label.exe

File Path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\label.exe
Description: Disk Label Utility

Hashes

Type	Hash
MD5	`8650501F9418753E535611B8FA5DE483`
SHA1	`A8AE6440E56BBEBEB29972CF0C86F12B9594EFDD`
SHA256	`68F18947DB7B9E0DDFD840D039DF793A4C07FA5BC00CA11E768FDF9D0D5B57C9`
SHA384	`EA017EB7A6E1A963BEEF174D6EBC076BAF667CFD1D749B9972BE69868A056525E7840CB101AA2148D9C4C94455735506`
SHA512	`83C64C24785BC452140887A740F205976AD449F6977B3A95F8957824A70965EA06819219017623B98D9FA6E4638AFC3A958AC2962D51C4363C3C5EE4423E2F09`
SSDEEP	`384:9MCo7ZWXxA4+StBlOcH9RjjdZ5ZTl2ProWSXjW:277Z4A4FYcXXToTy`

Runtime Data

Usage (stdout):

Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label of a disk.

LABEL [drive:][label]
LABEL [/MP] [volume] [label]

  drive:          Specifies the drive letter of a drive.
  label           Specifies the label of the volume.
  /MP             Specifies that the volume should be treated as a
                  mount point or volume name.
  volume          Specifies the drive letter (followed by a colon),
                  mount point, or volume name.  If volume name is specified,
                  the /MP flag is unnecessary.

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: Label.Exe.MUI
Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
File Version: 10.0.18362.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Product Version: 10.0.18362.1
Language: English (United States)
Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Possible Misuse

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

Source	Source File	Example	License
signature-base	apt_apt29_grizzly_steppe.yar	$ = “\x0D\x0AVolume label: “	CC BY-NC 4.0
signature-base	gen_Excel4Macro_Sharpshooter.yar	// ‘ 0018 23 LABEL : Cell Value, String Constant - build-in-name 1 Auto_Open	CC BY-NC 4.0
signature-base	gen_win_privesc.yar	$s1 = “<Label x:Name="lblPort" Content="Port:" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="28" Margin="10,0,0,0" Width="35"/>” fullword ascii	CC BY-NC 4.0

Additional Info*

*The information below is copied from MicrosoftDocs, which is maintained by Microsoft. Available under CC BY 4.0 license.

label

Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label (that is, the name) of a disk. If used without parameters, the label command changes the current volume label or deletes the existing label.

Syntax

label [/mp] [<volume>] [<label>]

Parameters

Parameter	Description
/mp	Specifies that the volume should be treated as a mount point or volume name.
`<volume>`	Specifies a drive letter (followed by a colon), mount point, or volume name. If a volume name is specified, the /mp parameter is unnecessary.
`<label>`	Specifies the label for the volume.
/?	Displays help at the command prompt.

Remarks

Windows displays the volume label and serial number (if it has one) as part of the directory listing.
An NTFS volume label can be up to 32 characters in length, including spaces. NTFS volume labels retain and display the case that was used when the label was created.

Examples

To label a disk in drive A that contains sales information for July, type:

label a:sales-july

To view and delete the current label for drive C, follow these steps:

At the command prompt, type:

label

Output similar to the following should be displayed:

Volume in drive C: is Main Disk
Volume Serial Number is 6789-ABCD
Volume label (32 characters, ENTER for none)?

Press ENTER. The following prompt should be displayed:
```
Delete current volume label (Y/N)?
```
Press Y to delete the current label, or N if you want to keep the existing label.

Additional References

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