What is BCShellEx64.dll?

BCShellEx64.dll is part of Beyond Compare and developed by Scooter Software according to the BCShellEx64.dll version information.

BCShellEx64.dll's description is "Beyond Compare Shell Extension"

BCShellEx64.dll is digitally signed by Scooter Software Inc.

BCShellEx64.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Beyond Compare 4\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about BCShellEx64.dll.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on BCShellEx64.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameBeyond Compare
Company nameScooter Software
File descriptionBeyond Compare Shell Extension
Original filenameBCShellEx.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2019 Scooter Software, Inc.
Legal trademarkBeyond Compare ® is a registered trademark of Scooter Software, Inc.
Product version4.2
File version4.2.8.23607

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

Product nameBeyond Compare
Company nameScooter Software
File descriptionBeyond Compare Shell Extension
Original filenameBCShellEx.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2019 Scooter Software, ..
Legal trademarkBeyond Compare ® is a registered tr..
Product version4.2
File version4.2.8.23607

Digital signatures [?]

BCShellEx64.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameScooter Software Inc
Certificate issuer nameCOMODO RSA Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number00b972b81b3f4b8b615aeee0bec1fe967f

VirusTotal report

None of the 64 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the BCShellEx64.dll file.

None of the 64 anti-virus programs detected the BCShellEx64.dll file.

Sandbox Report

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

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

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        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\ce6b828297fabf722c5b066292f8d21fd9f4ddab9dfa43225d1cb96f35c29998.bin.dll"
    ],
    "file_opened": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\ce6b828297fabf722c5b066292f8d21fd9f4ddab9dfa43225d1cb96f35c29998.bin.dll"
    ],
    "regkey_opened": [
        "\\Software\\CodeGear\\Locales",
        "\\Software\\Borland\\Locales",
        "\\Software\\Borland\\Delphi\\Locales",
        "\\Software\\Embarcadero\\Locales"
    ],
    "file_exists": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\ce6b828297fabf722c5b066292f8d21fd9f4ddab9dfa43225d1cb96f35c29998.bin.dll.manifest",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\ce6b828297fabf722c5b066292f8d21fd9f4ddab9dfa43225d1cb96f35c29998.bin.dll"
    ],
    "command_line": [
        "\"C:\\Windows\\System32\\rundll32.exe\" C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\ce6b828297fabf722c5b066292f8d21fd9f4ddab9dfa43225d1cb96f35c29998.bin.dll,DllMain"
    ],
    "file_read": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\ce6b828297fabf722c5b066292f8d21fd9f4ddab9dfa43225d1cb96f35c29998.bin.dll"
    ],
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\Language Groups\\1",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\en-US",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\Locale\\00000409",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\ExtendedLocale\\en-US"
    ]
}

Generic

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        "process_name": "rundll32.exe",
        "pid": 2420,
        "summary": {
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                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\ce6b828297fabf722c5b066292f8d21fd9f4ddab9dfa43225d1cb96f35c29998.bin.dll"
            ],
            "file_opened": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\ce6b828297fabf722c5b066292f8d21fd9f4ddab9dfa43225d1cb96f35c29998.bin.dll"
            ],
            "command_line": [
                "\"C:\\Windows\\System32\\rundll32.exe\" C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\ce6b828297fabf722c5b066292f8d21fd9f4ddab9dfa43225d1cb96f35c29998.bin.dll,DllMain"
            ],
            "file_exists": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\ce6b828297fabf722c5b066292f8d21fd9f4ddab9dfa43225d1cb96f35c29998.bin.dll.manifest",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\ce6b828297fabf722c5b066292f8d21fd9f4ddab9dfa43225d1cb96f35c29998.bin.dll"
            ],
            "file_read": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\ce6b828297fabf722c5b066292f8d21fd9f4ddab9dfa43225d1cb96f35c29998.bin.dll"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1565340784.7656,
        "ppid": 1268
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1565340784.3438,
        "ppid": 376
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\rundll32.exe",
        "process_name": "rundll32.exe",
        "pid": 2500,
        "summary": {
            "file_opened": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\"
            ],
            "file_exists": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\ce6b828297fabf722c5b066292f8d21fd9f4ddab9dfa43225d1cb96f35c29998.bin.dll.manifest",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\ce6b828297fabf722c5b066292f8d21fd9f4ddab9dfa43225d1cb96f35c29998.bin.dll"
            ],
            "regkey_opened": [
                "\\Software\\CodeGear\\Locales",
                "\\Software\\Borland\\Locales",
                "\\Software\\Borland\\Delphi\\Locales",
                "\\Software\\Embarcadero\\Locales"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\Language Groups\\1",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\en-US",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\Locale\\00000409",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\ExtendedLocale\\en-US"
            ],
            "dll_loaded": [
                "kernel32.dll",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\ce6b828297fabf722c5b066292f8d21fd9f4ddab9dfa43225d1cb96f35c29998.bin.dll"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1565340784.9375,
        "ppid": 2420
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The executable contains unknown PE section names indicative of a packer (could be a false positive)",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "section",
                "ioc": ".didata",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_features"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

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    "tls": [],
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        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
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            "dport": 5355,
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        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "22ea93ab265d4f392d8d8eb94c00b5d43887a6f3d1278faee2fb02fdde0100bb",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "acf1eb814889d51bae646ea5cc69f5ea12aa710a444a189a25310223b4f7eea4",
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}

Screenshots

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD54411fc4645c52ca9c8e0cd799f2a02d2
SHA256ce6b828297fabf722c5b066292f8d21fd9f4ddab9dfa43225d1cb96f35c29998

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