| File name: | RedGiant Activation Service Unlocker 2026.0.0.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/3bf0f2b1-1762-4e12-af7e-37d3dff8752a |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | February 20, 2026, 17:48:35 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 10 sections |
| MD5: | 6B54BFCAF95BDEF652CC95D07C1F330F |
| SHA1: | 8386FA7F47EAC2C550E8894227319FEC15F0467F |
| SHA256: | 1478C1A39D7457ACED4C3B9E2ADB01B7C27FDEA0FFE4B1FC2C125FD4E6AA80F1 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:3EEkGNf5ILuOvTOjo1yVRx1CbTn9nGxxBWuoUawl0b2a1d7YmIKsEuhx2DKtdYFQ:pSMHl6F4gMdRfR |
| .exe | | | Inno Setup installer (65.1) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win32 EXE PECompact compressed (generic) (24.6) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (3.9) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (2.6) |
| .exe | | | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (1.2) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2025:03:15 01:30:50+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: | 834048 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 73728 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0xccbd0 |
| OSVersion: | 6.1 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6.1 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 2026.0.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 2026.0.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| Comments: | This installation was built with Inno Setup. |
| CompanyName: | Red Giant, LLC |
| FileDescription: | Activation Service Unlocker Setup |
| FileVersion: | 2026.0.0.0 |
| LegalCopyright: | © Red Giant LLC |
| OriginalFileName: | |
| ProductName: | Activation Service Unlocker |
| ProductVersion: | 2026.0.0.0 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 404 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | taskkill.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 412 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-VDL82.tmp\RedGiant Activation Service Unlocker 2026.0.0.tmp" /SL5="$1002A6,8166887,908800,C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RedGiant Activation Service Unlocker 2026.0.0.exe" /SPAWNWND=$B03F4 /NOTIFYWND=$1003CE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-VDL82.tmp\RedGiant Activation Service Unlocker 2026.0.0.tmp | RedGiant Activation Service Unlocker 2026.0.0.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Red Giant, LLC Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Setup/Uninstall Exit code: 0 Version: 51.1052.0.0 Modules
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| 488 | reg delete "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Maxon App v2025.2.1" /f | C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Registry Console Tool Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 756 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad" --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=133.0.6943.142 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Edge --annotation=ver=133.0.3065.92 --initial-client-data=0x304,0x308,0x30c,0x2fc,0x314,0x7ffd6f4cf208,0x7ffd6f4cf214,0x7ffd6f4cf220 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 768 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --disable-quic --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=5356,i,4972155419272084089,13752632424229910648,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5140 /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 796 | reg delete "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Maxon App v2.1.0" /f | C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Registry Console Tool Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1040 | reg delete "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Maxon App v2023.2.2" /f | C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Registry Console Tool Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1068 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RedGiant Activation Service Unlocker 2026.0.0.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RedGiant Activation Service Unlocker 2026.0.0.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Red Giant, LLC Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Activation Service Unlocker Setup Exit code: 0 Version: 2026.0.0.0 Modules
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| 1116 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /s /c ""C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FUSE-W~1.BAT"" | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | Maxon_App_2026.1.0_Win.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1400 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --disable-quic --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=2664,i,4972155419272084089,13752632424229910648,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6876 /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (8608) Maxon_App_2026.1.0_Win.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\FileSystem |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LongPathsEnabled |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4852) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppGetSnapshots (Enter) |
Value: 4800000000000000CFD0B26191A2DC01F4120000BC1F0000D20700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2996) VC_redist.x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SystemRestore |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SrCreateRp (Enter) |
Value: 4000000000000000AD82B26191A2DC01B40B000004080000D5070000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4852) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppCreate (Enter) |
Value: 48000000000000008453036291A2DC01F4120000BC1F0000D00700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4852) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppGetSnapshots (Leave) |
Value: 4800000000000000FEE3FB6191A2DC01F4120000BC1F0000D20700000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4852) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppEnumGroups (Enter) |
Value: 4800000000000000120BFC6191A2DC01F4120000BC1F0000D10700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4852) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppEnumGroups (Leave) |
Value: 480000000000000049A7FC6191A2DC01F4120000BC1F0000D10700000100000000000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4852) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LastIndex |
Value: 15 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4852) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppGatherWriterMetadata (Enter) |
Value: 480000000000000087311D6291A2DC01F4120000BC1F0000D30700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4852) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\VssapiPublisher |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IDENTIFY (Enter) |
