| File name: | MBSetup.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/06b55fea-8ec1-4dce-8e31-9278bba032cf |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | June 18, 2025, 23:08:07 |
| 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, 5 sections |
| MD5: | 43DC0BEE6E91D28D0E2D2A40664DC5EE |
| SHA1: | 206F2B1B32692E684145A9AAC41317EA71FD1220 |
| SHA256: | 09F8B72EBED762DD7C8CEE790E339BE81ADA29DB13DD9F46FEAFD1428C40DA98 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:ZdwSrm2PRD40cWI22IT1PD222222272TSRTP4WG5N0aFvGSSRkrlcfABLqI141X1:xX6 |
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (76.4) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (12.4) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (5.5) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (5.5) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2025:05:02 00:24:44+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.38 |
| CodeSize: | 799744 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 1980416 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x90685 |
| OSVersion: | 6 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 5.3.1.129 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 0.0.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit |
| ObjectFileType: | Dynamic link library |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Malwarebytes |
| FileDescription: | Malwarebytes Setup |
| FileVersion: | 5.3.1.129 |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright (C) 2017 - 2024 Malwarebytes, Inc. All rights reserved. |
| InternalName: | MBSetup.exe |
| OriginalFileName: | MBSetup.exe |
| ProductName: | Malwarebytes |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 1160 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MBSetup.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MBSetup.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Malwarebytes Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Malwarebytes Setup Version: 5.3.1.129 Modules
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| 2280 | DrvInst.exe "4" "9" "C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Anti-Malware\mbtun\mbtun.inf" "9" "4ba9030c7" "00000000000000E8" "Service-0x0-3e7$\Default" "00000000000001E4" "208" "C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Anti-Malware\mbtun" | C:\Windows\System32\drvinst.exe | svchost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Driver Installation Module Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2632 | "C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Anti-Malware\MBAMService.exe" /Service /Protected | C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Anti-Malware\MBAMService.exe | MBAMInstallerService.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Malwarebytes Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Malwarebytes Service Exit code: 0 Version: 3.2.0.1413 Modules
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| 3956 | "C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Anti-Malware\MBAMInstallerService.exe" | C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Anti-Malware\MBAMInstallerService.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Malwarebytes Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Malwarebytes Installer Service Version: 5.1.0.210 Modules
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| 5116 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | MBVpnTunnelService.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6408 | 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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| 6756 | "C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Anti-Malware\MBVpnTunnelService.exe" /installmbtun | C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Anti-Malware\MBVpnTunnelService.exe | MBAMInstallerService.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Malwarebytes Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: MBVpnTunnelService.exe Exit code: 0 Version: 5.0.0.101 Modules
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| 6892 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MBSetup.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MBSetup.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Malwarebytes Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Malwarebytes Setup Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 5.3.1.129 Modules
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| 6896 | "C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Anti-Malware\MBAMService.exe" | C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Anti-Malware\MBAMService.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Malwarebytes Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Malwarebytes Service Version: 3.2.0.1413 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (1160) MBSetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Malwarebytes |
| Operation: | write | Name: | id |
Value: bb48ca731d354d3f9e82d9fed8d23f3c | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1160) MBSetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Malwarebytes |
| Operation: | write | Name: | id |
