What is aswcert.dll?

aswcert.dll is part of Avast and developed by AVAST Software according to the aswcert.dll version information.

aswcert.dll's description is "Cert SDK"

aswcert.dll is digitally signed by AVAST Software s.r.o..

aswcert.dll is usually located in the 'c:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on aswcert.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameAvast
Company nameAVAST Software
File descriptionCert SDK
Internal namecertsdk
Original filenameavgcert.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2014 AVAST Software
Product version19.2.4.1879
File version19.2.4.1879
Special buildd8943d0c8e455a0a91b65264f74ce1b328146e72

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

Product nameAvast
Company nameAVAST Software
File descriptionCert SDK
Internal namecertsdk
Original filenameavgcert.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2014 AVAST Software
Product version19.2.4.1879
File version19.2.4.1879
Special buildd8943d0c8e455a0a91b65264f74ce1b32814..

Digital signatures [?]

aswcert.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameAVAST Software s.r.o.
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert High Assurance Code Signing CA-1
Certificate serial number07c70f7cab145bc1ed385fbe69fa3130

VirusTotal report

None of the 69 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the aswcert.dll file.

None of the 69 anti-virus programs detected the aswcert.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\\3caed7486a9525ce4e4544680e247927dc41176fba2c380e830c57741db8efaa.bin.dll"
    ],
    "file_opened": [
        "C:\\Windows\\System32\\en-US\\KERNELBASE.dll.mui",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3caed7486a9525ce4e4544680e247927dc41176fba2c380e830c57741db8efaa.bin.dll"
    ],
    "command_line": [
        "\"C:\\Windows\\System32\\rundll32.exe\" C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3caed7486a9525ce4e4544680e247927dc41176fba2c380e830c57741db8efaa.bin.dll,DllMain"
    ],
    "file_exists": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3caed7486a9525ce4e4544680e247927dc41176fba2c380e830c57741db8efaa.bin.dll",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3caed7486a9525ce4e4544680e247927dc41176fba2c380e830c57741db8efaa.bin.dll.manifest"
    ],
    "file_read": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3caed7486a9525ce4e4544680e247927dc41176fba2c380e830c57741db8efaa.bin.dll"
    ],
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Windows Error Reporting\\WMR\\Disable",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
    ]
}

Generic

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        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\rundll32.exe",
        "process_name": "rundll32.exe",
        "pid": 1664,
        "summary": {
            "dll_loaded": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3caed7486a9525ce4e4544680e247927dc41176fba2c380e830c57741db8efaa.bin.dll"
            ],
            "file_opened": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3caed7486a9525ce4e4544680e247927dc41176fba2c380e830c57741db8efaa.bin.dll"
            ],
            "command_line": [
                "\"C:\\Windows\\System32\\rundll32.exe\" C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3caed7486a9525ce4e4544680e247927dc41176fba2c380e830c57741db8efaa.bin.dll,DllMain"
            ],
            "file_exists": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3caed7486a9525ce4e4544680e247927dc41176fba2c380e830c57741db8efaa.bin.dll",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3caed7486a9525ce4e4544680e247927dc41176fba2c380e830c57741db8efaa.bin.dll.manifest"
            ],
            "file_read": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3caed7486a9525ce4e4544680e247927dc41176fba2c380e830c57741db8efaa.bin.dll"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1605912793.5625,
        "ppid": 2456
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1605912793.34375,
        "ppid": 376
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\rundll32.exe",
        "process_name": "rundll32.exe",
        "pid": 2588,
        "summary": {
            "file_opened": [
                "C:\\Windows\\System32\\en-US\\KERNELBASE.dll.mui"
            ],
            "file_exists": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3caed7486a9525ce4e4544680e247927dc41176fba2c380e830c57741db8efaa.bin.dll",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3caed7486a9525ce4e4544680e247927dc41176fba2c380e830c57741db8efaa.bin.dll.manifest"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\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\\3caed7486a9525ce4e4544680e247927dc41176fba2c380e830c57741db8efaa.bin.dll"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1605912793.78125,
        "ppid": 1664
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "D:\\BUILD\\work\\01\\c0cb082698b95679\\idp\\build\\avgast\\RU_DLS-lH-Y2A!x64_vs141\\bin\\Release_Unicode_DLS_vs141\\x64\\aswcert.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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    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 546,
            "time": 3.0741069316864014,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5326,
            "time": 3.01127290725708,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
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            "time": 1.009634017944336,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
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            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5982,
            "time": 3.0190818309783936,
            "dport": 5355,
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        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
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            "offset": 6310,
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            "dport": 5355,
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        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
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        },
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            "offset": 6966,
            "time": 1.1091959476470947,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
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            "src": "192.168.56.101",
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            "dport": 3702,
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        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
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            "time": 3.125777006149292,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "731e6a6829efe3c981313e046f2ec5b3ed970fb657f533665fd99be8aca43c7d",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "b14e78bf281c67e1ded054aef7bb8aaf8be0b43fbfc061f9586f68a2ffd5167d",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandboxScreenshot from the sandbox

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD54ab8374a8d31fa9f5c40f6227cf22aa0
SHA2563caed7486a9525ce4e4544680e247927dc41176fba2c380e830c57741db8efaa

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