| File name: | HitmanPro_x64.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/0bafc473-b458-455d-8f52-4f4f6e7bce79 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Stealers are a group of malicious software that are intended for gaining unauthorized access to users’ information and transferring it to the attacker. The stealer malware category includes various types of programs that focus on their particular kind of data, including files, passwords, and cryptocurrency. Stealers are capable of spying on their targets by recording their keystrokes and taking screenshots. This type of malware is primarily distributed as part of phishing campaigns. |
| Analysis date: | June 14, 2025, 16:12:41 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows, 6 sections |
| MD5: | 0CDABD52F745074BD258C99E68876117 |
| SHA1: | 8913CD6A807E3807C697B1BE4A8014712805FD1E |
| SHA256: | 221EDE5696634B6F2BE0BFA6A5EA531BF93D78B7113FACF34185CE305891D66C |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:966RXtarHl1oxhQ8ElMRHLgy6qTWDkFyStr3tE7saYLT8wiI3OjK5Wh3+MRl1/pk:jDZD8RAGtNePxPV86BknE |
MALICIOUS
Steals credentials from Web Browsers
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 4088)
Actions looks like stealing of personal data
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 4088)
SUSPICIOUS
Creates a software uninstall entry
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 4088)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 4088)
Executes as Windows Service
- hmpsched.exe (PID: 4512)
- VSSVC.exe (PID: 6304)
Drops a system driver (possible attempt to evade defenses)
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 4088)
Creates files in the driver directory
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 4088)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 4088)
Read startup parameters
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 4088)
Searches for installed software
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 4088)
Adds/modifies Windows certificates
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 4088)
INFO
Reads the computer name
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 4088)
- hmpsched.exe (PID: 4512)
Checks supported languages
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 4088)
- hmpsched.exe (PID: 4512)
Creates files in the program directory
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 4088)
Checks proxy server information
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 4088)
Manages system restore points
- SrTasks.exe (PID: 6520)
Reads the software policy settings
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 4088)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 4088)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win32 EXE PECompact compressed (generic) (24.9) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (2.7) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (1.2) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (1.2) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | AMD AMD64 |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2025:03:14 13:22:16+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 12 |
| CodeSize: | 3166720 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 11136512 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x2c3a08 |
| OSVersion: | 5.2 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5.2 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 3.8.44.340 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 3.8.44.340 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x0017 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Sophos B.V. |
| FileDescription: | HitmanPro 3.8 |
| FileVersion: | 3, 8, 44, 340 |
| InternalName: | HitmanPro38 |
| LegalCopyright: | © 2006-2025 Sophos B.V. |
| OriginalFileName: | HitmanPro.exe |
| ProductName: | HitmanPro |
| ProductVersion: | 3.8.44.340 |
Total processes
146
Monitored processes
8
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 424 | \??\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 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1508 | 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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| 3608 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{F32D97DF-E3E5-4CB9-9E3E-0EB5B4E49801} | C:\Windows\System32\dllhost.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: COM Surrogate Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4088 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HitmanPro_x64.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HitmanPro_x64.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Sophos B.V. Integrity Level: HIGH Description: HitmanPro 3.8 Version: 3, 8, 44, 340 Modules
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| 4500 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HitmanPro_x64.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HitmanPro_x64.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Sophos B.V. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: HitmanPro 3.8 Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 3, 8, 44, 340 Modules
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| 4512 | "C:\Program Files\HitmanPro\hmpsched.exe" | C:\Program Files\HitmanPro\hmpsched.exe | — | services.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Sophos B.V. Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: HitmanPro Scheduler Version: 3, 8, 44, 340 Modules
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| 6304 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\vssvc.exe | C:\Windows\System32\VSSVC.exe | — | services.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Microsoft® Volume Shadow Copy Service Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6520 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:12 | C:\Windows\System32\SrTasks.exe | — | dllhost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft® Windows System Protection background tasks. Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
41 992
Read events
41 722
Write events
233
Delete events
37
