File name:

2025-05-18_fe60d2e7bd38810017f6660ea41ab5e8_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/1487eada-5b03-4c5d-adb3-6371f379edb0
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

GandCrab is probably one of the most famous Ransomware. A Ransomware is a malware that asks the victim to pay money in order to restore access to encrypted files. If the user does not cooperate the files are forever lost.

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Analysis date: May 18, 2025, 06:53:39
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
ransomware
gandcrab
auto-reg
evasion
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 6 sections
MD5:

FE60D2E7BD38810017F6660EA41AB5E8

SHA1:

356940DE90994779032B4671E6C82D989FD89F50

SHA256:

4170EEB921BC2F4B73EB4C3E9E9525CC1E2FF0C39D67B23E4FAA41F33F715476

SSDEEP:

3072:d9X6eYWUqeP02g/4r3IdE8we0Avu5r++ygLIaa7v:HSr70/v

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  • MALICIOUS

    • GANDCRAB mutex has been found

      • 2025-05-18_fe60d2e7bd38810017f6660ea41ab5e8_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe (PID: 1184)
      • xylqhe.exe (PID: 7052)

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • 2025-05-18_fe60d2e7bd38810017f6660ea41ab5e8_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe (PID: 1184)

    • GANDCRAB has been detected (SURICATA)

      • nslookup.exe (PID: 1228)
      • nslookup.exe (PID: 1532)
      • nslookup.exe (PID: 5508)
      • nslookup.exe (PID: 2908)
      • nslookup.exe (PID: 5772)
      • nslookup.exe (PID: 720)
      • nslookup.exe (PID: 5228)
      • nslookup.exe (PID: 1012)
      • nslookup.exe (PID: 516)
      • nslookup.exe (PID: 6392)
      • nslookup.exe (PID: 6240)
      • nslookup.exe (PID: 4284)
      • nslookup.exe (PID: 6476)
      • nslookup.exe (PID: 6136)
      • nslookup.exe (PID: 6876)

    • GandCrab is detected

      • 2025-05-18_fe60d2e7bd38810017f6660ea41ab5e8_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe (PID: 1184)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • 2025-05-18_fe60d2e7bd38810017f6660ea41ab5e8_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe (PID: 1184)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • 2025-05-18_fe60d2e7bd38810017f6660ea41ab5e8_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe (PID: 1184)

    • Checks for external IP

      • svchost.exe (PID: 2196)

    • Uses NSLOOKUP.EXE to check DNS info

      • 2025-05-18_fe60d2e7bd38810017f6660ea41ab5e8_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe (PID: 1184)

  • INFO

    • Auto-launch of the file from Registry key

      • 2025-05-18_fe60d2e7bd38810017f6660ea41ab5e8_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe (PID: 1184)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • 2025-05-18_fe60d2e7bd38810017f6660ea41ab5e8_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe (PID: 1184)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • 2025-05-18_fe60d2e7bd38810017f6660ea41ab5e8_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe (PID: 1184)

    • Reads the computer name

      • 2025-05-18_fe60d2e7bd38810017f6660ea41ab5e8_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe (PID: 1184)

    • Checks supported languages

      • 2025-05-18_fe60d2e7bd38810017f6660ea41ab5e8_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe (PID: 1184)
      • xylqhe.exe (PID: 7052)

    • Reads CPU info

      • 2025-05-18_fe60d2e7bd38810017f6660ea41ab5e8_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe (PID: 1184)
      • xylqhe.exe (PID: 7052)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • 2025-05-18_fe60d2e7bd38810017f6660ea41ab5e8_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe (PID: 1184)
      • slui.exe (PID: 7084)

