sysnetwk.exe

Microsoft Windows Operating System

Lei Qing

While the file properties state the file is developed by 'Microsoft Corporation', this is not the case and it is designed just to look like a legitimate Microsoft system file. The application sysnetwk.exe, “Windows System Network Core Module” by Lei Qing has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed by Lei Qing)

Product:
Microsoft Windows Operating System

Description:
Windows System Network Core Module

Version:
6.3.9600.17284 (aaa.140822-1915)

MD5:
9f1eb9028aba16414d09dea877b8cf4b

SHA-1:
121bd3a556559ef8c39e3c8c9e6a9afcd9d0677a

SHA-256:
d632d08047a1c4b73b5777a5d68f9b054e5678a5c8dc1d89c7dad999996d614e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
3/7/2026 2:25:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Elex.LeiQing.Meta (M)
16.7.9.11

File size:
10.4 MB (10,956,752 bytes)

Product version:
sysnetwk 2.4

Copyright:
Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
sysnetwk.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\microsoft\network\dsq\network\sysnetwk.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
WoSign CA Limited

Valid from:
8/19/2015 5:00:23 AM

Valid to:
8/19/2016 5:00:23 AM

Subject:
CN=Lei Qing, L=Tianjin, S=Tianjin, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=WoSign Class 2 Code Signing CA, O=WoSign CA Limited, C=CN

Serial number:
2B8E845E7AA055FC643B525DF3001A41

File PE Metadata
OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
3.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:BIe6OXyckgBTITQBKfX9ccxYXQVbSj8RPHEf8oKtHWjwa6jE:B6OXyckgBTIMBKfX9cxXQRSjSPHEfCjE

Entry address:
0x54020

Entry point:
83, EC, 0C, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, 8D, 5C, 24, 10, 89, 44, 24, 04, 89, 5C, 24, 08, C7, 04, 24, FF, FF, FF, FF, E9, 01, 00, 00, 00, CC, E9, 0B, D3, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 5C, 24, 04, 64, C7, 05, 34, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 89, E5, 8B, 4B, 04, 89, C8, C1, E0, 02, 29, C4, 89, E7, 8B, 73, 08, FC, F3, A5, FF, 13, 89, EC, 8B, 5C, 24, 04, 89, 43, 0C, 89, 53, 10, 64, 8B, 05, 34, 00, 00, 00, 89, 43, 14, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, 83, EC, 18, C7, 04, 24, F4, FF, FF, FF, 89, E5, FF, 15, 58, A0...
 
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Code size:
7.2 MB (7,573,504 bytes)

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