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (4088) HitmanPro_x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HitmanPro |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UID |
Value: {B9C87703-48CD-40DE-A516-86B880B8ABA4} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4088) HitmanPro_x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HitmanPro |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LastCFU |
Value: 2025-06-14 16:12:47 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4088) HitmanPro_x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HitmanPro38 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayName |
Value: HitmanPro 3.8 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4088) HitmanPro_x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HitmanPro38 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | InstallDate |
Value: 20250614 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4088) HitmanPro_x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HitmanPro38 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayIcon |
Value: C:\Program Files\HitmanPro\HitmanPro.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4088) HitmanPro_x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HitmanPro38 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayVersion |
Value: 3.8.44.340 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4088) HitmanPro_x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HitmanPro38 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | InstallLocation |
Value: C:\Program Files\HitmanPro | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4088) HitmanPro_x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HitmanPro38 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | NoModify |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4088) HitmanPro_x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HitmanPro38 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | NoRepair |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4088) HitmanPro_x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HitmanPro38 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UninstallString |
Value: "C:\Program Files\HitmanPro\HitmanPro.exe" /uninstall | |||
Executable files
3
Suspicious files
8
Text files
2
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3608 | dllhost.exe | C:\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2 | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4088 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\HitmanPro\HitmanPro.lnk | binary | |
MD5:6BEC0E5FA457341DB7A7A49A29D920E7 | SHA256:A2281EC5813B36587C8FD18E3DD2945094470E9A039DB269509C284CC61317A7 | |||
| 4088 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | C:\Windows\System32\drivers\hitmanpro37.sys | executable | |
MD5:55B9678F6281FF7CB41B8994DABF9E67 | SHA256:EB5D9DF12AE2770D0E5558E8264CBB1867C618217D10B5115690AB4DCFE893C6 | |||
| 4088 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | C:\Users\Public\Desktop\HitmanPro.lnk | binary | |
MD5:EDBB43F354E8FF617C9AE0C3AA62B52E | SHA256:F74AC1850AC5DF3DA005338C4293D39BA5F13AF1F3ACB3D9200CAA11CB53F485 | |||
| 4088 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts.hitmanpro | text | |
MD5:C40F0E533A52F202035621D27E732F5A | SHA256:408442168118E82FAF7D419AA4F0D8FA04F45A5E6D0E7065A9CDC723782C5AE3 | |||
| 4088 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\9kie7cg6.default-release\cookies.sqlite-shm | binary | |
MD5:B7C14EC6110FA820CA6B65F5AEC85911 | SHA256:FD4C9FDA9CD3F9AE7C962B0DDF37232294D55580E1AA165AA06129B8549389EB | |||
| 4088 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\9kie7cg6.default-release\places.sqlite-shm | binary | |
MD5:B7C14EC6110FA820CA6B65F5AEC85911 | SHA256:FD4C9FDA9CD3F9AE7C962B0DDF37232294D55580E1AA165AA06129B8549389EB | |||
| 4088 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts | text | |
MD5:18429641ACB9FF84996DE3AC190AECDA | SHA256:AEFD23DC3DEC5FFB115A0E4A583155BFFC4D78D4392827B1029F0E76F94DE5BF | |||
| 4088 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | C:\ProgramData\HitmanPro\Remnants.bin | binary | |
MD5:8DED0B991DD6707E9F201486E0EAAB13 | SHA256:6715B13D7103DA463432E2510C7AEC3C771606FD6D1BAD5B09023F4BA2E6780B | |||
| 3608 | dllhost.exe | C:\System Volume Information\SPP\snapshot-2 | binary | |
MD5:D855CA4C26753245170EB83B5FA07AA6 | SHA256:9DDDAECB37463BC13F82187A79691DF43B068B045CF3DDCA8D37B27F2958D8B0 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
7
TCP/UDP connections
35
DNS requests
24
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4088 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | GET | 200 | 52.174.35.5:80 | http://scan.hitmanpro.com/banner.aspx?lc=en&v=3.8.44.340&c= | unknown | — | — | unknown |
3576 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.28:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3860 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3860 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2940 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 69.192.161.44:80 | http://x1.c.lencr.org/ | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.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 |
6876 | RUXIMICS.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4088 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | 185.105.204.28:443 | files.surfright.nl | Signet B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
4088 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | 52.174.35.5:80 | scan.hitmanpro.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | unknown |
2336 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.250:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
3576 | svchost.exe | 40.126.31.128:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
3576 | svchost.exe | 2.17.190.73:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
files.surfright.nl |
| whitelisted |
scan.hitmanpro.com |
| unknown |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
remnants.hitmanpro.com |
| unknown |
Threats
Process | Message |
|---|---|
HitmanPro_x64.exe | ResetFileSecurity: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
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HitmanPro_x64.exe | > OK
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