What is BrWi218a.dll?
BrWi218a.dll's description is "WIA minidriver(for 64Bit)" according to the BrWi218a.dll version information.
BrWi218a.dll is digitally signed by Brother Industries, Ltd..
BrWi218a.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\system32\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about BrWi218a.dll.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on BrWi218a.dll:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| File description | WIA minidriver(for 64Bit) |
| Internal name | BrWi218a(for 64Bit) |
| Original filename | BrWi218a.dll |
| Product version | 3,21,11,1,2018 |
| File version | 3,21,11,1 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| File description | WIA minidriver(for 64Bit) |
| Internal name | BrWi218a(for 64Bit) |
| Original filename | BrWi218a.dll |
| Product version | 3,21,11,1,2018 |
| File version | 3,21,11,1 |
Digital signatures [?]
BrWi218a.dll has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Brother Industries, Ltd. |
| Certificate issuer name | Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA |
| Certificate serial number | 02b6506ed85b04db90cccca7f7ea5304 |
VirusTotal report
None of the 65 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the BrWi218a.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\\49a11228846c9c416a3888766840b1e923644946284cdcbf9d23eac1580d378f.bin.dll",
"BrDgOtEx.dll",
"dwmapi.dll",
"BrDgOtEW.dll",
"C:\\Windows\\system32\\uxtheme.dll"
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],
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],
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"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\en-US",
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]
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]Signatures
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"description": "This executable has a PDB path",
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"description": "The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data indicative of a packer",
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]Yara
The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.
Network
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}Screenshots
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 115cf9d339242888ec0dec0d71fd753e |
| SHA256 | 49a11228846c9c416a3888766840b1e923644946284cdcbf9d23eac1580d378f |
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