| File name: | Loader.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/47f70f78-8cd6-4d2e-9fcb-5f2ab27a78ff |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | April 28, 2025, 12:23:55 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 3 sections |
| MD5: | F835A12917082FCC1B2E4D26778DAFE2 |
| SHA1: | 2700480D7EFA371C64850FFA48DF32BD59DF2456 |
| SHA256: | 46D989EE5DDB8A4AD14A5CB52D399CB305FF73EECA22D88A0570DE5B9D923C9B |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:LuWIdBAXmdlPM4fhCLNps/egDzvMy8r3fcY1WEgJjAizLL5:m |
MALICIOUS
Run PowerShell with an invisible window
- powershell.exe (PID: 7268)
Adds path to the Windows Defender exclusion list
- Updater.exe (PID: 3268)
Changes Windows Defender settings
- Updater.exe (PID: 3268)
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- Updater.exe (PID: 3268)
SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- Loader.exe (PID: 6268)
- Updater.exe (PID: 3268)
Checks for external IP
- Updater.exe (PID: 3268)
Connects to unusual port
- Updater.exe (PID: 3268)
Starts POWERSHELL.EXE for commands execution
- Updater.exe (PID: 3268)
Script adds exclusion path to Windows Defender
- Updater.exe (PID: 3268)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- Updater.exe (PID: 3268)
- Loader.exe (PID: 6268)
Uses REG/REGEDIT.EXE to modify registry
- Updater.exe (PID: 3268)
INFO
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- Loader.exe (PID: 6268)
- Updater.exe (PID: 3268)
Reads the computer name
- Loader.exe (PID: 6268)
- Updater.exe (PID: 3268)
Checks supported languages
- Loader.exe (PID: 6268)
- Updater.exe (PID: 3268)
The sample compiled with english language support
- Loader.exe (PID: 6268)
- Updater.exe (PID: 3268)
Process checks computer location settings
- Loader.exe (PID: 6268)
- Updater.exe (PID: 3268)
Checks if a key exists in the options dictionary (POWERSHELL)
- powershell.exe (PID: 7268)
Script raised an exception (POWERSHELL)
- powershell.exe (PID: 7268)
Compiled with Borland Delphi (YARA)
- Updater.exe (PID: 3268)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (42.9) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win32 EXE PECompact compressed (generic) (24.3) |
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (16.1) |
| .scr | | | Windows screen saver (7.6) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (3.8) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2068:07:17 06:18:07+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 48 |
| CodeSize: | 3359744 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 5120 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x336336 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows command line |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| Comments: | - |
| CompanyName: | - |
| FileDescription: | Loader |
| FileVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| InternalName: | Loader.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright © 2025 |
| LegalTrademarks: | - |
| OriginalFileName: | Loader.exe |
| ProductName: | Loader |
| ProductVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
Total processes
141
Monitored processes
10
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3268 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Updater.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Updater.exe | Loader.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Description: RavenOriginalStub Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
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| 5680 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Loader.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Loader.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Loader Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
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| 6032 | 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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| 6268 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Loader.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Loader.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Loader Exit code: 0 Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
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| 7148 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | Loader.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7196 | "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 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7268 | "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\'" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | — | Updater.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows PowerShell Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7288 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | powershell.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7312 | "C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe" add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v C:\ /d 0 /f | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | — | Updater.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Registry Console Tool Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7332 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | reg.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
6 382
Read events
6 380
Write events
2
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (3268) Updater.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowsService |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsService\WinService.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7312) reg.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths |
| Operation: | write | Name: | C:\ |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
2
Suspicious files
1
Text files
4
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6268 | Loader.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Updater.exe | executable | |
MD5:F040303D85C56F3B40066FD4B535D277 | SHA256:CBF4E04802D850CBC223D439C336703AABA205EEBD6E8D300048DAE293B47722 | |||
| 3268 | Updater.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsService\WinService.exe | executable | |
MD5:F040303D85C56F3B40066FD4B535D277 | SHA256:CBF4E04802D850CBC223D439C336703AABA205EEBD6E8D300048DAE293B47722 | |||
| 7268 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_jcrvbs2s.wh0.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 7268 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ukgs0fib.kmj.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 7268 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_pza1kg5x.0s5.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 7268 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_whjqz3w1.jqv.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 7268 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive | binary | |
MD5:21384F79A013282D7B459801AD8EB1EE | SHA256:E0E5523273828846BF620E09674DA1F74E2890165BBBDAAD0716C953F7FB4253 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
7
TCP/UDP connections
22
DNS requests
14
Threats
7
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.120:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3268 | Updater.exe | GET | 200 | 104.26.12.205:80 | http://api.ipify.org/ | unknown | — | — | malicious |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3268 | Updater.exe | GET | 200 | 104.26.12.205:80 | http://api.ipify.org/ | unknown | — | — | malicious |
7952 | 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 |
7952 | 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 | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | 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 |
976 | RUXIMICS.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.16.164.120:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.23.246.101:80 | www.microsoft.com | Ooredoo Q.S.C. | QA | whitelisted |
2112 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.249:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
3268 | Updater.exe | 104.26.12.205:80 | api.ipify.org | CLOUDFLARENET | US | shared |
3268 | Updater.exe | 51.38.196.118:7777 | yaptikanladin.mentality.cloud | OVH SAS | FR | malicious |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
api.ipify.org |
| shared |
yaptikanladin.mentality.cloud |
| malicious |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2196 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain (ipify .org) in DNS Lookup |
3268 | Updater.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup api.ipify.org |
3268 | Updater.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | SUSPICIOUS [ANY.RUN] An IP address was received from the server as a result of an HTTP request |
3268 | Updater.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | SUSPICIOUS [ANY.RUN] An IP address was received from the server as a result of an HTTP request |
3268 | Updater.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | POLICY [ANY.RUN] External IP Lookup by HTTP (api .ipify .org) |
3268 | Updater.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | POLICY [ANY.RUN] External IP Lookup by HTTP (api .ipify .org) |
3268 | Updater.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup api.ipify.org |