syskey.exe
- File Path:
C:\windows\system32\syskey.exe - Description: SAM Lock Tool
Screenshot
Hashes
| Type | Hash |
|---|---|
| MD5 | DA66E801F6A77E5FD1EFDA4EFAB3660F |
| SHA1 | 32334162B557E7FB6FFFDB291BF4619F0829C9A1 |
| SHA256 | 27CE005BE8EF9A40BE2E041C55886FE84F37E445F0DC46F7BFA45E0D49B9C536 |
| SHA384 | C6F48852425F5DEC073CD97321BD4D099832B4BE6F6B1CE1A89E8D36006B50638C2AE749AD63BD80CFB257BA831E8398 |
| SHA512 | 31E89059BA60B432C8A54F81529D5126DFE671D8E45C284D4E2C3798A8107B414F2CAD6F710C119E4D4A24190B120F8CA802EFFA4C75C7AAA64B09EDB3440C3C |
| SSDEEP | 768:+JdVzO1l8yXr2yyVOru0Brk0h3LW610g:QUJr2yY/sk0hj10g |
Signature
- Status: The file C:\windows\system32\syskey.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: samlock.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 syskey.exe being misused. While syskey.exe is not inherently malicious, its legitimate functionality can be abused for malicious purposes.
| Source | Source File | Example | License |
|---|---|---|---|
| sigma | godmode_sigma_rule.yml | - 'reg SAVE HKLM\SAM' # save registry SAM - syskey extraction |
DRL 1.0 |
| sigma | win_syskey_registry_access.yml | title: SysKey Registry Keys Access |
DRL 1.0 |
| sigma | win_syskey_registry_access.yml | description: Detects handle requests and access operations to specific registry keys to calculate the SysKey |
DRL 1.0 |
| sigma | proc_creation_win_susp_system_user_anomaly.yml | - 'reg SAVE HKLM' # save registry SAM - syskey extraction |
DRL 1.0 |
| signature-base | yara_mixed_ext_vars.yar | description = “LSA dump programe (bootkey/syskey) - pwdump and others” | CC BY-NC 4.0 |
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