File name:

MdCharm-Setup.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/e8dbcf06-6955-4d04-b1c1-ea25364ecf83
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: April 29, 2025, 01:57:52
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive, 5 sections
MD5:

59CAA9C0DDBF55934A91D1984F21FE95

SHA1:

5E4A5B228210B239D623478FA1EE0EDD03A8EDAC

SHA256:

0965CFDD5905C38D0635BC9FCB12737D8149F58A20E9D95435DFC61A02269770

SSDEEP:

98304:fVKGHX738lQMfNNiQpNxnBSt7hI8Z5XMzY98AOhWvj78fFfI3zL2kVV8AUAKs9yD:WUK8cgOUB7pqi78

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • MdCharm-Setup.exe (PID: 960)
    • The process drops C-runtime libraries

      • MdCharm-Setup.exe (PID: 960)
    • There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)

      • MdCharm-Setup.exe (PID: 960)
    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • MdCharm-Setup.exe (PID: 960)
    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • MdCharm-Setup.exe (PID: 960)
  • INFO

    • Reads the computer name

      • MdCharm-Setup.exe (PID: 960)
      • MdCharm.exe (PID: 1272)
    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • MdCharm-Setup.exe (PID: 960)
    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • MdCharm.exe (PID: 1272)
    • Creates files in the program directory

      • MdCharm-Setup.exe (PID: 960)
    • Checks supported languages

      • MdCharm-Setup.exe (PID: 960)
      • MdCharm.exe (PID: 1272)
    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • MdCharm-Setup.exe (PID: 960)
    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • MdCharm.exe (PID: 1272)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | NSIS - Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (94.8)
.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (3.4)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (0.7)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (0.5)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (0.2)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2009:12:05 22:50:41+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 6
CodeSize: 23040
InitializedDataSize: 119808
UninitializedDataSize: 1024
EntryPoint: 0x30cb
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: 6
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
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Total processes
127
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
660"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MdCharm-Setup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MdCharm-Setup.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
3221226540
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\mdcharm-setup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
960"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MdCharm-Setup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MdCharm-Setup.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\mdcharm-setup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\user32.dll
1272"C:\Program Files (x86)\MdCharm\MdCharm.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\MdCharm\MdCharm.exe
MdCharm-Setup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
MdCharm
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
MdCharm-Wiki Editor [msvc]
Version:
1.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files (x86)\mdcharm\mdcharm.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\program files (x86)\mdcharm\core.dll
2240C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exesvchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
Total events
808
Read events
788
Write events
20
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(960) MdCharm-Setup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MdCharm
Operation:writeName:DisplayName
Value:
MdCharm 1.1.6
(PID) Process:(960) MdCharm-Setup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MdCharm
Operation:writeName:UninstallString
Value:
C:\Program Files (x86)\MdCharm\uninst.exe
(PID) Process:(960) MdCharm-Setup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MdCharm
Operation:writeName:DisplayIcon
Value:
C:\Program Files (x86)\MdCharm\MdCharm.exe
(PID) Process:(960) MdCharm-Setup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MdCharm
Operation:writeName:DisplayVersion
Value:
1.1.6
(PID) Process:(960) MdCharm-Setup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MdCharm
Operation:writeName:URLInfoAbout
Value:
http://www.mdcharm.com
(PID) Process:(960) MdCharm-Setup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MdCharm
Operation:writeName:Publisher
Value:
mdcharm.com
(PID) Process:(960) MdCharm-Setup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MdCharm
Operation:writeName:ReleaseTime
Value:
14051814
(PID) Process:(1272) MdCharm.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt Plugin Cache 4.8.false\C:\Program Files (x86)\MdCharm\imageformats
Operation:writeName:qgif4.dll
Value:
40801
(PID) Process:(1272) MdCharm.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt Factory Cache 4.8\com.trolltech.Qt.QImageIOHandlerFactoryInterface:\C:\Program Files (x86)\MdCharm\imageformats
Operation:writeName:qgif4.dll
Value:
2012-05-12T12:47:44
(PID) Process:(1272) MdCharm.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt Plugin Cache 4.8.false\C:\Program Files (x86)\MdCharm\imageformats
Operation:writeName:qico4.dll
Value:
40801
Executable files
25
Suspicious files
5
Text files
7
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
960MdCharm-Setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nskD0DF.tmp\InstallOptions.dllexecutable
MD5:325B008AEC81E5AAA57096F05D4212B5
SHA256:C9CD5C9609E70005926AE5171726A4142FFBCCCC771D307EFCD195DAFC1E6B4B
960MdCharm-Setup.exeC:\Program Files (x86)\MdCharm\spellcheckdict\README_en_GB.txttext
MD5:2B0B45718F24B66F916AFB815D83F0F1
SHA256:B6D9A05E1CB793B41C021AB5082CFC89DE4E3266968D1A5CD3357F394741D9BB
960MdCharm-Setup.exeC:\Program Files (x86)\MdCharm\spellcheckdict\README_en_US.txttext
MD5:F3584F9D6F9AEA252D3841D47934A22A
SHA256:7FA76B7FE8C639B4995CED7088F157F3CF27499F2B1FDA7FD80E1928221AAB5F
960MdCharm-Setup.exeC:\Program Files (x86)\MdCharm\codecs\qjpcodecs4.dllexecutable
MD5:753663CE296F39A7083600101BE933A4
SHA256:38F684534692D1FC6632B34B768F683C18066409A30B42A8ABCD5DF7E83FA1CA
960MdCharm-Setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nskD0DF.tmp\ioSpecial.initext
MD5:E2D5070BC28DB1AC745613689FF86067
SHA256:D95AED234F932A1C48A2B1B0D98C60CA31F962310C03158E2884AB4DDD3EA1E0
960MdCharm-Setup.exeC:\Program Files (x86)\MdCharm\spellcheckdict\en_US.dictext
MD5:2F6E098411997F3D1217865BB468947F
SHA256:B88263B1637B124D516DD3518A83A19E91DC73DB6BF30D05E3ACEB30E6FF4604
960MdCharm-Setup.exeC:\Program Files (x86)\MdCharm\MdCharm.exeexecutable
MD5:5DCAADCFCC4427C3D656C8D528194C0E
SHA256:18EB1052EE7FE96EF543965A0D1814386C911DF881005179E83E82E224819D04
960MdCharm-Setup.exeC:\Users\Public\Desktop\MdCharm.lnkbinary
MD5:D757D03F69EC15F045718CF536815A81
SHA256:69887C36C72849E228ECD84C969DA8C272BEA4A46B63B71ADFF6111C80E0B298
960MdCharm-Setup.exeC:\Program Files (x86)\MdCharm\crashrpt.exeexecutable
MD5:6BA6B7F4DBB97CF469480BE2685FCFB1
SHA256:5B0C76C306EA5AD1335D395E26BE69ED569B7760493F90BFC3E57D09B4A5454A
960MdCharm-Setup.exeC:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\MdCharm\MdCharm.lnkbinary
MD5:756573DDDB8CABB8A83D74A0EEA97558
SHA256:E7263D4C6E8CD21A34C9E4A991242E2318809DA56659FAEFC2010D463CCAC6AD
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HTTP(S) requests
8
TCP/UDP connections
22
DNS requests
15
Threats
1

