Malware analysis Emulator.exe Malicious activity | ANY.RUN

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File name:	Emulator.exe
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/923677da-b466-457c-89f6-621fd9e62e2e
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Analysis date:	January 29, 2025, 14:26:43
OS:	Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:	python pyinstaller themida
Indicators:
MIME:	application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info:	PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows, 10 sections
MD5:	49A3D6EAAC0DE5669341BC77A5F38C5A
SHA1:	2058F44A90F47ECDB72724966D657FC4C6E2C576
SHA256:	26F9971D427CB0CFAAF372C8470DE680304E638CA19F9C0A68D97BEB74FC4F26
SSDEEP:	98304:mHip6RH4n+cRToNDbsTQqgEEseiGu2GRWUuGveKLy1fKuxoRF/YU1POc0gx3PhhA:oVGsOCUCyboh11WHW

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 60 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:
Network geolocation:: off
Additional time used:: none
MITM proxy:: off
Privacy:: Public submission
Fakenet option:: off
Route via Tor:: off
Autoconfirmation of UAC:: on
Network:: on

Software preset

Internet Explorer 11.3636.19041.0
Adobe Acrobat (64-bit) (23.001.20093)
Adobe Flash Player 32 NPAPI (32.0.0.465)
Adobe Flash Player 32 PPAPI (32.0.0.465)
CCleaner (6.20)
FileZilla 3.65.0 (3.65.0)
Google Chrome (122.0.6261.70)
Google Update Helper (1.3.36.51)
Java 8 Update 271 (64-bit) (8.0.2710.9)
Java Auto Updater (2.8.271.9)
Microsoft Edge (122.0.2365.59)
Microsoft Edge Update (1.3.185.17)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - de-de (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - es-es (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - it-it (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ja-jp (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ko-kr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - pt-br (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - tr-tr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professionnel 2019 - fr-fr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office профессиональный 2019 - ru-ru (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft OneNote - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Update Health Tools (3.74.0.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x64) - 12.0.30501 (12.0.30501.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Additional Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Minimum Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Mozilla Firefox (x64 en-US) (123.0)
Mozilla Maintenance Service (123.0)
Notepad++ (64-bit x64) (7.9.1)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Extensibility Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Licensing Component (16.0.16026.20146)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15928.20198)
PowerShell 7-x64 (7.3.5.0)
Skype version 8.104 (8.104)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.59.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.63.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4480730) (2.55.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB5001716) (8.93.0.0)
VLC media player (3.0.11)
WinRAR 5.91 (64-bit) (5.91.0)
Windows PC Health Check (3.6.2204.08001)

Hotfixes

Client LanguagePack Package
DotNetRollup
DotNetRollup 481
FodMetadata Package
Foundation Package
Hello Face Package
InternetExplorer Optional Package
KB5003791
KB5011048
KB5015684
KB5033052
LanguageFeatures Basic en us Package
LanguageFeatures Handwriting en us Package
LanguageFeatures OCR en us Package
LanguageFeatures Speech en us Package
LanguageFeatures TextToSpeech en us Package
MSPaint FoD Package
MediaPlayer Package
Microsoft OneCore ApplicationModel Sync Desktop FOD Package
Microsoft OneCore DirectX Database FOD Package
NetFx3 OnDemand Package
Notepad FoD Package
OpenSSH Client Package
PowerShell ISE FOD Package
Printing PMCPPC FoD Package
Printing WFS FoD Package
ProfessionalEdition
QuickAssist Package
RollupFix
ServicingStack
ServicingStack 3989
StepsRecorder Package
TabletPCMath Package
UserExperience Desktop Package
WordPad FoD Package

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MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.
SUSPICIOUS
- The process drops C-runtime libraries
  - Emulator.exe (PID: 1512)
- Reads the BIOS version
  - Emulator.exe (PID: 1512)
  - Emulator.exe (PID: 6240)
- Executable content was dropped or overwritten
  - Emulator.exe (PID: 1512)
- Process drops legitimate windows executable
  - Emulator.exe (PID: 1512)
- Process drops python dynamic module
  - Emulator.exe (PID: 1512)
- Application launched itself
  - Emulator.exe (PID: 1512)
- Loads Python modules
  - Emulator.exe (PID: 6240)
- Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
  - Emulator.exe (PID: 6240)
INFO
- Checks supported languages
  - Emulator.exe (PID: 1512)
  - Emulator.exe (PID: 6240)
- Reads the computer name
  - Emulator.exe (PID: 1512)
  - Emulator.exe (PID: 6240)
- The sample compiled with english language support
  - Emulator.exe (PID: 1512)
- Create files in a temporary directory
  - Emulator.exe (PID: 1512)
- Reads the machine GUID from the registry
  - Emulator.exe (PID: 6240)
- Themida protector has been detected
  - Emulator.exe (PID: 1512)
- PyInstaller has been detected (YARA)
  - Emulator.exe (PID: 1512)

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No Malware configuration.

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TRiD

.exe	\|	Win64 Executable (generic) (87.3)
.exe	\|	Generic Win/DOS Executable (6.3)
.exe	\|	DOS Executable Generic (6.3)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType:	AMD AMD64
TimeStamp:	2025:01:22 11:31:52+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics:	Executable, Large address aware
PEType:	PE32+
LinkerVersion:	14.41
CodeSize:	176640
InitializedDataSize:	114688
UninitializedDataSize:	-
EntryPoint:	0x6010b0
OSVersion:	6
ImageVersion:	-
SubsystemVersion:	6
Subsystem:	Windows command line

No data.

