splwow64.exe

File Path: C:\windows\splwow64.exe
Description: Print driver host for applications

Hashes

Type	Hash
MD5	`BE96C8815DE31A42E93A3BE09C2EECCC`
SHA1	`28A9D5A66F5C8B259346A3C6BC95C8ACEA2F9025`
SHA256	`32F1211405B254D00F03CB7CED4570D898326B0099461E6896CE6EC8C2B517E2`
SHA384	`E6F16844408FD8B18628A9A78BD3D675E96C8FED0876D3FCB715A4D86FED25FFC381F0137FD9775F14F2699264AF783C`
SHA512	`8B29582E31355ACF3E270D3D04BFB795C1B6E42A734CD80AB347F8C468F78623BA97929613871B88CBBE66AE77F3193933AEF06DA0759F4BDD06F414FBEA1E8B`
SSDEEP	`1536:yLNDDCRirJYM+GmYmjR3+97wEXeGHGhIwVt3A7HPd4n+lbeRZIbSQPTxb:0D1rmM+Gyjl+eEXJwHQbPRyZ2pPTx`

Signature

Status: The file C:\windows\splwow64.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:
Subject:

File Metadata

Original Filename: splwow64.exe
Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
File Version: 6.3.9600.19727 (winblue_ltsb_escrow.200529-0549)
Product Version: 6.3.9600.19727
Language: English (United States)
Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

File Similarity (ssdeep match)

File	Score
C:\Windows\splwow64.exe	49
C:\WINDOWS\splwow64.exe	36
C:\WINDOWS\splwow64.exe	49
C:\Windows\splwow64.exe	43
C:\Windows\splwow64.exe	44
C:\Windows\splwow64.exe	41
C:\Windows\splwow64.exe	44
C:\Windows\splwow64.exe	49
C:\Windows\splwow64.exe	54
C:\Windows\system32\ntprint.exe	41
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntprint.exe	40
C:\windows\system32\ntprint.exe	46
C:\Windows\system32\ntprint.exe	46
C:\Windows\system32\ntprint.exe	43
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntprint.exe	44
C:\Windows\system32\ntprint.exe	44
C:\Windows\system32\PrintIsolationHost.exe	55
C:\Windows\system32\PrintIsolationHost.exe	54
C:\Windows\system32\PrintIsolationHost.exe	55
C:\WINDOWS\system32\PrintIsolationHost.exe	54
C:\Windows\system32\PrintIsolationHost.exe	57
C:\WINDOWS\system32\PrintIsolationHost.exe	55
C:\windows\system32\PrintIsolationHost.exe	57
C:\Windows\system32\printui.exe	43
C:\Windows\system32\printui.exe	43
C:\Windows\system32\printui.exe	46
C:\Windows\system32\printui.exe	41
C:\WINDOWS\system32\printui.exe	44
C:\windows\system32\printui.exe	47
C:\WINDOWS\system32\printui.exe	43
C:\Windows\system32\printui.exe	43
C:\windows\SysWOW64\ntprint.exe	43
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\ntprint.exe	46
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ntprint.exe	46
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\ntprint.exe	43
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ntprint.exe	43
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ntprint.exe	46
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ntprint.exe	44
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\printui.exe	43
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\printui.exe	43
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\printui.exe	44
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\printui.exe	41
C:\windows\SysWOW64\printui.exe	43
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\printui.exe	47
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\printui.exe	41
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\printui.exe	43

Possible Misuse

The following table contains possible examples of splwow64.exe being misused. While splwow64.exe is not inherently malicious, its legitimate functionality can be abused for malicious purposes.

Source	Source File	Example	License
sigma	proc_creation_win_susp_splwow64.yml	`title: Suspicious Splwow64 Without Params`	DRL 1.0
sigma	proc_creation_win_susp_splwow64.yml	`description: Detects suspicious Splwow64.exe process without any command line parameters`	DRL 1.0
sigma	proc_creation_win_susp_splwow64.yml	`Image\\|endswith: '\splwow64.exe'`	DRL 1.0
sigma	proc_creation_win_susp_splwow64.yml	`CommandLine\\|endswith: 'splwow64.exe'`	DRL 1.0