File name:

Explorer-20250703Setup.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/94a4eb37-b5bc-4c5e-836d-b2b687c4bdcf
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: July 06, 2025, 03:50:45
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
auto-reg
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows, 5 sections
MD5:

ACAA37BC25F787C32A1EE022D44B4DD3

SHA1:

76241E0799C51BD4F77909D94196ADA685E60039

SHA256:

38906851FD23684B0DA278ED13F483347B45B9DAFCB99E0E5824BD2BC620DE9F

SSDEEP:

196608:kDq8pV6D8pFtLykuoCodoJLiAUrXFnIXCkWLM3G5szvCEH5nK2EloAHh:h8pV6DWtILiAUaxGezKa

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Known privilege escalation attack

      • dllhost.exe (PID: 3668)

    • Starts CMD.EXE for self-deleting

      • Explorer-20250703Setup.exe (PID: 1164)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Application launched itself

      • Explorer-20250703Setup.exe (PID: 5496)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • Explorer-20250703Setup.exe (PID: 5496)
      • Explorer-20250703Setup.exe (PID: 1164)

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • Explorer-20250703Setup.exe (PID: 1164)

    • Reads the date of Windows installation

      • Explorer-20250703Setup.exe (PID: 5496)
      • Explorer-20250703Setup.exe (PID: 1164)

    • Uses TIMEOUT.EXE to delay execution

      • cmd.exe (PID: 6664)

    • Likely accesses (executes) a file from the Public directory

      • szcef.exe (PID: 1192)

    • Connects to unusual port

      • szcef.exe (PID: 1192)

  • INFO

    • Process checks computer location settings

      • Explorer-20250703Setup.exe (PID: 5496)
      • Explorer-20250703Setup.exe (PID: 1164)

    • Checks supported languages

      • Explorer-20250703Setup.exe (PID: 5496)
      • Explorer-20250703Setup.exe (PID: 1164)
      • szcef.exe (PID: 1192)

    • Reads the computer name

      • Explorer-20250703Setup.exe (PID: 5496)
      • Explorer-20250703Setup.exe (PID: 1164)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • dllhost.exe (PID: 3668)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • slui.exe (PID: 6140)

    • Manual execution by a user

      • szcef.exe (PID: 1192)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 6140)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (50)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (49.9)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: AMD AMD64
TimeStamp: 2025:07:02 14:33:32+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, Large address aware
PEType: PE32+
LinkerVersion: 14.16
CodeSize: 4858880
InitializedDataSize: 52601344
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x438688
OSVersion: 6
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 6
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
132
Monitored processes
10
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
2

Behavior graph

Click at the process to see the details
start explorer-20250703setup.exe no specs explorer-20250703setup.exe CMSTPLUA charmap.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs timeout.exe no specs szcef.exe conhost.exe no specs slui.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1164"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Explorer-20250703Setup.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Explorer-20250703Setup.exe
Explorer-20250703Setup.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\explorer-20250703setup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
1192C:\Users\Public\Downloads\szcef.exeC:\Users\Public\Downloads\szcef.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Modules
Images
c:\users\public\downloads\szcef.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\ws2_32.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
3196"C:\windows\system32\charmap.exe" C:\Windows\System32\charmap.exe—dllhost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Character Map
Version:
5.2.3668.0
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\charmap.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\gdi32.dll
3608\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\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
Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
3668C:\WINDOWS\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3E5FC7F9-9A51-4367-9063-A120244FBEC7}C:\Windows\System32\dllhost.exe
svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
COM Surrogate
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\dllhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
5496"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Explorer-20250703Setup.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Explorer-20250703Setup.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\explorer-20250703setup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
6140C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe
svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Exit code:
0
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
6400timeout 2 C:\Windows\System32\timeout.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
timeout - pauses command processing
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\timeout.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
6664"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c timeout 2 & del /f /q "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Explorer-20250703Setup.exe"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe—Explorer-20250703Setup.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
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
7028\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—szcef.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Console Window Host
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
Total events
4 902
Read events
4 902
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
1
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
1164Explorer-20250703Setup.exeC:\Users\Public\Downloads\yh.datbinary
MD5:A3AA204309C4EC703B440834EA757F2A
SHA256:4A40D59400FA337CFB2408ED08380B254257E6FCF12E1FB874F97C6EFF61087C
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HTTP(S) requests
33
TCP/UDP connections
64
DNS requests
17
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
—
—
GET
200
23.216.77.28:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.216.77.28:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.216.77.28:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
POST
200
20.190.160.17:443
https://login.live.com/RST2.srf
unknown
xml
1.24 Kb
whitelisted
—
—
POST
400
20.190.160.17:443
https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf
unknown
text
203 b
whitelisted
—
—
POST
400
40.126.32.74:443
https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf
unknown
text
203 b
whitelisted
—
—
POST
400
40.126.32.74:443
https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf
unknown
text
203 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
23.216.77.28:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.216.77.28:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
23.216.77.28:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
—
—
184.30.21.171:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
184.30.21.171:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
184.30.21.171:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
—
—
20.190.160.14:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
google.com
  • 172.217.16.206
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.216.77.28
  • 23.216.77.6
  • 2.20.245.139
  • 2.20.245.137
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 184.30.21.171
  • 2.23.246.101
whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.104.136.2
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.160.14
  • 40.126.32.72
  • 20.190.160.22
  • 20.190.160.128
  • 40.126.32.136
  • 40.126.32.140
  • 20.190.160.20
  • 40.126.32.133
whitelisted
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com
  • 52.111.229.48
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 4.245.163.56
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 20.242.39.171
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 40.91.76.224
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.250
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
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Explorer-20250703Setup.exe