File name:

APNSetup[.]exe.zip

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/a0df45ca-208c-44c3-bef5-ccd4ebebde2c
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: March 14, 2025, 13:55:31
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/zip
File info: Zip archive data, at least v2.0 to extract, compression method=deflate
MD5:

50CE4DCD40B0C8D9E7B011C44D078433

SHA1:

2E73A2058C95C869B8441FAE6BAE1DBB3D8F0FDA

SHA256:

1023B6E14BA8F42823D6A11D7F94750BE5F4081F4731D6767E56AFC4B566B344

SSDEEP:

6144:oEqcoIMl4I5jpHDhltVXLMYPA8SCqduTGLDbWawZRVuODko9cLiegl2pR:4L4GHVPtrAMqdDLIRVXDF+LiegAR

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Executing a file with an untrusted certificate

      • APNSetup.exe (PID: 7364)
      • APNSetup.exe (PID: 7588)
      • APNSetup.exe (PID: 7448)
      • APNSetup.exe (PID: 8068)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 2284)
      • ShellExperienceHost.exe (PID: 7648)
  • INFO

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 2284)
    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 7616)
    • Checks supported languages

      • APNSetup.exe (PID: 7364)
      • APNSetup.exe (PID: 7588)
      • ShellExperienceHost.exe (PID: 7648)
      • APNSetup.exe (PID: 8068)
    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 6644)
      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 7784)
      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 7616)
    • Reads the computer name

      • APNSetup.exe (PID: 7364)
      • APNSetup.exe (PID: 7588)
      • ShellExperienceHost.exe (PID: 7648)
      • APNSetup.exe (PID: 8068)
    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • APNSetup.exe (PID: 7364)
      • APNSetup.exe (PID: 7588)
      • APNSetup.exe (PID: 7448)
      • APNSetup.exe (PID: 8068)
    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 2284)
    • Checks proxy server information

      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 7616)
      • slui.exe (PID: 7544)
    • Manual execution by a user

      • APNSetup.exe (PID: 7588)
      • APNSetup.exe (PID: 7448)
      • APNSetup.exe (PID: 8068)
    • Reads the software policy settings

      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 7616)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.zip | ZIP compressed archive (100)

EXIF

ZIP

ZipRequiredVersion: 20
ZipBitFlag: 0x0001
ZipCompression: Deflated
ZipModifyDate: 2025:03:14 13:54:30
ZipCRC: 0x38a26776
ZipCompressedSize: 228023
ZipUncompressedSize: 489392
ZipFileName: APNSetup.exe
No data.
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Total processes
151
Monitored processes
14
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
4

Behavior graph

Click at the process to see the details
start winrar.exe sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.exe apnsetup.exe no specs backgroundtransferhost.exe no specs backgroundtransferhost.exe backgroundtransferhost.exe no specs backgroundtransferhost.exe no specs backgroundtransferhost.exe no specs slui.exe apnsetup.exe no specs apnsetup.exe no specs shellexperiencehost.exe no specs apnsetup.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1348C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exesvchost.exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
KMS Connection Broker
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\sppextcomobj.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\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
2152"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=TimerEventC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe
SppExtComObj.Exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.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\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
2284"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\APNSetup[.]exe.zipC:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Alexander Roshal
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
WinRAR archiver
Version:
5.91.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\winrar\winrar.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
6644"BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exesvchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Download/Upload Host
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\backgroundtransferhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
7364"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXb2284.35406\APNSetup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXb2284.35406\APNSetup.exeWinRAR.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Ask Partner Network
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Stub Installer
Exit code:
0
Version:
7.2.1.1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\rar$exb2284.35406\apnsetup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\user32.dll
7412"BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exesvchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Download/Upload Host
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\backgroundtransferhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
7448"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\APNSetup.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\APNSetup.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Ask Partner Network
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Stub Installer
Exit code:
0
Version:
7.2.1.1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\apnsetup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\user32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\win32u.dll
7544C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\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
Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.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\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
7588"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\APNSetup.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\APNSetup.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Ask Partner Network
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Stub Installer
Exit code:
0
Version:
7.2.1.1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\apnsetup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\user32.dll
7616"BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe
svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Download/Upload Host
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\backgroundtransferhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
Total events
6 273
Read events
6 230
Write events
30
Delete events
13

