File name:

dxwebsetup.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/6af08800-6821-4c31-a78f-65e6ae451c61
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 23, 2025, 16:40:43
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, MS CAB-Installer self-extracting archive, 3 sections
MD5:

2CBD6AD183914A0C554F0739069E77D7

SHA1:

7BF35F2AFCA666078DB35CA95130BEB2E3782212

SHA256:

2CF71D098C608C56E07F4655855A886C3102553F648DF88458DF616B26FD612F

SSDEEP:

6144:kWK8fc2liXmrLxcdRDLiH1vVRGVOhMp421/7YQV:VcvgLARDI1KIOzO0

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • dxwebsetup.exe (PID: 976)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • dxwebsetup.exe (PID: 976)
      • dxwsetup.exe (PID: 7048)

    • Starts a Microsoft application from unusual location

      • dxwebsetup.exe (PID: 976)
      • dxwsetup.exe (PID: 7048)
      • dxwebsetup.exe (PID: 2568)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • dxwsetup.exe (PID: 7048)
      • dxwebsetup.exe (PID: 976)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • dxwsetup.exe (PID: 7048)

  • INFO

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • dxwebsetup.exe (PID: 976)
      • dxwsetup.exe (PID: 7048)

    • Checks supported languages

      • dxwebsetup.exe (PID: 976)
      • dxwsetup.exe (PID: 7048)

    • Reads the computer name

      • dxwsetup.exe (PID: 7048)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • dxwsetup.exe (PID: 7048)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • dxwebsetup.exe (PID: 976)
      • dxwsetup.exe (PID: 7048)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • dxwsetup.exe (PID: 7048)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • dxwsetup.exe (PID: 7048)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • dxwsetup.exe (PID: 7048)
      • slui.exe (PID: 2568)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (42.2)
.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (37.3)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (8.8)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (6)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.7)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2001:08:18 01:42:57+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 7
CodeSize: 34816
InitializedDataSize: 250368
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x5a5e
OSVersion: 5.1
ImageVersion: 5.1
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 6.0.2600.0
ProductVersionNumber: 6.0.2600.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Windows NT 32-bit
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Unicode
CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription: DirectX 9.0 Web setup
FileVersion: 9.29.1974.0
InternalName: DXWebSetup
LegalCopyright: Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFileName: dxwebsetup.exe
ProductName: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
ProductVersion: 9.29.1974.0
No data.
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Total processes
134
Monitored processes
6
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

