FXSSVC.exe

  • File Path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\FXSSVC.exe
  • Description: Fax Service

Hashes

Type Hash
MD5 C6F56E6CF1822CFB9D8F85870453675E
SHA1 672D31EC0BE5C5B89D82479644028FCA6E86DB7E
SHA256 0257954D0C8978C7E163C918A79A5D35AA7626D9D5236BA55FEAA3EB5A44DBEF
SHA384 30E1AB38E3C7447C4DD9F5A9D41EEBACE46C5A0EFE633793A524E449A1E74266621783A989A772787321A7AC951E6001
SHA512 AB22367210F5E5741D92A4C10DE3E38577E34F31A9C1EEC1EF96C17EEAC57EE5EFD52EF4E8B61360A9D7D3992EC6FADF995759F1D476422292949512E7051B81
SSDEEP 12288:mJFox052yo03ypNIwZMNGQWk48QVwGe+ip6BvjNOCWkbIlDpV/h:KME/oAONd2NJ48QVwGe+ip6BJ9b+j/h

Signature

  • Status: Signature verified.
  • Serial: 33000001C422B2F79B793DACB20000000001C4
  • Thumbprint: AE9C1AE54763822EEC42474983D8B635116C8452
  • 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: FXSSVC.EXE
  • Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
  • Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
  • File Version: 10.0.18362.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
  • Product Version: 10.0.18362.1
  • Language: English (United States)
  • Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Possible Misuse

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

Source Source File Example License
sigma image_load_susp_fax_dll.yml - fxssvc.exe DRL 1.0
atomic-red-team T1543.003.md sc config Fax binPath= “C:\WINDOWS\system32\fxssvc.exe” >nul 2>&1 MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary

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