What is S3Info2.dll?

S3Info2.dll is part of Part of S3 Screen Toys and developed by S3 Graphics Co., Ltd. according to the S3Info2.dll version information.

S3Info2.dll's description is "S3 Graphics Display Adapter Information Utility (32-bit)"

S3Info2.dll is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected S3Info2.dll.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on S3Info2.dll:

PropertyValue
Product namePart of S3 Screen Toys
Company nameS3 Graphics Co., Ltd.
File descriptionS3 Graphics Display Adapter Information Utility (32-bit)
Internal nameS3Info Plus
Original filename
CommentsChip/Hardware Information Utility (32-bit)
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2004-2006 S3 Graphics Co., Ltd.
Legal trademarkS3 is a registered trademark of S3 Incorporated
Product version2.00.42-0330
File version2.00.42-0330

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

Product namePart of S3 Screen Toys
Company nameS3 Graphics Co., Ltd.
File descriptionS3 Graphics Display Adapter Informat..
Internal nameS3Info Plus
Original filename
CommentsChip/Hardware Information Utility (3..
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2004-2006 S3 Graphics ..
Legal trademarkS3 is a registered trademark of S3 I..
Product version2.00.42-0330
File version2.00.42-0330

Digital signatures [?]

S3Info2.dll is not signed.

VirusTotal report

1 of the 71 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the S3Info2.dll file. That's a 1% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Acronis suspicious
1 of the 71 anti-virus programs detected the S3Info2.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\\68e71eabca55eaf68f0e1848e1bbed8a559bbdaace0351bc2be2924247bf3179.bin.dll.manifest",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\68e71eabca55eaf68f0e1848e1bbed8a559bbdaace0351bc2be2924247bf3179.bin.dll"
    ],
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
    ],
    "dll_loaded": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\68e71eabca55eaf68f0e1848e1bbed8a559bbdaace0351bc2be2924247bf3179.bin.dll"
    ]
}

Generic

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        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
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        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1562068388.3438,
        "ppid": 376
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\rundll32.exe",
        "process_name": "rundll32.exe",
        "pid": 2436,
        "summary": {
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                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\68e71eabca55eaf68f0e1848e1bbed8a559bbdaace0351bc2be2924247bf3179.bin.dll.manifest",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\68e71eabca55eaf68f0e1848e1bbed8a559bbdaace0351bc2be2924247bf3179.bin.dll"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
            ],
            "dll_loaded": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\68e71eabca55eaf68f0e1848e1bbed8a559bbdaace0351bc2be2924247bf3179.bin.dll"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1562068388.6719,
        "ppid": 2736
    }
]

Signatures

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        "families": [],
        "description": "The executable uses a known packer",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
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                "category": "packer",
                "ioc": "Armadillo v1.xx - v2.xx",
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                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "peid_packer"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The file contains an unknown PE resource name possibly indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "resource name",
                "ioc": "PNG",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
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        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_unknown_resource_name"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 3,
        "families": [],
        "description": "Allocates read-write-execute memory (usually to unpack itself)",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [
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                    "status": 1,
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                    "api": "NtProtectVirtualMemory",
                    "return_value": 0,
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                        "stack_dep_bypass": 0,
                        "stack_pivoted": 0,
                        "heap_dep_bypass": 0,
                        "length": 4096,
                        "protection": 64,
                        "process_handle": "0xffffffff",
                        "base_address": "0x6c01c000"
                    },
                    "time": 1562068388.7809,
                    "tid": 2124,
                    "flags": {
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                    }
                },
                "pid": 2436,
                "type": "call",
                "cid": 10
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            {
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                    "status": 1,
                    "stacktrace": [],
                    "api": "NtProtectVirtualMemory",
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                        "stack_dep_bypass": 0,
                        "stack_pivoted": 0,
                        "heap_dep_bypass": 0,
                        "length": 4096,
                        "protection": 64,
                        "process_handle": "0xffffffff",
                        "base_address": "0x74c61000"
                    },
                    "time": 1562068388.7809,
                    "tid": 2124,
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                },
                "pid": 2436,
                "type": "call",
                "cid": 12
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                "call": {
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                    "stacktrace": [],
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                        "base_address": "0x74f21000"
                    },
                    "time": 1562068388.7809,
                    "tid": 2124,
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                "type": "call",
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        "references": [],
        "name": "allocates_rwx"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 2,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 2,
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                    "name": ".rsrc",
                    "virtual_size": "0x00027620"
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                "type": "generic",
                "description": "A section with a high entropy has been found"
            },
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                "description": "Overall entropy of this PE file is high"
            }
        ],
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        ],
        "name": "packer_entropy"
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]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

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    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "7dfa28161f3ec657b802721ef9dba298fe44e9fd8e4827adad7b74b3bc9095b0",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "c9a26fc6355e22bbe75e671eff5728fc851bd8e7bebc3094b193bb6ec4a2635c",
    "irc": [],
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Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandboxScreenshot from the sandbox

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5a3e4ec4b01582e15187776511f9f70af
SHA25668e71eabca55eaf68f0e1848e1bbed8a559bbdaace0351bc2be2924247bf3179

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