ws2help.dll

File Path: C:\Windows\system32\ws2help.dll
Description: Windows Socket 2.0 Helper for Windows NT

Hashes

Type	Hash
MD5	`1EB8F9A912715EA39EB85617FB12608A`
SHA1	`D9C9D615BE07DCCCEB37D6A5B723BA8354023494`
SHA256	`B45001D6EAABD3C87EAA1038C3FC8E912258FA7896C2B65117ED7DE2E83683F9`
SHA384	`043A0F1E4B373B8249846D5CEA2A4E6920D80A0D007DCBE02F2D6A98A3201C25B20DBDA72E7ED380ED23D82F2F992E5A`
SHA512	`CCAD16E0E4209872B3EF03EC62394C5954D8FCB0AE0916C8F4D8A73DFF266AA5161F3095FF173AB2D58A1A9C087FA53E4E469A87662A5C61726289D41EF48632`
SSDEEP	`48:iKhR5Q4Ja0Y+0IeaRiCn5yXHUhQqSA6AQj41j2tEIZWXoXuV25WwHg:jhJr0IeQ5yXuQJjUj2mEWYQmWw`
PESHA1	`A282DE8EAE950279946ED737D3531A7BD72A4228`
PE256	`50994214DCF859F69ECD717C0124387C7717FDA8374630C0604662C5BC332BEC`

DLL Exports:

Function Name	Ordinal	Type
`WahOpenApcHelper`	16	Exported Function
`WahOpenCurrentThread`	17	Exported Function
`WahOpenHandleHelper`	18	Exported Function
`WahEnumerateHandleContexts`	13	Exported Function
`WahInsertHandleContext`	14	Exported Function
`WahNotifyAllProcesses`	15	Exported Function
`WahRemoveHandleContext`	22	Exported Function
`WahWaitForNotification`	23	Exported Function
`WahWriteLSPEvent`	24	Exported Function
`WahOpenNotificationHandleHelper`	19	Exported Function
`WahQueueUserApc`	20	Exported Function
`WahReferenceContextByHandle`	21	Exported Function
`WahCloseSocketHandle`	4	Exported Function
`WahCloseThread`	5	Exported Function
`WahCompleteRequest`	6	Exported Function
`WahCloseApcHelper`	1	Exported Function
`WahCloseHandleHelper`	2	Exported Function
`WahCloseNotificationHandleHelper`	3	Exported Function
`WahDestroyHandleContextTable`	10	Exported Function
`WahDisableNonIFSHandleSupport`	11	Exported Function
`WahEnableNonIFSHandleSupport`	12	Exported Function
`WahCreateHandleContextTable`	7	Exported Function
`WahCreateNotificationHandle`	8	Exported Function
`WahCreateSocketHandle`	9	Exported Function

Signature

Status: Signature verified.
Serial: 330000026551AE1BBD005CBFBD000000000265
Thumbprint: E168609353F30FF2373157B4EB8CD519D07A2BFF
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: ws2help.dll
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: 0/72
VirusTotal Link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/b45001d6eaabd3c87eaa1038c3fc8e912258fa7896c2b65117ed7de2e83683f9/detection/

File Similarity (ssdeep match)

File	Score
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ws2help.dll	86

Possible Misuse

The following table contains possible examples of ws2help.dll being misused. While ws2help.dll is not inherently malicious, its legitimate functionality can be abused for malicious purposes.

Source	Source File	Example	License
signature-base	cn_pentestset_tools.yar	description = “Sample from CN Honker Pentest Toolset - file ws2help.dll”	CC BY-NC 4.0
signature-base	cn_pentestset_tools.yar	$s1 = “\ws2help.dll” fullword ascii	CC BY-NC 4.0