What is fpp.exe?

fpp.exe is part of Branding Dynamic Link Library and developed by M COPY SRL according to the fpp.exe version information.

fpp.exe's description is "Branding Dynamic Link Library"

fpp.exe is usually located in the 'c:\downloads\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on fpp.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameBranding Dynamic Link Library
Company nameM COPY SRL
File descriptionBranding Dynamic Link Library
Internal namesfffffffffffffffff.exe
Original filenamesfffffffffffffffff.exe
Commentsovopucetuboxefuzijuk
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2018 M COPY SRL
Product version17.10.31.2
File version17.10.31.2

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

Product nameBranding Dynamic Link Library
Company nameM COPY SRL
File descriptionBranding Dynamic Link Library
Internal namesfffffffffffffffff.exe
Original filenamesfffffffffffffffff.exe
Commentsovopucetuboxefuzijuk
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2018 M COPY SRL
Product version17.10.31.2
File version17.10.31.2

Digital signatures [?]

fpp.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

46 of the 70 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the fpp.exe file. That's a 66% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Acronis suspicious
Ad-Aware Trojan.GenericKD.31716300
AegisLab Trojan.MSIL.NetWiredRC.4!c
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.Injector.C3044739
ALYac Trojan.GenericKD.31716300
Antiy-AVL Trojan[Backdoor]/MSIL.NetWiredRC
Arcabit Trojan.Generic.D1E3F3CC
Avast Win32:Trojan-gen
AVG Win32:Trojan-gen
Avira TR/Injector.blrnq
BitDefender Trojan.GenericKD.31716300
Comodo Malware@#2uw9ge0dc7rhg
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
Cybereason malicious.0705af
Cylance Unsafe
DrWeb BackDoor.Quasar.1
Emsisoft Trojan.GenericKD.31716300 (B)
Endgame malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of MSIL/Injector.UGJ
F-Secure Trojan.TR/Injector.blrnq
Fortinet MSIL/Kryptik.QRG!tr
GData Trojan.GenericKD.31716300
Ikarus Trojan.MSIL.Inject
Invincea heuristic
Jiangmin Backdoor.MSIL.azbq
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 005483521 )
K7GW Trojan ( 005483521 )
Kaspersky HEUR:Backdoor.MSIL.NetWiredRC.gen
Malwarebytes Spyware.PasswordStealer.MSIL.Generic
McAfee RDN/Generic.com
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.hc
Microsoft VirTool:MSIL/Injector.DU!bit
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.GenericKD.31716300
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.NetWiredRC.fnispy
Paloalto generic.ml
Panda Trj/GdSda.A
Rising Backdoor.NetWiredRC!8.2AF (CLOUD)
SentinelOne static engine - malicious
Sophos Mal/Generic-S
Symantec Trojan.Gen.2
Tencent Win32.Trojan.Inject.Auto
Trapmine malicious.high.ml.score
TrendMicro TROJ_GEN.R002C0DBM19
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R002C0DBM19
Yandex Trojan.Injector!6NM94/OV5XU
ZoneAlarm HEUR:Backdoor.MSIL.NetWiredRC.gen
46 of the 70 anti-virus programs detected the fpp.exe file.

Sandbox Report

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

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

{
    "dll_loaded": [
        "ADVAPI32.dll",
        "SHLWAPI.dll",
        "C:\\Windows\\system32\\IMM32.DLL",
        "gdi32.dll"
    ],
    "file_failed": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\af59bd9e5672f83212c9b5126c56997d8cd233180ff23f30081512ad5ab9763b.bin.config"
    ],
    "regkey_opened": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards\\v4.0.30319",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\AppPatch",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\v2.0",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards"
    ],
    "file_exists": [
        "C:\\Windows\\System32\\MSCOREE.DLL.local"
    ],
    "file_opened": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\af59bd9e5672f83212c9b5126c56997d8cd233180ff23f30081512ad5ab9763b.bin"
    ],
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\NoGuiFromShim",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\InstallRoot",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\LoadAppInit_DLLs",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\CLRLoadLogDir",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\OnlyUseLatestCLR"
    ],
    "directory_enumerated": [
        "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v2.0.50727\\mscoreei.dll",
        "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\Upgrades.2.0.50727\\mscoreei.dll",
        "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v4.0.30319\\mscorwks.dll"
    ]
}

