What is codecpacks.heif.exe?

codecpacks.heif.exe is developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the codecpacks.heif.exe version information.

codecpacks.heif.exe's description is "codecpacks.heif.exe"

codecpacks.heif.exe is usually located in the 'c:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.HEIFImageExtension_1.0.21992.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on codecpacks.heif.exe:

PropertyValue
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptioncodecpacks.heif.exe
Internal namecodecpacks.heif
Original filenamecodecpacks.heif.exe
Legal copyright©Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version1.0.190718002
File version1.0.1907.18002

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

Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptioncodecpacks.heif.exe
Internal namecodecpacks.heif
Original filenamecodecpacks.heif.exe
Legal copyright©Microsoft Corporation. All rights..
Product version1.0.190718002
File version1.0.1907.18002

Digital signatures [?]

codecpacks.heif.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

None of the 70 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the codecpacks.heif.exe file.

None of the 70 anti-virus programs detected the codecpacks.heif.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": 1567126385.2969,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "C:\\BA\\247\\b\\release\\x64\\codecpacks.heif.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    }
]

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": 710,
            "time": 1.0144381523132,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 1038,
            "time": -0.093130826950073,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 1366,
            "time": 1.0808341503143,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 2514,
            "time": 1.0440011024475,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "e0a27f534ad09d011185bffd1d9d5478d12c40c43c67e4fcf5ef3233504c22e0",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "808121403567d85e93e6a79a190efe0e89129de3744435345588ce6a6e170d68",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD577a1768f61eafb927ad031818084eab5
SHA256945b5af550300d538e2690c146f0b04d1e0614491653cfa862cfbc3f41c17cfe

Error Messages

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

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

codecpacks.heif.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.

codecpacks.heif.exe has stopped working.

End Program - codecpacks.heif.exe. This program is not responding.

codecpacks.heif.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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