| File name: | Cheati.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/9fc1e239-3be1-419a-9bc0-73d0a3da0b1c |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | March 31, 2026, 14:28:00 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 2 sections |
| MD5: | 84188157E14450237330B7D8071C0E64 |
| SHA1: | 3BCAF3F2BE967F18AD58812F6E777A0814380A35 |
| SHA256: | 3BEE230D80A0461AC268D94986CED432E30DF2F7B6CEF44753A01EC6CB7327D7 |
| SSDEEP: | 3072:Fjj6WGibYw1/ONeHdeAPN2gAtVyAscK3gjMnWOi8jTfd5cFskOblxKfF:8WGico/ON67PN2gAe3CqWmHfdNrb |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (50) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (49.9) |
| MachineType: | AMD AMD64 |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2024:08:26 21:19:29+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 48 |
| CodeSize: | 183296 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 1536 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x0000 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| Comments: | - |
| CompanyName: | - |
| FileDescription: | Client |
| FileVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| InternalName: | Client.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright © 2024 |
| LegalTrademarks: | - |
| OriginalFileName: | Client.exe |
| ProductName: | Client |
| ProductVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 1132 | \??\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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| 1180 | "cmd" /c schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 30 /tn "Microsoft/MachineCore" /tr "C:\WINDOWS\xdwdnosati.exe" /RL HIGHEST & exit | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | Cheati.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1864 | \??\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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| 2156 | schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 30 /tn "Microsoft/MachineCore" /tr "C:\WINDOWS\xdwdnosati.exe" /RL HIGHEST | C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Task Scheduler Configuration Tool Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2164 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cheati.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cheati.exe | Cheati.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Client Exit code: 0 Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
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| 3112 | schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "Microsoft/Windows/WAppCrashNvTew" /tr "C:\WINDOWS\xdwdnosati.exe" /RL HIGHEST | C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Task Scheduler Configuration Tool Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4312 | "CMD" netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="!\G1aV"YaGfEaT" dir=in action=allow program="C:\WINDOWS\xdwdnosati.exe" enable=yes & exit | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | Cheati.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows Command Processor Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4324 | "cmd" /c schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "Microsoft/Windows/WAppCrashNvTew" /tr "C:\WINDOWS\xdwdnosati.exe" /RL HIGHEST & exit | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | Cheati.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4656 | schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 30 /tn "Microsoft/MachineCore" /tr "C:\WINDOWS\xdwdnosati.exe" /RL HIGHEST | C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Task Scheduler Configuration Tool Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5816 | \??\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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| (PID) Process: | (2164) Cheati.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AppInit_DLLs |
Value: C:\WINDOWS\xdwd.dll | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2164) Cheati.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LoadAppInit_DLLs |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2164) Cheati.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows |
| Operation: | write | Name: | RequireSignedAppInit_DLLs |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2164) Cheati.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Userinit |
Value: C:\Windows\System32\userinit.exe,C:\WINDOWS\xdwdnosati.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2164) Cheati.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SlowContextMenuEntries |
Value: 6024B221EA3A6910A2DC08002B30309D0A010000BD0E0C47735D584D9CEDE91E22E23282770100000114020000000000C0000000000000468D0000006078A409B011A54DAFA526D86198A780390100009AD298B2EDA6DE11BA8CA68E55D895936E000000 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2164 | Cheati.exe | C:\Windows\xdwdnosati.exe | executable | |
MD5:84188157E14450237330B7D8071C0E64 | SHA256:3BEE230D80A0461AC268D94986CED432E30DF2F7B6CEF44753A01EC6CB7327D7 | |||
| 2164 | Cheati.exe | C:\Windows\xdwd.dll | binary | |