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2284) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:3
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\preferences.zip
(PID) Process:(2284) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:2
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\chromium_ext.zip
(PID) Process:(2284) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:1
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\omni_23_10_2024_.zip
(PID) Process:(2284) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:0
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\APNSetup[.]exe.zip
(PID) Process:(2284) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:name
Value:
120
(PID) Process:(2284) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:size
Value:
80
(PID) Process:(2284) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:type
Value:
120
(PID) Process:(2284) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:mtime
Value:
100
(PID) Process:(2284) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\Interface
Operation:writeName:ShowPassword
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(7412) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Executable files
2
Suspicious files
5
Text files
4
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
7616BackgroundTransferHost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\e1606b68-47b4-45da-9cb2-8d6f7df5fa5a.down_data
MD5:
SHA256:
2284WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXb2284.35406\APNSetup.exeexecutable
MD5:363A4A68A86441777924DF8219AEB72C
SHA256:C17717A1D8DF84341DE4C98611F5B9B059B4819BCECA15E1A1B7B882A34F3354
7364APNSetup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\APN-Stub\WEB\Stbc06e531c-514d-44e8-9830-7f2792476cad.logtext
MD5:7C7C039EB328676488F06AF2DC0A0D83
SHA256:7F3C5C57383E19B57E4EF6B30741110B94754BE004C1957ED4E5F24FEBDECB14
7616BackgroundTransferHost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\26C212D9399727259664BDFCA073966E_F9F7D6A7ECE73106D2A8C63168CDA10Dbinary
MD5:31B6B0A0AB7826FAB6E179D01CA4EDC7
SHA256:FC3311F12DE01AB6E5074D70A8A20838971187819403982625A4FE89FF643223
7616BackgroundTransferHost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\43266bba-46fc-4441-8dfc-0fff34d85075.up_meta_securebinary
MD5:F2289D7F41411A2118851334CC260447
SHA256:B39C12413FCDCA9782D560B4D629BB5EE9FA6D3139486FC1111BBA4034CBE755
2284WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\APNSetup.exeexecutable
MD5:363A4A68A86441777924DF8219AEB72C
SHA256:C17717A1D8DF84341DE4C98611F5B9B059B4819BCECA15E1A1B7B882A34F3354
7616BackgroundTransferHost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\e1606b68-47b4-45da-9cb2-8d6f7df5fa5a.d96b42d6-870d-46db-9cc6-1b5a6ae1eb7d.down_metabinary
MD5:F214B43294F0536D998514C0607736C9
SHA256:54ADF0BBF6CFD7659D37B90F15C89B94A65BD3C1101A473D73F44D7D16EE5CC5
7616BackgroundTransferHost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\43266bba-46fc-4441-8dfc-0fff34d85075.d96b42d6-870d-46db-9cc6-1b5a6ae1eb7d.down_metabinary
MD5:F214B43294F0536D998514C0607736C9
SHA256:54ADF0BBF6CFD7659D37B90F15C89B94A65BD3C1101A473D73F44D7D16EE5CC5
7448APNSetup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\APN-Stub\WEB\Stb02c65d13-52bf-431e-895a-06ca794958da.logtext
MD5:B310B33600ACA19A30A7B2C2FADB24DD
SHA256:2C04FEC38615774921E56F7C0F75DBEBE4594CDAC43AB6B42ED0C367C635A8BD
7616BackgroundTransferHost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\26C212D9399727259664BDFCA073966E_F9F7D6A7ECE73106D2A8C63168CDA10Dbinary
MD5:E8F47963268C96D72EEE6F626FA6ADDF
SHA256:E75F5691DAE027B32F22A462DB034A231C8ACB68E54B977C2DDFC571D1EE595C
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HTTP(S) requests
7
TCP/UDP connections
28
DNS requests
19
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.48.23.193:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
GET
200
23.48.23.193:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.23.77.188:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
whitelisted
7616
BackgroundTransferHost.exe
GET
200
2.23.77.188:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D
unknown
whitelisted
4812
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
2.23.77.188:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D
unknown
whitelisted
7264
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
92.123.22.101:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
whitelisted
7264
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
92.123.22.101:80
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
2104
svchost.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.48.23.193:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
23.48.23.193:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
3216
svchost.exe
40.115.3.253:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
40.126.32.76:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
2.23.77.188:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
2112
svchost.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.124.78.146
  • 4.231.128.59
  • 20.73.194.208
whitelisted
google.com
  • 172.217.18.14
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.48.23.193
  • 23.48.23.181
  • 23.48.23.183
  • 23.48.23.177
  • 23.48.23.191
  • 23.48.23.143
  • 23.48.23.192
  • 23.48.23.145
  • 23.48.23.185
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 40.115.3.253
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.32.76
  • 20.190.160.128
  • 20.190.160.131
  • 40.126.32.136
  • 20.190.160.132
  • 40.126.32.133
  • 20.190.160.130
  • 40.126.32.74
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.23.77.188
whitelisted
arc.msn.com
  • 20.223.36.55
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 2.19.122.59
  • 2.19.122.63
  • 2.19.122.61
  • 2.19.122.66
  • 2.19.122.55
  • 2.19.122.52
  • 2.19.122.60
  • 2.19.122.58
  • 2.19.122.53
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 4.175.87.197
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 92.123.22.101
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info