What is dpinst64.exe?

dpinst64.exe is part of Driver Package Installer (DPInst) and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the dpinst64.exe version information.

dpinst64.exe's description is "Driver Package Installer"

dpinst64.exe is digitally signed by Tweakbit Pty Ltd.

dpinst64.exe is usually located in the 'c:\Program Files\DIFX\6AE05567FF0D6B46\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected dpinst64.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on dpinst64.exe:

Property	Value
Product name	Driver Package Installer (DPInst)
Company name	Microsoft Corporation
File description	Driver Package Installer
Internal name	DPInst
Original filename	DPInst.exe
Legal copyright	© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version	2.1
File version	2.1

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

Product name	Driver Package Installer (DPInst)
Company name	Microsoft Corporation
File description	Driver Package Installer
Internal name	DPInst
Original filename	DPInst.exe
Legal copyright	© Microsoft Corporation. All rights..
Product version	2.1
File version	2.1

Digital signatures [?]

dpinst64.exe has a valid digital signature.

Property	Value
Signer name	Tweakbit Pty Ltd
Certificate issuer name	DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number	0b8eacf53669f141288e54cb9c06dff7

VirusTotal report

2 of the 70 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the dpinst64.exe file. That's a 3% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
DrWeb	Program.Unwanted.2789
Microsoft	PUA:Win32/FusionCore

2 of the 70 anti-virus programs detected the dpinst64.exe file.

Sandbox Report

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

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

{
    "file_created": [
        "C:\\Windows\\DPINST.LOG"
    ],
    "dll_loaded": [
        "C:\\Windows\\system32\\MSCTF.dll",
        "kernel32.dll",
        "UxTheme.dll",
        "OLEAUT32.DLL",
        "C:\\Windows\\system32\\ole32.dll",
        "dwmapi.dll",
        "comctl32",
        "comctl32.dll",
        "IMM32.dll"
    ],
    "file_opened": [
        "C:\\Windows\\System32\\imageres.dll",
        "C:\\Windows\\System32\\netmsg.dll",
        "C:\\Windows\\System32\\en-US\\URLMON.DLL.mui",
        "C:\\Windows\\Globalization\\Sorting\\sortdefault.nls",
        "C:\\Windows\\System32\\urlmon.dll",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\"
    ],
    "regkey_opened": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\LanguagePack\\SurrogateFallback",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\LanguagePack\\SurrogateFallback\\MS SHELL DLG 2"
    ],
    "file_written": [
        "C:\\Windows\\DPINST.LOG"
    ],
    "file_exists": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\dpinst.xml",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp"
    ],
    "mutex": [
        "Global\\DPINST_LOG_SCROLLER_MUTEX"
    ],
    "file_failed": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\dpinst.xml"
    ],
    "guid": [
        "{2933bf90-7b36-11d2-b20e-00c04f983e60}",
        "{2933bf81-7b36-11d2-b20e-00c04f983e60}"
    ],
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Keyboard Layout\\Toggle\\Language Hotkey",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\.",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced\\ListviewAlphaSelect",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Keyboard Layout\\Toggle\\Hotkey",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{0000897b-83df-4b96-be07-0fb58b01c4a4}\\LanguageProfile\\0x00000000\\{0001bea3-ed56-483d-a2e2-aeae25577436}\\Enable",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\Low",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\Locale\\00000409",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Segoe UI",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Keyboard Layout\\Toggle\\Layout Hotkey",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\MS Shell Dlg",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\Language Groups\\1",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\EnableAnchorContext",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\mozilla-temp-files",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\WPDNSE",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer\\TurnOffSPIAnimations",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\..",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Control Panel\\Desktop\\SmoothScroll",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced\\ListviewShadow",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced\\AccListViewV6",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced\\UseDoubleClickTimer",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced\\EnableBalloonTips"
    ]
}

Dropped

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    {
        "yara": [],
        "sha1": "2b2c56003ae6076340cf8f9b880983f183f52822",
        "name": "f3263472f07a6a80_dpinst.log",
        "filepath": "C:\\Windows\\DPINST.LOG",
        "type": "Little-endian UTF-16 Unicode text, with CRLF, CR line terminators",
        "sha256": "f3263472f07a6a8056fcbc98de55a055b99378f3013eb0e60d399964f1f939d2",
        "urls": [],
        "crc32": "03FD757F",
        "path": "\/home\/hpuser\/.cuckoo\/storage\/analyses\/3505\/files\/f3263472f07a6a80_dpinst.log",
        "ssdeep": null,
        "size": 1636,
        "sha512": "78cdbfa5d5f4c68efb26bf5d247e2060d7df2fddb29afed5921584dc0aeac0fc33583cc36cf80e36bc8c9da7c8c9034ee1dc421270f1f4ca4c34f91ac129390a",
        "pids": [
            2740
        ],
        "md5": "ee28c0a3c4133566c84cd177acccb7c6"
    }
]