MD5:16E5A492C9C6AE34C59683BE9C51FA31 | SHA256:35C8D022E1D917F1AABDCEAE98097CCC072161B302F84C768CA63E4B32AC2B66 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5276 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 304 | 40.127.240.158:443 | https://settings-win.data.microsoft.com/settings/v3.0/OneSettings/Client?OSVersionFull=10.0.19045.4046.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-1406&LocalDeviceID=s%3ABAD99146-31D3-4EC6-A1A4-BE76F32BA5D4&FlightRing=Retail&AttrDataVer=186&OSUILocale=en-US&OSSkuId=48&App=WOSC&AppVer=&IsFlightingEnabled=0&TelemetryLevel=1&DeviceFamily=Windows.Desktop | US | — | — | whitelisted |
5276 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 304 | 40.127.240.158:443 | https://settings-win.data.microsoft.com/settings/v3.0/wsd/muse?ProcessorClockSpeed=3094&FlightIds=&UpdateOfferedDays=4294967295&BranchReadinessLevel=CB&OEMManufacturerName=DELL&IsCloudDomainJoined=0&ProcessorIdentifier=AMD64%20Family%2023%20Model%201%20Stepping%202&sku=48&ActivationChannel=Retail&AttrDataVer=186&IsMDMEnrolled=0&ProcessorCores=6&ProcessorModel=AMD%20Ryzen%205%203500%206-Core%20Processor&TotalPhysicalRAM=6144&PrimaryDiskType=4294967295&FlightingBranchName=&ChassisTypeId=1&OEMModelNumber=DELL&SystemVolumeTotalCapacity=260281&sampleId=95271487&deviceClass=Windows.Desktop&App=muse&DisableDualScan=0&AppVer=10.0&OEMSubModel=J5CR&locale=en-US&IsAlwaysOnAlwaysConnectedCapable=0&ms=0&DefaultUserRegion=244&UpdateServiceUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fneverupdatewindows10.com&osVer=10.0.19045.4046.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-1406&os=windows&deviceId=s%3ABAD99146-31D3-4EC6-A1A4-BE76F32BA5D4&DeferQualityUpdatePeriodInDays=0&ring=Retail&DeferFeatureUpdatePeriodInDays=30 | US | — | — | whitelisted |
684 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 304 | 74.179.77.204:443 | 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 | US | — | — | whitelisted |
684 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 74.179.77.164:443 | https://fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/clientwebservice/ping | US | — | — | whitelisted |
684 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 74.179.77.204:443 | https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/sls/ping | US | — | — | whitelisted |
684 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 304 | 74.179.77.204:443 | https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/SLS/%7BE7A50285-D08D-499D-9FF8-180FDC2332BC%7D/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL | US | — | — | whitelisted |
5316 | svchost.exe | POST | 200 | 40.126.31.131:443 | https://login.live.com/RST2.srf | US | — | 1.24 Kb | whitelisted |
4044 | svchost.exe | GET | 304 | 51.104.136.2:443 | https://settings-win.data.microsoft.com/settings/v3.0/WSD/UpdateHealthTools?os=Windows&osVer=10.0.19041.1.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-&sku=48&deviceClass=Windows.Desktop&locale=en-US&deviceId=s:BAD99146-31D3-4EC6-A1A4-BE76F32BA5D4&sampleId=s:95271487&appVer=10.0.19041.3626&FlightRing=Retail&TelemetryLevel=1&HidOverGattReg=C%3A%5CWINDOWS%5CSystem32%5CDriverStore%5CFileRepository%5Chidbthle.inf_amd64_9610b4821fdf82a5%5CMicrosoft.Bluetooth.Profiles.HidOverGatt.dll&AppVer=&ProcessorIdentifier=AMD64%20Family%2023%20Model%201%20Stepping%202&OEMModel=DELL&UpdateOfferedDays=4294967295&ProcessorManufacturer=AuthenticAMD&InstallDate=1661339444&OEMModelBaseBoard=&BranchReadinessLevel=CB&OEMSubModel=J5CR&IsCloudDomainJoined=0&DeferFeatureUpdatePeriodInDays=30&IsDeviceRetailDemo=0&FlightingBranchName=&OSUILocale=en-US&DeviceFamily=Windows.Desktop&WuClientVer=10.0.19041.3996&UninstallActive=1&IsFlightingEnabled=0&OSSkuId=48&ProcessorClockSpeed=3094&TotalPhysicalRAM=6144&SecureBootCapable=0&App=SedimentPack&ProcessorCores=6&CurrentBranch=vb_release&InstallLanguage=en-US&DeferQualityUpdatePeriodInDays=0&OEMName_Uncleaned=DELL&TPMVersion=0&PrimaryDiskTotalCapacity=262144&InstallationType=Client&AttrDataVer=186&ProcessorModel=AMD%20Ryzen%205%203500%206-Core%20Processor&IsEdgeWithChromiumInstalled=1&OSVersion=10.0.19045.4046&IsMDMEnrolled=0&ActivationChannel=Retail&FirmwareVersion=A.40&TrendInstalledKey=1&OSArchitecture=AMD64&DefaultUserRegion=244&UpdateManagementGroup=2 | US | — | — | whitelisted |
5316 | svchost.exe | POST | 400 | 40.126.31.131:443 | https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf | US | binary | 203 b | whitelisted |
5316 | svchost.exe | POST | 400 | 40.126.31.131:443 | https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf | US | binary | 203 b | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4044 | svchost.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
5276 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
— | — | 48.192.1.64:443 | activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
3428 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.249:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
5316 | svchost.exe | 40.126.31.131:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
5316 | svchost.exe | 23.11.41.157:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AMS | NL | whitelisted |
4044 | svchost.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
4044 | svchost.exe | 23.216.77.15:80 | crl.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-ASN1 | NL | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |