Malware analysis GoldenEye.exe Malicious activity | ANY.RUN

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File name:	GoldenEye.exe
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/90dfb3fb-4a6c-45b6-9e25-81ded690e93b
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Threats:	Ransomware is a type of malicious software that locks users out of their system or data using different methods to force them to pay a ransom. Most often, such programs encrypt files on an infected machine and demand a fee to be paid in exchange for the decryption key. Additionally, such programs can be used to steal sensitive information from the compromised computer and even conduct DDoS attacks against affected organizations to pressure them into paying. Stealers are a group of malicious software that are intended for gaining unauthorized access to users’ information and transferring it to the attacker. The stealer malware category includes various types of programs that focus on their particular kind of data, including files, passwords, and cryptocurrency. Stealers are capable of spying on their targets by recording their keystrokes and taking screenshots. This type of malware is primarily distributed as part of phishing campaigns. Malware Trends Tracker >>>
Analysis date:	April 08, 2025, 18:36:52
OS:	Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:	goldeneye ransomware stealer xor-url generic
Indicators:
MIME:	application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info:	PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 5 sections
MD5:	E3B7D39BE5E821B59636D0FE7C2944CC
SHA1:	00479A97E415E9B6A5DFB5D04F5D9244BC8FBE88
SHA256:	389A7D395492C2DA6F8ABF5A8A7C49C3482F7844F77FE681808C71E961BCAE97
SSDEEP:	3072:iTAjnioLO7WpLyLNZMcPSK7BaZ0NwAWMGc0HfmY4KsyyOiy12KJ3I4YgTl5:i6nrD0ZMcPBAL7c0fTHs+2sYXg3

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 300 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:: off
Network geolocation:: off
Additional time used:: 240 seconds
MITM proxy:: off
Privacy:: Public submission
Fakenet option:: off
Route via Tor:: off
Autoconfirmation of UAC:: on
Network:: on

Software preset

Internet Explorer 11.3636.19041.0
Adobe Acrobat (64-bit) (23.001.20093)
Adobe Flash Player 32 NPAPI (32.0.0.465)
Adobe Flash Player 32 PPAPI (32.0.0.465)
CCleaner (6.20)
FileZilla 3.65.0 (3.65.0)
Google Chrome (122.0.6261.70)
Google Update Helper (1.3.36.51)
Java 8 Update 271 (64-bit) (8.0.2710.9)
Java Auto Updater (2.8.271.9)
Microsoft Edge (122.0.2365.59)
Microsoft Edge Update (1.3.185.17)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - de-de (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - es-es (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - it-it (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ja-jp (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ko-kr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - pt-br (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - tr-tr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professionnel 2019 - fr-fr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office профессиональный 2019 - ru-ru (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft OneNote - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Update Health Tools (3.74.0.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x64) - 12.0.30501 (12.0.30501.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Additional Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Minimum Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Mozilla Firefox (x64 en-US) (123.0)
Mozilla Maintenance Service (123.0)
Notepad++ (64-bit x64) (7.9.1)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Extensibility Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Licensing Component (16.0.16026.20146)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15928.20198)
PowerShell 7-x64 (7.3.5.0)
Skype version 8.104 (8.104)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.59.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.63.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4480730) (2.55.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB5001716) (8.93.0.0)
VLC media player (3.0.11)
WinRAR 5.91 (64-bit) (5.91.0)
Windows PC Health Check (3.6.2204.08001)

Hotfixes

Client LanguagePack Package
DotNetRollup
DotNetRollup 481
FodMetadata Package
Foundation Package
Hello Face Package
InternetExplorer Optional Package
KB5003791
KB5011048
KB5015684
KB5033052
LanguageFeatures Basic en us Package
LanguageFeatures Handwriting en us Package
LanguageFeatures OCR en us Package
LanguageFeatures Speech en us Package
LanguageFeatures TextToSpeech en us Package
MSPaint FoD Package
MediaPlayer Package
Microsoft OneCore ApplicationModel Sync Desktop FOD Package
Microsoft OneCore DirectX Database FOD Package
NetFx3 OnDemand Package
Notepad FoD Package
OpenSSH Client Package
PowerShell ISE FOD Package
Printing PMCPPC FoD Package
Printing WFS FoD Package
ProfessionalEdition
QuickAssist Package
RollupFix
ServicingStack
ServicingStack 3989
StepsRecorder Package
TabletPCMath Package
UserExperience Desktop Package
WordPad FoD Package

