ssh-keyscan.exe

  • File Path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\OpenSSH\ssh-keyscan.exe

Hashes

Type Hash
MD5 5B511BD11B76AD1625D71FC29FD19DDC
SHA1 7252B25207D083812203C8B00AB4C623E37A6F63
SHA256 E1667A342DB1FC0DB44D6F85F4C51FF66F88ABCE3A284E2AB7E1192AD4BAD917
SHA384 E5450C9BBC8DB7871F4695D9869C17528BF316133B4FA8359127A258314A9FD8D6406276FB499C9589E86FDC48B99C5A
SHA512 2292513EE616404F098B1216BE01FBD9298C0C1790B6C2F46DA64390F5CC6363C14480A8E77422D8C841C525485180FB9766A2B9C757ACEBB6DE7531249F511F
SSDEEP 6144:pCQYoUvES8zncmaAKwtBWkla/f2bR2przpmaDb2O7fcCnDtmaTBF7z7jaH++:XXUcIdAFtEkY/mgFzRoaT37zL+
IMP 4A0F801AC222681F5D8400903EE8A39D
PESHA1 9C02EF9DE18E75379D28EE535D3B6B30F86428FE
PE256 1C74E7A67198CCAED15A9A806FB44AF241FC084342C87A8E2AC31D55AFBD24BC

Runtime Data

Usage (stderr):

unknown option -- h
usage: ssh-keyscan [-46cDHv] [-f file] [-p port] [-T timeout] [-t type]
		   [host | addrlist namelist]

Child Processes:

conhost.exe

Open Handles:

Path Type
(RW-) C:\Windows\System32 File
\BaseNamedObjects\C:*ProgramData*Microsoft*Windows*Caches*{6AF0698E-D558-4F6E-9B3C-3716689AF493}.2.ver0x0000000000000001.db Section
\BaseNamedObjects\C:*ProgramData*Microsoft*Windows*Caches*{DDF571F2-BE98-426D-8288-1A9A39C3FDA2}.2.ver0x0000000000000001.db Section
\BaseNamedObjects\C:*ProgramData*Microsoft*Windows*Caches*cversions.2.ro Section
\Sessions\2\BaseNamedObjects\NLS_CodePage_1252_3_2_0_0 Section
\Sessions\2\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-keyscan.exe

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:
  • Product Name: OpenSSH for Windows
  • Company Name:
  • File Version: 8.1.0.1
  • Product Version: OpenSSH_8.1p1 for Windows
  • Language: English (United States)
  • Legal Copyright:
  • Machine Type: 64-bit

File Scan

  • VirusTotal Detections: 0/71
  • VirusTotal Link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/e1667a342db1fc0db44d6f85f4c51ff66f88abce3a284e2ab7e1192ad4bad917/detection

File Similarity (ssdeep match)

File Score
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.5.3\resources\app\git\usr\bin\ssh-add.exe 32
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.5.3\resources\app\git\usr\bin\ssh-agent.exe 35
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.5.4\resources\app\git\usr\bin\ssh-add.exe 35
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.5.4\resources\app\git\usr\bin\ssh-agent.exe 32
C:\Windows\system32\OpenSSH\ssh-add.exe 33
C:\Windows\system32\OpenSSH\ssh-add.exe 30
C:\WINDOWS\system32\OpenSSH\ssh-add.exe 33
C:\Windows\system32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe 36
C:\Windows\system32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe 35
C:\WINDOWS\system32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe 36
C:\Windows\system32\OpenSSH\ssh-keygen.exe 25
C:\Windows\system32\OpenSSH\ssh-keyscan.exe 36
C:\Windows\system32\OpenSSH\ssh-keyscan.exe 97

Possible Misuse

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

Source Source File Example License
malware-ioc sshdoor \|c4070d1ad35070c8df2914bf56ad554e18af4961 \|ssh-keyscan \|"/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 keyscan (ssh-keyscan)" © ESET 2014-2018

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