Value: 480000000000000068901F6291A2DC01F4120000F4110000E80300000100000000000000000000004D153F9EA370254CA576051E25F22A2800000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6504 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\ClientCertificates\LOG.old~RF1e6753.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6504 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old~RF1e6753.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6504 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6504 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\ClientCertificates\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6504 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old~RF1e6762.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6504 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\LOG.old~RF1e6762.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6504 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6504 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old~RF1e6782.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6504 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgePushStorageWithConnectTokenAndKey\LOG.old~RF1e6782.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6504 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2600 | svchost.exe | GET | 304 | 51.124.78.146:443 | https://settings-win.data.microsoft.com/settings/v3.0/WSD/UpdateHealthTools?os=Windows&osVer=10.0.19041.1.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-&sku=48&deviceClass=Windows.Desktop&locale=en-US&deviceId=s:BAD99146-31D3-4EC6-A1A4-BE76F32BA5D4&sampleId=s:95271487&appVer=10.0.19041.3626&FlightRing=Retail&TelemetryLevel=1&HidOverGattReg=C%3A%5CWINDOWS%5CSystem32%5CDriverStore%5CFileRepository%5Chidbthle.inf_amd64_9610b4821fdf82a5%5CMicrosoft.Bluetooth.Profiles.HidOverGatt.dll&AppVer=&ProcessorIdentifier=AMD64%20Family%2023%20Model%201%20Stepping%202&OEMModel=DELL&UpdateOfferedDays=4294967295&ProcessorManufacturer=AuthenticAMD&InstallDate=1661339444&OEMModelBaseBoard=&BranchReadinessLevel=CB&OEMSubModel=J5CR&IsCloudDomainJoined=0&DeferFeatureUpdatePeriodInDays=30&IsDeviceRetailDemo=0&FlightingBranchName=&OSUILocale=en-US&DeviceFamily=Windows.Desktop&WuClientVer=10.0.19041.3996&UninstallActive=1&IsFlightingEnabled=0&OSSkuId=48&ProcessorClockSpeed=3094&TotalPhysicalRAM=6144&SecureBootCapable=0&App=SedimentPack&ProcessorCores=6&CurrentBranch=vb_release&InstallLanguage=en-US&DeferQualityUpdatePeriodInDays=0&OEMName_Uncleaned=DELL&TPMVersion=0&PrimaryDiskTotalCapacity=262144&InstallationType=Client&AttrDataVer=186&ProcessorModel=AMD%20Ryzen%205%203500%206-Core%20Processor&IsEdgeWithChromiumInstalled=1&OSVersion=10.0.19045.4046&IsMDMEnrolled=0&ActivationChannel=Retail&FirmwareVersion=A.40&TrendInstalledKey=1&OSArchitecture=AMD64&DefaultUserRegion=244&UpdateManagementGroup=2 | US | — | — | whitelisted |
6644 | msedge.exe | GET | 304 | 150.171.27.11:443 | https://edge.microsoft.com/abusiveadblocking/api/v1/blocklist | US | — | — | whitelisted |
6644 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 150.171.22.17:443 | https://config.edge.skype.com/config/v1/Edge/133.0.3065.92?clientId=4489578223053569932&agents=Edge%2CEdgeConfig%2CEdgeServices%2CEdgeFirstRun%2CEdgeFirstRunConfig&osname=win&client=edge&channel=stable&scpfre=0&osarch=x86_64&osver=10.0.19045&wu=1&devicefamily=desktop&uma=0&sessionid=66&mngd=0&installdate=1661339457&edu=0&soobedate=1504771245&bphint=2&fg=1&lbfgdate=1766135237&lafgdate=0 | US | text | 4.30 Kb | whitelisted |
6644 | msedge.exe | POST | 200 | 142.251.143.106:443 | https://www.googleapis.com/chromewebstore/v1.1/items/verify | US | text | 483 b | whitelisted |
6644 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 150.171.28.11:80 | http://edge.microsoft.com/browsernetworktime/time/1/current?cup2key=2:09dqYqZAP6G-KgjwRq_9Yds-qt5xVwNE2gSLSkwYIdI&cup2hreq=e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855 | US | text | 101 b | whitelisted |
6644 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 13.107.246.45:443 | https://api.edgeoffer.microsoft.com/edgeoffer/pb/experiments?appId=edge-extensions&country=US | US | binary | 82 b | whitelisted |
6644 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 150.171.28.11:443 | https://edge.microsoft.com/serviceexperimentation/v3/?osname=win&channel=stable&osver=10.0.19045&devicefamily=desktop&installdate=1661339457&clientversion=133.0.3065.92&experimentationmode=2&scpguard=0&scpfull=0&scpver=0 | US | text | 295 b | whitelisted |
6644 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 23.55.110.70:443 | https://ntp.msn.com/edge/ntp?locale=en-US&title=New%20tab&dsp=1&sp=Bing&startpage=1&PC=U531 | NL | html | 47.0 Kb | whitelisted |
6644 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.241.207:443 | https://www.bing.com/qbox?query=&language=en-US&pt=EdgBox&cvid=baaffccd2fa64ccba8db9f2ad6780737&oit=0&richanswersentity=1 | NL | text | 179 b | whitelisted |
6644 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 104.18.23.222:443 | https://copilot.microsoft.com/c/api/user/eligibility | US | text | 25 b | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2600 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
8068 | RUXIMICS.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
6768 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
— | — | 2.16.241.207:443 | www.bing.com | AKAMAI-ASN1 | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
6644 | msedge.exe | 150.171.28.11:443 | edge.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
6644 | msedge.exe | 150.171.22.17:443 | config.edge.skype.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
6644 | msedge.exe | 150.171.28.11:80 | edge.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
6644 | msedge.exe | 23.55.110.70:443 | ntp.msn.com | AKAMAI-ASN1 | NL | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
edge.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
config.edge.skype.com |
| whitelisted |
ntp.msn.com |
| whitelisted |
api.edgeoffer.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
copilot.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2600 | svchost.exe | Unknown Traffic | ET USER_AGENTS Microsoft Dr Watson User-Agent (MSDW) |
6644 | msedge.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET INFO PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP |
6644 | msedge.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Packed Executable Download |
Process | Message |
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msiexec.exe | Failed to release Service
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Maxon.exe | WebView2: Failed to find an installed WebView2 runtime or non-stable Microsoft Edge installation.
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Maxon.exe | WebView2: Failed to find an installed WebView2 runtime or non-stable Microsoft Edge installation.
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Maxon.exe | WebView2: Failed to find an installed WebView2 runtime or non-stable Microsoft Edge installation.
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Maxon.exe | WebView2: Failed to find an installed WebView2 runtime or non-stable Microsoft Edge installation.
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