File name:

whOpElXUSVZ8qMa.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/66aaa6fd-8ea7-484f-baea-9a9fcee30d0b
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

FormBook is a data stealer that is being distributed as a MaaS. FormBook differs from a lot of competing malware by its extreme ease of use that allows even the unexperienced threat actors to use FormBook virus.

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Analysis date: April 29, 2025, 03:11:21
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
formbook
xloader
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 3 sections
MD5:

AA7F466F225935961E4149D1C8BB1A43

SHA1:

A9CAF8F00DDBA5859F3DD0449CC053CCDE37CB9F

SHA256:

25E798A388D255931D820942A373582AA8AB1F7A0A4FC93C68E3CC87288B6524

SSDEEP:

24576:ckrv8gkkrvefEUF93v5IKLnsmf+TX0pF+y1b6EJc4/uQy5eCtxNBzovyRAKU0PYs:ckrv8gkkrvefEUF93v5IKLnsmfSX0pFM

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  • MALICIOUS

    • FORMBOOK has been detected (YARA)

      • whOpElXUSVZ8qMa.exe (PID: 7756)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Application launched itself

      • whOpElXUSVZ8qMa.exe (PID: 7360)

  • INFO

    • Reads the computer name

      • whOpElXUSVZ8qMa.exe (PID: 7360)

    • Checks supported languages

      • whOpElXUSVZ8qMa.exe (PID: 7360)
      • whOpElXUSVZ8qMa.exe (PID: 7756)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • whOpElXUSVZ8qMa.exe (PID: 7360)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (63.1)
.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (23.8)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (5.6)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (3.8)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (1.7)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2025:04:29 00:26:50+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 48
CodeSize: 840704
InitializedDataSize: 10752
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0xcf372
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 1.0.0.0
ProductVersionNumber: 1.0.0.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Neutral
CharacterSet: Unicode
Comments: Engaging word puzzle game with multiple challenge levels and vocabulary enhancement
CompanyName: Phantom Dimension Software
FileDescription: LexiQuest Deluxe
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: sXRF.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright © Phantom Dimension Software 2025
LegalTrademarks: LexiQuest™
OriginalFileName: sXRF.exe
ProductName: LexiQuest Deluxe
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
AssemblyVersion: 1.0.3.0
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
136
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start whopelxusvz8qma.exe no specs #FORMBOOK whopelxusvz8qma.exe no specs slui.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
7360"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\whOpElXUSVZ8qMa.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\whOpElXUSVZ8qMa.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Phantom Dimension Software
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
LexiQuest Deluxe
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\whopelxusvz8qma.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\mscoree.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
7756"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\whOpElXUSVZ8qMa.exe"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\whOpElXUSVZ8qMa.exe
whOpElXUSVZ8qMa.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Phantom Dimension Software
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
LexiQuest Deluxe
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\whopelxusvz8qma.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
8132C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
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
Total events
201
Read events
201
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

No data
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
21
DNS requests
15
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
2.16.164.120:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7956
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
7956
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
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2104
svchost.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
—
—
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
4812
RUXIMICS.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
—
—
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
2.16.164.120:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
95.101.149.131:80
www.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
2112
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
20.190.159.131:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 40.127.240.158
whitelisted
google.com
  • 216.58.206.46
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.16.164.120
  • 2.16.164.49
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 95.101.149.131
  • 2.23.246.101
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.250
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.159.131
  • 20.190.159.23
  • 20.190.159.73
  • 20.190.159.64
  • 40.126.31.1
  • 40.126.31.131
  • 40.126.31.73
  • 20.190.159.0
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 184.30.131.245
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 4.245.163.56
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 20.242.39.171
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 20.83.72.98
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
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