resmon.exe

File Path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\resmon.exe
Description: Resource Monitor

Hashes

Type	Hash
MD5	`45D0C6A8CAD3E768E5827BBCEEB1D7E8`
SHA1	`2DC726BEF97C79377BB4671E3DAEBB64F0AD3BBD`
SHA256	`48222FDB4F54DE6CB2A3318B5BBA6E8DE3384F31C7D1CDED1B9C39C89FA41C4D`
SHA384	`735302B6670A0FA5A7FD9D2054FD76D1D1726E62658727DA7063B652D35B0616AD9BA34202B2886132A251FE2FFB7A41`
SHA512	`CEB8A376D011D9C5A4499AF437573CE75BBB8F5CFC47382B4F0F54FDDA430793DCBC22C9F1B2574ACCD4504A87893E43E7EFBF104AB602BAE5F94742815A838D`
SSDEEP	`1536:5ImzDBqY3KtrtizIo9plJSs9kYuZJnGZLzOcE6Ls7HXG84PK05Z34g/CO+sH:5IaDghtYIo9piswTogiqQKy349`
IMP	`58331E6CF4F0AAFEA98BEFC13524D945`
PESHA1	`071148BCC3684484ECF3F304235B6F3F82E97DE6`
PE256	`AC9EC57BDEDB9C8092D688E4E7E7131139CB71E09060898C8725654470C69F1A`

Runtime Data

Child Processes:

perfmon.exe

Loaded Modules:

Path
C:\WINDOWS\System32\bcryptPrimitives.dll
C:\WINDOWS\System32\combase.dll
C:\WINDOWS\System32\GDI32.dll
C:\WINDOWS\System32\gdi32full.dll
C:\WINDOWS\System32\IMM32.DLL
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\kernel.appcore.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\resmon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\RPCRT4.dll
C:\WINDOWS\System32\SHELL32.dll
C:\WINDOWS\System32\ucrtbase.dll
C:\WINDOWS\System32\USER32.dll
C:\WINDOWS\system32\uxtheme.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: resmon.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: 0/72
VirusTotal Link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/48222fdb4f54de6cb2a3318b5bba6e8de3384f31c7d1cded1b9c39c89fa41c4d/detection

File Similarity (ssdeep match)

File	Score
C:\Windows\system32\perfmon.exe	72
C:\WINDOWS\system32\perfmon.exe	68
C:\WINDOWS\system32\perfmon.exe	46
C:\windows\system32\perfmon.exe	79
C:\Windows\system32\perfmon.exe	68
C:\Windows\system32\perfmon.exe	71
C:\windows\system32\resmon.exe	93
C:\Windows\system32\resmon.exe	93
C:\Windows\system32\resmon.exe	91
C:\Windows\system32\resmon.exe	93
C:\WINDOWS\system32\resmon.exe	94
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\perfmon.exe	69
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\perfmon.exe	68
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\perfmon.exe	71
C:\windows\SysWOW64\perfmon.exe	66
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\perfmon.exe	72
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\perfmon.exe	68
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\resmon.exe	96
C:\windows\SysWOW64\resmon.exe	94
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\resmon.exe	94
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\resmon.exe	96
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\resmon.exe	94
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\resmon.exe	94

Possible Misuse

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

Source	Source File	Example	License
sigma	proc_creation_win_susp_taskmgr_parent.yml	`- '\resmon.exe'`	DRL 1.0