What is bdshellext.dll?

bdshellext.dll is part of Bitdefender 2020 and developed by Bitdefender according to the bdshellext.dll version information.

bdshellext.dll's description is "BdShellExtensions Module"

bdshellext.dll is digitally signed by Bitdefender SRL.

bdshellext.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on bdshellext.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameBitdefender 2020
Company nameBitdefender
File descriptionBdShellExtensions Module
Internal nameBdShellExtensions
Original filenameBdShellExtensions.DLL
Legal copyright©1997-2020 Bitdefender
Product version24.0.20.97
File version24.0.20.97

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

Product nameBitdefender 2020
Company nameBitdefender
File descriptionBdShellExtensions Module
Internal nameBdShellExtensions
Original filenameBdShellExtensions.DLL
Legal copyright©1997-2020 Bitdefender
Product version24.0.20.97
File version24.0.20.97

Digital signatures [?]

bdshellext.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameBitdefender SRL
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1
Certificate serial number04c9f3234ae26886276026f0d42d140b

VirusTotal report

None of the 70 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the bdshellext.dll file.

None of the 70 anti-virus programs detected the bdshellext.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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        "kernel32",
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    ],
    "file_opened": [
        "C:\\Windows\\System32\\en-US\\KERNELBASE.dll.mui",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\a71960516f40e034e5b7ebb8dcc46e398d101ce3563a9cfa22e685a6ff17cc7d.bin.dll"
    ],
    "command_line": [
        "\"C:\\Windows\\System32\\rundll32.exe\" C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\a71960516f40e034e5b7ebb8dcc46e398d101ce3563a9cfa22e685a6ff17cc7d.bin.dll,DllMain"
    ],
    "file_exists": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\a71960516f40e034e5b7ebb8dcc46e398d101ce3563a9cfa22e685a6ff17cc7d.bin.dll",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\a71960516f40e034e5b7ebb8dcc46e398d101ce3563a9cfa22e685a6ff17cc7d.bin.dll.manifest"
    ],
    "file_read": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\a71960516f40e034e5b7ebb8dcc46e398d101ce3563a9cfa22e685a6ff17cc7d.bin.dll"
    ],
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\OLE\\PageAllocatorSystemHeapIsPrivate",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\OLE\\PageAllocatorUseSystemHeap",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Windows Error Reporting\\WMR\\Disable"
    ]
}

Generic

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        "process_name": "rundll32.exe",
        "pid": 1664,
        "summary": {
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                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\a71960516f40e034e5b7ebb8dcc46e398d101ce3563a9cfa22e685a6ff17cc7d.bin.dll"
            ],
            "file_opened": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\a71960516f40e034e5b7ebb8dcc46e398d101ce3563a9cfa22e685a6ff17cc7d.bin.dll"
            ],
            "command_line": [
                "\"C:\\Windows\\System32\\rundll32.exe\" C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\a71960516f40e034e5b7ebb8dcc46e398d101ce3563a9cfa22e685a6ff17cc7d.bin.dll,DllMain"
            ],
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                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\a71960516f40e034e5b7ebb8dcc46e398d101ce3563a9cfa22e685a6ff17cc7d.bin.dll",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\a71960516f40e034e5b7ebb8dcc46e398d101ce3563a9cfa22e685a6ff17cc7d.bin.dll.manifest"
            ],
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                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\a71960516f40e034e5b7ebb8dcc46e398d101ce3563a9cfa22e685a6ff17cc7d.bin.dll"
            ],
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                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1590011585.5625,
        "ppid": 2456
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1590011585.328125,
        "ppid": 376
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\rundll32.exe",
        "process_name": "rundll32.exe",
        "pid": 1676,
        "summary": {
            "file_opened": [
                "C:\\Windows\\System32\\en-US\\KERNELBASE.dll.mui"
            ],
            "file_exists": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\a71960516f40e034e5b7ebb8dcc46e398d101ce3563a9cfa22e685a6ff17cc7d.bin.dll",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\a71960516f40e034e5b7ebb8dcc46e398d101ce3563a9cfa22e685a6ff17cc7d.bin.dll.manifest"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\OLE\\PageAllocatorSystemHeapIsPrivate",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\OLE\\PageAllocatorUseSystemHeap",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Windows Error Reporting\\WMR\\Disable"
            ],
            "dll_loaded": [
                "kernel32",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\a71960516f40e034e5b7ebb8dcc46e398d101ce3563a9cfa22e685a6ff17cc7d.bin.dll"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1590011585.921875,
        "ppid": 1664
    }
]

Signatures

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    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "D:\\bamboo\\home\\xml-data\\build-dir\\CODRU-CL2M-SOURCES\\bin\\x64\\Release\\BdShellExt.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": 662,
            "time": 6.125035047531128,
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    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "d3ff4a866cc08bda7e7d65bf98d175bb6289833c6cb86b4fe4a6e63544dfb0e9",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "2513878ef57bbdb0e97a0bb0671180787cd8f0be5f097024b1bcc2b872f8ce57",
    "irc": [],
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}

Screenshots

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5cd85f289e5496fbd7cd4edffcdc04ebc
SHA256a71960516f40e034e5b7ebb8dcc46e398d101ce3563a9cfa22e685a6ff17cc7d

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