    • Manual execution by a user

      • xylqhe.exe (PID: 7052)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 7084)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (43.5)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (29.8)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (13.2)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (13.2)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2018:02:03 18:58:37+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 12
CodeSize: 32768
InitializedDataSize: 41472
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x4af0
OSVersion: 5.1
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 5.1
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
157
Monitored processes
34
Malicious processes
17
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start #GANDCRAB 2025-05-18_fe60d2e7bd38810017f6660ea41ab5e8_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe #GANDCRAB nslookup.exe conhost.exe no specs svchost.exe xylqhe.exe no specs #GANDCRAB nslookup.exe conhost.exe no specs #GANDCRAB nslookup.exe conhost.exe no specs #GANDCRAB nslookup.exe conhost.exe no specs #GANDCRAB nslookup.exe conhost.exe no specs #GANDCRAB nslookup.exe conhost.exe no specs slui.exe #GANDCRAB nslookup.exe conhost.exe no specs #GANDCRAB nslookup.exe conhost.exe no specs #GANDCRAB nslookup.exe conhost.exe no specs #GANDCRAB nslookup.exe conhost.exe no specs #GANDCRAB nslookup.exe conhost.exe no specs #GANDCRAB nslookup.exe conhost.exe no specs #GANDCRAB nslookup.exe conhost.exe no specs #GANDCRAB nslookup.exe conhost.exe no specs #GANDCRAB nslookup.exe conhost.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
516nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns1.soprodns.ruC:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
2025-05-18_fe60d2e7bd38810017f6660ea41ab5e8_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
nslookup
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\nslookup.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\msvcrt.dll
668\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—nslookup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
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
720\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—nslookup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
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
720nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns1.soprodns.ruC:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
2025-05-18_fe60d2e7bd38810017f6660ea41ab5e8_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
nslookup
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\nslookup.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\msvcrt.dll
968\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—nslookup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
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
1012nslookup emsisoft.bit dns1.soprodns.ruC:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
2025-05-18_fe60d2e7bd38810017f6660ea41ab5e8_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
nslookup
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\nslookup.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\msvcrt.dll
1184"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-05-18_fe60d2e7bd38810017f6660ea41ab5e8_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-05-18_fe60d2e7bd38810017f6660ea41ab5e8_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\2025-05-18_fe60d2e7bd38810017f6660ea41ab5e8_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.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
1228nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns1.soprodns.ruC:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
2025-05-18_fe60d2e7bd38810017f6660ea41ab5e8_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
nslookup
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\nslookup.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\msvcrt.dll
1276\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—nslookup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
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
1280\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—nslookup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
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
Total events
10 420
Read events
10 419
Write events
1
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(1184) 2025-05-18_fe60d2e7bd38810017f6660ea41ab5e8_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
Operation:writeName:xqaqfdfpmek
Value:
"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\xylqhe.exe"
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
1
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
11842025-05-18_fe60d2e7bd38810017f6660ea41ab5e8_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\S-1-5-21-1693682860-607145093-2874071422-1001\0f5007522459c86e95ffcc62f32308f1_bb926e54-e3ca-40fd-ae90-2764341e7792binary
MD5:C9E0695CE99CA1454DBDF5ECA6DA91EF
SHA256:0F60261D7B7DAE32B1E44047429961DF65D88424C95C920F8027C9E81DD96952
11842025-05-18_fe60d2e7bd38810017f6660ea41ab5e8_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\xylqhe.exeexecutable
MD5:BD4A2E5AFA26BFB148DAB31CFA73CB30
SHA256:9B6D74954D0C88D45F80FA086EE77D3B41173FF4A99DEA7902001DEAF5A9788E
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HTTP(S) requests
9
TCP/UDP connections
48
DNS requests
109
Threats
121

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
2104
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.216.77.41:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6516
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6516
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.216.77.20:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut_2010-06-23.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6516
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.216.77.20:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicTimStaPCA_2010-07-01.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6516
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6516
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6516
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.2.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6516
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.2.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
—
—
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
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
2104
svchost.exe
23.216.77.41:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
23.35.229.160:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
40.126.32.68:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
6516
SIHClient.exe
20.109.210.53:443
slscr.update.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 20.73.194.208
  • 40.127.240.158
  • 51.104.136.2
whitelisted
google.com
  • 172.217.18.14
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.250
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.216.77.41
  • 23.216.77.22
  • 23.216.77.18
  • 23.216.77.28
  • 23.216.77.20
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.35.229.160
whitelisted
ipv4bot.whatismyipaddress.com
  • —
whitelisted
dns1.soprodns.ru
  • —
shared
login.live.com
  • 40.126.32.68
  • 20.190.160.131
  • 40.126.32.138
  • 20.190.160.132
  • 20.190.160.4
  • 40.126.32.76
  • 20.190.160.65
  • 40.126.32.74
whitelisted
2.100.168.192.in-addr.arpa
  • —
whitelisted
nomoreransom.bit
  • —
unknown

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
2196
svchost.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (whatismyipaddress .com)
1228
nslookup.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET INFO DNS Query Domain .bit
1228
nslookup.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET INFO DNS Query Domain .bit
1228
nslookup.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET INFO DNS Query Domain .bit
1228
nslookup.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
RANSOMWARE [ANY.RUN] GandCrab Domain has been detected (nomoreransom .bit)
1228
nslookup.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
RANSOMWARE [ANY.RUN] GandCrab Domain has been detected (nomoreransom .bit)
1228
nslookup.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
RANSOMWARE [ANY.RUN] GandCrab Domain has been detected (nomoreransom .bit)
1228
nslookup.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET INFO DNS Query Domain .bit
1228
nslookup.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
RANSOMWARE [ANY.RUN] GandCrab Domain has been detected (nomoreransom .bit)
1532
nslookup.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET INFO DNS Query Domain .bit
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