msdtc.exe

  • File Path: C:\Windows\system32\msdtc.exe
  • Description: Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator Service

Hashes

Type Hash
MD5 2EF846AC66E181BE820B513DBC15B5D2
SHA1 8B4786EB9D864FC78BD99432AE0C78F887049461
SHA256 EDFE71025C352D0DABEC7B9506C5945BB0EC11F8DB540DB8CB1116C2EA1648A8
SHA384 BA601A97F69630626939298014FFCD764B0CF4D936A02814145BA18EE4A5EFCD55F699EDD2ECFDD5BC551C4548F65BE3
SHA512 2587ACD723F515EB8FA1DD7016647079FD7AF2A1C32F92FF344766803D524D9820BEBAF21DAA3B3D3556D2DB8AB956A8A1682EAA46ABB9B04A4C8E1E21321BDC
SSDEEP 1536:vOKf3ewElEA4yattFzRFZzi1A0a4qDLZAQcEzok3E8vroH3S7NtiXE/Lc:GNlOxzvv7fcmEAkyXiqc
IMP 51BA43624008AF885335F88516CA2AD3
PESHA1 A8A8101BC18379F31B40513A68B4834E7AC3D5EC
PE256 22EA120BB10C430E58DB1EBC6BD51710705C1180C0E0182082FA90088662F410

Runtime Data

Loaded Modules:

Path
C:\Windows\System32\ADVAPI32.dll
C:\Windows\System32\bcrypt.dll
C:\Windows\system32\CLUSAPI.dll
C:\Windows\System32\combase.dll
C:\Windows\system32\CRYPTSP.dll
C:\Windows\system32\DNSAPI.dll
C:\Windows\System32\GDI32.dll
C:\Windows\System32\gdi32full.dll
C:\Windows\System32\KERNEL32.DLL
C:\Windows\System32\KERNELBASE.dll
C:\Windows\system32\msdtc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\MSDTCLOG.dll
C:\Windows\system32\MSDTCPRX.dll
C:\Windows\system32\MSDTCTM.dll
C:\Windows\System32\msvcp_win.dll
C:\Windows\System32\msvcrt.dll
C:\Windows\system32\MSWSOCK.dll
C:\Windows\system32\MTXCLU.DLL
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
C:\Windows\System32\ole32.dll
C:\Windows\System32\OLEAUT32.dll
C:\Windows\system32\RESUTILS.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
C:\Windows\system32\WINMM.dll
C:\Windows\System32\WS2_32.dll
C:\Windows\system32\XOLEHLP.dll

Signature

  • Status: Signature verified.
  • Serial: 3300000266BD1580EFA75CD6D3000000000266
  • Thumbprint: A4341B9FD50FB9964283220A36A1EF6F6FAA7840
  • 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: MSDTC.EXE.MUI
  • Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
  • Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
  • File Version: 2001.12.10941.16384 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
  • Product Version: 10.0.19041.1
  • Language: English (United States)
  • Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • Machine Type: 64-bit

File Scan

  • VirusTotal Detections: 0/75
  • VirusTotal Link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/edfe71025c352d0dabec7b9506c5945bb0ec11f8db540db8cb1116c2ea1648a8/detection

File Similarity (ssdeep match)

File Score
C:\Windows\system32\msdtc.exe 63
C:\Windows\system32\msdtc.exe 66
C:\windows\system32\msdtc.exe 65
C:\WINDOWS\system32\msdtc.exe 68
C:\WINDOWS\system32\msdtc.exe 63

Possible Misuse

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

Source Source File Example License
sigma image_load_pingback_backdoor.yml Image\|endswith: 'msdtc.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_apt_lazarus_session_highjack.yml - '\msdtc.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_pingback_backdoor.yml - 'msdtc' DRL 1.0
malware-ioc 2021_T2 Msdtc © ESET 2014-2018

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