write.exe

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

Hashes

Type Hash
MD5 E87C6A38E61A712C48025A6AD54C1113
SHA1 C21DC47D57437909F9CAC14E786C77E9F3E78E56
SHA256 7E3485F5EDD48FFCE37B0B0B735CD97F5AB514AA8DC4D6BC16CC4C40FB3FB570
SHA384 E623B48D80BC55FDA97F2D6FB19F4AE35A05A810B7304D772C4D06641836D8B60CC3FBCCE563E37EB8E59C65C08FEF55
SHA512 FF4B5B47E1B6E740F81C8914938FD743E0D4AFE830885234BCB3158CC6EC2DDBCBB2F68C2316BB2566B40AD3682A8E5294DD621BBA19DFCE38C06A8A97EC7117
SSDEEP 192:LcP+gc9TqFIiyyBiZoCirdhH1rs5hWxu/sWFOW:L1gcEFly32v3Koxu/sWFOW

Runtime Data

Child Processes:

wordpad.exe

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: write
  • 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.

File Similarity (ssdeep match)

File Score
C:\Windows\system32\write.exe 35
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\write.exe 36
C:\Windows\write.exe 35

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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