URL:

https://www.steamtools.net

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/cdc21127-a16c-4e86-a755-3e268e416b08
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: April 11, 2025, 18:27:42
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MD5:

07A56162BBDE35E609FE71C6FF544541

SHA1:

A2C4BC3B2364D755B47B31DC012705BDC493A24C

SHA256:

3EBAAD0B82EEFB0D4A102CDE1B96DE86271F316034C1A91D1B21ABCA82367039

SSDEEP:

3:N8DSLBRNn:2OLnNn

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • The process creates files with name similar to system file names

      • st-setup-1.8.16.exe (PID: 8116)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • st-setup-1.8.16.exe (PID: 8116)

    • Malware-specific behavior (creating "System.dll" in Temp)

      • st-setup-1.8.16.exe (PID: 8116)

    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • st-setup-1.8.16.exe (PID: 8116)

    • The process drops C-runtime libraries

      • st-setup-1.8.16.exe (PID: 8116)

    • Uses ICACLS.EXE to modify access control lists

      • st-setup-1.8.16.exe (PID: 8116)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • st-setup-1.8.16.exe (PID: 8116)

    • Executing commands from a ".bat" file

      • explorer.exe (PID: 2236)

    • Explorer used for Indirect Command Execution

      • explorer.exe (PID: 6240)

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • explorer.exe (PID: 2236)

  • INFO

    • Autorun file from Downloads

      • chrome.exe (PID: 7192)
      • chrome.exe (PID: 5344)

    • Application launched itself

      • chrome.exe (PID: 7192)

    • Checks supported languages

      • st-setup-1.8.16.exe (PID: 8116)
      • SteamTools.exe (PID: 5772)

    • Reads the computer name

      • st-setup-1.8.16.exe (PID: 8116)
      • SteamTools.exe (PID: 5772)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • chrome.exe (PID: 7192)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • st-setup-1.8.16.exe (PID: 8116)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • st-setup-1.8.16.exe (PID: 8116)

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • st-setup-1.8.16.exe (PID: 8116)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • st-setup-1.8.16.exe (PID: 8116)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • explorer.exe (PID: 2236)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • SteamTools.exe (PID: 5772)
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No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
165
Monitored processes
29
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start chrome.exe chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs st-setup-1.8.16.exe no specs st-setup-1.8.16.exe icacls.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs icacls.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs explorer.exe no specs explorer.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs steamtools.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1568\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—icacls.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
1804icacls "C:\Program Files\SteamTools" /grant:r "*S-1-5-32-545:(OI)(CI)F" /TC:\Windows\System32\icacls.exe—st-setup-1.8.16.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\icacls.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\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
2236C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe /factory,{75dff2b7-6936-4c06-a8bb-676a7b00b24b} -EmbeddingC:\Windows\explorer.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Explorer
Version:
10.0.19041.3758 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\explorer.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\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\aepic.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
4488"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilReadIcon --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=icon_reader --disable-quic --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5688 --field-trial-handle=1860,i,14358515233685263115,993297863580164132,262144 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
122.0.6261.70
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\aclayers.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
5344"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=quarantine.mojom.Quarantine --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-quic --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6708 --field-trial-handle=1860,i,14358515233685263115,993297863580164132,262144 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
122.0.6261.70
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\aclayers.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
5512\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—icacls.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
5588icacls "C:\Program Files\SteamTools\*.*" /grant:r "*S-1-5-32-545:(OI)(CI)F"C:\Windows\System32\icacls.exe—st-setup-1.8.16.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\icacls.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\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
5772"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilReadIcon --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=icon_reader --disable-quic --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5684 --field-trial-handle=1860,i,14358515233685263115,993297863580164132,262144 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
122.0.6261.70
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\aclayers.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
5772"C:\Program Files\SteamTools\SteamTools.exe" C:\Program Files\SteamTools\SteamTools.exe
cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
steamtools.net
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Steamtools
Version:
1.8.1.5
Modules
Images
c:\program files\steamtools\steamtools.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
5800C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SteamTools_launcher.bat" "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
1
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\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\cmdext.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
Total events
8 738
Read events
8 718
Write events
20
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(7192) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:failed_count
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(7192) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
2
(PID) Process:(7192) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(7192) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Google\Chrome\StabilityMetrics
Operation:writeName:user_experience_metrics.stability.exited_cleanly
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(7192) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Google\Update\ClientStateMedium\{8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}
Operation:writeName:usagestats
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(5344) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Cached
Operation:writeName:{2781761E-28E0-4109-99FE-B9D127C57AFE} {56FFCC30-D398-11D0-B2AE-00A0C908FA49} 0xFFFF
Value:
01000000000000003B2829790FABDB01
(PID) Process:(8116) st-setup-1.8.16.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SteamTools
Operation:writeName:DisplayName
Value:
SteamTools
(PID) Process:(8116) st-setup-1.8.16.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SteamTools
Operation:writeName:UninstallString
Value:
"C:\Program Files\SteamTools\Uninstall.exe"
(PID) Process:(8116) st-setup-1.8.16.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SteamTools
Operation:writeName:QuietUninstallString
Value:
"C:\Program Files\SteamTools\Uninstall.exe" /S
(PID) Process:(8116) st-setup-1.8.16.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SteamTools
Operation:writeName:InstallLocation
Value:
C:\Program Files\SteamTools
Executable files
21
Suspicious files
42
Text files
22
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
7192chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old~RF10dad1.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
7192chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
7192chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old~RF10dae1.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
7192chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old~RF10dae1.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
7192chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\coupon_db\LOG.old~RF10dae1.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
7192chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
7192chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\coupon_db\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
7192chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
7192chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\chrome_cart_db\LOG.old~RF10dae1.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
7192chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\chrome_cart_db\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
76
DNS requests
89
Threats
9

