| File name: | SpecialK.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/0c4d95f1-56c1-47a1-86e3-bd5165be5fbe |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Stealers are a group of malicious software that are intended for gaining unauthorized access to users’ information and transferring it to the attacker. The stealer malware category includes various types of programs that focus on their particular kind of data, including files, passwords, and cryptocurrency. Stealers are capable of spying on their targets by recording their keystrokes and taking screenshots. This type of malware is primarily distributed as part of phishing campaigns. |
| Analysis date: | December 15, 2024, 15:45:34 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 11 sections |
| MD5: | AB6E96A99D79ED933413509A951D2F98 |
| SHA1: | 0A2CCED6921E314A2014AA876C578287F2AC9DB9 |
| SHA256: | 10E99D05AF3614573FD9038FEC197881434EDACF3180AE3C4325845E0B16B934 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:Xrq3BdwmzoGIKg/g+TdbI4BtN9b7VE+qQBr9x3emV+alBTP8eGaBwdCQZDtPfmJY:CzP5gYZ1Yw9sVP4Q9kt |
| .exe | | | Inno Setup installer (67.7) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win32 EXE PECompact compressed (generic) (25.6) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (2.7) |
| .exe | | | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (1.2) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (1.2) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2024:07:12 07:26:53+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 2.25 |
| CodeSize: | 685056 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 267776 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0xa83bc |
| OSVersion: | 6.1 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6.1 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 24.12.12.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 24.12.12.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| Comments: | This installation was built with Inno Setup. |
| CompanyName: | The Special K Group |
| FileDescription: | Special K Setup |
| FileVersion: | 24.12.12 |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyleft ?????? 2015-2023 |
| OriginalFileName: | SpecialK_24.12.12.exe |
| ProductName: | Special K |
| ProductVersion: | 24.12.12 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 640 | "C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" SpecialK64.dll,RunDLL_DisableGFEForSKIF silent | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe | — | SpecialK.tmp | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows host process (Rundll32) Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1356 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k wusvcs -p -s WaaSMedicSvc | C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Host Process for Windows Services Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1540 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Special K\Servlet\SKIFsvc64.exe" Stop | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Special K\Servlet\SKIFsvc64.exe | — | SKIF.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: The Special☆K Group Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Special K 64-bit Injection Service Host Exit code: 0 Version: 1.0.3.2 Modules
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| 2216 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\sppsvc.exe | C:\Windows\System32\sppsvc.exe | — | services.exe | |||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Microsoft Software Protection Platform Service Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3052 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Special K\Servlet\SKIFsvc32.exe" Stop | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Special K\Servlet\SKIFsvc32.exe | — | SKIF.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: The Special☆K Group Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Special K 32-bit Injection Service Host Exit code: 0 Version: 1.0.3.2 Modules
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| 3172 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\compattelrunner.exe -m:aeinv.dll -f:UpdateSoftwareInventoryW | C:\Windows\System32\CompatTelRunner.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Microsoft Compatibility Telemetry Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19645.1102 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3420 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Special K\SKIF.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Special K\SKIF.exe | SpecialK.tmp | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: The Special☆K Group Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Special K Injection Frontend Exit code: 0 Version: 1.1.12 Modules
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| 3840 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | WaaSMedicAgent.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4912 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Special K\Servlet\SKIFsvc32.exe" Start | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Special K\Servlet\SKIFsvc32.exe | — | SKIF.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: The Special☆K Group Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Special K 32-bit Injection Service Host Exit code: 0 Version: 1.0.3.2 Modules
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| 5268 | "C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" SpecialK64.dll,RunDLL_DisableGFEForSKIF silent | C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe | — | rundll32.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows host process (Rundll32) Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (1356) svchost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\WaaS\WaaSMedic\Configuration |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | ETag |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1356) svchost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\WaaS\WaaSMedic\Configuration |
| Operation: | write | Name: | refreshAfter |
Value: 08176E94D14FDB01 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1356) svchost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\WaaS\WaaSMedic\TaskStore |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Schedule Work |
Value: Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1356) svchost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\WaaS\WaaSMedic\TaskStore |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Schedule Wake To Work |
Value: Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1356) svchost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\WaaS\WaaSMedic\TaskStore |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Schedule Maintenance Work |
Value: Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6412) SpecialK.tmp | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum\{4EFE2452-168A-11D1-BC76-00C04FB9453B}\Default MidiOut Device |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FriendlyName |
Value: Default MidiOut Device | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6412) SpecialK.tmp | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum\{4EFE2452-168A-11D1-BC76-00C04FB9453B}\Default MidiOut Device |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CLSID |
