label.exe

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

Hashes

Type Hash
MD5 AD94075B470831D51794ECCA453C33AE
SHA1 3165121A8332A010C2FEF8E9E11B3171B3098859
SHA256 7BACC9FD1870A349740E7995AC1BA06FCE69DA50F7542902C23648FD52354E65
SHA384 3080394DD7AA894E785040BE0256499D8496449C446E9FC4FF8599E3ABB7D05DD649271B8D7E73561E4485216AAA6133
SHA512 69457E094358E6E2A443E53E6D0E8ACC7137811E66D1213DBADF605027100C26D753420B611D337EF2FC1948901BF4FFA696D11B3D34E52E00373C32BBA2EC4E
SSDEEP 384:48CobJejxdNDRfn5YjRBfQVRJT54WStjW:487bJcxdHfQrkPT58
IMP 9D31AD7E7AE990941EB6693E119F8284
PESHA1 3DA701346B69BB84DE3FD83ADF8365223A5B6F42
PE256 CD06B220E9494FC1D78C5435345C00ABB869B68A56001DC07B1ACB1FD9FC0F0E

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.

Loaded Modules:

Path
C:\Windows\System32\KERNEL32.DLL
C:\Windows\System32\KERNELBASE.dll
C:\Windows\system32\label.exe
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll

Signature

  • Status: Signature verified.
  • Serial: 33000001C422B2F79B793DACB20000000001C4
  • Thumbprint: AE9C1AE54763822EEC42474983D8B635116C8452
  • 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: 10.0.17763.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
  • Product Version: 10.0.17763.1
  • Language: English (United States)
  • Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • Machine Type: 64-bit

File Scan

  • VirusTotal Detections: 0/68
  • VirusTotal Link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/7bacc9fd1870a349740e7995ac1ba06fce69da50f7542902c23648fd52354e65/detection/

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:

  1. 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)?
    
  2. Press ENTER. The following prompt should be displayed:

    Delete current volume label (Y/N)?
    
  3. Press Y to delete the current label, or N if you want to keep the existing label.

Additional References


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