File name:

dxwebsetup.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/356dacc6-fd2a-4868-95c6-5c6d24dee6b6
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: July 02, 2025, 00:02:44
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, MS CAB-Installer self-extracting archive, 3 sections
MD5:

BCBB7C0CD9696068988953990EC5BD11

SHA1:

3C8243734CF43DD7BB2332BA05B58CCACFA4377C

SHA256:

34F64699D4830145CAE69BD40115B1F326E70FC6A98456CB3DF996D947DDDCA4

SSDEEP:

6144:3WK8fc2liXmrLxcdRDLiH1vVRGVOhMp421/7YQ43:mcvgLARDI1KIOzOR3

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Executing a file with an untrusted certificate

      • dxwebsetup.exe (PID: 2536)
      • dxwebsetup.exe (PID: 7104)

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • dxwebsetup.exe (PID: 7104)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Starts a Microsoft application from unusual location

      • dxwebsetup.exe (PID: 2536)
      • dxwebsetup.exe (PID: 7104)
      • dxwsetup.exe (PID: 6648)

    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • dxwebsetup.exe (PID: 7104)
      • dxwsetup.exe (PID: 6648)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • dxwebsetup.exe (PID: 7104)
      • dxwsetup.exe (PID: 6648)

  • INFO

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • dxwebsetup.exe (PID: 7104)
      • dxwsetup.exe (PID: 6648)

    • Checks supported languages

      • dxwebsetup.exe (PID: 7104)
      • dxwsetup.exe (PID: 6648)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • dxwebsetup.exe (PID: 7104)

    • Launching a file from a Registry key

      • dxwebsetup.exe (PID: 7104)

    • Reads the computer name

      • dxwsetup.exe (PID: 6648)

    • Manual execution by a user

      • rundll32.exe (PID: 5960)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (42.2)
.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (37.3)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (8.8)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (6)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.7)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2001:08:18 01:42:57+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 7
CodeSize: 34816
InitializedDataSize: 250368
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x5a5e
OSVersion: 5.1
ImageVersion: 5.1
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 6.0.2600.0
ProductVersionNumber: 6.0.2600.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Windows NT 32-bit
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Unicode
CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription: DirectX 9.0 Web setup
FileVersion: 9.29.1974.0
InternalName: DXWebSetup
LegalCopyright: Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFileName: dxwebsetup.exe
ProductName: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
ProductVersion: 9.29.1974.0
No data.
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Total processes
142
Monitored processes
5
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
2

Behavior graph

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start dxwebsetup.exe dxwsetup.exe slui.exe no specs rundll32.exe no specs dxwebsetup.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1732C:\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
2536"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dxwebsetup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dxwebsetup.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
DirectX 9.0 Web setup
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
9.29.1974.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\dxwebsetup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
5960rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\advpack.dll,DelNodeRunDLL32 "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\"C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows host process (Rundll32)
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\rundll32.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\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\imagehlp.dll
6648C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\dxwsetup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\dxwsetup.exe
dxwebsetup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
DirectX Setup
Exit code:
2852126720
Version:
4.9.0.0904
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\ixp000.tmp\dxwsetup.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\acgenral.dll
7104"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dxwebsetup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dxwebsetup.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
DirectX 9.0 Web setup
Exit code:
2852126720
Version:
9.29.1974.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\dxwebsetup.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\acgenral.dll
Total events
310
Read events
308
Write events
1
Delete events
1

