| File name: | AceSetup.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/fec88614-5160-4605-84c9-af44512b9e3b |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | April 04, 2026, 21:49:06 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows, 11 sections |
| MD5: | B219A75B950338E67E9248FD5AB69619 |
| SHA1: | 93922CFB4C222E5C8E596B5130E2A47794C81044 |
| SHA256: | 005930DAFC3191268EAAC65DB75B81DD44671FADD1AA9E12CAF44A6EAF8C2E0D |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:J16zOwJ2TtI/0ymWxU+lvtn2cRfOBYFgByUrSA4ouht+I1bPESAmep3XAhIeX178:Rp3X6YZVcE8mBzogP9 |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (50) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (49.9) |
| MachineType: | AMD AMD64 |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 0000:00:00 00:00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 14 |
| CodeSize: | 3869696 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 8240128 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x371d50 |
| OSVersion: | 10 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 10 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 143.0.7514.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 143.0.7514.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x0017 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | BrowseAI LLC |
| FileDescription: | Ace Installer (x64) |
| FileVersion: | 143.0.7514.0 |
| InternalName: | Ace Installer (x64) |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright 1970 The BrowseAI LLC Authors. All rights reserved. |
| OriginalFileName: | UpdaterSetup.exe |
| ProductName: | Ace Installer (x64) |
| ProductVersion: | 143.0.7514.0 |
| CompanyShortName: | BrowseAI LLC |
| ProductShortName: | AceUpdater |
| LastChange: | 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 |
| OfficialBuild: | 1 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 1180 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Ace4308_1969508865\bin\updater.exe" --install=appguid={908AAF3D-6DAA-4F36-A9B0-538D90BEC8C1}&appname=Chromium&needsadmin=prefers&iid=fb5bf2ba-306e-11f1-a669-5659c2b1882a@fb5be9fa-306e-11f1-a669-5659c2b1882a@gs_23566648955_196381223707_802980954933@image --enable-logging --vmodule=*/components/winhttp/*=1,*/components/update_client/*=2,*/chrome/enterprise_companion/*=2,*/chrome/updater/*=2 --expect-elevated | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Ace4308_1969508865\bin\updater.exe | AceSetup.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: BrowseAI LLC Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Ace Updater (x64) Version: 143.0.7514.0 Modules
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| 2432 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\AceSetup.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\AceSetup.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: BrowseAI LLC Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Ace Installer (x64) Version: 143.0.7514.0 Modules
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| 2524 | C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe | svchost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Activation Client Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2792 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Ace\AceUpdater\143.0.7514.0\updater.exe" --crash-handler --system "--database=C:\Program Files (x86)\Ace\AceUpdater\143.0.7514.0\Crashpad" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/staging_report --annotation=prod=AceUpdater --annotation=ver=143.0.7514.0 "--attachment=C:\Program Files (x86)\Ace\AceUpdater\updater.log" --initial-client-data=0x260,0x264,0x268,0x23c,0x26c,0x7ff6c3e282ac,0x7ff6c3e282b8,0x7ff6c3e282c8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Ace\AceUpdater\143.0.7514.0\updater.exe | — | updater.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: BrowseAI LLC Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Ace Updater (x64) Version: 143.0.7514.0 Modules
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| 3156 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Ace\AceUpdater\143.0.7514.0\updater.exe" --system --windows-service --service=update | C:\Program Files (x86)\Ace\AceUpdater\143.0.7514.0\updater.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: BrowseAI LLC Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Ace Updater (x64) Version: 143.0.7514.0 Modules
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| 4308 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\AceSetup.exe" --install=appguid={908AAF3D-6DAA-4F36-A9B0-538D90BEC8C1}&appname=Chromium&needsadmin=prefers&iid=fb5bf2ba-306e-11f1-a669-5659c2b1882a@fb5be9fa-306e-11f1-a669-5659c2b1882a@gs_23566648955_196381223707_802980954933@image --enable-logging --vmodule=*/components/winhttp/*=1,*/components/update_client/*=2,*/chrome/enterprise_companion/*=2,*/chrome/updater/*=2 --expect-elevated | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\AceSetup.exe | AceSetup.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: BrowseAI LLC Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Ace Installer (x64) Version: 143.0.7514.0 Modules
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| 5008 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Ace\AceUpdater\143.0.7514.0\updater.exe" --crash-handler --system "--database=C:\Program Files (x86)\Ace\AceUpdater\143.0.7514.0\Crashpad" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/staging_report --annotation=prod=AceUpdater --annotation=ver=143.0.7514.0 "--attachment=C:\Program Files (x86)\Ace\AceUpdater\updater.log" --initial-client-data=0x258,0x25c,0x260,0x234,0x264,0x7ff6c3e282ac,0x7ff6c3e282b8,0x7ff6c3e282c8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Ace\AceUpdater\143.0.7514.0\updater.exe | — | updater.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: BrowseAI LLC Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Ace Updater (x64) Exit code: 0 Version: 143.0.7514.0 Modules
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| 5224 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Ace4308_1969508865\bin\updater.exe --crash-handler --system "--database=C:\Program Files (x86)\Ace\AceUpdater\143.0.7514.0\Crashpad" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/staging_report --annotation=prod=AceUpdater --annotation=ver=143.0.7514.0 "--attachment=C:\Program Files (x86)\Ace\AceUpdater\updater.log" --initial-client-data=0x268,0x26c,0x270,0x250,0x274,0x7ff7025282ac,0x7ff7025282b8,0x7ff7025282c8 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Ace4308_1969508865\bin\updater.exe | — | updater.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: BrowseAI LLC Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Ace Updater (x64) Version: 143.0.7514.0 Modules
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| 5548 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Ace\AceUpdater\143.0.7514.0\updater.exe" --system --windows-service --service=update-internal | C:\Program Files (x86)\Ace\AceUpdater\143.0.7514.0\updater.exe | — | services.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: BrowseAI LLC Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Ace Updater (x64) Exit code: 0 Version: 143.0.7514.0 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (2524) slui.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\3d\52C64B7E |
| Operation: | write | Name: | @%SystemRoot%\System32\sppcomapi.dll,-3200 |
Value: Software Licensing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5548) updater.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{4F62A668-F2CD-5EE5-AF96-D5E810082767} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AppID |
Value: {4F62A668-F2CD-5EE5-AF96-D5E810082767} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5548) updater.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\{4F62A668-F2CD-5EE5-AF96-D5E810082767} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LocalService |
Value: AceUpdaterService143.0.7514.0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5548) updater.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\{4F62A668-F2CD-5EE5-AF96-D5E810082767} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ServiceParameters |
Value: --com-service | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5548) updater.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{283209B7-C761-41CA-BE8D-B5321CD78FD6} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AppID |
Value: {283209B7-C761-41CA-BE8D-B5321CD78FD6} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5548) updater.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\Interface\{E0425C1F-4263-4BA5-9328-423470344FC0}\TypeLib |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Version |
Value: 1.0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5548) updater.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{E0425C1F-4263-4BA5-9328-423470344FC0}\TypeLib |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Version |
Value: 1.0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5548) updater.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\Interface\{B7DA4837-09FF-4355-BFE1-30598E40F41A}\TypeLib |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Version |
Value: 1.0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5548) updater.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{B7DA4837-09FF-4355-BFE1-30598E40F41A}\TypeLib |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Version |
Value: 1.0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5548) updater.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\Interface\{D45CFCE3-5297-4D0B-925E-1924A32A7452}\TypeLib |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Version |
