| URL: | https://www.nucleustechnologies.com/downloads/kernel-office-365-backup-and-restore.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/77062f9b-ea36-4b38-af91-37c44a96c6ae |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | March 31, 2026, 12:46:20 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
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| MD5: | D8003CAAD9397C0A11650BB6B52DF980 |
| SHA1: | F4E09F8377A480A8C5C7CB61DC94DA00FCD7936D |
| SHA256: | 1A8AFDEB51F8B0F87D09FA1354F3C855AC49A2586B63212E90E08F4638CCAA51 |
| SSDEEP: | 3:N8DSLk4Hvt2KXKvAvE5HvOQVmsXPCn:2OLk4TaJtO9sfCn |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 552 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | SrTasks.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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| 996 | "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=7604,i,7569373333936560495,16352709230152806857,262144 --disable-features=HttpsFirstBalancedMode,HttpsFirstModeV2,HttpsOnlyMode,HttpsUpgrades --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=7900 /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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| 1780 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --string-annotations --extension-process --renderer-sub-type=extension --pdf-upsell-enabled --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=3 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=7 --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=4684,i,7569373333936560495,16352709230152806857,262144 --disable-features=HttpsFirstBalancedMode,HttpsFirstModeV2,HttpsOnlyMode,HttpsUpgrades --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4956 /prefetch:2 | 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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| 1864 | c:\aa77f8c82d378574240193\Setup.exe /q /norestart | C:\aa77f8c82d378574240193\Setup.exe | vcredist_x86 2010.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Setup Installer Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.30319.1 built by: RTMRel Modules
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| 2340 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --string-annotations --extension-process --renderer-sub-type=extension --pdf-upsell-enabled --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=3 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=25 --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=7728,i,7569373333936560495,16352709230152806857,262144 --disable-features=HttpsFirstBalancedMode,HttpsFirstModeV2,HttpsOnlyMode,HttpsUpgrades --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=7444 /prefetch:2 | 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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| 2812 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.92\identity_helper.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=winrt_app_id.mojom.WinrtAppIdService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-quic --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=6340,i,7569373333936560495,16352709230152806857,262144 --disable-features=HttpsFirstBalancedMode,HttpsFirstModeV2,HttpsOnlyMode,HttpsUpgrades --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5948 /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.92\identity_helper.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: PWA Identity Proxy Host Exit code: 3221226029 Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 3416 | "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=0x294,0x298,0x29c,0x28c,0x2a4,0x7ffe2392f208,0x7ffe2392f214,0x7ffe2392f220 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 3452 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=edge_collections.mojom.CollectionsDataManager --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=collections --disable-quic --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=6076,i,7569373333936560495,16352709230152806857,262144 --disable-features=HttpsFirstBalancedMode,HttpsFirstModeV2,HttpsOnlyMode,HttpsUpgrades --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6168 /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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| 4316 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --disable-features=HttpsUpgrades,HttpsFirstModeV2,HttpsOnlyMode,HttpsFirstBalancedMode --no-first-run --no-default-browser-check https://www.nucleustechnologies.com/downloads/kernel-office-365-backup-and-restore.exe | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 4548 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --edge-skip-compat-layer-relaunch --single-argument https://www.nucleustechnologies.com/thanks-for-installing-kernel-office-365-backup-and-restore.html | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (8244) kernel-office-365-backup-and-restore.tmp | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Kernel Office 365 Backup and Restore_is1 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Inno Setup: Setup Version |
Value: 6.2.2 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8244) kernel-office-365-backup-and-restore.tmp | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Kernel Office 365 Backup and Restore_is1 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Inno Setup: App Path |
Value: C:\Program Files (x86)\Kernel Office 365 Backup and Restore | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8244) kernel-office-365-backup-and-restore.tmp | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Kernel Office 365 Backup and Restore_is1 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | InstallLocation |
Value: C:\Program Files (x86)\Kernel Office 365 Backup and Restore\ | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8244) kernel-office-365-backup-and-restore.tmp | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Kernel Office 365 Backup and Restore_is1 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Inno Setup: Icon Group |
Value: Kernel Office 365 Backup and Restore | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8244) kernel-office-365-backup-and-restore.tmp | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Kernel Office 365 Backup and Restore_is1 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Inno Setup: User |
