| File name: | explorer.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/ca4ac81b-ca86-4f73-8e15-3bbbf820c3db |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | 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. |
| Analysis date: | April 15, 2025, 16:40:48 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows, 7 sections |
| MD5: | 49AD2E0EB0EE58BEC90E704728DE8C7C |
| SHA1: | F2C49A475FBA952FC00F695B7D536D04790CD77A |
| SHA256: | 3FFDF0D871AA9B2430CE17F630D01A9369AAA14E87C6472A6E2FE7D708D4808A |
| SSDEEP: | 196608:zgW2TaMj+kTyYimtx++SKcc49iaUgjEt:8XJfTy5mts+Ac47Ug4 |
MALICIOUS
Actions looks like stealing of personal data
- explorer.exe (PID: 2852)
SUSPICIOUS
Application launched itself
- explorer.exe (PID: 4784)
There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)
- explorer.exe (PID: 4784)
- explorer.exe (PID: 2852)
- filezilla.exe (PID: 300)
Process drops python dynamic module
- explorer.exe (PID: 4784)
- filezilla.exe (PID: 300)
- filezilla.exe (PID: 5392)
Process drops legitimate windows executable
- explorer.exe (PID: 4784)
- filezilla.exe (PID: 300)
- filezilla.exe (PID: 5392)
The process drops C-runtime libraries
- explorer.exe (PID: 4784)
- filezilla.exe (PID: 300)
- filezilla.exe (PID: 5392)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- explorer.exe (PID: 4784)
- explorer.exe (PID: 2852)
- filezilla.exe (PID: 300)
- filezilla.exe (PID: 5392)
Loads Python modules
- explorer.exe (PID: 2852)
INFO
Reads the computer name
- explorer.exe (PID: 4784)
- explorer.exe (PID: 2852)
- filezilla.exe (PID: 300)
- filezilla.exe (PID: 5392)
Checks supported languages
- explorer.exe (PID: 4784)
- explorer.exe (PID: 2852)
- filezilla.exe (PID: 300)
- filezilla.exe (PID: 5392)
Create files in a temporary directory
- explorer.exe (PID: 4784)
- filezilla.exe (PID: 300)
- filezilla.exe (PID: 5392)
The sample compiled with english language support
- explorer.exe (PID: 4784)
- filezilla.exe (PID: 300)
- filezilla.exe (PID: 5392)
PyInstaller has been detected (YARA)
- explorer.exe (PID: 4784)
- explorer.exe (PID: 2852)
- filezilla.exe (PID: 300)
Checks proxy server information
- slui.exe (PID: 5548)
Reads the software policy settings
- slui.exe (PID: 5800)
- slui.exe (PID: 5548)
Manual execution by a user
- filezilla.exe (PID: 1348)
- filezilla.exe (PID: 300)
- filezilla.exe (PID: 6252)
- filezilla.exe (PID: 5392)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | InstallShield setup (57.6) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (36.9) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.6) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (2.6) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | AMD AMD64 |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2025:04:15 15:40:37+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.42 |
| CodeSize: | 173568 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 155648 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0xce20 |
| OSVersion: | 6 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
Total processes
144
Monitored processes
11
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
2
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | "C:\Program Files\FileZilla FTP Client\filezilla.exe" | C:\Program Files\FileZilla FTP Client\filezilla.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Modules
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| 496 | 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 Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1348 | "C:\Program Files\FileZilla FTP Client\filezilla.exe" | C:\Program Files\FileZilla FTP Client\filezilla.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 3221226540 Modules
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| 2504 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\explorer.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\explorer.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 3221226540 Modules
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| 2852 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\explorer.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\explorer.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Modules
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| 4784 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\explorer.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\explorer.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Modules
