| File name: | agent.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/a5ae52de-a7e9-47d3-b7d8-a7bc611991bc |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Remote access trojans (RATs) are a type of malware that enables attackers to establish complete to partial control over infected computers. Such malicious programs often have a modular design, offering a wide range of functionalities for conducting illicit activities on compromised systems. Some of the most common features of RATs include access to the users’ data, webcam, and keystrokes. This malware is often distributed through phishing emails and links. |
| Analysis date: | May 15, 2026, 07:26:15 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows, 10 sections |
| MD5: | 9F71F6051DE2164B377C51DD8185C7AE |
| SHA1: | 339BF5D2385101C3BBC45BBBDE22A1E21DA41CC6 |
| SHA256: | 22F8C286DBB6B5467BF5C35372E0EA1151958CC8EC9D37BF1DE6240EA9714F68 |
| SSDEEP: | 49152:+SZAnAqV+mHUWRHNIPrY0w5YTnOqRQnCTnOqRQnCTnOqRQnCTnOqRQnCTnOqRQnw:VqV+mHU/r |
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (87.3) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (6.3) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (6.3) |
| MachineType: | AMD AMD64 |
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| TimeStamp: | 2026:05:15 07:25:53+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, Large address aware, No debug |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 2.46 |
| CodeSize: | 930816 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 10989568 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | 8704 |
| EntryPoint: | 0x1420 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5.2 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 572 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\agent.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\agent.exe | agent.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 2000 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\agent.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\agent.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 3416 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\netsyncmon.exe | C:\Windows\System32\netsyncmon.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Integrity Level: SYSTEM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 4624 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\netsyncmon.exe" | C:\Windows\System32\netsyncmon.exe | agent.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 4684 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | mountvol.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7348 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | mountvol.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7604 | "C:\Windows\System32\mountvol.exe" Z: /S | C:\Windows\System32\mountvol.exe | — | netsyncmon.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Mount Volume Utility Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7972 | "C:\Windows\System32\mountvol.exe" Z: /D | C:\Windows\System32\mountvol.exe | — | netsyncmon.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Mount Volume Utility Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (572) agent.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\explorer.exe |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (572) agent.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Shell |
Value: explorer.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3416) netsyncmon.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\explorer.exe |
| Operation: | write | Name: | GlobalFlag |
Value: 512 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3416) netsyncmon.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SilentProcessExit\explorer.exe |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ReportingMode |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3416) netsyncmon.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SilentProcessExit\explorer.exe |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MonitorProcess |
Value: C:\WINDOWS\system32\netsyncmon.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3416) netsyncmon.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Shell |
Value: explorer.exe,"C:\WINDOWS\system32\netsyncmon.exe" | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3416) netsyncmon.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{1A2B3C4D} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | s |
Value: System Security Host | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3416) netsyncmon.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{1A2B3C4D} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | m |
Value: Global\netsyncmon.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3416) netsyncmon.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{1A2B3C4D} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | i |
