| File name: | acer.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/0cc0dc4b-7a1b-474d-86c6-2ed58d5c08f0 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | DarkSide ransomware is a novel ransomware strain involved in high-profile incidents. Its attacks lead to data theft and encryption, causing significant damage to victims. |
| Analysis date: | June 21, 2025, 21:08:24 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 5 sections |
| MD5: | 979692CD7FC638BEEA6E9D68C752F360 |
| SHA1: | C511AE4D80AAA281C610190AA13630DE61CA714C |
| SHA256: | 0A0C225F0E5EE941A79F2B7701F1285E4975A2859EB4D025D96D9E366E81ABB9 |
| SSDEEP: | 768:piN4q1eksgR4SiI+rxQ3rjFrXRRWxXyw/Afy8fIaJ/ZB49j9xOOLd9kvAx0m:g4HHerjZX7pLjJKjSO5im |
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (61.6) |
|---|---|---|
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (14.6) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (10) |
| .exe | | | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (4.6) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.4) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2021:04:05 22:09:09+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | No relocs, Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.12 |
| CodeSize: | 38912 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 81920 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0xb2bd |
| OSVersion: | 5.1 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5.1 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 328 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-D2FDJ.tmp\ResTuner_setup.tmp" /SL5="$902F8,6341884,862720,C:\Users\admin\Desktop\ResTuner_setup.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-D2FDJ.tmp\ResTuner_setup.tmp | — | ResTuner_setup.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Heaventools Software Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Setup/Uninstall Exit code: 0 Version: 51.1052.0.0 Modules
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| 1296 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\acer.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\acer.exe | — | services.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Integrity Level: SYSTEM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 1512 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\acer.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\acer.exe | — | dllhost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 1932 | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\acer.exe -work worker0 job0-3884 | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\acer.exe | acer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 2232 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\vssvc.exe | C:\Windows\System32\VSSVC.exe | — | services.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Microsoft® Volume Shadow Copy Service Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2732 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-DCOMT.tmp\ResTuner_setup.tmp" /SL5="$70374,6341884,862720,C:\Users\admin\Desktop\ResTuner_setup.exe" /SPAWNWND=$40252 /NOTIFYWND=$902F8 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-DCOMT.tmp\ResTuner_setup.tmp | ResTuner_setup.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Heaventools Software Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Setup/Uninstall Exit code: 0 Version: 51.1052.0.0 Modules
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| 3624 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\OpenWith.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Pick an app Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3884 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\acer.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\acer.exe | acer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Integrity Level: SYSTEM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 4476 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\ResTuner_setup.exe" /SPAWNWND=$40252 /NOTIFYWND=$902F8 | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\ResTuner_setup.exe | ResTuner_setup.tmp | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Heaventools Software Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Resource Tuner Installation Package Exit code: 0 Version: 2.25.0.0 Modules
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| 4664 | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3E5FC7F9-9A51-4367-9063-A120244FBEC7} | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dllhost.exe | svchost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: COM Surrogate Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (1932) acer.exe | Key: | HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Owner |
Value: 8C07000067A27AA4F0E2DB01 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1932) acer.exe | Key: | HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SessionHash |
Value: 3AE941C04770B9D7D09F8D4E995450DDD3A0430F71BB7CCF33671F13E0276D7C | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1932) acer.exe | Key: | HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Sequence |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1932) acer.exe | Key: | HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | RegFiles0000 |
