dns.exe
- File Path:
C:\windows\system32\dns.exe - Description: Domain Name System (DNS) Server
Hashes
| Type | Hash |
|---|---|
| MD5 | E2444376A0BDB6F72BA02B637CED5B88 |
| SHA1 | A18CEB4D9EAC938F757342BC883A2F5ADA1ADC95 |
| SHA256 | 0F841CE45A8BE1072614CF851D4C45BBE230F695718C3077B6435A902E405DC2 |
| SHA384 | 1A76E4BC1623FFB6D36998FDE4D1C219D77ED69BE965E027A2AFE9F21E696BF2885B4C6E5F141C0F48606984A4158D2F |
| SHA512 | D32282AC3BE8500E061071EADF7546829AD871E097CF4A4FEACFA361883D478711D8F984D2E3BCAA7347E425E2A4D0210031B0701241FB8EEB82DD79CA3BC6C4 |
| SSDEEP | 49152:j7gYLaYpTTKXvkvd1q69lS9aukO2m1h3Ft31lg9BPcPzxj84+IX:tpTTKXsv/q69vuh2YP9g9BUP+4 |
Signature
- Status: The file C:\windows\system32\dns.exe is not digitally signed. You cannot run this script on the current system. For more information about running scripts and setting execution policy, see about_Execution_Policies at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135170
- Serial: ``
- Thumbprint: ``
- Issuer:
- Subject:
File Metadata
- Original Filename: dns.exe.mui
- Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
- Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
- File Version: 6.3.9600.17327 (winblue_r3.140826-1500)
- Product Version: 6.3.9600.17327
- Language: English (United States)
- Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Possible Misuse
The following table contains possible examples of dns.exe being misused. While dns.exe is not inherently malicious, its legitimate functionality can be abused for malicious purposes.
| Source | Source File | Example | License |
|---|---|---|---|
| sigma | net_connection_win_susp_rdp.yml | - '\System32\dns.exe' |
DRL 1.0 |
| sigma | net_connection_win_susp_rdp.yml | - domain controller using dns.exe |
DRL 1.0 |
| sigma | proc_creation_win_exploit_cve_2020_1350.yml | ParentImage\|endswith: '\System32\dns.exe' |
DRL 1.0 |
| sigma | proc_creation_win_exploit_cve_2020_1350.yml | - Unknown but benign sub processes of the Windows DNS service dns.exe |
DRL 1.0 |
| LOLBAS | Dnscmd.yml | - Link: https://github.com/dim0x69/dns-exe-persistance/tree/master/dns-plugindll-vcpp |
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