ie4uinit.exe
- File Path:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ie4uinit.exe - Description: IE Per-User Initialization Utility
Hashes
| Type | Hash |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 21CB4852E203215BB472B1804DA5C80B |
| SHA1 | 78C3E5CF258E100089C703A130580B2E64915C16 |
| SHA256 | 856955EB4EBF79FD8C45B58E4271FB7F45F2659C88A5E94BA2D8E5484F4E9E11 |
| SHA384 | E8826384884AEEFA213366D6BE216732E31D39F3DFC4A7DF4EAE31DDFDAD4CFCCEE2F90A530D738AD54653BDFB4A1EB4 |
| SHA512 | A88FA5508AD574D73F08828EEC29426E1C5D2CA0DBE28115CB1D72EEA272A80FD78E24E81EF25500DDE30C33B923155E360A603451872C6F4EA4906FB7D30F7B |
| SSDEEP | 6144:MPyvRc+5+bRhN1Wjl4K/eZb8vm1YWAIu350PK:cypFqRhPK4KW8vm1YCuwK |
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: IE4UINIT.EXE.MUI
- Product Name: Internet Explorer
- Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
- File Version: 11.00.18362.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
- Product Version: 11.00.18362.1
- Language: English (United States)
- Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Possible Misuse
The following table contains possible examples of ie4uinit.exe being misused. While ie4uinit.exe is not inherently malicious, its legitimate functionality can be abused for malicious purposes.
| Source | Source File | Example | License |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOLBAS | Ie4uinit.yml | Name: Ie4uinit.exe |
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| LOLBAS | Ie4uinit.yml | - Command: ie4uinit.exe -BaseSettings |
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| LOLBAS | Ie4uinit.yml | Description: Executes commands from a specially prepared ie4uinit.inf file. |
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| LOLBAS | Ie4uinit.yml | - Path: c:\windows\system32\ie4uinit.exe |
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| LOLBAS | Ie4uinit.yml | - Path: c:\windows\sysWOW64\ie4uinit.exe |
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| LOLBAS | Ie4uinit.yml | - IOC: ie4uinit.exe copied outside of %windir% |
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| LOLBAS | Ie4uinit.yml | - IOC: ie4uinit.exe loading an inf file (ieuinit.inf) from outside %windir% |
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| malware-ioc | nukesped_lazarus | .IE4UINIT.exe``{:.highlight .language-cmhg} |
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