| File name: | certx.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/ce1ce3c8-07f0-49c0-a8ec-93b980e05c4b |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | February 27, 2025, 12:21:47 |
| 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, 10 sections |
| MD5: | A64517503ADB2A1BB8A2F58CA8A661DE |
| SHA1: | F8A5A7F0F6A974559E63EC744402A497A45150E2 |
| SHA256: | 11F4F22EABB173D8C37E80A3DE3BA1D321805FB6D5ADAE498C6628145811EF2E |
| SSDEEP: | 49152:67HecD4dnbibBlb+D7rP4jsbmLApne0Fop4R2uXB3iyLT/ex4XrL7P42DpJXWZnJ:q+cD4dni2P4IkWnXFopLQ3iUrex4vkYc |
| .exe | | | Inno Setup installer (53.5) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | InstallShield setup (21) |
| .exe | | | Win32 EXE PECompact compressed (generic) (20.2) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (2.1) |
| .exe | | | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (1) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2023:02:15 14:54:16+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, Bytes reversed lo, 32-bit, Bytes reversed hi |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 2.25 |
| CodeSize: | 741888 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 89600 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0xb5eec |
| OSVersion: | 6.1 |
| ImageVersion: | 6 |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6.1 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 0.0.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 0.0.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| Comments: | This installation was built with Inno Setup. |
| CompanyName: | Pikachu Software |
| FileDescription: | Pikacu Test CA Truster Setup |
| FileVersion: | |
| LegalCopyright: | |
| OriginalFileName: | |
| ProductName: | Pikacu Test CA Truster |
| ProductVersion: | 1.0 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 300 | certmgr.exe -crl -add /all .\6-Pikachu_File_Sub_CA-G1.crl -s -r currentUser AuthRoot | C:\Program Files (x86)\Pikacu Test CA Truster\Scripts\Certmgr.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: ECM Certificate Manager Exit code: 4294967295 Version: 10.0.14393.795 (rs1_release_sec.170105-1850) Modules
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| 728 | certmgr.exe -crl -add /all .\2-Pikachu_Time_Sub_CA-G2.crl -s -r localMachine AuthRoot | C:\Program Files (x86)\Pikacu Test CA Truster\Scripts\Certmgr.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: ECM Certificate Manager Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.14393.795 (rs1_release_sec.170105-1850) Modules
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| 1088 | "BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1 | C:\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
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| 1512 | certmgr.exe -crl -add /all .\7-Pikachu_Mail_Sub_CA-G1.crl -s -r localMachine AuthRoot | C:\Program Files (x86)\Pikacu Test CA Truster\Scripts\Certmgr.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: ECM Certificate Manager Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.14393.795 (rs1_release_sec.170105-1850) Modules
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| 2148 | certmgr.exe -crl -add /all .\6-Pikachu_File_Sub_CA-G2.crl -s -r currentUser AuthRoot | C:\Program Files (x86)\Pikacu Test CA Truster\Scripts\Certmgr.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: ECM Certificate Manager Exit code: 4294967295 Version: 10.0.14393.795 (rs1_release_sec.170105-1850) Modules
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| 4008 | 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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| 4868 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-OPGBA.tmp\certx.tmp" /SL5="$7030C,908493,832512,C:\Users\admin\Downloads\certx.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-OPGBA.tmp\certx.tmp | — | certx.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Pikachu Software Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Setup/Uninstall Exit code: 0 Version: 51.1052.0.0 Modules
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| 4892 | certmgr.exe -add /all .\9-Pikachu_Auth_Sub_CA.crt -s -r currentUser AuthRoot | C:\Program Files (x86)\Pikacu Test CA Truster\Scripts\Certmgr.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: ECM Certificate Manager Exit code: 4294967295 Version: 10.0.14393.795 (rs1_release_sec.170105-1850) Modules
