| File name: | ulta-vpn.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/e6b6ce4a-97cf-4d88-9515-25246279bad4 |
| Verdict: | Suspicious activity |
| Analysis date: | April 30, 2025, 15:58:07 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows, 6 sections |
| MD5: | 1514167C3BB8195CA4A265134D02E418 |
| SHA1: | F7FAEB3EA7365ADEE715535D141E8778FE381141 |
| SHA256: | 0B9AFF45B304AA95078E7DEF71A3A34F99D03C4C93114DCA70711A8612AA944E |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:LCyGL1wEpZAO4Kd3C+JvOR2A0g2r538PnqZ56YlWwYrTFhDyLvYhJhX0b0aqzMBA:icA5gy4OkjzYQH5h95 |
MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.SUSPICIOUS
Starts POWERSHELL.EXE for commands execution
- ulta-vpn.exe (PID: 7200)
Starts itself from another location
- ulta-vpn.exe (PID: 7200)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- ulta-vpn.exe (PID: 7200)
Creates a software uninstall entry
- ulta-vpn.exe (PID: 7252)
There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)
- ulta-vpn.exe (PID: 7252)
INFO
Reads the computer name
- ulta-vpn.exe (PID: 7200)
- ulta-vpn.exe (PID: 7252)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- ulta-vpn.exe (PID: 7200)
Checks supported languages
- ulta-vpn.exe (PID: 7200)
- ulta-vpn.exe (PID: 7252)
Reads the software policy settings
- powershell.exe (PID: 7244)
Create files in a temporary directory
- powershell.exe (PID: 7244)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- powershell.exe (PID: 7244)
Application based on Rust
- ulta-vpn.exe (PID: 7252)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
TRiD
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (87.3) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (6.3) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (6.3) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | AMD AMD64 |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2025:04:28 10:01:09+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.42 |
| CodeSize: | 10807808 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 5356544 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0xa1eaf8 |
| OSVersion: | 6 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 0.1.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 0.1.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| ProductVersion: | 0.1.0 |
| ProductName: | Ulta VPN |
| FileDescription: | Ulta VPN |
| FileVersion: | 0.1.0 |
Total processes
139
Monitored processes
7
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
2
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6516 | "C:\Users\admin\Downloads\ulta-vpn.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Downloads\ulta-vpn.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Ulta VPN Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 0.1.0 Modules
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| 7200 | "C:\Users\admin\Downloads\ulta-vpn.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Downloads\ulta-vpn.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Ulta VPN Exit code: 0 Version: 0.1.0 Modules
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| 7244 | "powershell" -Command " $WshShell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell $Shortcut = $WshShell.CreateShortcut(\"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\UltaVPN.lnk\") $Shortcut.TargetPath = \"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\ulta-vpn\ulta-vpn.exe\" $Shortcut.WorkingDirectory = \"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\ulta-vpn\" $Shortcut.Save() " | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | — | ulta-vpn.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows PowerShell Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7252 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\ulta-vpn\ulta-vpn.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\ulta-vpn\ulta-vpn.exe | — | ulta-vpn.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Ulta VPN Version: 0.1.0 Modules
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| 7260 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | powershell.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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| 7352 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: KMS Connection Broker Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7416 | "C:\WINDOWS\System32\SLUI.exe" RuleId=3482d82e-ca2c-4e1f-8864-da0267b484b2;Action=AutoActivate;AppId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;SkuId=4de7cb65-cdf1-4de9-8ae8-e3cce27b9f2c;NotificationInterval=1440;Trigger=TimerEvent | C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe | SppExtComObj.Exe | ||||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Windows Activation Client Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
4 979
Read events
4 973
Write events
6
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (7252) ulta-vpn.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\UltaVPN |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayName |
Value: UltaVPN | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7252) ulta-vpn.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\UltaVPN |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayIcon |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\ulta-vpn\ulta-vpn.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7252) ulta-vpn.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\UltaVPN |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UninstallString |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\ulta-vpn\ulta-uninstaller.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7252) ulta-vpn.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\UltaVPN |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayVersion |
Value: 1.0.0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7252) ulta-vpn.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\UltaVPN |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Publisher |
Value: Ulta Corp. | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7252) ulta-vpn.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\UltaVPN |
| Operation: | write | Name: | InstallLocation |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\ulta-vpn | |||
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
2
Text files
2
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7244 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_juqocqcl.yyc.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 7244 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive | binary | |
MD5:2202EB3C603C38443EE563D3CBB1572F | SHA256:38057D292B92713ABFD062B769CE76EE69747BB80FCC62D04E37B6CA6E02C72C | |||
| 7244 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\UltaVPN.lnk | binary | |
MD5:71D89B73B07E8DCD255E2372E7554BE3 | SHA256:32BE490420AA542B1B2D68CE8288421EC73F326C55402363CE9C88008E4CB0D4 | |||
| 7244 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_4s4yaqcu.arw.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 7200 | ulta-vpn.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\ulta-vpn\ulta-vpn.exe | executable | |
MD5:1514167C3BB8195CA4A265134D02E418 | SHA256:0B9AFF45B304AA95078E7DEF71A3A34F99D03C4C93114DCA70711A8612AA944E | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
18
DNS requests
14
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.31:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
8084 | 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 |
8084 | 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 |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.216.77.31:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 184.30.21.171:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.250:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
4244 | RUXIMICS.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 20.190.159.131:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 184.30.131.245:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
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 |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |