File name:

backdoor.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/33eabfbc-b1aa-4370-9a3d-a27e693fd2b6
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 18, 2025, 04:07:20
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
metasploit
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 4 sections
MD5:

A8C14885FFEC975CCD41E40210AC1B43

SHA1:

0974A46199C63C3CC52A516AD8F6D3B8F5EB64AE

SHA256:

10F00AACEB8EF6C1260408D441599CADE2E113D39A96E5979EB104B4955BF614

SSDEEP:

1536:yqhQaziRDkvGywloW1diac6BKBX2LcHpMb+KR0Nc8QsMqUR:yqhDziRzFdGSKl5e0Nc8Qs6R

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  • MALICIOUS

    • METASPLOIT has been detected (YARA)

      • backdoor.exe (PID: 5364)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    No suspicious indicators.
  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • backdoor.exe (PID: 5364)
    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 7020)
      • slui.exe (PID: 2772)
    • Checks proxy server information

      • slui.exe (PID: 2772)
    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • backdoor.exe (PID: 5364)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (42.2)
.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (37.3)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (8.8)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (6)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.7)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2009:08:02 20:16:19+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 6
CodeSize: 45056
InitializedDataSize: 40960
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0xbdf1
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 2.2.14.0
ProductVersionNumber: 2.2.14.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Unicode
Comments: Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
CompanyName: Apache Software Foundation
FileDescription: ApacheBench command line utility
FileVersion: 2.2.14
InternalName: ab.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright 2009 The Apache Software Foundation.
OriginalFileName: ab.exe
ProductName: Apache HTTP Server
ProductVersion: 2.2.14
No data.
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Total processes
135
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start #METASPLOIT backdoor.exe sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.exe slui.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2772C:\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
4756C:\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
5364"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\backdoor.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\backdoor.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Apache Software Foundation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
ApacheBench command line utility
Version:
2.2.14
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\backdoor.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\msvcrt.dll
7020"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
Total events
1 081
Read events
1 081
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

No data
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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
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
GET
200
23.216.77.28:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
6516
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.219.150.101:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
whitelisted
6516
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.219.150.101:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
whitelisted
2552
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
2.23.77.188:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEA77flR%2B3w%2FxBpruV2lte6A%3D
unknown
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
23.216.77.28:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
23.35.229.160:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.35.229.160:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
3216
svchost.exe
172.211.123.249:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
20.190.159.0:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
2.17.190.73:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
google.com
  • 142.250.185.142
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.216.77.28
  • 23.216.77.6
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.35.229.160
  • 23.219.150.101
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.249
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.159.0
  • 20.190.159.64
  • 20.190.159.71
  • 20.190.159.68
  • 40.126.31.128
  • 40.126.31.131
  • 40.126.31.3
  • 20.190.159.130
  • 20.190.159.75
  • 20.190.159.4
  • 20.190.159.23
  • 20.190.159.128
  • 40.126.31.1
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
  • 2.23.77.188
whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 40.127.240.158
  • 4.231.128.59
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 4.175.87.197
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 13.85.23.206
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 40.91.76.224
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info