What is msdbg2.dll?

msdbg2.dll is part of Microsoft® Visual Studio® and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the msdbg2.dll version information.

msdbg2.dll's description is "Microsoft Visual Studio 7.0 Debugging Proxy/Stub"

msdbg2.dll is digitally signed by Windows Phone.

msdbg2.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7Debug\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about msdbg2.dll.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on msdbg2.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft® Visual Studio®
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionMicrosoft Visual Studio 7.0 Debugging Proxy/Stub
Internal namemsdbg2.dll
Original filenamemsdbg2.dll
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version16.0.98.0
File version16.0.98.0

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

Product nameMicrosoft® Visual Studio®
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionMicrosoft Visual Studio 7.0 Debuggin..
Internal namemsdbg2.dll
Original filenamemsdbg2.dll
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights..
Product version16.0.98.0
File version16.0.98.0

Digital signatures [?]

msdbg2.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameWindows Phone
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Windows Phone Production PCA 2012
Certificate serial number3300000114fe9030146cb82e9d000000000114

VirusTotal report

None of the 72 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the msdbg2.dll file.

None of the 72 anti-virus programs detected the msdbg2.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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    "dll_loaded": [
        "kernel32",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3bd930b55be30bcc16728b538a29c7e020932e601466e9cfcbed857f514b0141.bin.dll"
    ],
    "file_opened": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3bd930b55be30bcc16728b538a29c7e020932e601466e9cfcbed857f514b0141.bin.dll"
    ],
    "command_line": [
        "\"C:\\Windows\\System32\\rundll32.exe\" C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3bd930b55be30bcc16728b538a29c7e020932e601466e9cfcbed857f514b0141.bin.dll,DllMain"
    ],
    "file_exists": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3bd930b55be30bcc16728b538a29c7e020932e601466e9cfcbed857f514b0141.bin.dll.manifest",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3bd930b55be30bcc16728b538a29c7e020932e601466e9cfcbed857f514b0141.bin.dll"
    ],
    "file_read": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3bd930b55be30bcc16728b538a29c7e020932e601466e9cfcbed857f514b0141.bin.dll"
    ],
    "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\\OLE\\PageAllocatorUseSystemHeap"
    ]
}

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\rundll32.exe",
        "process_name": "rundll32.exe",
        "pid": 2336,
        "summary": {
            "file_exists": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3bd930b55be30bcc16728b538a29c7e020932e601466e9cfcbed857f514b0141.bin.dll.manifest",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3bd930b55be30bcc16728b538a29c7e020932e601466e9cfcbed857f514b0141.bin.dll"
            ],
            "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\\OLE\\PageAllocatorUseSystemHeap"
            ],
            "dll_loaded": [
                "kernel32",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3bd930b55be30bcc16728b538a29c7e020932e601466e9cfcbed857f514b0141.bin.dll"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1589835185.796875,
        "ppid": 2740
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\rundll32.exe",
        "process_name": "rundll32.exe",
        "pid": 2740,
        "summary": {
            "dll_loaded": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3bd930b55be30bcc16728b538a29c7e020932e601466e9cfcbed857f514b0141.bin.dll"
            ],
            "file_opened": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3bd930b55be30bcc16728b538a29c7e020932e601466e9cfcbed857f514b0141.bin.dll"
            ],
            "command_line": [
                "\"C:\\Windows\\System32\\rundll32.exe\" C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3bd930b55be30bcc16728b538a29c7e020932e601466e9cfcbed857f514b0141.bin.dll,DllMain"
            ],
            "file_exists": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3bd930b55be30bcc16728b538a29c7e020932e601466e9cfcbed857f514b0141.bin.dll.manifest",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3bd930b55be30bcc16728b538a29c7e020932e601466e9cfcbed857f514b0141.bin.dll"
            ],
            "file_read": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3bd930b55be30bcc16728b538a29c7e020932e601466e9cfcbed857f514b0141.bin.dll"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1589835185.640625,
        "ppid": 1664
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1589835185.34375,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "E:\\A\\_work\\621\\s\\binaries\\x64\\Release\\msdbg2.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    },
    {
        "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": ".orpc",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_features"
    }
]

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": 6.122236013412476,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5190,
            "time": 6.0579140186309814,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5518,
            "time": 4.070407867431641,
            "dport": 5355,
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        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5846,
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            "dport": 5355,
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        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 6174,
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            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
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            "offset": 6502,
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            "dport": 5355,
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        },
        {
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            "offset": 6830,
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            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 15512,
            "time": 4.167386054992676,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 19704,
            "time": 6.172443866729736,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "05d3dc568c35365dc5435f253db4f685410dc0ec832d2a577cfb594f3e2b26e4",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "689b5be5f24f6d2115b82598f2f3688fcbc267ccd8f086c87428cf3884271ccf",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD58ba23b66b21568633942958d35491fec
SHA2563bd930b55be30bcc16728b538a29c7e020932e601466e9cfcbed857f514b0141

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