Value: 1.0 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4308 | AceSetup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Ace4308_1259004321\UPDATER.PACKED.7Z | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4308 | AceSetup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Ace4308_1969508865\updater.7z | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5548 | updater.exe | C:\Program Files (x86)\Ace\AceUpdater\prefs.json | binary | |
MD5:078F49F3BE050B7642142E6BF0B50B1B | SHA256:C49632AF4674FE9D9CE718228D2B74AA8519CE1E0C2F74D9ED8798B26BDF0B50 | |||
| 4308 | AceSetup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Ace4308_1969508865\bin\uninstall.cmd | binary | |
MD5:37B06E59CF1AB59705A9B621A76E0BF1 | SHA256:4C7FB6EDC3BDC0F12B11B3669F27DC7274EE0642EE0E00FE5B1A04D96A009DBD | |||
| 1180 | updater.exe | C:\Program Files (x86)\Ace\AceUpdater\143.0.7514.0\updater.exe | binary | |
MD5:DCB9128E17C6E9E25F5D69B6F84E35EC | SHA256:ACED4EF02FA4E8B6040F6FD3BE126CB68C8686778A7E2FDC6274E3F06C7742F4 | |||
| 1180 | updater.exe | C:\Program Files (x86)\Ace\AceUpdater\updater.log | binary | |
MD5:08A47A588A718CDD2F51759FC42A9404 | SHA256:3E8DBC32D23E06D45DF15768FF5D5A4B7B986466F38E2EC1021EC16A98AF4EB3 | |||
| 4308 | AceSetup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Ace4308_1969508865\bin\updater.exe | binary | |
MD5:DCB9128E17C6E9E25F5D69B6F84E35EC | SHA256:ACED4EF02FA4E8B6040F6FD3BE126CB68C8686778A7E2FDC6274E3F06C7742F4 | |||
| 1180 | updater.exe | C:\Program Files (x86)\Ace\AceUpdater\143.0.7514.0\uninstall.cmd | binary | |
MD5:37B06E59CF1AB59705A9B621A76E0BF1 | SHA256:4C7FB6EDC3BDC0F12B11B3669F27DC7274EE0642EE0E00FE5B1A04D96A009DBD | |||
| 5548 | updater.exe | C:\Program Files (x86)\Ace\AceUpdater\143.0.7514.0\2eb28e5c-8d7f-49ad-b03c-b1b25bd1eb4e.tmp | binary | |
MD5:AA2D0C0C72BB528CF4168EA91C1C9A56 | SHA256:E03E9D262CA3B7D19E37C3A69C7D8B46BD3F5542AA555A17D864071C28257B2C | |||
| 1180 | updater.exe | C:\Program Files (x86)\Ace\AceUpdater\prefs.json | binary | |
MD5:1E53B935C07311B38DDA51900A35555F | SHA256:C60A6B88BCA5DA2484854E7265BB82642FD1B929156BAFE8C11E5E721B7A8D28 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3156 | updater.exe | GET | — | 104.20.31.107:443 | https://media.ace.ai/media/versions/ace/mini_installer___ACE-update-143-0-7514-0___x64___20260331130005.crx3 | US | — | — | unknown |
7784 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.48.23.143:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | NL | binary | 825 b | whitelisted |
5276 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 88.221.169.152:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | US | binary | 814 b | whitelisted |
7784 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 88.221.169.152:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | US | binary | 814 b | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 200 | 172.66.160.227:443 | https://browser.ace.ai/analytics | US | binary | 2 b | unknown |
2524 | slui.exe | POST | 500 | 48.192.1.64:443 | https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail | US | — | — | whitelisted |
3156 | updater.exe | POST | 200 | 34.8.74.205:443 | https://update.ace.ai/ace/service/update2/json/fb5bf2ba-306e-11f1-a669-5659c2b1882a@fb5be9fa-306e-11f1-a669-5659c2b1882a@gs_23566648955_196381223707_802980954933@image | US | binary | 117 b | unknown |
4308 | AceSetup.exe | POST | 200 | 104.20.31.107:443 | https://browser.ace.ai/analytics | US | — | 2 b | unknown |
2524 | slui.exe | POST | 500 | 48.192.1.64:443 | https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail | US | — | 512 b | whitelisted |
3156 | updater.exe | POST | 200 | 34.8.74.205:443 | https://update.ace.ai/ace/service/update2/json/fb5bf2ba-306e-11f1-a669-5659c2b1882a@fb5be9fa-306e-11f1-a669-5659c2b1882a@gs_23566648955_196381223707_802980954933@image | US | — | 117 b | unknown |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
— | — | 48.192.1.64:443 | activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
— | — | 2.16.241.218:443 | www.bing.com | AKAMAI-ASN1 | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
7784 | svchost.exe | 23.48.23.143:80 | crl.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-ASN1 | NL | whitelisted |
7784 | svchost.exe | 88.221.169.152:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
5276 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 88.221.169.152:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
— | — | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
5276 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
browser.ace.ai |
| unknown |
update.ace.ai |
| whitelisted |
dl.google.com |
| whitelisted |
media.ace.ai |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
— | — | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed UA-CPU Header |
1180 | updater.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed UA-CPU Header |