What is SingClientService.exe?

SingClientService.exe is part of Absolute Software Inventory Component and developed by Absolute Software Corporation according to the SingClientService.exe version information.

SingClientService.exe's description is "Software Inventory Data Collection Service"

SingClientService.exe is digitally signed by Absolute Software Corp..

SingClientService.exe is usually located in the 'C:\ProgramData\CTES\Components\SDP\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about SingClientService.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on SingClientService.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameAbsolute Software Inventory Component
Company nameAbsolute Software Corporation
File descriptionSoftware Inventory Data Collection Service
Internal nameSingClientService.exe
Original filenameSingClientService.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) Absolute Software Corporation 2019
Product version1.0.1.6
File version1.0.1.6

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameAbsolute Software Inventory Component
Company nameAbsolute Software Corporation
File descriptionSoftware Inventory Data Collection S..
Internal nameSingClientService.exe
Original filenameSingClientService.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) Absolute Software Corp..
Product version1.0.1.6
File version1.0.1.6

Digital signatures [?]

SingClientService.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameAbsolute Software Corp.
Certificate issuer nameSymantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number74fae4025a90b162a2d659879b639c47

VirusTotal report

None of the 70 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the SingClientService.exe file.

None of the 70 anti-virus programs detected the SingClientService.exe file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

{
    "regkey_opened": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\Rpc",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\Rpc"
    ],
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Rpc\\MaxRpcSize",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\Setup\\SystemSetupInProgress",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\SQMClient\\Windows\\CEIPEnable",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\Setup\\OOBEInProgress",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\ComputerName\\ActiveComputerName\\ComputerName"
    ],
    "dll_loaded": [
        "kernel32",
        "rpcrt4.dll"
    ]
}

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\2e8ed53d45b00350194369a0105ff5cf3317ab3d7cf9ea19da86618074d5d826.bin",
        "process_name": "2e8ed53d45b00350194369a0105ff5cf3317ab3d7cf9ea19da86618074d5d826.bin",
        "pid": 2816,
        "summary": {
            "regkey_opened": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\Rpc",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\Rpc"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Rpc\\MaxRpcSize",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\Setup\\SystemSetupInProgress",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\SQMClient\\Windows\\CEIPEnable",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\Setup\\OOBEInProgress",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\ComputerName\\ActiveComputerName\\ComputerName"
            ],
            "dll_loaded": [
                "kernel32",
                "rpcrt4.dll"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1572328386.7656,
        "ppid": 1512
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1572328386.5,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "C:\\Jenkins\\workspace\\core_sdp-win_develop-SFZFJAZC3EDPYWXWHXH4J4H3OY234346OHI5MMO3HL24WGVIK2DA\\target\\Release-Win32\\SingClientService.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "Checks amount of memory in system, this can be used to detect virtual machines that have a low amount of memory available",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "call": {
                    "category": "system",
                    "status": 1,
                    "stacktrace": [],
                    "api": "GlobalMemoryStatusEx",
                    "return_value": 1,
                    "arguments": {},
                    "time": 1572328386.8276,
                    "tid": 2420,
                    "flags": {}
                },
                "pid": 2816,
                "type": "call",
                "cid": 88
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "antivm_memory_available"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 546,
            "time": 3.0778720378876,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3130,
            "time": 3.0141360759735,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3458,
            "time": 1.032191991806,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3786,
            "time": 3.0342359542847,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4114,
            "time": 1.5963571071625,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4442,
            "time": -0.084728002548218,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 4770,
            "time": 1.5932109355927,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 9246,
            "time": 1.0655300617218,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 13438,
            "time": 3.1249639987946,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "806c7a2bbd9fe63ed5638ede9ec1f91f148f2c23367553ce366ffe7e59271624",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "00b5cf94b00b5d6579a85b49c468d32b305d45a159792aa242dec1c3c0b035c1",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandbox

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD50e9eeea28541d75df4299a9ad3dc456a
SHA2562e8ed53d45b00350194369a0105ff5cf3317ab3d7cf9ea19da86618074d5d826

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to singclientservice.exe:

singclientservice.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

singclientservice.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Software Inventory Data Collection Service has stopped working.

End Program - singclientservice.exe. This program is not responding.

singclientservice.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

singclientservice.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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Votes
Keep0 %
0
Remove100 %
5

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