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advapi32.dll
InitializeAcl, AddAccessAllowedAce, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, CryptAcquireContextA, CryptGenRandom, CryptReleaseContext, AllocateAndInitializeSid, OpenProcessToken, GetTokenInformation, GetLengthSid, InitiateSystemShutdownA, InitializeSecurityDescriptor
kernel32.dll
CreateThread, GetFileSize, ExpandEnvironmentStringsA, CreateProcessA, GetExitCodeProcess, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, LocalFileTimeToFileTime, SetFileTime, SetEndOfFile, CreateEventA, QueryDosDeviceA, GetDiskFreeSpaceA, GetSystemTime, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, GetCurrentDirectoryA, GetProcessHeap, CopyFileA, SetFileAttributesA, DosDateTimeToFileTime, SetEvent, GetVersionExA, ReadFile, SetFilePointer, MoveFileExA, RemoveDirectoryA, GetLastError, CreateDirectoryA, GetTickCount, SetErrorMode, FreeLibrary, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryA, GetSystemDirectoryA, CloseHandle, DeviceIoControl, CreateFileA, GetDriveTypeA, HeapFree, FormatMessageA, LeaveCriticalSection, DeleteFileA, EnterCriticalSection, TerminateProcess, WaitForMultipleObjects, CreateEventW, FindFirstFileA, Sleep, SetEnvironmentVariableA, GetEnvironmentVariableA, WideCharToMultiByte, HeapAlloc, SetLastError, WriteFile, MoveFileA, ExitProcess, DeleteCriticalSection, FlushFileBuffers, WaitForSingleObject, OpenEventA, GetCurrentProcess, GetFileAttributesA, GetCommandLineA, GetModuleFileNameA, FindClose, FindNextFileA, SystemTimeToFileTime
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
ntdll.dll
NtOpenProcessToken, NtAdjustPrivilegesToken, NtClose, NtShutdownSystem
shell32.dll
SHBrowseForFolderA, SHGetPathFromIDListA
user32.dll
SendDlgItemMessageA, SendMessageA, DialogBoxParamA, MessageBoxA, SetParent, EndDialog, LoadStringA, ShowWindow

ie8-windowsxp-x86-enu.exe

Self-Extracting Cabinet by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)

Remove ie8-windowsxp-x86-enu.exe
Version:   6.3.0015.0 built by: dnsrv
MD5:   98b4cd0158d22a385b4d6ae5fbbc3093
SHA1:   808c1e22ea669ae931db841995f3ba211e00cd14
SHA256:   924fa0db3d76f410c3396b6fd6809a45e53b84a35bdbc629e6ca25e6c94feb55

Overview

ie8-windowsxp-x86-enu.exe executes as a process under the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the system and the administrator accounts have the same file privileges). The file is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation. This particular version is usually found on Microsoft Windows XP (5.1.2600.196608).

DetailsDetails

File name:ie8-windowsxp-x86-enu.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Self-Extracting Cabinet
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\windows\softwaredistribution\download\install\ie8-windowsxp-x86-enu.exe
Original name:SFXCAB.EXE
File version:6.3.0015.0 built by: dnsrv
Product version:6.3.0015.0
Size:16.1 MB (16,883,552 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Microsoft Corporation
Authority (CA):Microsoft Corporation
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
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ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.01048800%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00777932%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00270868%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:359 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:2.95 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):4.95 MB
Private (minimum):40 KB
Non-paged memory:2.95 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:24.85 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):27.57 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:48 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):4.96 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:42
600
GUI GDI count:5
103
GUI USER count:6
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Owner:SYSTEM
Parent process:wuauclt.exe (Windows Update by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 100.00%
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