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
5960
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.52.120.96:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
DE
binary
419 b
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.53.40.176:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
DE
binary
825 b
whitelisted
5960
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.52.120.96:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
DE
binary
407 b
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
US
binary
471 b
whitelisted
GET
200
23.53.40.176:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
DE
binary
825 b
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.52.120.96:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
DE
binary
868 b
whitelisted
1272
MdCharm.exe
GET
302
192.157.56.142:80
http://www.mdcharm.com/checkupdate?current_version=1.0.0&type=Windows
US
text
11 b
unknown
GET
200
23.52.120.96:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
DE
binary
868 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.53.40.176:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
23.53.40.176:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.52.120.96:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
23.52.120.96:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
172.211.123.250:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
20.190.160.132:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
184.30.131.245:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
US
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 4.231.128.59
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.185.78
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.53.40.176
  • 23.53.40.178
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.52.120.96
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.250
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.160.132
  • 40.126.32.72
  • 20.190.160.130
  • 20.190.160.20
  • 20.190.160.67
  • 40.126.32.133
  • 20.190.160.66
  • 20.190.160.5
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 184.30.131.245
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 20.109.210.53
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 20.3.187.198
whitelisted
www.mdcharm.com
  • 192.157.56.142
unknown

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
1272
MdCharm.exe
Misc activity
INFO [ANY.RUN] USER_AGENTS Suspicious User-Agent (Mozilla/5.0)
No debug info