Narrator.exe
- File Path:
C:\windows\system32\Narrator.exe - Description: Screen Reader
Hashes
| Type | Hash |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 7F777F4DA64328EFF3220C96A10347C4 |
| SHA1 | 81D071C234EBF001B08BB3531CA96975744A0627 |
| SHA256 | 503E77D13FBDB7AC2AE4070706CEBC5AE50C141415EB0981F1B97C9264258498 |
| SHA384 | 15A6FDF1AA345F6FA22D6C2A400B8D32FF15DC786D286DC134443E6E727F3BBA1DD8777F5D4F2CD505E05F5936ED1E8F |
| SHA512 | CAB3109976E2FC1E69B399D0457DF54831D34B30E93C70C75DC2F0358FD5AF506BAD5DDF67138C2274CD280DEC928B88BC2E5F51D3D13FDB2F8FA9B2CFA988AE |
| SSDEEP | 1536:hlMqbiWBz6SE9zx4fBxzXi4qd6N3rArBOLrrLbwM+cJ:jDiWh6f9FKi4Z+BO/fbV+O |
Signature
- Status: The file C:\windows\system32\Narrator.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: SR.exe
- Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
- Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
- File Version: 6.3.9600.17415 (winblue_r4.141028-1500)
- Product Version: 6.3.9600.17415
- Language: English (United States)
- Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
File Similarity (ssdeep match)
| File | Score |
|---|---|
| C:\windows\SysWOW64\Narrator.exe | 93 |
Possible Misuse
The following table contains possible examples of Narrator.exe being misused. While Narrator.exe is not inherently malicious, its legitimate functionality can be abused for malicious purposes.
| Source | Source File | Example | License |
|---|---|---|---|
| sigma | proc_creation_win_install_reg_debugger_backdoor.yml | - 'narrator.exe' |
DRL 1.0 |
| sigma | proc_creation_win_stickykey_like_backdoor.yml | - 'Narrator.exe' |
DRL 1.0 |
| sigma | proc_creation_win_susp_atbroker.yml | - Narrator |
DRL 1.0 |
| sigma | registry_event_narrator_feedback_persistance.yml | title: Narrator's Feedback-Hub Persistence |
DRL 1.0 |
| sigma | registry_event_narrator_feedback_persistance.yml | description: Detects abusing Windows 10 Narrator's Feedback-Hub |
DRL 1.0 |
| sigma | registry_event_stickykey_like_backdoor.yml | - '\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\Narrator.exe\Debugger' |
DRL 1.0 |
| atomic-red-team | T1546.008.md | Other accessibility features exist that may also be leveraged in a similar fashion: (Citation: DEFCON2016 Sticky Keys)(Citation: Narrator Accessibility Abuse) | MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary |
| atomic-red-team | T1546.008.md | * Narrator: C:\Windows\System32\Narrator.exe |
MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary |
| atomic-red-team | T1546.008.md | | parent_list | Comma separated list of system binaries to which you want to attach each #{attached_process}. Default: “osk.exe” | String | osk.exe, sethc.exe, utilman.exe, magnify.exe, narrator.exe, DisplaySwitch.exe, atbroker.exe| | MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary |
| signature-base | thor_inverse_matches.yar | description = “Abnormal narrator.exe - typical strings not found in file” | CC BY-NC 4.0 |
| signature-base | thor_inverse_matches.yar | $win7 = “Microsoft-Windows-Narrator” wide fullword | CC BY-NC 4.0 |
| signature-base | thor_inverse_matches.yar | $win2000 = “&About Narrator…” wide fullword | CC BY-NC 4.0 |
| signature-base | thor_inverse_matches.yar | $winxp = “Software\Microsoft\Narrator” | CC BY-NC 4.0 |
| signature-base | thor_inverse_matches.yar | filename == “narrator.exe” | CC BY-NC 4.0 |
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