Value: bb48ca731d354d3f9e82d9fed8d23f3c | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1160) MBSetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\mbamtestkey |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1160) MBSetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\MBAMInstallerService\Parameters |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UserName |
Value: admin | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1160) MBSetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\MBAMInstallerService\Parameters |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProductCode |
Value: MBAM-C | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1160) MBSetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\MBAMInstallerService\Parameters |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProductBuild |
Value: consumer | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1160) MBSetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\MBAMInstallerService\Parameters |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProgramDirectory |
Value: C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Anti-Malware | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1160) MBSetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\MBAMInstallerService\Parameters |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LocalAppDataDir |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1160) MBSetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\MBAMInstallerService\Parameters |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Channel |
Value: release | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1160) MBSetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\MBAMInstallerService\Parameters |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Installer |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MBSetup.exe | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3956 | MBAMInstallerService.exe | C:\Windows\Temp\MBInstallTemp22f38b894c9911f090290ad5b0b82896\ctlrpkg.7z | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3956 | MBAMInstallerService.exe | C:\Windows\Temp\MBInstallTemp22f38b894c9911f090290ad5b0b82896\dbclspkg.7z | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3956 | MBAMInstallerService.exe | C:\Windows\Temp\MBInstallTemp22f38b894c9911f090290ad5b0b82896\dotnetpkg.7z | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3956 | MBAMInstallerService.exe | C:\Windows\Temp\MBInstallTemp22f38b894c9911f090290ad5b0b82896\ctlrpkg\Assistant.deps.json | binary | |
MD5:26D5540F2674A1E33722EAF225EF7591 | SHA256:064A06E32F5A36F010A26737DEDEFD24CDBE5112FD08757B78449C3548447954 | |||
| 3956 | MBAMInstallerService.exe | C:\Windows\Temp\MBInstallTemp22f38b894c9911f090290ad5b0b82896\ctlrpkg\Malwarebytes.runtimeconfig.json | binary | |
MD5:EDAF04AFDA9B2C6D778D7042E7824A2F | SHA256:AE076CC42958355D8E061A4D3D020BED0EF3CD0C37C1851BDF84844503F9880C | |||
| 3956 | MBAMInstallerService.exe | C:\Windows\Temp\MBInstallTemp22f38b894c9911f090290ad5b0b82896\ctlrpkg\mbamelam.cat | binary | |
MD5:BD4CEAE54AF081D6B1DD91FF584C5D61 | SHA256:C3C4967B05CD00C31CAFC39B57000EC2E82CCF2CA295C72365F5CF6E5D191034 | |||
| 1160 | MBSetup.exe | C:\ProgramData\mbamtestfile.dat | text | |
MD5:9F06243ABCB89C70E0C331C61D871FA7 | SHA256:837CCB607E312B170FAC7383D7CCFD61FA5072793F19A25E75FBACB56539B86B | |||
| 3956 | MBAMInstallerService.exe | C:\Windows\Temp\MBInstallTemp22f38b894c9911f090290ad5b0b82896\servicepkg.7z | compressed | |
MD5:6F605A7E0FE5A4115271F4024141881F | SHA256:6ED9E1D563EF152137D1AB9F9E6371127A3F135FDCEA2F7F6462D718C2CA3D29 | |||
| 3956 | MBAMInstallerService.exe | C:\Windows\Temp\MBInstallTemp22f38b894c9911f090290ad5b0b82896\ctlrpkg\Assistant.runtimeconfig.json | binary | |
MD5:D94CF983FBA9AB1BB8A6CB3AD4A48F50 | SHA256:1ECA0F0C70070AA83BB609E4B749B26DCB4409784326032726394722224A098A | |||
| 3956 | MBAMInstallerService.exe | C:\Windows\Temp\MBInstallTemp22f38b894c9911f090290ad5b0b82896\ctlrpkg\Malwarebytes_Assistant.deps.json | binary | |
MD5:0C0163F65B5457C15ABE97834ECA99D7 | SHA256:426998F682589E0700286C17D7FDC33125CE6B4334DD2DFDC505A4F3CC3C33A0 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.53.40.176:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.181.156:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5232 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.181.156:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5232 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.181.156:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2940 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.209.209.135:80 | http://x1.c.lencr.org/ | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1268 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6012 | RUXIMICS.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
1160 | MBSetup.exe | 52.26.150.127:443 | api2.amplitude.com | AMAZON-02 | US | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
2336 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.250:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
2292 | svchost.exe | 20.190.160.130:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 2.17.190.73:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 23.53.40.176:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
api2.amplitude.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
ark.mwbsys.com |
| whitelisted |
cdn.mwbsys.com |
| whitelisted |