File name:

MrBeast.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/93f83c3c-d084-4e40-af86-594fad358db7
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: June 05, 2025, 07:44:41
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 6 sections
MD5:

8F6C63E2A05431808D92C1BD814D3815

SHA1:

264DC63C453120CCED893859DD9DF7C61435EB01

SHA256:

270185FD057DF17100B5A1AF95A89E2C4CD50817B4023F23928CF000BEB50251

SSDEEP:

196608:TwQvKw5fkKTWvHumxxg7Fd5XuvpSnDsEeL8YsFzZXNmQK:T9pwHufv5eBSnLeL8XzZXjK

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Disables task manager

      • cheat.exe (PID: 7888)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • MrBeast.exe (PID: 7488)
    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • MrBeast.exe (PID: 7488)
    • There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)

      • cheat.exe (PID: 7888)
  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • MrBeast.exe (PID: 7488)
      • cheat.exe (PID: 7888)
    • Reads the computer name

      • MrBeast.exe (PID: 7488)
      • cheat.exe (PID: 7888)
    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • cheat.exe (PID: 7888)
    • Checks proxy server information

      • slui.exe (PID: 516)
    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 516)
    • Process checks computer location settings

      • MrBeast.exe (PID: 7488)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (76.4)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (12.4)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (5.5)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (5.5)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2022:03:03 13:15:57+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 14.3
CodeSize: 203776
InitializedDataSize: 145920
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x1f530
OSVersion: 5.1
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 5.1
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
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All screenshots are available in the full report
All screenshots are available in the full report
Total processes
122
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start mrbeast.exe cheat.exe no specs cheat.exe slui.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
516C:\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
7488"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\MrBeast.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\MrBeast.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\mrbeast.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\oleaut32.dll
7496"C:\Cheats\cheat.exe" C:\Cheats\cheat.exeMrBeast.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
MSBREASTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\cheats\cheat.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
7888"C:\Cheats\cheat.exe" C:\Cheats\cheat.exe
MrBeast.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
MSBREASTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\cheats\cheat.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
Total events
3 832
Read events
3 830
Write events
2
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(7488) MrBeast.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR SFX
Operation:writeName:C%%Cheats
Value:
C:/Cheats
(PID) Process:(7888) cheat.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
Operation:writeName:DisableTaskMgr
Value:
1
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
7488MrBeast.exeC:\Cheats\beast.wav
MD5:
SHA256:
7488MrBeast.exeC:\Cheats\cheat.exeexecutable
MD5:08BB6FA5A0A54030C55B6DC60601209F
SHA256:E5502FD83ED9ED24F535D8EC4D56AEF2FF647AEAB47661D7DE6797A24BB593A5
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HTTP(S) requests
4
TCP/UDP connections
20
DNS requests
5
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
GET
200
2.16.168.114:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
POST
500
40.91.76.224:443
https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail
unknown
xml
512 b
whitelisted
POST
500
40.91.76.224:443
https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail
unknown
xml
512 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
2.16.168.114:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
RU
whitelisted
95.101.149.131:80
www.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
5968
slui.exe
20.83.72.98:443
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
516
slui.exe
20.83.72.98:443
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 4.231.128.59
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.186.174
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.16.168.114
  • 2.16.168.124
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 95.101.149.131
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 20.83.72.98
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info