ComputerDefaults.exe

File Path: C:\windows\SysWOW64\ComputerDefaults.exe
Description: Set Program Access and Computer Defaults Control Panel

Screenshot

Hashes

Type	Hash
MD5	`1A506E36A76AD897490E77313CD3259A`
SHA1	`E734173B941DB9E1260B78FAB6BF21DAF55915B4`
SHA256	`2990059766F4118256B48DECFE2D586D469A219C1E5DDA038943C97BBFAA661D`
SHA384	`D97335966E1BB6A92D36F1FD153E7FE752E83253CA98FCE0D8A68A53B1E7212E5607472CDED04F06D0500094909C8AE0`
SHA512	`DDA7ABC50BE919FFF6E0133FA3C47DCCE92ED82109F3709A3EA79D37E028FC2F99656028367AFC8D19D0D86867A4F301B7946CCD1792824322C901E155350E33`
SSDEEP	`768:u7Q6e6JTWs2IkRDzsq4ytZZZL2YCX4ibRY:u75fBURDoq4OZZZLlCIibR`

Signature

Status: The file C:\windows\SysWOW64\ComputerDefaults.exe is not digitally signed. You cannot run this script on the current system. For more information about running scripts and setting execution policy, see about_Execution_Policies at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135170
Serial: ``
Thumbprint: ``
Issuer:
Subject:

File Metadata

Original Filename: ComputerDefaults.EXE.MUI
Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
File Version: 6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)
Product Version: 6.3.9600.16384
Language: English (United States)
Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

File Similarity (ssdeep match)

File	Score
C:\Windows\system32\ComputerDefaults.exe	65
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ComputerDefaults.exe	50
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ComputerDefaults.exe	60
C:\Windows\system32\ComputerDefaults.exe	54
C:\windows\system32\ComputerDefaults.exe	82
C:\Windows\system32\ComputerDefaults.exe	55
C:\Windows\system32\xwizard.exe	57
C:\windows\system32\xwizard.exe	58
C:\Windows\system32\xwizard.exe	49
C:\WINDOWS\system32\xwizard.exe	50
C:\WINDOWS\system32\xwizard.exe	54
C:\Windows\system32\xwizard.exe	55
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\ComputerDefaults.exe	55
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ComputerDefaults.exe	71
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\ComputerDefaults.exe	65
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ComputerDefaults.exe	57
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ComputerDefaults.exe	52
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\xwizard.exe	61
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\xwizard.exe	63
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\xwizard.exe	57
C:\windows\SysWOW64\xwizard.exe	66
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\xwizard.exe	60
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\xwizard.exe	60

Possible Misuse

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

Source	Source File	Example	License
sigma	proc_creation_win_uac_bypass_computerdefaults.yml	`title: UAC Bypass Using ComputerDefaults`	DRL 1.0
sigma	proc_creation_win_uac_bypass_computerdefaults.yml	`description: Detects the pattern of UAC Bypass using computerdefaults.exe (UACMe 59)`	DRL 1.0
sigma	proc_creation_win_uac_bypass_computerdefaults.yml	`Image: 'C:\Windows\System32\ComputerDefaults.exe'`	DRL 1.0
sigma	registry_event_shell_open_keys_manipulation.yml	`description: Detects the shell open key manipulation (exefile and ms-settings) used for persistence and the pattern of UAC Bypass using fodhelper.exe, computerdefaults.exe, slui.exe via registry keys (e.g. UACMe 33 or 62)`	DRL 1.0
atomic-red-team	index.md	- Atomic Test #5: Bypass UAC using ComputerDefaults (PowerShell) [windows]	MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
atomic-red-team	windows-index.md	- Atomic Test #5: Bypass UAC using ComputerDefaults (PowerShell) [windows]	MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
atomic-red-team	T1548.002.md	- Atomic Test #5 - Bypass UAC using ComputerDefaults (PowerShell)	MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
atomic-red-team	T1548.002.md	## Atomic Test #5 - Bypass UAC using ComputerDefaults (PowerShell)	MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
atomic-red-team	T1548.002.md	PowerShell code to bypass User Account Control using ComputerDefaults.exe on Windows 10	MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
atomic-red-team	T1548.002.md	Start-Process “C:\Windows\System32\ComputerDefaults.exe”	MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary