| File name: | Client.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/d10c666e-8b66-4759-bb4e-e86ded6dfefc |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | May 11, 2025, 19:06:07 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 3 sections |
| MD5: | 9B97563EEF70BE68ECACD7E90318A540 |
| SHA1: | 7535914ADA9C99DC3E0A8920F631CD6EAF1AF1FB |
| SHA256: | 0A5D142A88D2EC770B08C39AED6215AF14D20A0808268FBB087E736B9A4803D9 |
| SSDEEP: | 6144:lWUVKKaKPrmTpw4N8rgwFGOo9Q5nJx2ygb:lWLKbrmO7gw8n9Qky |
MALICIOUS
Changes the login/logoff helper path in the registry
- Client.exe (PID: 7792)
Uses Task Scheduler to run other applications
- cmd.exe (PID: 7172)
- cmd.exe (PID: 8108)
Changes the AppInit_DLLs value (autorun option)
- Client.exe (PID: 7792)
SUSPICIOUS
Reads the date of Windows installation
- Client.exe (PID: 7348)
- Client.exe (PID: 7792)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- Client.exe (PID: 7348)
- Client.exe (PID: 7792)
Application launched itself
- Client.exe (PID: 7348)
The process creates files with name similar to system file names
- Client.exe (PID: 7792)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- Client.exe (PID: 7792)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- Client.exe (PID: 7792)
- MicrosoftSettingsApps (PID: 7296)
Starts itself from another location
- Client.exe (PID: 7792)
The process executes via Task Scheduler
- svchost.exe (PID: 4488)
- svchost.exe (PID: 7476)
- svchost.exe (PID: 7388)
Connects to unusual port
- svchost.exe (PID: 496)
INFO
Reads the computer name
- Client.exe (PID: 7348)
- Client.exe (PID: 7792)
- svchost.exe (PID: 496)
- MicrosoftSettingsApps (PID: 7296)
- svchost.exe (PID: 7476)
- svchost.exe (PID: 7388)
- svchost.exe (PID: 4488)
Process checks computer location settings
- Client.exe (PID: 7348)
- Client.exe (PID: 7792)
Checks supported languages
- Client.exe (PID: 7348)
- Client.exe (PID: 7792)
- svchost.exe (PID: 496)
- MicrosoftSettingsApps (PID: 7296)
- svchost.exe (PID: 7476)
- svchost.exe (PID: 4488)
- svchost.exe (PID: 7388)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- Client.exe (PID: 7348)
- Client.exe (PID: 7792)
- svchost.exe (PID: 496)
- MicrosoftSettingsApps (PID: 7296)
- svchost.exe (PID: 7476)
- svchost.exe (PID: 7388)
- svchost.exe (PID: 4488)
Auto-launch of the file from Task Scheduler
- cmd.exe (PID: 7172)
Manual execution by a user
- MicrosoftSettingsApps (PID: 7296)
Reads the software policy settings
- slui.exe (PID: 7548)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (56.7) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (21.3) |
| .scr | | | Windows screen saver (10.1) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (5) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (3.4) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2024:05:01 22:13:03+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 8 |
| CodeSize: | 184832 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 2048 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x2f13e |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| Comments: | - |
| CompanyName: | - |
| FileDescription: | Client |
| FileVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| InternalName: | Client.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright © 2024 |
| LegalTrademarks: | - |
| OriginalFileName: | Client.exe |
| ProductName: | Client |
| ProductVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
Total processes
154
Monitored processes
22
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 496 | "C:\WINDOWS\svchost.exe" | C:\Windows\svchost.exe | Client.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Client Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
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| 680 | \??\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
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| 2096 | 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 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2196 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s Dnscache | C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Host Process for Windows Services Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4488 | "C:\WINDOWS\svchost.exe" | C:\Windows\svchost.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Client Exit code: 0 Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
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| 4692 | "CMD" /c schtasks /run /i /tn "Microsoft\Windows\WAppCrashNvTew" | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | MicrosoftSettingsApps | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6480 | \??\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
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| 7172 | "cmd" /c schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 30 /tn "Microsoft\MachineCore" /tr "C:\WINDOWS\MicrosoftSettingsApps" /RL HIGHEST & exit | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | Client.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
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| 7200 | schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "Microsoft\Windows\WAppCrashNvTew" /tr "C:\WINDOWS\svchost.exe" /RL HIGHEST | C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Task Scheduler Configuration Tool Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7204 | schtasks /run /i /tn "Microsoft\Windows\WAppCrashNvTew" | C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Task Scheduler Configuration Tool Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
4 115
Read events
4 111
Write events
4
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (7792) Client.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Userinit |
Value: C:\Windows\System32\userinit.exe,C:\WINDOWS\svchost.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7792) Client.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AppInit_DLLs |
Value: C:\WINDOWS\xdwd.dll | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7792) Client.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LoadAppInit_DLLs |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7792) Client.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows |
| Operation: | write | Name: | RequireSignedAppInit_DLLs |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
3
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7792 | Client.exe | C:\Windows\xdwd.dll | executable | |
MD5:16E5A492C9C6AE34C59683BE9C51FA31 | SHA256:35C8D022E1D917F1AABDCEAE98097CCC072161B302F84C768CA63E4B32AC2B66 | |||
| 7792 | Client.exe | C:\Windows\MicrosoftSettingsApps | executable | |
MD5:9B97563EEF70BE68ECACD7E90318A540 | SHA256:0A5D142A88D2EC770B08C39AED6215AF14D20A0808268FBB087E736B9A4803D9 | |||
| 7792 | Client.exe | C:\Windows\svchost.exe | executable | |
MD5:9B97563EEF70BE68ECACD7E90318A540 | SHA256:0A5D142A88D2EC770B08C39AED6215AF14D20A0808268FBB087E736B9A4803D9 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
26
DNS requests
16
Threats
3
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.48.23.148:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1532 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1532 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.48.23.148:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 184.30.21.171:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.250:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 20.190.160.64:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 2.17.190.73:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
496 | svchost.exe | 147.185.221.28:27312 | owners-ranch.gl.at.ply.gg | PLAYIT-GG | US | malicious |
2104 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
owners-ranch.gl.at.ply.gg |
| unknown |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2196 | svchost.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | MALWARE [ANY.RUN] Suspected domain Associated with Malware Distribution (.ply .gg) |
2196 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET TA_ABUSED_SERVICES Tunneling Service in DNS Lookup (* .ply .gg) |
2196 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET INFO playit .gg Tunneling Domain in DNS Lookup |