| File name: | xeno-v1.3.10c.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/297cf165-bafe-40d1-8cf1-50d68fcb1bcc |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Pulsar RAT is a derivative of Quasar RAT with extensive functionality including keylogging, cryptocurrency wallet clipping, credential theft, file management, remote shell execution, and data exfiltration capabilities. As a modular, open-source remote administration tool designed for Windows systems, Pulsar introduces significant enhancements over its predecessor. |
| Analysis date: | February 01, 2026, 02:43:40 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows, 7 sections |
| MD5: | 1E4428D9D15E6809DBB9C5816D0B5BC4 |
| SHA1: | DB880D2D9ED4E8522BBA6F6A3028CC7F4F307CC6 |
| SHA256: | 04F428E8C919A6BB5860173D09CE1BE2D792462148D7CE0451E4507A0E96BD0D |
| SSDEEP: | 49152:o+DKkAXoSLjV9N1hKWBYiKAW67trK7pfaiO/dXOP921uSQp9IEQbyVpTcVlAXeiu:TDKX9nBOAWA87t1O/dXI921uSQp9tQbR |
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (87.3) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (6.3) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (6.3) |
| MachineType: | AMD AMD64 |
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| TimeStamp: | 2025:06:23 07:51:39+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.42 |
| CodeSize: | 260096 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 239616 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x274b0 |
| OSVersion: | 6 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 1612 | "schtasks" /create /tn "RealtekAudioDriverUpdate" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\AudioDrivers\RealtekAudioDriverUpdate.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f | C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe | — | GTXSetup.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Task Scheduler Configuration Tool Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2260 | "schtasks" /create /tn "RealtekAudioDriverUpdate" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\AudioDrivers\RealtekAudioDriverUpdate.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f | C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe | — | RealtekAudioDriverUpdate.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Task Scheduler Configuration Tool Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3352 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | schtasks.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5440 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\AudioDrivers\RealtekAudioDriverUpdate.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\AudioDrivers\RealtekAudioDriverUpdate.exe | GTXSetup.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Version: 0.0.0.0 Modules
xor-url(PID) Process(5440) RealtekAudioDriverUpdate.exe Decrypted-URLs (5)http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2005/WindowsSettings http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2016/WindowsSettings https://api.ipify.org/ https://ipwho.is/ https://www.amyuni.com/downloads/usbmmidd_v2.zip | |||||||||||||||
| 6060 | 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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| 7348 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\xeno-v1.3.10c.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\xeno-v1.3.10c.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 3221226540 Modules
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| 7680 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | schtasks.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7944 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\GTXSetup.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\GTXSetup.exe | xeno-v1.3.10c.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Exit code: 3 Version: 0.0.0.0 Modules
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| 8060 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\xeno-v1.3.10c.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\xeno-v1.3.10c.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 8352 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\Xeno.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\Xeno.exe | xeno-v1.3.10c.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: XenoUI Integrity Level: HIGH Description: XenoUI Exit code: 2147516570 Version: 1.3.10 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (5440) RealtekAudioDriverUpdate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\RealtekAudioDriverUpdate_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5440) RealtekAudioDriverUpdate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\RealtekAudioDriverUpdate_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5440) RealtekAudioDriverUpdate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\RealtekAudioDriverUpdate_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5440) RealtekAudioDriverUpdate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\RealtekAudioDriverUpdate_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5440) RealtekAudioDriverUpdate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\RealtekAudioDriverUpdate_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5440) RealtekAudioDriverUpdate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\RealtekAudioDriverUpdate_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5440) RealtekAudioDriverUpdate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\RealtekAudioDriverUpdate_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5440) RealtekAudioDriverUpdate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\RealtekAudioDriverUpdate_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5440) RealtekAudioDriverUpdate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\RealtekAudioDriverUpdate_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5440) RealtekAudioDriverUpdate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\RealtekAudioDriverUpdate_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7944 | GTXSetup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\AudioDrivers\RealtekAudioDriverUpdate.exe | executable | |
MD5:507ECC1B5411585AC8F4C93791216562 | SHA256:F539DF041552DD42D43B5EAB73F34C35FFC3031932CE3EAABCFF9D456022762E | |||
| 8060 | xeno-v1.3.10c.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\GTXSetup.exe | executable | |
MD5:507ECC1B5411585AC8F4C93791216562 | SHA256:F539DF041552DD42D43B5EAB73F34C35FFC3031932CE3EAABCFF9D456022762E | |||
| 8060 | xeno-v1.3.10c.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\Xeno.exe | executable | |
MD5:7430A7C7AFD2E3C018DFCD14514A6C14 | SHA256:698C3B23762E09CDFEE19BA00E94F990ECA6E9D62B3DEEC74D89C99CBBD190D0 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2976 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 304 | 40.127.240.158:443 | https://settings-win.data.microsoft.com/settings/v3.0/WSD/RUXIM?os=Windows&osVer=10.0.19045.4046.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-1406&sku=48&deviceClass=Windows.Desktop&locale=en-US&deviceId=s:BAD99146-31D3-4EC6-A1A4-BE76F32BA5D4&sampleId=s:95271487&appVer=10.0.19041.3623&OSVersionFull=10.0.19045.4046.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-1406&FlightRing=Retail&AttrDataVer=186&App=RUXIM&AppVer=&DeviceFamily=Windows.Desktop | US | — | — | whitelisted |
6768 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 304 | 40.127.240.158:443 | https://settings-win.data.microsoft.com/settings/v3.0/wsd/muse?ProcessorClockSpeed=3094&FlightIds=&UpdateOfferedDays=4294967295&BranchReadinessLevel=CB&OEMManufacturerName=DELL&IsCloudDomainJoined=0&ProcessorIdentifier=AMD64%20Family%2023%20Model%201%20Stepping%202&sku=48&ActivationChannel=Retail&AttrDataVer=186&IsMDMEnrolled=0&ProcessorCores=6&ProcessorModel=AMD%20Ryzen%205%203500%206-Core%20Processor&TotalPhysicalRAM=6144&PrimaryDiskType=4294967295&FlightingBranchName=&ChassisTypeId=1&OEMModelNumber=DELL&SystemVolumeTotalCapacity=260281&sampleId=95271487&deviceClass=Windows.Desktop&App=muse&DisableDualScan=0&AppVer=10.0&OEMSubModel=J5CR&locale=en-US&IsAlwaysOnAlwaysConnectedCapable=0&ms=0&DefaultUserRegion=244&UpdateServiceUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fneverupdatewindows10.com&osVer=10.0.19045.4046.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-1406&os=windows&deviceId=s%3ABAD99146-31D3-4EC6-A1A4-BE76F32BA5D4&DeferQualityUpdatePeriodInDays=0&ring=Retail&DeferFeatureUpdatePeriodInDays=30 | US | — | — | whitelisted |
6768 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.28:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | NL | binary | 825 b | whitelisted |
3292 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.59.18.102:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.2.crl | US | binary | 813 b | whitelisted |
3292 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.49:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut_2010-06-23.crl | NL | binary | 824 b | whitelisted |
2976 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.28:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | NL | binary | 825 b | whitelisted |
3004 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.28:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | NL | binary | 825 b | whitelisted |
3004 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 40.127.240.158:443 | https://settings-win.data.microsoft.com/settings/v3.0/WSD/WaaSAssessment?os=Windows&osVer=10.0.19041.1.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-&ring=Retail&sku=48&deviceClass=Windows.Desktop&locale=en-US&deviceId=BAD99146-31D3-4EC6-A1A4-BE76F32BA5D4&FlightRing=Retail&TelemetryLevel=1&HidOverGattReg=C%3A%5CWINDOWS%5CSystem32%5CDriverStore%5CFileRepository%5Chidbthle.inf_amd64_9610b4821fdf82a5%5CMicrosoft.Bluetooth.Profiles.HidOverGatt.dll&AppVer=10.0&ProcessorIdentifier=AMD64%20Family%2023%20Model%201%20Stepping%202&OEMModel=DELL&UpdateOfferedDays=4294967295&ProcessorManufacturer=AuthenticAMD&InstallDate=1661339444&OEMModelBaseBoard=&BranchReadinessLevel=CB&OEMSubModel=J5CR&IsCloudDomainJoined=0&DeferFeatureUpdatePeriodInDays=30&IsDeviceRetailDemo=0&FlightingBranchName=&OSUILocale=en-US&DeviceFamily=Windows.Desktop&WuClientVer=10.0.19041.3996&UninstallActive=1&IsFlightingEnabled=0&OSSkuId=48&ProcessorClockSpeed=3094&TotalPhysicalRAM=6144&SecureBootCapable=0&App=WaaSAssessment&ProcessorCores=6&CurrentBranch=vb_release&InstallLanguage=en-US&DeferQualityUpdatePeriodInDays=0&ServicingBranch=CB&OEMName_Uncleaned=DELL&TPMVersion=0&PrimaryDiskTotalCapacity=262144&InstallationType=Client&AttrDataVer=186&ProcessorModel=AMD%20Ryzen%205%203500%206-Core%20Processor&IsEdgeWithChromiumInstalled=1&OSVersion=10.0.19045.4046&IsMDMEnrolled=0&ActivationChannel=Retail&HonorWUfBDeferrals=0&FirmwareVersion=A.40&TrendInstalledKey=1&OSArchitecture=AMD64&DefaultUserRegion=244&UpdateManagementGroup=2 | US | text | 5.66 Kb | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 172.66.171.73:443 | https://pastebin.com/raw/6UjwRTBF | US | text | 26 b | unknown |
5440 | RealtekAudioDriverUpdate.exe | GET | 200 | 104.20.29.150:443 | https://pastebin.com/raw/6UjwRTBF | US | text | 26 b | unknown |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2976 | RUXIMICS.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
6768 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
3004 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
— | — | 2.16.241.218:443 | th.bing.com | AKAMAI-ASN1 | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
2976 | RUXIMICS.exe | 23.216.77.28:80 | crl.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-ASN1 | NL | whitelisted |
6768 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.216.77.28:80 | crl.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-ASN1 | NL | whitelisted |
3004 | svchost.exe | 23.216.77.28:80 | crl.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-ASN1 | NL | whitelisted |
6768 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
self.events.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
th.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
pastebin.com |
| whitelisted |
torrt9kdm.localto.net |
| unknown |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2976 | RUXIMICS.exe | Unknown Traffic | ET USER_AGENTS Microsoft Dr Watson User-Agent (MSDW) |
2292 | svchost.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Online Pastebin Text Storage |
2292 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Reverse Proxy/Tunneling Service Domain in DNS Lookup (localto .net) |
Process | Message |
|---|---|
Xeno.exe | The application to execute does not exist: 'C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\XenoUI.dll'. |