elevation_service.exe

  • File Path: C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\95.0.4638.69\elevation_service.exe
  • Description: Google Chrome

Hashes

Type Hash
MD5 790AF709F1A51D7671041D6F96D80940
SHA1 8F5ED91CC70C79D2F7264EEF96153DE7C6840259
SHA256 DBCD26F229AFAC2D0DC2E30A7DC3E0D1C0F2360AF7EF9E6DA5F273100E382F65
SHA384 BF756B96ACF003DB8B100A6B93A5095B257B6FBA9283D88D478E3F9883157C13CFF1F7890FF4BD29F2E43E9672A2139D
SHA512 2948159DF70408C6080B9514F0F00697CE5257B43EA55982A2811C494566BFBCD938FF7E2295DC8F561EB652ADFD649B8D8D770E0B262CAEC29254CFAF3DFDBF
SSDEEP 24576:eUY8jAxPR+yKtdVPykEz87szOCKnyCaagQjfMo29XT0cp0xNZh:eUY8jAKyCdVPyk487UOCMyCaagQjfWTW
IMP 6F0FF9C6E5BF80CB94113E862B8CE584
PESHA1 6D5259B2033F6EC192085F206A74F57EE62B91C1
PE256 013446A6988F1024ACC25DE69A40B16FFA5EF5B298ACA04FF210D853FE11BEB2

Runtime Data

Usage (stderr):

[1106/200304.534:ERROR:service_main.cc(150)] Failed to connect to the service control manager: The service process could not connect to the service controller. (0x427)

Child Processes:

csrss.exe winlogon.exe

Loaded Modules:

Path
C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\95.0.4638.69\elevation_service.exe
C:\Windows\System32\ADVAPI32.dll
C:\Windows\System32\combase.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\ntdll.dll
C:\Windows\System32\ole32.dll
C:\Windows\System32\RPCRT4.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: 0E4418E2DEDE36DD2974C3443AFB5CE5
  • Thumbprint: 2673EA6CC23BEFFDA49AC715B121544098A1284C
  • Issuer: CN=DigiCert Trusted G4 Code Signing RSA4096 SHA384 2021 CA1, O=”DigiCert, Inc.”, C=US
  • Subject: CN=Google LLC, O=Google LLC, L=Mountain View, S=California, C=US

File Metadata

  • Original Filename: elevation_service.exe
  • Product Name: Google Chrome
  • Company Name: Google LLC
  • File Version: 95.0.4638.69
  • Product Version: 95.0.4638.69
  • Language: English (United States)
  • Legal Copyright: Copyright 2021 Google LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Machine Type: 64-bit

File Scan

  • VirusTotal Detections: 0/72
  • VirusTotal Link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/dbcd26f229afac2d0dc2e30a7dc3e0d1c0f2360af7ef9e6da5f273100e382f65/detection

Possible Misuse

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

Source Source File Example License
sigma file_event_win_cve_2021_41379_msi_lpe.yml description: Detects signs of the exploitation of LPE CVE-2021-41379 that include an msiexec process that creates an elevation_service.exe file DRL 1.0
sigma file_event_win_cve_2021_41379_msi_lpe.yml TargetFilename\|endswith: '\elevation_service.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_exploit_lpe_cve_2021_41379.yml ParentImage\|endswith: '\elevation_service.exe' DRL 1.0

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