regedt32.exe

  • File Path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\regedt32.exe
  • Description: Registry Editor Utility

Hashes

Type Hash
MD5 A1E2BE3B2DD9709F5F32F3A0234FDEAA
SHA1 36C1791CE932959D9EA1EC5DC1921EDF257AC87C
SHA256 23D040CCEF1F44F724D052AC8BDBA3714746739B055F954B27BDABEE6F735A81
SHA384 B4D3E63D937BF638FFE4FD6C1A66DC35A1BA6C412101910A032DE1A0A5592B4915CE1AFEEA20BEF22B71BE1EEDD04883
SHA512 396ACD9912498B412D5CC46CC1BAD6853C6FD5A02B9CB778C89B18B2C138748E18AE00E7EC9FFFCF7C064D8A0AFB4129A0B50ADE9F4C6AE4BF2AACAD6D55593E
SSDEEP 192:QSwiKZdNjkllUBmHctRaO0REqOeUE81Br6XvUkWExW:4TdullSm8TaO02eUbiMkWExW
IMP A3060EC916831020104FAE5BC9414975
PESHA1 0E3EA187A2027FFF5482FC2483AC8F329DD161BC
PE256 CE32AF0877FC13D4476C6BCE8EB821B27D254E0CAE4223071232C46CE8230869

Runtime Data

Child Processes:

regedit.exe

Loaded Modules:

Path
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\regedt32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\SHELL32.dll
C:\WINDOWS\System32\ucrtbase.dll
C:\WINDOWS\System32\USER32.dll
C:\WINDOWS\System32\win32u.dll

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: regedt32.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/23d040ccef1f44f724d052ac8bdba3714746739b055f954b27bdabee6f735a81/detection

Possible Misuse

The following table contains possible examples of regedt32.exe being misused. While regedt32.exe is not inherently malicious, its legitimate functionality can be abused for malicious purposes.

Source Source File Example License
signature-base apt_grizzlybear_uscert.yar $a3 = “regedt32.exe” wide nocase CC BY-NC 4.0

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