Modification events

(PID) Process:(7104) dxwebsetup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
Operation:writeName:wextract_cleanup0
Value:
rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\advpack.dll,DelNodeRunDLL32 "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\"
(PID) Process:(7104) dxwebsetup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
Operation:delete valueName:wextract_cleanup0
Value:
rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\advpack.dll,DelNodeRunDLL32 "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\"
Executable files
9
Suspicious files
0
Text files
4
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
6648dxwsetup.exeC:\Windows\Logs\DirectX.logtext
MD5:58A2043DE1880246A76501168887C596
SHA256:93C662B3278F721E73502E5C131901472CC5A9F0B7DFE10CA7312F58288046A2
6648dxwsetup.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\directx\websetup\SET4ECC.tmpexecutable
MD5:984CAD22FA542A08C5D22941B888D8DC
SHA256:57BC22850BB8E0BCC511A9B54CD3DA18EEC61F3088940C07D63B9B74E7FE2308
7104dxwebsetup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\dsetup.dllexecutable
MD5:984CAD22FA542A08C5D22941B888D8DC
SHA256:57BC22850BB8E0BCC511A9B54CD3DA18EEC61F3088940C07D63B9B74E7FE2308
6648dxwsetup.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\directx\websetup\SET53AF.tmpexecutable
MD5:A5412A144F63D639B47FCC1BA68CB029
SHA256:8A011DA043A4B81E2B3D41A332E0FF23A65D546BD7636E8BC74885E8746927D6
6648dxwsetup.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\directx\websetup\dsetup32.dllexecutable
MD5:A5412A144F63D639B47FCC1BA68CB029
SHA256:8A011DA043A4B81E2B3D41A332E0FF23A65D546BD7636E8BC74885E8746927D6
6648dxwsetup.exeC:\Windows\Temp\OLDE186.tmpexecutable
MD5:984CAD22FA542A08C5D22941B888D8DC
SHA256:57BC22850BB8E0BCC511A9B54CD3DA18EEC61F3088940C07D63B9B74E7FE2308
7104dxwebsetup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\dsetup32.dllexecutable
MD5:A5412A144F63D639B47FCC1BA68CB029
SHA256:8A011DA043A4B81E2B3D41A332E0FF23A65D546BD7636E8BC74885E8746927D6
6648dxwsetup.exeC:\Windows\Temp\OLDE197.tmpexecutable
MD5:A5412A144F63D639B47FCC1BA68CB029
SHA256:8A011DA043A4B81E2B3D41A332E0FF23A65D546BD7636E8BC74885E8746927D6
6648dxwsetup.exeC:\Windows\security\logs\scecomp.logtext
MD5:217337C0542FC0EA0886D819E4B839BF
SHA256:D582FA6A9714229D7032CA984E8A690A4318C60A9E7403E74A4463AB246F06C4
6648dxwsetup.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\directx\websetup\dsetup.dllexecutable
MD5:984CAD22FA542A08C5D22941B888D8DC
SHA256:57BC22850BB8E0BCC511A9B54CD3DA18EEC61F3088940C07D63B9B74E7FE2308
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HTTP(S) requests
7
TCP/UDP connections
30
DNS requests
23
Threats
1

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
5328
SearchApp.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
104.123.41.162:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.18.121.147:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7020
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5328
SearchApp.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
2180
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
2180
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
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
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4860
RUXIMICS.exe
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
1268
svchost.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
2.18.121.147:80
crl.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
FR
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
104.123.41.162:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
NL
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
7020
svchost.exe
20.190.160.4:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.124.78.146
  • 4.231.128.59
  • 20.73.194.208
  • 40.127.240.158
whitelisted
google.com
  • 216.58.206.46
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.18.121.147
  • 2.18.121.139
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 104.123.41.162
  • 95.101.149.131
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.160.4
  • 40.126.32.76
  • 40.126.32.134
  • 20.190.160.65
  • 20.190.160.2
  • 40.126.32.68
  • 40.126.32.136
  • 40.126.32.138
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com
  • 52.111.227.11
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 104.126.37.137
  • 104.126.37.139
  • 104.126.37.129
  • 104.126.37.154
  • 104.126.37.155
  • 104.126.37.136
  • 104.126.37.153
  • 104.126.37.130
  • 104.126.37.160
  • 2.16.241.218
  • 2.16.241.201
whitelisted
fp.msedge.net
  • 204.79.197.222
whitelisted
ln-ring.msedge.net
  • 150.171.22.254
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
—
—
Unknown Traffic
ET USER_AGENTS Microsoft Dr Watson User-Agent (MSDW)
Process
Message
dxwsetup.exe
DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH
dxwsetup.exe
DLL_PROCESS_DETACH
dxwsetup.exe
Invalid parameter passed to C runtime function.
dxwsetup.exe
DLL_PROCESS_DETACH
dxwsetup.exe
DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH
dxwsetup.exe
Invalid parameter passed to C runtime function.
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Reports
dxwebsetup.exe