msdtc.exe

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

Hashes

Type	Hash
MD5	`7215CE218BDEAD41B708F098258CF972`
SHA1	`A002BC39095E7F9A3C3281505A42876F480FB95F`
SHA256	`1EAB4B9691E9EFA1DA02BDCB84035F65EDA4B525E5AEE925A6E1E4107F8E4F31`
SHA384	`DCD1B3A7FA630620C1567F4249B6DA7650A1907F0D593445AB643CADF5B438057BCE08F5A7401F1C20A2DD5D55A31CED`
SHA512	`58D10D21AB916A4E1D21DBFD65856ED95D484622989B2CB6A95C0D6EA49757B18C97AE06DC3B9F32AA88A0D534E0121F04ECA9F0597A952E057FFC69B93426D3`
SSDEEP	`1536:wpfx6C1a800NG/qtbC15ZkuH1A0a4qDLZAQcEzok3E8vroH3S7NtiXE/Lp:u1aLyMBkNv7fcmEAkyXiqp`
IMP	`D76D41E51FC79BF5C56F90FE6A798765`
PESHA1	`283A9A4B8AA73DB517D2ED2C021263AB3DAE18EA`
PE256	`7BC6646161700CC43F520B7684EEB40C0E94E2D0806B12616214DE3AABA0AD00`

Runtime Data

Loaded Modules:

Path
C:\Windows\System32\advapi32.dll
C:\Windows\System32\bcrypt.dll
C:\Windows\System32\bcryptPrimitives.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\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\ntdll.dll
C:\Windows\System32\ole32.dll
C:\Windows\System32\OLEAUT32.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\WS2_32.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: MSDTC.EXE.MUI
Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
File Version: 2001.12.10941.16384 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Product Version: 10.0.17763.1
Language: English (United States)
Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Machine Type: 64-bit

File Scan

VirusTotal Detections: 0/72
VirusTotal Link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/1eab4b9691e9efa1da02bdcb84035f65eda4b525e5aee925a6e1e4107f8e4f31/detection/

File Similarity (ssdeep match)

File	Score
C:\Windows\system32\msdtc.exe	66
C:\Windows\system32\msdtc.exe	68
C:\windows\system32\msdtc.exe	66
C:\WINDOWS\system32\msdtc.exe	75
C:\WINDOWS\system32\msdtc.exe	65

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