Malware analysis Installer.exe Malicious activity | ANY.RUN

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File name:	Installer.exe
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/26074e75-1d91-4fe9-925f-12cb8bab7c96
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Threats:	DarkComet RAT is a malicious program designed to remotely control or administer a victim's computer, steal private data and spy on the victim. Remote access trojans (RATs) are a type of malware that enables attackers to establish complete to partial control over infected computers. Such malicious programs often have a modular design, offering a wide range of functionalities for conducting illicit activities on compromised systems. Some of the most common features of RATs include access to the users’ data, webcam, and keystrokes. This malware is often distributed through phishing emails and links. Malware Trends Tracker >>>
Analysis date:	May 10, 2025, 06:06:32
OS:	Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:	python darkcomet rat antivm delphi upx
Indicators:
MIME:	application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info:	PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows, 7 sections
MD5:	BA7B877D1FF3EC8306406C7BE60EACFB
SHA1:	C844C37FA13E3D0F2B97A01F098F24D44EB309AF
SHA256:	18D11D4C837FB6BB2C6806318CB1510BA7FDC54ABE8E7A53C589FD12B3A02292
SSDEEP:	98304:ECYzBDvnSJj2+COESkvWgfbSb4Y6ZhkDQet54nHZUhOcz0dGElMTjtGRU6EQIeJx:Gxnj881mw2/kiS3V

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 120 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:: off
Network geolocation:: off
Additional time used:: none
MITM proxy:: off
Privacy:: Public submission
Fakenet option:: off
Route via Tor:: off
Autoconfirmation of UAC:: on
Network:: on

Software preset

Internet Explorer 11.3636.19041.0
Adobe Acrobat (64-bit) (23.001.20093)
Adobe Flash Player 32 NPAPI (32.0.0.465)
Adobe Flash Player 32 PPAPI (32.0.0.465)
CCleaner (6.20)
FileZilla 3.65.0 (3.65.0)
Google Chrome (122.0.6261.70)
Google Update Helper (1.3.36.51)
Java 8 Update 271 (64-bit) (8.0.2710.9)
Java Auto Updater (2.8.271.9)
Microsoft Edge (122.0.2365.59)
Microsoft Edge Update (1.3.185.17)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - de-de (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - es-es (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - it-it (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ja-jp (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ko-kr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - pt-br (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - tr-tr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professionnel 2019 - fr-fr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office профессиональный 2019 - ru-ru (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft OneNote - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Update Health Tools (3.74.0.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x64) - 12.0.30501 (12.0.30501.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Additional Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Minimum Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Mozilla Firefox (x64 en-US) (123.0)
Mozilla Maintenance Service (123.0)
Notepad++ (64-bit x64) (7.9.1)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Extensibility Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Licensing Component (16.0.16026.20146)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15928.20198)
PowerShell 7-x64 (7.3.5.0)
Skype version 8.104 (8.104)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.59.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.63.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4480730) (2.55.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB5001716) (8.93.0.0)
VLC media player (3.0.11)
WinRAR 5.91 (64-bit) (5.91.0)
Windows PC Health Check (3.6.2204.08001)

Hotfixes

Client LanguagePack Package
DotNetRollup
DotNetRollup 481
FodMetadata Package
Foundation Package
Hello Face Package
InternetExplorer Optional Package
KB5003791
KB5011048
KB5015684
KB5033052
LanguageFeatures Basic en us Package
LanguageFeatures Handwriting en us Package
LanguageFeatures OCR en us Package
LanguageFeatures Speech en us Package
LanguageFeatures TextToSpeech en us Package
MSPaint FoD Package
MediaPlayer Package
Microsoft OneCore ApplicationModel Sync Desktop FOD Package
Microsoft OneCore DirectX Database FOD Package
NetFx3 OnDemand Package
Notepad FoD Package
OpenSSH Client Package
PowerShell ISE FOD Package
Printing PMCPPC FoD Package
Printing WFS FoD Package
ProfessionalEdition
QuickAssist Package
RollupFix
ServicingStack
ServicingStack 3989
StepsRecorder Package
TabletPCMath Package
UserExperience Desktop Package
WordPad FoD Package

