ws2help.dll

File Path: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ws2help.dll
Description: Windows Socket 2.0 Helper for Windows NT

Hashes

Type	Hash
MD5	`E32319E5947A76F8E50EC50C37906882`
SHA1	`135A1ED2ADD1E8DDFF0920DF82E57078CA3CBD06`
SHA256	`2A900AC21B85E6E32A502F24B804D8796A0D148B513D449AB4384323846D7DA9`
SHA384	`9DB9A2E8D4A52070D3E6952FD00FC081A5DCE920614B856E4F8FCB7D392F8E1DE100D41C3441CAE84249F4B74D606586`
SHA512	`5DEFF824DC784CDD44AE7C76B53EB9D212D1D9D2199F23D766325A2702180963BF52C40C6CC095C1F1584B2918DC9A7F4EEA7320904CAD147B48CD0A7F7584C0`
SSDEEP	`48:yZ/5Q4Ja0Y+0IeaRiCn5yXHUhQqSA6AqzrtEIZWXoXuV25WwHg:ohJr0IeQ5yXuQhrmEWYQmWw`
PESHA1	`769E196BE031A4C83E8D15AA5EA16FE92D26C97A`
PE256	`336B40EC36D6125BF9BA5C6EFD745EF6325D966843837EB3FACA91BC858BC056`

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: 3300000266BD1580EFA75CD6D3000000000266
Thumbprint: A4341B9FD50FB9964283220A36A1EF6F6FAA7840
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: 32-bit

File Scan

VirusTotal Detections: 0/72
VirusTotal Link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/2a900ac21b85e6e32a502f24b804d8796a0d148b513d449ab4384323846d7da9/detection/

File Similarity (ssdeep match)

File	Score
C:\Windows\system32\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