What is vpnagent.exe?

vpnagent.exe is part of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and developed by Cisco Systems, Inc. according to the vpnagent.exe version information.

vpnagent.exe's description is "VPN Agent Service"

vpnagent.exe is digitally signed by Cisco Systems, Inc..

vpnagent.exe is usually located in the 'c:\program files (x86)\cisco\cisco anyconnect secure mobility client\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on vpnagent.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameCisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client
Company nameCisco Systems, Inc.
File descriptionVPN Agent Service
Internal namevpnagent
Original filenamevpnagent.exe
CommentsCisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client has been developed by Cisco Systems, Inc.
Legal copyright© Copyright 2004-2013, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Legal trademarkYou can request legal trademarks and credits at anyconnect-credits@cisco.com
Product version3, 1, 04072
File version3, 1, 04072

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

Product nameCisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Cli..
Company nameCisco Systems, Inc.
File descriptionVPN Agent Service
Internal namevpnagent
Original filenamevpnagent.exe
CommentsCisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Cli..
Legal copyright© Copyright 2004-2013, Cisco System..
Legal trademarkYou can request legal trademarks and..
Product version3, 1, 04072
File version3, 1, 04072

Digital signatures [?]

vpnagent.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameCisco Systems, Inc.
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number5ece4abd054db0ee1acef57c4d3f442c

VirusTotal report

None of the 66 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the vpnagent.exe file.

None of the 66 anti-virus programs detected the vpnagent.exe file.

Sandbox Report

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

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1589255587.34375,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "c:\\temp\\build\\thehoff\\elgreco_mr40.526619324608\\elgreco_mr4\\vpn\\agent\\win32\\release\\vpnagent.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": 3.078974962234497,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5074,
            "time": 3.0388169288635254,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5402,
            "time": 1.0411100387573242,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5730,
            "time": 3.051271915435791,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 6058,
            "time": 1.5513598918914795,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 6386,
            "time": -0.08897709846496582,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 6714,
            "time": 1.5630309581756592,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 15396,
            "time": 1.0642590522766113,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 19588,
            "time": 3.125699996948242,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "00ad39954f9a32bab875cc112e3e029235047624f6e8556e95457e738ed69f4e",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "6bd67fa4437dfa883a4058e3f5dfdd1650ec1d9306e02c333fa0135442514470",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandboxScreenshot from the sandbox

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD586c96c079293e2e06708e146a011f4c4
SHA25610f8dba78b76b304525fc72c83990f10133936010e26d2f9aeb2fb747f8b75c2

Error Messages

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

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

vpnagent.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.

VPN Agent Service has stopped working.

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

vpnagent.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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