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\91eb5af357568863341d9f84c87d613e81c646d6bb565e54c66e7843d5693e23.bin",
        "process_name": "91eb5af357568863341d9f84c87d613e81c646d6bb565e54c66e7843d5693e23.bin",
        "pid": 2740,
        "summary": {
            "file_created": [
                "C:\\Windows\\DPINST.LOG"
            ],
            "dll_loaded": [
                "C:\\Windows\\system32\\MSCTF.dll",
                "kernel32.dll",
                "UxTheme.dll",
                "OLEAUT32.DLL",
                "C:\\Windows\\system32\\ole32.dll",
                "dwmapi.dll",
                "comctl32",
                "comctl32.dll",
                "IMM32.dll"
            ],
            "file_opened": [
                "C:\\Windows\\System32\\imageres.dll",
                "C:\\Windows\\System32\\netmsg.dll",
                "C:\\Windows\\System32\\en-US\\URLMON.DLL.mui",
                "C:\\Windows\\Globalization\\Sorting\\sortdefault.nls",
                "C:\\Windows\\System32\\urlmon.dll",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\"
            ],
            "regkey_opened": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\LanguagePack\\SurrogateFallback",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\LanguagePack\\SurrogateFallback\\MS SHELL DLG 2"
            ],
            "file_written": [
                "C:\\Windows\\DPINST.LOG"
            ],
            "file_exists": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\dpinst.xml",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp"
            ],
            "mutex": [
                "Global\\DPINST_LOG_SCROLLER_MUTEX"
            ],
            "file_failed": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\dpinst.xml"
            ],
            "guid": [
                "{2933bf90-7b36-11d2-b20e-00c04f983e60}",
                "{2933bf81-7b36-11d2-b20e-00c04f983e60}"
            ],
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                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Keyboard Layout\\Toggle\\Language Hotkey",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\.",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced\\ListviewAlphaSelect",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Keyboard Layout\\Toggle\\Hotkey",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{0000897b-83df-4b96-be07-0fb58b01c4a4}\\LanguageProfile\\0x00000000\\{0001bea3-ed56-483d-a2e2-aeae25577436}\\Enable",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\Low",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\Locale\\00000409",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Segoe UI",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Keyboard Layout\\Toggle\\Layout Hotkey",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\MS Shell Dlg",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\Language Groups\\1",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\EnableAnchorContext",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\mozilla-temp-files",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\WPDNSE",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer\\TurnOffSPIAnimations",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\..",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Control Panel\\Desktop\\SmoothScroll",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced\\ListviewShadow",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced\\AccListViewV6",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced\\UseDoubleClickTimer",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced\\EnableBalloonTips"
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        "ppid": 2892
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
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]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "DpInst.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 2,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The file contains an unknown PE resource name possibly indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "resource name",
                "ioc": "AVI",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            },
            {
                "category": "resource name",
                "ioc": "MUI",
                "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": 3.078716993331909,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
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            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5326,
            "time": 3.039703845977783,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
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    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
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    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "24e0f02260b8baa6b69af18ee386e9df0b53b8c93bd61d403cf8e68fefa0c121",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "5e8bb0ade66b92400c93505a7b826b6206f07b5e85cc69789b92860d8b30c44a",
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}

Screenshots

dpinst64.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove dpinst64.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the dpinst64.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that dpinst64.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
When the scan is finished, locate dpinst64.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the dpinst64.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate dpinst64.exe in the scan result.

c:\Program Files\DIFX\6AE05567FF0D6B46\dpinst64.exe
Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the dpinst64.exe file.
Restart your computer.
Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If dpinst64.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If dpinst64.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
If dpinst64.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
Restart your computer.
Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that dpinst64.exe no longer appear in the scan result.

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Hashes [?]

Property	Value
MD5	fc4194c7c60a846fa4fb7cc2ee52cbb5
SHA256	91eb5af357568863341d9f84c87d613e81c646d6bb565e54c66e7843d5693e23

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to dpinst64.exe:

dpinst64.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

dpinst64.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.

Driver Package Installer has stopped working.

End Program - dpinst64.exe. This program is not responding.

dpinst64.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

dpinst64.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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What is dpinst64.exe?

Vendor and version information [?]

Digital signatures [?]

VirusTotal report

Sandbox Report

Summary

Summary

Dropped

Generic

Signatures

Yara

Network

Screenshots

dpinst64.exe removal instructions

Other files also named dpinst64.exe

Hashes [?]

Error Messages

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