| File name: | 1-LicGen.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/58814682-6022-4833-bb62-09c7a7e16f7e |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | March 24, 2025, 23:20:42 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, RAR self-extracting archive, 5 sections |
| MD5: | F75F539A35044410E482DC389631E6F8 |
| SHA1: | 3BC373D1C72808978FC79132A736D8C09DD98E75 |
| SHA256: | 40EFE74AD8F5887FFA4CE3CB735743EF49E725A208FA32842BF9B09384215D52 |
| SSDEEP: | 49152:V9Lt7VqqLB0p8rXDc7sESTQf5d5a+BpsRvOlJiG0poMjqVjfH7p14OE5A2j+F7os:V/FB0p8rXDhxMfbkmlJiGfMeVjH7pyJQ |
MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.SUSPICIOUS
Reads Microsoft Outlook installation path
- 1-LicGen.exe (PID: 4212)
There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)
- 1-LicGen.exe (PID: 4212)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- 1-LicGen.exe (PID: 4212)
Reads Internet Explorer settings
- 1-LicGen.exe (PID: 4212)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- 1-LicGen.exe (PID: 4212)
INFO
Reads the computer name
- 1-LicGen.exe (PID: 4212)
Checks proxy server information
- 1-LicGen.exe (PID: 4212)
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 4068)
Checks supported languages
- 1-LicGen.exe (PID: 4212)
- AspenSuite2006_LicGen.exe (PID: 3676)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 3676)
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 4068)
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 6456)
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 2420)
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 4560)
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 2564)
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 4488)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 4068)
Reads the software policy settings
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 4068)
Process checks computer location settings
- 1-LicGen.exe (PID: 4212)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (67.4) |
|---|---|---|
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (14.2) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (9.7) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.3) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (4.3) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2010:03:15 06:27:50+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | No relocs, Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 9 |
| CodeSize: | 67584 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 107008 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0xa7b1 |
| OSVersion: | 5 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
Total processes
143
Monitored processes
12
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2420 | "BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1 | C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Download/Upload Host Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2564 | "BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1 | C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Download/Upload Host Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3676 | "BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1 | C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Download/Upload Host Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3676 | "C:\AspenONE\AspenSuite2006_LicGen.exe" | C:\AspenONE\AspenSuite2006_LicGen.exe | — | 1-LicGen.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Modules
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| 3768 | 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) Modules
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| 4068 | "BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1 | C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe | svchost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Download/Upload Host Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4212 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1-LicGen.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1-LicGen.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 4488 | "BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1 | C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Download/Upload Host Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4560 | "BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1 | C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Download/Upload Host Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5064 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | AspenSuite2006_LicGen.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
2 962
Read events
2 933
Write events
25
Delete events
4
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (4212) 1-LicGen.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | AddToFavoritesInitialSelection |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4212) 1-LicGen.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | AddToFeedsInitialSelection |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4212) 1-LicGen.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4212) 1-LicGen.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4212) 1-LicGen.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3676) BackgroundTransferHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3676) BackgroundTransferHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3676) BackgroundTransferHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4068) BackgroundTransferHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4068) BackgroundTransferHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
6
Text files
1
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4068 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\dd50ad89-789d-4032-acb4-5ab3994a6244.down_data | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4212 | 1-LicGen.exe | C:\AspenONE\Template.dat | binary | |
MD5:C56BC9DB39847FDF37B55000A814A7A9 | SHA256:1076A75CF47F8E4A2B010C7FCA537C6521C971E8ED4C76C029C3177CEF4CD79C | |||
| 4068 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\26C212D9399727259664BDFCA073966E_F9F7D6A7ECE73106D2A8C63168CDA10D | binary | |
MD5:89589B644F7D5E7EF7B8EB803D3B069B | SHA256:46141D2FE77992FC29461AC9C487469D1133391C5AA0803AA3CCAF020CCBB0DF | |||
| 4068 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\dd50ad89-789d-4032-acb4-5ab3994a6244.0455b4c0-34d5-4e45-9706-2e1bc4ab790e.down_meta | binary | |
MD5:BEFE3C57E6BA795144409DC10D67CAAD | SHA256:02FE2C7D0B7659B9A8F8600F70D5119A701FA36F6886C2815219F82222E1CF09 | |||
| 4068 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\5f5fb5f4-a739-44a1-b6b3-212b5951656a.0455b4c0-34d5-4e45-9706-2e1bc4ab790e.down_meta | binary | |
MD5:BEFE3C57E6BA795144409DC10D67CAAD | SHA256:02FE2C7D0B7659B9A8F8600F70D5119A701FA36F6886C2815219F82222E1CF09 | |||
| 4068 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\5f5fb5f4-a739-44a1-b6b3-212b5951656a.up_meta_secure | binary | |
MD5:9A2555FEBBF04C040AD53E7B1938B24B | SHA256:298C664E07AFEEA6F8FF0B6B3714A1A335F83971272F084150FE55D8D586A077 | |||
| 4212 | 1-LicGen.exe | C:\AspenONE\install.txt | text | |
MD5:8B489A3C2761FAD9277E9413670C1D35 | SHA256:C2BAC702A3B293AC4081CFF72335AB26249E9BF852651B39DD312D07CE12E44C | |||
| 4212 | 1-LicGen.exe | C:\AspenONE\AspenSuite2006_LicGen.exe | executable | |
MD5:207FA2CFDBEFAE0648BCF96F96242FD3 | SHA256:962E640138DC6D4207F746FF6DFC861CE026556EA660A439DD571B55AC47AD39 | |||
| 4068 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\26C212D9399727259664BDFCA073966E_F9F7D6A7ECE73106D2A8C63168CDA10D | binary | |
MD5:4872BABAF39AA62B8D32695EBB7E9173 | SHA256:2EE85DF86EE29BBEB3DCA81AA29B6DE204F605A2769B84C728A329178A2D0999 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
26
DNS requests
14
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4068 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.48.23.166:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5332 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
904 | 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 |
904 | 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 |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.48.23.166:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 40.113.110.67:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 20.190.160.131:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 184.30.131.245:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
5332 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | 20.223.36.55:443 | arc.msn.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
arc.msn.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |