What is FNPLicensingService.exe?

FNPLicensingService.exe is part of FlexNet Publisher (32 bit) and developed by Flexera according to the FNPLicensingService.exe version information.

FNPLicensingService.exe's description is "Activation Licensing Service"

FNPLicensingService.exe is digitally signed by Flexera Software LLC.

FNPLicensingService.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Macrovision Shared\FlexNet Publisher\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on FNPLicensingService.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameFlexNet Publisher (32 bit)
Company nameFlexera
File descriptionActivation Licensing Service
Internal nameFNPLicensingService.exe
Original filenameFNPLicensingService.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2006-2018, Flexera. All Rights Reserved.
Product version11.16.0.0 build 234449
File version11.16.0.0 build 234449

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

Product nameFlexNet Publisher (32 bit)
Company nameFlexera
File descriptionActivation Licensing Service
Internal nameFNPLicensingService.exe
Original filenameFNPLicensingService.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2006-2018, Flexera. Al..
Product version11.16.0.0 build 234449
File version11.16.0.0 build 234449

Digital signatures [?]

FNPLicensingService.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameFlexera Software LLC
Certificate issuer nameSymantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number67b0d5bf600edfb387487169ea9d1fa0

VirusTotal report

None of the 69 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the FNPLicensingService.exe file.

None of the 69 anti-virus programs detected the FNPLicensingService.exe 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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        "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_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\DragMinDist",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\SQMClient\\Windows\\CEIPEnable",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\DragDelay",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\Setup\\OOBEInProgress",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\ComputerName\\ActiveComputerName\\ComputerName"
    ],
    "dll_loaded": [
        "rpcrt4.dll",
        "UxTheme.dll",
        "C:\\Windows\\system32\\dwmapi.dll"
    ]
}

Generic

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        "pid": 1512,
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                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\Rpc"
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                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Rpc\\MaxRpcSize",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\Setup\\SystemSetupInProgress",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\DragMinDist",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\SQMClient\\Windows\\CEIPEnable",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\DragDelay",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\Setup\\OOBEInProgress",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\ComputerName\\ActiveComputerName\\ComputerName"
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                "C:\\Windows\\system32\\dwmapi.dll"
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        },
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        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
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        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
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]

Signatures

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        "markcount": 2,
        "families": [],
        "description": "Queries for the computername",
        "severity": 1,
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                    "status": 1,
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                    "api": "GetComputerNameA",
                    "return_value": 1,
                    "arguments": {
                        "computer_name": "CUCKPC"
                    },
                    "time": 1572411187.8596,
                    "tid": 2732,
                    "flags": {}
                },
                "pid": 1512,
                "type": "call",
                "cid": 91
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            {
                "call": {
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                    "api": "GetComputerNameW",
                    "return_value": 1,
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                    "time": 1572411187.8596,
                    "tid": 2732,
                    "flags": {}
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                "pid": 1512,
                "type": "call",
                "cid": 92
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "antivm_queries_computername"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "C:\\cygwin\\home\\nightly\\distact-build-area\\FNP-11.16.0\\tier1\\FNP\\Service\\Build\\_release-Windows-NT4-i686-main\\FNPLicensingService.exe.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": [
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                    "status": 1,
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                    "api": "GlobalMemoryStatusEx",
                    "return_value": 1,
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                    "tid": 2732,
                    "flags": {}
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                "pid": 1512,
                "type": "call",
                "cid": 81
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        "references": [],
        "name": "antivm_memory_available"
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    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The executable contains unknown PE section names indicative of a packer (could be a false positive)",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
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                "category": "section",
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                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
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        "name": "pe_features"
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]

Yara

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            "Vk1XQVJF",
            "Vk1XYXJl",
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Network

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    "icmp": [],
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    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "3b9a13b94ee7b510a5a9becd17a47649740e5fff914228ca647d6720762fef09",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
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}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandbox

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD57609bda70e757ee26ee0ca60046d1a19
SHA256550eb1e67d1fee4af81cc82aca6e00f80010d163ef5b748d0bd4822a4f02a0d8

Error Messages

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

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

fnplicensingservice.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.

Activation Licensing Service has stopped working.

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

fnplicensingservice.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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Votes
Keep100 %
1
Remove0 %
0

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