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| 5352 | certmgr.exe -crl -add /all .\5-Pikachu_mTLS_Sub_CA-G2.crl -s -r currentUser AuthRoot | C:\Program Files (x86)\Pikacu Test CA Truster\Scripts\Certmgr.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: ECM Certificate Manager Exit code: 4294967295 Version: 10.0.14393.795 (rs1_release_sec.170105-1850) Modules
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| 5512 | certmgr.exe -add /all .\6-Pikachu_File_Sub_CA.crt -s -r currentUser AuthRoot | C:\Program Files (x86)\Pikacu Test CA Truster\Scripts\Certmgr.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: ECM Certificate Manager Exit code: 4294967295 Version: 10.0.14393.795 (rs1_release_sec.170105-1850) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (7648) BackgroundTransferHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7648) BackgroundTransferHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7444) BackgroundTransferHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7444) BackgroundTransferHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7444) BackgroundTransferHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7648) BackgroundTransferHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7812) BackgroundTransferHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7812) BackgroundTransferHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7812) BackgroundTransferHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1088) BackgroundTransferHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7648 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\8750c091-b39b-429c-b129-6930695ced40.down_data | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5740 | certx.tmp | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-5HTC2.tmp\_isetup\_setup64.tmp | executable | |
MD5:E4211D6D009757C078A9FAC7FF4F03D4 | SHA256:388A796580234EFC95F3B1C70AD4CB44BFDDC7BA0F9203BF4902B9929B136F95 | |||
| 6972 | certx.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-OPGBA.tmp\certx.tmp | executable | |
MD5:2F129949F1A82013642BE1E44EC00CFC | SHA256:9CBF6C1DDC60CF30D4A3E096373B605989A0F7D66A77CE5EA9FD5CDECF847878 | |||
| 6184 | certx.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-O15MS.tmp\certx.tmp | executable | |
MD5:2F129949F1A82013642BE1E44EC00CFC | SHA256:9CBF6C1DDC60CF30D4A3E096373B605989A0F7D66A77CE5EA9FD5CDECF847878 | |||
| 5740 | certx.tmp | C:\Program Files (x86)\Pikacu Test CA Truster\is-55HQ2.tmp | text | |
MD5:9E19758E4FBBE5C3D4CAAD46E3647F6C | SHA256:1BBEFD27048316D71F413EF1BFA225E647B198F73D5B5AE54753484665C3CEBD | |||
| 5740 | certx.tmp | C:\Program Files (x86)\Pikacu Test CA Truster\Scripts\is-J4FCC.tmp | text | |
MD5:D4A7EAE5025AB073E5E535B4A8BCAA2E | SHA256:36B8078C525B816A47A9F711AF22505C958DCD81786D93E67B5DB2CFD2F7C4A2 | |||
| 5740 | certx.tmp | C:\Program Files (x86)\Pikacu Test CA Truster\Scripts\0-Pikachu_Test_CA_RSA-G2.crl | text | |
MD5:D4A7EAE5025AB073E5E535B4A8BCAA2E | SHA256:36B8078C525B816A47A9F711AF22505C958DCD81786D93E67B5DB2CFD2F7C4A2 | |||
| 5740 | certx.tmp | C:\Program Files (x86)\Pikacu Test CA Truster\License.rtf | text | |
MD5:9E19758E4FBBE5C3D4CAAD46E3647F6C | SHA256:1BBEFD27048316D71F413EF1BFA225E647B198F73D5B5AE54753484665C3CEBD | |||
| 5740 | certx.tmp | C:\Program Files (x86)\Pikacu Test CA Truster\Scripts\is-UE8G8.tmp | executable | |
MD5:322BF8029866CF3EB7F1DE33F18FB07A | SHA256:312DA44E936C59872EECF0C057F2D21F92EDFB2E712F646569513EE33BE269B0 | |||
| 5740 | certx.tmp | C:\Program Files (x86)\Pikacu Test CA Truster\Scripts\is-DHRVC.tmp | text | |
MD5:51F968C58DCD358393EA98DE5B0D340E | SHA256:1C83C4B49A985BA87BA0CD1BD0D65DB972F1F3FF5C4772744C16A093F7824EC5 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7648 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7908 | 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 |
7908 | 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 |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 20.190.159.68:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 40.113.110.67:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
3008 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | 2.19.96.66:443 | www.bing.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
2040 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | 20.103.156.88:443 | fd.api.iris.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4892 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | 20.31.169.57:443 | arc.msn.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
fd.api.iris.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
arc.msn.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |