What is eppwfp.sys?

eppwfp.sys is part of Emsisoft Protection Platform and developed by Emsisoft Ltd according to the eppwfp.sys version information.

eppwfp.sys's description is "Emsisoft Protection Platform"

eppwfp.sys is digitally signed by Emsisoft Ltd.

eppwfp.sys is usually located in the 'c:\program files\emsisoft anti-malware\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about eppwfp.sys.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on eppwfp.sys:

PropertyValue
Product nameEmsisoft Protection Platform
Company nameEmsisoft Ltd
File descriptionEmsisoft Protection Platform
Internal nameEppWfp
Original filenameeppwfp.sys
Commentsb4c58e1294947c9b0c8c09eb8c2f750b72bdbf33
Legal copyright(C) 2003-2018 Emsisoft Ltd
Product version2018.12.0.1641
File version2018.12.0.1641

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

Product nameEmsisoft Protection Platform
Company nameEmsisoft Ltd
File descriptionEmsisoft Protection Platform
Internal nameEppWfp
Original filenameeppwfp.sys
Commentsb4c58e1294947c9b0c8c09eb8c2f750b72bd..
Legal copyright(C) 2003-2018 Emsisoft Ltd
Product version2018.12.0.1641
File version2018.12.0.1641

Digital signatures [?]

eppwfp.sys has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameEmsisoft Ltd
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert High Assurance Code Signing CA-1
Certificate serial number0f5a6aba731e01102c7311464dbed0ba

VirusTotal report

None of the 64 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the eppwfp.sys file.

None of the 64 anti-virus programs detected the eppwfp.sys 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\\SysWOW64\\en-US\\KERNELBASE.dll.mui"
    ],
    "file_exists": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3d915e6548c97849c4b492de9c9edccd25505759f9a269f7cd1aeed6abfe0110.bin.dll",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3d915e6548c97849c4b492de9c9edccd25505759f9a269f7cd1aeed6abfe0110.bin.dll.manifest"
    ],
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Windows Error Reporting\\WMR\\Disable",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
    ],
    "dll_loaded": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3d915e6548c97849c4b492de9c9edccd25505759f9a269f7cd1aeed6abfe0110.bin.dll"
    ]
}

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\rundll32.exe",
        "process_name": "rundll32.exe",
        "pid": 2420,
        "summary": {
            "file_opened": [
                "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\en-US\\KERNELBASE.dll.mui"
            ],
            "file_exists": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3d915e6548c97849c4b492de9c9edccd25505759f9a269f7cd1aeed6abfe0110.bin.dll",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3d915e6548c97849c4b492de9c9edccd25505759f9a269f7cd1aeed6abfe0110.bin.dll.manifest"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Windows Error Reporting\\WMR\\Disable",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
            ],
            "dll_loaded": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3d915e6548c97849c4b492de9c9edccd25505759f9a269f7cd1aeed6abfe0110.bin.dll"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1599947587.671875,
        "ppid": 1268
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1599947587.34375,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "X:\\Gitlab\\Builds\\e945be61\\0\\lab\\protectionplatform\\Output\\Release\\x86\\eppwfp.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 2,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The executable contains unknown PE section names indicative of a packer (could be a false positive)",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "section",
                "ioc": "PAGE",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            },
            {
                "category": "section",
                "ioc": "INIT",
                "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": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 546,
            "time": 3.078685998916626,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3346,
            "time": 3.018299102783203,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3674,
            "time": 1.0126330852508545,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4002,
            "time": 3.0275940895080566,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4330,
            "time": 1.5183460712432861,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4658,
            "time": -0.09686112403869629,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 4986,
            "time": 1.5319719314575195,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 11456,
            "time": 1.04355788230896,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 15648,
            "time": 3.0940990447998047,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "83e1e601aa49d48919339fce2a4b05746d17b95e98ef021a7508107a488cba1f",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "96fedbf79b8db38303cef3b32f4bd74b3bd3e3916d8e4f7bf7d205de7a3ce613",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandboxScreenshot from the sandbox

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5fb72ae8b9125ed2e265df7865627b83f
SHA2563d915e6548c97849c4b492de9c9edccd25505759f9a269f7cd1aeed6abfe0110

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Votes
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Remove100 %
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