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Total processes

124

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

1512

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Emulator.exe"

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Emulator.exe

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\emulator.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll

2800

\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1

C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe

—

Emulator.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Console Window Host

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

6240

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Emulator.exe"

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Emulator.exe

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Emulator.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\emulator.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll

6276

C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c title VGC EMULATOR MADE BY N1DE / NECRUM.WIN

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe

—

Emulator.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Windows Command Processor

Exit code:

Version:

10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll

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Total events

243

Read events

243

Write events

Delete events

Modification events

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Executable files

Suspicious files

Text files

Unknown types

Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
1512	Emulator.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI15122\VCRUNTIME140.dll		executable
		MD5:0E675D4A7A5B7CCD69013386793F68EB	SHA256:BF5FF4603557C9959ACEC995653D052D9054AD4826DF967974EFD2F377C723D1
1512	Emulator.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI15122\_hashlib.pyd		executable
		MD5:A6448BC5E5DA21A222DE164823ADD45C	SHA256:3692FC8E70E6E29910032240080FC8109248CE9A996F0A70D69ACF1542FCA69A
1512	Emulator.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI15122\_bz2.pyd		executable
		MD5:3DC8AF67E6EE06AF9EEC52FE985A7633	SHA256:C55821F5FDB0064C796B2C0B03B51971F073140BC210CBE6ED90387DB2BED929
1512	Emulator.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI15122\libcrypto-1_1.dll		executable
		MD5:BF83F8AD60CB9DB462CE62C73208A30D	SHA256:012866B68F458EC204B9BCE067AF8F4A488860774E7E17973C49E583B52B828D
1512	Emulator.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI15122\VCRUNTIME140_1.dll		executable
		MD5:05052BE2C36166FF9646D7D00BB7413F	SHA256:26E470B29BED3D873E0C328186E53F95E9EDBFE0B0FD0CDA44743A0B1A04A828
1512	Emulator.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI15122\_ctypes.pyd		executable
		MD5:F1E33A8F6F91C2ED93DC5049DD50D7B8	SHA256:9459D246DF7A3C638776305CF3683946BA8DB26A7DE90DF8B60E1BE0B27E53C4
1512	Emulator.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI15122\_lzma.pyd		executable
		MD5:37057C92F50391D0751F2C1D7AD25B02	SHA256:9442DC46829485670A6AC0C02EF83C54B401F1570D1D5D1D85C19C1587487764
1512	Emulator.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI15122\_socket.pyd		executable
		MD5:D6BAE4B430F349AB42553DC738699F0E	SHA256:587C4F3092B5F3E34F6B1E927ECC7127B3FE2F7FA84E8A3D0C41828583BD5CEF
1512	Emulator.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI15122\pywin32_system32\pywintypes38.dll		executable
		MD5:7F960B22965D51F44D3046F3930D3471	SHA256:D2DF2F815AB392812399143D6CB661C807449FA8409FD126F39F656769B8A728
1512	Emulator.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI15122\unicodedata.pyd		executable
		MD5:4C0D43F1A31E76255CB592BB616683E7	SHA256:0F84E9F0D0BF44D10527A9816FCAB495E3D797B09E7BBD1E6BD666CEB4B6C1A8

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HTTP(S) requests

TCP/UDP connections

DNS requests

Threats

HTTP requests

PID	Process	Method	HTTP Code	IP	URL	CN	Type	Size	Reputation
6744	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
5064	SearchApp.exe	GET	200	2.17.190.73:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
6744	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
1176	svchost.exe	GET	200	2.17.190.73:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
6152	backgroundTaskHost.exe	GET	200	2.23.77.188:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
—	—	51.124.78.146:443	—	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted
—	—	2.21.65.153:443	—	Akamai International B.V.	NL	unknown
5064	SearchApp.exe	2.21.65.154:443	—	Akamai International B.V.	NL	unknown
1076	svchost.exe	23.35.238.131:443	go.microsoft.com	AKAMAI-AS	DE	whitelisted
5064	SearchApp.exe	2.17.190.73:80	ocsp.digicert.com	AKAMAI-AS	DE	whitelisted
1176	svchost.exe	40.126.31.67:443	login.live.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
1176	svchost.exe	2.17.190.73:80	ocsp.digicert.com	AKAMAI-AS	DE	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:138	—	—	—	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:137	—	—	—	whitelisted
4328	svchost.exe	51.104.136.2:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
go.microsoft.com	23.35.238.131	whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com	2.17.190.73 2.23.77.188	whitelisted
login.live.com	40.126.31.67 40.126.31.73 20.190.159.2 20.190.159.68 40.126.31.69 40.126.31.71 20.190.159.4 20.190.159.0	whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com	51.104.136.2	whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com	52.149.20.212	whitelisted
www.microsoft.com	184.30.21.171	whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com	20.242.39.171	whitelisted
arc.msn.com	20.199.58.43	whitelisted
fd.api.iris.microsoft.com	20.199.58.43	whitelisted

Threats

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General Info

Emulator.exe

49A3D6EAAC0DE5669341BC77A5F38C5A

2058F44A90F47ECDB72724966D657FC4C6E2C576

26F9971D427CB0CFAAF372C8470DE680304E638CA19F9C0A68D97BEB74FC4F26

98304:mHip6RH4n+cRToNDbsTQqgEEseiGu2GRWUuGveKLy1fKuxoRF/YU1POc0gx3PhhA:oVGsOCUCyboh11WHW

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MALICIOUS

SUSPICIOUS

The process drops C-runtime libraries

Reads the BIOS version

Executable content was dropped or overwritten

Process drops legitimate windows executable

Process drops python dynamic module

Application launched itself

Loads Python modules

Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

INFO

Checks supported languages

Reads the computer name

The sample compiled with english language support

Create files in a temporary directory

Reads the machine GUID from the registry

Themida protector has been detected

PyInstaller has been detected (YARA)

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