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MALICIOUS
- DARKCOMET mutex has been found
  - tmpxr7je5nu.exe (PID: 7496)
- DARKCOMET has been detected (YARA)
  - tmpxr7je5nu.exe (PID: 7496)
SUSPICIOUS
- Application launched itself
  - Installer.exe (PID: 7368)
- Loads Python modules
  - Installer.exe (PID: 7396)
- Executable content was dropped or overwritten
  - Installer.exe (PID: 7396)
  - Installer.exe (PID: 7368)
- Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
  - Installer.exe (PID: 7396)
- The executable file from the user directory is run by the CMD process
  - tmpxr7je5nu.exe (PID: 7496)
- Connects to unusual port
  - tmpxr7je5nu.exe (PID: 7496)
- There is functionality for communication over UDP network (YARA)
  - tmpxr7je5nu.exe (PID: 7496)
- There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)
  - tmpxr7je5nu.exe (PID: 7496)
- There is functionality for VM detection antiVM strings (YARA)
  - tmpxr7je5nu.exe (PID: 7496)
- The process drops C-runtime libraries
  - Installer.exe (PID: 7368)
- Process drops legitimate windows executable
  - Installer.exe (PID: 7368)
- Process drops python dynamic module
  - Installer.exe (PID: 7368)
INFO
- The sample compiled with english language support
  - Installer.exe (PID: 7368)
  - Installer.exe (PID: 7396)
- Reads the computer name
  - Installer.exe (PID: 7368)
  - tmpxr7je5nu.exe (PID: 7496)
- Checks supported languages
  - Installer.exe (PID: 7368)
  - tmpxr7je5nu.exe (PID: 7496)
  - Installer.exe (PID: 7396)
- Create files in a temporary directory
  - Installer.exe (PID: 7396)
  - Installer.exe (PID: 7368)
- Compiled with Borland Delphi (YARA)
  - tmpxr7je5nu.exe (PID: 7496)
- UPX packer has been detected
  - tmpxr7je5nu.exe (PID: 7496)
- Reads the software policy settings
  - slui.exe (PID: 7516)

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TRiD

.exe	\|	Win64 Executable (generic) (87.3)
.exe	\|	Generic Win/DOS Executable (6.3)
.exe	\|	DOS Executable Generic (6.3)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType:	AMD AMD64
TimeStamp:	2025:05:09 00:39:00+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics:	Executable, Large address aware
PEType:	PE32+
LinkerVersion:	14.43
CodeSize:	173568
InitializedDataSize:	155648
UninitializedDataSize:	-
EntryPoint:	0xce30
OSVersion:	6
ImageVersion:	-
SubsystemVersion:	6
Subsystem:	Windows GUI

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Total processes

137

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

7368

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Installer.exe"

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Installer.exe

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Exit code:

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\installer.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll

7396

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Installer.exe"

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Installer.exe

Installer.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Exit code:

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\installer.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll

7416

C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpxr7je5nu.exe"

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe

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Installer.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Windows Command Processor

Version:

10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll

7424

\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1

C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe

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cmd.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Console Window Host

Version:

10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll

7468

C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -Embedding

C:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exe

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svchost.exe

User:

NETWORK SERVICE

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

SYSTEM

Description:

KMS Connection Broker

Version:

10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\sppextcomobj.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\oleaut32.dll

7496

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpxr7je5nu.exe

cmd.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corp.

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Remote Service Application

Version:

1, 0, 0, 1

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\tmpxr7je5nu.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\advapi32.dll

7516

"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

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

8132

C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding

C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe

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svchost.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Windows Activation Client