Click at the process to see the details
start dxwebsetup.exe dxwsetup.exe sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.exe slui.exe no specs dxwebsetup.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
632C:\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
976"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dxwebsetup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dxwebsetup.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
DirectX 9.0 Web setup
Version:
9.29.1974.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\dxwebsetup.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\acgenral.dll
2384C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exe—svchost.exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
KMS Connection Broker
Version:
10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\sppextcomobj.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\oleaut32.dll
2568"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dxwebsetup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dxwebsetup.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
DirectX 9.0 Web setup
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
9.29.1974.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\dxwebsetup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
2568"C:\WINDOWS\System32\SLUI.exe" RuleId=3482d82e-ca2c-4e1f-8864-da0267b484b2;Action=AutoActivate;AppId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;SkuId=4de7cb65-cdf1-4de9-8ae8-e3cce27b9f2c;NotificationInterval=1440;Trigger=TimerEventC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe
SppExtComObj.Exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
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
7048C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\dxwsetup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\dxwsetup.exe
dxwebsetup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
DirectX Setup
Version:
4.9.0.0904
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\ixp000.tmp\dxwsetup.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\acgenral.dll
Total events
4 249
Read events
4 245
Write events
4
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(976) dxwebsetup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
Operation:writeName:wextract_cleanup0
Value:
rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\advpack.dll,DelNodeRunDLL32 "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\"
(PID) Process:(7048) dxwsetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:(7048) dxwsetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
(PID) Process:(7048) dxwsetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Visited:
Executable files
10
Suspicious files
62
Text files
3
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
976dxwebsetup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\dxwsetup.exeexecutable
MD5:AC3A5F7BE8CD13A863B50AB5FE00B71C
SHA256:8F5E89298E3DC2E22D47515900C37CCA4EE121C5BA06A6D962D40AD6E1A595DA
7048dxwsetup.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\directx\websetup\dsetup.dllexecutable
MD5:984CAD22FA542A08C5D22941B888D8DC
SHA256:57BC22850BB8E0BCC511A9B54CD3DA18EEC61F3088940C07D63B9B74E7FE2308
976dxwebsetup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\dxwsetup.cifini
MD5:7B1FBE9F5F43B2261234B78FE115CF8E
SHA256:762FF640013DB2BD4109D7DF43A867303093815751129BD1E33F16BF02E52CCE
7048dxwsetup.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\directx\websetup\SETBC9B.tmpexecutable
MD5:984CAD22FA542A08C5D22941B888D8DC
SHA256:57BC22850BB8E0BCC511A9B54CD3DA18EEC61F3088940C07D63B9B74E7FE2308
976dxwebsetup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\dsetup.dllexecutable
MD5:984CAD22FA542A08C5D22941B888D8DC
SHA256:57BC22850BB8E0BCC511A9B54CD3DA18EEC61F3088940C07D63B9B74E7FE2308
976dxwebsetup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\dsetup32.dllexecutable
MD5:A5412A144F63D639B47FCC1BA68CB029
SHA256:8A011DA043A4B81E2B3D41A332E0FF23A65D546BD7636E8BC74885E8746927D6
7048dxwsetup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\KCV3KQBA\dxupdate[1].cabcompressed
MD5:4AFD7F5C0574A0EFD163740ECB142011
SHA256:6E39B3FDB6722EA8AA0DC8F46AE0D8BD6496DD0F5F56BAC618A0A7DD22D6CFB2
7048dxwsetup.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\directx\websetup\dxupdate.cabcompressed
MD5:4AFD7F5C0574A0EFD163740ECB142011
SHA256:6E39B3FDB6722EA8AA0DC8F46AE0D8BD6496DD0F5F56BAC618A0A7DD22D6CFB2
7048dxwsetup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\37C951188967C8EB88D99893D9D191FEbinary
MD5:4BBF98E4228D132F714F757CF384B251
SHA256:B29EFC470120E62C959C65D270AF1680BB84FB0151BAAC3F6F626CF4B407ABF2
976dxwebsetup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\dxwsetup.inftext
MD5:AD8982EAA02C7AD4D7CDCBC248CAA941
SHA256:D63C35E9B43EB0F28FFC28F61C9C9A306DA9C9DE3386770A7EB19FAA44DBFC00
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HTTP(S) requests
25
TCP/UDP connections
27
DNS requests
17
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
—
—
GET
200
23.53.40.178:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
23.52.120.96:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.52.120.96:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7048
dxwsetup.exe
GET
302
23.58.110.83:80
http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/7/1/1718CCC4-6315-4D8E-9543-8E28A4E18C4C/dxupdate.cab
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7048
dxwsetup.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEApDqVCbATUviZV57HIIulA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5404
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7048
dxwsetup.exe
GET
200
2.16.168.124:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7048
dxwsetup.exe
GET
302
23.58.110.83:80
http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/7/1/1718CCC4-6315-4D8E-9543-8E28A4E18C4C/Apr2006_xinput_x86.cab
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7048
dxwsetup.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicCodSigPCA2011_2011-07-08.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
—
—
20.73.194.208:443
—
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
—
—
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
23.53.40.178:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.52.120.96:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
—
—
23.52.120.96:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
20.73.194.208:443
—
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
3216
svchost.exe
172.211.123.250:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
20.190.160.128:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
2.17.190.73:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.53.40.178
  • 23.53.40.176
  • 2.16.168.124
  • 2.16.168.114
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.52.120.96
  • 95.101.149.131
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.186.46
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.250
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.160.128
  • 20.190.160.67
  • 40.126.32.72
  • 20.190.160.66
  • 40.126.32.68
  • 20.190.160.17
  • 20.190.160.22
  • 40.126.32.138
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 4.231.128.59
  • 51.104.136.2
whitelisted
download.microsoft.com
  • 23.58.110.83
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 20.12.23.50
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 40.69.42.241
whitelisted

Threats

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Reports
dxwebsetup.exe