1995-era Microsoft MFCKIT installer fails to unpack one of its DLLs

lists.mrkidd at attbi.com lists.mrkidd at attbi.com
Mon Jan 20 09:59:07 CST 2003 

Does the file /home/dank/c/ms-setup.t/RBHEAP.DLL exist? In the first trace, it
looks like it gets created ok when the installer extracts it, but then when Wine
tries to load WBRUN20, and therefore RBHEAP.DLL, it fails to find the file.

Mason Kidd
> On to the next button on the MSVC4.0 installer: MFC.
> Clicking it runs d:\mfckit\disk1\setup.exe, which appears to be a
> win16 executable.  It exits quickly under Wine, saying
>    Could not load 'RBHEAP.DLL' required by 'WBRUN20', error= 2
> Tsk.  Running it under XP works, of course.   Now, \mfckit\disk1
> does contain the file rbheap.dl_, which presumably something is supposed
> to unpack on the fly.  In hopes of seeing what's going on, I ran
> this installer under Debugging Tools for Windows' logger; the
> result is at http://www.kegel.com/linux/mfckit.txt
> Here are the lines from mfckit.txt that reference rbheap.dll or a file 
> descriptor
> open to it or rbheap.dl_:
> 
> Thrd4 0FFB56F5 GetPrivateProfileStringA( "Files" "rbheap.dl_" "" 0x00000080 
> "D:\MFCKIT\DISK1\SETUP.LST") -> 0x0000000A ( "rbheap.dll")
> Thrd4 0FFB503E CreateFileW( "D:\MFCKIT\DISK1\RBHEAP.DL_" GENERIC_READ 
> FILE_SHARE_READ | 
> FILE_SHARE_WRITE | FILE_SHARE_DELETE [0x00000000] NULL OPEN_EXISTING 0x00000000 
> NULL) -> 
> INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE [FAIL]
> Thrd4 0FFB505D CreateFileW( "D:\MFCKIT\DISK1\RBHEAP.DL_" GENERIC_READ 
> FILE_SHARE_READ | 
> FILE_SHARE_WRITE | FILE_SHARE_DELETE [0x00000000] NULL OPEN_EXISTING 0x00000000 
> NULL) -> 0x000000C4
> Thrd4 0FFB50A7 SetFilePointer( 0x000000C4 0 [0x00000000] NULL FILE_BEGIN) -> 
> 0x00000000
> Thrd4 0FFB48B9 GetFileAttributesW( "C:\ms-setup.t\rbheap.dll") -> 
> FILE_ATTRIBUTE_READONLY | 
> FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN | FILE_ATTRIBUTE_SYSTEM | FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY | 
> FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ARCHIVE | 
> FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ENCRYPTED | FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL | FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TEMPORARY | 
> FILE_ATTRIBUTE_SPARSE_FILE | FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT | 
> FILE_ATTRIBUTE_COMPRESSED | 
> FILE_ATTRIBUTE_OFFLINE | FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NOT_CONTENT_INDEXED
> Thrd4 0F007B35 GetFileAttributesW( "C:\MS-SETUP.T\RBHEAP.DLL") -> 
> FILE_ATTRIBUTE_READONLY | 
> FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN | FILE_ATTRIBUTE_SYSTEM | FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY | 
> FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ARCHIVE | 
> FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ENCRYPTED | FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL | FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TEMPORARY | 
> FILE_ATTRIBUTE_SPARSE_FILE | FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT | 
> FILE_ATTRIBUTE_COMPRESSED | 
> FILE_ATTRIBUTE_OFFLINE | FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NOT_CONTENT_INDEXED
> Thrd4 0FFB503E CreateFileW( "C:\MS-SETUP.T\RBHEAP.DLL" GENERIC_READ | 
> GENERIC_WRITE FILE_SHARE_READ 
> | FILE_SHARE_WRITE | FILE_SHARE_DELETE [0x00000000] NULL CREATE_ALWAYS 
> FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL NULL) 
> -> 0x00000124
> Thrd4 0FFB4584 SetFilePointer( 0x000000C4 0 [0x032AFC48] -> 0 FILE_CURRENT) -> 
> 0x00000000
> Thrd4 0FFB4459 ReadFile( 0x000000C4 0x00000008 [0x032AFC2C] -> 0x00000008 
> 0x00000000) -> TRUE ( 
> 0x0003BB70)
> Thrd4 0FFB4584 SetFilePointer( 0x000000C4 0 [0x032AFC48] -> 0 FILE_BEGIN) -> 
> 0x00000000
> Thrd4 0FFB503E CreateFileW( "D:\MFCKIT\DISK1\RBHEAP.DL_" GENERIC_READ 
> FILE_SHARE_READ | 
> FILE_SHARE_WRITE | FILE_SHARE_DELETE [0x00000000] NULL OPEN_EXISTING 0x00000000 
> NULL) -> 
> INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE [FAIL]
> Thrd4 0FFB505D CreateFileW( "D:\MFCKIT\DISK1\RBHEAP.DL_" GENERIC_READ 
> FILE_SHARE_READ | 
> FILE_SHARE_WRITE | FILE_SHARE_DELETE [0x00000000] NULL OPEN_EXISTING 0x00000000 
> NULL) -> 0x000000C4
> Thrd4 0FFB50A7 SetFilePointer( 0x000000C4 0 [0x00000000] NULL FILE_BEGIN) -> 
> 0x00000000
> Thrd4 0FFB4584 SetFilePointer( 0x000000C4 0 [0x032AFC48] -> 0 FILE_END) -> 
> 0x0000189C
> Thrd4 0FFB4584 SetFilePointer( 0x000000C4 0 [0x032AFC48] -> 0 FILE_BEGIN) -> 
> 0x00000000
> Thrd4 0FFB4459 ReadFile( 0x000000C4 0x0000000E [0x032AFC2C] -> 0x0000000E 
> 0x00000000) -> TRUE ( 
> 0x0003BB28)
> Thrd4 0FFB4584 SetFilePointer( 0x000000C4 0 [0x032AFC48] -> 0 FILE_END) -> 
> 0x0000189C
> Thrd4 0FFB4584 SetFilePointer( 0x000000C4 0 [0x032AFC48] -> 0 FILE_BEGIN) -> 
> 0x00000000
> Thrd4 0FFB4459 ReadFile( 0x000000C4 0x0000000E [0x032AFC2C] -> 0x0000000E 
> 0x00000000) -> TRUE ( 
> 0x0003BB2C)
> Thrd4 0FFB4584 SetFilePointer( 0x000000C4 14 [0x032AFC48] -> 0 FILE_BEGIN) -> 
> 0x0000000E
> Thrd4 0FFB4584 SetFilePointer( 0x00000124 0 [0x032AFC48] -> 0 FILE_BEGIN) -> 
> 0x00000000
> Thrd4 0FFB4459 ReadFile( 0x000000C4 0x00008000 [0x032AFC2C] -> 0x00008000 > 0x00000000) -> TRUE ( 
> 0x0320FB41)
> Thrd4 0FFB4459 ReadFile( 0x000000C4 0x00008000 [0x032AFC2C] -> 0x00008000 
> 0x00000000) -> TRUE ( 
> 0x0320FB41)
> Thrd4 0FFC117C WriteFile( 0x00000124 0x03217B60 0x00002B30 [0x032AFC40] -> 
> 0x0FFDDB70 0x00000000) -> 
> TRUE
> Thrd4 0FFB48B9 GetFileAttributesW( "C:\ms-setup.t\rbheap.dll") -> 
> FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ARCHIVE
> Thrd4 0FFBABDD SetFileAttributesW( "C:\ms-setup.t\rbheap.dll" 
> FILE_ATTRIBUTE_READONLY | 
> FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ARCHIVE) -> TRUE
> Thrd4 0FFB503E CreateFileW( "C:\MS-SETUP.T\RBHEAP.DLL" GENERIC_READ 
> FILE_SHARE_READ | 
> FILE_SHARE_WRITE | FILE_SHARE_DELETE [0x00000000] NULL OPEN_EXISTING 0x00000000 
> NULL) -> 0x000000DC
> Thrd4 0FFB54DC GetProfileIntA( "ModuleCompatibility" "RBHEAP" 0) -> 0
> Thrd4 0FFB48B9 GetFileAttributesW( "C:\ms-setup.t\rbheap.dll") -> 
> FILE_ATTRIBUTE_READONLY | 
> FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ARCHIVE
> Thrd4 0FFBABDD SetFileAttributesW( "C:\ms-setup.t\rbheap.dll" 
> FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ARCHIVE) -> TRUE
> Thrd4 0F007D27 CreateFileW( "C:\ms-setup.t\rbheap.dll" 0x00010000 0x00000000 > [0x00000000] NULL 
> OPEN_EXISTING FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL NULL) -> 0x0000012C
> 
> Looks pretty clear that whatever we're tracing is indeed unpacking the file and
> writing it to c:\ms-setup.t\rbheap.dll.  (I think we're tracking the wow module
> which is running the win16 program.)
