resmon.exe

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

Hashes

Type	Hash
MD5	`A01AB6C669DCC17E87C84C0C07D2CFAE`
SHA1	`9B6EF117022714BADD3C0627207127AD885BAE96`
SHA256	`956CD8B2C832E631917281B131EE9B137D2702FFC929AEF6FC2C71AD1C761F8B`
SHA384	`35A153CBFD8AD962B7E79A6B76A1A109CB446195C4B955413F4CC7743DCE4CCD07F821BB2A4DD0FB818F7E047FED731D`
SHA512	`40330B2D3D7E82812E6471E861408832FA637F72F309E12C3F9DC61CA219F117450D93C9D97BAA670045E95F1852C81D872F246E29BE68A501E5600A8FAC27BB`
SSDEEP	`1536:T7n1b6HBqY3KtrtizIo9plJSs9kYuZJnGZLzOcE6Ls7HXG84PK05Z34g/CO+sH:TpOHghtYIo9piswTogiqQKy349`
IMP	`C489853A1F490DCDAEA1E10E57C136E4`
PESHA1	`FA1E63FD53EE235DEA2FC7AFE943F978A189AC42`
PE256	`9A011C4230ED22092591A8B70B170062FCCE16A117777EE3D9FDA1AEB1D5DF11`

Runtime Data

Child Processes:

perfmon.exe

Loaded Modules:

Path
C:\Windows\System32\advapi32.dll
C:\Windows\System32\bcryptPrimitives.dll
C:\Windows\System32\cfgmgr32.dll
C:\Windows\System32\combase.dll
C:\Windows\System32\cryptsp.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\powrprof.dll
C:\Windows\System32\profapi.dll
C:\Windows\system32\resmon.exe
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\windows.storage.dll

Signature

Status: Signature verified.
Serial: 3300000266BD1580EFA75CD6D3000000000266
Thumbprint: A4341B9FD50FB9964283220A36A1EF6F6FAA7840
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: 10.0.17763.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Product Version: 10.0.17763.1
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/956cd8b2c832e631917281b131ee9b137d2702ffc929aef6fc2c71ad1c761f8b/detection/

File Similarity (ssdeep match)

File	Score
C:\Windows\system32\perfmon.exe	72
C:\WINDOWS\system32\perfmon.exe	71
C:\WINDOWS\system32\perfmon.exe	46
C:\windows\system32\perfmon.exe	74
C:\Windows\system32\perfmon.exe	68
C:\Windows\system32\perfmon.exe	68
C:\WINDOWS\system32\resmon.exe	91
C:\windows\system32\resmon.exe	91
C:\Windows\system32\resmon.exe	90
C:\Windows\system32\resmon.exe	93
C:\WINDOWS\system32\resmon.exe	91
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\perfmon.exe	72
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\perfmon.exe	69
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\perfmon.exe	74
C:\windows\SysWOW64\perfmon.exe	66
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\perfmon.exe	69
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\perfmon.exe	71
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\resmon.exe	93
C:\windows\SysWOW64\resmon.exe	93
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\resmon.exe	93
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\resmon.exe	93
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\resmon.exe	93
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\resmon.exe	96

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