What is HPNETW~1.EXE?

HPNETW~1.EXE is part of HP Digital Imaging and developed by HP Inc. according to the HPNETW~1.EXE version information.

HPNETW~1.EXE's description is "HPNetworkCommunicatorCom"

HPNETW~1.EXE is digitally signed by Hewlett Packard.

HPNETW~1.EXE is usually located in the 'C:\PROGRA~1\HP\HPOFFI~1\Bin\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about HPNETW~1.EXE.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on HPNETW~1.EXE:

PropertyValue
Product nameHP Digital Imaging
Company nameHP Inc.
File descriptionHPNetworkCommunicatorCom
Internal nameHPNetworkCommunicatorCom
Original filenameHPNetworkCommunicatorCom.exe
CommentsHPNetworkCommunicatorCom
Legal copyright© 2015 HPDC LP
Product version040.012.1161.1896
File version040.012.1161.1896

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

Product nameHP Digital Imaging
Company nameHP Inc.
File descriptionHPNetworkCommunicatorCom
Internal nameHPNetworkCommunicatorCom
Original filenameHPNetworkCommunicatorCom.exe
CommentsHPNetworkCommunicatorCom
Legal copyright© 2015 HPDC LP
Product version040.012.1161.1896
File version040.012.1161.1896

Digital signatures [?]

HPNETW~1.EXE has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameHewlett Packard
Certificate issuer nameSymantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number738e0b963a4db08231f49f664af83e5b

VirusTotal report

None of the 70 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the HPNETW~1.EXE file.

None of the 70 anti-virus programs detected the HPNETW~1.EXE file.

Sandbox Report

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

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

{
    "dll_loaded": [
        "ntmarta.dll",
        "winusb.dll",
        "RpcRtRemote.dll",
        "kernel32.dll",
        "Kernel32.dll",
        "CRYPTBASE.dll",
        "C:\\Windows\\system32\\rsaenh.dll",
        "ADVAPI32.dll",
        "CRYPTSP.dll",
        "CLBCatQ.DLL"
    ],
    "file_opened": [
        "C:\\Windows\\System32\\rsaenh.dll",
        "C:\\Windows\\Globalization\\Sorting\\sortdefault.nls"
    ],
    "regkey_opened": [
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\HP\\NG\\Logging"
    ],
    "mutex": [
        "0caec4ec1f2921cce260635e7a0de7c0eb3063fb1ab23c33df9f46b3658ba54c[2460]RegValuesLock",
        "0caec4ec1f2921cce260635e7a0de7c0eb3063fb1ab23c33df9f46b3658ba54c[2460]ExtMonitorLock"
    ],
    "file_failed": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\config.ini"
    ],
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\SQMClient\\Windows\\DisabledProcesses\\F5FA9BAE",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Rpc\\Extensions\\NdrOleExtDLL",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\Interface\\{00000134-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\\ProxyStubClsid32\\(Default)",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Lsa\\FipsAlgorithmPolicy",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\COM3\\Com+Enabled",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\SQMClient\\Windows\\DisabledSessions\\GlobalSession",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\LDAP\\UseHostnameAsAlias",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Lsa\\FipsAlgorithmPolicy\\Enabled",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\LDAP\\LdapClientIntegrity",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Cryptography\\MachineGuid",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Cryptography\\PrivKeyCacheMaxItems",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Rpc\\Extensions\\RemoteRpcDll",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\OLE\\MaxSxSHashCount",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\LDAP\\UseOldHostResolutionOrder",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\SQMClient\\Windows\\DisabledSessions\\MachineThrottling",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Cryptography\\PrivateKeyLifetimeSeconds",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\SESSION MANAGER\\SafeProcessSearchMode",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Lsa\\AccessProviders\\MartaExtension",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Cryptography\\Defaults\\Provider\\Microsoft Strong Cryptographic Provider\\Image Path",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Cryptography\\PrivKeyCachePurgeIntervalSeconds",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\OLE\\MaximumAllowedAllocationSize",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Cryptography\\Defaults\\Provider\\Microsoft Strong Cryptographic Provider\\Type"
    ]
}