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| 5392 | "C:\Program Files\FileZilla FTP Client\filezilla.exe" | C:\Program Files\FileZilla FTP Client\filezilla.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Modules
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| 5548 | C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding | C:\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
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| 5800 | "C:\WINDOWS\System32\SLUI.exe" RuleId=3482d82e-ca2c-4e1f-8864-da0267b484b2;Action=AutoActivate;AppId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;SkuId=4de7cb65-cdf1-4de9-8ae8-e3cce27b9f2c;NotificationInterval=1440;Trigger=TimerEvent | C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe | SppExtComObj.Exe | ||||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Windows Activation Client Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6252 | "C:\Program Files\FileZilla FTP Client\filezilla.exe" | C:\Program Files\FileZilla FTP Client\filezilla.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 3221226540 Modules
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Total events
1 318
Read events
1 318
Write events
0
Delete events
0
Modification events
Executable files
347
Suspicious files
3
Text files
2 087
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4784 | explorer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI47842\VCRUNTIME140_1.dll | executable | |
MD5:68156F41AE9A04D89BB6625A5CD222D4 | SHA256:82A2F9AE1E6146AE3CB0F4BC5A62B7227E0384209D9B1AEF86BBCC105912F7CD | |||
| 4784 | explorer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI47842\VCRUNTIME140.dll | executable | |
MD5:862F820C3251E4CA6FC0AC00E4092239 | SHA256:36585912E5EAF83BA9FEA0631534F690CCDC2D7BA91537166FE53E56C221E153 | |||
| 4784 | explorer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI47842\_tcl_data\encoding\ascii.enc | text | |
MD5:9E3A454FA480E9A99D2D5ACDAA775233 | SHA256:FB87BF197F4F485B08EA81F7534BC07D9C3A538D022424BE11011A1FE3C413FD | |||
| 4784 | explorer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI47842\_socket.pyd | executable | |
MD5:20631CD0C1477F9B0D3897FA61EF749D | SHA256:A4302A78958AE7F4FB2E1B4A4B2187434D39F972D7F3AA5D1E58759326B539C7 | |||
| 4784 | explorer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI47842\_tcl_data\encoding\cp1251.enc | text | |
MD5:83DAF47FD1F87B7B1E9E086F14C39E5B | SHA256:0AA66DFF8A7AE570FEE83A803F8F5391D9F0C9BD6311796592D9B6E8E36BE6FC | |||
| 4784 | explorer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI47842\_asyncio.pyd | executable | |
MD5:A577FF6DE2ADD83120127061D7C294A8 | SHA256:8A12F0E5EF034F5C9FF5C506F701A00E3CD16009E2D3431F54EAD15BC138629F | |||
| 4784 | explorer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI47842\_bz2.pyd | executable | |
MD5:8BD61EA798D1E3EF58548480ED8EE956 | SHA256:D3214E53519B65A07211F44C2BF8C6464B6CD11308561FA48967C8D2E97C1CAC | |||
| 4784 | explorer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI47842\_ctypes.pyd | executable | |
MD5:FC2DA679024ED27F02ECD1B05CF14CDA | SHA256:AB0A527BEDFD18E11B2FACC003407B6E565F114E010499F73DE35E1B01B6D340 | |||
| 4784 | explorer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI47842\_tcl_data\auto.tcl | text | |
MD5:97EFA9EBE840EA051F9706504C8BD783 | SHA256:08113823951619D659EB03A1F6ACD2F9500E1264795219125A5DF7B83CABCB99 | |||
| 4784 | explorer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI47842\_hashlib.pyd | executable | |
MD5:D0A2127B7AA88B6A47C170C933402438 | SHA256:2598B1D5AF9606A85CF8BA00EB5E0EFB5C405BE3AD852D1B070D08E0EE34C526 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
4
TCP/UDP connections
20
DNS requests
14
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 95.101.54.128:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
780 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
780 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | 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 |
— | — | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 95.101.54.128:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.250:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 20.190.159.64:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 2.17.190.73:80 | 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 |
780 | SIHClient.exe | 4.245.163.56:443 | slscr.update.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
780 | SIHClient.exe | 2.23.246.101:80 | www.microsoft.com | Ooredoo Q.S.C. | QA | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |