sysprep.exe
- File Path:
C:\Windows\system32\Sysprep\sysprep.exe - Description: System Preparation Tool
Screenshot
Hashes
| Type | Hash |
|---|---|
| MD5 | C5E1B06428599844B7A5F68569BC9B2C |
| SHA1 | 77F1251781EA5ADB08D9562EEE4D7F8A7E75464C |
| SHA256 | 13D75313A9C011214F7C62EF659E441ABE4C80D5F85FF559C0ABCFDB36C44F10 |
| SHA384 | 9F0A0DEDEF8CC11CF7FB04721D769FBB23B66653E0BF321FB8514605E46AA1122BB0F6AAEFCFBE365B82D9A20CFC99CC |
| SHA512 | 18EE126C254C87F4ACEF5D5ACFFA9AF5329433C7445D9405E48052C869FBEAB53ED2106245B3140D144C1DFDF832FB2140838D8C2528641DDA6029F15EF0E2C8 |
| SSDEEP | 12288:NiwH2arwj4gAiiLSHp4Kh15ogt6ldY1f661Ep:NiUTgAiaSuMl6ea |
| IMP | 26CECC77A14868FEBC547A3A952471C1 |
| PESHA1 | 5826A62D2704F84A344A2309B280A6272EEFEFE4 |
| PE256 | 939B3B9811A5FC7244B296EA1BA2D1CCD9FABC09C6A663B7FD030909B2698FB1 |
Runtime Data
Window Title:
System Preparation Tool 3.14
Open Handles:
| Path | Type |
|---|---|
| (R-D) C:\Windows\Fonts\StaticCache.dat | File |
| (R-D) C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep\en-US\sysprep.exe.mui | File |
| (R-D) C:\Windows\SystemResources\imageres.dll.mun | File |
| (RW-) C:\Users\user | File |
| (RW-) C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep\Panther\diagerr.xml | File |
| (RW-) C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep\Panther\diagwrn.xml | File |
| (RW-) C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep\Panther\setupact.log | File |
| (RW-) C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep\Panther\setuperr.log | File |
| (RW-) C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.19041.488_none_ca04af081b815d21 | 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 |
| \BaseNamedObjects\SetupLogSection | Section |
| \Sessions\1\Windows\Theme1175649999 | Section |
| \Windows\Theme601709542 | Section |
Loaded Modules:
| Path |
|---|
| C:\Windows\System32\ADVAPI32.dll |
| C:\Windows\System32\GDI32.dll |
| C:\Windows\System32\gdi32full.dll |
| C:\Windows\System32\KERNEL32.DLL |
| C:\Windows\System32\KERNELBASE.dll |
| C:\Windows\System32\msvcrt.dll |
| C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll |
| C:\Windows\System32\RPCRT4.dll |
| C:\Windows\System32\sechost.dll |
| C:\Windows\system32\Sysprep\sysprep.exe |
| C:\Windows\System32\USER32.dll |
| C:\Windows\System32\win32u.dll |
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: 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.
- Machine Type: 64-bit
File Scan
- VirusTotal Detections: 0/76
- VirusTotal Link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/13d75313a9c011214f7c62ef659e441abe4c80d5f85ff559c0abcfdb36c44f10/detection
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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