| File name: | mshta.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/d44c1674-a01f-4adb-990d-27628daf084d |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | March 30, 2025, 03:55:44 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows, 7 sections |
| MD5: | CB5971A176EF0CFD5FC77792E2000558 |
| SHA1: | F5B4B0D669D8B81A280218C4FAD60B22047FA047 |
| SHA256: | 1F1AABE87E5E93A8FFF769BF3614DD559C51C80FC045E11868F3843D9A004D1E |
| SSDEEP: | 192:Puss5NG8C6UWP6XVxD9sRW3j4t3Ww9hfV:c5bCvlVnsRiU3Ww9xV |
MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.SUSPICIOUS
Process drops legitimate windows executable
- mshta.exe (PID: 5204)
Reads Microsoft Outlook installation path
- mshta.exe (PID: 5204)
- mshta.exe (PID: 2552)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- mshta.exe (PID: 5204)
- mshta.exe (PID: 2552)
Starts a Microsoft application from unusual location
- mshta.exe (PID: 5204)
- mshta.exe (PID: 2552)
Reads Internet Explorer settings
- mshta.exe (PID: 5204)
- mshta.exe (PID: 2552)
INFO
The sample compiled with english language support
- mshta.exe (PID: 5204)
Checks supported languages
- mshta.exe (PID: 5204)
- mshta.exe (PID: 2552)
Reads the computer name
- mshta.exe (PID: 5204)
- mshta.exe (PID: 2552)
Manual execution by a user
- mshta.exe (PID: 2552)
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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: | 1992:09:30 12:46:50+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.38 |
| CodeSize: | 8192 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 24576 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x1190 |
| OSVersion: | 10 |
| ImageVersion: | 10 |
| SubsystemVersion: | 10 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 11.0.26100.2454 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 11.0.26100.2454 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Microsoft Corporation |
| FileDescription: | Microsoft (R) HTML Application host |
| FileVersion: | 11.00.26100.2454 (WinBuild.160101.0800) |
| InternalName: | MSHTA.EXE |
| LegalCopyright: | © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. |
| OriginalFileName: | MSHTA.EXE |
| ProductName: | Internet Explorer |
| ProductVersion: | 11.00.26100.2454 |
Total processes
130
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
2
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2240 | C:\WINDOWS\System32\rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows host process (Rundll32) Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2552 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mshta.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mshta.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft (R) HTML Application host Exit code: 0 Version: 11.00.26100.2454 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3332 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: KMS Connection Broker Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) | |||||||||||||||
| 5204 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mshta.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mshta.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft (R) HTML Application host Exit code: 0 Version: 11.00.26100.2454 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
346
Read events
346
Write events
0
Delete events
0
Modification events
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
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HTTP(S) requests
4
TCP/UDP connections
19
DNS requests
12
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.16.241.12:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2616 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.181.156:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2616 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.181.156:80 | 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 | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 2.16.241.12:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 20.197.71.89:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | SG | whitelisted |
— | — | 40.126.31.3:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 184.30.131.245:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
2112 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |