What is MSM17W2.dll?

MSM17W2.dll is part of Windows (R) Codename Longhorn DDK driver and developed by Windows (R) Codename Longhorn DDK provider according to the MSM17W2.dll version information.

MSM17W2.dll's description is "WIA DRIVER"

MSM17W2.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\system32\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about MSM17W2.dll.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on MSM17W2.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameWindows (R) Codename Longhorn DDK driver
Company nameWindows (R) Codename Longhorn DDK provider
File descriptionWIA DRIVER
Internal nameWIADRIVER
Original filenameWIADRIVER.DLL
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version6.0.6000.16386
File version6.0.6000.16386 built by: WinDDK

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

Product nameWindows (R) Codename Longhorn DDK dr..
Company nameWindows (R) Codename Longhorn DDK pr..
File descriptionWIA DRIVER
Internal nameWIADRIVER
Original filenameWIADRIVER.DLL
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights..
Product version6.0.6000.16386
File version6.0.6000.16386 built by: WinDDK

Digital signatures [?]

MSM17W2.dll is not signed.

VirusTotal report

None of the 70 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the MSM17W2.dll file.

None of the 70 anti-virus programs detected the MSM17W2.dll file.

Sandbox Report

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

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

{
    "file_opened": [
        "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\en-US\\KERNELBASE.dll.mui"
    ],
    "file_exists": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\f937913f63939c442d450f4a6bb5718ed3d3d897db675788ce3b0cac99ec5e39.bin.dll.manifest",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\f937913f63939c442d450f4a6bb5718ed3d3d897db675788ce3b0cac99ec5e39.bin.dll"
    ],
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Windows Error Reporting\\WMR\\Disable",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
    ],
    "dll_loaded": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\f937913f63939c442d450f4a6bb5718ed3d3d897db675788ce3b0cac99ec5e39.bin.dll"
    ]
}

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\rundll32.exe",
        "process_name": "rundll32.exe",
        "pid": 2504,
        "summary": {
            "file_opened": [
                "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\en-US\\KERNELBASE.dll.mui"
            ],
            "file_exists": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\f937913f63939c442d450f4a6bb5718ed3d3d897db675788ce3b0cac99ec5e39.bin.dll.manifest",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\f937913f63939c442d450f4a6bb5718ed3d3d897db675788ce3b0cac99ec5e39.bin.dll"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Windows Error Reporting\\WMR\\Disable",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
            ],
            "dll_loaded": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\f937913f63939c442d450f4a6bb5718ed3d3d897db675788ce3b0cac99ec5e39.bin.dll"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1562910785.6094,
        "ppid": 1512
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1562910785.3438,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "c:\\wia\\minidrv_i700\\objfre_wlh_x86\\i386\\MSM17W2.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    }
]

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": 6.2029221057892,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5190,
            "time": 6.1621749401093,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5518,
            "time": 4.1548109054565,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5846,
            "time": 6.1740989685059,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 6174,
            "time": 4.6582760810852,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 6502,
            "time": 3.0511651039124,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 6830,
            "time": 4.7038071155548,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 15512,
            "time": 4.2014050483704,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 19704,
            "time": 6.2650039196014,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "24d37c663e3da858caf31150e58eec2209c62bbc314b81555ccf22dadad2446b",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "9a0f3a90c6197626baaf665ff16fabfcfc1e6e7e027672d78bc10420ee700fbd",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandboxScreenshot from the sandbox

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD59193f86b339f04e0f36c5952e6599033
SHA256f937913f63939c442d450f4a6bb5718ed3d3d897db675788ce3b0cac99ec5e39

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