File name:

putty.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/e01325d5-fb15-4d96-8b03-1c8d7d584fa1
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: June 22, 2025, 00:00:01
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
putty
rmm-tool
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows, 10 sections
MD5:

1AE35BDD854D111BE585881A7D4EC2C3

SHA1:

F1041EB39A713B1BA7564651D47462A995BBBB20

SHA256:

12498D4E4BF07747A9A52D6803D3211FD731DED6473B41CF4795AC56947D0366

SSDEEP:

49152:5EHBCJFkonGPavKwSDQYBvcgexU282Cdn8KpOEgn31s:WGSDQkr2D8n8KpOEeC

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • PUTTY has been detected

      • putty.exe (PID: 6620)
    • Connects to SSH

      • putty.exe (PID: 6620)
  • INFO

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • putty.exe (PID: 6620)
    • Checks supported languages

      • putty.exe (PID: 6620)
    • Reads the computer name

      • putty.exe (PID: 6620)
    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • putty.exe (PID: 6620)
    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • putty.exe (PID: 6620)
    • Checks proxy server information

      • slui.exe (PID: 3836)
    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 3836)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (50)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (49.9)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: AMD AMD64
TimeStamp: 2025:02:01 11:22:06+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, Large address aware
PEType: PE32+
LinkerVersion: 14
CodeSize: 966144
InitializedDataSize: 348672
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0xbe504
OSVersion: 6
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 6
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 0.83.0.0
ProductVersionNumber: 0.83.0.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x000b
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (British)
CharacterSet: Unicode
CompanyName: Simon Tatham
ProductName: PuTTY suite
FileDescription: SSH, Telnet, Rlogin, and SUPDUP client
InternalName: PuTTY
OriginalFileName: PuTTY
FileVersion: Release 0.83 (without embedded help)
ProductVersion: Release 0.83
LegalCopyright: Copyright © 1997-2025 Simon Tatham.
No data.
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Total processes
146
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start THREAT putty.exe slui.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
3836C:\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
6620"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\putty.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\putty.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Simon Tatham
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
SSH, Telnet, Rlogin, and SUPDUP client
Exit code:
0
Version:
Release 0.83 (without embedded help)
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\putty.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
Total events
961
Read events
961
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
1
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
6620putty.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\PUTTY.RNDbinary
MD5:4B911C8AB07FCC0DEDD961551223CB2A
SHA256:7577CD23F6E0D6A5CF7576AD12F39843747C4EDEFDC1927AD5086D90F865C1B7
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HTTP(S) requests
8
TCP/UDP connections
34
DNS requests
22
Threats
2

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
6320
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.53.40.176:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
6800
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
whitelisted
6800
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
whitelisted
2940
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.209.209.135:80
http://x1.c.lencr.org/
unknown
whitelisted
1136
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.23.77.188:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
whitelisted
888
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
2.23.77.188:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEA77flR%2B3w%2FxBpruV2lte6A%3D
unknown
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4832
RUXIMICS.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
6320
svchost.exe
40.126.31.71:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
6320
svchost.exe
2.17.190.73:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
6620
putty.exe
142.250.186.78:22
google.com
GOOGLE
US
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
2336
svchost.exe
172.211.123.248:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.104.136.2
  • 4.231.128.59
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.186.78
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.31.71
  • 20.190.159.129
  • 40.126.31.3
  • 40.126.31.129
  • 20.190.159.4
  • 40.126.31.131
  • 20.190.159.2
  • 40.126.31.130
  • 20.190.160.64
  • 20.190.160.65
  • 40.126.32.74
  • 40.126.32.136
  • 40.126.32.140
  • 20.190.160.67
  • 40.126.32.72
  • 20.190.160.128
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
  • 2.23.77.188
whitelisted
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com
  • 52.111.236.23
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.248
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.53.40.176
  • 23.53.40.178
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.35.229.160
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 52.149.20.212
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 20.242.39.171
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
6620
putty.exe
Attempted Information Leak
ET SCAN Potential SSH Scan OUTBOUND
6620
putty.exe
Attempted Information Leak
ET SCAN Potential SSH Scan OUTBOUND
No debug info