FA10EBCF8F9D67852CCB
.didat 0x0000e000 76 bytes 512 bytes 0.83 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 54E45E26804564D8D09DE22F488216B5
.rsrc 0x0000f000 7,952 bytes 8,192 bytes 4.68 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ AEED60A8E95EECBD9120E6DC7201BEC5
.reloc 0x00011000 2,760 bytes 3,072 bytes 6.38 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ B88A62C7B19E21BEA8F0685A27FA755B

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 8 (7,416 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
MUI 1 208 bytes
2.8%
RT_ICON 4 4,640 bytes
62.6%
RT_GROUP_ICON 1 62 bytes
0.8%
RT_VERSION 1 884 bytes
11.9%
RT_MANIFEST 1 1,622 bytes
21.9%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information
Product Windows Installer - Unicode
Description Windows® installer
File Version 5.0.15063.0 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Original Name msiexec.exe
Internal Name msiexec
Copyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

✓ 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

No valid SignedData structure was found.

Recommendation: Verify the file source and ensure it comes from a trusted publisher.

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