What is WSCStub.exe?

WSCStub.exe is part of Norton Security and developed by NortonLifeLock Inc. according to the WSCStub.exe version information.

WSCStub.exe's description is "WSCStub"

WSCStub.exe is digitally signed by NortonLifeLock Inc..

WSCStub.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.20.5.39\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on WSCStub.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameNorton Security
Company nameNortonLifeLock Inc.
File descriptionWSCStub
Internal nameWSCStub
Original filenameWSCStub.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2020 NortonLifeLock Inc. All rights reserved.
Product version22.20
File version22.20.5.401

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

Product nameNorton Security
Company nameNortonLifeLock Inc.
File descriptionWSCStub
Internal nameWSCStub
Original filenameWSCStub.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2020 NortonLifeLock In..
Product version22.20
File version22.20.5.401

Digital signatures [?]

WSCStub.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameNortonLifeLock Inc.
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert High Assurance Code Signing CA-1
Certificate serial number07cdebab5b7e39f2bc726a75b9bc4307

VirusTotal report

None of the 69 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the WSCStub.exe file.

None of the 69 anti-virus programs detected the WSCStub.exe file.

Sandbox Report

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

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1601916786.34375,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "C:\\bld_area\\Norton_Internet_Security_22.20.5\\VS141\\Bin\\x64\\Release\\WSCStub.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": "SYMPRO",
                "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": 546,
            "time": 3.0791449546813965,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4318,
            "time": 3.0393800735473633,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4646,
            "time": 1.0253241062164307,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4974,
            "time": 3.0517430305480957,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5302,
            "time": 1.5340850353240967,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5630,
            "time": -0.09649896621704102,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 5958,
            "time": 1.5466711521148682,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 14640,
            "time": 1.0480151176452637,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 18832,
            "time": 3.125552177429199,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "da9a8612cd9806f1a967c24dc51310bce6243ce3ee80a835c266173d8c60094c",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "e736b23eb39d57be798ab1bcd679c99c7ea55cfceda5799d1ab321760caa95fb",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD555db7ecf9ea4b07d0f70a34451e1db78
SHA2564b4229c4b88f492045b42b9744b110b2e27a809b7823369fd436ab2903531474

Error Messages

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

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

wscstub.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.

WSCStub has stopped working.

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

wscstub.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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