Malware analysis M3TH.exe Malicious activity | ANY.RUN

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File name:	M3TH.exe
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/7f0bfbfe-9f21-45bc-8695-8c1ce2c81b61
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Analysis date:	June 21, 2025, 15:08:09
OS:	Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:	auto generic
Indicators:
MIME:	application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info:	PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed, 3 sections
MD5:	12A135873334D492C8B6352310A7BA7D
SHA1:	ED2FC63697DABB7C07EC6732A55602982D5DE92B
SHA256:	28EE87804ACC0D77288C458C19D505F1B75F1E437B7D82006331FF403CD79075
SSDEEP:	768:8cq+aobk0OF7RAX+XeB71VQWBMoiPfdpO2P8Pe7v/e5PNFqfM055TTbypuwY:8cqqbkxwO+7nuf/PZv/eYfbTSp

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 60 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:: off
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 (133.0.6943.127)
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 (133.0.3065.92)
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) (136.0)
Mozilla Maintenance Service (136.0)
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)
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
- GENERIC has been found (auto)
  - M3TH.exe (PID: 3640)
SUSPICIOUS
- There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)
  - M3TH.exe (PID: 3640)
INFO
- UPX packer has been detected
  - M3TH.exe (PID: 3640)
- Checks supported languages
  - M3TH.exe (PID: 3640)
- Reads the computer name
  - M3TH.exe (PID: 3640)

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No Malware configuration.

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TRiD

.exe	\|	UPX compressed Win32 Executable (64.2)
.dll	\|	Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (15.6)
.exe	\|	Win32 Executable (generic) (10.6)
.exe	\|	Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.7)
.exe	\|	DOS Executable Generic (4.7)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType:	Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp:	2025:02:05 01:43:21+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics:	Executable, 32-bit
PEType:	PE32
LinkerVersion:	14
CodeSize:	40960
InitializedDataSize:	4096
UninitializedDataSize:	69632
EntryPoint:	0x1bc30
OSVersion:	5.1
ImageVersion:	-
SubsystemVersion:	5.1
Subsystem:	Windows GUI

No data.

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Total processes

127

Monitored processes

1

Malicious processes

1

Suspicious processes

0

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

3640

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\M3TH.exe"

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\M3TH.exe

—

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\m3th.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\gdi32.dll

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Total events

358

Read events

358

Write events

0

Delete events

0

Modification events

No data

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Executable files

0

Suspicious files

0

Text files

0

Unknown types

0

Dropped files

No data

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HTTP(S) requests

1

TCP/UDP connections

8

DNS requests

5

Threats

0

HTTP requests

PID	Process	Method	HTTP Code	IP	URL	CN	Type	Size	Reputation
1200	svchost.exe	GET	200	2.23.77.188:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
4	System	192.168.100.255:137	—	—	—	whitelisted
5944	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	40.127.240.158:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
1268	svchost.exe	40.127.240.158:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
472	RUXIMICS.exe	40.127.240.158:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:138	—	—	—	whitelisted
2336	svchost.exe	172.211.123.248:443	client.wns.windows.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	FR	whitelisted
1200	svchost.exe	20.190.160.65:443	login.live.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted
1200	svchost.exe	2.23.77.188:80	ocsp.digicert.com	AKAMAI-AS	DE	whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com	40.127.240.158	whitelisted
google.com	142.250.186.110	whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com	172.211.123.248	whitelisted
login.live.com	20.190.160.65 20.190.160.5 20.190.160.66 20.190.160.14 20.190.160.128 20.190.160.132 20.190.160.3 20.190.160.20	whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com	2.23.77.188	whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected

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No debug info

General Info

M3TH.exe

12A135873334D492C8B6352310A7BA7D

ED2FC63697DABB7C07EC6732A55602982D5DE92B

28EE87804ACC0D77288C458C19D505F1B75F1E437B7D82006331FF403CD79075

768:8cq+aobk0OF7RAX+XeB71VQWBMoiPfdpO2P8Pe7v/e5PNFqfM055TTbypuwY:8cqqbkxwO+7nuf/PZv/eYfbTSp

Software environment set and analysis options

Launch configuration

Software preset

Hotfixes

Behavior activities

MALICIOUS

GENERIC has been found (auto)

SUSPICIOUS

There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)

INFO

UPX packer has been detected

Checks supported languages

Reads the computer name

Malware configuration

Static information

TRiD

EXIF

EXE

Video and screenshots

Processes

Behavior graph

Specs description

Process information

Information

Modules

Registry activity

Modification events

Files activity

Dropped files

Network activity

HTTP requests

Connections

DNS requests

Threats

Debug output strings