What is rarext64.dll?

rarext64.dll is part of WinRAR and developed by Alexander Roshal according to the rarext64.dll version information.

rarext64.dll's description is "WinRAR shell extension"

rarext64.dll is digitally signed by win.rar GmbH.

rarext64.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about rarext64.dll.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on rarext64.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameWinRAR
Company nameAlexander Roshal
File descriptionWinRAR shell extension
Internal nameWinRAR shell extension
Original filenameRarExt.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright © Alexander Roshal 1993-2019
Product version5.70.0
File version5.70.0

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

Product nameWinRAR
Company nameAlexander Roshal
File descriptionWinRAR shell extension
Internal nameWinRAR shell extension
Original filenameRarExt.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright © Alexander Roshal 1993-2..
Product version5.70.0
File version5.70.0

Digital signatures [?]

rarext64.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer namewin.rar GmbH
Certificate issuer nameCOMODO RSA Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number529e3f9fcf7d58d520d607ab74395002

VirusTotal report

None of the 62 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the rarext64.dll file.

None of the 62 anti-virus programs detected the rarext64.dll file.

Sandbox Report

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

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

{
    "dll_loaded": [
        "kernel32",
        "api-ms-win-core-fibers-l1-1-1",
        "api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-1",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3d76f410c174ecf3b15590ac74d5161c4189facc721abf6f120b28a8a51904b2.bin.dll",
        "API-MS-Win-Core-LocalRegistry-L1-1-0.dll",
        "rpcrt4.dll",
        "ole32.dll",
        "SETUPAPI.dll",
        "api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0",
        "imm32.dll"
    ],
    "file_opened": [
        "C:\\Windows\\winsxs\\amd64_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.7601.17514_none_fa396087175ac9ac\\comctl32.dll",
        "C:\\Windows\\System32\\ntmarta.dll",
        "C:\\Windows\\winsxs\\amd64_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.7601.17514_none_fa396087175ac9ac",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3d76f410c174ecf3b15590ac74d5161c4189facc721abf6f120b28a8a51904b2.bin.dll"
    ],
    "regkey_opened": [
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\WinRAR\\General",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\App Paths\\WinRAR.exe"
    ],
    "file_exists": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\WinRAR.ini",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Roaming\\WinRAR",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3d76f410c174ecf3b15590ac74d5161c4189facc721abf6f120b28a8a51904b2.bin.dll",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\WinRAR.exe",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3d76f410c174ecf3b15590ac74d5161c4189facc721abf6f120b28a8a51904b2.bin.dll.manifest"
    ],
    "file_failed": [
        "C:\\Windows\\System32\\rarext.lng"
    ],
    "command_line": [
        "\"C:\\Windows\\System32\\rundll32.exe\" C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3d76f410c174ecf3b15590ac74d5161c4189facc721abf6f120b28a8a51904b2.bin.dll,DllMain"
    ],
    "file_read": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3d76f410c174ecf3b15590ac74d5161c4189facc721abf6f120b28a8a51904b2.bin.dll"
    ],
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Setup\\SourcePath",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\Setup\\OOBEInProgress",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\MountPoints2\\CPC\\Volume\\{3f5cc1b5-70f9-11e8-b07b-806e6f6e6963}\\Generation",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\MountPoints2\\CPC\\Volume\\{3f5cc1b6-70f9-11e8-b07b-806e6f6e6963}\\Generation",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\OLE\\PageAllocatorUseSystemHeap",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\Setup\\SystemSetupInProgress",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\LDAP\\UseOldHostResolutionOrder",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\ComputerName\\ActiveComputerName\\ComputerName",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\DevicePath",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\SQMClient\\Windows\\CEIPEnable",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\MountPoints2\\CPC\\Volume\\{3f5cc1b5-70f9-11e8-b07b-806e6f6e6963}\\Data",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\MountPoints2\\CPC\\Volume\\{3f5cc1b6-70f9-11e8-b07b-806e6f6e6963}\\Data",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Rpc\\MaxRpcSize",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\LDAP\\UseHostnameAsAlias",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\OLE\\PageAllocatorSystemHeapIsPrivate",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\LDAP\\LdapClientIntegrity"
    ]
}

