| File name: | ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/72b5f20e-362e-473e-8a5b-a504c676f56d |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | August 21, 2025, 01:19:38 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 5 sections |
| MD5: | CA6E50504BAAC68A645C94F71AE1C952 |
| SHA1: | 4875D24447EBEC03D14183965C79825A8B1ABC10 |
| SHA256: | 1CBD929D43396A399A6837CCEE871897BD70BFE3E15A21B39F7A03AEFB9D45DE |
| SSDEEP: | 24576:570G2BpQOmEnw+f9iau3zOy+lCD0YHMXT:570G2BpQOmE9f9iaSzOy+lCD0YHMXT |
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (76.4) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (12.4) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (5.5) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (5.5) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2025:08:19 12:41:15+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.43 |
| CodeSize: | 409600 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 927744 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x39d50 |
| OSVersion: | 6 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.7.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.7.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x0017 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Pekora Corporation |
| FileDescription: | Pekora |
| FileVersion: | 1, 7, 0, 0 |
| LegalCopyright: | (C) 2025 Pekora Corporation. All rights reserved. |
| OriginalFileName: | Pekora.exe |
| ProductName: | Pekora Bootstrapper |
| ProductVersion: | 1, 7, 0, 0 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 684 | "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=0x290,0x294,0x298,0x288,0x2a0,0x7ffc44b5f208,0x7ffc44b5f214,0x7ffc44b5f220 | 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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| 1480 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --string-annotations --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=15 --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=6600,i,7306133096882219181,7516564739057868386,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6596 /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 1644 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-quic --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=2240,i,7306133096882219181,7516564739057868386,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2600 /prefetch:3 | 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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| 1852 | "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=6080,i,7306133096882219181,7516564739057868386,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6096 /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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| 2232 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --string-annotations --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAA --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=2440,i,7306133096882219181,7516564739057868386,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2436 /prefetch:2 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 2276 | "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=6080,i,7306133096882219181,7516564739057868386,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6096 /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 Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 2292 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Pekora Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Pekora Exit code: 0 Version: 1, 7, 0, 0 Modules
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| 2668 | "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=5500,i,7306133096882219181,7516564739057868386,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5520 /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 3092 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --string-annotations --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=10 --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=5328,i,7306133096882219181,7516564739057868386,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5300 /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 3112 | 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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| (PID) Process: | (2292) ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Pekora Corporation\Pekora |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CPath |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\rbxcsettings.rbx | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2292) ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Pekora Corporation\Pekora |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | curStudioVer |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2292) ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Pekora Corporation\Pekora |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | curStudioUrl |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2292) ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2292) ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2292) ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2292) ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\PekoraReg |
| Operation: | write | Name: | install host |
Value: setup.pekora.zip | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2292) ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\PekoraReg\ETags |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProjectXApp2020L.zip |
Value: 43bedabb10e97155ec373a8225d4f620 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2292) ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\PekoraReg\ETags |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProjectXApp2018L.zip |
Value: 1b7531b31bc9c44e4a638220212db5e8 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2292) ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\PekoraReg\ETags |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProjectXApp2017L.zip |
