What is whois.exe?

whois.exe is part of Sysinternals Whois and developed by Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com according to the whois.exe version information.

whois.exe's description is "Domain information lookup"

whois.exe is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation.

whois.exe is usually located in the 'j:\Download\Allsum\WhoIs\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about whois.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on whois.exe:

Property	Value
Product name	Sysinternals Whois
Company name	Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com
File description	Domain information lookup
Internal name	Whois
Original filename	whois.exe
Legal copyright	Copyright (C) 2005-2017 Mark Russinovich
Product version	1.20
File version	1.20

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

Product name	Sysinternals Whois
Company name	Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com
File description	Domain information lookup
Internal name	Whois
Original filename	whois.exe
Legal copyright	Copyright (C) 2005-2017 Mark Russino..
Product version	1.20
File version	1.20

Digital signatures [?]

whois.exe has a valid digital signature.

Property	Value
Signer name	Microsoft Corporation
Certificate issuer name	Microsoft Code Signing PCA
Certificate serial number	33000001797c2e574e52e1cad6000100000179

VirusTotal report

None of the 66 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the whois.exe file.

Sandbox Report

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

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

{
    "file_opened": [
        "C:\\Windows\\win.ini",
        "C:\\Windows\\Globalization\\Sorting\\sortdefault.nls"
    ],
    "file_read": [
        "C:\\Windows\\win.ini"
    ],
    "regkey_opened": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{8613E14C-D0C0-4161-AC0F-1DD2563286BC}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\OLE\\Tracing",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Sysinternals",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{0000897b-83df-4b96-be07-0fb58b01c4a4}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{0000897b-83df-4b96-be07-0fb58b01c4a4}\\LanguageProfile\\0x00000000\\{0001bea3-ed56-483d-a2e2-aeae25577436}",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Server\\ServerLevels",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\windows nt\\currentversion",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{07EB03D6-B001-41DF-9192-BF9B841EE71F}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Keyboard Layout\\Toggle",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\Compatibility\\897c516c8482ae9415844b02f8419a1d2022595ae6b0e0371a5188752612699b.bin",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{AE6BE008-07FB-400D-8BEB-337A64F7051F}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\OLE",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{C1EE01F2-B3B6-4A6A-9DDD-E988C088EC82}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\CTF\\DirectSwitchHotkeys",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{E429B25A-E5D3-4D1F-9BE3-0C608477E3A1}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Sysinternals",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{F89E9E58-BD2F-4008-9AC2-0F816C09F4EE}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{DCBD6FA8-032F-11D3-B5B1-00C04FC324A1}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Sysinternals\\Whois",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{531FDEBF-9B4C-4A43-A2AA-960E8FCDC732}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{F25E9F57-2FC8-4EB3-A41A-CCE5F08541E6}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{A028AE76-01B1-46C2-99C4-ACD9858AE02F}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{81D4E9C9-1D3B-41BC-9E6C-4B40BF79E35E}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{03B5835F-F03C-411B-9CE2-AA23E1171E36}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{3697C5FA-60DD-4B56-92D4-74A569205C16}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{78CB5B0E-26ED-4FCC-854C-77E8F3D1AA80}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}"
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        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Arial CYR,204",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Keyboard Layout\\Toggle\\Language Hotkey",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Courier New TUR,162",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\CTF\\EnableAnchorContext",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\MS Shell Dlg 2",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Arial CE,238",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Keyboard Layout\\Toggle\\Hotkey",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\OLE\\PageAllocatorUseSystemHeap",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{0000897b-83df-4b96-be07-0fb58b01c4a4}\\LanguageProfile\\0x00000000\\{0001bea3-ed56-483d-a2e2-aeae25577436}\\Enable",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Miriam Transparent",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Times New Roman CE,238",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Times",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Times New Roman CYR,204",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Arabic Transparent,0",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer\\TurnOffSPIAnimations",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Arial Greek,161",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\en-US",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\Locale\\00000409",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Arial TUR,162",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\ScrollInset",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\ScrollInterval",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\ScrollDelay",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Courier New CYR,204",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\David Transparent",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Rod Transparent",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\MS Shell Dlg",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Fixed Miriam Transparent",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Times New Roman TUR,162",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\ProductName",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Tahoma Armenian",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\Language Groups\\1",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\DragMinDist",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Helvetica",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\ExtendedLocale\\en-US",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Helv",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\OLE\\PageAllocatorSystemHeapIsPrivate",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Courier New Baltic,186",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Arabic Transparent Bold",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Tms Rmn",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Courier New Greek,161",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\FangSong_GB2312",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Arabic Transparent",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Arabic Transparent Bold,0",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Arial Baltic,186",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\DragDelay",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Courier New CE,238",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Times New Roman Greek,161",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\KaiTi_GB2312",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Keyboard Layout\\Toggle\\Layout Hotkey",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Times New Roman Baltic,186"
    ],
    "dll_loaded": [
        "Riched32.dll",
        "kernel32.dll",
        "UxTheme.dll",
        "C:\\Windows\\system32\\ole32.dll",
        "dwmapi.dll",
        "comctl32",
        "C:\\Windows\\system32\\uxtheme.dll"
    ]
}