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

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Total events

1 019

Read events

1 019

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Executable files

Suspicious files

Text files

Unknown types

Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
7368	Installer.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI73682\_hashlib.pyd		executable
		MD5:3E540EF568215561590DF215801B0F59	SHA256:52F29AEBE9886E830DEDC363CD64EB53B6830D84B26E14F1B6FAA655A0900B5D
7368	Installer.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI73682\_bz2.pyd		executable
		MD5:684D656AADA9F7D74F5A5BDCF16D0EDB	SHA256:449058EFC99FCCB9E24D640084D845C78F3F86DD34C5C126CF69E523D6320D75
7368	Installer.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI73682\_decimal.pyd		executable
		MD5:21FCB8E3D4310346A5DC1A216E7E23CA	SHA256:4E27C06B84401039D10F800A0F06446B58508784EE366C7C8324D8FE9794E1A5
7368	Installer.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI73682\_socket.pyd		executable
		MD5:566CB4D39B700C19DBD7175BD4F2B649	SHA256:BCED17D6F081D81EA7CD92F1E071E38F8840E61EE0FE1524221B776BCFA78650
7368	Installer.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI73682\libcrypto-3.dll		executable
		MD5:AE5B2E9A3410839B31938F24B6FC5CD8	SHA256:CCFFFDDCD3DEFB8D899026298AF9AF43BC186130F8483D77E97C93233D5F27D7
7368	Installer.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI73682\unicodedata.pyd		executable
		MD5:503B3FFA6A5BF45AB34D6D74352F206B	SHA256:071494856FDAD0042964769AA2FB1DE4EA95C2CFCBE27CC7132293C68D13D710
7368	Installer.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI73682\VCRUNTIME140.dll		executable
		MD5:32DA96115C9D783A0769312C0482A62D	SHA256:052AD6A20D375957E82AA6A3C441EA548D89BE0981516CA7EB306E063D5027F4
7368	Installer.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI73682\base_library.zip		compressed
		MD5:B04C0CF1B939B53A6B44B62550E8F4CF	SHA256:C96A0D4B537E821878F744A0A8C78CAA529965C0FEC3075856E56E42D73B7D50
7368	Installer.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI73682\python313.dll		executable
		MD5:7387FE038EA75EB9A57B054FCCFE37BF	SHA256:69FD86EA29370697C203F7E12830084F920F490766A8E3045AF52C036A9AD529
7368	Installer.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI73682\_lzma.pyd		executable
		MD5:D63E2E743EA103626D33B3C1D882F419	SHA256:48F16B587C6FAA44A9E073365B19599200B0F0A0CCB70121E76C2DAC4ED53281

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HTTP(S) requests

TCP/UDP connections

DNS requests

Threats

HTTP requests

PID	Process	Method	HTTP Code	IP	URL	CN	Type	Size	Reputation
5496	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	GET	200	23.48.23.156:80	http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
5496	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	GET	200	23.35.229.160:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
6544	svchost.exe	GET	200	2.17.190.73:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
7948	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
7948	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

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
4	System	192.168.100.255:138	—	—	—	whitelisted
2104	svchost.exe	51.124.78.146:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted
4784	RUXIMICS.exe	51.124.78.146:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted
—	—	51.124.78.146:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted
5496	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	23.48.23.156:80	crl.microsoft.com	Akamai International B.V.	DE	whitelisted
5496	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	23.35.229.160:80	www.microsoft.com	AKAMAI-AS	DE	whitelisted
3216	svchost.exe	172.211.123.249:443	client.wns.windows.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	FR	whitelisted
7496	tmpxr7je5nu.exe	162.250.188.82:1604	—	RICAWEBSERVICES	CA	unknown
6544	svchost.exe	20.190.159.131:443	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

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com	51.124.78.146 4.231.128.59	whitelisted
google.com	216.58.212.174	whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com	23.48.23.156 23.48.23.143	whitelisted
www.microsoft.com	23.35.229.160	whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com	172.211.123.249	whitelisted
login.live.com	20.190.159.131 40.126.31.130 40.126.31.129 20.190.159.0 40.126.31.3 40.126.31.67 20.190.159.73 40.126.31.1	whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com	2.17.190.73	whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com	172.202.163.200	whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com	52.165.164.15	whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com	40.91.76.224	whitelisted

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General Info

Installer.exe

BA7B877D1FF3EC8306406C7BE60EACFB

C844C37FA13E3D0F2B97A01F098F24D44EB309AF

18D11D4C837FB6BB2C6806318CB1510BA7FDC54ABE8E7A53C589FD12B3A02292

98304:ECYzBDvnSJj2+COESkvWgfbSb4Y6ZhkDQet54nHZUhOcz0dGElMTjtGRU6EQIeJx:Gxnj881mw2/kiS3V

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MALICIOUS

DARKCOMET mutex has been found

DARKCOMET has been detected (YARA)

SUSPICIOUS

Application launched itself

Loads Python modules

Executable content was dropped or overwritten

Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

The executable file from the user directory is run by the CMD process

Connects to unusual port

There is functionality for communication over UDP network (YARA)

There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)

There is functionality for VM detection antiVM strings (YARA)

The process drops C-runtime libraries

Process drops legitimate windows executable

Process drops python dynamic module

INFO

The sample compiled with english language support

Reads the computer name

Checks supported languages

Create files in a temporary directory

Compiled with Borland Delphi (YARA)

UPX packer has been detected

Reads the software policy settings

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