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.48.23.158:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5772
SteamTools.exe
GET
302
119.188.209.185:80
http://new-service.biliapi.net/picture/chatres/update/version2.txt
unknown
—
—
unknown
1240
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
1240
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
5772
SteamTools.exe
GET
200
8.133.135.83:80
http://stools.oss-cn-shanghai.aliyuncs.com/version2.txt
unknown
—
—
unknown
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.48.23.158:80
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
7192
chrome.exe
239.255.255.250:1900
—
—
—
whitelisted
7360
chrome.exe
172.67.74.16:443
www.steamtools.net
CLOUDFLARENET
US
malicious
7360
chrome.exe
142.250.153.84:443
accounts.google.com
GOOGLE
US
whitelisted
7360
chrome.exe
104.16.80.73:443
static.cloudflareinsights.com
CLOUDFLARENET
—
whitelisted
7360
chrome.exe
216.58.206.74:443
fonts.googleapis.com
GOOGLE
US
whitelisted
7360
chrome.exe
142.250.186.131:443
fonts.gstatic.com
GOOGLE
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
google.com
  • 172.217.18.14
whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.104.136.2
  • 4.231.128.59
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.48.23.158
  • 23.48.23.160
  • 23.48.23.166
  • 23.48.23.161
  • 23.48.23.154
  • 23.48.23.151
  • 23.48.23.157
  • 23.48.23.168
  • 23.48.23.155
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.249
whitelisted
www.steamtools.net
  • 172.67.74.16
  • 104.26.5.149
  • 104.26.4.149
malicious
accounts.google.com
  • 142.250.153.84
whitelisted
static.cloudflareinsights.com
  • 104.16.80.73
  • 104.16.79.73
whitelisted
fonts.googleapis.com
  • 216.58.206.74
whitelisted
fonts.gstatic.com
  • 142.250.186.131
whitelisted
pagead2.googlesyndication.com
  • 142.250.185.226
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
7360
chrome.exe
Not Suspicious Traffic
INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare Network Error Logging (NEL)
7360
chrome.exe
Not Suspicious Traffic
INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare Network Error Logging (NEL)
7360
chrome.exe
Not Suspicious Traffic
INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare content delivery network (cdnjs .cloudflare .com)
7360
chrome.exe
Not Suspicious Traffic
INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare content delivery network (cdnjs .cloudflare .com)
5772
SteamTools.exe
Misc activity
INFO [ANY.RUN] USER_AGENTS Suspicious User-Agent (Mozilla/5.0)
2196
svchost.exe
Misc activity
ET INFO DNS Query to Alibaba Cloud CDN Domain (aliyuncs .com)
5772
SteamTools.exe
Misc activity
INFO [ANY.RUN] USER_AGENTS Suspicious User-Agent (Mozilla/5.0)
7360
chrome.exe
Not Suspicious Traffic
INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare Network Error Logging (NEL)
7360
chrome.exe
Not Suspicious Traffic
INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare Network Error Logging (NEL)
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