sdbinst.exe

  • File Path: C:\windows\system32\sdbinst.exe
  • Description: Application Compatibility Database Installer

Hashes

Type Hash
MD5 952D277678FC177CA8549B92A01C4C2C
SHA1 E466F90A73AD7D94341271446DFA19E2A7CE0BDB
SHA256 E60ED7874CA8E2E7646D37EF828695DD8CD33FF8590EF9D9B730B55C64888820
SHA384 05ADF12FBC2A2604CE439F6E421CF8BD626564838849E5D13DDBDABABB8FB84B8424AC000A73B7EF9EB67CA3EF005BB0
SHA512 8456E720418CE26DCB71281DAAEEEC12A8366EE6C9FDF490168ADD500098DEE546DC413B0CD567EADAC05370B477033A457453C679092D4B20FAE0FB7D5F25E3
SSDEEP 384:Jg/EcJLItPjDQKCUkwpMvODcExa3fBc35wBQL2L8iMMlPVAPW6YkzeqC5XW5gW:mLibhkwimDcE8ywOj8PVAe6xqqC52

Signature

  • Status: The file C:\windows\system32\sdbinst.exe is not digitally signed. You cannot run this script on the current system. For more information about running scripts and setting execution policy, see about_Execution_Policies at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135170
  • Serial: ``
  • Thumbprint: ``
  • Issuer:
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File Metadata

  • Original Filename: sdbinst.exe.mui
  • Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
  • Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
  • File Version: 6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)
  • Product Version: 6.3.9600.16384
  • Language: English (United States)
  • Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Possible Misuse

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

Source Source File Example License
sigma proc_creation_win_sdbinst_shim_persistence.yml title: Possible Shim Database Persistence via sdbinst.exe DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_sdbinst_shim_persistence.yml description: Detects installation of a new shim using sdbinst.exe. A shim can be used to load malicious DLLs into applications. DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_sdbinst_shim_persistence.yml Image\|endswith: '\sdbinst.exe' DRL 1.0
atomic-red-team T1546.011.md A list of all shims currently installed by the default Windows installer (sdbinst.exe) is kept in: MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
atomic-red-team T1546.011.md sdbinst.exe #{file_path} MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
atomic-red-team T1546.011.md sdbinst.exe -u #{file_path} >nul 2>&1 MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary

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