activeds.dll

File Path: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\activeds.dll
Description: ADs Router Layer DLL

Hashes

Type	Hash
MD5	`7A9BDC32B3F08589C314D6935B1969EF`
SHA1	`B5CA5973D8D03E9D90857AB60192B44361A6F92A`
SHA256	`78FB0AC33F7EAD29F16EC1B9A0B44843962722346BB9A938434950C69DC15468`
SHA384	`78EDDF61FE2C1BFEFA5AA08573178E4F858B7D6493DA121BBE016172432FF3B8B69D473DE3B31B62623A3AFDAF6DC0A3`
SHA512	`B766F7E4D22DF80E831AE9330EB99C9449F50C158622E15425C01A6C536CA43E1ADF193DBF9993C5B351D0C65557A67E2D590AB486A35A9567E1B0EDA9F0BBAD`
SSDEEP	`6144:qqxLnlGakgCKl71z29t5oM0tqB63Lje5:qqxLnBkgN6XKMwK6P`
IMP	`A84D85413A75CD6302EE7E19425039C3`
PESHA1	`0FD576E2D83A88AE70EE3211662A34EB6E35F757`
PE256	`63D79EB45ACD06DFA59F0E7ABFAD00BC456B1EF4CFE93C1B1FFDD862A8B0534C`

DLL Exports:

Function Name	Ordinal	Type
`ConvertTrusteeToSid`	31	Exported Function
`DllCanUnloadNow`	10	Exported Function
`DllGetClassObject`	11	Exported Function
`ConvertSecurityDescriptorToSecDes`	28	Exported Function
`AllocADsStr`	17	Exported Function
`BinarySDToSecurityDescriptor`	29	Exported Function
`ConvertSecDescriptorToVariant`	27	Exported Function
`ReallocADsMem`	16	Exported Function
`ReallocADsStr`	19	Exported Function
`SecurityDescriptorToBinarySD`	30	Exported Function
`PropVariantToAdsType2`	26	Exported Function
`FreeADsMem`	15	Exported Function
`FreeADsStr`	18	Exported Function
`PropVariantToAdsType`	21	Exported Function
`AllocADsMem`	14	Exported Function
`ADsEncodeBinaryData`	20	Exported Function
`ADsEnumerateNext`	6	Exported Function
`AdsFreeAdsValues`	23	Exported Function
`ADsDecodeBinaryData`	24	Exported Function
`ADsBuildEnumerator`	4	Exported Function
`ADsBuildVarArrayInt`	8	Exported Function
`ADsBuildVarArrayStr`	7	Exported Function
`ADsSetLastError`	12	Exported Function
`AdsTypeToPropVariant`	22	Exported Function
`AdsTypeToPropVariant2`	25	Exported Function
`ADsOpenObject`	9	Exported Function
`ADsFreeEnumerator`	5	Exported Function
`ADsGetLastError`	13	Exported Function
`ADsGetObject`	3	Exported Function

Signature

Status: Signature verified.
Serial: 3300000266BD1580EFA75CD6D3000000000266
Thumbprint: A4341B9FD50FB9964283220A36A1EF6F6FAA7840
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: ADs
Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
File Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Product Version: 10.0.19041.1
Language: English (United States)
Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Machine Type: 32-bit

File Scan

VirusTotal Detections: 0/70
VirusTotal Link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/78fb0ac33f7ead29f16ec1b9a0b44843962722346bb9a938434950c69dc15468/detection/

Possible Misuse

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

Source	Source File	Example	License
malware-ioc	evilnum	`1F287AA922911F72F68B4B0C8645B4C909EB07B9 – ACTIVEDS.dll`	© ESET 2014-2018
signature-base	apt_agent_btz.yar	description = “Detects Agent-BTZ Proxy DLL - activeds.dll”	CC BY-NC 4.0
signature-base	apt_agent_btz.yar	$s2 = “activeds.dll” ascii fullword	CC BY-NC 4.0