credwiz.exe

  • File Path: C:\Windows\system32\credwiz.exe
  • Description: Credential Backup and Restore Wizard

Screenshot

credwiz.exe

Hashes

Type Hash
MD5 19FFB4C1B2042DEF14EC20365CBE0E7F
SHA1 3C0E69D8EC422545438FC335CFA26CF18579264B
SHA256 DD73D0ADBEDF9C251C055081279CF152E3E84197F91024474EFD4D23FAB3C6C3
SHA384 68C612F85B358BA7805EB378EEB8B39F2BE0CDB90A8F03EEB0E36AC4CC81AD9643BB3D4C85FA95749B72C39BA6BE6A1D
SHA512 F973C5C4FC586CC6C5919FBF0DA4F136F6B70CE42A02871FA5D50E883B6E5113B5835508CBAC05CAE47E6778806D2EE6C54DC2553A471C00562D593E23F6C119
SSDEEP 768:Ten/md0ztQCEzuAngPhAcgXc8lgEflVcTA9T9xZF+5:4/mdWez9cunlg8lVcTAbxZF+
IMP 1DD00699999764F96356FE23CCDE82BD
PESHA1 ED4B10B38695C943312932483F1AC180176DE385
PE256 52C2C38D722745A251DB52A15D7272E035B5E31B6A69A24D1FA916A05508E9DD

Runtime Data

Window Title:

Stored User Names and Passwords

Open Handles:

Path Type
(R-D) C:\Windows\Fonts\StaticCache.dat File
(R-D) C:\Windows\System32\en-US\credwiz.exe.mui File
(R-D) C:\Windows\System32\en-US\oleaccrc.dll.mui File
(R-D) C:\Windows\SystemResources\imageres.dll.mun File
(R-D) C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft.windows.c..-controls.resources_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.19041.1_en-us_cb612d02732b0fd9\comctl32.dll.mui File
(RW-) C:\Users\user File
(RW-) C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft.windows.c..-controls.resources_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.19041.1_en-us_cb612d02732b0fd9 File
(RW-) C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.19041.488_none_ca04af081b815d21 File
\BaseNamedObjects\C:*ProgramData*Microsoft*Windows*Caches*{6AF0698E-D558-4F6E-9B3C-3716689AF493}.2.ver0x0000000000000002.db Section
\BaseNamedObjects\C:*ProgramData*Microsoft*Windows*Caches*{DDF571F2-BE98-426D-8288-1A9A39C3FDA2}.2.ver0x0000000000000002.db Section
\BaseNamedObjects\C:*ProgramData*Microsoft*Windows*Caches*cversions.2 Section
\BaseNamedObjects\NLS_CodePage_1252_3_2_0_0 Section
\BaseNamedObjects\NLS_CodePage_437_3_2_0_0 Section
\Sessions\1\Windows\Theme1175649999 Section
\Windows\Theme601709542 Section

Loaded Modules:

Path
C:\Windows\System32\ADVAPI32.dll
C:\Windows\system32\credwiz.exe
C:\Windows\System32\CRYPT32.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\msvcrt.dll
C:\Windows\system32\netutils.dll
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
C:\Windows\System32\RPCRT4.dll
C:\Windows\system32\samcli.dll
C:\Windows\System32\sechost.dll
C:\Windows\System32\ucrtbase.dll
C:\Windows\System32\USER32.dll
C:\Windows\System32\win32u.dll

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: credwiz.exe.mui
  • 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: 64-bit

File Scan

  • VirusTotal Detections: 0/74
  • VirusTotal Link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/dd73d0adbedf9c251c055081279cf152e3e84197f91024474efd4d23fab3c6c3/detection

Possible Misuse

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

Source Source File Example License
malware-ioc badiis.yar $s8 = "C:\\Windows\\System32\\credwiz.exe" ascii wide © ESET 2014-2018

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