What is TiWorker.exe?

TiWorker.exe is part of Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the TiWorker.exe version information.

TiWorker.exe's description is "Windows Modules Installer Worker"

TiWorker.exe is usually located in the 'c:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download\08f84c6dd3b28e62fb0e910d793d1586\Package_for_KB4586863~~amd64~~18362.1190.1.0\amd64_microsoft-windows-servicingstack_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.18362.1190_none_1716e3ef2a15f08c\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on TiWorker.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft® Windows® Operating System
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionWindows Modules Installer Worker
Internal nameTiWorker.exe
Original filenameTiWorker.exe
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version10.0.18362.1190
File version10.0.18362.1190 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

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

Product nameMicrosoft® Windows® Operating System
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionWindows Modules Installer Worker
Internal nameTiWorker.exe
Original filenameTiWorker.exe
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights..
Product version10.0.18362.1190
File version10.0.18362.1190 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Digital signatures [?]

TiWorker.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

None of the 71 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the TiWorker.exe file.

None of the 71 anti-virus programs detected the TiWorker.exe file.

Sandbox Report

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

Summary

ERROR: Failed to execute process.

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1605297186.34375,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "TiWorker.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The file contains an unknown PE resource name possibly indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "resource name",
                "ioc": "MUI",
                "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": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 826,
            "time": 4.163823843002319,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 1154,
            "time": 3.050215005874634,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 1482,
            "time": 4.183628797531128,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "b49bd7a95b56472199a5b93b3327a646ea2560e914689295251b0c4ada1e9766",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "d6089825428d5d5030df6f765b9e9bb268f4dd3eb6ed08b0187cb4469f5001dd",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Folder name variants

TiWorker.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download\08f84c6dd3b28e62fb0e910d793d1586\Package_for_KB4586863~~amd64~~18362.1190.1.0\amd64_microsoft-windows-servicingstack_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.18362.1190_none_1716e3ef2a15f08c\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named TiWorker.exe

TiWorker.exe (313 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD595f2f515f603622eee10a13afd7e232e
SHA256af3d701dd83bed8eff6572c256edcf478709b73894a9bae86e1d62d06b88ff82

Error Messages

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

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

tiworker.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.

Windows Modules Installer Worker has stopped working.

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

tiworker.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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Comments

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