PresentationHost.exe

File Path: C:\Windows\system32\PresentationHost.exe
Description: Windows Presentation Foundation Host

Hashes

Type	Hash
MD5	`193F1CA0ADF261816AC02CFD6553C96D`
SHA1	`1A53BBECD49F42F4B919241E5C0F8F4DA55807CE`
SHA256	`6A51D20B0D5E3889A5BF168BF6C9A81AE50CCF74C5349547146F11C6016A87DB`
SHA384	`6896012A88A39FA5E822B0EC126FBE2BB44BBD385557F0D09344250BAC1418BB787B6D056CEFF347E24F67E151453550`
SHA512	`EF778890C769FAC09B770902FC6D1F03417105BF947E3FA96A06287F9866D585A5C1F008756B4E3B0C707C4A13893F02C51A199012CA0882CBB934808512AA96`
SSDEEP	`6144:aM9Qd26/6a7xX2LOgh5KNXwy3Odjp19k5KNXf:z9QA6/rGikKVwy3OdLaKV`
IMP	`9BACECDCCE64D5DF2F33D2DEB36930D0`
PESHA1	`B9A69E2123FB36B74D71A994A5FEF6906D455103`
PE256	`B8ABCF810E3A2783133DF57CA7E57A7BC47D1CE3E3317366EB5DB501B4A46EE8`

Runtime Data

Child Processes:

iexplore.exe

Loaded Modules:

Path
C:\Windows\System32\ADVAPI32.dll
C:\Windows\System32\bcryptPrimitives.dll
C:\Windows\System32\cfgmgr32.dll
C:\Windows\System32\combase.dll
C:\Windows\system32\CRYPTBASE.DLL
C:\Windows\System32\cryptsp.dll
C:\Windows\System32\GDI32.dll
C:\Windows\System32\gdi32full.dll
C:\Windows\system32\iertutil.dll
C:\Windows\System32\kernel.appcore.dll
C:\Windows\System32\KERNEL32.DLL
C:\Windows\System32\KERNELBASE.dll
C:\Windows\system32\mscoree.dll
C:\Windows\System32\msvcp_win.dll
C:\Windows\System32\msvcrt.dll
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
C:\Windows\System32\OLE32.dll
C:\Windows\System32\OLEAUT32.dll
C:\Windows\System32\powrprof.dll
C:\Windows\system32\PresentationHost.exe
C:\Windows\System32\profapi.dll
C:\Windows\System32\RPCRT4.dll
C:\Windows\System32\sechost.dll
C:\Windows\System32\shcore.dll
C:\Windows\System32\SHELL32.dll
C:\Windows\System32\shlwapi.dll
C:\Windows\System32\ucrtbase.dll
C:\Windows\system32\urlmon.dll
C:\Windows\System32\USER32.dll
C:\Windows\system32\VERSION.dll
C:\Windows\System32\win32u.dll
C:\Windows\System32\windows.storage.dll
C:\Windows\system32\WININET.dll

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: PresentationHost.exe
Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
File Version: 10.0.17763.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Product Version: 10.0.17763.1
Language: English (United States)
Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Machine Type: 64-bit

File Scan

VirusTotal Detections: 0/70
VirusTotal Link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/6a51d20b0d5e3889a5bf168bf6c9a81ae50ccf74c5349547146f11c6016a87db/detection/

File Similarity (ssdeep match)

File	Score
C:\windows\system32\PresentationHost.exe	57
C:\Windows\system32\PresentationHost.exe	63
C:\WINDOWS\system32\PresentationHost.exe	52
C:\WINDOWS\system32\PresentationHost.exe	60
C:\Windows\system32\PresentationHost.exe	54
C:\windows\SysWOW64\PresentationHost.exe	66
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\PresentationHost.exe	57
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PresentationHost.exe	68
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\PresentationHost.exe	66
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PresentationHost.exe	68
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PresentationHost.exe	65

Possible Misuse

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

Source	Source File	Example
LOLBAS	Presentationhost.yml	`Name: Presentationhost.exe`
LOLBAS	Presentationhost.yml	`- Command: Presentationhost.exe C:\temp\Evil.xbap`
LOLBAS	Presentationhost.yml	`- Path: C:\Windows\System32\Presentationhost.exe`
LOLBAS	Presentationhost.yml	`- Path: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Presentationhost.exe`