What is RtmControl.dll?

RtmControl.dll is part of Microsoft® Skype? Media Stack and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the RtmControl.dll version information.

RtmControl.dll's description is "Microsoft Real Time Media Remote Control Module"

RtmControl.dll is digitally signed by Skype Software Sarl.

RtmControl.dll is usually located in the 'c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Skype for Desktop\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\slimcore\bin\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on RtmControl.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft® Skype? Media Stack
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionMicrosoft Real Time Media Remote Control Module
Internal nameRtmControl.dll
Original filenameRtmControl.dll
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version2020.10.1.1
File version2020.10.1.1:releases/CL2020.R10:fc8de0a4a040ae45be68333f5efd0ea621ae8347:MSRTC/Dll/WinClassic-x86_vs2017dyn-release

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

Product nameMicrosoft® Skype? Media Stack
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionMicrosoft Real Time Media Remote Con..
Internal nameRtmControl.dll
Original filenameRtmControl.dll
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights..
Product version2020.10.1.1
File version2020.10.1.1:releases/CL2020.R10:fc8d..

Digital signatures [?]

RtmControl.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameSkype Software Sarl
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Code Signing PCA 2011
Certificate serial number330000014510ebf89ad79940e7000000000145

VirusTotal report

None of the 71 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the RtmControl.dll file.

None of the 71 anti-virus programs detected the RtmControl.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:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\en-US\\KERNELBASE.dll.mui"
    ],
    "file_exists": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\b098ea180e58f36175121167e2a1f869f2e3f68d51e19001a21abdf9bbf1485e.bin.dll",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\b098ea180e58f36175121167e2a1f869f2e3f68d51e19001a21abdf9bbf1485e.bin.dll.manifest"
    ],
    "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\\b098ea180e58f36175121167e2a1f869f2e3f68d51e19001a21abdf9bbf1485e.bin.dll"
    ]
}

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\rundll32.exe",
        "process_name": "rundll32.exe",
        "pid": 2740,
        "summary": {
            "file_opened": [
                "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\en-US\\KERNELBASE.dll.mui"
            ],
            "file_exists": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\b098ea180e58f36175121167e2a1f869f2e3f68d51e19001a21abdf9bbf1485e.bin.dll",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\b098ea180e58f36175121167e2a1f869f2e3f68d51e19001a21abdf9bbf1485e.bin.dll.manifest"
            ],
            "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\\b098ea180e58f36175121167e2a1f869f2e3f68d51e19001a21abdf9bbf1485e.bin.dll"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1586177585.71875,
        "ppid": 2660
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1586177585.3125,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "D:\\a\\_work\\2\\s\\MSRTC\\msrtc\\build.d\\output\\release\\RtmControl.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

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            "time": 3.1387531757354736,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4318,
            "time": 3.074660062789917,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
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            "time": 1.081449031829834,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
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            "time": 3.105178117752075,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
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            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5302,
            "time": 1.5155839920043945,
            "dport": 5355,
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        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
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            "dport": 5355,
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        },
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            "dport": 1900,
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        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
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            "offset": 15628,
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            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
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            "offset": 19820,
            "time": 3.1847012042999268,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "d719dfede43479fad9d9cd69e3062a995bbe46d00e2ce5d5e6e9d52186076d53",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "f208c8ceb58ff357212fba75545b9c56d8c6cdc17ef5588994075d571dcb5228",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandboxScreenshot from the sandbox

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5d7992f2853afdfbc982603cdc557c3d2
SHA256b098ea180e58f36175121167e2a1f869f2e3f68d51e19001a21abdf9bbf1485e

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