| File name: | Hone-Optimizer.exe | 
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/9de7dcad-da88-47b2-82a4-81e2a3870e20 | 
| Verdict: | Malicious activity | 
| Threats: | Blank Grabber is an infostealer written in Python. It is designed to steal a wide array of data, such as browser login credentials, crypto wallets, Telegram sessions, and Discord tokens. It is an open-source malware, with its code available on GitHub and regularly receiving updates. Blank Grabber builder’s simple interface lets threat actors even with basic skills to deploy it and conduct attacks. | 
| Analysis date: | August 23, 2024, 16:04:37 | 
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) | 
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec | 
| File info: | PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows | 
| MD5: | BAA9792A0BB9C8DF5521B14E425DBE09 | 
| SHA1: | 1CF257B5C2AC3C84D468A3A6A3DBC846F7D50D5E | 
| SHA256: | 07F228E81A538261D88699E099867204DC8FA6BA44590A75BD6C17BF50217B65 | 
| SSDEEP: | 98304:Q4/5weISLBhAfJ+rhVgCgxLOWNNVTVXqpDF6+DRuf3cF+Q4zeYrfhOkFXOxJ86hE:jiG8UpbrG8Nb8lgyNM+ | 
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (87.3) | 
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (6.3) | 
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (6.3) | 
| MachineType: | AMD AMD64 | 
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2023:09:17 06:59:03+00:00 | 
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware | 
| PEType: | PE32+ | 
| LinkerVersion: | 14.36 | 
| CodeSize: | 166400 | 
| InitializedDataSize: | 109056 | 
| UninitializedDataSize: | - | 
| EntryPoint: | 0xb340 | 
| OSVersion: | 5.2 | 
| ImageVersion: | - | 
| SubsystemVersion: | 5.2 | 
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI | 
| FileVersionNumber: | 10.0.19041.3205 | 
| ProductVersionNumber: | 10.0.19041.3205 | 
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f | 
| FileFlags: | (none) | 
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit | 
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application | 
| FileSubtype: | - | 
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) | 
| CharacterSet: | Unicode | 
| CompanyName: | Microsoft Corporation | 
| FileDescription: | Primitive Operations Queue Executor | 
| FileVersion: | 10.0.19041.3205 (WinBuild.160101.0800) | 
| InternalName: | POQExec | 
| LegalCopyright: | © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. | 
| OriginalFileName: | poqexec.exe | 
| ProductName: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System | 
| ProductVersion: | 10.0.19041.3205 | 
| PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | powershell Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path 'HKLM:System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment' -Name PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
| User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows PowerShell Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
 | |||||||||||||||
| 240 | reg add HKCU\CONSOLE /v VirtualTerminalLevel /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f | C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
| User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Registry Console Tool Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
 | |||||||||||||||
| 240 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c "wmic path win32_VideoController get name" | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | Hone-Optimizer.exe | |||||||||||
| User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
 | |||||||||||||||
| 252 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
| User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
 | |||||||||||||||
| 304 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.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
 | |||||||||||||||
| 812 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI65322\rar.exe a -r -hp"123" "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Y7YJs.zip" * | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI65322\rar.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
| User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
 | |||||||||||||||
| 888 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.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
 | |||||||||||||||
| 936 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.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
 | |||||||||||||||
| 1224 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.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
 | |||||||||||||||
| 1344 | REG QUERY HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Class\{4D36E968-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\0000\DriverDesc 2 | C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
| User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Registry Console Tool Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
 | |||||||||||||||
| (PID) Process: | (6872) reg.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ms-settings\shell\open\command | 
| Operation: | write | Name: | DelegateExecute | 
| Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7088) cmd.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap | 
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProxyBypass | 
| Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7088) cmd.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap | 
| Operation: | write | Name: | IntranetName | 
| Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7088) cmd.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap | 
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet | 
| Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7088) cmd.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap | 
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect | 
| Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6580) ComputerDefaults.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer | 
| Operation: | write | Name: | SlowContextMenuEntries | 
