| File name: | HWiNFO64.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/05ace31b-1037-4e65-b484-66c1937548b8 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | March 07, 2025, 04:57:43 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows, 3 sections |
| MD5: | 70CB4F898C054CB67C809F6A1623FC7D |
| SHA1: | EDD32DBCC5A38743FF93F1AD0AA2FA1CFAC22D46 |
| SHA256: | 136AF1C5097D2BD04E1195C929124CE8545D16170D7B6E7AE6F13FEB61E3C0AE |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:ojjt1JJNSYAlYsIVJ4i4NXQAJAKhjeeeI6hqPIb1KniD2FN8IMZP2K18NyGb7ocY:g89bOivmlX |
MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- HWiNFO64.exe (PID: 7156)
Drops a system driver (possible attempt to evade defenses)
- HWiNFO64.exe (PID: 7156)
The process checks if it is being run in the virtual environment
- HWiNFO64.exe (PID: 7156)
Reads the BIOS version
- HWiNFO64.exe (PID: 7156)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- HWiNFO64.exe (PID: 7156)
There is functionality for VM detection antiVM strings (YARA)
- HWiNFO64.exe (PID: 7156)
INFO
The sample compiled with english language support
- HWiNFO64.exe (PID: 7156)
HWINFO mutex has been found
- HWiNFO64.exe (PID: 7156)
Reads the computer name
- HWiNFO64.exe (PID: 7156)
Checks supported languages
- HWiNFO64.exe (PID: 7156)
Create files in a temporary directory
- HWiNFO64.exe (PID: 7156)
Reads CPU info
- HWiNFO64.exe (PID: 7156)
Checks proxy server information
- HWiNFO64.exe (PID: 7156)
- slui.exe (PID: 3096)
Reads the software policy settings
- HWiNFO64.exe (PID: 7156)
- slui.exe (PID: 3096)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- HWiNFO64.exe (PID: 7156)
UPX packer has been detected
- HWiNFO64.exe (PID: 7156)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (47) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | UPX compressed Win32 Executable (46.1) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (3.4) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (3.4) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | AMD AMD64 |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2025:02:26 08:44:34+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | No relocs, Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.29 |
| CodeSize: | 9465856 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 114688 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | 19288064 |
| EntryPoint: | 0x1b6bd60 |
| OSVersion: | 6.1 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6.1 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 8.22.5670.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 8.22.5670.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | REALiX s.r.o. |
| FileVersion: | 8.22-5670 |
| ProductVersion: | 8.22-5670 |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright (c)1999-2025 Martin Malik, REALiX s.r.o. |
| InternalName: | HWiNFO® 64 |
| FileDescription: | HWiNFO® 64 (x64) |
| OriginalFileName: | HWiNFO64.EXE |
| ProductName: | Hardware Info Program for x64 (HWiNFO® 64) |
Total processes
130
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3096 | C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding | C:\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
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| 5332 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\HWiNFO64.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\HWiNFO64.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: REALiX s.r.o. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: HWiNFO® 64 (x64) Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 8.22-5670 Modules
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| 7156 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\HWiNFO64.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\HWiNFO64.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: REALiX s.r.o. Integrity Level: HIGH Description: HWiNFO® 64 (x64) Version: 8.22-5670 Modules
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Total events
8 311
Read events
8 311
Write events
0
Delete events
0
Modification events
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
5
Text files
1
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7156 | HWiNFO64.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HWiNFO_x64_204.sys | executable | |
MD5:3E7E10631FC581DBB9C5F97793F07F15 | SHA256:F79C9CCF61C35B7DDAE2D68BF74DEDCD87364430E76CA4E9955B8E5F606EEE51 | |||
| 7156 | HWiNFO64.exe | C:\Windows\INF\basicdisplay.PNF | binary | |
MD5:914DCB989709A0CE3F4B24A4CD147F1A | SHA256:C2FEE0EAD23C7B3B509FDDE94DDD6A549F999F364C5CA9D09AC084F22BC0ECB4 | |||
| 7156 | HWiNFO64.exe | C:\Windows\INF\machine.PNF | binary | |
MD5:4C103190BC521FF032845C1B5FDADC4F | SHA256:28C1DEE803488C32BF5229B05FB3F6DA8959A436BB17D331E68AFA61A3BE932F | |||
| 7156 | HWiNFO64.exe | C:\Windows\INF\wvid.PNF | binary | |
MD5:001A053A392EF45B9336D4CF9748BE29 | SHA256:258ED93549F63B9A368086660F32A95DF07E7603ED01BA8722EE8C1DA27789C2 | |||
| 7156 | HWiNFO64.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\HWiNFO64.INI | text | |
MD5:31EA0D720B02F5BE9A0A8C843FA525B6 | SHA256:2B52116A161DB87EAD7FBA5329E113610A39EC5183D713A9D9A7222FE657C949 | |||
| 7156 | HWiNFO64.exe | C:\Windows\INF\display.PNF | binary | |
MD5:62887E3F2C67C748F05C629DB62182A4 | SHA256:1B686CFC6E98A6034A28BA9BE22C190723467365477E75A18A78104A26554CE9 | |||
| 7156 | HWiNFO64.exe | C:\Windows\INF\basicrender.PNF | binary | |
MD5:8567F128605CC616A38D0870D077D165 | SHA256:7B2D28D317F49EED7BC242241E54EB3FFFB512C5FB6F719C4F5E9395E6B1F533 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
2
TCP/UDP connections
20
DNS requests
5
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | POST | 500 | 40.91.76.224:443 | https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail | unknown | xml | 512 b | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 500 | 40.91.76.224:443 | https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail | unknown | xml | 512 b | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
5024 | RUXIMICS.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
7156 | HWiNFO64.exe | 104.21.22.164:443 | www.hwinfo.com | CLOUDFLARENET | — | whitelisted |
6324 | slui.exe | 40.91.76.224:443 | activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
3096 | slui.exe | 40.91.76.224:443 | activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
www.hwinfo.com |
| whitelisted |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |