| File name: | client.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/3501b31f-9233-4276-a233-9256f42534bf |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Remote access trojans (RATs) are a type of malware that enables attackers to establish complete to partial control over infected computers. Such malicious programs often have a modular design, offering a wide range of functionalities for conducting illicit activities on compromised systems. Some of the most common features of RATs include access to the users’ data, webcam, and keystrokes. This malware is often distributed through phishing emails and links. |
| Analysis date: | February 26, 2026, 07:05:54 |
| 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, 6 sections |
| MD5: | FE9DB3AED6A04C762472AFDF2FACE254 |
| SHA1: | 94E98B714BFB102D143957CF1E00BD45B5B8FA4D |
| SHA256: | 07131E3FCB9E65C1E4D2E756EFDB9F263FD90080D3FF83FBCCA1F31A4890EBDB |
| SSDEEP: | 6144:XnYpB6s6V8VHVc/AzAvaqycSDKDAKaQb111Q:XnYP6s6V8VHVcIlqycSDK8KaK111Q |
| .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: | 2026:02:16 15:09:37+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.44 |
| CodeSize: | 99328 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 52736 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x178c0 |
| OSVersion: | 6 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 352 | "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE" /n "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\televisioncharacter.rtf" /o "" | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Word Version: 16.0.16026.20146 Modules
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| 672 | "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\VFS\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\ai.exe" "0E38E77E-0CF0-4DEB-9987-4A7C477332C7" "9BA7D998-614E-446F-9D3F-F246CDC65E75" "352" | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\VFS\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\ai.exe | — | WINWORD.EXE | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Host for the Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and Platform x64. Version: 0.12.2.0 Modules
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| 4840 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\client.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\client.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Modules
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| 7192 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\client.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\client.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Modules
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| 7412 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\client.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\client.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Modules
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| 7760 | 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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| (PID) Process: | (7412) client.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7412) client.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7412) client.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7412) client.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProxyBypass |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7412) client.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IntranetName |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7412) client.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7412) client.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (352) WINWORD.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Common\CrashPersistence\WINWORD\352 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 0 |
Value: 0B0E1039E8B1D9FE72AB4697B40085BCB64585230046A7D9D2AEE6DDA9EE016A04102400449A7D64B29D01008500A907556E6B6E6F776EC906022222CA0DC2190000C91003783634C511E002D2120B770069006E0077006F00720064002E00650078006500C51620C517808004C91808323231322D44656300 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (352) WINWORD.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledEditingLanguages |
| Operation: | write | Name: | en-US |
Value: 2 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (352) WINWORD.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledEditingLanguages |
| Operation: | write | Name: | de-de |
Value: 2 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 352 | WINWORD.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Office\Recent\index.dat | binary | |
MD5:69D39034E3816B396D0B3DB288ECDCF0 | SHA256:353AF3A27ECD6A741BB1CC3008FA504409CB4C5F9D89A73D55EF38C0864CD7BB | |||
| 7412 | client.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\RR3E01RZ\2FYVF6OU.txt | binary | |
MD5:0A47328A34A88185C77DDC70CBAA6178 | SHA256:F1F9DC41BAB9BA048CAE9029E1FB4098DC50129672DF1C0291B7EA400F955FD0 | |||
| 352 | WINWORD.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Office\Recent\televisioncharacter.rtf.LNK | binary | |
MD5:3D7443261DE1007D60A63D3AFD7C689F | SHA256:169374D4BC41A703C3329CA9AB5BDEC2B82D0B8BC6AD873EDBFE1A630CDAAF93 | |||
| 352 | WINWORD.EXE | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\~$levisioncharacter.rtf | binary | |
MD5:0A9737CD36D85AE41C8952A0C65BB59D | SHA256:9DCCFECBE142776CD80013A061E049C9E1CE1CE2EEBBC690354810B72657FEA7 | |||
| 352 | WINWORD.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\16.0\WebServiceCache\AllUsers\officeclient.microsoft.com\0F99DCCD-5337-431E-BCB4-62E33238A4FE | binary | |
MD5:2392F7E9CF1A6544755CD9A06B7C2370 | SHA256:8D5C92D52BE3643F99CAF12871EB54225263F1E161B8554E1FDB229D61C042CA | |||
| 352 | WINWORD.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates\~$Normal.dotm | binary | |
MD5:EDCA5D7A23355F9B49CC30FA31998B64 | SHA256:A989FA3C995C35370E8CF640937687725EAF4B430DD84E690EEDE3376C8E5CA0 | |||
| 352 | WINWORD.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\E2C6CBAF0AF08CF203BA74BF0D0AB6D5_EAF5D55D93603A879FA973006301F24F | binary | |
MD5:1987D368D6A888811A29D99A83383666 | SHA256:B140ABF88FB278A4474005E1EEAD71A6998E05921C4B24569366AF23E6F0402D | |||
| 352 | WINWORD.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\B76BE66D46C355931939D8CF818D03FD_30070D1E013A39CA7A94F919F7922FDF | binary | |
