What is kbservice.exe?

kbservice.exe is part of KBService and developed by SAMSUNG according to the kbservice.exe version information.

kbservice.exe's description is "KBService"

kbservice.exe is digitally signed by Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher.

kbservice.exe is usually located in the 'c:\windows\system32\driverstore\filerepository\bh1733als.inf_arm64_a139df1dbc82ab8c\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on kbservice.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameKBService
Company nameSAMSUNG
File descriptionKBService
Internal nameKBService.exe
Original filenameKBService.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2019
Product version1.0.1.6
File version1.0.1.6

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

Product nameKBService
Company nameSAMSUNG
File descriptionKBService
Internal nameKBService.exe
Original filenameKBService.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2019
Product version1.0.1.6
File version1.0.1.6

Digital signatures [?]

kbservice.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Windows Third Party Component CA 2012
Certificate serial number33000000857f83dc2a6ca979b8000000000085

VirusTotal report

None of the 73 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the kbservice.exe file.

None of the 73 anti-virus programs detected the kbservice.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\\Globalization\\Sorting\\sortdefault.nls"
    ],
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\en-US",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\ExtendedLocale\\en-US"
    ],
    "dll_loaded": [
        "kernel32",
        "kernel32.dll"
    ]
}

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\63c90973ac7df4b3c7ee4857fb963a0013ff7f142b08f1ec7bc9bf092c72b6cc.bin",
        "process_name": "63c90973ac7df4b3c7ee4857fb963a0013ff7f142b08f1ec7bc9bf092c72b6cc.bin",
        "pid": 2816,
        "summary": {
            "file_opened": [
                "C:\\Windows\\Globalization\\Sorting\\sortdefault.nls"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\en-US",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\ExtendedLocale\\en-US"
            ],
            "dll_loaded": [
                "kernel32",
                "kernel32.dll"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1593946386.671875,
        "ppid": 2736
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1593946386.328125,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "E:\\Perforce\\SC8180X_SPACE\\SC8180X\\DEV\\src\\Apps\\KeyboardBacklightService\\Release\\KBService.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "Foreign language identified in PE resource",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [
            {
                "name": "RT_VERSION",
                "language": "LANG_KOREAN",
                "offset": "0x000210a0",
                "filetype": "data",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_KOREAN",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x000002ac"
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "origin_langid"
    }
]

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": 662,
            "time": 6.3153369426727295,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 5342,
            "time": 12.376235008239746,
            "dport": 138,
            "sport": 138
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 7186,
            "time": 6.1616530418396,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 7514,
            "time": 4.140311002731323,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 7842,
            "time": 6.251338958740234,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 8170,
            "time": 4.644148111343384,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 8498,
            "time": 3.0379221439361572,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 8826,
            "time": 4.672728061676025,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 28236,
            "time": 4.175904035568237,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 36620,
            "time": 6.2535951137542725,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "052dba71884d0812e8f542e4a5e1d1cf5dd41b53b7e7efc398c9856eb8a91634",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "c78cb40b97c1f67dadc28ae66632bdd561dc41acdc80268f3ac54e9f2039b401",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandboxScreenshot from the sandbox

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD56f338f0c26d45fbe44abfb35768fa03c
SHA25663c90973ac7df4b3c7ee4857fb963a0013ff7f142b08f1ec7bc9bf092c72b6cc

Error Messages

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

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

kbservice.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.

KBService has stopped working.

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

kbservice.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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