| File name: | HitmanPro.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/133b44b1-cd4c-41fc-9c16-b2e485d74368 |
| 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 29, 2025, 18:59:42 |
| 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
Actions looks like stealing of personal data
- HitmanPro.exe (PID: 2348)
Steals credentials from Web Browsers
- HitmanPro.exe (PID: 2348)
SUSPICIOUS
Creates a software uninstall entry
- HitmanPro.exe (PID: 2348)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- HitmanPro.exe (PID: 2348)
Executes as Windows Service
- hmpsched.exe (PID: 1496)
- VSSVC.exe (PID: 6960)
Creates files in the driver directory
- HitmanPro.exe (PID: 2348)
Drops a system driver (possible attempt to evade defenses)
- HitmanPro.exe (PID: 2348)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- HitmanPro.exe (PID: 2348)
Searches for installed software
- HitmanPro.exe (PID: 2348)
- dllhost.exe (PID: 1044)
Read startup parameters
- HitmanPro.exe (PID: 2348)
Adds/modifies Windows certificates
- HitmanPro.exe (PID: 2348)
Detected use of alternative data streams (AltDS)
- HitmanPro.exe (PID: 2348)
Modifies hosts file to alter network resolution
- HitmanPro.exe (PID: 2348)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- HitmanPro.exe (PID: 2348)
- hmpsched.exe (PID: 1496)
Creates files in the program directory
- HitmanPro.exe (PID: 2348)
Reads the computer name
- HitmanPro.exe (PID: 2348)
- hmpsched.exe (PID: 1496)
Checks proxy server information
- HitmanPro.exe (PID: 2348)
- slui.exe (PID: 1932)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- HitmanPro.exe (PID: 2348)
Reads the software policy settings
- HitmanPro.exe (PID: 2348)
- slui.exe (PID: 1932)
Manages system restore points
- SrTasks.exe (PID: 2228)
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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
142
Monitored processes
8
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1044 | 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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| 1496 | "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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| 1932 | 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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| 2228 | 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. Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2348 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\HitmanPro.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\HitmanPro.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Sophos B.V. Integrity Level: HIGH Description: HitmanPro 3.8 Exit code: 0 Version: 3, 8, 44, 340 Modules
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| 4944 | \??\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 Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5288 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\HitmanPro.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\HitmanPro.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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| 6960 | 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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Total events
44 840
Read events
44 569
Write events
233
Delete events
38
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (2348) HitmanPro.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HitmanPro |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UID |
Value: {806F42C8-EDF4-4155-AB75-19F0D1601D18} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2348) HitmanPro.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HitmanPro |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LastCFU |
Value: 2025-06-29 18:59:54 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2348) HitmanPro.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HitmanPro |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EULA37 |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2348) HitmanPro.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HitmanPro |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | InstallRadio |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2348) HitmanPro.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HitmanPro38 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayName |
Value: HitmanPro 3.8 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2348) HitmanPro.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HitmanPro38 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | InstallDate |
Value: 20250629 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2348) HitmanPro.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HitmanPro38 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayIcon |
Value: C:\Program Files\HitmanPro\HitmanPro.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2348) HitmanPro.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HitmanPro38 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayVersion |
