What is ModuleCoreService.exe?

ModuleCoreService.exe is part of McAfee Module Core and developed by McAfee, LLC. according to the ModuleCoreService.exe version information.

ModuleCoreService.exe's description is "McAfee Module Core Service"

ModuleCoreService.exe is digitally signed by McAfee, LLC..

ModuleCoreService.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\McAfee\ModuleCore\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on ModuleCoreService.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameMcAfee Module Core
Company nameMcAfee, LLC.
File descriptionMcAfee Module Core Service
Internal nameMcModCoreService
Original filenameModuleCoreService.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2019 McAfee, LLC.
Product version2,15,0,0
File version2,15,120,0

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

Product nameMcAfee Module Core
Company nameMcAfee, LLC.
File descriptionMcAfee Module Core Service
Internal nameMcModCoreService
Original filenameModuleCoreService.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2019 McAfee, LLC.
Product version2,15,0,0
File version2,15,120,0

Digital signatures [?]

ModuleCoreService.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMcAfee, LLC.
Certificate issuer nameMcAfee Code Signing CA 2
Certificate serial number00e7475c652d7b37b43aadf6c8f03ab278

VirusTotal report

None of the 65 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ModuleCoreService.exe file.

None of the 65 anti-virus programs detected the ModuleCoreService.exe file.

Sandbox Report

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

Summary

ERROR: Failed to execute process.

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1571021586.3125,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "E:\\B\\T\\8372f84b-81b2-4df4-a769-faa05a89a687\\build\\x64\\Release\\ModuleCoreService.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": ".gfids",
                "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": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 710,
            "time": 1.0241141319275,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 1038,
            "time": -0.095537900924683,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 1366,
            "time": 1.0471639633179,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "57b504b5830bb3a9320809988b5b91c6fa024d0e89f7940bd86bd7c69b2753fc",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "9cb22fbb6fb527975d6e1c9367af42e9a6c4646a55dc5037a2efb917f99bf7cb",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD57a6905b4708cc47ed14fde85c68feb56
SHA256cf4e1c5bb87e38b29653edc91242b23ddaca7b85f35a721c05284469e2783c85

Error Messages

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

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

modulecoreservice.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.

McAfee Module Core Service has stopped working.

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

modulecoreservice.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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