What is hwshell.dll?
hwshell.dll is part of Hardwipe and developed by Big Angry Dog according to the hwshell.dll version information.
hwshell.dll's description is "Shell library"
hwshell.dll is digitally signed by Big Angry Dog Ltd.
hwshell.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Hardwipe\hw-bin\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about hwshell.dll.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on hwshell.dll:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Hardwipe |
| Company name | Big Angry Dog |
| File description | Shell library |
| Internal name | hwshell.dll |
| Original filename | hwshell.dll |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (C) Big Angry Dog Ltd 2017 |
| Product version | 5.2.1 Radical Ray |
| File version | 5.2.1 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Hardwipe |
| Company name | Big Angry Dog |
| File description | Shell library |
| Internal name | hwshell.dll |
| Original filename | hwshell.dll |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (C) Big Angry Dog Ltd 2017 |
| Product version | 5.2.1 Radical Ray |
| File version | 5.2.1 |
Digital signatures [?]
hwshell.dll has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Big Angry Dog Ltd |
| Certificate issuer name | COMODO SHA-256 Code Signing CA |
| Certificate serial number | 00c5c26b6a54635c5de25bb5dc44eb40bb |
VirusTotal report
None of the 64 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the hwshell.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",
"api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-1",
"api-ms-win-core-fibers-l1-1-1",
"api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0",
"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\7fa73da11589b112a6f4fd52d5b606f4ec695ba718fe7e2b5b1708307febb554.bin.dll"
],
"file_opened": [
"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\7fa73da11589b112a6f4fd52d5b606f4ec695ba718fe7e2b5b1708307febb554.bin.dll"
],
"regkey_opened": [
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Shell Extensions\\Approved"
],
"file_exists": [
"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\7fa73da11589b112a6f4fd52d5b606f4ec695ba718fe7e2b5b1708307febb554.bin.dll.manifest",
"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\7fa73da11589b112a6f4fd52d5b606f4ec695ba718fe7e2b5b1708307febb554.bin.dll"
],
"command_line": [
"\"C:\\Windows\\System32\\rundll32.exe\" C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\7fa73da11589b112a6f4fd52d5b606f4ec695ba718fe7e2b5b1708307febb554.bin.dll,DllMain"
],
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],
"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\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Shell Extensions\\Approved\\{8154B7C1-BB68-457C-931A-5BFABBA86CD9}",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\OLE\\PageAllocatorUseSystemHeap"
]
}Generic
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{
"process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\rundll32.exe",
"process_name": "rundll32.exe",
"pid": 2968,
"summary": {
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],
"regkey_opened": [
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Shell Extensions\\Approved"
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"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Shell Extensions\\Approved\\{8154B7C1-BB68-457C-931A-5BFABBA86CD9}",
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"api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-1",
"api-ms-win-core-fibers-l1-1-1",
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"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\7fa73da11589b112a6f4fd52d5b606f4ec695ba718fe7e2b5b1708307febb554.bin.dll"
]
},
"first_seen": 1576061587.890625,
"ppid": 2800
},
{
"process_path": "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\rundll32.exe",
"process_name": "rundll32.exe",
"pid": 2800,
"summary": {
"dll_loaded": [
"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\7fa73da11589b112a6f4fd52d5b606f4ec695ba718fe7e2b5b1708307febb554.bin.dll"
],
"file_opened": [
"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\7fa73da11589b112a6f4fd52d5b606f4ec695ba718fe7e2b5b1708307febb554.bin.dll"
],
"command_line": [
"\"C:\\Windows\\System32\\rundll32.exe\" C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\7fa73da11589b112a6f4fd52d5b606f4ec695ba718fe7e2b5b1708307febb554.bin.dll,DllMain"
],
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"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\7fa73da11589b112a6f4fd52d5b606f4ec695ba718fe7e2b5b1708307febb554.bin.dll"
],
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"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\7fa73da11589b112a6f4fd52d5b606f4ec695ba718fe7e2b5b1708307febb554.bin.dll"
],
"regkey_read": [
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
]
},
"first_seen": 1576061587.65625,
"ppid": 2924
},
{
"process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
"process_name": "lsass.exe",
"pid": 476,
"summary": {},
"first_seen": 1576061587.34375,
"ppid": 376
}
]Signatures
[
{
"markcount": 1,
"families": [],
"description": "The executable contains unknown PE section names indicative of a packer (could be a false positive)",
"severity": 1,
"marks": [
{
"category": "section",
"ioc": ".gfids",
"type": "ioc",
"description": null
}
],
"references": [],
"name": "pe_features"
}
]Yara
The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.
Network
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}Screenshots
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 9b53b004120a8b667b2a33a8bfb47958 |
| SHA256 | 7fa73da11589b112a6f4fd52d5b606f4ec695ba718fe7e2b5b1708307febb554 |
What will you do with hwshell.dll?
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What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with hwshell.dll. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 2 users.
| Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 0 % | 0 | |
| Remove | 100 % | 2 |
NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with hwshell.dll. Only 2 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.
Malware or legitimate?
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