Value: admin | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8244) kernel-office-365-backup-and-restore.tmp | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Kernel Office 365 Backup and Restore_is1 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Inno Setup: Selected Tasks |
Value: desktopicon,quicklaunchicon | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8244) kernel-office-365-backup-and-restore.tmp | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Kernel Office 365 Backup and Restore_is1 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Inno Setup: Deselected Tasks |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8244) kernel-office-365-backup-and-restore.tmp | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Kernel Office 365 Backup and Restore_is1 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Inno Setup: Language |
Value: default | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8244) kernel-office-365-backup-and-restore.tmp | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Kernel Office 365 Backup and Restore_is1 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayName |
Value: Kernel Office 365 Backup and Restore ver 25.0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8244) kernel-office-365-backup-and-restore.tmp | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Kernel Office 365 Backup and Restore_is1 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UninstallString |
Value: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Kernel Office 365 Backup and Restore\unins000.exe" | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4316 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\ClientCertificates\LOG.old~RFe0115.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4316 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\ClientCertificates\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4316 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old~RFe0124.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4316 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old~RFe0124.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4316 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old~RFe0124.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4316 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4316 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4316 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4316 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\LOG.old~RFe0134.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4316 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7212 | msedge.exe | GET | 304 | 150.171.28.11:443 | https://edge.microsoft.com/abusiveadblocking/api/v1/blocklist | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7212 | msedge.exe | POST | 200 | 142.251.127.95:443 | https://www.googleapis.com/chromewebstore/v1.1/items/verify | unknown | binary | 483 b | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.11.41.157:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAjTxtAB8my1oj8MfWpz%2F7Y%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7212 | 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=67&mngd=0&installdate=1661339457&edu=0&soobedate=1504771245&bphint=2&fg=1&lbfgdate=1766135237&lafgdate=0 | unknown | binary | 4.42 Kb | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 204.79.197.203:80 | http://oneocsp.microsoft.com/ocsp/MFQwUjBQME4wTDAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ3L3%2F%2Fa6ADK8NraY2GXzVaYrHG4AQUb6t%2B2v%2BXQ3LsO2d33oJhNYhHQoUCEzMAAAAGb6JMMcOVb6sAAAAAAAY%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7212 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 104.18.22.222:443 | https://copilot.microsoft.com/c/api/user/eligibility | unknown | text | 25 b | whitelisted |
7212 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 150.171.28.11:80 | http://edge.microsoft.com/browsernetworktime/time/1/current?cup2key=2:pOOvuQx_wl83subd6RxK3Q4EVNEViFlL9Q7Wi4TN_KA&cup2hreq=e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855 | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7212 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 150.171.27.11:443 | 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 | unknown | text | 465 b | whitelisted |
7212 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 67.227.166.81:443 | https://www.nucleustechnologies.com/downloads/kernel-office-365-backup-and-restore.exe | unknown | — | 5.00 Mb | unknown |
7212 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 150.171.27.11:443 | https://edge.microsoft.com/extensionwebstorebase/v1/crx?os=win&arch=x64&os_arch=x86_64&nacl_arch=x86-64&prod=edgecrx&prodchannel=&prodversion=133.0.3065.92&lang=en-US&acceptformat=crx3,puff&x=id%3Djmjflgjpcpepeafmmgdpfkogkghcpiha%26v%3D1.2.1%26installedby%3Dother%26uc%26ping%3Dr%253D102%2526e%253D1 | unknown | binary | 413 b | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
680 | svchost.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
5276 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
— | — | 48.192.1.65:443 | activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
5532 | SearchApp.exe | 184.86.251.18:443 | www.bing.com | AKAMAI-ASN1 | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.11.41.157:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AMS | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 204.79.197.203:80 | oneocsp.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
7212 | msedge.exe | 150.171.28.11:80 | edge.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
7212 | msedge.exe | 150.171.22.17:443 | config.edge.skype.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
oneocsp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
edge.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
config.edge.skype.com |
| whitelisted |
www.nucleustechnologies.com |
| unknown |
api.edgeoffer.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
680 | svchost.exe | Unknown Traffic | ET USER_AGENTS Microsoft Dr Watson User-Agent (MSDW) |
7212 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Websocket Upgrade Request |
Process | Message |
|---|---|
Setup.exe | The operation completed successfully.
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