write.exe

File Path: C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\write.exe
Description: Windows Write

Hashes

Type	Hash
MD5	`7FBA1268E8C8AEC66A7BF9420F54A745`
SHA1	`F2DDC0E41426AEDA2A35D117B89FB8400F845166`
SHA256	`CFBB731014E491B6FC70305D23195003CC0DF802B8C9BCF4E586FD7C92900B18`
SHA384	`0A972103D5F07B002221FCF71185470F6E71F93984362143A6838A1711B7C728337D909506101D92E439D54629E78C9B`
SHA512	`9C710F12828841149314369CCA0BB2A4F03C2AFA5644DED852DF0E374583CEA910A83BBC34CC7C664CAEF7A2493308C0F61581A3066C08EB1411D734CF7E6DAD`
SSDEEP	`96:kPp1kwoMNExbFn9Jkp2kRTDDDGjgq2Hng3M6tmZDJdMi2bKveLrxuJRd9EWrOWw+:eTzoHxRywgng3M6tmZPuxu/EWrOW+W`

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\system32\write.exe	32
C:\windows\SysWOW64\write.exe	40
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\write.exe	65
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\write.exe	46
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\write.exe	58
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\write.exe	47

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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