Generic

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    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\897c516c8482ae9415844b02f8419a1d2022595ae6b0e0371a5188752612699b.bin",
        "process_name": "897c516c8482ae9415844b02f8419a1d2022595ae6b0e0371a5188752612699b.bin",
        "pid": 2816,
        "summary": {
            "file_opened": [
                "C:\\Windows\\win.ini",
                "C:\\Windows\\Globalization\\Sorting\\sortdefault.nls"
            ],
            "file_read": [
                "C:\\Windows\\win.ini"
            ],
            "regkey_opened": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{8613E14C-D0C0-4161-AC0F-1DD2563286BC}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\OLE\\Tracing",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Sysinternals",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{0000897b-83df-4b96-be07-0fb58b01c4a4}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{0000897b-83df-4b96-be07-0fb58b01c4a4}\\LanguageProfile\\0x00000000\\{0001bea3-ed56-483d-a2e2-aeae25577436}",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Server\\ServerLevels",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\windows nt\\currentversion",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{07EB03D6-B001-41DF-9192-BF9B841EE71F}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Keyboard Layout\\Toggle",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\Compatibility\\897c516c8482ae9415844b02f8419a1d2022595ae6b0e0371a5188752612699b.bin",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{AE6BE008-07FB-400D-8BEB-337A64F7051F}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\OLE",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{C1EE01F2-B3B6-4A6A-9DDD-E988C088EC82}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\CTF\\DirectSwitchHotkeys",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{E429B25A-E5D3-4D1F-9BE3-0C608477E3A1}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Sysinternals",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{F89E9E58-BD2F-4008-9AC2-0F816C09F4EE}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{DCBD6FA8-032F-11D3-B5B1-00C04FC324A1}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Sysinternals\\Whois",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{531FDEBF-9B4C-4A43-A2AA-960E8FCDC732}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{F25E9F57-2FC8-4EB3-A41A-CCE5F08541E6}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{A028AE76-01B1-46C2-99C4-ACD9858AE02F}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{81D4E9C9-1D3B-41BC-9E6C-4B40BF79E35E}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{03B5835F-F03C-411B-9CE2-AA23E1171E36}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{3697C5FA-60DD-4B56-92D4-74A569205C16}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{78CB5B0E-26ED-4FCC-854C-77E8F3D1AA80}\\Category\\Category\\{534C48C1-0607-4098-A521-4FC899C73E90}"
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            "regkey_read": [
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                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Keyboard Layout\\Toggle\\Language Hotkey",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Courier New TUR,162",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\CTF\\EnableAnchorContext",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\MS Shell Dlg 2",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Arial CE,238",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Keyboard Layout\\Toggle\\Hotkey",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\OLE\\PageAllocatorUseSystemHeap",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\CTF\\TIP\\{0000897b-83df-4b96-be07-0fb58b01c4a4}\\LanguageProfile\\0x00000000\\{0001bea3-ed56-483d-a2e2-aeae25577436}\\Enable",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Miriam Transparent",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Times New Roman CE,238",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Times",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Times New Roman CYR,204",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Arabic Transparent,0",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer\\TurnOffSPIAnimations",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Arial Greek,161",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\en-US",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\Locale\\00000409",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Arial TUR,162",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\ScrollInset",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\ScrollInterval",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\ScrollDelay",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Courier New CYR,204",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\David Transparent",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Rod Transparent",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\MS Shell Dlg",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Fixed Miriam Transparent",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Times New Roman TUR,162",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\ProductName",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Tahoma Armenian",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\Language Groups\\1",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\DragMinDist",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Helvetica",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\ExtendedLocale\\en-US",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Helv",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\OLE\\PageAllocatorSystemHeapIsPrivate",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Courier New Baltic,186",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Arabic Transparent Bold",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Tms Rmn",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Courier New Greek,161",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\FangSong_GB2312",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Arabic Transparent",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Arabic Transparent Bold,0",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Arial Baltic,186",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\DragDelay",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Courier New CE,238",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Times New Roman Greek,161",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\KaiTi_GB2312",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Keyboard Layout\\Toggle\\Layout Hotkey",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\FontSubstitutes\\Times New Roman Baltic,186"
            ],
            "dll_loaded": [
                "Riched32.dll",
                "kernel32.dll",
                "UxTheme.dll",
                "C:\\Windows\\system32\\ole32.dll",
                "dwmapi.dll",
                "comctl32",
                "C:\\Windows\\system32\\uxtheme.dll"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1602877986.65625,
        "ppid": 2016
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1602877986.34375,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "Checks if process is being debugged by a debugger",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "call": {
                    "category": "system",
                    "status": 0,
                    "stacktrace": [],
                    "last_error": 0,
                    "nt_status": -1073741772,
                    "api": "IsDebuggerPresent",
                    "return_value": 0,
                    "arguments": {},
                    "time": 1602877986.73425,
                    "tid": 2420,
                    "flags": {}
                },
                "pid": 2816,
                "type": "call",
                "cid": 88
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "checks_debugger"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "Command line console output was observed",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "call": {
                    "category": "misc",
                    "status": 1,
                    "stacktrace": [],
                    "api": "WriteConsoleA",
                    "return_value": 1,
                    "arguments": {
                        "buffer": "\r\nWhois v1.20 - Domain information lookup\r\nCopyright (C) 2005-2017 Mark Russinovich\r\nSysinternals - www.sysinternals.com\r\n\r\n",
                        "console_handle": "0x0000000b"
                    },
                    "time": 1602877986.73425,
                    "tid": 2420,
                    "flags": {}
                },
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                "type": "call",
                "cid": 55
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "console_output"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

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    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "585bd5bb904a5b8c71b4ee8178b3070294c88e29bb6a0cffec531128bd22691f",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "507a5bf9ead21d253a7ba4beff8298c269dd92606d2a39ce35eace761dec34ae",
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}

Screenshots

Hashes [?]

Property	Value
MD5	b35a03c5745e1f78a7b278e24cae4f2e
SHA256	897c516c8482ae9415844b02f8419a1d2022595ae6b0e0371a5188752612699b

Error Messages

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

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

whois.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.

Domain information lookup has stopped working.

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

whois.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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