Learn about the attributes embedded within Portable Executable (PE) files the Incident Response Evidence Collection playbook, Collect Evidence task, and Trend Micro Incident Response Toolkit collect.
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NotePE file attributes might appear in multiple evidence categories, including Service Information and System Execution Information.
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Attribute | Description |
File path
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The absolute path of the file.
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File size
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The size of the file in bytes.
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SHA1
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The SHA1 hash of the file contents.
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User account
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The account name or security identifier associated with the file.
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User domain
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The domain name of the security identifier associated with the file.
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File extension
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The suffix indicating the file format of the file.
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True file type
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The file type as determined by signatures in the file header.
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Catalog signed
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An indication of whether the file contains a digital signature in the catalog file.
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Embedded signed
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An indication of whether the signature on the embedded PE file is verified.
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Catalog signer
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The signer of the digital signature in the catalog file.
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Embedded signer
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The signer of the digital signature in the embedded PE file.
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Compiled timestamp
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The time the PE file was compiled.
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Import table hash
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The MD5 hash of the imported functions in the PE file.
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Linker version
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The version number of the file linker.
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File version
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The file version number represented in four 16-bit integers.
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Debug paths
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The file paths of any debug information present.
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Sub system
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The Windows subsystem required to run the image.
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Company name
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The internal company name when the file was compiled.
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File description
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The internal description of the file when the file was compiled.
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Internal name
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The internal name for the file.
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Create time
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The time the file was created in the file system.
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Modify time
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The last time the file was modified in the file system.
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Access time
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The last time the file was accessed in the file system.
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