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\rundll32.exe",
        "process_name": "rundll32.exe",
        "pid": 2420,
        "summary": {
            "dll_loaded": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3d76f410c174ecf3b15590ac74d5161c4189facc721abf6f120b28a8a51904b2.bin.dll"
            ],
            "file_opened": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3d76f410c174ecf3b15590ac74d5161c4189facc721abf6f120b28a8a51904b2.bin.dll"
            ],
            "command_line": [
                "\"C:\\Windows\\System32\\rundll32.exe\" C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3d76f410c174ecf3b15590ac74d5161c4189facc721abf6f120b28a8a51904b2.bin.dll,DllMain"
            ],
            "file_exists": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3d76f410c174ecf3b15590ac74d5161c4189facc721abf6f120b28a8a51904b2.bin.dll",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3d76f410c174ecf3b15590ac74d5161c4189facc721abf6f120b28a8a51904b2.bin.dll.manifest"
            ],
            "file_read": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3d76f410c174ecf3b15590ac74d5161c4189facc721abf6f120b28a8a51904b2.bin.dll"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1603219986.6875,
        "ppid": 1268
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1603219986.328125,
        "ppid": 376
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\rundll32.exe",
        "process_name": "rundll32.exe",
        "pid": 2588,
        "summary": {
            "dll_loaded": [
                "kernel32",
                "api-ms-win-core-fibers-l1-1-1",
                "api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-1",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3d76f410c174ecf3b15590ac74d5161c4189facc721abf6f120b28a8a51904b2.bin.dll",
                "API-MS-Win-Core-LocalRegistry-L1-1-0.dll",
                "rpcrt4.dll",
                "ole32.dll",
                "SETUPAPI.dll",
                "api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0",
                "imm32.dll"
            ],
            "file_opened": [
                "C:\\Windows\\winsxs\\amd64_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.7601.17514_none_fa396087175ac9ac\\comctl32.dll",
                "C:\\Windows\\System32\\ntmarta.dll",
                "C:\\Windows\\winsxs\\amd64_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.7601.17514_none_fa396087175ac9ac"
            ],
            "regkey_opened": [
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\WinRAR\\General",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\App Paths\\WinRAR.exe"
            ],
            "file_exists": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\WinRAR.ini",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Roaming\\WinRAR",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3d76f410c174ecf3b15590ac74d5161c4189facc721abf6f120b28a8a51904b2.bin.dll",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\WinRAR.exe",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3d76f410c174ecf3b15590ac74d5161c4189facc721abf6f120b28a8a51904b2.bin.dll.manifest"
            ],
            "file_failed": [
                "C:\\Windows\\System32\\rarext.lng"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Setup\\SourcePath",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\Setup\\OOBEInProgress",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\MountPoints2\\CPC\\Volume\\{3f5cc1b5-70f9-11e8-b07b-806e6f6e6963}\\Generation",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\MountPoints2\\CPC\\Volume\\{3f5cc1b6-70f9-11e8-b07b-806e6f6e6963}\\Generation",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\OLE\\PageAllocatorUseSystemHeap",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\Setup\\SystemSetupInProgress",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\LDAP\\UseOldHostResolutionOrder",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\ComputerName\\ActiveComputerName\\ComputerName",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\DevicePath",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\SQMClient\\Windows\\CEIPEnable",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\MountPoints2\\CPC\\Volume\\{3f5cc1b5-70f9-11e8-b07b-806e6f6e6963}\\Data",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\MountPoints2\\CPC\\Volume\\{3f5cc1b6-70f9-11e8-b07b-806e6f6e6963}\\Data",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Rpc\\MaxRpcSize",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\LDAP\\UseHostnameAsAlias",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\OLE\\PageAllocatorSystemHeapIsPrivate",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\LDAP\\LdapClientIntegrity"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1603219986.84375,
        "ppid": 2420
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "D:\\Projects\\WinRAR\\rarext\\build\\64\\Release\\rarext.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "Checks amount of memory in system, this can be used to detect virtual machines that have a low amount of memory available",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "call": {
                    "category": "system",
                    "status": 1,
                    "stacktrace": [],
                    "api": "GlobalMemoryStatusEx",
                    "return_value": 1,
                    "arguments": {},
                    "time": 1603219988.93775,
                    "tid": 2820,
                    "flags": {}
                },
                "pid": 2588,
                "type": "call",
                "cid": 226
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "antivm_memory_available"
    },
    {
        "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"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 2,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [
            {
                "entropy": 7.507955836175135,
                "section": {
                    "size_of_data": "0x00019e00",
                    "virtual_address": "0x00083000",
                    "entropy": 7.507955836175135,
                    "name": ".rsrc",
                    "virtual_size": "0x00019c38"
                },
                "type": "generic",
                "description": "A section with a high entropy has been found"
            },
            {
                "entropy": 0.20333988212180745,
                "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": 546,
            "time": 3.142219066619873,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
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            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 5226,
            "time": 9.141398906707764,
            "dport": 138,
            "sport": 138
        },
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            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 7070,
            "time": 3.049838066101074,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
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            "time": 1.049710988998413,
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            "sport": 53595
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            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
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        },
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            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
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            "offset": 24978,
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            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
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            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 33362,
            "time": 3.0971620082855225,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "4e55dd1f3a2cb57ea4d51d52efae8dfefbfc391619d2c4ae20e38ea05a45e872",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "3e3413805601ac7abba03f2349833fc17b85761ae46c8c8642cf664d57c3f162",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5fa8a7c3e73e43dbe58924270f9dad89c
SHA2563d76f410c174ecf3b15590ac74d5161c4189facc721abf6f120b28a8a51904b2

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