cvtres.exe

File Path: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe
Description: Microsoft Resource File To COFF Object Conversion Utility

Hashes

Type	Hash
MD5	`C877CBB966EA5939AA2A17B6A5160950`
SHA1	`2A3249732F5AA4588A4A9895FFE217355041D663`
SHA256	`1FE531EAC592B480AA4BD16052B909C3431434F17E7AE163D248355558CE43A6`
SHA384	`9EAEBBED65AA851C355135492531E58F4547B1AB3E118BA41ED32EE80A52BDE7E832053CEB7B713CA3FFC33F392B485F`
SHA512	`8D331C7D24BC5B790AFE565634843CDA0498C55A0BCB943EF5D22305871937887623849BBF75CC983E1CB6936766749B0EA627B069FD8B3F791B930CC2FC97D6`
SSDEEP	`768:akdac2JSz9RvzZFcmOUgMiMkRUop6nyMFsSLzmPQySlphYjkmE+iZMB4tF:ucXZFcmbcUyM2SnmdSlsjkmE+zBSF`
IMP	`55D76ADE7FFEA0F41FF2B55505C2B362`
PESHA1	`DBBF02824C68E986F7901576CD060AAE93D717C0`
PE256	`9DED0B484DAB4C855638FF211AA738AB5ACFE45E12331060A363F0FC33FA365C`

Runtime Data

Usage (stdout):

Microsoft (R) Windows Resource To Object Converter Version 14.10.25028.0
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

usage: CVTRES [options] [files]

   options:

      /DEFINE:symbol
      /FOLDDUPS
      /MACHINE:{ARM|EBC|IA64|X64|X86}
      /NOLOGO
      /OUT:filename
      /READONLY
      /VERBOSE

Loaded Modules:

Path
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe
C:\Windows\System32\KERNEL32.DLL
C:\Windows\System32\KERNELBASE.dll
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll

Signature

Status: Signature verified.
Serial: 330000023241FB59996DCC4DFF000000000232
Thumbprint: FF82BC38E1DA5E596DF374C53E3617F7EDA36B06
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: CVTRES.EXE
Product Name: Microsoft .NET Framework
Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
File Version: 14.10.25028.0 built by: VCTOOLSD15RTM
Product Version: 14.10.25028.0
Language: English (United States)
Machine Type: 64-bit

File Scan

VirusTotal Detections: 0/75
VirusTotal Link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/1fe531eac592b480aa4bd16052b909c3431434f17e7ae163d248355558ce43a6/detection

Possible Misuse

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

Source	Source File	Example	License
sigma	sysmon_suspicious_remote_thread.yml	`- '\cvtres.exe'`	DRL 1.0
sigma	proc_creation_win_visual_basic_compiler.yml	`Image\\|endswith: '\cvtres.exe'`	DRL 1.0