What is npcomm.dll?

npcomm.dll is part of Bitdefender Security and developed by Bitdefender according to the npcomm.dll version information.

npcomm.dll's description is "npcomm"

npcomm.dll is digitally signed by Bitdefender SRL.

npcomm.dll is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\rarsfx0\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on npcomm.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameBitdefender Security
Company nameBitdefender
File descriptionnpcomm
Internal namenpcomm.dll
Original filenamenpcomm.dll
Legal copyright@ Bitdefender
Product version3.0.12.33
File version3.0.12.33

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

Product nameBitdefender Security
Company nameBitdefender
File descriptionnpcomm
Internal namenpcomm.dll
Original filenamenpcomm.dll
Legal copyright@ Bitdefender
Product version3.0.12.33
File version3.0.12.33

Digital signatures [?]

npcomm.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameBitdefender SRL
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1
Certificate serial number0dfe2d289af367967899c7d7ea391fb2

VirusTotal report

None of the 71 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the npcomm.dll file.

None of the 71 anti-virus programs detected the npcomm.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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    ],
    "file_failed": [
        "C:\\dbg_trace.ini",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\dbg_trace.ini"
    ],
    "command_line": [
        "\"C:\\Windows\\System32\\rundll32.exe\" C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\dce588806acf528a624c88e42fd37e6f89c28d530277a6ab3be7ed6652803b04.bin.dll,DllMain"
    ],
    "file_exists": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\dce588806acf528a624c88e42fd37e6f89c28d530277a6ab3be7ed6652803b04.bin.dll",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\dce588806acf528a624c88e42fd37e6f89c28d530277a6ab3be7ed6652803b04.bin.dll.manifest"
    ],
    "file_opened": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\dce588806acf528a624c88e42fd37e6f89c28d530277a6ab3be7ed6652803b04.bin.dll"
    ],
    "file_read": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\dce588806acf528a624c88e42fd37e6f89c28d530277a6ab3be7ed6652803b04.bin.dll"
    ],
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\crypt32\\DebugHeapFlags",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Lsa\\AccessProviders\\MartaExtension"
    ]
}

Generic

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        "summary": {
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            ],
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            ],
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                "\"C:\\Windows\\System32\\rundll32.exe\" C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\dce588806acf528a624c88e42fd37e6f89c28d530277a6ab3be7ed6652803b04.bin.dll,DllMain"
            ],
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                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\dce588806acf528a624c88e42fd37e6f89c28d530277a6ab3be7ed6652803b04.bin.dll.manifest"
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            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1576036386.65625,
        "ppid": 1268
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1576036386.328125,
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    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\rundll32.exe",
        "process_name": "rundll32.exe",
        "pid": 2588,
        "summary": {
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                "C:\\dbg_trace.ini",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\dbg_trace.ini"
            ],
            "file_exists": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\dce588806acf528a624c88e42fd37e6f89c28d530277a6ab3be7ed6652803b04.bin.dll",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\dce588806acf528a624c88e42fd37e6f89c28d530277a6ab3be7ed6652803b04.bin.dll.manifest"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\crypt32\\DebugHeapFlags",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Lsa\\AccessProviders\\MartaExtension"
            ],
            "dll_loaded": [
                "kernel32",
                "ntmarta.dll",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\dce588806acf528a624c88e42fd37e6f89c28d530277a6ab3be7ed6652803b04.bin.dll"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1576036386.828125,
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    }
]

Signatures

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    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "D:\\Bamboo\\home\\xml-data\\build-dir\\CST-CSTVS2017-SOURCES\\bin\\x64\\ReleaseSecure\\npcomm.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

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    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "42dd9cb183957cc782c34ddaad48a9ab3711ac3e94b9fc7deb61fb94beeba1c8",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "4a7593d0b380782f174eab58ca92934a65c9660bbbb2c27b4c9287e47ecf9703",
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}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandboxScreenshot from the sandbox

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD547cd2a69afd91f6dbfa0c057fd3bc976
SHA256dce588806acf528a624c88e42fd37e6f89c28d530277a6ab3be7ed6652803b04

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