DeviceCensus.exe

File Path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DeviceCensus.exe
Description: Device Census

Hashes

Type	Hash
MD5	`21283673AE268424B51981B10356E418`
SHA1	`4568E9B5132E970FE7B08A42304E9AC459CC4103`
SHA256	`3747338D09D623C859B48AF7784CDB95783910675857CB49E061ED805A25905D`
SHA384	`8A08BC1234A68F6A9FBE34510D1571BC4944F66E92308FBA977EE909E946B22BA5738B0CB189968C4061AE87E3A77E76`
SHA512	`F8EB848801256367139BE73ACF2640A138D8D65E77276FD1687CFB40A50B162FC318A87049B2D28F740F57FA1E21EB8A8F5557C546AD8B01E51BCC278B3D2466`
SSDEEP	`768:sjBw8tBWX7ZyBId2l0VTP9/gKXLrYVT1Pt:6w8tBqyOM+VR4KXLrY3Pt`
IMP	`69755EB5A4F06F0B816F7B23B33E44E8`
PESHA1	`7116337B35565321213128CEAEFB14716EE059AA`
PE256	`834C2ECE0E81EB27C0628B517DB4EAC745C78617F5BEAC8CCC997B2C2116F5A2`

Runtime Data

Loaded Modules:

Path
C:\WINDOWS\System32\advapi32.dll
C:\WINDOWS\system32\AEPIC.dll
C:\WINDOWS\system32\bcrypt.dll
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\cfgmgr32.dll
C:\WINDOWS\System32\combase.dll
C:\WINDOWS\System32\CRYPT32.dll
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dcntel.dll
C:\WINDOWS\system32\DeviceCensus.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\IPHLPAPI.DLL
C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNEL32.DLL
C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll
C:\WINDOWS\system32\logoncli.dll
C:\WINDOWS\System32\msvcp_win.dll
C:\WINDOWS\System32\msvcrt.dll
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ncrypt.dll
C:\WINDOWS\system32\netutils.dll
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
C:\WINDOWS\System32\OLEAUT32.dll
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\powrprof.dll
C:\WINDOWS\System32\RPCRT4.dll
C:\WINDOWS\System32\sechost.dll
C:\WINDOWS\System32\shcore.dll
C:\WINDOWS\system32\SspiCli.dll
C:\WINDOWS\System32\ucrtbase.dll
C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINHTTP.dll

Signature

Status: Signature verified.
Serial: 33000002ED2C45E4C145CF48440000000002ED
Thumbprint: 312860D2047EB81F8F58C29FF19ECDB4C634CF6A
Issuer: CN=Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Subject: CN=Microsoft Windows, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

File Metadata

Original Filename: DeviceCensus.exe
Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
File Version: 10.0.22000.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Product Version: 10.0.22000.1
Language: English (United States)
Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Machine Type: 64-bit

File Scan

VirusTotal Detections: 0/73
VirusTotal Link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/3747338d09d623c859b48af7784cdb95783910675857cb49e061ed805a25905d/detection

Possible Misuse

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

Source	Source File	Example	License
sigma	image_load_wmi_module_load.yml	`- '\DeviceCensus.exe'`	DRL 1.0
sigma	registry_event_asep_reg_keys_modification_currentversion.yml	`- 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\devicecensus.exe'`	DRL 1.0
sigma	registry_event_telemetry_persistence.yml	`- '\system32\DeviceCensus.exe'`	DRL 1.0