WorkFolders.exe

File Path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WorkFolders.exe
Description: Work Folders

Hashes

Type	Hash
MD5	`1DB54E2E5D713F1B7B3B0D4E3B6CED52`
SHA1	`7ADB609C9EB76CCE66EE744557B8766962D2BC4E`
SHA256	`F4704F7172E0CB5F4C79775A91638F94D3220562A4DC8F660373F29D1AD0848C`
SHA384	`111A8DDCF0F56AD94C60D9CF2EFFB863F1A91A35997B44E903501B56B7A7EF170A97EBF73F05D2474279840F2FA22258`
SHA512	`F0F134201FCD250CE1900BAF5E21FD591DDEFC9D9F32BE7CF1C87FBF49C205D37609B8B472785720EB4152CF8DDB59093B5CFE76F369FFD08F702C15B47E0F55`
SSDEEP	`1536:xtZvJRBO2lLmer8ul+Mr0wlIm1wisw/8cxEa:H7/tmInl+Mr0wlIm1Uw0cxE`
IMP	`7C7016FD29449ABF043594BBD6397B63`
PESHA1	`7B1BBCC2164A11954418586AB096898388B7938E`
PE256	`A261858BB445D0AED2849E60DF901FBCC2C6D79406937CA7D0037833B293A580`

Runtime Data

Child Processes:

control.exe

Loaded Modules:

Path
C:\WINDOWS\System32\ADVAPI32.dll
C:\WINDOWS\System32\combase.dll
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dmEnrollEngine.DLL
C:\WINDOWS\System32\GDI32.dll
C:\WINDOWS\System32\gdi32full.dll
C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNEL32.DLL
C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll
C:\WINDOWS\System32\msvcp_win.dll
C:\WINDOWS\system32\msvcp110_win.dll
C:\WINDOWS\System32\msvcrt.dll
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
C:\WINDOWS\System32\OLEAUT32.dll
C:\WINDOWS\system32\policymanager.dll
C:\WINDOWS\system32\profapi.dll
C:\WINDOWS\System32\RPCRT4.dll
C:\WINDOWS\System32\sechost.dll
C:\WINDOWS\System32\SHELL32.dll
C:\WINDOWS\System32\ucrtbase.dll
C:\WINDOWS\System32\USER32.dll
C:\WINDOWS\System32\win32u.dll
C:\WINDOWS\system32\WorkFolders.exe

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: WorkFolders.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/f4704f7172e0cb5f4c79775a91638f94d3220562a4dc8f660373f29d1ad0848c/detection

File Similarity (ssdeep match)

File	Score
C:\Windows\system32\WorkFolders.exe	47
C:\Windows\system32\WorkFolders.exe	52
C:\WINDOWS\system32\WorkFolders.exe	54
C:\Windows\system32\WorkFoldersRes.dll	52
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WorkFoldersRes.dll	52

Possible Misuse

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

Source	Source File	Example	License
sigma	proc_creation_win_susp_workfolders.yml	`title: Execution via WorkFolders.exe`	DRL 1.0
sigma	proc_creation_win_susp_workfolders.yml	`description: Detects using WorkFolders.exe to execute an arbitrary control.exe`	DRL 1.0
sigma	proc_creation_win_susp_workfolders.yml	`ParentImage\\|endswith: '\WorkFolders.exe'`	DRL 1.0
LOLBAS	WorkFolders.yml	`Name: WorkFolders.exe`
LOLBAS	WorkFolders.yml	`- Command: WorkFolders`
LOLBAS	WorkFolders.yml	`- Path: C:\Windows\System32\WorkFolders.exe`
LOLBAS	WorkFolders.yml	`- IOC: WorkFolders.exe should not be run on a normal workstation`