Testlimit.exe

  • File Path: C:\SysinternalsSuite\Testlimit.exe
  • Description: Test Windows Limits

Hashes

Type Hash
MD5 3842204E96C9E70987B2CCD68FF6C502
SHA1 ABE651E98F2EDD2DC4449E66EEE7E37C733E2E50
SHA256 81CE87149A14C466738903B6180D9B79EC8D3005C137870A05DAFA815714D394
SHA384 DAF2A193950530C5A6E72139CDB9D9748F5CA91623C7856D017E4FDF79E58777840DCA3F25F2DD8D3E3FD958B56B83AA
SHA512 95A5D7D1041FF156FB091FCF0BA3644E494E06A2E14E11D98B19EE874BB4DF521AF83F4D98AD01465D0D89F152991E94C92196FB31AE633D9311CF46D30C10C0
SSDEEP 3072:AR8o9cvNCRslkfw+v0OZKiphWnk0lnZUF4NLLY8hZdTycwvInEQkJ/:ARZdq+v0494xJV3CJ/
IMP 5B0D2C8A351C6D461AD97A49997CF8BA
PESHA1 A58C77FD6F1D415A1DCD56FB65AD1073FBF06BE3
PE256 5805B2EBE7BD89B69E8EFD732F68A7454A04FB2FC804D5663774501F964C3B10

Runtime Data

Usage (stdout):


Testlimit v5.24 - test Windows limits
Copyright (C) 2012-2015 Mark Russinovich 
Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

Process ID: 5944

usage: testlimit [[-h [-u]] | [-p [-n]] | [-t [-n [KB]]] | [-u [-i]] | [-g [object size]] | [-a|-d|-l|-m|-r|-s|-v [MB]] | [-w]] [-c [count]] [-e [seconds]]
  -a       Leak Address Windowing Extensions (AWE) memory in
           specified MBs (default is 1).
  -c       Count of number of objects to allocate (default is as many as
           possible). This must be the last option specified.
  -d       Leak and touch memory in specified MBs (default is 1).
  -e       Seconds elapsed between allocations (default is 0).
  -g       Create GDI handles of specified size (default 1 byte).
           Specify a size of 0 to cause GDI object exhaustion.
  -h       Create handles. Specify -u to also allocate file objects.
  -i       Exhaust USER desktop heap.
  -l       Allocate the specified amount of large pages (rounded to large
           size multiple.
  -m       Leak memory in specified MBs (default is 1).
  -p       Create processes - add -n to set min working set. Add -n to
           set min working set of processes to smallest.
  -r       Reserve memory in specified MBs (default is 1).
  -s       Leak shared memory in specified MBs (default is 1).
  -t       Create threads - add -n to specify minimum stack reserve (in KB).
  -u       Create USER handles to menus.
  -v       VirtualLock memory in specified MBs (default is 1).
  -w       Reset working set minimum to highest possible value.

Loaded Modules:

Path
C:\SysinternalsSuite\Testlimit.exe
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
C:\Windows\System32\wow64.dll
C:\Windows\System32\wow64cpu.dll
C:\Windows\System32\wow64win.dll

Signature

  • Status: Signature verified.
  • Serial: 330000014096A9EE7056FECC07000100000140
  • Thumbprint: 98ED99A67886D020C564923B7DF25E9AC019DF26
  • Issuer: CN=Microsoft Code Signing PCA, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
  • Subject: CN=Microsoft Corporation, OU=MOPR, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

File Metadata

  • Original Filename: Testlimit
  • Product Name: Sysinternals Testlimit
  • Company Name: Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com
  • File Version: 5.24
  • Product Version: 5.24
  • Language: English (United States)
  • Legal Copyright: Copyright (C) 2008-2015 Mark Russinovich
  • Machine Type: 32-bit

File Scan

  • VirusTotal Detections: 0/70
  • VirusTotal Link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/81ce87149a14c466738903b6180d9b79ec8d3005c137870a05dafa815714d394/detection/

Possible Misuse

The following table contains possible examples of Testlimit.exe being misused. While Testlimit.exe is not inherently malicious, its legitimate functionality can be abused for malicious purposes.

Source Source File Example License
sigma proc_creation_win_false_sysinternalsuite.yml - '\Testlimit.exe' DRL 1.0

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