| File name: | compiler.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/2babd5ea-d1ff-44fa-89c8-43c46b90c069 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Emotet is one of the most dangerous trojans ever created. Over the course of its lifetime, it was upgraded to become a very destructive malware. It targets mostly corporate victims but even private users get infected in mass spam email campaigns. |
| Analysis date: | May 15, 2025, 12:55:45 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 7 sections |
| MD5: | FDD43727CBB72F0FCE97121FB928E4F7 |
| SHA1: | 57CE6E45BE8DB4DA50A556B126DB09A3D0AD5452 |
| SHA256: | 2D50792814208CD87BAE974F37E2EFDD410C9DED98264FB2953C081DE416BB5A |
| SSDEEP: | 1536:HrfgAIad/2IeIKpWNMhcvL2qBAFeO557wMtplm6i3i:HrPIw/7YWnqFfjEMvjYi |
MALICIOUS
EMOTET mutex has been found
- compiler.exe (PID: 668)
- systemhost.exe (PID: 6712)
RASPBERRYROBIN has been detected (YARA)
- systemhost.exe (PID: 6712)
EMOTET has been detected (YARA)
- systemhost.exe (PID: 6712)
SUSPICIOUS
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- compiler.exe (PID: 668)
- systemhost.exe (PID: 6712)
Application launched itself
- compiler.exe (PID: 4380)
- systemhost.exe (PID: 2568)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- compiler.exe (PID: 668)
Process drops legitimate windows executable
- compiler.exe (PID: 668)
Starts itself from another location
- compiler.exe (PID: 668)
Connects to unusual port
- systemhost.exe (PID: 6712)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- compiler.exe (PID: 4380)
- compiler.exe (PID: 668)
- systemhost.exe (PID: 2568)
- systemhost.exe (PID: 6712)
Reads the computer name
- compiler.exe (PID: 668)
- systemhost.exe (PID: 6712)
The sample compiled with english language support
- compiler.exe (PID: 668)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- systemhost.exe (PID: 6712)
Checks proxy server information
- systemhost.exe (PID: 6712)
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TRiD
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (43.5) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (29.8) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (13.2) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (13.2) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2018:03:04 08:44:23+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | No relocs, Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 11.2 |
| CodeSize: | 24576 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 118784 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | 1 |
| EntryPoint: | 0x1ad0 |
| OSVersion: | 5.1 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 6.7.2600.5512 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 6.7.2600.5512 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit |
| ObjectFileType: | Dynamic link library |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Microsoft Corporation |
| FileDescription: | Background Intelligent Transfer Service Proxy |
| FileVersion: | 6.7.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108) |
| InternalName: | qmgrprxy.dll |
| LegalCopyright: | © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. |
| OriginalFileName: | qmgrprxy.dll |
| ProductName: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| ProductVersion: | 6.7.2600.5512 |
Total processes
134
Monitored processes
6
Malicious processes
4
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 668 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\compiler.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\compiler.exe | compiler.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 2432 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -Embedding | C:\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
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| 2568 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\systemhost.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\systemhost.exe | — | compiler.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Background Intelligent Transfer Service Proxy Exit code: 0 Version: 6.7.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108) Modules
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| 4380 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\compiler.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\compiler.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 5956 | "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=TimerEvent | C:\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
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| 6712 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\systemhost.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\systemhost.exe | systemhost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Background Intelligent Transfer Service Proxy Version: 6.7.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108) Modules
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Total events
706
Read events
703
Write events
3
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (6712) systemhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6712) systemhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6712) systemhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 668 | compiler.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\systemhost.exe | executable | |
MD5:FDD43727CBB72F0FCE97121FB928E4F7 | SHA256:2D50792814208CD87BAE974F37E2EFDD410C9DED98264FB2953C081DE416BB5A | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
22
DNS requests
13
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.168.124:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7084 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7084 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.16.168.124:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | RU | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.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 |
6544 | svchost.exe | 20.190.160.3:443 | 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 |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.249:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |