| File name: | PatchMyPC.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/fddcb9f8-d941-4acf-b8aa-f595c997ac44 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | March 23, 2025, 11:10:46 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 3 sections |
| MD5: | D82CB08C93ED60168A99727421EE2261 |
| SHA1: | 08EC5D854C07729E4890D81F29BC584451A996DF |
| SHA256: | 2E8B16DA78D2207FD80C77715B6F2F236218D7BE15862194DFEB1DB0F540825E |
| SSDEEP: | 49152:ooirjM+8I5iRo2rU+1+FmPqKmxKLJN+MTEUKKsH0KNC7QjxiiR/:o73iRo24lmSKWKLP+TUeH67Qj8iR/ |
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (49.4) |
|---|---|---|
| .scr | | | Windows screen saver (23.4) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (11.7) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (8) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (3.5) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2025:03:13 07:58:05+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 80 |
| CodeSize: | 2596864 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 57856 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x27bff6 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 4.5.0.5 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 0.0.0.1 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| Comments: | Third-Party App Updater |
| CompanyName: | Patch My PC, LLC |
| FileDescription: | Patch My PC |
| FileVersion: | 4.5.0.5 |
| InternalName: | PatchMyPC.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright © Patch My PC, LLC |
| LegalTrademarks: | - |
| OriginalFileName: | PatchMyPC.exe |
| ProductName: | Patch My PC |
| ProductVersion: | 0.0.0.1 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 4.5.0.5 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 728 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | gacutil.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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| 728 | "BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1 | C:\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
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| 1532 | "BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1 | C:\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
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| 1568 | "C:\PatchMyPCUpdates\C++ 2022 Redist. 14.42.34438.0 (x64).exe" /install /quiet /norestart | C:\PatchMyPCUpdates\C++ 2022 Redist. 14.42.34438.0 (x64).exe | PatchMyPC.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.42.34438 Version: 14.42.34438.0 Modules
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| 1912 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\PatchMyPC\gacutil.exe" /i C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\PatchMyPC\Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\PatchMyPC\gacutil.exe | PatchMyPC.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft (R) .NET Framework Global Assembly Cache Utility Exit code: 0 Version: 4.0.30319.33440 built by: FX45W81RTMREL Modules
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| 2092 | "C:\WINDOWS\Temp\{669C1221-D663-4836-AA96-1EB887198D38}\.cr\C++ 2022 Redist. 14.42.34438.0 (x64).exe" -burn.clean.room="C:\PatchMyPCUpdates\C++ 2022 Redist. 14.42.34438.0 (x64).exe" -burn.filehandle.attached=592 -burn.filehandle.self=596 /install /quiet /norestart | C:\Windows\Temp\{669C1221-D663-4836-AA96-1EB887198D38}\.cr\C++ 2022 Redist. 14.42.34438.0 (x64).exe | C++ 2022 Redist. 14.42.34438.0 (x64).exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.42.34438 Version: 14.42.34438.0 Modules
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| 3956 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PatchMyPC.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PatchMyPC.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Patch My PC, LLC Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Patch My PC Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 4.5.0.5 Modules
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| 4448 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PatchMyPC.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PatchMyPC.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Patch My PC, LLC Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Patch My PC Version: 4.5.0.5 Modules
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| 5056 | 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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| 6744 | "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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| (PID) Process: | (4448) PatchMyPC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\PatchMyPC_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4448) PatchMyPC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\PatchMyPC_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4448) PatchMyPC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\PatchMyPC_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4448) PatchMyPC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\PatchMyPC_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4448) PatchMyPC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\PatchMyPC_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4448) PatchMyPC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\PatchMyPC_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4448) PatchMyPC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\PatchMyPC_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4448) PatchMyPC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\PatchMyPC_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4448) PatchMyPC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\PatchMyPC_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4448) PatchMyPC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\PatchMyPC_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4448 | PatchMyPC.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4448 | PatchMyPC.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141 | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4448 | PatchMyPC.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_6C6ABF5B95E12F43EA8BA7E809010C70 | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4448 | PatchMyPC.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_6C6ABF5B95E12F43EA8BA7E809010C70 | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4448 | PatchMyPC.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PatchMyPC.log | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4448 | PatchMyPC.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Home Updater\definitions.xml | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4448 | PatchMyPC.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\80237EE4964FC9C409AAF55BF996A292_44B7CEC7D7846BA12D21890D7AF2D759 | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4448 | PatchMyPC.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\80237EE4964FC9C409AAF55BF996A292_44B7CEC7D7846BA12D21890D7AF2D759 | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1912 | gacutil.exe | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\ngen.log | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 8040 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\26C212D9399727259664BDFCA073966E_F9F7D6A7ECE73106D2A8C63168CDA10D | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.19.11.120:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4448 | PatchMyPC.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBT3xL4LQLXDRDM9P665TW442vrsUQQUReuir%2FSSy4IxLVGLp6chnfNtyA8CEA6bGI750C3n79tQ4ghAGFo%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4448 | PatchMyPC.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTfIs%2BLjDtGwQ09XEB1Yeq%2BtX%2BBgQQU7NfjgtJxXWRM3y5nP%2Be6mK4cD08CEAitQLJg0pxMn17Nqb2Trtk%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4448 | PatchMyPC.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSRXerF0eFeSWRripTgTkcJWMm7iQQUaDfg67Y7%2BF8Rhvv%2BYXsIiGX0TkICEAzDcPO1O1GePB79c2utY6I%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4448 | PatchMyPC.exe | GET | 301 | 104.22.68.185:80 | http://patchmypc.com/freeupdater/definitions/definitions.xml | unknown | — | — | malicious |
4448 | PatchMyPC.exe | GET | 301 | 104.22.68.185:80 | http://patchmypc.com/redirect.htm?V=4.5.0.5&OS=Win10&SILENT=0 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
4448 | PatchMyPC.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAFnjx%2FviCJV2LCnDmt7siA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4448 | PatchMyPC.exe | GET | 301 | 104.22.68.185:80 | http://patchmypc.com/freeupdater/definitions/definitions.xml | unknown | — | — | malicious |
4448 | PatchMyPC.exe | GET | 301 | 104.21.80.1:80 | http://patchmypc.net/redirected.htm?source=app | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 2.19.11.120:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Elisa Oyj | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 40.113.103.199:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4448 | PatchMyPC.exe | 184.30.131.245:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 20.190.159.130:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 184.30.131.245:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
4448 | PatchMyPC.exe | 104.22.68.185:443 | patchmypc.com | CLOUDFLARENET | — | unknown |
4448 | PatchMyPC.exe | 104.22.68.185:80 | patchmypc.com | CLOUDFLARENET | — | unknown |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
patchmypc.com |
| unknown |
patchmypc.net |
| whitelisted |
arc.msn.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |