What is dsNcService.exe?
dsNcService.exe is part of Network Connect and developed by Pulse Secure, LLC according to the dsNcService.exe version information.
dsNcService.exe's description is "Network Connect Service"
dsNcService.exe is digitally signed by Pulse Secure, LLC.
dsNcService.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Juniper Networks\Common Files\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about dsNcService.exe.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on dsNcService.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Network Connect |
| Company name | Pulse Secure, LLC |
| File description | Network Connect Service |
| Internal name | Network Connect Service |
| Original filename | dsNcService.exe |
| Legal copyright | © 2001-2015 by Pulse Secure, LLC. All rights reserved |
| Product version | 8, 1, 9, 48255 |
| File version | 8, 1, 9, 48255 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Network Connect |
| Company name | Pulse Secure, LLC |
| File description | Network Connect Service |
| Internal name | Network Connect Service |
| Original filename | dsNcService.exe |
| Legal copyright | © 2001-2015 by Pulse Secure, LLC. A.. |
| Product version | 8, 1, 9, 48255 |
| File version | 8, 1, 9, 48255 |
Digital signatures [?]
dsNcService.exe has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Pulse Secure, LLC |
| Certificate issuer name | Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA |
| Certificate serial number | 3942c40e32a13e37e97244853dfe823c |
VirusTotal report
None of the 66 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the dsNcService.exe 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\\Juniper Networks\\Logging\\debuglog.log"
],
"directory_created": [
"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Juniper Networks\\Logging",
"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Juniper Networks"
],
"dll_loaded": [
"Advapi32.dll",
"rpcrt4.dll",
"SETUPAPI.dll",
"DBGHELP.DLL"
],
"file_failed": [
"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Juniper Networks\\Logging",
"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData",
"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Juniper Networks\\Logging\\debuglog.log",
"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Juniper Networks",
"C:\\Users\\cuck",
"C:\\Users",
"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local"
],
"regkey_opened": [
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\MountPoints2\\CPC\\Volume\\{3f5cc1b5-70f9-11e8-b07b-806e6f6e6963}\\",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Juniper Networks\\Logging\\f3ae186ee2edd40a08dbcaeed22ff0d5965060ced5999c0c4062ac65890c6b3c.bin",
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\MountPoints2\\CPC\\Volume",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\Rpc",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Internet Explorer",
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Juniper Networks\\Logging\\f3ae186ee2edd40a08dbcaeed22ff0d5965060ced5999c0c4062ac65890c6b3c.bin",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Juniper Networks\\Logging",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\Rpc",
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\MountPoints2\\CPC\\Volume\\{3f5cc1b6-70f9-11e8-b07b-806e6f6e6963}\\"
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"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Juniper Networks\\Logging\\debuglog.log"
],
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],
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"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Juniper Networks\\Logging\\debuglog.log",
"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Juniper Networks\\Logging"
],
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"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Rpc\\MaxRpcSize",
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"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\MountPoints2\\CPC\\Volume\\{3f5cc1b6-70f9-11e8-b07b-806e6f6e6963}\\Data",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\Setup\\OOBEInProgress",
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]
}Dropped
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"filepath": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Juniper Networks\\Logging\\debuglog.log",
"type": "ASCII text, with CRLF line terminators",
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"urls": [],
"crc32": "DD747AF8",
"path": "\/home\/hpuser\/.cuckoo\/storage\/analyses\/6878\/files\/aa5aa9a094f2398f_debuglog.log",
"ssdeep": null,
"size": 3616,
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]Generic
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"process_name": "f3ae186ee2edd40a08dbcaeed22ff0d5965060ced5999c0c4062ac65890c6b3c.bin",
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],
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"rpcrt4.dll",
"SETUPAPI.dll",
"DBGHELP.DLL"
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"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Juniper Networks\\Logging",
"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData",
"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Juniper Networks\\Logging\\debuglog.log",
"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Juniper Networks",
"C:\\Users\\cuck",
"C:\\Users",
"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local"
],
"regkey_opened": [
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"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Juniper Networks\\Logging\\f3ae186ee2edd40a08dbcaeed22ff0d5965060ced5999c0c4062ac65890c6b3c.bin",
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\MountPoints2\\CPC\\Volume",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\Rpc",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Internet Explorer",
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Juniper Networks\\Logging\\f3ae186ee2edd40a08dbcaeed22ff0d5965060ced5999c0c4062ac65890c6b3c.bin",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Juniper Networks\\Logging",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\Rpc",
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\MountPoints2\\CPC\\Volume\\{3f5cc1b6-70f9-11e8-b07b-806e6f6e6963}\\"
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"file_written": [
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"mutex": [
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"file_opened": [
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"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Juniper Networks\\Logging\\debuglog.log",
"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Juniper Networks\\Logging"
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"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Rpc\\MaxRpcSize",
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"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\SQMClient\\Windows\\CEIPEnable",
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"pid": 476,
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]Signatures
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"markcount": 2,
"families": [],
"description": "Queries for the computername",
"severity": 1,
"marks": [
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"api": "GetComputerNameA",
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"flags": {}
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"references": [],
"name": "antivm_queries_computername"
},
{
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"families": [],
"description": "This executable has a PDB path",
"severity": 1,
"marks": [
{
"category": "pdb_path",
"ioc": "e:\\builds\\bamboo\\SAINT-PD81RV1512-CW\\src\\ssl-vpnBuild\\win32\\rr\\Release\\dsNcService.pdb",
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}
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"name": "has_pdb"
},
{
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"description": "Checks amount of memory in system, this can be used to detect virtual machines that have a low amount of memory available",
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}
],
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}
]Yara
The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.
Network
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"tls": [],
"udp": [
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"src": "192.168.56.101",
"dst": "192.168.56.255",
"offset": 546,
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"domains": [],
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}Screenshots
TCP/UDP Listening Ports [?]
dsNcService.exe has been reported to listen on the following TCP/UDP ports.
| Port | Protocol | # Occurrences |
|---|---|---|
| 4242 | TCP v4 | 1 |
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 05c57869d015304df12a186afe71256e |
| SHA256 | f3ae186ee2edd40a08dbcaeed22ff0d5965060ced5999c0c4062ac65890c6b3c |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to dsncservice.exe:
dsncservice.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
dsncservice.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.
Network Connect Service has stopped working.
End Program - dsncservice.exe. This program is not responding.
dsncservice.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
dsncservice.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
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