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\af59bd9e5672f83212c9b5126c56997d8cd233180ff23f30081512ad5ab9763b.bin",
        "process_name": "af59bd9e5672f83212c9b5126c56997d8cd233180ff23f30081512ad5ab9763b.bin",
        "pid": 2816,
        "summary": {
            "dll_loaded": [
                "ADVAPI32.dll",
                "SHLWAPI.dll",
                "C:\\Windows\\system32\\IMM32.DLL",
                "gdi32.dll"
            ],
            "file_failed": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\af59bd9e5672f83212c9b5126c56997d8cd233180ff23f30081512ad5ab9763b.bin.config"
            ],
            "regkey_opened": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards\\v4.0.30319",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\AppPatch",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\v2.0",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards"
            ],
            "file_exists": [
                "C:\\Windows\\System32\\MSCOREE.DLL.local"
            ],
            "file_opened": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\af59bd9e5672f83212c9b5126c56997d8cd233180ff23f30081512ad5ab9763b.bin"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\NoGuiFromShim",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\InstallRoot",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\LoadAppInit_DLLs",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\CLRLoadLogDir",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\OnlyUseLatestCLR"
            ],
            "directory_enumerated": [
                "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v2.0.50727\\mscoreei.dll",
                "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\Upgrades.2.0.50727\\mscoreei.dll",
                "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v4.0.30319\\mscorwks.dll"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1603871585.78125,
        "ppid": 2504
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1603871585.34375,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 2,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [
            {
                "entropy": 7.893383305578439,
                "section": {
                    "size_of_data": "0x00091600",
                    "virtual_address": "0x00002000",
                    "entropy": 7.893383305578439,
                    "name": ".text",
                    "virtual_size": "0x000914f4"
                },
                "type": "generic",
                "description": "A section with a high entropy has been found"
            },
            {
                "entropy": 0.9957191780821918,
                "type": "generic",
                "description": "Overall entropy of this PE file is high"
            }
        ],
        "references": [
            "http:\/\/www.forensickb.com\/2013\/03\/file-entropy-explained.html",
            "http:\/\/virii.es\/U\/Using%20Entropy%20Analysis%20to%20Find%20Encrypted%20and%20Packed%20Malware.pdf"
        ],
        "name": "packer_entropy"
    }
]

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": 662,
            "time": 6.225978851318359,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 2490,
            "time": 6.1589038372039795,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 2818,
            "time": 4.160619020462036,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3146,
            "time": 6.166589975357056,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3474,
            "time": 4.664646863937378,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3802,
            "time": 3.044869899749756,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 4130,
            "time": 4.680495977401733,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 8606,
            "time": 4.2099738121032715,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 12798,
            "time": 6.240715980529785,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "50dce0c9774bf192879e098c8ecdd4284e4ef1b12723a4f234b8c419ae5594c1",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "8836a6fd53a1faf5ea82d2c7057809bd76c37f594a7f4cc7bfac09ad23d7d94f",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandbox

fpp.exe removal instructions

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

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate fpp.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the fpp.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 fpp.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\downloads\fpp.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the fpp.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If fpp.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If fpp.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If fpp.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that fpp.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5215b05b8304f0748d168905802d294c7
SHA256af59bd9e5672f83212c9b5126c56997d8cd233180ff23f30081512ad5ab9763b

Error Messages

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

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

fpp.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.

Branding Dynamic Link Library has stopped working.

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

fpp.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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