> 
> Likewise, I ran it under Wine with --debugmsg +win,+profile,+file,+dosfs,+relay;
> the resulting log is at http://www.kegel.com/linux/mfckit-wine.txt
> Here are the lines from mfckit-wine.txt that mention rbheap at all:
> 
> trace:profile:PROFILE_Load New key: name='rbheap.dl_', value='rbheap.dll'
> trace:file:FILE_DoOpenFile RBHEAP.DLL OF_READ OF_SHARE_COMPAT
> trace:file:FILE_DoOpenFile RBHEAP.DLL 0000
> trace:dosfs:DOSFS_DoGetFullPathName passed 'RBHEAP.DLL'
> trace:dosfs:DOSFS_DoGetFullPathName got C:\ms-setup.t\RBHEAP.DLL
> trace:dosfs:DOSFS_DoGetFullPathName returning 'C:\ms-setup.t\RBHEAP.DLL'
> trace:dosfs:DOSFS_GetFullName RBHEAP.DLL (last=1)
> trace:dosfs:DOSFS_FindUnixName /home/dank/c/ms-setup.t,RBHEAP.DLL
> warn:dosfs:DOSFS_FindUnixName 'RBHEAP.DLL' not found in 
> '/home/dank/c/ms-setup.t'
> trace:dosfs:DOSFS_FindUnixName /home/dank/c/windows/system,RBHEAP.DLL
> warn:dosfs:DOSFS_FindUnixName 'RBHEAP.DLL' not found in 
> '/home/dank/c/windows/system'
> trace:dosfs:DOSFS_FindUnixName /home/dank/c/windows,RBHEAP.DLL
> warn:dosfs:DOSFS_FindUnixName 'RBHEAP.DLL' not found in '/home/dank/c/windows'
> trace:dosfs:DOSFS_GetFullName C:\MS-SETUP.T\RBHEAP.DLL (last=1)
> trace:dosfs:DOSFS_FindUnixName /home/dank/c,MS-SETUP.T\RBHEAP.DLL
> trace:dosfs:DOSFS_FindUnixName (/home/dank/c,MS-SETUP.T\RBHEAP.DLL) -> 
> ms-setup.t (MS-SETUP.T)
> trace:dosfs:DOSFS_FindUnixName /home/dank/c/ms-setup.t,RBHEAP.DLL
> warn:dosfs:DOSFS_FindUnixName 'RBHEAP.DLL' not found in 
> '/home/dank/c/ms-setup.t'
> trace:dosfs:DOSFS_GetFullName c:\windows\RBHEAP.DLL (last=1)
> trace:dosfs:DOSFS_FindUnixName /home/dank/c,windows\RBHEAP.DLL
> trace:dosfs:DOSFS_FindUnixName (/home/dank/c,windows\RBHEAP.DLL) -> windows 
> (WINDOWS)
> trace:dosfs:DOSFS_FindUnixName /home/dank/c/windows,RBHEAP.DLL
> warn:dosfs:DOSFS_FindUnixName 'RBHEAP.DLL' not found in '/home/dank/c/windows'
> trace:dosfs:DOSFS_GetFullName c:\windows\system\RBHEAP.DLL (last=1)
> trace:dosfs:DOSFS_FindUnixName /home/dank/c,windows\system\RBHEAP.DLL
> trace:dosfs:DOSFS_FindUnixName (/home/dank/c,windows\system\RBHEAP.DLL) -> 
> windows (WINDOWS)
> trace:dosfs:DOSFS_FindUnixName /home/dank/c/windows,system\RBHEAP.DLL
> trace:dosfs:DOSFS_FindUnixName (/home/dank/c/windows,system\RBHEAP.DLL) -> 
> system (SYSTEM)
> trace:dosfs:DOSFS_FindUnixName /home/dank/c/windows/system,RBHEAP.DLL
> warn:dosfs:DOSFS_FindUnixName 'RBHEAP.DLL' not found in 
> '/home/dank/c/windows/system'
> trace:dosfs:DOSFS_GetFullName e:\\RBHEAP.DLL (last=1)
> trace:dosfs:DOSFS_FindUnixName /tmp,RBHEAP.DLL
> warn:dosfs:DOSFS_FindUnixName 'RBHEAP.DLL' not found in '/tmp'
> trace:dosfs:DOSFS_GetFullName e:\test\RBHEAP.DLL (last=1)
> trace:dosfs:DOSFS_FindUnixName /tmp,test\RBHEAP.DLL
> warn:dosfs:DOSFS_FindUnixName 'test\RBHEAP.DLL' not found in '/tmp'
> trace:dosfs:DOSFS_GetFullName f:\\RBHEAP.DLL (last=1)
> trace:dosfs:DOSFS_FindUnixName /home/dank,RBHEAP.DLL
> warn:dosfs:DOSFS_FindUnixName 'RBHEAP.DLL' not found in '/home/dank'
> warn:file:FILE_DoOpenFile 'RBHEAP.DLL' not found or sharing violation
> warn:file:FILE_DoOpenFile (RBHEAP.DLL): return = HFILE_ERROR error= 2
> Could not load 'RBHEAP.DLL' required by 'WBRUN20', error=2
> 
> No such unpacking going on here.  Under Wine, nothing ever references 
> RBHEAP.DL_.
> 
> Anyone see anything like this before, or have a suggestion on how to track this 
> down further?
> 
> -- 
> Dan Kegel
> http://www.kegel.com
> http://counter.li.org/cgi-bin/runscript/display-person.cgi?user=78045
> 
>

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