File name:

4b44768232b7c52ba3915a8551ec24fddf2d6f19c37f63b8980d0d53e92447f9.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/043b24ca-6cca-4cb4-85a3-544fc6ed9bd4
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

Sality is a highly sophisticated malware known for infecting executable files and rapidly spreading across networks. It primarily creates a peer-to-peer botnet that is used for malicious activities such as spamming, data theft, and downloading additional malware. Sality has strong persistence mechanisms, including disabling security software, making it difficult to remove. Its ability to spread quickly and silently, along with its polymorphic nature, allows it to evade detection by traditional antivirus solutions.

Analysis date: March 24, 2025, 09:39:54
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
sality
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 2 sections
MD5:

669F47227FED9D74205FE9E77403D31A

SHA1:

79E87BADAB1ABA6B49579DA0E240AAECE45DB45E

SHA256:

4B44768232B7C52BA3915A8551EC24FDDF2D6F19C37F63B8980D0D53E92447F9

SSDEEP:

3072:bJmq48fTzwcUzyTP6vGYsps59ASTbYGOLAAFU:bJJHbKEcGYs6vASTkGOLAT

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Changes Security Center notification settings

      • 10cbed.exe (PID: 7420)
      • 10e929.exe (PID: 7968)
    • SALITY has been detected

      • 10cbed.exe (PID: 7420)
      • 10e929.exe (PID: 7968)
    • UAC/LUA settings modification

      • 10cbed.exe (PID: 7420)
      • 10e929.exe (PID: 7968)
    • SALITY mutex has been found

      • 10cbed.exe (PID: 7420)
      • 10ccb8.exe (PID: 7516)
      • rundll32.exe (PID: 7396)
      • 10e929.exe (PID: 7968)
      • 10e939.exe (PID: 7980)
      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 5968)
    • Runs injected code in another process

      • 10e929.exe (PID: 7968)
    • Application was injected by another process

      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 5968)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • rundll32.exe (PID: 7396)
      • 10cbed.exe (PID: 7420)
      • 10e929.exe (PID: 7968)
  • INFO

    • Reads the computer name

      • 10cbed.exe (PID: 7420)
      • ShellExperienceHost.exe (PID: 8176)
      • 10e929.exe (PID: 7968)
    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • 10cbed.exe (PID: 7420)
      • 10e929.exe (PID: 7968)
      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 7664)
    • Checks supported languages

      • 10cbed.exe (PID: 7420)
      • ShellExperienceHost.exe (PID: 8176)
      • 10e929.exe (PID: 7968)
    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • 10cbed.exe (PID: 7420)
      • rundll32.exe (PID: 7396)
      • 10e929.exe (PID: 7968)
    • Process checks computer location settings

      • ShellExperienceHost.exe (PID: 8176)
    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 7664)
    • Reads the software policy settings

      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 7664)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
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: 2010:11:05 20:30:50+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit, DLL
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 6
CodeSize: 121856
InitializedDataSize: 512
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x1e9b7
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
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Total processes
147
Monitored processes
13
Malicious processes
6
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start #SALITY rundll32.exe #SALITY 10cbed.exe #SALITY 10ccb8.exe no specs #SALITY 10e929.exe #SALITY 10e939.exe no specs shellexperiencehost.exe no specs #SALITY filecoauth.exe backgroundtransferhost.exe no specs backgroundtransferhost.exe backgroundtransferhost.exe no specs backgroundtransferhost.exe no specs backgroundtransferhost.exe no specs slui.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
900"BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exesvchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Download/Upload Host
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\backgroundtransferhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
4228"BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exesvchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Download/Upload Host
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\backgroundtransferhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
5968C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\19.043.0304.0013\FileCoAuth.exe -EmbeddingC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\19.043.0304.0013\FileCoAuth.exe
svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft OneDriveFile Co-Authoring Executable
Exit code:
0
Version:
19.043.0304.0013
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\microsoft\onedrive\19.043.0304.0013\filecoauth.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\user32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\win32u.dll
6080"BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exesvchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Download/Upload Host
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\backgroundtransferhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
7264"BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exesvchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Download/Upload Host
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\backgroundtransferhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
7396"C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\4b44768232b7c52ba3915a8551ec24fddf2d6f19c37f63b8980d0d53e92447f9.exe.dll, #1C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows host process (Rundll32)
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\rundll32.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\aclayers.dll
7420C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\10cbed.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\10cbed.exe
rundll32.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\10cbed.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\advapi32.dll
7516C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\10ccb8.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\10ccb8.exe
rundll32.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\10ccb8.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
7664"BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe
svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Download/Upload Host
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\backgroundtransferhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
7852C:\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
16 670
Read events
16 444
Write events
156
Delete events
70

Modification events

(PID) Process:(7420) 10cbed.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center
Operation:writeName:AntiVirusOverride
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(7420) 10cbed.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center
Operation:writeName:AntiVirusDisableNotify
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(7420) 10cbed.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center
Operation:writeName:FirewallDisableNotify
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(7420) 10cbed.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center
Operation:writeName:FirewallOverride
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(7420) 10cbed.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center
Operation:writeName:UpdatesDisableNotify
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(7420) 10cbed.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center
Operation:writeName:UacDisableNotify
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(7420) 10cbed.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc
Operation:writeName:AntiVirusOverride
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(7420) 10cbed.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc
Operation:writeName:AntiVirusDisableNotify
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(7420) 10cbed.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc
Operation:writeName:FirewallDisableNotify
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(7420) 10cbed.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc
Operation:writeName:FirewallOverride
Value:
1
Executable files
6
Suspicious files
6
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
7664BackgroundTransferHost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\52f24a7e-41f0-4c60-a495-59389259a7a2.down_data
MD5:
SHA256:
742010cbed.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wintcbd.exeexecutable
MD5:B360FA63134A63F9ACFE046D2DFE10D9
SHA256:03E0C6C4CA8A24F961477887763397045E67862E059F7494014AEFC21891D40E
7396rundll32.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\10e939.exeexecutable
MD5:865A5FFD1EBA75DC5352FF4C3D6BF950
SHA256:55A27E7385B2CF2F426965DD8DF72040C114982371B279F9E7BD90DD811F4ECA
7396rundll32.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\10cbed.exeexecutable
MD5:865A5FFD1EBA75DC5352FF4C3D6BF950
SHA256:55A27E7385B2CF2F426965DD8DF72040C114982371B279F9E7BD90DD811F4ECA
796810e929.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bmrpj.exeexecutable
MD5:B360FA63134A63F9ACFE046D2DFE10D9
SHA256:03E0C6C4CA8A24F961477887763397045E67862E059F7494014AEFC21891D40E
5968FileCoAuth.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\logs\Common\FileCoAuth-2025-03-24.0940.5968.1.odlbinary
MD5:510AB67DD3E1051A5DAC2A2738F94FC7
SHA256:0FDA64AE44D02BC29F2BCCC84D543A398DD51BD0774381F32358F3F80DD295F1
7664BackgroundTransferHost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\52f24a7e-41f0-4c60-a495-59389259a7a2.644c52f2-7b51-4778-aeda-5e3a767264ac.down_metabinary
MD5:4C9FC6FB95FD0AD1F637063533DF4D2F
SHA256:40D5157777EB947A1C5993FEEBFBBDFFAA1CE3BD86B2B01C66B394E40F92706C
7664BackgroundTransferHost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\66e1bace-7e18-4b79-bf6c-4233ab1e8661.644c52f2-7b51-4778-aeda-5e3a767264ac.down_metabinary
MD5:4C9FC6FB95FD0AD1F637063533DF4D2F
SHA256:40D5157777EB947A1C5993FEEBFBBDFFAA1CE3BD86B2B01C66B394E40F92706C
7396rundll32.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\10e929.exeexecutable
MD5:865A5FFD1EBA75DC5352FF4C3D6BF950
SHA256:55A27E7385B2CF2F426965DD8DF72040C114982371B279F9E7BD90DD811F4ECA
7396rundll32.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\10ccb8.exeexecutable
MD5:865A5FFD1EBA75DC5352FF4C3D6BF950
SHA256:55A27E7385B2CF2F426965DD8DF72040C114982371B279F9E7BD90DD811F4ECA
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HTTP(S) requests
33
TCP/UDP connections
23
DNS requests
7
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
2104
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.16.164.99:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
300
RUXIMICS.exe
GET
200
2.16.164.99:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
GET
304
52.149.20.212:443
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
POST
200
40.126.31.3:443
https://login.live.com/RST2.srf
unknown
xml
1.35 Kb
whitelisted
POST
400
20.190.159.73:443
https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf
unknown
text
203 b
whitelisted
POST
400
20.190.159.2:443
https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf
unknown
text
203 b
whitelisted
POST
400
40.126.31.130:443
https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf
unknown
whitelisted
GET
200
20.103.156.88:443
https://arc.msn.com/v3/Delivery/Placement?pubid=da63df93-3dbc-42ae-a505-b34988683ac7&pid=88000045&adm=2&w=1&h=1&wpx=1&hpx=1&fmt=json&cltp=app&dim=le&rafb=0&nct=1&pm=1&cfmt=text,image,poly&sft=jpeg,png,gif&topt=1&poptin=0&localid=w:AC7699B0-48EA-FD22-C8DC-06A02098A0F0&ctry=US&time=20250324T094010Z&lc=en-US&pl=en-US&idtp=mid&uid=9115d6d1-9f4e-4053-9297-2a8c833b3912&aid=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&ua=WindowsShellClient%2F9.0.40929.0%20%28Windows%29&asid=182ffdb780cd49eeb2450e0bb1309d47&ctmode=MultiSession&arch=x64&betaedgever=0.0.0.0&canedgever=0.0.0.0&cdm=1&cdmver=10.0.19041.3636&currsel=137271744000000000&devedgever=0.0.0.0&devfam=Windows.Desktop&devform=Unknown&devosver=10.0.19045.4046&disphorzres=1280&dispsize=15.3&dispvertres=720&fosver=16299&isu=0&lo=3967299&metered=false&nettype=ethernet&npid=sc-88000045&oemName=DELL&oemid=DELL&ossku=Professional&prevosver=15063&smBiosDm=DELL&stabedgever=122.0.2365.59&tl=2&tsu=1357829&waasBldFlt=1&waasCfgExp=1&waasCfgSet=1&waasRetail=1&waasRing=&svoffered=2
unknown
binary
2.96 Kb
whitelisted
POST
400
20.190.159.75:443
https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf
unknown
text
203 b
whitelisted
POST
400
20.190.159.68:443
https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf
unknown
text
203 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
300
RUXIMICS.exe
51.124.78.146:443
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
51.124.78.146:443
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
3216
svchost.exe
40.115.3.253:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
2.16.164.99:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
300
RUXIMICS.exe
2.16.164.99:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
20.190.160.131:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
7340
backgroundTaskHost.exe
20.223.35.26:443
arc.msn.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
google.com
  • 142.250.186.174
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 40.115.3.253
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.16.164.99
  • 2.16.164.72
  • 2.16.164.18
  • 2.16.164.9
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.160.131
  • 40.126.32.76
  • 20.190.160.130
  • 20.190.160.128
  • 20.190.160.64
  • 20.190.160.14
  • 40.126.32.68
  • 20.190.160.65
whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 4.231.128.59
whitelisted
arc.msn.com
  • 20.223.35.26
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info