File name:

paulium.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/306eb35d-6fb8-4c02-9611-d0f013b5f6d9
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: June 17, 2025, 20:35:28
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:

5F4F1E397E3689F50A0EC45132778B85

SHA1:

E2143A5F4276E5215A46C8DE38B8638E794F7708

SHA256:

2134DE64C50C067E0EDE92F067E10ABC4A513FEFD461F1D27841038560227EF6

SSDEEP:

3072:iLzHjEguQ1igJOK8u5rQBhP4MUCUsDW/Ba3Zi:K+uajlUCUsWBUE

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Disables task manager

      • paulium.exe (PID: 6336)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)

      • paulium.exe (PID: 6336)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • paulium.exe (PID: 6336)

    • Uses TASKKILL.EXE to kill process

      • paulium.exe (PID: 6336)

  • INFO

    • Reads the computer name

      • paulium.exe (PID: 6336)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • slui.exe (PID: 1568)

    • Checks supported languages

      • paulium.exe (PID: 6336)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 1568)

    • Process checks computer location settings

      • paulium.exe (PID: 6336)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.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)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2025:06:17 13:57:41+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 14.44
CodeSize: 14336
InitializedDataSize: 320512
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x3b71
OSVersion: 6
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 6
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
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Total processes
140
Monitored processes
5
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start paulium.exe slui.exe taskkill.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs paulium.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1568"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\paulium.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\paulium.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
3221226540
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\paulium.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
1568C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\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
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
3572"C:\Windows\System32\taskkill.exe" /f /im explorer.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe—paulium.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Terminates Processes
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\taskkill.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
4884\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—taskkill.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
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
6336"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\paulium.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\paulium.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\paulium.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\user32.dll
Total events
4 133
Read events
4 130
Write events
3
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(6336) paulium.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
Operation:writeName:DisableTaskMgr
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(6336) paulium.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
Operation:writeName:DisableRegistryTools
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(6336) paulium.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System
Operation:writeName:DisableCMD
Value:
2
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

No data
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HTTP(S) requests
27
TCP/UDP connections
42
DNS requests
17
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.53.40.176:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
DE
binary
825 b
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.53.40.176:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
DE
binary
825 b
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
2.23.181.156:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
DE
binary
868 b
whitelisted
2664
RUXIMICS.exe
GET
200
23.53.40.176:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
DE
binary
825 b
whitelisted
2664
RUXIMICS.exe
GET
200
2.23.181.156:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
DE
binary
868 b
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.23.181.156:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
DE
binary
868 b
whitelisted
—
—
POST
200
40.126.31.73:443
https://login.live.com/RST2.srf
US
xml
11.1 Kb
whitelisted
—
—
POST
200
40.126.31.3:443
https://login.live.com/RST2.srf
US
xml
10.3 Kb
whitelisted
—
—
GET
304
20.109.210.53:443
https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/SLS/%7B522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E%7D/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL
US
—
—
unknown
1036
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
2.16.168.114:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicTimStaPCA_2010-07-01.crl
RU
binary
510 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2664
RUXIMICS.exe
51.104.136.2:443
—
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
51.104.136.2:443
—
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
51.104.136.2:443
—
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.53.40.176:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
23.53.40.176:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
2664
RUXIMICS.exe
23.53.40.176:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
2.23.181.156:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
2664
RUXIMICS.exe
2.23.181.156:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
google.com
  • 142.250.186.142
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.53.40.176
  • 23.53.40.178
  • 2.16.168.114
  • 2.16.168.124
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 2.23.181.156
  • 2.23.246.101
whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 4.231.128.59
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.249
  • 172.211.123.250
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.160.2
  • 40.126.32.133
  • 40.126.32.76
  • 20.190.160.22
  • 20.190.160.14
  • 40.126.32.68
  • 20.190.160.64
  • 40.126.32.74
whitelisted
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com
  • 52.111.227.13
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 172.202.163.200
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 20.242.39.171
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 40.91.76.224
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
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paulium.exe