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The setup.exe (Microsoft Setup Bootstrapper) File Analysis

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setup.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name setup.exe
File Type
PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
Scanner Version 1.0.212.174
Database Version 2025-04-08 18:01:03 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
262,336
File Size (bytes)
2025-04-08
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
92c34025207f2aa9ffd194f475103f68
SHA1
c9ed9845fb7fe04312de0a1ed65bf62804324308
SHA256
b19d79cdccfb4d48bc8f33ec2422acdf17ade17dd9ba23ea28c23706244e2184
SHA512
1312b1fd70a30d9008e3c080eba74210c9b81e8a9bd2c841363f216e003cbb9d4e6a94b26a28dc370b522683472bb5e6ce6ad711a572a3c49b27c11fc36a58d7
ImpHash
8df305cbfddc966a7b6ab459d5570a2d

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: 5f94b95007880b3f19d43ffec7d49425
Fuzzy: f3f5c220b4667001ff0764453ac23c10
dHash: e0c8cec6c6c6c8e0
Image Base 0x140000000
Entry Point 0x140001978
Compilation Time 2015-07-30 12:26:14
Checksum 0x0004cd22 (Actual: 0x0004cd22)
OS Version 5.2
PEiD Signatures PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
PDB Path P:\Target\x64\ship\setupexe\x-none\setup.pdbtup.pdb0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Digital Signature OK
Imports 1 libraries
KERNEL32
Exports 0 functions
Resources 26 Resources
Sections 6 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription Microsoft Setup Bootstrapper
FileVersion 16.0.4266.1001
InternalName setup.exe
LegalTrademarks1 Microsoft® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
LegalTrademarks2 Windows® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
OriginalFilename setup.exe
ProductName Microsoft Setup Bootstrapper
ProductVersion 16.0.4266.1001
MOSEVersion BETA
Translation 0x0000 0x04e4

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00001000 44,368 bytes 44,544 bytes 6.37 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 95378F9050E29667EC77DC8501840A33
.rdata 0x0000c000 33,328 bytes 33,792 bytes 4.70 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ D091F374547629222B4D4850BFF6DF2E
.data 0x00015000 6,872 bytes 2,560 bytes 1.91 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 89882E73208C6756B911FD37D0DC6F98
.pdata 0x00017000 3,348 bytes 3,584 bytes 4.61 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 57A91F08F0FA4DFC3A35B700C706E9E6
.rsrc 0x00018000 168,024 bytes 168,448 bytes 2.06 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ B3E3A8C63C3135A175014CDA298D594F
.reloc 0x00042000 1,352 bytes 1,536 bytes 5.13 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 677E680201F08E6B7254EF23E1584C73

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 26 (166,623 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
RT_ICON 23 163,678 bytes
98.2%
RT_GROUP_ICON 1 328 bytes
0.2%
RT_VERSION 1 1,108 bytes
0.7%
RT_MANIFEST 1 1,509 bytes
0.9%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information
Product Microsoft Setup Bootstrapper
Description Microsoft Setup Bootstrapper
File Version 16.0.4266.1001
Original Name setup.exe
Signing Date 02:03 PM 07/31/2015 (3599 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 setup.exe
Certificate Chain Summary
Microsoft Time-Stamp Service #1 Primary
Validity Period: 2015-03-20 17:32:03 → 2016-06-20 17:32:03
Signature Algorithm: sha1RSA
Serial Number: 33 00 00 00 71 B3 2E 8A 6B 82 AA 1F 4E 00 00 00 00 00 71
Microsoft Corporation #2 Chain
Validity Period: 2015-06-04 17:42:45 → 2016-09-04 17:42:45
Signature Algorithm: sha1RSA
Serial Number: 33 00 00 01 0A 2C 79 AE D7 79 7B A6 AC 00 01 00 00 01 0A
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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