Value: \\?\C:\Users\admin\ntuser.dat.LOG1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1932) acer.exe | Key: | HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | RegFilesHash |
Value: 7588886F551CD0598D60395EBCA43E970CB33458FD59070A130C5AD17D3A9F69 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1932) acer.exe | Key: | HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000 |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | RegFilesHash |
Value: 숣䶴泒䍲⍨�ॷ㸱㽣혿뭖狘⏀塛㺒솺 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1932) acer.exe | Key: | HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000 |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | RegFiles0000 |
Value: \\?\C:\Users\admin\ntuser.dat.LOG2 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1932) acer.exe | Key: | HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000 |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | Sequence |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1932) acer.exe | Key: | HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000 |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | SessionHash |
Value: ꭞᑀꕰẻ졐슂쎈덴낾痑ﴥ톂魇 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1932) acer.exe | Key: | HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000 |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | Owner |
Value: ތ | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | acer.exe | C:\$WinREAgent\Backup\Winre.wim.d2776a2f | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1932 | acer.exe | C:\$WinREAgent\Scratch\update.wim.d2776a2f | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1932 | acer.exe | C:\$WinREAgent\Backup\ReAgent.xml.d2776a2f | xml | |
MD5:CC8F4479ACCDAD829F622369C1C91BB2 | SHA256:2B50529F157707DE79A76B39344CD2526EB015B3CDA5727CC010537AA3CBF084 | |||
| 3884 | acer.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\1C2F0B6DDE95681C3F0E67D5A282C289 | binary | |
MD5:FB548A790C04DB176CA1E83AF36C79FA | SHA256:60EE8F8CD5D9DB3EDE6C6E0639E80053E750105A479F3C3612099A57078C40B7 | |||
| 3884 | acer.exe | C:\ProgramData\d2776a2f.ico | image | |
MD5:4F57D54D01CCBDAF3EBFAC3EC0AC3FD7 | SHA256:28B6841AA125225CD01BE09FBD2F1D7B3C2102D9FFC7DC8546700E67C2A6E3BC | |||
| 1932 | acer.exe | C:\$WinREAgent\Backup\README.d2776a2f.TXT | text | |
MD5:164AA420BE8E0C2BCDEF574355EDAA32 | SHA256:B326D11DD90C2E4EFB0A384981F71C2BD1A6FAA0553D6389ACB08945B699F73D | |||
| 1932 | acer.exe | C:\$WinREAgent\README.d2776a2f.TXT | text | |
MD5:164AA420BE8E0C2BCDEF574355EDAA32 | SHA256:B326D11DD90C2E4EFB0A384981F71C2BD1A6FAA0553D6389ACB08945B699F73D | |||
| 1932 | acer.exe | C:\$WinREAgent\Backup\location.txt.d2776a2f | text | |
MD5:F09B8CA2E0F41BA2270F6EF5062BB1A8 | SHA256:E4C22462C0619D55326E12995176E7A5D14C16E1F6791F0F8C7E55034AAB1D35 | |||
| 1932 | acer.exe | C:\README.d2776a2f.TXT | text | |
MD5:164AA420BE8E0C2BCDEF574355EDAA32 | SHA256:B326D11DD90C2E4EFB0A384981F71C2BD1A6FAA0553D6389ACB08945B699F73D | |||
| 1932 | acer.exe | C:\$WinREAgent\Rollback.xml.d2776a2f | text | |
MD5:DD7327DF2C5DFA8E5FCD520169E98059 | SHA256:68B961E182957866BD6BBFB92AAF163FFD7D9AF40765CE0D390E5EF9F8C0E794 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3884 | acer.exe | GET | 200 | 23.209.209.135:80 | http://x1.c.lencr.org/ | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3884 | acer.exe | GET | 200 | 104.18.20.213:80 | http://r11.c.lencr.org/97.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3884 | acer.exe | GET | 200 | 199.59.243.228:80 | http://survey-smiles.com/ | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3884 | acer.exe | GET | 200 | 199.59.243.228:80 | http://survey-smiles.com/ | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7008 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.55.104.172:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4664 | hh.exe | GET | 200 | 142.250.184.195:80 | http://c.pki.goog/r/gsr1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4664 | hh.exe | GET | 200 | 142.250.184.195:80 | http://c.pki.goog/r/r4.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4688 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
1508 | RUXIMICS.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
3884 | acer.exe | 77.247.179.87:443 | baroquetees.com | NForce Entertainment B.V. | NL | malicious |
3884 | acer.exe | 23.209.209.135:80 | x1.c.lencr.org | PT. Telekomunikasi Selular | ID | whitelisted |
3884 | acer.exe | 104.18.20.213:80 | r11.c.lencr.org | CLOUDFLARENET | — | whitelisted |
3884 | acer.exe | 199.59.243.228:80 | survey-smiles.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 |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
baroquetees.com |
| malicious |
x1.c.lencr.org |
| whitelisted |
r11.c.lencr.org |
| whitelisted |
survey-smiles.com |
| whitelisted |
rumahsia.com |
| malicious |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
3884 | acer.exe | Domain Observed Used for C2 Detected | ET MALWARE Observed DarkSide Ransomware Domain (baroquetees .com in TLS SNI) |
3884 | acer.exe | Domain Observed Used for C2 Detected | ET MALWARE Observed DarkSide Ransomware Domain (baroquetees .com in TLS SNI) |