| File name: | HitmanPro_x64.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/b09d4392-9fdc-4aaa-aded-8c467d5d6e8b |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Stealers are a group of malicious software that are intended for gaining unauthorized access to users’ information and transferring it to the attacker. The stealer malware category includes various types of programs that focus on their particular kind of data, including files, passwords, and cryptocurrency. Stealers are capable of spying on their targets by recording their keystrokes and taking screenshots. This type of malware is primarily distributed as part of phishing campaigns. |
| Analysis date: | August 03, 2025, 19:30:48 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows, 6 sections |
| MD5: | 2FAB087CE7F5D49581E3CAF363385644 |
| SHA1: | A4C1273852C7903D0DA37FD7FEE096C3073164B7 |
| SHA256: | 2AA0CADAE83C500FA4787FDC6E17086C7D21007D90478D96F37297C83D284E99 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:v66RXtarplLoxhQ8ElMRHcgP6qTWDkFyStr3tE7saYLT8wiI3OjK5Wh3+8DoCnIM:VD1D8RdGtNePxPV86BkA |
MALICIOUS
Actions looks like stealing of personal data
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 4912)
Steals credentials from Web Browsers
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 4912)
SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 4912)
Creates a software uninstall entry
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 4912)
Executes as Windows Service
- hmpsched.exe (PID: 1932)
Drops a system driver (possible attempt to evade defenses)
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 4912)
Creates files in the driver directory
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 4912)
Read startup parameters
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 4912)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 4912)
Searches for installed software
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 4912)
Detected use of alternative data streams (AltDS)
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 4912)
Adds/modifies Windows certificates
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 4912)
INFO
Creates files in the program directory
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 4912)
Checks supported languages
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 4912)
- hmpsched.exe (PID: 1932)
Reads the computer name
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 4912)
- hmpsched.exe (PID: 1932)
Checks proxy server information
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 4912)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 4912)
Reads the software policy settings
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 4912)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win32 EXE PECompact compressed (generic) (24.9) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (2.7) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (1.2) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (1.2) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | AMD AMD64 |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2025:03:14 13:22:16+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 12 |
| CodeSize: | 3166720 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 11136000 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x2c3a08 |
| OSVersion: | 5.2 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5.2 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 3.8.44.340 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 3.8.44.340 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x0017 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Sophos B.V. |
| FileDescription: | HitmanPro 3.8 |
| FileVersion: | 3, 8, 44, 340 |
| InternalName: | HitmanPro38 |
| LegalCopyright: | © 2006-2025 Sophos B.V |
| OriginalFileName: | HitmanPro.exe |
| ProductName: | HitmanPro |
| ProductVersion: | 3.8.44.340 |
Total processes
137
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1508 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HitmanPro_x64.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HitmanPro_x64.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Sophos B.V. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: HitmanPro 3.8 Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 3, 8, 44, 340 Modules
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| 1932 | "C:\Program Files\HitmanPro\hmpsched.exe" | C:\Program Files\HitmanPro\hmpsched.exe | — | services.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Sophos B.V. Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: HitmanPro Scheduler Version: 3, 8, 44, 340 Modules
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| 4460 | C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding | C:\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
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| 4912 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HitmanPro_x64.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HitmanPro_x64.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Sophos B.V. Integrity Level: HIGH Description: HitmanPro 3.8 Version: 3, 8, 44, 340 Modules
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Total events
39 334
Read events
39 295
Write events
27
Delete events
12
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (4912) HitmanPro_x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HitmanPro |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UID |
Value: {5B7B8351-BE46-4025-8D0D-E96EB000E06D} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4912) HitmanPro_x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HitmanPro |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | BannerID |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4912) HitmanPro_x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HitmanPro |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | BannerURL |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4912) HitmanPro_x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HitmanPro |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EULA37 |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4912) HitmanPro_x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HitmanPro38 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayName |
Value: HitmanPro 3.8 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4912) HitmanPro_x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HitmanPro38 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | InstallDate |
Value: 20250803 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4912) HitmanPro_x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HitmanPro38 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayIcon |
Value: C:\Program Files\HitmanPro\HitmanPro.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4912) HitmanPro_x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HitmanPro38 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayVersion |
Value: 3.8.44.340 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4912) HitmanPro_x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HitmanPro38 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | InstallLocation |
Value: C:\Program Files\HitmanPro | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4912) HitmanPro_x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HitmanPro38 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | NoModify |
Value: 1 | |||
Executable files
3
Suspicious files
5
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4912 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | C:\Program Files\HitmanPro\HitmanPro.exe | executable | |
MD5:2FAB087CE7F5D49581E3CAF363385644 | SHA256:2AA0CADAE83C500FA4787FDC6E17086C7D21007D90478D96F37297C83D284E99 | |||
| 4912 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | C:\Windows\System32\drivers\hitmanpro37.sys | executable | |
MD5:55B9678F6281FF7CB41B8994DABF9E67 | SHA256:EB5D9DF12AE2770D0E5558E8264CBB1867C618217D10B5115690AB4DCFE893C6 | |||
| 4912 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | C:\Users\Public\Desktop\HitmanPro.lnk | binary | |
MD5:2462972D39AB94DA07B3D7C34131B1D3 | SHA256:ECB2C3B04A7D05080F0E52B0AB95B5C607615610F4EA2EE6B33C6429BE75EE3A | |||
| 4912 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | C:\Program Files\HitmanPro\hmpsched.exe | executable | |
MD5:9A7DCA9D602BEDF990DF2FEB79B6CA2F | SHA256:88144D909CEE7894D382F7411B06D2F1EBB909E9C5E0D2FE44FDB7993478E6F4 | |||
| 4912 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\HitmanPro\Remove HitmanPro 3.8.lnk | binary | |
MD5:C47AE30DD8976152B59BA55EEEF5EE98 | SHA256:09FDE30194064E2FA2BE1002E9D94FDD9B9A5EAF527EC11FA264F5583AA90F45 | |||
| 4912 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\HitmanPro\HitmanPro.lnk | binary | |
MD5:4152FC2E1CB53851D465E73CAD302C5E | SHA256:3ACC6A58ED72DA9664877DDEA72BDDA7B0277870A789B7DA82C57B6292948B4E | |||
| 4912 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\9kie7cg6.default-release\cookies.sqlite-shm | binary | |
MD5:B7C14EC6110FA820CA6B65F5AEC85911 | SHA256:FD4C9FDA9CD3F9AE7C962B0DDF37232294D55580E1AA165AA06129B8549389EB | |||
| 4912 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | C:\ProgramData\HitmanPro\Remnants.bin | binary | |
MD5:EE6A94B9AE28194CD5C3EA5F372DA8A4 | SHA256:1F57068C57FBE77ACA7ABFFF2E8FEDA071E3F24B954B510F1CAB017999884378 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
24
DNS requests
19
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.20:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 69.192.161.161:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4912 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | GET | — | 142.250.185.228:80 | http://www.google.com/ | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3628 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2432 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 69.192.161.161:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2432 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 69.192.161.161:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | 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 | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4944 | RUXIMICS.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 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 |
1268 | svchost.exe | 23.216.77.20:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 69.192.161.161:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
4912 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | 142.250.185.228:80 | www.google.com | GOOGLE | US | whitelisted |
4912 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | 23.97.160.56:443 | remnants.hitmanpro.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | suspicious |
4912 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | 52.174.35.5:443 | scan.hitmanpro.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | unknown |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.google.com |
| whitelisted |
remnants.hitmanpro.com |
| unknown |
scan.hitmanpro.com |
| unknown |
hash.hitmanpro.com |
| unknown |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |