| File name: | Optimizer.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/677bbe90-f624-4d55-a444-32364465b121 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
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| Analysis date: | April 29, 2025, 10:27:41 |
| 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: | 437F8889CD1A6F9FDDD48FF6A8F9A832 |
| SHA1: | 21D60DFC8981424304A5365654C8EBDA2A18EB6F |
| SHA256: | 2FCC8182FFC231B3220B4E0D8D903FAF3B8BDDACECFABFE8604C45D052E135B6 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:eCYzBfb/aohQRoomUyepmSPy4OuqOVCDmTaEucWbTyTt41LUr08A3+gH46eYUmDc:+t1liSnecvsy96ey7K8 |
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (87.3) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (6.3) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (6.3) |
| MachineType: | AMD AMD64 |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2025:04:24 21:28:54+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.43 |
| CodeSize: | 173568 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 95744 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0xce30 |
| OSVersion: | 6 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 10.0.19041.3636 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 10.0.19041.3636 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit |
| ObjectFileType: | Dynamic link library |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Microsoft Corporation |
| FileDescription: | Windows Rights Management Services Activation for Desktop Security Processor |
| FileVersion: | 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) |
| InternalName: | Windows Rights Management Services Activation for Desktop Security Processor |
| LegalCopyright: | © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. |
| OriginalFileName: | rmactivate.exe |
| ProductName: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| ProductVersion: | 10.0.19041.3636 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 300 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.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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| 632 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.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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| 660 | ping localhost -n 3 | C:\Windows\System32\PING.EXE | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: TCP/IP Ping Command Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1040 | WMIC /Node:localhost /Namespace:\\root\SecurityCenter2 Path AntivirusProduct Get displayName | C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WMIC.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: WMI Commandline Utility Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1040 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.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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| 1056 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c "getmac" | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | Optimizer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1056 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c "ping localhost -n 3 > NUL && del /A H /F "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Optimizer.exe"" | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | Optimizer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1240 | tree /A /F | C:\Windows\System32\tree.com | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Tree Walk Utility Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1660 | powershell -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Optimizer.exe' | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | — | cmd.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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| 1672 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c "powershell Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path 'HKLM:System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment' -Name PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER" | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | Optimizer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (7664) reg.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ms-settings\shell\open\command |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DelegateExecute |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7932) ComputerDefaults.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SlowContextMenuEntries |
Value: 6024B221EA3A6910A2DC08002B30309D0A010000BD0E0C47735D584D9CEDE91E22E23282770100000114020000000000C0000000000000468D0000006078A409B011A54DAFA526D86198A780390100009AD298B2EDA6DE11BA8CA68E55D895936E000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7932) ComputerDefaults.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7932) ComputerDefaults.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7932) ComputerDefaults.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8156) reg.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ms-settings\shell\open\command |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8156) reg.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ms-settings\shell\open |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8156) reg.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ms-settings\shell |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8156) reg.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ms-settings |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5968) Optimizer.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Multimedia\DrawDib |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 1280x720x32(BGR 0) |
Value: 31,31,31,31 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7452 | Optimizer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI74522\_asyncio.pyd | executable | |
MD5:EBAA926303F81E8DB85D6523208B336E | SHA256:9F51191EBAFA85CA5AB3C9B78A85D814F39CCA12EF7A5A3CF09DE256E38C10B9 | |||
| 7452 | Optimizer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI74522\VCRUNTIME140_1.dll | executable | |
MD5:C0C0B4C611561F94798B62EB43097722 | SHA256:497A280550443E3E9F89E428E51CB795139CA8944D5DEDD54A7083C00E7164E5 | |||
| 7452 | Optimizer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI74522\_sqlite3.pyd | executable | |
MD5:0EA6BB0D33C7BA53EA512292F03DC40D | SHA256:5F7733F7AB2473C9C34FCAAEC60F1329FC1B4A3EF24E338D076A8CD000E99B58 | |||
| 7452 | Optimizer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI74522\blank.aes | binary | |
MD5:01C59FE9CD7B935E658F02F55CC85B96 | SHA256:6FAFD4AF5D782B986D4FCAF31CB2B80BAF33CAD026E39BF82D90800F326667DF | |||
| 7452 | Optimizer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI74522\_wmi.pyd | executable | |
MD5:CC959A1C6686822F47460826FCB6B3F1 | SHA256:5F9ACF702C1267D41DAB38863D4D28BDD1A49BEB1D2DC64E23ED0BC5141FF9D1 | |||
| 7452 | Optimizer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI74522\libffi-8.dll | executable | |
MD5:08B000C3D990BC018FCB91A1E175E06E | SHA256:135C772B42BA6353757A4D076CE03DBF792456143B42D25A62066DA46144FECE | |||
| 7452 | Optimizer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI74522\VCRUNTIME140.dll | executable | |
MD5:32DA96115C9D783A0769312C0482A62D | SHA256:8B10C53241726B0ACC9F513157E67FCB01C166FEC69E5E38CA6AADA8F9A3619F | |||
| 7452 | Optimizer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI74522\libcrypto-3.dll | executable | |
MD5:BC85029244D404C160559311FDBD1C31 | SHA256:BD11A1AED1A556C64C6B0543D2EBC24B82EDAE20149187298E751CB6B5278948 | |||
| 7452 | Optimizer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI74522\_bz2.pyd | executable | |
MD5:D445B66C80C38F484DFD22C5BC99BFD6 | SHA256:8DC70347CE9DA41B43FDA9442B74CFCAEBD3B3BBF5C679FA776787D10676926F | |||
| 7452 | Optimizer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI74522\bound.blank | binary | |
MD5:7E9FABA7D9766A2285F5EF231FBC11CD | SHA256:B1C077EC264BD23FC4B6F32C31F58059BC59AC78D4E3FAF4571A3F09A9CFD4D0 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5968 | Optimizer.exe | GET | 200 | 208.95.112.1:80 | http://ip-api.com/line/?fields=hosting | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 304 | 20.12.23.50:443 | https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/SLS/%7B522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E%7D/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL | unknown | — | — | unknown |
5512 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.168.114:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 204 | 216.58.206.35:443 | https://gstatic.com/generate_204 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
5512 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.38.73.129:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5512 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.168.114:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut_2010-06-23.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5512 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.168.114:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicTimStaPCA_2010-07-01.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5512 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.38.73.129:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 20.242.39.171:443 | https://fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/clientwebservice/ping | unknown | — | — | unknown |
5512 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.38.73.129:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.2.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.250:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
5968 | Optimizer.exe | 208.95.112.1:80 | ip-api.com | TUT-AS | US | whitelisted |
5968 | Optimizer.exe | 142.250.186.67:443 | gstatic.com | GOOGLE | US | whitelisted |
5512 | SIHClient.exe | 172.202.163.200:443 | slscr.update.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | GB | whitelisted |
5512 | SIHClient.exe | 2.16.168.114:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | RU | whitelisted |
5512 | SIHClient.exe | 23.38.73.129:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
blank-lnf1m.in |
| unknown |
ip-api.com |
| whitelisted |
gstatic.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
discord.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2196 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | INFO [ANY.RUN] External IP Check (ip-api .com) |
2196 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (ip-api .com) |
5968 | Optimizer.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup ip-api.com |
2196 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed Discord Domain in DNS Lookup (discord .com) |
5968 | Optimizer.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed Discord Service Domain (discord .com) in TLS SNI |
5968 | Optimizer.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | STEALER [ANY.RUN] BlankGrabber (SkochGrabber) Generic External IP Check |
2196 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Discord Chat Service Domain in DNS Lookup (discord .com) |
5968 | Optimizer.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed Discord Domain (discord .com in TLS SNI) |
5968 | Optimizer.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup ip-api.com |