| Value: 6024B221EA3A6910A2DC08002B30309D0A010000BD0E0C47735D584D9CEDE91E22E23282770100000114020000000000C0000000000000468D0000006078A409B011A54DAFA526D86198A780390100009AD298B2EDA6DE11BA8CA68E55D895936E000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6580) ComputerDefaults.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content | 
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix | 
| Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6580) ComputerDefaults.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies | 
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix | 
| Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6580) ComputerDefaults.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History | 
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix | 
| Value: Visited: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6188) reg.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ms-settings\shell\open\command | 
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) | 
| Value: | |||
| PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6656 | Hone-Optimizer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66562\_ctypes.pyd | executable | |
| MD5:00F75DAAA7F8A897F2A330E00FAD78AC | SHA256:9FFADCB2C40AE6B67AB611ACC09E050BBE544672CF05E8402A7AA3936326DE1F | |||
| 6656 | Hone-Optimizer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66562\libssl-3.dll | executable | |
| MD5:BF4A722AE2EAE985BACC9D2117D90A6F | SHA256:827FDB184FDCDE9223D09274BE780FE4FE8518C15C8FC217748AD5FD5EA0F147 | |||
| 6656 | Hone-Optimizer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66562\_ssl.pyd | executable | |
| MD5:F9CC7385B4617DF1DDF030F594F37323 | SHA256:B093AA2E84A30790ABEEE82CF32A7C2209978D862451F1E0B0786C4D22833CB6 | |||
| 6656 | Hone-Optimizer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66562\libffi-8.dll | executable | |
| MD5:08B000C3D990BC018FCB91A1E175E06E | SHA256:135C772B42BA6353757A4D076CE03DBF792456143B42D25A62066DA46144FECE | |||
| 6656 | Hone-Optimizer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66562\_hashlib.pyd | executable | |
| MD5:B227BF5D9FEC25E2B36D416CCD943CA3 | SHA256:D42C3550E58B9AA34D58F709DC65DC4EE6EEA83B651740822E10B0AA051DF1D7 | |||
| 6656 | Hone-Optimizer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66562\_queue.pyd | executable | |
| MD5:347D6A8C2D48003301032546C140C145 | SHA256:E71803913B57C49F4CE3416EC15DC8A9E5C14F8675209624E76CD71B0319B192 | |||
| 6656 | Hone-Optimizer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66562\_socket.pyd | executable | |
| MD5:1A34253AA7C77F9534561DC66AC5CF49 | SHA256:DC03D32F681634E682B02E9A60FDFCE420DB9F26754AEFB9A58654A064DC0F9F | |||
| 6656 | Hone-Optimizer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66562\_sqlite3.pyd | executable | |
| MD5:1A8FDC36F7138EDCC84EE506C5EC9B92 | SHA256:8E4B9DA9C95915E864C89856E2D7671CD888028578A623E761AEAC2FECA04882 | |||
| 6656 | Hone-Optimizer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66562\libcrypto-3.dll | executable | |
| MD5:78EBD9CB6709D939E4E0F2A6BBB80DA9 | SHA256:6A8C458E3D96F8DD3BF6D3CACC035E38EDF7F127EEE5563B51F8C8790CED0B3E | |||
| 6656 | Hone-Optimizer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66562\_bz2.pyd | executable | |
| MD5:C413931B63DEF8C71374D7826FBF3AB4 | SHA256:17BFA656CABF7EF75741003497A1C315B10237805FF171D44625A04C16532293 | |||
| PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | GET | 204 | 142.250.185.163:443 | https://gstatic.com/generate_204 | unknown |  —  | — |  —  | 
| 6268 | Hone-Optimizer.exe | GET | 200 | 208.95.112.1:80 | http://ip-api.com/json/?fields=225545 | unknown |  —  | — | shared | 
| 6268 | Hone-Optimizer.exe | GET | 200 | 208.95.112.1:80 | http://ip-api.com/line/?fields=hosting | unknown |  —  | — | shared | 
| — | — | POST | 404 | 162.159.135.232:443 | https://discord.com/api/webhooks/1128327828388192329/h01RscJ6_ZsG4BUlpvk07BQvK8NDMoGDgcpO9fIBnU8Yd4BQ8GGFVtL56NdlL4AbkQYG | unknown | binary | 45 b |  —  | 
| PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 368 | RUXIMICS.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted | 
| 2120 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted | 
| 3840 | svchost.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted | 
| — | — | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted | 
| 2120 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted | 
| 6268 | Hone-Optimizer.exe | 208.95.112.1:80 | ip-api.com | TUT-AS | US | unknown | 
| 2120 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | unknown | 
| 6268 | Hone-Optimizer.exe | 142.250.185.227:443 | gstatic.com | GOOGLE | US | whitelisted | 
| 4324 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | unknown | 
| 6268 | Hone-Optimizer.exe | 162.159.138.232:443 | discord.com | CLOUDFLARENET | — | unknown | 
| Domain | IP | Reputation | 
|---|---|---|
| google.com | 
 | whitelisted | 
| settings-win.data.microsoft.com | 
 | whitelisted | 
| blank-wbjd6.in | 
 | unknown | 
| ip-api.com | 
 | shared | 
| gstatic.com | 
 | whitelisted | 
| discord.com | 
 | whitelisted | 
| PID | Process | Class | Message | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2256 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | INFO [ANY.RUN] External IP Check (ip-api .com) | 
| 2256 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (ip-api .com) | 
| 6268 | Hone-Optimizer.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET POLICY External IP Lookup ip-api.com | 
| 2256 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed Discord Domain in DNS Lookup (discord .com) | 
| 6268 | Hone-Optimizer.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | STEALER [ANY.RUN] BlankGrabber (SkochGrabber) Generic External IP Check | 
| 6268 | Hone-Optimizer.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET POLICY External IP Lookup ip-api.com | 
| 6268 | Hone-Optimizer.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed Discord Domain (discord .com in TLS SNI) |