Value: 1 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3416 | netsyncmon.exe | \\?\Volume{2f5c5e71-85a9-11eb-90a8-9a9b76358421}\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\winsec.dat | executable | |
MD5:9F71F6051DE2164B377C51DD8185C7AE | SHA256:22F8C286DBB6B5467BF5C35372E0EA1151958CC8EC9D37BF1DE6240EA9714F68 | |||
| 572 | agent.exe | C:\Windows\System32\netsyncmon.exe | executable | |
MD5:9F71F6051DE2164B377C51DD8185C7AE | SHA256:22F8C286DBB6B5467BF5C35372E0EA1151958CC8EC9D37BF1DE6240EA9714F68 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5316 | svchost.exe | POST | 400 | 40.126.31.1:443 | https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf | US | text | 203 b | whitelisted |
5316 | svchost.exe | POST | 400 | 40.126.31.1:443 | https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf | US | text | 203 b | whitelisted |
5316 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.11.40.157:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAz1vQYrVgL0erhQLCPM8GY%3D | NL | binary | 471 b | whitelisted |
5316 | svchost.exe | POST | 200 | 40.126.31.1:443 | https://login.live.com/RST2.srf | US | xml | 1.24 Kb | whitelisted |
5316 | svchost.exe | POST | 400 | 40.126.31.1:443 | https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf | US | text | 203 b | whitelisted |
5276 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 48.209.138.189:443 | https://settings-win.data.microsoft.com/settings/v3.0/OneSettings/Client?OSVersionFull=10.0.19045.4046.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-1406&LocalDeviceID=s%3ABAD99146-31D3-4EC6-A1A4-BE76F32BA5D4&FlightRing=Retail&AttrDataVer=186&OSUILocale=en-US&OSSkuId=48&App=WOSC&AppVer=&IsFlightingEnabled=0&TelemetryLevel=1&DeviceFamily=Windows.Desktop | US | text | 7.04 Kb | whitelisted |
5316 | svchost.exe | POST | 400 | 40.126.31.1:443 | https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf | US | text | 203 b | whitelisted |
5316 | svchost.exe | POST | 400 | 40.126.31.1:443 | https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf | US | text | 202 b | whitelisted |
5584 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 88.221.169.152:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | US | binary | 814 b | whitelisted |
5584 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 51.124.78.146:443 | https://settings-win.data.microsoft.com/settings/v3.0/WSD/WaaSAssessment?os=Windows&osVer=10.0.19041.1.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-&ring=Retail&sku=48&deviceClass=Windows.Desktop&locale=en-US&deviceId=BAD99146-31D3-4EC6-A1A4-BE76F32BA5D4&FlightRing=Retail&TelemetryLevel=1&HidOverGattReg=C%3A%5CWINDOWS%5CSystem32%5CDriverStore%5CFileRepository%5Chidbthle.inf_amd64_9610b4821fdf82a5%5CMicrosoft.Bluetooth.Profiles.HidOverGatt.dll&AppVer=10.0&ProcessorIdentifier=AMD64%20Family%2023%20Model%201%20Stepping%202&OEMModel=DELL&UpdateOfferedDays=4294967295&ProcessorManufacturer=AuthenticAMD&InstallDate=1661339444&OEMModelBaseBoard=&BranchReadinessLevel=CB&OEMSubModel=J5CR&IsCloudDomainJoined=0&DeferFeatureUpdatePeriodInDays=30&IsDeviceRetailDemo=0&FlightingBranchName=&OSUILocale=en-US&DeviceFamily=Windows.Desktop&WuClientVer=10.0.19041.3996&UninstallActive=1&IsFlightingEnabled=0&OSSkuId=48&ProcessorClockSpeed=3094&TotalPhysicalRAM=6144&SecureBootCapable=0&App=WaaSAssessment&ProcessorCores=6&CurrentBranch=vb_release&InstallLanguage=en-US&DeferQualityUpdatePeriodInDays=0&ServicingBranch=CB&OEMName_Uncleaned=DELL&TPMVersion=0&PrimaryDiskTotalCapacity=262144&InstallationType=Client&AttrDataVer=186&ProcessorModel=AMD%20Ryzen%205%203500%206-Core%20Processor&IsEdgeWithChromiumInstalled=1&OSVersion=10.0.19045.4046&IsMDMEnrolled=0&ActivationChannel=Retail&HonorWUfBDeferrals=0&FirmwareVersion=A.40&TrendInstalledKey=1&OSArchitecture=AMD64&DefaultUserRegion=244&UpdateManagementGroup=2 | US | text | 5.84 Kb | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
5276 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
— | — | 128.24.231.64:443 | activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
5584 | svchost.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
5584 | svchost.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
5584 | svchost.exe | 2.16.241.12:80 | crl.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-ASN1 | NL | whitelisted |
5584 | svchost.exe | 88.221.169.152:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
3428 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.248:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
5276 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 48.209.138.189:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
self.events.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
officeclient.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
5584 | svchost.exe | Unknown Traffic | ET USER_AGENTS Microsoft Dr Watson User-Agent (MSDW) |