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1564195985.5781,
        "ppid": 376
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\0caec4ec1f2921cce260635e7a0de7c0eb3063fb1ab23c33df9f46b3658ba54c.bin",
        "process_name": "0caec4ec1f2921cce260635e7a0de7c0eb3063fb1ab23c33df9f46b3658ba54c.bin",
        "pid": 2460,
        "summary": {
            "dll_loaded": [
                "ntmarta.dll",
                "winusb.dll",
                "RpcRtRemote.dll",
                "kernel32.dll",
                "Kernel32.dll",
                "CRYPTBASE.dll",
                "C:\\Windows\\system32\\rsaenh.dll",
                "ADVAPI32.dll",
                "CRYPTSP.dll",
                "CLBCatQ.DLL"
            ],
            "file_opened": [
                "C:\\Windows\\System32\\rsaenh.dll",
                "C:\\Windows\\Globalization\\Sorting\\sortdefault.nls"
            ],
            "regkey_opened": [
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\HP\\NG\\Logging"
            ],
            "mutex": [
                "0caec4ec1f2921cce260635e7a0de7c0eb3063fb1ab23c33df9f46b3658ba54c[2460]RegValuesLock",
                "0caec4ec1f2921cce260635e7a0de7c0eb3063fb1ab23c33df9f46b3658ba54c[2460]ExtMonitorLock"
            ],
            "file_failed": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\config.ini"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\SQMClient\\Windows\\DisabledProcesses\\F5FA9BAE",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Rpc\\Extensions\\NdrOleExtDLL",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\Interface\\{00000134-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\\ProxyStubClsid32\\(Default)",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Lsa\\FipsAlgorithmPolicy",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\COM3\\Com+Enabled",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\SQMClient\\Windows\\DisabledSessions\\GlobalSession",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\LDAP\\UseHostnameAsAlias",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Lsa\\FipsAlgorithmPolicy\\Enabled",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\LDAP\\LdapClientIntegrity",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Cryptography\\MachineGuid",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Cryptography\\PrivKeyCacheMaxItems",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Rpc\\Extensions\\RemoteRpcDll",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\OLE\\MaxSxSHashCount",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\LDAP\\UseOldHostResolutionOrder",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\SQMClient\\Windows\\DisabledSessions\\MachineThrottling",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Cryptography\\PrivateKeyLifetimeSeconds",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\SESSION MANAGER\\SafeProcessSearchMode",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Lsa\\AccessProviders\\MartaExtension",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Cryptography\\Defaults\\Provider\\Microsoft Strong Cryptographic Provider\\Image Path",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Cryptography\\PrivKeyCachePurgeIntervalSeconds",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\OLE\\MaximumAllowedAllocationSize",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Cryptography\\Defaults\\Provider\\Microsoft Strong Cryptographic Provider\\Type"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1564195985.7969,
        "ppid": 2676
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "Collects information to fingerprint the system (MachineGuid, DigitalProductId, SystemBiosDate)",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "registry",
                "ioc": "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Cryptography\\MachineGuid",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "recon_fingerprint"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "f:\\jnks\\workspace\\K20_Prodution_Build\\build1161\\SxS\\src\\x64\\Release\\HPNetworkCommunicatorCom.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 2,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The file contains an unknown PE resource name possibly indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "resource name",
                "ioc": "REGISTRY",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            },
            {
                "category": "resource name",
                "ioc": "TYPELIB",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_unknown_resource_name"
    }
]

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": 662,
            "time": 6.2241199016571,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 5342,
            "time": 12.224721908569,
            "dport": 138,
            "sport": 138
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 7186,
            "time": 6.177295923233,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 7514,
            "time": 4.1602787971497,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 7842,
            "time": 6.1897687911987,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 8170,
            "time": 4.8066139221191,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 8498,
            "time": 3.0620529651642,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 8826,
            "time": 4.7255687713623,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 28236,
            "time": 4.1823098659515,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 36620,
            "time": 6.2886278629303,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "61c6e2890d2aa1faa8a75efcc3c920562d8423f5cc53c3a2ebd7cd0d28514114",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "7a050c175a52435c60a398e7d0c922cb4fc839a3c7264207bb4236eefd03187a",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5aa2243730c46ea1185151038ca5a7c98
SHA2560caec4ec1f2921cce260635e7a0de7c0eb3063fb1ab23c33df9f46b3658ba54c

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to hpnetw~1.exe:

hpnetw~1.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

hpnetw~1.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.

HPNetworkCommunicatorCom has stopped working.

End Program - hpnetw~1.exe. This program is not responding.

hpnetw~1.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

hpnetw~1.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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