File name:

atrem.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/dc07af04-1e1f-4764-a918-49f309bdd51d
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 15, 2025, 13:32:48
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, 7 sections
MD5:

7B922B9504882319DF9C7257673D86D5

SHA1:

D557756706937DBAEA61452319C77C8E8D0ABF2B

SHA256:

34433EFDAF9E6372B7A22D50EBA9852379A320AE2CD8AC99EF6F7AC0873030FA

SSDEEP:

98304:Jjs07NMlyv8tTbpFuyVMwmzCkJVQEepu/4ooceCrJAKRjJ0D/71i5BwXo8tmm24D:I/QyJd

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Changes the Windows auto-update feature

      • atrem.exe (PID: 5048)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    No suspicious indicators.

  • INFO

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • atrem.exe (PID: 5048)

    • Checks supported languages

      • atrem.exe (PID: 5048)

    • Reads the computer name

      • atrem.exe (PID: 5048)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (3.6)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (1.6)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (1.5)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2025:04:28 04:54:18+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 14.42
CodeSize: 5878272
InitializedDataSize: 3289600
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x49a910
OSVersion: 6
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 6
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 8.7.0.0
ProductVersionNumber: 8.7.0.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Windows NT 32-bit
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Unicode
CompanyName: ActivTrak
FileDescription: AtRemover
FileVersion: 8.7.0.0
InternalName: AtRem.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright © 2009-2024 Birch Grove Software, Inc. All rights reserved.
OriginalFileName: AtRem.exe
ProductName: AtRemover
ProductVersion: 8.7.0.0
No data.
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Total processes
147
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start atrem.exe slui.exe no specs atrem.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2148C:\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
5048"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\atrem.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\atrem.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
ActivTrak
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
AtRemover
Exit code:
2
Version:
8.7.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\atrem.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\rpcrt4.dll
6700"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\atrem.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\atrem.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
ActivTrak
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
AtRemover
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
8.7.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\atrem.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
Total events
724
Read events
396
Write events
163
Delete events
165

Modification events

(PID) Process:(5048) atrem.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy Objects\{038966A3-D14F-4DB0-993A-37D500D1F256}Machine\Software\Policies\Microsoft\AppHVSI
Operation:writeName:AllowAppHVSI_ProviderSet
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(5048) atrem.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy Objects\{038966A3-D14F-4DB0-993A-37D500D1F256}Machine\Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate
Operation:writeName:UpdateDefault
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(5048) atrem.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy Objects\{038966A3-D14F-4DB0-993A-37D500D1F256}Machine\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Network Connections
Operation:writeName:NC_DoNotShowLocalOnlyIcon
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(5048) atrem.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy Objects\{038966A3-D14F-4DB0-993A-37D500D1F256}Machine\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Feeds
Operation:writeName:EnableFeeds
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(5048) atrem.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy Objects\{038966A3-D14F-4DB0-993A-37D500D1F256}Machine\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
Operation:writeName:WUServer
Value:
http://neverupdatewindows10.com
(PID) Process:(5048) atrem.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy Objects\{038966A3-D14F-4DB0-993A-37D500D1F256}Machine\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
Operation:writeName:WUStatusServer
Value:
http://neverupdatewindows10.com
(PID) Process:(5048) atrem.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy Objects\{038966A3-D14F-4DB0-993A-37D500D1F256}Machine\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
Operation:writeName:UpdateServiceUrlAlternate
Value:
http://neverupdatewindows10.com
(PID) Process:(5048) atrem.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy Objects\{038966A3-D14F-4DB0-993A-37D500D1F256}Machine\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
Operation:writeName:**del.FillEmptyContentUrls
Value:
(PID) Process:(5048) atrem.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy Objects\{038966A3-D14F-4DB0-993A-37D500D1F256}Machine\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU
Operation:writeName:UseWUServer
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(5048) atrem.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy Objects\{038966A3-D14F-4DB0-993A-37D500D1F256}Machine\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU
Operation:writeName:NoAutoUpdate
Value:
0
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
1
Text files
2
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
5048atrem.exeC:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy\Machine\Registry.polbinary
MD5:0BBA88E4B009B44D87037B1B6EB1E7CB
SHA256:7CAE12E299AE4844A59E21128FB1109160A822C3132FEB4AE9239CA00FBC5203
5048atrem.exeC:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy\gpt.initext
MD5:C49B88A5D3FA6C96F4C75476A1E0C78C
SHA256:322292055D35DBECBD9199CE210E271DE9BB03ABAD52DE741E28F147F998036A
5048atrem.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\GroupPolicy\gpt.initext
MD5:39DFFC602ED934569F26BE44EC645814
SHA256:B57A88E5B1ACF3A784BE88B87FA3EE1F0991CB7C1C66DA423F3595FFC6E0C5C2
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
24
DNS requests
16
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.48.23.166:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
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
5304
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5304
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
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
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.48.23.166:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
184.30.21.171:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
—
—
184.30.21.171:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
3216
svchost.exe
172.211.123.248:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
20.190.159.129:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
2.17.190.73:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.48.23.166
  • 23.48.23.167
  • 23.48.23.173
  • 23.48.23.164
  • 23.48.23.143
  • 23.48.23.176
  • 23.48.23.156
  • 23.48.23.177
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.186.78
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 184.30.21.171
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.248
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.159.129
  • 20.190.159.0
  • 40.126.31.67
  • 20.190.159.2
  • 40.126.31.69
  • 40.126.31.128
  • 20.190.159.131
  • 20.190.159.64
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 4.231.128.59
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 4.175.87.197
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 20.3.187.198
  • 13.85.23.206
whitelisted
206.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa
  • —
unknown

Threats

No threats detected
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