What is runsw.exe?

runsw.exe is part of runSW Application according to the runsw.exe version information.

runsw.exe is digitally signed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp..

runsw.exe is usually located in the 'c:\windows\' folder.

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

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on runsw.exe:

PropertyValue
Product namerunSW Application
Original filenamerunSW.EXE
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2012-2018
Private buildBy Karl
Product version1, 1006, 202, 2018
File version1, 1006, 202, 2018

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

Product namerunSW Application
Original filenamerunSW.EXE
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2012-2018
Private buildBy Karl
Product version1, 1006, 202, 2018
File version1, 1006, 202, 2018

Digital signatures [?]

runsw.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameRealtek Semiconductor Corp.
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert EV Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number0320be3eb866526927f999b97b04346e

VirusTotal report

None of the 72 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the runsw.exe file.

None of the 72 anti-virus programs detected the runsw.exe file.

Sandbox Report

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

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

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    ],
    "file_created": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3a617e31b9cbfb0a4c25166990e6c04215932e3642535ccc858aa4650408983f.log"
    ],
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
    ],
    "file_written": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3a617e31b9cbfb0a4c25166990e6c04215932e3642535ccc858aa4650408983f.log"
    ],
    "file_opened": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3a617e31b9cbfb0a4c25166990e6c04215932e3642535ccc858aa4650408983f.log"
    ]
}

Dropped

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        "sha1": "ba6a9fa86be68bc127980fb43ec25c749cd80bf7",
        "name": "c600872c0a53a18b_3a617e31b9cbfb0a4c25166990e6c04215932e3642535ccc858aa4650408983f.log",
        "filepath": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3a617e31b9cbfb0a4c25166990e6c04215932e3642535ccc858aa4650408983f.log",
        "type": "ASCII text, with CRLF line terminators",
        "sha256": "c600872c0a53a18bb376882c53f0177cd87b735a374faf3b2247295a5df54ae8",
        "urls": [],
        "crc32": "126B65A3",
        "path": "\/home\/hpuser\/.cuckoo\/storage\/analyses\/7692\/files\/c600872c0a53a18b_3a617e31b9cbfb0a4c25166990e6c04215932e3642535ccc858aa4650408983f.log",
        "ssdeep": null,
        "size": 131,
        "sha512": "c1cedf9ff5bf9d438afc1547f3645391046b828e101dbfd7276bad49f629d93aeeab254d19c3cd6228216bc6cb27bd50b8f8892530f28273fe2aee0deca35b4d",
        "pids": [
            2740
        ],
        "md5": "764bfc507536bac50b8ba926e1afc5c5"
    }
]

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3a617e31b9cbfb0a4c25166990e6c04215932e3642535ccc858aa4650408983f.bin",
        "process_name": "3a617e31b9cbfb0a4c25166990e6c04215932e3642535ccc858aa4650408983f.bin",
        "pid": 2740,
        "summary": {
            "file_failed": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3a617e31b9cbfb0a4c25166990e6c04215932e3642535ccc858aa4650408983f.ini"
            ],
            "file_created": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3a617e31b9cbfb0a4c25166990e6c04215932e3642535ccc858aa4650408983f.log"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
            ],
            "file_written": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3a617e31b9cbfb0a4c25166990e6c04215932e3642535ccc858aa4650408983f.log"
            ],
            "file_opened": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3a617e31b9cbfb0a4c25166990e6c04215932e3642535ccc858aa4650408983f.log"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1589982786.703125,
        "ppid": 1664
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1589982786.359375,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The executable uses a known packer",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "packer",
                "ioc": "Armadillo v1.71",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "peid_packer"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 2,
        "families": [],
        "description": "Foreign language identified in PE resource",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [
            {
                "name": "RT_ICON",
                "language": "LANG_CHINESE",
                "offset": "0x000081b0",
                "filetype": "data",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_CHINESE_TRADITIONAL",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x000025a8"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_GROUP_ICON",
                "language": "LANG_CHINESE",
                "offset": "0x0000a758",
                "filetype": "MS Windows icon resource - 1 icon, 48x48",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_CHINESE_TRADITIONAL",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000014"
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "origin_langid"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "Checks for the Locally Unique Identifier on the system for a suspicious privilege",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [
            {
                "call": {
                    "category": "system",
                    "status": 1,
                    "stacktrace": [],
                    "api": "LookupPrivilegeValueW",
                    "return_value": 1,
                    "arguments": {
                        "system_name": "",
                        "privilege_name": "SeDebugPrivilege"
                    },
                    "time": 1589982786.812125,
                    "tid": 2436,
                    "flags": {}
                },
                "pid": 2740,
                "type": "call",
                "cid": 10
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "privilege_luid_check"
    }
]

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": 6.193246126174927,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
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            "time": 6.12873911857605,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
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            "time": 4.132674932479858,
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        },
        {
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            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
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            "time": 6.136141061782837,
            "dport": 5355,
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        {
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            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
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        },
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        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 3774,
            "time": 4.648097991943359,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 7102,
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            "dport": 3702,
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        },
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            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
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    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "d6b6b90191d1d5f3bcd0388f2003bcad8a3e3a0d6eb3b80c38f377bfe607076e",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "8e011c5e9da475ec30b94a07ae5ed1c6a999d1a71ba4c02a603463a4fa068998",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandbox

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5ac8474c1e816a3447e4ea661e18810cc
SHA2563a617e31b9cbfb0a4c25166990e6c04215932e3642535ccc858aa4650408983f

Error Messages

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

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

runsw.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.

runsw.exe has stopped working.

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

runsw.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with runsw.exe. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.

Votes
Keep0 %
0
Remove100 %
1

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with runsw.exe. Only 1 user has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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