MD5:D3B1FF98B0C4CEA7A11605802F3AB1EE | SHA256:92D1688CB11566616C0645C93773598B9A98A3F9A20D512A1403AF404CB9E628 | |||
| 352 | WINWORD.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\16.0\AddInClassifierCache\OfficeSharedEntities.bin | binary | |
MD5:CC90D669144261B198DEAD45AA266572 | SHA256:89C701EEFF939A44F28921FD85365ECD87041935DCD0FE0BAF04957DA12C9899 | |||
| 352 | WINWORD.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\E2C6CBAF0AF08CF203BA74BF0D0AB6D5_EAF5D55D93603A879FA973006301F24F | binary | |
MD5:DE589D7A00C7D23BCF0D50A8D51C1857 | SHA256:61A03C01C3B1B0C943E8BC857826C4D0C6A1DA1A54E3055F53B258BBAD48808C | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5276 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 304 | 51.104.136.2:443 | https://settings-win.data.microsoft.com/settings/v3.0/OneSettings/Client?OSVersionFull=10.0.19045.4046.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-1406&LocalDeviceID=s%3ABAD99146-31D3-4EC6-A1A4-BE76F32BA5D4&FlightRing=Retail&AttrDataVer=186&OSUILocale=en-US&OSSkuId=48&App=WOSC&AppVer=&IsFlightingEnabled=0&TelemetryLevel=1&DeviceFamily=Windows.Desktop | US | — | — | whitelisted |
7668 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.59.18.102:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | US | binary | 814 b | whitelisted |
5276 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 304 | 51.104.136.2:443 | 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 |
352 | WINWORD.EXE | GET | 200 | 52.110.17.17:443 | https://officeclient.microsoft.com/config16/?lcid=1033&syslcid=1033&uilcid=1033&build=16.0.16026&crev=3 | US | binary | 187 Kb | whitelisted |
352 | WINWORD.EXE | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAsMayxGaRewR3PGR9SvwMg%3D | US | binary | 471 b | whitelisted |
352 | WINWORD.EXE | GET | 200 | 204.79.197.203:80 | http://oneocsp.microsoft.com/ocsp/MFQwUjBQME4wTDAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBR0TBEVYklX7A9yLoLD9hqmCWDxFgQU3pGGSLehMVkx8UtfB6nciHnaqHYCEzMAAAAPMyBlN%2B5Crk8AAAAAAA8%3D | US | binary | 2.23 Kb | whitelisted |
2216 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 304 | 74.178.240.61:443 | https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/SLS/%7B522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E%7D/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL | US | — | — | whitelisted |
352 | WINWORD.EXE | GET | 200 | 184.86.251.137:443 | https://omex.cdn.office.net/addinclassifier/officesharedentities | NL | — | 314 Kb | whitelisted |
352 | WINWORD.EXE | GET | 200 | 52.123.128.14:443 | https://ecs.office.com/config/v2/Office/word/16.0.16026.20146/Production/CC?&Clientid=%7bD61AB268-C26A-439D-BB15-2A0DEDFCA6A3%7d&Application=word&Platform=win32&Version=16.0.16026.20146&MsoVersion=16.0.16026.20002&SDX=fa000000002.2.0.1907.31003&SDX=fa000000005.1.0.1909.30011&SDX=fa000000006.1.0.1909.13002&SDX=fa000000008.1.0.1908.16006&SDX=fa000000009.1.0.1908.6002&SDX=fa000000016.1.0.1810.13001&SDX=fa000000029.1.0.1906.25001&SDX=fa000000033.1.0.1908.24001&SDX=wa104381125.1.0.1810.9001&ProcessName=winword.exe&Audience=Production&Build=ship&Architecture=x64&Language=en-US&SubscriptionLicense=false&PerpetualLicense=2019&LicenseCategory=6&LicenseSKU=Professional2019Retail&OsVersion=10.0&OsBuild=19045&Channel=CC&InstallType=C2R&SessionId=%7bD9B1E839-72FE-46AB-97B4-0085BCB64585%7d&LabMachine=false | US | — | 352 Kb | unknown |
352 | WINWORD.EXE | POST | 200 | 52.110.17.44:443 | https://roaming.svc.cloud.microsoft/rs/RoamingSoapService.svc | US | text | 654 b | unknown |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7668 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
5276 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
5532 | SearchApp.exe | 2.16.241.201:443 | www.bing.com | AKAMAI-ASN1 | NL | whitelisted |
2260 | slui.exe | 48.192.1.65:443 | activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
7412 | client.exe | 172.67.74.152:80 | api.ipify.org | CLOUDFLARENET | US | whitelisted |
7412 | client.exe | 212.227.65.132:15144 | — | IONOS-AS This is the joint network for IONOS, Fasthosts, Arsys, 1&1 Mail and Media and 1&1 Telecom. Formerly known as 1&1 Internet SE. | DE | unknown |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
7668 | svchost.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
7668 | svchost.exe | 23.53.41.90:80 | crl.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-ASN1 | NL | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
api.ipify.org |
| whitelisted |
self.events.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
officeclient.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
7412 | client.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | POLICY [ANY.RUN] External IP Lookup by HTTP (api .ipify .org) |
7412 | client.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup api.ipify.org |
2232 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain (ipify .org) in DNS Lookup |
7412 | client.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | RAT [ANY.RUN] KarstoRAT User-Agent observed (SecurityNotifier) |
7412 | client.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | RAT [ANY.RUN] KarstoRAT related IP address |
7668 | svchost.exe | Unknown Traffic | ET USER_AGENTS Microsoft Dr Watson User-Agent (MSDW) |
7412 | client.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | SUSPICIOUS [ANY.RUN] An IP address was received from the server as a result of an HTTP request |
7192 | client.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | POLICY [ANY.RUN] External IP Lookup by HTTP (api .ipify .org) |
7192 | client.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup api.ipify.org |
7192 | client.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | RAT [ANY.RUN] KarstoRAT User-Agent observed (SecurityNotifier) |
Process | Message |
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WINWORD.EXE | WebView2: Failed to find an installed WebView2 runtime or non-stable Microsoft Edge installation.
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WINWORD.EXE | WebView2: Failed to find an installed WebView2 runtime or non-stable Microsoft Edge installation.
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WINWORD.EXE | WebView2: Failed to find an installed WebView2 runtime or non-stable Microsoft Edge installation.
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