EchoTrail

WinMerge x64 (Current user, 64-bit) 2.16.60

by Thingamahoochie Softwareinstaller signed by Takashi SawanakaValid

Sources: observed in the EchoTrail lab on Windows 11 on October 29, 2026.

The install

Installer
winmerge-2.16.60-x64-peruser-setup.exe
Installer type
inno
Installed through
a type-detected silent switch
Install directory
C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs
Launched
WinMergeU.exe
Windows
Windows 11
Date
October 29, 2026
Executables dropped
56

installer sha256 35217e6b3bb981e37b7ce3858e686e4ee3afe5cb7820ff5960258829fea0ba03

The lab used WinMerge x64 (Current user, 64-bit) for 2 minutes, changed a setting, then rebooted and watched what came back.

On screen

Frames from the lab session, cropped to WinMerge x64 (Current user, 64-bit)'s own windows.

WinMerge x64 (Current user, 64-bit) 2.16.60: First window
First window. WinMerge main window is open with an empty gray workspace and a menu bar.
WinMerge x64 (Current user, 64-bit) 2.16.60: Main window
Main window. WinMerge main window with the Tools menu open showing Filters... and Generate Patch...
WinMerge x64 (Current user, 64-bit) 2.16.60: Settings
Settings. WinMerge Filters dialog is open on the File Filters tab with a list of preset filters.
WinMerge x64 (Current user, 64-bit) 2.16.60: Worth a look
Worth a look. The About WinMerge dialog is open showing version 2.16.60.0 with OK, Contributors and homepage link buttons.

What it dropped

Executables

  • tree-sitter-fsharp.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\TreeSitterGrammars\tree-sitter-fsharp.dll
  • winmergeu.exesigned by CN=Takashi Sawanaka, O=Takashi Sawanaka, L=Chiba, S=Chiba, C=JPValidran during the lab session
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\WinMergeU.exe
    sha256 42d1d38f252c285c6ccfe5d535f91f0a3791f8957ebb6eb57b88feee0f104842
  • tree-sitter-c-sharp.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\TreeSitterGrammars\tree-sitter-c-sharp.dll
  • winimergelib.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\WinIMerge\WinIMergeLib.dll
  • tree-sitter-cpp.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\TreeSitterGrammars\tree-sitter-cpp.dll
  • msys-2.0.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\Commands\msys2\usr\bin\msys-2.0.dll
  • tree-sitter-fsharp_signature.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\TreeSitterGrammars\tree-sitter-fsharp_signature.dll
  • msys-stdc++-6.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\Commands\msys2\usr\bin\msys-stdc++-6.dll
  • tree-sitter-ruby.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\TreeSitterGrammars\tree-sitter-ruby.dll
  • 7z.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\Merge7z\7z.dll
  • tree-sitter-flow.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\TreeSitterGrammars\tree-sitter-flow.dll
  • tree-sitter-tsx.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\TreeSitterGrammars\tree-sitter-tsx.dll
  • tree-sitter-typescript.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\TreeSitterGrammars\tree-sitter-typescript.dll
  • tree-sitter-bash.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\TreeSitterGrammars\tree-sitter-bash.dll
  • tree-sitter-rust.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\TreeSitterGrammars\tree-sitter-rust.dll
  • unins000.exe
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\unins000.exe
  • tree-sitter-php.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\TreeSitterGrammars\tree-sitter-php.dll
  • tree-sitter-php_only.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\TreeSitterGrammars\tree-sitter-php_only.dll
  • jq.exe
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\Commands\jq\jq.exe
  • tree-sitter-c.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\TreeSitterGrammars\tree-sitter-c.dll
  • winwebdifflib.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\WinWebDiff\WinWebDiffLib.dll
  • tidy.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\Commands\tidy-html5\tidy.dll
  • tidy.exe
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\Commands\tidy-html5\tidy.exe
  • tree-sitter-python.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\TreeSitterGrammars\tree-sitter-python.dll
  • tree-sitter-java.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\TreeSitterGrammars\tree-sitter-java.dll
  • tree-sitter-javascript.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\TreeSitterGrammars\tree-sitter-javascript.dll
  • tree-sitter-markdown.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\TreeSitterGrammars\tree-sitter-markdown.dll
  • tree-sitter-markdown_inline.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\TreeSitterGrammars\tree-sitter-markdown_inline.dll
  • hekseditu.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\Frhed\hekseditU.dll
  • winmergecontextmenu.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\WinMergeContextMenu.dll
  • merge7z.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\Merge7z\Merge7z.dll
  • tree-sitter-go.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\TreeSitterGrammars\tree-sitter-go.dll
  • tree-sitter-yaml.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\TreeSitterGrammars\tree-sitter-yaml.dll
  • shellextensionx64.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\ShellExtensionX64.dll
  • darkmode.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\darkmodelib\darkmode.dll
  • shellextensionu.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\ShellExtensionU.dll
  • tree-sitter-css.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\TreeSitterGrammars\tree-sitter-css.dll
  • patch.exe
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\Commands\msys2\usr\bin\patch.exe
  • cliphcat.exe
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\Commands\cliphcat\cliphcat.exe
  • ignorefieldscomma.dll
    C:\Users\lab\AppData\Local\Programs\WinMerge\MergePlugins\IgnoreFieldsComma.dll