What is cphnt64.dll?

cphnt64.dll is part of End Point Security and developed by Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. according to the cphnt64.dll version information.

cphnt64.dll's description is "CheckPoint Forensics Sensor"

cphnt64.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\CheckPoint\Endpoint Security\EFR\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about cphnt64.dll.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on cphnt64.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameEnd Point Security
Company nameCheck Point Software Technologies Ltd.
File descriptionCheckPoint Forensics Sensor
Internal namecphnt32.dll
Original filenamecphnt32.dll
Legal copyright 2009 Copyright Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Product versionR80
File version860058011

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

Product nameEnd Point Security
Company nameCheck Point Software Technologies Ltd.
File descriptionCheckPoint Forensics Sensor
Internal namecphnt32.dll
Original filenamecphnt32.dll
Legal copyright 2009 Copyright Check Point Softwar..
Product versionR80
File version860058011

Digital signatures [?]

cphnt64.dll is not signed.

VirusTotal report

None of the 67 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the cphnt64.dll file.

None of the 67 anti-virus programs detected the cphnt64.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": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\a3472eec7cff10e6e2d061c5687d493cfa7a0f4ad08d4aad8be2b128c2e3db3a.bin.dll"
    ],
    "file_opened": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\a3472eec7cff10e6e2d061c5687d493cfa7a0f4ad08d4aad8be2b128c2e3db3a.bin.dll"
    ],
    "command_line": [
        "\"C:\\Windows\\System32\\rundll32.exe\" C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\a3472eec7cff10e6e2d061c5687d493cfa7a0f4ad08d4aad8be2b128c2e3db3a.bin.dll,DllMain"
    ],
    "file_exists": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\a3472eec7cff10e6e2d061c5687d493cfa7a0f4ad08d4aad8be2b128c2e3db3a.bin.dll",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\a3472eec7cff10e6e2d061c5687d493cfa7a0f4ad08d4aad8be2b128c2e3db3a.bin.dll.manifest"
    ],
    "file_read": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\a3472eec7cff10e6e2d061c5687d493cfa7a0f4ad08d4aad8be2b128c2e3db3a.bin.dll"
    ],
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
    ]
}

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1571989985.3281,
        "ppid": 376
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\rundll32.exe",
        "process_name": "rundll32.exe",
        "pid": 2732,
        "summary": {
            "dll_loaded": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\a3472eec7cff10e6e2d061c5687d493cfa7a0f4ad08d4aad8be2b128c2e3db3a.bin.dll"
            ],
            "file_opened": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\a3472eec7cff10e6e2d061c5687d493cfa7a0f4ad08d4aad8be2b128c2e3db3a.bin.dll"
            ],
            "command_line": [
                "\"C:\\Windows\\System32\\rundll32.exe\" C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\a3472eec7cff10e6e2d061c5687d493cfa7a0f4ad08d4aad8be2b128c2e3db3a.bin.dll,DllMain"
            ],
            "file_exists": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\a3472eec7cff10e6e2d061c5687d493cfa7a0f4ad08d4aad8be2b128c2e3db3a.bin.dll",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\a3472eec7cff10e6e2d061c5687d493cfa7a0f4ad08d4aad8be2b128c2e3db3a.bin.dll.manifest"
            ],
            "file_read": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\a3472eec7cff10e6e2d061c5687d493cfa7a0f4ad08d4aad8be2b128c2e3db3a.bin.dll"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1571989985.5781,
        "ppid": 2892
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\rundll32.exe",
        "process_name": "rundll32.exe",
        "pid": 2828,
        "summary": {
            "file_exists": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\a3472eec7cff10e6e2d061c5687d493cfa7a0f4ad08d4aad8be2b128c2e3db3a.bin.dll",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\a3472eec7cff10e6e2d061c5687d493cfa7a0f4ad08d4aad8be2b128c2e3db3a.bin.dll.manifest"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
            ],
            "dll_loaded": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\a3472eec7cff10e6e2d061c5687d493cfa7a0f4ad08d4aad8be2b128c2e3db3a.bin.dll"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1571989985.9062,
        "ppid": 2732
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "F:\\ckp\\src\\EFR\\E81_30\\CMPUB\\Release\\x64\\cphnt64.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    }
]

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": 3.0642402172089,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5326,
            "time": 2.9993360042572,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5654,
            "time": 1.0218160152435,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5982,
            "time": 3.006884098053,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 6310,
            "time": 1.5181620121002,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 6638,
            "time": -0.089749813079834,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 6966,
            "time": 1.5310192108154,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 17912,
            "time": 1.0417580604553,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 26296,
            "time": 3.1172921657562,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "dd5e5eee44ee2357854b9b52548346b06c75692b271060e2d14f86278f5262ee",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "83112e8d8c71bf78dd4bd0bdcd856c026257b6fc68304e777e96d5bba42d6b87",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandboxScreenshot from the sandbox

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5d05cbb39a12ccd521a6d30c10d10fdf7
SHA256a3472eec7cff10e6e2d061c5687d493cfa7a0f4ad08d4aad8be2b128c2e3db3a

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