What is ati2evxx.exe?

ati2evxx.exe is part of ATI External Event Utility for Windows and developed by ATI Technologies Inc. according to the ati2evxx.exe version information.

ati2evxx.exe's description is "ATI External Event Utility EXE Module"

ati2evxx.exe is digitally signed by Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher.

ati2evxx.exe is usually located in the 'c:\windows\system32\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected ati2evxx.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on ati2evxx.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameATI External Event Utility for Windows
Company nameATI Technologies Inc.
File descriptionATI External Event Utility EXE Module
Internal nameATI2EVXX.EXE
Original filenameATI2EVXX.EXE
Legal copyrightCopyright © 1999-2010 ATI Technologies Inc.
Product version6.14.10.4235
File version6.14.10.4235

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

Product nameATI External Event Utility for Windows
Company nameATI Technologies Inc.
File descriptionATI External Event Utility EXE Module
Internal nameATI2EVXX.EXE
Original filenameATI2EVXX.EXE
Legal copyrightCopyright © 1999-2010 ATI Technolog..
Product version6.14.10.4235
File version6.14.10.4235

Digital signatures [?]

ati2evxx.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Windows Hardware Compatibility PCA
Certificate serial number61269246000100000011

VirusTotal report

1 of the 72 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ati2evxx.exe file. That's a 1% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
eGambit Unsafe.AI_Score_97%
1 of the 72 anti-virus programs detected the ati2evxx.exe file.

Sandbox Report

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

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

{
    "regkey_opened": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\Rpc",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\Rpc"
    ],
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Rpc\\MaxRpcSize",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\Setup\\SystemSetupInProgress",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\SQMClient\\Windows\\CEIPEnable",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\Setup\\OOBEInProgress",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\ComputerName\\ActiveComputerName\\ComputerName"
    ],
    "dll_loaded": [
        "Kernel32.dll",
        "cfgMgr32.dll",
        "kernel32.dll",
        "wtsapi32.dll",
        "powrprof.dll",
        "rpcrt4.dll"
    ]
}

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1581040391.3125,
        "ppid": 376
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\6bdd3469d56f27a4bad9927c749842741eda818be55c82eddf2f8d42190b91a3.bin",
        "process_name": "6bdd3469d56f27a4bad9927c749842741eda818be55c82eddf2f8d42190b91a3.bin",
        "pid": 2308,
        "summary": {
            "regkey_opened": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\Rpc",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\Rpc"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Rpc\\MaxRpcSize",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\Setup\\SystemSetupInProgress",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\SQMClient\\Windows\\CEIPEnable",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\Setup\\OOBEInProgress",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\ComputerName\\ActiveComputerName\\ComputerName"
            ],
            "dll_loaded": [
                "Kernel32.dll",
                "cfgMgr32.dll",
                "kernel32.dll",
                "wtsapi32.dll",
                "powrprof.dll",
                "rpcrt4.dll"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1581040391.53125,
        "ppid": 3040
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "c:\\workarea\\8.723\\drivers\\2d\\dal\\extevents\\polling\\build\\w32\\B_rel\\ati2evxx.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "Checks amount of memory in system, this can be used to detect virtual machines that have a low amount of memory available",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "call": {
                    "category": "system",
                    "status": 1,
                    "stacktrace": [],
                    "api": "GlobalMemoryStatusEx",
                    "return_value": 1,
                    "arguments": {},
                    "time": 1581040391.75025,
                    "tid": 1664,
                    "flags": {}
                },
                "pid": 2308,
                "type": "call",
                "cid": 65
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "antivm_memory_available"
    }
]

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": 3.0785698890686035,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 2018,
            "time": 3.016407012939453,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 2346,
            "time": 1.01556396484375,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 2674,
            "time": 3.027984857559204,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3002,
            "time": 1.5177338123321533,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3330,
            "time": -0.09154319763183594,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 3658,
            "time": 1.0367348194122314,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 7974,
            "time": 1.0369927883148193,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 12166,
            "time": 3.1090497970581055,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "8dd17365aef8d714551e9b3a566ede60beb3c34cc6164f365b266b22b53d2a0d",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "ddc7e4d9521d889d73c0ec31db919dc0316ccef7bb17b9a2b263372445c712e4",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandbox

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD543c1105ca8492931b45f1a090fa562c8
SHA2566bdd3469d56f27a4bad9927c749842741eda818be55c82eddf2f8d42190b91a3

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to ati2evxx.exe:

ati2evxx.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

ati2evxx.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.

ATI External Event Utility EXE Module has stopped working.

End Program - ati2evxx.exe. This program is not responding.

ati2evxx.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

ati2evxx.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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