ntoskrnl.exe

  • File Path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
  • Description: NT Kernel & System

Hashes

Type Hash
MD5 0B4CD09218EF8E035F991455D7E0989B
SHA1 8917EBFB3467C5E6E56A26E20BC9BA49CA43586D
SHA256 9923B54ED79B57E1FD609B8226BAC634D5167A1AFCD0EB06BC79D1F1C274D496
SHA384 B4F0ED027A820AAD2A3998ED455DC230C2102463FDD10F73974D9CEFF96BADF76E2635310F2C304540043841A0746362
SHA512 641E1BC2BE9A2A13350DA940DA8E0982E627B051454F556E4741DD363B73A588C02F7095B43CA96CCF5D934BE4B515DAE221A067E2CE3006B371417DC06E315E
SSDEEP 196608:FCGwqJdBrbJ0Tt1rZFf3FCZUtGDi7eHnRGKCMIo035a/:FCGwq75It1rZFtCZUtGO7eHRMMIo04

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: ntkrnlmp.exe
  • Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
  • Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
  • File Version: 10.0.19041.329 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
  • Product Version: 10.0.19041.329
  • Language: English (United States)
  • Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Possible Misuse

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

Source Source File Example License
signature-base apt_hackingteam_rules.yar $x4 = “C:\\Windows\\Sysnative\\ntoskrnl.exe” fullword ascii /* PEStudio Blacklist: strings */ CC BY-NC 4.0
signature-base apt_winnti.yar $s17 = “NTOSKRNL.EXE” fullword wide /* Goodware String - occured 4 times */ CC BY-NC 4.0
signature-base apt_winnti.yar $a5 = “ntoskrnl.exe” ascii fullword CC BY-NC 4.0
signature-base apt_winnti.yar $a3 = “%SystemRoot%\System32\ntoskrnl.exe” ascii CC BY-NC 4.0
signature-base apt_winnti_hdroot.yar $s1 = “\system32\ntoskrnl.exe” fullword ascii CC BY-NC 4.0
signature-base spy_querty_fiveeyes.yar $s3 = “ntoskrnl.exe” fullword ascii CC BY-NC 4.0
signature-base spy_regin_fiveeyes.yar $s4 = “ntoskrnl.exe” fullword ascii CC BY-NC 4.0

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