verclsid.exe

  • File Path: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\verclsid.exe
  • Description: Extension CLSID Verification Host

Hashes

Type Hash
MD5 80D4EFF132908F6C2928B05701E43C7D
SHA1 1B1E14C48CA8C3D7E82DE8FB22127B9D89E6300F
SHA256 A8E467FE242727BDD80DDE990E9CBDE008E2C0C50A404B4D4B6DB76FDF7EAFEA
SHA384 F723DA3EF7FED7BE71CD7F0928565C6228324AC3502C9524B8FD15D08317DF00CFB6F54F24585A3F7538E9F81A7D9D83
SHA512 1E5F9FC3ED259AA75FA9D67DC3C34503E7D551C12729DC91425A1A69EB7A8F02901760C29371332FCDC7BA83242CF095FCB2CF6706040FBBA61FBA860000FBC5
SSDEEP 192:+1IsmKBeI89X2Ct7gTdDtD1MFaQtxqkAWJNWG7efZ:wIw89X2ChaTDWFVx6WJNW6E

Signature

  • Status: Signature verified.
  • Serial: 33000000BCE120FDD27CC8EE930000000000BC
  • Thumbprint: E85459B23C232DB3CB94C7A56D47678F58E8E51E
  • 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: verclsid.exe
  • Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
  • Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
  • File Version: 10.0.14393.0 (rs1_release.160715-1616)
  • Product Version: 10.0.14393.0
  • Language: English (United States)
  • Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Possible Misuse

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

Source Source File Example License
sigma proc_access_win_malware_verclsid_shellcode.yml title: Malware Shellcode in Verclsid Target Process DRL 1.0
sigma proc_access_win_malware_verclsid_shellcode.yml description: Detects a process access to verclsid.exe that injects shellcode from a Microsoft Office application / VBA macro DRL 1.0
sigma proc_access_win_malware_verclsid_shellcode.yml TargetImage\|endswith: '\verclsid.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_lolbins_by_office_applications.yml - 'verclsid' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_lolbins_with_wmiprvse_parent_process.yml - 'verclsid' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_office_from_proxy_executing_regsvr32_payload.yml - 'verclsid' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_office_from_proxy_executing_regsvr32_payload2.yml - '*verclsid*' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_verclsid_runs_com.yml title: Verclsid.exe Runs COM Object DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_verclsid_runs_com.yml description: Detects when verclsid.exe is used to run COM object via GUID DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_verclsid_runs_com.yml - https://github.com/LOLBAS-Project/LOLBAS/blob/master/yml/OSBinaries/Verclsid.yml DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_verclsid_runs_com.yml Image\|endswith: '\verclsid.exe' DRL 1.0
LOLBAS Verclsid.yml Name: Verclsid.exe  
LOLBAS Verclsid.yml - Command: verclsid.exe /S /C {CLSID}  
LOLBAS Verclsid.yml - Path: C:\Windows\System32\verclsid.exe  
LOLBAS Verclsid.yml - Path: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\verclsid.exe  
atomic-red-team index.md - T1218.012 Verclsid CONTRIBUTE A TEST MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
atomic-red-team windows-index.md - T1218.012 Verclsid CONTRIBUTE A TEST MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
atomic-red-team matrix.md | | | | | Verclsid CONTRIBUTE A TEST | | | | | | | | MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
atomic-red-team windows-matrix.md | | | | | Verclsid CONTRIBUTE A TEST | | | | | | | | MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary

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