write.exe

  • File Path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\write.exe
  • Description: Windows Write

Hashes

Type Hash
MD5 1D27F61CC5D659247D2E0C111C5386DE
SHA1 D35657CAD7FE1986EF049EA5094D601B2B7F87E6
SHA256 EE25F7A64B299968BE5109C6AB8D692CEBE12FF7BBAFEBF53918787C602F104C
SHA384 E2C198ACC074A05186646DEBCA293523128A4A537CA8E7CD78722CBFE4EC50E7156213F94798EFCA00964D0D4ADDA20E
SHA512 DE350CBC1C72E779C71B2F7E2FCDB2FC18F98DFF4CE5EB42B85830DF378AA7C0C348A4064B98D6F1EC0FE370BBE82936B6FE12E683AEADB30ACBE9AD71F61001
SSDEEP 192:pM4fN8IBUmrj0DyC8RRvWAT1qWUdguUthWxu/EWrOW:K4CIBz0uCEBWAu9coxu/EWrOW

Runtime Data

Child Processes:

wordpad.exe

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: write
  • Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
  • Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
  • File Version: 10.0.18362.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
  • Product Version: 10.0.18362.1
  • Language: English (United States)
  • Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

File Similarity (ssdeep match)

File Score
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\write.exe 32

Possible Misuse

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

Source Source File Example License
sigma proc_creation_win_susp_spoolsv_child_processes.yml - \write.exe DRL 1.0
LOLBAS Tracker.yml - Command: Tracker.exe /d .\calc.dll /c C:\Windows\write.exe  

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