| File name: | MpDefenderCoreService.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/46d31f21-caa8-4a92-a0c7-49906a806c0c |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | May 19, 2025, 20:09:48 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows, 3 sections |
| MD5: | 2BDD7F970C432B37BBB1A00084D387DD |
| SHA1: | 50B8734E01505F03C93F2B931D6AC3DC97F24E3F |
| SHA256: | 12A5CD2B6E4B043892D9E42E9DB5C06969F5061E0E913D0EB04CA8374AD45265 |
| SSDEEP: | 49152:2OoQQLXjDTD8UzW8oRSFaaffVVfpgQcNR/s3aFgYL478k78VoWN2JzyBt+4dClN9:2OoQcvzdSafdXNAs3ajL47RYVoXZyBt+ |
MALICIOUS
Uses Task Scheduler to run other applications
- MpDefenderCoreService.exe (PID: 1276)
- MpDefenderCoreService.exe (PID: 7496)
SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- MpDefenderCoreService.exe (PID: 1276)
The process executes via Task Scheduler
- MpDefenderCoreService.exe (PID: 7496)
INFO
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- MpDefenderCoreService.exe (PID: 1276)
Checks supported languages
- MpDefenderCoreService.exe (PID: 1276)
- MpDefenderCoreService.exe (PID: 7496)
Drops encrypted JS script (Microsoft Script Encoder)
- MpDefenderCoreService.exe (PID: 1276)
- MpDefenderCoreService.exe (PID: 7496)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | UPX compressed Win32 Executable (87.1) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (6.4) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (6.4) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | AMD AMD64 |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 0000:00:00 00:00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 3 |
| CodeSize: | 1572864 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 4096 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | 1703936 |
| EntryPoint: | 0x31f640 |
| OSVersion: | 6.1 |
| ImageVersion: | 1 |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6.1 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
Total processes
138
Monitored processes
12
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
1
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1276 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MpDefenderCoreService.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MpDefenderCoreService.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 2284 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | NETSTAT.EXE | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2320 | schtasks /Create /F /SC MINUTE /MO 1 /TN MpDefenderCoreService /TR \"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\MpDefenderCoreService.exe\" | C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe | — | MpDefenderCoreService.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Task Scheduler Configuration Tool Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2516 | 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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| 4812 | "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=TimerEvent | C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe | — | SppExtComObj.Exe | |||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Windows Activation Client Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5072 | netstat -ano | C:\Windows\System32\NETSTAT.EXE | — | MpDefenderCoreService.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: TCP/IP Netstat Command Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6708 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | schtasks.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7496 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\MpDefenderCoreService.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\MpDefenderCoreService.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 7528 | netstat -ano | C:\Windows\System32\NETSTAT.EXE | — | MpDefenderCoreService.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: TCP/IP Netstat Command Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7536 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | NETSTAT.EXE | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
854
Read events
854
Write events
0
Delete events
0
Modification events
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1276 | MpDefenderCoreService.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\MpDefenderCoreService.exe | executable | |
MD5:2BDD7F970C432B37BBB1A00084D387DD | SHA256:12A5CD2B6E4B043892D9E42E9DB5C06969F5061E0E913D0EB04CA8374AD45265 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
3
TCP/UDP connections
13
DNS requests
8
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.48.23.142:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | 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 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.48.23.142:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 184.30.21.171:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.249:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 20.190.159.129:443 | 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 |
2104 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |