Malware analysis ransom.exe Malicious activity | ANY.RUN

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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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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 60 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:: off
Network geolocation:: off
Additional time used:: none
MITM proxy:: off
Privacy:: Public submission
Fakenet option:: off
Route via Tor:: off
Autoconfirmation of UAC:: on
Network:: on

Software preset

Internet Explorer 11.3636.19041.0
Adobe Acrobat (64-bit) (23.001.20093)
Adobe Flash Player 32 NPAPI (32.0.0.465)
Adobe Flash Player 32 PPAPI (32.0.0.465)
CCleaner (6.20)
FileZilla 3.65.0 (3.65.0)
Google Chrome (122.0.6261.70)
Google Update Helper (1.3.36.51)
Java 8 Update 271 (64-bit) (8.0.2710.9)
Java Auto Updater (2.8.271.9)
Microsoft Edge (122.0.2365.59)
Microsoft Edge Update (1.3.185.17)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - de-de (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - es-es (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - it-it (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ja-jp (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ko-kr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - pt-br (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - tr-tr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professionnel 2019 - fr-fr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office профессиональный 2019 - ru-ru (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft OneNote - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Update Health Tools (3.74.0.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x64) - 12.0.30501 (12.0.30501.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Additional Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Minimum Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Mozilla Firefox (x64 en-US) (123.0)
Mozilla Maintenance Service (123.0)
Notepad++ (64-bit x64) (7.9.1)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Extensibility Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Licensing Component (16.0.16026.20146)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15928.20198)
PowerShell 7-x64 (7.3.5.0)
Skype version 8.104 (8.104)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.59.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.63.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4480730) (2.55.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB5001716) (8.93.0.0)
VLC media player (3.0.11)
WinRAR 5.91 (64-bit) (5.91.0)
Windows PC Health Check (3.6.2204.08001)

Hotfixes

Client LanguagePack Package
DotNetRollup
DotNetRollup 481
FodMetadata Package
Foundation Package
Hello Face Package
InternetExplorer Optional Package
KB5003791
KB5011048
KB5015684
KB5033052
LanguageFeatures Basic en us Package
LanguageFeatures Handwriting en us Package
LanguageFeatures OCR en us Package
LanguageFeatures Speech en us Package
LanguageFeatures TextToSpeech en us Package
MSPaint FoD Package
MediaPlayer Package
Microsoft OneCore ApplicationModel Sync Desktop FOD Package
Microsoft OneCore DirectX Database FOD Package
NetFx3 OnDemand Package
Notepad FoD Package
OpenSSH Client Package
PowerShell ISE FOD Package
Printing PMCPPC FoD Package
Printing WFS FoD Package
ProfessionalEdition
QuickAssist Package
RollupFix
ServicingStack
ServicingStack 3989
StepsRecorder Package
TabletPCMath Package
UserExperience Desktop Package
WordPad FoD Package

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MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.
SUSPICIOUS
- Process drops python dynamic module
  - ransom.exe (PID: 6584)
- Executable content was dropped or overwritten
  - ransom.exe (PID: 6584)
- The process drops C-runtime libraries
  - ransom.exe (PID: 6584)
- Loads Python modules
  - ransom.exe (PID: 5772)
- Application launched itself
  - ransom.exe (PID: 6584)
- Process drops legitimate windows executable
  - ransom.exe (PID: 6584)
INFO
- Reads the computer name
  - ransom.exe (PID: 6584)
- Checks supported languages
  - ransom.exe (PID: 6584)
  - ransom.exe (PID: 5772)
- 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)
- Manual execution by a user
  - mspaint.exe (PID: 6480)

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No Malware configuration.

