ssh-keygen.exe

  • File Path: C:\Windows\system32\OpenSSH\ssh-keygen.exe

Hashes

Type Hash
MD5 E7F2BA307D3C923709744745C25C9CB5
SHA1 9A58D2AB3681C2DD9DCEB3C497F17966CF8B9B67
SHA256 F647D15BAC7651FB3FC23779D7568F7C14B139745AFF03201EA5F569A7D84810
SHA384 BA21430FD59C29B39E185EACDA530F562B5E524103C3FAAA4E2514731A8B78F6C93413AFD8D0B24BAEA0A0F4867A1D37
SHA512 DB5F7CA98083444D348C7BE8851ECEDA225A06446C4C97323B2A6B3A382CC0867A89CD3EEEEC4A7A1F505B4FC3226D7EB9E002C24785B0E33C936E29CF25D29E
SSDEEP 6144:1jOlrq2QzsTMhJoEBA/YF9HE0C09/l760j6qTjhqVSxwn1VU1B8zqcNPaDb2O7fB:1CTOJl+EO0CM/M0+Ck8Bixo0lHCd
IMP 643DF7829C13810977871B7A9E601644
PESHA1 970DC5D9DEE15124AB266C6FE37D09E8E1879DF0
PE256 48DE64377C0CB07CA1AF00987DB65A9A4734F6FD5BCE156D8CDACA2D7039D612

Runtime Data

Usage (stdout):

Generating public/private rsa key pair.
Enter file in which to save the key (C:\Users\user/.ssh/id_rsa):

Usage (stderr):

Too many arguments.
usage: ssh-keygen [-q] [-b bits] [-t dsa | ecdsa | ed25519 | rsa]
                  [-N new_passphrase] [-C comment] [-f output_keyfile]
       ssh-keygen -p [-P old_passphrase] [-N new_passphrase] [-f keyfile]
       ssh-keygen -i [-m key_format] [-f input_keyfile]
       ssh-keygen -e [-m key_format] [-f input_keyfile]
       ssh-keygen -y [-f input_keyfile]
       ssh-keygen -c [-P passphrase] [-C comment] [-f keyfile]
       ssh-keygen -l [-v] [-E fingerprint_hash] [-f input_keyfile]
       ssh-keygen -B [-f input_keyfile]
       ssh-keygen -F hostname [-f known_hosts_file] [-l]
       ssh-keygen -H [-f known_hosts_file]
       ssh-keygen -R hostname [-f known_hosts_file]
       ssh-keygen -r hostname [-f input_keyfile] [-g]
       ssh-keygen -G output_file [-v] [-b bits] [-M memory] [-S start_point]
       ssh-keygen -T output_file -f input_file [-v] [-a rounds] [-J num_lines]
                  [-j start_line] [-K checkpt] [-W generator]
       ssh-keygen -s ca_key -I certificate_identity [-h] [-U]
                  [-D pkcs11_provider] [-n principals] [-O option]
                  [-V validity_interval] [-z serial_number] file ...
       ssh-keygen -L [-f input_keyfile]
       ssh-keygen -A
       ssh-keygen -k -f krl_file [-u] [-s ca_public] [-z version_number]
                  file ...
       ssh-keygen -Q -f krl_file file ...

Child Processes:

conhost.exe

Open Handles:

Path Type
(RW-) C:\Users\user File
\BaseNamedObjects\C:*ProgramData*Microsoft*Windows*Caches*{6AF0698E-D558-4F6E-9B3C-3716689AF493}.2.ver0x0000000000000002.db Section
\BaseNamedObjects\C:*ProgramData*Microsoft*Windows*Caches*{DDF571F2-BE98-426D-8288-1A9A39C3FDA2}.2.ver0x0000000000000002.db Section
\BaseNamedObjects\C:*ProgramData*Microsoft*Windows*Caches*cversions.2 Section
\BaseNamedObjects\NLS_CodePage_1252_3_2_0_0 Section
\BaseNamedObjects\NLS_CodePage_437_3_2_0_0 Section

Loaded Modules:

Path
C:\Windows\System32\KERNEL32.DLL
C:\Windows\System32\KERNELBASE.dll
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
C:\Windows\system32\OpenSSH\ssh-keygen.exe

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:
  • Product Name: OpenSSH for Windows
  • Company Name:
  • File Version: 7.7.2.1
  • Product Version: OpenSSH_7.7p1 for Windows
  • Language: English (United States)
  • Legal Copyright:
  • Machine Type: 64-bit

File Scan

  • VirusTotal Detections: 0/76
  • VirusTotal Link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/f647d15bac7651fb3fc23779d7568f7c14b139745aff03201ea5f569a7d84810/detection

File Similarity (ssdeep match)

File Score
C:\Windows\system32\OpenSSH\ssh-add.exe 24
C:\Windows\system32\OpenSSH\ssh-add.exe 21
C:\WINDOWS\system32\OpenSSH\ssh-add.exe 24
C:\Windows\system32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe 24
C:\Windows\system32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe 25
C:\WINDOWS\system32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe 22
C:\Windows\system32\OpenSSH\ssh-keyscan.exe 21
C:\WINDOWS\system32\OpenSSH\ssh-keyscan.exe 25
C:\Windows\system32\OpenSSH\ssh-keyscan.exe 25

Possible Misuse

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

Source Source File Example License
malware-ioc sshdoor \|1169569d23a1e028d9c6f6e0c4d1ffe6532d0d60 \|ssh-keygen \|"/usr/share/man/man0/.cache" \|176.9.47.34:28739 \|N/A © ESET 2014-2018
malware-ioc sshdoor.yar description = "Signature to match the clean (or not) OpenSSH keygen (ssh-keygen)" © ESET 2014-2018

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