putty.exe

  • File Path: C:\Program Files\PuTTY\putty.exe
  • Description: SSH, Telnet and Rlogin client

Screenshot

putty.exe

Hashes

Type Hash
MD5 AA8F39DFDF0CA430002CE3820A002324
SHA1 70329E3F10AB96FCD1461D46B3B78D80DD1474E6
SHA256 DCF66ED0D39BB3C1CD154D595BFA39D18148B3E1E68B8F18DD89221CF66FF4BA
SHA384 2DE89C02082BDEE25522E7A17B644A4568782C209E30BA7E5524DDB5BD68DF6F4AC828208C02B13C40EB946A129C41C2
SHA512 1C31A29219EB1D35D0B1BF1BDCE5AFB39D4B0F31DE4562D9936D71116FD53DE7DEA4C4745E4C12C885DC07163117262CC4A2D925E14AA9844A638991D5EE0744
SSDEEP 12288:cKqC57Zz7Q+XAIsAbt19684P/c4Tsv9Ed9KIAH656mOleOB6Wex:pqCNNE4AhDRkBvGd9a656mW8
IMP 2E3215ACC61253E5FA73A840384E9720
PESHA1 CFC56D6C39FCEB9A1990CFA1E3499321934AA288
PE256 E8F327A7ABA6B2DD1A7A24E544555969D14BD17CA3559F36EF4E511092B4BA71

Runtime Data

Window Title:

PuTTY Command Line Error

Open Handles:

Path Type
(R-D) C:\Windows\System32\en-US\user32.dll.mui File
(RW-) C:\Users\user\Documents File
(RW-) C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_5.82.19041.488_none_4238de57f6b64d28 File
(RW-) C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.19041.488_none_ca04af081b815d21 File
\BaseNamedObjects\NLS_CodePage_1252_3_2_0_0 Section
\BaseNamedObjects\NLS_CodePage_437_3_2_0_0 Section
\Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\windows_shell_global_counters Section
\Sessions\1\Windows\Theme64749523 Section
\Windows\Theme1120315852 Section

Loaded Modules:

Path
C:\Program Files\PuTTY\putty.exe
C:\Windows\System32\ADVAPI32.dll
C:\Windows\System32\combase.dll
C:\Windows\System32\COMDLG32.dll
C:\Windows\System32\GDI32.dll
C:\Windows\System32\gdi32full.dll
C:\Windows\System32\IMM32.dll
C:\Windows\System32\KERNEL32.DLL
C:\Windows\System32\KERNELBASE.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\RPCRT4.dll
C:\Windows\System32\sechost.dll
C:\Windows\System32\shcore.dll
C:\Windows\System32\SHELL32.dll
C:\Windows\System32\SHLWAPI.dll
C:\Windows\System32\ucrtbase.dll
C:\Windows\System32\USER32.dll
C:\Windows\system32\uxtheme.dll
C:\Windows\System32\win32u.dll
C:\Windows\System32\ws2_32.dll
C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_5.82.19041.488_none_4238de57f6b64d28\comctl32.dll
C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.19041.488_none_ca04af081b815d21\COMCTL32.dll

Signature

  • Status: Signature verified.
  • Serial: 7C1118CBBADC95DA3752C46E47A27438
  • Thumbprint: 5B9E273CF11941FD8C6BE3F038C4797BBE884268
  • Issuer: CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB
  • Subject: CN=Simon Tatham, O=Simon Tatham, L=Cambridge, S=Cambridgeshire, C=GB

File Metadata

  • Original Filename: PuTTY
  • Product Name: PuTTY suite
  • Company Name: Simon Tatham
  • File Version: Release 0.74 (without embedded help)
  • Product Version: Release 0.74
  • Language: English (United Kingdom)
  • Legal Copyright: Copyright 1997-2020 Simon Tatham.
  • Machine Type: 64-bit

File Scan

  • VirusTotal Detections: 0/70
  • VirusTotal Link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/dcf66ed0d39bb3c1cd154d595bfa39d18148b3e1e68b8f18dd89221cf66ff4ba/detection/

Possible Misuse

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

Source Source File Example License
sigma proc_creation_win_apt_wocao.yml - 'reg query HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\\*\PuTTY\Sessions\' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_enumeration_for_credentials_in_registry.yml - CommandLine\|contains: 'HKCU\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\Sessions' DRL 1.0
atomic-red-team index.md - Atomic Test #2: Enumeration for PuTTY Credentials in Registry [windows] MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
atomic-red-team windows-index.md - Atomic Test #2: Enumeration for PuTTY Credentials in Registry [windows] MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
atomic-red-team T1552.002.md - Atomic Test #2 - Enumeration for PuTTY Credentials in Registry MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
atomic-red-team T1552.002.md ## Atomic Test #2 - Enumeration for PuTTY Credentials in Registry MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
atomic-red-team T1552.002.md Queries to enumerate for PuTTY credentials in the Registry. PuTTY must be installed for this test to work. If any registry MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
atomic-red-team T1552.002.md reg query HKCU\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\Sessions /t REG_SZ /s MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
signature-base generic_anomalies.yar description = “Detects a putty version with a size different than the one provided by Simon Tatham (could be caused by an additional signature or malware)” CC BY-NC 4.0

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