Value: 89735b8a5edbf0d3d580a208617c935b | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2292 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PJX-21678B71.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2292 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Pekora\Downloads\43bedabb10e97155ec373a8225d4f620 | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2292 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\rbxcsettings.rbx | text | |
MD5:818B469A34FD6BF9FF2C4FA463410A55 | SHA256:2E81AD6E973D1B9C66E30393EFFCBE0302E15B54F183E149C1047799E88E0B1E | |||
| 2292 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Pekora\Versions\version-29f22ac5f5de4484\2020L\content\avatar\character.rbxm | text | |
MD5:B7106E1F676AD375FDDB1E6A829A09E5 | SHA256:1AC44417987479808D45B08CF501043A5DD887B82E00912E355CAC20F5F459BD | |||
| 2292 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\E4DJRUXW\WindowsBootstrapperSettings[1].json | binary | |
MD5:0C76F1BC86F79975295968E94D543308 | SHA256:4B86084C41E9CE9A72539B1B9E04B900A320B24F75B1B882EC1412C539F4C9BC | |||
| 2292 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Pekora\Versions\version-29f22ac5f5de4484\2020L\content\avatar\compositing\CompositFullAtlasOverlayTexture.mesh | binary | |
MD5:2243450F9E99770623640A6BEFFD456D | SHA256:42387CAF97173D139B0420C72E5C77501DA1E5C47AC81F8AB0621BB5765A06C8 | |||
| 2292 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Pekora\Versions\version-29f22ac5f5de4484\2020L\AppSettings.xml | xml | |
MD5:07E79A25119EFE520FAAFFA2B9F38DC7 | SHA256:4CF816642AB16FBB9D843195F9F6BAF6C0D1EA3A630D41E424DC9811EC50E479 | |||
| 2292 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Pekora\Versions\version-29f22ac5f5de4484\2020L\content\avatar\compositing\CompositLeftArmBase.mesh | binary | |
MD5:AC5E64566ADD9A19BEDED31D0DE2B1A0 | SHA256:8DA4DD4E1D265FE7A9E3A1A1244A716EA0589E197A191069A90215334F52538C | |||
| 2292 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Pekora\Versions\version-29f22ac5f5de4484\2020L\content\avatar\characterR15.rbxm | text | |
MD5:862B25B659544510CA088BBA3469BE37 | SHA256:1DA276692662D29A2F8D34A8EC6249F2C0978DA722CCB7E18F94191D6F414E57 | |||
| 2292 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Pekora\Versions\version-29f22ac5f5de4484\PekoraPlayerLauncher.exe | executable | |
MD5:CA6E50504BAAC68A645C94F71AE1C952 | SHA256:1CBD929D43396A399A6837CCEE871897BD70BFE3E15A21B39F7A03AEFB9D45DE | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2292 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | GET | 200 | 104.21.95.120:80 | http://setup.pekora.zip/version?guid26260 | unknown | text | 24 b | unknown |
2292 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | GET | — | 104.21.95.120:80 | http://www.pekora.zip/install/GetInstallerCdns.ashx | unknown | — | — | unknown |
2292 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | GET | 200 | 104.21.95.120:80 | http://setup.pekora.zip/version-29f22ac5f5de4484-ProjectXVersion.txt | unknown | text | 10 b | unknown |
2292 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | GET | 200 | 172.67.144.192:80 | http://api.pekora.zip/Setting/QuietGet/WindowsBootstrapperSettings/?apiKey=76E5A40C-3AE1-4028-9F10-7C62520BD94F | US | binary | 77.2 Kb | unknown |
2292 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | GET | — | 104.21.95.120:80 | http://www.pekora.zip/install/GetInstallerCdns.ashx | unknown | — | — | unknown |
2292 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | GET | — | 104.21.95.120:80 | http://www.pekora.zip/install/GetInstallerCdns.ashx | unknown | — | — | unknown |
2292 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | GET | — | 104.21.95.120:80 | http://www.pekora.zip/install/GetInstallerCdns.ashx | unknown | — | — | unknown |
2292 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | GET | — | 104.21.95.120:80 | http://www.pekora.zip/install/GetInstallerCdns.ashx | unknown | — | — | unknown |
2292 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | GET | — | 104.21.95.120:80 | http://www.pekora.zip/install/GetInstallerCdns.ashx | unknown | — | — | unknown |
2292 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | GET | — | 104.21.95.120:80 | http://www.pekora.zip/install/GetInstallerCdns.ashx | unknown | — | — | unknown |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
7032 | RUXIMICS.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
2292 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | 172.67.144.192:80 | api.pekora.zip | CLOUDFLARENET | US | unknown |
2292 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | 104.21.95.120:80 | api.pekora.zip | CLOUDFLARENET | — | unknown |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 23.216.77.6:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 23.35.229.160:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
api.pekora.zip |
| unknown |
setup.pekora.zip |
| unknown |
www.pekora.zip |
| unknown |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2200 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed DNS Query to .zip TLD |
2292 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | Misc activity | ET INFO HTTP Request to a *.zip Domain |
2200 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed DNS Query to .zip TLD |
2200 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed DNS Query to .zip TLD |
2292 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | Misc activity | ET INFO HTTP Request to a *.zip Domain |
2292 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | Misc activity | ET INFO HTTP Request to a *.zip Domain |
2292 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | Misc activity | ET INFO HTTP Request to a *.zip Domain |
2292 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | Misc activity | ET INFO HTTP Request to a *.zip Domain |
2292 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | Misc activity | ET INFO HTTP Request to a *.zip Domain |
2292 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher (1).exe | Misc activity | ET INFO HTTP Request to a *.zip Domain |