Cant rip LG firmware

[SeanRamey]

flasher can't rip any firmware for the WH16NS40 drive.
https://www.lg.com/us/support/software-firmware-drivers?customerModelCode=WH16NS40&csSalesCode=WH16NS40.AVAA10B&category=CT30000780&subcategory=

output: $ flasher -r WH16NS40_1.01-A0.exe
Devilsclaw's LG Renesas Drive Utility
cmd_ripexe: Starting firmware ripping process
firm_ripexe: Unknown encryption type
cmd_ripexe: Failed firmware ripping process

[devilsclaw]

I was able to manually extract it from memory. It was stored as a zip file in the exe and was only in a form that could be extracted once in memory.

HLDS_JB8_BRAND_1.03-00_NOBJ.bin.zip

[devilsclaw]

in the file
BD-RE__WH16NS40__1.05_220105.exe
there was this

BD-RE__WH16NS40__1.05_220105.zip