File name:

ransom.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/959a359e-c9e2-4130-b1a8-d03d54113ab0
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 16, 2025, 09:39:38
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
python
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows, 7 sections
MD5:

D5F0829847911855EF6E09605346C4A0

SHA1:

660EDE34FC4B2CFF6DADB7A0B12996D8FD2B9ED6

SHA256:

460E55B5C2EAF6C066C587AAA5BD58F0FE23B75ACA26C3A389CD30F0A8020F45

SSDEEP:

98304:T/0CIYbSRkzKVfqt4Y6ZhkDQet54nHZUnaMvZA4OFHEYlyKmJh/qF5E1d0wBKJpM:QfhZXPFHBtiN881mws/kii3V

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • The process drops C-runtime libraries

      • ransom.exe (PID: 6584)
    • Process drops python dynamic module

      • ransom.exe (PID: 6584)
    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • ransom.exe (PID: 6584)
    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • ransom.exe (PID: 6584)
    • Application launched itself

      • ransom.exe (PID: 6584)
    • Loads Python modules

      • ransom.exe (PID: 5772)
  • INFO

    • Reads the computer name

      • ransom.exe (PID: 6584)
    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • ransom.exe (PID: 6584)
      • ransom.exe (PID: 5772)
    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • ransom.exe (PID: 6584)
    • Checks supported languages

      • ransom.exe (PID: 6584)
      • ransom.exe (PID: 5772)
    • Manual execution by a user

      • mspaint.exe (PID: 6480)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (87.3)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (6.3)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (6.3)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: AMD AMD64
TimeStamp: 2025:05:16 09:28:36+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, Large address aware
PEType: PE32+
LinkerVersion: 14.43
CodeSize: 178688
InitializedDataSize: 153600
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0xc380
OSVersion: 6
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 6
Subsystem: Windows command line
No data.
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Total processes
130
Monitored processes
5
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start ransom.exe conhost.exe no specs ransom.exe no specs mspaint.exe no specs slui.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
456\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exeransom.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
5360C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exesvchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
5772"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ransom.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ransom.exeransom.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\ransom.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
6480"C:\WINDOWS\system32\mspaint.exe" "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\topmovies.png"C:\Windows\System32\mspaint.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Paint
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.3758 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\mspaint.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\acgenral.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
6584"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ransom.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ransom.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\ransom.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
Total events
692
Read events
663
Write events
28
Delete events
1

Modification events

(PID) Process:(6480) mspaint.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Paint\View
Operation:writeName:WindowPlacement
Value:
2C00000000000000010000000000000000000000FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF7F000000470000007F04000087020000
(PID) Process:(6480) mspaint.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Paint\View
Operation:writeName:ShowThumbnail
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(6480) mspaint.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Paint\View
Operation:writeName:BMPWidth
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(6480) mspaint.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Paint\View
Operation:writeName:BMPHeight
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(6480) mspaint.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Paint\View
Operation:writeName:ThumbXPos
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(6480) mspaint.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Paint\View
Operation:writeName:ThumbYPos
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(6480) mspaint.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Paint\View
Operation:writeName:ThumbWidth
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(6480) mspaint.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Paint\View
Operation:writeName:ThumbHeight
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(6480) mspaint.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Paint\View
Operation:writeName:UnitSetting
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(6480) mspaint.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Paint\View
Operation:writeName:ShowRulers
Value:
0
Executable files
52
Suspicious files
1
Text files
8
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
6584ransom.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI65842\_hashlib.pydexecutable
MD5:3E540EF568215561590DF215801B0F59
SHA256:0ED7A6ED080499BC6C29D7113485A8A61BDBA93087B010FCA67D9B8289CBE6FA
6584ransom.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI65842\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dllexecutable
MD5:BCB8B9F6606D4094270B6D9B2ED92139
SHA256:FA18D63A117153E2ACE5400ED89B0806E96F0627D9DB935906BE9294A3038118
6584ransom.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI65842\VCRUNTIME140.dllexecutable
MD5:32DA96115C9D783A0769312C0482A62D
SHA256:8B10C53241726B0ACC9F513157E67FCB01C166FEC69E5E38CA6AADA8F9A3619F
6584ransom.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI65842\_bz2.pydexecutable
MD5:684D656AADA9F7D74F5A5BDCF16D0EDB
SHA256:A5DFB4A663DEF3D2276B88866F6D220F6D30CC777B5D841CF6DBB15C6858017C
6584ransom.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI65842\_lzma.pydexecutable
MD5:D63E2E743EA103626D33B3C1D882F419
SHA256:7C2D2030D5D246739C5D85F087FCF404BC36E1815E69A8AC7C9541267734FC28
6584ransom.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI65842\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dllexecutable
MD5:71F1D24C7659171EAFEF4774E5623113
SHA256:C45034620A5BB4A16E7DD0AFF235CC695A5516A4194F4FEC608B89EABD63EEEF
6584ransom.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI65842\_socket.pydexecutable
MD5:566CB4D39B700C19DBD7175BD4F2B649
SHA256:77EBA293FE03253396D7BB6E575187CD026C80766D7A345EB72AD92F0BBBC3AA
6584ransom.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI65842\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dllexecutable
MD5:F1534C43C775D2CCEB86F03DF4A5657D
SHA256:6E6BFDC656F0CF22FABBA1A25A42B46120B1833D846F2008952FE39FE4E57AB2
6584ransom.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI65842\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dllexecutable
MD5:40BA4A99BF4911A3BCA41F5E3412291F
SHA256:AF0E561BB3B2A13AA5CA9DFC9BC53C852BAD85075261AF6EF6825E19E71483A6
6584ransom.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI65842\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dllexecutable
MD5:D584C1E0F0A0B568FCE0EFD728255515
SHA256:3DE40A35254E3E0E0C6DB162155D5E79768A6664B33466BF603516F3743EFB18
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
20
DNS requests
13
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.216.77.10:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
whitelisted
6032
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
6032
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
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
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.216.77.10:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.35.229.160:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
5776
RUXIMICS.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
3216
svchost.exe
172.211.123.250:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
20.190.160.22:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
2.17.190.73:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
google.com
  • 142.250.186.78
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.216.77.10
  • 23.216.77.18
  • 23.216.77.17
  • 23.216.77.21
  • 23.216.77.25
  • 23.216.77.4
  • 23.216.77.26
  • 23.216.77.11
  • 23.216.77.15
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.35.229.160
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.250
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.160.22
  • 40.126.32.138
  • 20.190.160.2
  • 20.190.160.132
  • 40.126.32.72
  • 20.190.160.3
  • 20.190.160.65
  • 40.126.32.76
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 40.127.240.158
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 172.202.163.200
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 52.165.164.15
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 20.83.72.98
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info