Value: 3.8.44.340 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2348) HitmanPro.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HitmanPro38 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | InstallLocation |
Value: C:\Program Files\HitmanPro | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2348) HitmanPro.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HitmanPro38 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | NoModify |
Value: 1 | |||
Executable files
4
Suspicious files
8
Text files
2
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1044 | dllhost.exe | C:\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2 | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2348 | HitmanPro.exe | C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts.hitmanpro | text | |
MD5:C40F0E533A52F202035621D27E732F5A | SHA256:408442168118E82FAF7D419AA4F0D8FA04F45A5E6D0E7065A9CDC723782C5AE3 | |||
| 2348 | HitmanPro.exe | C:\Program Files\HitmanPro\HitmanPro.exe | executable | |
MD5:0CDABD52F745074BD258C99E68876117 | SHA256:221EDE5696634B6F2BE0BFA6A5EA531BF93D78B7113FACF34185CE305891D66C | |||
| 2348 | HitmanPro.exe | C:\Program Files\HitmanPro\hmpsched.exe | executable | |
MD5:9A7DCA9D602BEDF990DF2FEB79B6CA2F | SHA256:88144D909CEE7894D382F7411B06D2F1EBB909E9C5E0D2FE44FDB7993478E6F4 | |||
| 2348 | HitmanPro.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\9kie7cg6.default-release\cookies.sqlite-shm | binary | |
MD5:B7C14EC6110FA820CA6B65F5AEC85911 | SHA256:FD4C9FDA9CD3F9AE7C962B0DDF37232294D55580E1AA165AA06129B8549389EB | |||
| 2348 | HitmanPro.exe | C:\Users\Public\Desktop\HitmanPro.lnk | binary | |
MD5:E3883B2561A967EB6D9E5E756CA4D3CC | SHA256:2CFB6DE3BDD52AAB594AFF96A43E233CE55D75030893B15027B7416AEAF73164 | |||
| 2348 | HitmanPro.exe | C:\ProgramData\HitmanPro\Remnants.bin | binary | |
MD5:8DED0B991DD6707E9F201486E0EAAB13 | SHA256:6715B13D7103DA463432E2510C7AEC3C771606FD6D1BAD5B09023F4BA2E6780B | |||
| 2348 | HitmanPro.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\HitmanPro\HitmanPro.lnk | binary | |
MD5:C1FE3B8954F9ED189005190A0D5D51F4 | SHA256:05A693EF1192A70BB820C571BF4512B6C28EB61E9BA936CBEE2E89E51B8BE102 | |||
| 2348 | HitmanPro.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\HitmanPro\Remove HitmanPro 3.8.lnk | binary | |
MD5:1E851161E8AAB3B81782C014B6783F10 | SHA256:07D6BBCEE5A64F4FDD89A535B1C4613F954E783CD830E7E9A7BE747DDAEE53A7 | |||
| 2348 | HitmanPro.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\9kie7cg6.default-release\places.sqlite-shm | binary | |
MD5:B7C14EC6110FA820CA6B65F5AEC85911 | SHA256:FD4C9FDA9CD3F9AE7C962B0DDF37232294D55580E1AA165AA06129B8549389EB | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
155
TCP/UDP connections
25
DNS requests
13
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.168.124:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6700 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.168.124:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.168.124:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6700 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | HEAD | 200 | 185.105.204.28:443 | https://files.surfright.nl/HitmanPro_x64.exe | unknown | — | — | — |
2348 | HitmanPro.exe | GET | 200 | 52.174.35.5:80 | http://scan.hitmanpro.com/banner.aspx?lc=en&v=3.8.44.340&c= | unknown | — | — | unknown |
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.97.160.56:443 | https://remnants.hitmanpro.com/remnant.ashx?v=3.8.44.340 | unknown | binary | 478 Kb | — |
— | — | POST | 200 | 52.174.35.5:443 | https://scan.hitmanpro.com/Miniport.ashx | unknown | — | — | — |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.16.168.124:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | RU | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 2.16.168.124:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | RU | whitelisted |
6700 | RUXIMICS.exe | 2.16.168.124:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | RU | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.23.246.101:80 | www.microsoft.com | Ooredoo Q.S.C. | QA | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 2.23.246.101:80 | www.microsoft.com | Ooredoo Q.S.C. | QA | whitelisted |
6700 | RUXIMICS.exe | 2.23.246.101:80 | www.microsoft.com | Ooredoo Q.S.C. | QA | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
scan.hitmanpro.com |
| unknown |
files.surfright.nl |
| whitelisted |
remnants.hitmanpro.com |
| unknown |
hash.hitmanpro.com |
| unknown |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
self.events.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
Process | Message |
|---|---|
HitmanPro.exe | ResetFileSecurity: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
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HitmanPro.exe | > OK
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