File name:

1 (1214)

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/3f7529e1-f556-4de2-af96-7803e4c5b761
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: March 24, 2025, 11:06:52
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:
berbew
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 6 sections
MD5:

A5506DEF9F085D2F0F0285547BCF3510

SHA1:

CB9C04E3F89E6FB25E6A6F60FB479B75171597F1

SHA256:

2CFDAD453CA960F902C286EC1DA35B0CCFCAA6EC5042178C92689507FD729A76

SSDEEP:

1536:qVwyTmGMj4iHBnwhJY1FW62wmPosuufuuuuuuuuuuuuuuCuuuuuuu0uuuuuawUQ0:VyTmGMj4iHBnu2106IPosgmvf6

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  • MALICIOUS

    • BERBEW mutex has been found

      • 1 (1214).exe (PID: 1676)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    No suspicious indicators.
  • INFO

    • Failed to create an executable file in Windows directory

      • 1 (1214).exe (PID: 1676)
    • Checks supported languages

      • 1 (1214).exe (PID: 1676)
    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 6768)
      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 5384)
      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 4488)
    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 5384)
    • Reads the software policy settings

      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 5384)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (41)
.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (36.3)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (8.6)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (5.9)
.exe | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (2.7)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 1980:09:26 05:39:38+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 2.55
CodeSize: 53248
InitializedDataSize: 18944
UninitializedDataSize: 125440
EntryPoint: 0x33000
OSVersion: 1
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
147
Monitored processes
9
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start #BERBEW 1 (1214).exe no specs sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.exe backgroundtransferhost.exe no specs backgroundtransferhost.exe backgroundtransferhost.exe no specs backgroundtransferhost.exe no specs backgroundtransferhost.exe no specs slui.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
896C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exesvchost.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
1676"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1 (1214).exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1 (1214).exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\1 (1214).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\ole32.dll
1760"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
2904"BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exesvchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Download/Upload Host
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\backgroundtransferhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
4208"BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exesvchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Download/Upload Host
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\backgroundtransferhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
4488"BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exesvchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Download/Upload Host
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\backgroundtransferhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
5084C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exesvchost.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
5384"BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe
svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Download/Upload Host
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\backgroundtransferhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
6768"BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exesvchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Download/Upload Host
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\backgroundtransferhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
Total events
2 159
Read events
2 143
Write events
16
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(1676) 1 (1214).exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ShellServiceObjectDelayLoad
Operation:writeName:Web Event Logger
Value:
{79FAA099-1BAE-816E-D711-115290CEE717}
(PID) Process:(6768) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:(6768) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
(PID) Process:(6768) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\History
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Visited:
(PID) Process:(5384) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:(5384) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
(PID) Process:(5384) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\History
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Visited:
(PID) Process:(4488) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:(4488) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
(PID) Process:(4488) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\History
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Visited:
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
5
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
5384BackgroundTransferHost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\3adff49b-0acb-4360-80a3-7a716cdceb64.down_data
MD5:
SHA256:
5384BackgroundTransferHost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\3adff49b-0acb-4360-80a3-7a716cdceb64.6a415141-d056-4f56-a1cf-3ba3c6cd8530.down_metabinary
MD5:0DCF87D131420AFC3429053CAFB7D42B
SHA256:10C1699D35036313F1614F3FF3543B3043E98D33289E4D5B11646AA872510399
5384BackgroundTransferHost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\d91545c6-70df-413c-b813-5b0995a6001f.6a415141-d056-4f56-a1cf-3ba3c6cd8530.down_metabinary
MD5:0DCF87D131420AFC3429053CAFB7D42B
SHA256:10C1699D35036313F1614F3FF3543B3043E98D33289E4D5B11646AA872510399
5384BackgroundTransferHost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\26C212D9399727259664BDFCA073966E_F9F7D6A7ECE73106D2A8C63168CDA10Dbinary
MD5:7C03B6B5BB9E8F8258BE37970F01B47B
SHA256:D389BBB960C7587BE7E82485A0D0A5B18958F577DD1D0C78C48B6020783F3984
5384BackgroundTransferHost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\26C212D9399727259664BDFCA073966E_F9F7D6A7ECE73106D2A8C63168CDA10Dbinary
MD5:4872BABAF39AA62B8D32695EBB7E9173
SHA256:2EE85DF86EE29BBEB3DCA81AA29B6DE204F605A2769B84C728A329178A2D0999
5384BackgroundTransferHost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\d91545c6-70df-413c-b813-5b0995a6001f.up_meta_securebinary
MD5:F8A5FDE21FD424079F1FBF8790E08EC8
SHA256:FD8B2DA2753D841EAB9C97070A73F7407B91B3787F386495427AAE197416167D
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HTTP(S) requests
7
TCP/UDP connections
29
DNS requests
19
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
GET
200
88.221.110.122:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
unknown
6544
svchost.exe
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
unknown
2692
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D
unknown
unknown
5384
BackgroundTransferHost.exe
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D
unknown
unknown
5984
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
unknown
5984
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
2.23.246.101:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
unknown
4408
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
2.23.77.188:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D
unknown
unknown
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
unknown
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
unknown
88.221.110.122:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
unknown
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
unknown
3216
svchost.exe
20.197.71.89:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
SG
unknown
6544
svchost.exe
40.126.31.0:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
unknown
6544
svchost.exe
184.30.131.245:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
US
unknown
2104
svchost.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
unknown
2692
backgroundTaskHost.exe
20.223.36.55:443
arc.msn.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
unknown
2692
backgroundTaskHost.exe
184.30.131.245:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
US
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
google.com
  • 172.217.16.206
unknown
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 20.73.194.208
  • 51.124.78.146
unknown
crl.microsoft.com
  • 88.221.110.122
  • 88.221.110.114
unknown
client.wns.windows.com
  • 20.197.71.89
unknown
login.live.com
  • 40.126.31.0
  • 20.190.159.73
  • 40.126.31.67
  • 40.126.31.3
  • 20.190.159.0
  • 40.126.31.128
  • 40.126.31.1
  • 20.190.159.130
unknown
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 184.30.131.245
  • 2.23.77.188
unknown
arc.msn.com
  • 20.223.36.55
unknown
www.bing.com
  • 2.23.227.208
  • 2.23.227.215
unknown
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 172.202.163.200
unknown
www.microsoft.com
  • 2.23.246.101
unknown

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info