File name:

skype.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/1c34a54f-c2ab-4c82-9792-75ee67414112
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: April 25, 2025, 10:54:56
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
metasploit
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 4 sections
MD5:

0B486F5D9026716F05DB5058FB506F02

SHA1:

FA8BFD999D3A7AD7BD18CACF64602F80D6605DB8

SHA256:

472E77C5448A96067BD1C51CCFFF58F9F2A6A0FB06F0294E868D5F7C83F59CA3

SSDEEP:

1536:ICoF509jlKOfPWYuVsOW3i6kKLMb+KR0Nc8QsJq39:roFuhKGPWYKg3TLe0Nc8QsC9

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  • MALICIOUS

    • METASPLOIT has been detected (YARA)

      • skype.exe (PID: 7552)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Connects to unusual port

      • skype.exe (PID: 7552)
  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • skype.exe (PID: 7552)
    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • skype.exe (PID: 7552)
    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 7960)
    • Checks proxy server information

      • slui.exe (PID: 7960)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (42.2)
.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (37.3)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (8.8)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (6)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.7)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2009:05:09 18:11:26+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 6
CodeSize: 45056
InitializedDataSize: 40960
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0xa02a
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 2.2.14.0
ProductVersionNumber: 2.2.14.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Unicode
Comments: Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
CompanyName: Apache Software Foundation
FileDescription: ApacheBench command line utility
FileVersion: 2.2.14
InternalName: ab.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright 2009 The Apache Software Foundation.
OriginalFileName: ab.exe
ProductName: Apache HTTP Server
ProductVersion: 2.2.14
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
123
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start #METASPLOIT skype.exe slui.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
7552"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\skype.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\skype.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Apache Software Foundation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
ApacheBench command line utility
Exit code:
0
Version:
2.2.14
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\skype.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
7960C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe
svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Exit code:
0
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
Total events
3 517
Read events
3 517
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

No data
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HTTP(S) requests
23
TCP/UDP connections
48
DNS requests
13
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
GET
304
4.245.163.56:443
https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/SLS/%7B522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E%7D/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL
unknown
7760
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
2.16.241.19:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
7760
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.219.150.101:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
whitelisted
GET
200
20.242.39.171:443
https://fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/clientwebservice/ping
unknown
7760
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.219.150.101:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.2.crl
unknown
whitelisted
GET
304
4.245.163.56:443
https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/SLS/%7B522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E%7D/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL
unknown
7760
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.219.150.101:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.2.crl
unknown
whitelisted
GET
200
4.245.163.56:443
https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/sls/ping
unknown
GET
304
4.245.163.56:443
https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/SLS/%7BE7A50285-D08D-499D-9FF8-180FDC2332BC%7D/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL
unknown
7760
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
2.16.241.19:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicTimStaPCA_2010-07-01.crl
unknown
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
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
7552
skype.exe
10.0.5.44:9001
unknown
3216
svchost.exe
172.211.123.250:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
7760
SIHClient.exe
4.245.163.56:443
slscr.update.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
7760
SIHClient.exe
2.16.241.19:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
7760
SIHClient.exe
23.219.150.101:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
CL
whitelisted
7760
SIHClient.exe
20.3.187.198:443
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
7404
slui.exe
20.83.72.98:443
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 20.73.194.208
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.185.142
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.250
  • 172.211.123.249
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 4.245.163.56
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.16.241.19
  • 2.16.241.12
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.219.150.101
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 20.3.187.198
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 20.83.72.98
whitelisted
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com
  • 52.111.243.31
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.32.72
  • 20.190.160.5
  • 40.126.32.138
  • 40.126.32.134
  • 20.190.160.3
  • 40.126.32.133
  • 20.190.160.128
  • 20.190.160.64
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info