| File name: | Code.hta |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/72c38de3-f2d2-4df2-b4c3-3020eeb94abd |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | April 29, 2025, 10:15:15 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | text/html |
| File info: | HTML document, ASCII text, with CRLF line terminators |
| MD5: | AA5324A034051DFB9B0065E558F50546 |
| SHA1: | 4DD1B4E2E6CE29E500DE9352FE2FDACABC0E84DB |
| SHA256: | 1FC5A2F21CAA8E51D53DAF21D335D5D86D395FD790AAC091575DF33FCEEDB815 |
| SSDEEP: | 48:82REaE9BXHX5WsgLzfQD4xJfcEbqHbMEVv69bh5eBkxqOLY9u:ZRBw3/OfQ84eVhsCxq4Y9u |
MALICIOUS
Gets path to any of the special folders (SCRIPT)
- mshta.exe (PID: 7244)
Gets startup folder path (SCRIPT)
- mshta.exe (PID: 7244)
Create files in the Startup directory
- mshta.exe (PID: 7244)
SUSPICIOUS
Creates FileSystem object to access computer's file system (SCRIPT)
- mshta.exe (PID: 7244)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- mshta.exe (PID: 7244)
Uses TASKKILL.EXE to kill process
- cmd.exe (PID: 7284)
Runs shell command (SCRIPT)
- mshta.exe (PID: 7244)
INFO
Reads Microsoft Office registry keys
- OpenWith.exe (PID: 4108)
Reads the software policy settings
- slui.exe (PID: 7236)
- slui.exe (PID: 7876)
Application launched itself
- Acrobat.exe (PID: 7408)
- AcroCEF.exe (PID: 7660)
Manual execution by a user
- mshta.exe (PID: 7244)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- OpenWith.exe (PID: 4108)
Reads Internet Explorer settings
- mshta.exe (PID: 7244)
Checks proxy server information
- slui.exe (PID: 7876)
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TRiD
| .html | | | HyperText Markup Language (100) |
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EXIF
HTML
| Title: | Persistent Unclosable App |
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Total processes
153
Monitored processes
18
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 720 | taskkill /F /IM svchost.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Terminates Processes Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3332 | "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\AcroCEF.exe" --type=renderer --log-severity=disable --user-agent-product="ReaderServices/23.1.20093 Chrome/105.0.0.0" --log-file="C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\debug.log" --touch-events=enabled --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=8 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2924 --field-trial-handle=1608,i,15736526762321653279,5485727844004460064,131072 --disable-features=BackForwardCache,CalculateNativeWinOcclusion,WinUseBrowserSpellChecker /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\AcroCEF.exe | — | AcroCEF.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Adobe Systems Incorporated Integrity Level: LOW Description: Adobe AcroCEF Exit code: 0 Version: 23.1.20093.0 Modules
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| 4108 | "C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenWith.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Code.hta.vba | C:\Windows\System32\OpenWith.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Pick an app Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7204 | 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 Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7236 | "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 Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7244 | "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Code.hta" {1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}{1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5} | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft (R) HTML Application host Exit code: 3221225547 Version: 11.00.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7284 | "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c "taskkill /F /IM svchost.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | — | mshta.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7408 | "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe" "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Code.hta.vba" | C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe | — | OpenWith.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Adobe Systems Incorporated Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Adobe Acrobat Exit code: 1 Version: 23.1.20093.0 Modules
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| 7444 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7528 | "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe" --type=renderer /prefetch:1 "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Code.hta.vba" | C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe | — | Acrobat.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Adobe Systems Incorporated Integrity Level: LOW Description: Adobe Acrobat Exit code: 1 Version: 23.1.20093.0 Modules
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Total events
12 563
Read events
12 404
Write events
149
Delete events
10
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (7528) Acrobat.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\ExitSection |
