sysprep.exe

  • File Path: C:\Windows\system32\Sysprep\sysprep.exe
  • Description: System Preparation Tool

Screenshot

sysprep.exe

Hashes

Type Hash
MD5 0A8BE27189E006AE5AC0DE131AE820F6
SHA1 B1CAC636C1F71439D06D17FB001933D008CB2973
SHA256 5E65918023ADD10E63533950F9914BFC09F5EAF46D28CCC73CCE833B1725A498
SHA384 2C53F5975FF17ACB3B327745DD9890DBEDA97BA08D527B839434C307184F0CD4ACC81423B10587C016D417F72A828F8D
SHA512 B53BEA9DAA68B279A05C17B33251D956120A6AD9B571407CA4621EBC7172963235A317AB9DA955A2175042C40E55C99C901B4ACAAA875BA29D033401195E84C5
SSDEEP 12288:CPOLi3zc4LDKGvFIwUzOQyZ4y8YN6totkehMyoGf5kD:CPxxDKGvFI9z089e9k

Signature

  • Status: Signature verified.
  • Serial: 330000023241FB59996DCC4DFF000000000232
  • Thumbprint: FF82BC38E1DA5E596DF374C53E3617F7EDA36B06
  • 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: sysprep.EXE.MUI
  • Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
  • Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
  • File Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
  • Product Version: 10.0.19041.1
  • Language: English (United States)
  • Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Possible Misuse

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

Source Source File Example License
sigma proc_creation_win_susp_sysprep_appdata.yml title: Sysprep on AppData Folder DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_susp_sysprep_appdata.yml description: Detects suspicious sysprep process start with AppData folder as target (as used by Trojan Syndicasec in Thrip report by Symantec) DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_susp_sysprep_appdata.yml - '\sysprep.exe' DRL 1.0
malware-ioc 2021_T2 Sysprep © ESET 2014-2018
signature-base apt_codoso.yar $c3 = “\sysprep\sysprep.exe” fullword wide CC BY-NC 4.0
signature-base apt_codoso.yar $c4 = “\sysprep\CRYPTBASE.dll” fullword wide CC BY-NC 4.0
signature-base apt_codoso.yar $c7 = “\sysprep” fullword wide CC BY-NC 4.0
signature-base apt_hellsing_kaspersky.yar $a9 = “C:\Windows\System32\sysprep\sysprep.exe” wide CC BY-NC 4.0
signature-base apt_thrip.yar $s1 = “C:\WINDOWS\system32\sysprep\cryptbase.dll” fullword ascii CC BY-NC 4.0
signature-base apt_thrip.yar $s2 = “C:\Windows\SysNative\sysprep\cryptbase.dll” fullword ascii CC BY-NC 4.0
signature-base apt_thrip.yar $s2 = “C:\Windows\system32\sysprep\cryptbase.dll” fullword ascii CC BY-NC 4.0
signature-base apt_win_plugx.yar $s3 = “l%s\sysprep\CRYPTBASE.DLL” fullword wide CC BY-NC 4.0
signature-base apt_win_plugx.yar $s7 = “%s\sysprep\sysprep.exe” fullword wide CC BY-NC 4.0
signature-base exploit_uac_elevators.yar $s3 = “%systemroot%\system32\sysprep\sysprep.exe” fullword wide CC BY-NC 4.0
signature-base exploit_uac_elevators.yar $s4 = “/c wusa %ws /extract:%%windir%%\system32\sysprep” fullword wide CC BY-NC 4.0
signature-base exploit_uac_elevators.yar $s6 = “loadFrom="%systemroot%\system32\sysprep\cryptbase.DLL"” fullword ascii CC BY-NC 4.0

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