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MALICIOUS
- Actions looks like stealing of personal data
  - cacls.exe (PID: 536)
- GOLDENEYE mutex has been found
  - cacls.exe (PID: 536)
- Renames files like ransomware
  - cacls.exe (PID: 536)
- XORed URL has been found (YARA)
  - cacls.exe (PID: 536)
- Steals credentials from Web Browsers
  - cacls.exe (PID: 536)
SUSPICIOUS
- Executable content was dropped or overwritten
  - GoldenEye.exe (PID: 6572)
- Process drops legitimate windows executable
  - GoldenEye.exe (PID: 6572)
INFO
- Reads the machine GUID from the registry
  - GoldenEye.exe (PID: 6572)
  - cacls.exe (PID: 536)
- Checks supported languages
  - GoldenEye.exe (PID: 6572)
  - cacls.exe (PID: 536)
- Reads the computer name
  - GoldenEye.exe (PID: 6572)
- The sample compiled with english language support
  - GoldenEye.exe (PID: 6572)
- Creates files or folders in the user directory
  - GoldenEye.exe (PID: 6572)
- Manual execution by a user
  - notepad.exe (PID: 5064)
- Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
  - notepad.exe (PID: 5064)
- Reads Microsoft Office registry keys
  - OpenWith.exe (PID: 5384)
  - OpenWith.exe (PID: 4784)

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xor-url

(PID) Process(536) cacls.exe

Decrypted-URLs (1)https://www.torproject.org/

No Malware configuration.

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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:	2013:06:18 21:01:49+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics:	Executable, 32-bit
PEType:	PE32
LinkerVersion:	11
CodeSize:	194560
InitializedDataSize:	75264
UninitializedDataSize:	-
EntryPoint:	0xc424
OSVersion:	5.1
ImageVersion:	-
SubsystemVersion:	5.1
Subsystem:	Windows GUI

No data.

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Total processes

135

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

536

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\{f69b44d5-4ade-42fc-8a1d-1540b9c51835}\cacls.exe"

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\{f69b44d5-4ade-42fc-8a1d-1540b9c51835}\cacls.exe

GoldenEye.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Control ACLs Program

Version:

10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\roaming\{f69b44d5-4ade-42fc-8a1d-1540b9c51835}\cacls.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\user32.dll

xor-url

(PID) Process(536) cacls.exe

Decrypted-URLs (1)https://www.torproject.org/

4776

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)

4784

C:\WINDOWS\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding

C:\Windows\System32\OpenWith.exe

—

svchost.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Pick an app

Exit code:

Version:

10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\openwith.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.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
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll

5064

"C:\WINDOWS\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\YOUR_FILES_ARE_ENCRYPTED.TXT

C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe

—

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Notepad

Exit code:

Version:

10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\notepad.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll

5384

C:\WINDOWS\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding

C:\Windows\System32\OpenWith.exe

—

svchost.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Pick an app

Exit code:

Version:

10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\openwith.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.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
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll

6572

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GoldenEye.exe"

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GoldenEye.exe

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Exit code:

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\goldeneye.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\user32.dll

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Total events

8 586

Read events

8 586

Write events

Delete events

Modification events

No data

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Executable files

Suspicious files

1 093

Text files

Unknown types

Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
6572	GoldenEye.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\{f69b44d5-4ade-42fc-8a1d-1540b9c51835}\RCXC95D.tmp		executable
		MD5:3F20F75A04F44058419722E1F2D6477A	SHA256:000F6810AE0A3B941958A862E39E18F5C386B7D97DA7E6ED45422793E2D9E503
536	cacls.exe	C:\Users\Public\YOUR_FILES_ARE_ENCRYPTED.TXT		text
		MD5:CB267A7D4DDAF1A8A498FAD036ACC901	SHA256:7B53FAC04B6A6FA339A06EF63F285CB6A20890B875C432A6B4CF6CA5E0960C90
536	cacls.exe	C:\Users\admin\Desktop\YOUR_FILES_ARE_ENCRYPTED.TXT		text
		MD5:CB267A7D4DDAF1A8A498FAD036ACC901	SHA256:7B53FAC04B6A6FA339A06EF63F285CB6A20890B875C432A6B4CF6CA5E0960C90
536	cacls.exe	C:\Users\admin\Pictures\germanbrown.jpg		binary
		MD5:B85720748BA82EC3D2B4157D6BBE708B	SHA256:23445FF1C5F516667701E10A4380A4AE528668ADF63070ADEB58B334D90AE5D1
536	cacls.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates\LiveContent\16\Managed\Word Document Building Blocks\1033\TM02835233[[fn=Text Sidebar (Annual Report Red and Black design)]].docx		binary
		MD5:2617FE25E3D72CB4D238B22E56B6F634	SHA256:B8076AF72E524CB16B9126B21ECD1F28AA878F17A3BE3BB7A041B99419BD24E9
536	cacls.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates\Welcome to Word.docx.upxaEXzM		binary
		MD5:0E96D8F2ED79AF2775701CB4712816A5	SHA256:D8CA04AB52333D2C92E79A3B1868C227A200715631D03BA6ED164E8B2E08F193
536	cacls.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates\Welcome to Word.docx		binary
		MD5:0E96D8F2ED79AF2775701CB4712816A5	SHA256:D8CA04AB52333D2C92E79A3B1868C227A200715631D03BA6ED164E8B2E08F193
536	cacls.exe	C:\Users\admin\Pictures\effectrights.jpg		binary
		MD5:48FCECDA31A4334A44122FA885B26EF7	SHA256:DBE300B281E6FFB488B015733B6FF97EAD272580B7090B3122D0F4FDFF20C95E
536	cacls.exe	C:\Users\admin\Pictures\footballclosed.jpg.upxaEXzM		binary
		MD5:EB1E8456389DE6028DE9BF1DE571B1D3	SHA256:A0D09ABCE900B8C3A3E7F372925FCFD4E42222F9BE4DE5C556781B13DDFA7187
536	cacls.exe	C:\Users\admin\YOUR_FILES_ARE_ENCRYPTED.TXT		text
		MD5:CB267A7D4DDAF1A8A498FAD036ACC901	SHA256:7B53FAC04B6A6FA339A06EF63F285CB6A20890B875C432A6B4CF6CA5E0960C90

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HTTP(S) requests

TCP/UDP connections

DNS requests

Threats

HTTP requests

PID	Process	Method	HTTP Code	IP	URL	CN	Type	Size	Reputation
—	—	GET	304	23.53.40.178:80	http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
6544	svchost.exe	GET	200	2.23.77.188:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
—	—	GET	200	23.53.40.178:80	http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
1164	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	23.219.150.101:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
1164	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	23.219.150.101:80	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	System	192.168.100.255:138	—	—	—	whitelisted
—	—	20.73.194.208:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted
—	—	23.53.40.178:80	crl.microsoft.com	Akamai International B.V.	DE	whitelisted
3216	svchost.exe	172.211.123.249:443	client.wns.windows.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	FR	whitelisted
6544	svchost.exe	40.126.32.138:443	login.live.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted
6544	svchost.exe	2.23.77.188:80	ocsp.digicert.com	AKAMAI-AS	DE	whitelisted
2104	svchost.exe	40.127.240.158:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
1164	SIHClient.exe	52.149.20.212:443	slscr.update.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	US	whitelisted
1164	SIHClient.exe	23.219.150.101:80	www.microsoft.com	AKAMAI-AS	CL	whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
google.com	142.250.185.206	whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com	20.73.194.208 40.127.240.158	whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com	23.53.40.178 23.53.40.176	whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com	172.211.123.249	whitelisted
login.live.com	40.126.32.138 20.190.160.20 20.190.160.67 40.126.32.134 20.190.160.5 40.126.32.140 20.190.160.3 20.190.160.2	whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com	2.23.77.188	whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com	52.149.20.212	whitelisted
www.microsoft.com	23.219.150.101	whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com	20.3.187.198	whitelisted

Threats

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General Info

GoldenEye.exe

E3B7D39BE5E821B59636D0FE7C2944CC

00479A97E415E9B6A5DFB5D04F5D9244BC8FBE88

389A7D395492C2DA6F8ABF5A8A7C49C3482F7844F77FE681808C71E961BCAE97

3072:iTAjnioLO7WpLyLNZMcPSK7BaZ0NwAWMGc0HfmY4KsyyOiy12KJ3I4YgTl5:i6nrD0ZMcPBAL7c0fTHs+2sYXg3

Software environment set and analysis options

Launch configuration

Software preset

Hotfixes

Behavior activities

MALICIOUS

Actions looks like stealing of personal data

GOLDENEYE mutex has been found

Renames files like ransomware

XORed URL has been found (YARA)

Steals credentials from Web Browsers

SUSPICIOUS

Executable content was dropped or overwritten

Process drops legitimate windows executable

INFO

Reads the machine GUID from the registry

Checks supported languages

Reads the computer name

The sample compiled with english language support

Creates files or folders in the user directory

Manual execution by a user

Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

Reads Microsoft Office registry keys

Malware configuration

xor-url

Static information

TRiD

EXIF

EXE

Video and screenshots

Processes

Behavior graph

Specs description

Process information

Information

Modules

Malware configuration

xor-url

Information

Information

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Information

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Information

Modules

Information

Modules

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Modification events

Files activity

Dropped files

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HTTP requests

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