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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

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

456

\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1

C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe

—

ransom.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Console Window Host

Exit code:

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

5360

C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding

C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe

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svchost.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.exe

—

ransom.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Exit code:

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.exe

—

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Paint

Exit code:

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:

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

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Total events

692

Read events

663

Write events

Delete events

Modification events


(PID) Process:	(6480) mspaint.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Paint\View
Operation:	write	Name:	WindowPlacement
Value: 2C00000000000000010000000000000000000000FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF7F000000470000007F04000087020000
(PID) Process:	(6480) mspaint.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Paint\View
Operation:	write	Name:	ShowThumbnail
Value: 0
(PID) Process:	(6480) mspaint.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Paint\View
Operation:	write	Name:	BMPWidth
Value: 0
(PID) Process:	(6480) mspaint.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Paint\View
Operation:	write	Name:	BMPHeight
Value: 0
(PID) Process:	(6480) mspaint.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Paint\View
Operation:	write	Name:	ThumbXPos
Value: 0
(PID) Process:	(6480) mspaint.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Paint\View
Operation:	write	Name:	ThumbYPos
Value: 0
(PID) Process:	(6480) mspaint.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Paint\View
Operation:	write	Name:	ThumbWidth
Value: 0
(PID) Process:	(6480) mspaint.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Paint\View
Operation:	write	Name:	ThumbHeight
Value: 0
(PID) Process:	(6480) mspaint.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Paint\View
Operation:	write	Name:	UnitSetting
Value: 0
(PID) Process:	(6480) mspaint.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Paint\View
Operation:	write	Name:	ShowRulers
Value: 0

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Executable files

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Unknown types

Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
6584	ransom.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI65842\VCRUNTIME140.dll		executable
		MD5:32DA96115C9D783A0769312C0482A62D	SHA256:8B10C53241726B0ACC9F513157E67FCB01C166FEC69E5E38CA6AADA8F9A3619F
6584	ransom.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI65842\_socket.pyd		executable
		MD5:566CB4D39B700C19DBD7175BD4F2B649	SHA256:77EBA293FE03253396D7BB6E575187CD026C80766D7A345EB72AD92F0BBBC3AA
6584	ransom.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI65842\_cffi_backend.cp313-win_amd64.pyd		executable
		MD5:5CBA92E7C00D09A55F5CBADC8D16CD26	SHA256:0E3D149B91FC7DC3367AB94620A5E13AF6E419F423B31D4800C381468CB8AD85
6584	ransom.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI65842\_decimal.pyd		executable
		MD5:21FCB8E3D4310346A5DC1A216E7E23CA	SHA256:9A0E05274CAD8D90F6BA6BC594261B36BFBDDF4F5CA6846B6367FE6A4E2FDCE4
6584	ransom.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI65842\_lzma.pyd		executable
		MD5:D63E2E743EA103626D33B3C1D882F419	SHA256:7C2D2030D5D246739C5D85F087FCF404BC36E1815E69A8AC7C9541267734FC28
6584	ransom.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI65842\_hashlib.pyd		executable
		MD5:3E540EF568215561590DF215801B0F59	SHA256:0ED7A6ED080499BC6C29D7113485A8A61BDBA93087B010FCA67D9B8289CBE6FA
6584	ransom.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI65842\_bz2.pyd		executable
		MD5:684D656AADA9F7D74F5A5BDCF16D0EDB	SHA256:A5DFB4A663DEF3D2276B88866F6D220F6D30CC777B5D841CF6DBB15C6858017C
6584	ransom.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI65842\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll		executable
		MD5:EA00855213F278D9804105E5045E2882	SHA256:F2F74A801F05AB014D514F0F1D0B3DA50396E6506196D8BECCC484CD969621A6
6584	ransom.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI65842\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll		executable
		MD5:C5E3E5DF803C9A6D906F3859355298E1	SHA256:956773A969A6213F4685C21702B9ED5BD984E063CF8188ACBB6D55B1D6CCBD4E
6584	ransom.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI65842\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll		executable
		MD5:F1534C43C775D2CCEB86F03DF4A5657D	SHA256:6E6BFDC656F0CF22FABBA1A25A42B46120B1833D846F2008952FE39FE4E57AB2

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HTTP(S) requests

TCP/UDP connections

DNS requests

Threats

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

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General Info

ransom.exe

D5F0829847911855EF6E09605346C4A0

660EDE34FC4B2CFF6DADB7A0B12996D8FD2B9ED6

460E55B5C2EAF6C066C587AAA5BD58F0FE23B75ACA26C3A389CD30F0A8020F45

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

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Process drops python dynamic module

Executable content was dropped or overwritten

The process drops C-runtime libraries

Loads Python modules

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Process drops legitimate windows executable

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Reads the computer name

Checks supported languages

Create files in a temporary directory

The sample compiled with english language support

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