pcwrun.exe

File Path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\pcwrun.exe
Description: Program Compatibility Troubleshooter Invoker

Hashes

Type	Hash
MD5	`F403498CD4CCAD1D23B19639E9AE39C3`
SHA1	`9285D28787CD0C3767EBDC2D2BC15C3598C490AA`
SHA256	`3087F9AA4EA61FB0AC46E23721BDA1F688919684F88B32CA6A37E5115094E5DC`
SHA384	`0C3F5AB4FC7065987B85169A6B64EA5A87D326905FFF79113BDF963CBB8504C508B310AA541C05A6264D1AD264BEC634`
SHA512	`F02FEDD8EB176312A812BD509420442AE3A53A6DCC905AA9DFD5F42648396E3A274CC57D40EAF22C8E98E13CB278615E91C3DE566DDEF45FAF78C988C6337164`
SSDEEP	`192:oI2fS2y9cq15HvBomH2bAqy+ChtqeAhEx3yZKoOg8OmcWzgW:oI26z9/1rNWb35vExcODLcWzgW`
IMP	`F377D135D63E07ADC800E6F236499A9F`
PESHA1	`CCFF489103A148D7D4A550BBAC0B7A88705A42B5`
PE256	`05D54964AAA22F088E6A21C2C0E22EF57F289CBEE9D284C09F37514001B41588`

Runtime Data

Child Processes:

msdt.exe

Loaded Modules:

Path
C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNEL32.DLL
C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
C:\WINDOWS\system32\pcwrun.exe

Signature

Status: Signature verified.
Serial: 33000002ED2C45E4C145CF48440000000002ED
Thumbprint: 312860D2047EB81F8F58C29FF19ECDB4C634CF6A
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: pcwrun.exe
Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
File Version: 10.0.22000.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Product Version: 10.0.22000.1
Language: English (United States)
Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Machine Type: 64-bit

File Scan

VirusTotal Detections: 0/73
VirusTotal Link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/3087f9aa4ea61fb0ac46e23721bda1f688919684f88b32ca6a37e5115094e5dc/detection

Possible Misuse

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

Source	Source File	Example	License
sigma	proc_creation_win_indirect_cmd_compatibility_assistant.yml	`description: Detect indirect command execution via Program Compatibility Assistant pcwrun.exe`	DRL 1.0
sigma	proc_creation_win_indirect_cmd_compatibility_assistant.yml	`- https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Pcwrun/`	DRL 1.0
sigma	proc_creation_win_indirect_cmd_compatibility_assistant.yml	`ParentImage\\|endswith: '\pcwrun.exe'`	DRL 1.0
LOLBAS	Pcwrun.yml	`Name: Pcwrun.exe`
LOLBAS	Pcwrun.yml	`- Command: Pcwrun.exe c:\temp\beacon.exe`
LOLBAS	Pcwrun.yml	`- Path: C:\Windows\System32\pcwrun.exe`

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