| File name: | flare.msi.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/016e9f18-2743-4d31-8fb4-60030ed61707 |
| 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: | May 23, 2025, 08:13:23 |
| 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, 7 sections |
| MD5: | 7AB97278DB05E5E41DF8AC3C87614394 |
| SHA1: | 66202E37D8FA39235738F7AA3EA784BC178839A6 |
| SHA256: | 2CE779643EDF787F7D2A6119053594DDC072E3EB86C142AE42BEA0ACD3BB6696 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:/Zw6+OB6FZoyQtU2BCQN3tV0kSX4D7L9o02yQlamugk7xaO0CxPx2en29WBC/KS3:V5dceDAtLqmaXk |
MALICIOUS
Adds path to the Windows Defender exclusion list
- flare.msi.exe (PID: 7948)
Changes Windows Defender settings
- flare.msi.exe (PID: 7948)
AUROTUN has been detected (YARA)
- flare.msi.exe (PID: 7948)
AUROTUN mutex has been found
- flare.msi.exe (PID: 7948)
Connects to the CnC server
- flare.msi.exe (PID: 7948)
SUSPICIOUS
Starts POWERSHELL.EXE for commands execution
- flare.msi.exe (PID: 7948)
Script adds exclusion path to Windows Defender
- flare.msi.exe (PID: 7948)
Found regular expressions for crypto-addresses (YARA)
- flare.msi.exe (PID: 7948)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- flare.msi.exe (PID: 7948)
Checks for external IP
- svchost.exe (PID: 2196)
- flare.msi.exe (PID: 7948)
Connects to unusual port
- flare.msi.exe (PID: 7948)
Possibly patching Antimalware Scan Interface function (YARA)
- flare.msi.exe (PID: 7948)
INFO
Reads the computer name
- flare.msi.exe (PID: 7432)
- flare.msi.exe (PID: 7948)
Checks transactions between databases Windows and Oracle
- flare.msi.exe (PID: 7432)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- flare.msi.exe (PID: 7432)
- flare.msi.exe (PID: 7948)
Checks supported languages
- flare.msi.exe (PID: 7948)
- flare.msi.exe (PID: 7432)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- dllhost.exe (PID: 7700)
Script raised an exception (POWERSHELL)
- powershell.exe (PID: 7980)
Process checks computer location settings
- flare.msi.exe (PID: 7948)
Checks if a key exists in the options dictionary (POWERSHELL)
- powershell.exe (PID: 7980)
Potential dynamic function import (Base64 Encoded 'GetProcAddress')
- flare.msi.exe (PID: 7948)
Potential library load (Base64 Encoded 'LoadLibrary')
- flare.msi.exe (PID: 7948)
Potential access to remote process (Base64 Encoded 'OpenProcess')
- flare.msi.exe (PID: 7948)
Checks proxy server information
- slui.exe (PID: 1052)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (50) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (49.9) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | AMD AMD64 |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2025:05:20 23:06:22+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.44 |
| CodeSize: | 713216 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 20455424 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x80a94 |
| OSVersion: | 6 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
Total processes
141
Monitored processes
8
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1052 | 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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| 2196 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s Dnscache | C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Host Process for Windows Services Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7432 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\flare.msi.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\flare.msi.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 1 Modules
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| 7624 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3E5FC7F9-9A51-4367-9063-A120244FBEC7} | C:\Windows\System32\dllhost.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: COM Surrogate Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7700 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{D2E7041B-2927-42FB-8E9F-7CE93B6DC937} | C:\Windows\System32\dllhost.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: COM Surrogate Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7948 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\flare.msi.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\flare.msi.exe | dllhost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Modules
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| 7980 | powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\WINDOWS\system32\Hueta.exe" | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | — | flare.msi.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows PowerShell Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7988 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | powershell.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
8 167
Read events
8 164
Write events
2
Delete events
1
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (7624) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\3c\52C64B7E |
| Operation: | write | Name: | @%SystemRoot%\system32\cmlua.dll,-100 |
Value: Connection Manager | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7624) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ICM\Calibration |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayCalibrator |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\flare.msi.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7624) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ICM\Calibration |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | DisplayCalibrator |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\flare.msi.exe | |||
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
1
Text files
2
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7980 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive | binary | |
MD5:F997B81625B2B5B125098FE4BA838DD0 | SHA256:36816FA6FE123A43C59109DA29F2989EFC865AAA82E238067045D198F7066A8C | |||
| 7980 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_sqscyo4u.pzt.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 7948 | flare.msi.exe | C:\Windows\System32\Hueta.exe | executable | |
MD5:7827F2E66684AE447E8EC81DF09E08E0 | SHA256:8A7B09E92D4F370128A38AE567ADBD2D10401ADAE6FC61475598CAEE51BA18FD | |||
| 7980 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_dtcd1kkj.4uo.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
9
TCP/UDP connections
27
DNS requests
19
Threats
6
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.28:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
756 | lsass.exe | GET | 200 | 216.58.206.35:80 | http://c.pki.goog/r/gsr1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
756 | lsass.exe | GET | 200 | 216.58.206.35:80 | http://c.pki.goog/r/r4.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7948 | flare.msi.exe | GET | 200 | 208.95.112.1:80 | http://ip-api.com/json/45.128.199.107 | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4380 | 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 |
4380 | 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 |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.216.77.28:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.35.229.160:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.35.229.160:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 4.231.128.59:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.249:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 40.126.31.67:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 2.17.190.73:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
api.ipify.org |
| shared |
c.pki.goog |
| whitelisted |
ip-api.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
7948 | flare.msi.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO External IP Address Lookup Domain (ipify .org) in TLS SNI |
2196 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain (ipify .org) in DNS Lookup |
2196 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | INFO [ANY.RUN] External IP Check (ip-api .com) |
7948 | flare.msi.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup ip-api.com |
2196 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (ip-api .com) |
7948 | flare.msi.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET MALWARE Aurotun Stealer CnC Checkin |