download:

/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x86.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/d5520e4e-dc07-4365-827e-fa8115681487
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: July 26, 2025, 15:42:27
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 6 sections
MD5:

99F52708B06B9C695A8D64A44740BF08

SHA1:

C2743FFC36D2AF40ADE0E370BE52D6B202874114

SHA256:

0C09F2611660441084CE0DF425C51C11E147E6447963C3690F97E0B25C55ED64

SSDEEP:

98304:I1svXJG6gIS6tHeVtWLPmZbbnTpwyfy8QAq38pOPdzMGqoXlF0cgl95rQXcA3RGr:j8+enNsqQ3pC/Ex9bb4

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Starts a Microsoft application from unusual location

      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 2236)
      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 2232)
      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 3116)
      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 2720)
      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 3660)
      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 3292)

    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 2236)
      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 3116)
      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 3660)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 2232)
      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 2236)
      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 2720)
      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 3660)
      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 3292)
      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 3116)

    • Searches for installed software

      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 2232)
      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 2720)
      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 3292)

  • INFO

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 2236)
      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 2232)
      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 3116)
      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 2720)
      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 3660)
      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 3292)

    • Checks supported languages

      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 2232)
      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 2236)
      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 3116)
      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 2720)
      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 3660)
      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 3292)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 2232)
      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 2236)
      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 3116)
      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 2720)
      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 3660)
      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 3292)

    • Reads the computer name

      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 2232)
      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 2720)
      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 3292)

    • Manual execution by a user

      • explorer.exe (PID: 2628)
      • taskmgr.exe (PID: 2864)
      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 3116)
      • vc_redist.x86.exe (PID: 3660)
      • notepad.exe (PID: 2144)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (52.9)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (23.5)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (23.5)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2024:03:22 22:14:43+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, 32-bit, Removable run from swap, Net run from swap
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 14.16
CodeSize: 314368
InitializedDataSize: 164352
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x302e5
OSVersion: 6
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 6
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 14.44.35211.0
ProductVersionNumber: 14.44.35211.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Windows, Latin1
CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription: Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.44.35211
FileVersion: 14.44.35211.0
InternalName: setup
LegalCopyright: Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFileName: VC_redist.x86.exe
ProductName: Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.44.35211
ProductVersion: 14.44.35211.0
No data.
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Total processes
49
Monitored processes
9
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start vc_redist.x86.exe vc_redist.x86.exe explorer.exe no specs taskmgr.exe no specs vc_redist.x86.exe vc_redist.x86.exe vc_redist.x86.exe vc_redist.x86.exe notepad.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2144"C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.logC:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Notepad
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\notepad.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\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
2232"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{33B9F8D3-549F-4715-BC87-E5E3875960E3}\.cr\vc_redist.x86.exe" -burn.clean.room="C:\Users\admin\Desktop\vc_redist.x86.exe" -burn.filehandle.attached=156 -burn.filehandle.self=164 C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{33B9F8D3-549F-4715-BC87-E5E3875960E3}\.cr\vc_redist.x86.exe
vc_redist.x86.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.44.35211
Exit code:
1602
Version:
14.44.35211.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\{33b9f8d3-549f-4715-bc87-e5e3875960e3}\.cr\vc_redist.x86.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\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2236"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\vc_redist.x86.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\vc_redist.x86.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.44.35211
Exit code:
1602
Version:
14.44.35211.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\vc_redist.x86.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\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2628"C:\Windows\explorer.exe" C:\Windows\explorer.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Explorer
Exit code:
1
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\explorer.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\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
2720"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{AEB9E9E7-E0CA-4C32-ADDC-5E8D1EA00393}\.cr\vc_redist.x86.exe" -burn.clean.room="C:\Users\admin\Desktop\vc_redist.x86.exe" -burn.filehandle.attached=156 -burn.filehandle.self=164 C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{AEB9E9E7-E0CA-4C32-ADDC-5E8D1EA00393}\.cr\vc_redist.x86.exe
vc_redist.x86.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.44.35211
Exit code:
1602
Version:
14.44.35211.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\{aeb9e9e7-e0ca-4c32-addc-5e8d1ea00393}\.cr\vc_redist.x86.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\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2864"C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe" /4C:\Windows\System32\taskmgr.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Task Manager
Exit code:
1
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\taskmgr.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\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
3116"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\vc_redist.x86.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\vc_redist.x86.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.44.35211
Exit code:
1602
Version:
14.44.35211.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\vc_redist.x86.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\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
3292"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{37BF5018-7EEA-46D3-BBDE-084968B503AA}\.cr\vc_redist.x86.exe" -burn.clean.room="C:\Users\admin\Desktop\vc_redist.x86.exe" -burn.filehandle.attached=156 -burn.filehandle.self=164 C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{37BF5018-7EEA-46D3-BBDE-084968B503AA}\.cr\vc_redist.x86.exe
vc_redist.x86.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.44.35211
Exit code:
1602
Version:
14.44.35211.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\{37bf5018-7eea-46d3-bbde-084968b503aa}\.cr\vc_redist.x86.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\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
3660"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\vc_redist.x86.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\vc_redist.x86.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.44.35211
Exit code:
1602
Version:
14.44.35211.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\vc_redist.x86.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\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
Total events
5 104
Read events
5 102
Write events
2
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2864) taskmgr.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\TaskManager
Operation:writeName:UsrColumnSettings
Value:
1C0C0000340400000000000050000000010000001D0C0000350400000000000023000000010000001E0C000036040000000000003C000000010000001F0C000039040000000000004E00000001000000200C000037040000000000004E00000001000000
(PID) Process:(2864) taskmgr.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\TaskManager
Operation:writeName:Preferences
Value:
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
Executable files
6
Suspicious files
0
Text files
93
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2232vc_redist.x86.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{5491AFCF-7F74-4E3B-957E-4E6EE2BDE158}\.ba\wixstdba.dllexecutable
MD5:F68F43F809840328F4E993A54B0D5E62
SHA256:E921F69B9FB4B5AD4691809D06896C5F1D655AB75E0CE94A372319C243C56D4E
2236vc_redist.x86.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{33B9F8D3-549F-4715-BC87-E5E3875960E3}\.cr\vc_redist.x86.exeexecutable
MD5:F216F5EE89B18A28A3936FAB57C16179
SHA256:4A6E1044FF0F49D2E3B12F7C40352C7E573E0C58F3B3CC0B55B63C95EDE87828
2232vc_redist.x86.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{5491AFCF-7F74-4E3B-957E-4E6EE2BDE158}\.ba\1028\license.rtftext
MD5:2B063D92663595DFE4781AE687A03D86
SHA256:44C76290F7A2E45940E8338912FEB49BCF4E071CFA85D2D34762857743ACBC8D
2232vc_redist.x86.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{5491AFCF-7F74-4E3B-957E-4E6EE2BDE158}\.ba\thm.wxlxml
MD5:FBFCBC4DACC566A3C426F43CE10907B6
SHA256:70400F181D00E1769774FF36BCD8B1AB5FBC431418067D31B876D18CC04EF4CE
2232vc_redist.x86.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{5491AFCF-7F74-4E3B-957E-4E6EE2BDE158}\.ba\license.rtftext
MD5:04B33F0A9081C10E85D0E495A1294F83
SHA256:8099DC3CF9502C335DA829E5C755948A12E3E6DE490EB492A99DEB673D883D8B
2232vc_redist.x86.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{5491AFCF-7F74-4E3B-957E-4E6EE2BDE158}\.ba\1028\thm.wxlxml
MD5:472ABBEDCBAD24DBA5B5F5E8D02C340F
SHA256:8E2E660DFB66CB453E17F1B6991799678B1C8B350A55F9EBE2BA0028018A15AD
2232vc_redist.x86.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{5491AFCF-7F74-4E3B-957E-4E6EE2BDE158}\.ba\1029\thm.wxlxml
MD5:16343005D29EC431891B02F048C7F581
SHA256:07FB3EC174F25DFBE532D9D739234D9DFDA8E9D34F01FE660C5B4D56989FA779
2232vc_redist.x86.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{5491AFCF-7F74-4E3B-957E-4E6EE2BDE158}\.ba\1031\license.rtftext
MD5:2DDCA2866D76C850F68ACDFDB696D6DE
SHA256:28F63BAD9C2960395106011761993049546607F8A850D344D6A54042176BF03F
2232vc_redist.x86.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{5491AFCF-7F74-4E3B-957E-4E6EE2BDE158}\.ba\1031\thm.wxlxml
MD5:561F3F32DB2453647D1992D4D932E872
SHA256:8E0DCA6E085744BFCBFF46F7DCBCFA6FBD722DFA52013EE8CEEAF682D7509581
2232vc_redist.x86.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{5491AFCF-7F74-4E3B-957E-4E6EE2BDE158}\.ba\1036\thm.wxlxml
MD5:7B46AE8698459830A0F9116BC27DE7DF
SHA256:704DDF2E60C1F292BE95C7C79EE48FE8BA8534CEB7CCF9A9EA68B1AD788AE9D4
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
6
DNS requests
1
Threats
0

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
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224.0.0.252:5355
—
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whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
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whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
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whitelisted
1080
svchost.exe
224.0.0.252:5355
—
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whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
google.com
  • 142.250.184.206
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
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