What is FileCoAuth.exe?

FileCoAuth.exe is part of Microsoft OneDrive and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the FileCoAuth.exe version information.

FileCoAuth.exe's description is "Microsoft OneDriveFile Co-Authoring Executable"

FileCoAuth.exe is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation.

FileCoAuth.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft OneDrive\19.232.1124.0008\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected FileCoAuth.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on FileCoAuth.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft OneDrive
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionMicrosoft OneDriveFile Co-Authoring Executable
Internal nameMicrosoft OneDrive
Original filenameFileCoAuth.exe
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version19.232.1124.0008
File version19.232.1124.0008
Special buildb/build/f550e3c0-c307-d6d2-15ef-f7d0cf8f3eb2

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

Product nameMicrosoft OneDrive
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionMicrosoft OneDriveFile Co-Authoring ..
Internal nameMicrosoft OneDrive
Original filenameFileCoAuth.exe
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights..
Product version19.232.1124.0008
File version19.232.1124.0008
Special buildb/build/f550e3c0-c307-d6d2-15ef-f7d0..

Digital signatures [?]

FileCoAuth.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Corporation
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Code Signing PCA 2010
Certificate serial number33000002c2813cef6a1e0924010000000002c2

VirusTotal report

1 of the 72 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the FileCoAuth.exe file. That's a 1% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.Wacatac
1 of the 72 anti-virus programs detected the FileCoAuth.exe file.

Sandbox Report

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

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1583913186.34375,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "d:\\dbs\\sh\\odct\\0212_153508_0\\client\\onedrive\\Product\\FileCoAuth\\Desktop\\exe\\obj\\i386\\FileCoAuth.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The file contains an unknown PE resource name possibly indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "resource name",
                "ioc": "TYPELIB",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_unknown_resource_name"
    }
]

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": 3.078382968902588,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5074,
            "time": 3.0181429386138916,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5402,
            "time": 1.0153601169586182,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5730,
            "time": 3.027862071990967,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 6058,
            "time": 1.5180270671844482,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 6386,
            "time": -0.08828091621398926,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 6714,
            "time": 1.5502331256866455,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 16512,
            "time": 1.0490961074829102,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 24896,
            "time": 3.140622138977051,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "454eed8dd3858ad663c6a5b921661e70d4f154ca22a16fe86adafef52d675b0c",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "8012d99d2226dba983a04fdec1f89fc947447804bdd92b6f08ea78adac98cb6d",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandboxScreenshot from the sandbox

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5ceef7e08f237d3972f02591e1110f19a
SHA25691db0b7f441f148fdfa142cdcc8721ceb95d4fe5b0ae8622ac96ec1b1d287b58

Error Messages

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

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

filecoauth.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.

Microsoft OneDriveFile Co-Authoring Executable has stopped working.

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

filecoauth.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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