| Operation: | write | Name: | bLastExitNormal |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7408) Acrobat.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Mappings\S-1-15-2-2034283098-2252572593-1072577386-2659511007-3245387615-27016815-3920691934 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayName |
Value: Adobe Acrobat Reader Protected Mode | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7528) Acrobat.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\AVEntitlement |
| Operation: | write | Name: | bSynchronizeOPL |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7528) Acrobat.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\AVGeneral |
| Operation: | write | Name: | uLastAppLaunchTimeStamp |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7528) Acrobat.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\AVGeneral |
| Operation: | write | Name: | iNumAcrobatLaunches |
Value: 7 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7528) Acrobat.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\HomeWelcomeFirstMile |
| Operation: | write | Name: | iCardCountShown |
Value: 3 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7528) Acrobat.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\AVEntitlement |
| Operation: | write | Name: | sProductGUID |
Value: 4143524F4241545F475549445F4E474C5F44554D4D5900 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7528) Acrobat.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\AdobeViewer |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | ProductInfoCache |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7528) Acrobat.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\AdobeViewer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EULAAcceptedForBrowser |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7528) Acrobat.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\DLLInjection |
| Operation: | write | Name: | bBlockDLLInjection |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
61
Text files
12
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7660 | AcroCEF.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\AcroCef\DC\Acrobat\Cache\Code Cache\js\bba29d2e6197e2f4_0 | binary | |
MD5:366C699099D971FDDB90564865D6A0DB | SHA256:104DD381C0CE166C977361F13E9EB7645B55873B72A10C4715D3CBEDDFF29AEB | |||
| 7528 | Acrobat.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Acrobat\Files\TESTING | binary | |
MD5:DC84B0D741E5BEAE8070013ADDCC8C28 | SHA256:81FF65EFC4487853BDB4625559E69AB44F19E0F5EFBD6D5B2AF5E3AB267C8E06 | |||
| 7528 | Acrobat.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SOPHIA\Acrobat\SOPHIA.json | binary | |
MD5:837C1211E392A24D64C670DC10E8DA1B | SHA256:8013AC030684B86D754BBFBAB8A9CEC20CAA4DD9C03022715FF353DC10E14031 | |||
| 7408 | Acrobat.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\AdobeSysFnt23.lst | binary | |
MD5:366B140BAFC863B7E366AA1E51604759 | SHA256:CBC8B288DBD2C72432081CF33CEF431572A94C7FB89DBCD59973B99E3871814E | |||
| 7528 | Acrobat.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\acrobat_sbx\acroNGLLog.txt | text | |
MD5:535380F1543286FD8FBA96D7A66EF73B | SHA256:A675009457C7BAFF3E115C1F777FEC1D24C4FCF991C43FBAFA752A47EE2B05AD | |||
| 7528 | Acrobat.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SharedDataEvents-journal | binary | |
MD5:D27F07174EE82B5F7C27466EF031DA69 | SHA256:22A50244871BCBFFD169E0B026E4B72D88AC2D73A190F622F26E70F9CB924E15 | |||
| 7528 | Acrobat.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\AdobeFnt23.lst.7528 | binary | |
MD5:366B140BAFC863B7E366AA1E51604759 | SHA256:CBC8B288DBD2C72432081CF33CEF431572A94C7FB89DBCD59973B99E3871814E | |||
| 7660 | AcroCEF.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\AcroCef\DC\Acrobat\Cache\LOG.old | text | |
MD5:2EF1F7C0782D1A46974286420D24F629 | SHA256:D3A9BB7E09E1F4B0C41FF7808E930DDACF5DB3BACD98ECCF5BC7DB4863D1FCF5 | |||
| 7660 | AcroCEF.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\AcroCef\DC\Acrobat\Cache\Session Storage\LOG.old | text | |
MD5:EB1590F2607E1CE46DBF6A521F772EA0 | SHA256:4355D9A8A115BA4E41178B456A8A5578846EB1F7EC9509249C2405F758F31731 | |||
| 7528 | Acrobat.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\acrobat_sbx\NGL\NGLClient_AcrobatReader123.1.20093.6 2025-04-29 10-15-32-344.log | text | |
MD5:460C6041966002D8384A18C895A65EB0 | SHA256:C83EC6E8FB3EC62481289C033238C1D9B08DB8076EAAD304099FD7A7F594F1B9 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
26
DNS requests
18
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.72:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6268 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6268 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | 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 |
— | — | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 2.16.164.72:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 2.23.246.101:80 | www.microsoft.com | Ooredoo Q.S.C. | QA | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.250:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 20.190.159.64:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 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 |
7864 | AcroCEF.exe | 69.192.160.136:443 | geo2.adobe.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
geo2.adobe.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |