psr.exe

  • File Path: C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\psr.exe
  • Description: Steps Recorder

Hashes

Type Hash
MD5 EC2F836A85C57232D316EAE87C5D3762
SHA1 ADA9697BF088333D97A3E7DA2A5EC66872E5969C
SHA256 44A3E9F977CA6C8286E70577D163511CA222F8D99A7B0F0FD0890C3A2A9BF8BD
SHA384 DB2E7B674DFBA4D3F470C0D7C3BFB515A1EA5B6A982DE0DD6C29D7651E1879A8CBA820109C836793B580A522B88391F5
SHA512 504F91CBE50F4102B2902B02D014C626B6004EA39A280F842F04755D63E29B877CFAC4CA094E138B969484E29B57E8627CF8B451700854C4132CAC3E45DB373E
SSDEEP 3072:5XWREgol+AtjWRux5ZX6SBDbWOIGmteHBRR3FnXj+n/Ce3sLG+9r5OPhvvBif:pWREgW+AtjtxnX6SBHW5t+DECe3sLHsB

Signature

  • Status: Signature verified.
  • Serial: 330000023241FB59996DCC4DFF000000000232
  • Thumbprint: FF82BC38E1DA5E596DF374C53E3617F7EDA36B06
  • 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: psr.exe
  • Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
  • Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
  • File Version: 10.0.18362.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
  • Product Version: 10.0.18362.1
  • Language: English (United States)
  • Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Possible Misuse

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

Source Source File Example License
sigma proc_creation_win_susp_psr_capture_screenshots.yml title: Psr.exe Capture Screenshots DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_susp_psr_capture_screenshots.yml description: The psr.exe captures desktop screenshots and saves them on the local machine DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_susp_psr_capture_screenshots.yml Image\|endswith: '\Psr.exe' DRL 1.0
LOLBAS Psr.yml Name: Psr.exe  
LOLBAS Psr.yml - Command: psr.exe /start /gui 0 /output c:\users\user\out.zip  
LOLBAS Psr.yml - Command: psr.exe /start /maxsc 100 /gui 0 /output c:\users\user\out.zip  
LOLBAS Psr.yml - Command: psr.exe /stop  
LOLBAS Psr.yml - C:\Windows\System32\Psr.exe  
LOLBAS Psr.yml - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Psr.exe  
LOLBAS Psr.yml Name: Psr.exe  
LOLBAS Psr.yml - Command: psr.exe /start /output D:\test.zip /sc 1 /gui 0  
LOLBAS Psr.yml Description: Record a user screen without creating a GUI. You should use "psr.exe /stop" to stop recording and create output file.  
LOLBAS Psr.yml - Path: c:\windows\system32\psr.exe  
LOLBAS Psr.yml - Path: c:\windows\syswow64\psr.exe  
LOLBAS Psr.yml - IOC: psr.exe spawned  
atomic-red-team T1113.md Use Psr.exe binary to collect screenshots of user display. Test will do left mouse click to simulate user behaviour MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
atomic-red-team T1113.md cmd /c start /b psr.exe /start /output #{output_file} /sc 1 /gui 0 /stopevent 12 MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
atomic-red-team T1113.md cmd /c “timeout #{recording_time} > NULL && psr.exe /stop” MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary

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