Value: {07B65360-C445-11CE-AFDE-00AA006C14F4} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6412) SpecialK.tmp | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum\{4EFE2452-168A-11D1-BC76-00C04FB9453B}\Default MidiOut Device |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FilterData |
Value: 02000000000080000100000000000000307069330200000000000000010000000000000000000000307479330000000038000000480000006D69647300001000800000AA00389B7100000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6412) SpecialK.tmp | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum\{4EFE2452-168A-11D1-BC76-00C04FB9453B}\Default MidiOut Device |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MidiOutId |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6412) SpecialK.tmp | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum\{E0F158E1-CB04-11D0-BD4E-00A0C911CE86}\Default DirectSound Device |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FriendlyName |
Value: Default DirectSound Device | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6844 | SIHClient.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\51867C3735CFAECCDB556E146BB12C28 | binary | |
MD5:2EEDFC32E5C101E714DC379FC54A5291 | SHA256:621E2249D2C779306F6CCCDCB4181BDD268FAB801FBAECBD11231126AE8437FC | |||
| 6844 | SIHClient.exe | C:\Windows\Logs\SIH\SIH.20241215.154609.521.1.etl | binary | |
MD5:5B634E3DD7496675226FCD05289A2AB8 | SHA256:FE6B67B6F3FB9C9C12C1BBEB3CB791A8C88AC4CD53BAA2CFF3CC76F461D20B19 | |||
| 6800 | MusNotifyIcon.exe | C:\ProgramData\USOShared\Logs\User\NotifyIcon.e81b4577-6abc-43a8-9d99-d93927212f91.1.etl | binary | |
MD5:8F9D16D85F97EE267B77F173C49B8DC1 | SHA256:933163BEAB483C13806675FC03AA730291B08922C94BCE932A3FD3AC391DFB45 | |||
| 6412 | SpecialK.tmp | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Special K\SpecialK64.dll | executable | |
MD5:3F2894B13FA5E22D67F2F0DE7D2B64B6 | SHA256:0FBB98442A3B205B391570061A6768D2DD1D296042F1FA1801E8F04FCE75AD39 | |||
| 6412 | SpecialK.tmp | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Special K\Servlet\is-7DLDS.tmp | executable | |
MD5:AB242DE2492E439CC959347EFA45C54D | SHA256:D9782DE3D60874F1697A53E20289328D2B8AE93DC404EF8A1EA1E508BF1B620A | |||
| 6412 | SpecialK.tmp | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Special K\Servlet\is-2JNEG.tmp | executable | |
MD5:7C9EA8C816BDEFF7ABBA9D5962AA4E12 | SHA256:FFEF056E8C91DB03E82CE1132942B2D617367E91742203B931C379789FCD6217 | |||
| 6412 | SpecialK.tmp | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Special K\Servlet\is-9T23L.tmp | executable | |
MD5:D8BA09BBDBD044C45534ED311E8C6309 | SHA256:407280D258A251C4D3409B45C5833BF5B6EA8C5EC31E5F73D8B01A8AD4D31603 | |||
| 6844 | SIHClient.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\9E94643DE99F5621BC288D045BEA85DD | binary | |
MD5:91B35CE21C848DC81B9E58AC4629EA3A | SHA256:560F021537710F9CDD7F94067B6174F25EA29CDC0F9D75EFC16E2A33D736C3B3 | |||
| 6844 | SIHClient.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\9E94643DE99F5621BC288D045BEA85DD | der | |
MD5:04D4955134563C4BA05FCAC8B79E6CE7 | SHA256:E5B466AFA3A4B3FF93E617AA5763FA45B03F2F90E88B645A0ABB18A18474CC20 | |||
| 6412 | SpecialK.tmp | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Special K\Servlet\SKIFsvc64.exe | executable | |
MD5:D8BA09BBDBD044C45534ED311E8C6309 | SHA256:407280D258A251C4D3409B45C5833BF5B6EA8C5EC31E5F73D8B01A8AD4D31603 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.131:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5064 | SearchApp.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6844 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 88.221.169.152:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1176 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6844 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 88.221.169.152:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5920 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2892 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.197.184:80 | http://x1.c.lencr.org/ | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5268 | CCleaner64.exe | GET | 200 | 2.19.126.142:80 | http://ncc.avast.com/ncc.txt | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.16.164.131:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 184.30.21.171:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 184.30.21.171:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
1356 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5064 | SearchApp.exe | 2.23.209.149:443 | www.bing.com | Akamai International B.V. | GB | whitelisted |
5064 | SearchApp.exe | 192.229.221.95:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | EDGECAST | US | whitelisted |
1176 | svchost.exe | 40.126.32.140:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
go.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2192 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO External IP Lookup Service in DNS Query (ip-info .ff .avast .com) |
5268 | CCleaner64.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed External IP Lookup Domain (ip-info .ff .avast .com) in TLS SNI |
Process | Message |
|---|---|
CCleaner64.exe | [2024-12-15 15:49:32.210] [error ] [settings ] [ 5268: 5544] [000000: 0] Failed to get program directory
Exception: Unable to determine program folder of product 'piriform-cc'!
Code: 0x000000c0 (192)
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CCleaner64.exe | [2024-12-15 15:49:32.210] [error ] [ini_access ] [ 5268: 5544] [000000: 0] Incorrect ini_accessor configuration! Fixing relative input path to avoid recursion. Input was: Setup
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CCleaner64.exe | Failed to open log file 'C:\Program Files\CCleaner' |
CCleaner64.exe | OnLanguage - en
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CCleaner64.exe | [2024-12-15 15:49:32.834] [error ] [settings ] [ 5268: 4164] [D2EC45: 356] Failed to get program directory
Exception: Unable to determine program folder of product 'piriform-cc'!
Code: 0x000000c0 (192)
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CCleaner64.exe | [2024-12-15 15:49:32.850] [error ] [Burger ] [ 5268: 4164] [904E07: 253] [23.2.1118.0] [BurgerReporter.cpp] [253] asw::standalone_svc::BurgerReporter::BurgerSwitch: Could not read property BURGER_SETTINGS_PANCAKE_HOSTNAME (0x00000003)
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CCleaner64.exe | [2024-12-15 15:49:32.850] [error ] [Burger ] [ 5268: 4164] [904E07: 253] [23.2.1118.0] [BurgerReporter.cpp] [253] asw::standalone_svc::BurgerReporter::BurgerSwitch: Could not read property BURGER_SETTINGS_PANCAKE_HOSTNAME (0x00000003)
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CCleaner64.exe | file:///tis/optimizer.tis(1131) : warning :'await' should be used only inside 'async' or 'event'
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CCleaner64.exe | file:///tis/optimizer.tis(1288) : warning :'async' does not contain any 'await'
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CCleaner64.exe | startCheckingLicense()
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