Malware analysis AdminService.exe Malicious activity | ANY.RUN

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File name:	AdminService.exe
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/0da6d2f7-ccf8-4ef5-b0ee-0fa60c0edced
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Analysis date:	April 29, 2025, 22:35:28
OS:	Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MIME:	application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info:	PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows, 8 sections
MD5:	4CEBA0CC9FA66CA9E639BAEA79F415AC
SHA1:	FF39DA9DD5E8029F6482543D68AD671FBCAF81C8
SHA256:	4D5BD3327A3585A7875E5D295705B684C93D66C511463BA6A2E20F819C4B8252
SSDEEP:	12288:uGUTnaHUnHsVkzBvxgrGugFBb0etpJKGy9raj:uGOniUn7QrBOpJKGyxaj

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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:: on
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
- Executing a file with an untrusted certificate
  - AdminService.exe (PID: 496)
  - AdminService.exe (PID: 4688)
SUSPICIOUS
- Reads the date of Windows installation
  - AdminService.exe (PID: 496)
- Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
  - AdminService.exe (PID: 496)
- Application launched itself
  - AdminService.exe (PID: 496)
INFO
- The sample compiled with english language support
  - AdminService.exe (PID: 496)
- Process checks computer location settings
  - AdminService.exe (PID: 496)
- Reads the computer name
  - AdminService.exe (PID: 496)
  - AdminService.exe (PID: 4688)
- Checks supported languages
  - AdminService.exe (PID: 496)
  - AdminService.exe (PID: 4688)

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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:	2018:03:13 06:20:20+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics:	Executable, Large address aware
PEType:	PE32+
LinkerVersion:	14
CodeSize:	225792
InitializedDataSize:	173568
UninitializedDataSize:	-
EntryPoint:	0x19ecc
OSVersion:	6
ImageVersion:	-
SubsystemVersion:	6
Subsystem:	Windows command line
FileVersionNumber:	10.0.10011.16384
ProductVersionNumber:	10.0.10011.16384
FileFlagsMask:	0x003f
FileFlags:	Private build
FileOS:	Windows NT 32-bit
ObjectFileType:	Dynamic link library
FileSubtype:	-
LanguageCode:	English (U.S.)
CharacterSet:	Unicode
CompanyName:	Windows (R) Win 7 DDK provider
FileDescription:	Windows Setup API
FileVersion:	10.0.10011.16384
InternalName:	SETUPAPI.DLL
LegalCopyright:	© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFileName:	SETUPAPI.DLL
ProductName:	Windows (R) Win 7 DDK driver
ProductVersion:	10.0.10011.16384

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Total processes

131

Monitored processes

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Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

496

"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\AdminService.exe"

C:\Users\admin\Desktop\AdminService.exe

—

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Windows (R) Win 7 DDK provider

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Windows Setup API

Exit code:

Version:

10.0.10011.16384

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\adminservice.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll

1676

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

C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe

—

AdminService.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

4688

"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\AdminService.exe" uninstall

C:\Users\admin\Desktop\AdminService.exe

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AdminService.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Windows (R) Win 7 DDK provider

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Windows Setup API

Exit code:

Version:

10.0.10011.16384

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\adminservice.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\bluetoothapis.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll

5048

"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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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

5176

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

C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe

—

AdminService.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

6640

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

Images
c:\windows\system32\sppextcomobj.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\oleaut32.dll

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Total events

402

Read events

402

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
—	—	51.124.78.146:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:137	—	—	—	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:138	—	—	—	whitelisted
6544	svchost.exe	20.190.159.23:443	login.live.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
2112	svchost.exe	51.124.78.146:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted
3216	svchost.exe	172.211.123.250:443	client.wns.windows.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	FR	whitelisted
2104	svchost.exe	51.124.78.146:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted
4920	SIHClient.exe	20.12.23.50:443	slscr.update.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	US	whitelisted
4920	SIHClient.exe	13.95.31.18:443	fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com	51.124.78.146	whitelisted
google.com	142.250.186.78	whitelisted
login.live.com	20.190.159.23 20.190.159.130 20.190.159.4 20.190.159.131 20.190.159.68 20.190.159.129 40.126.31.69 20.190.159.73	whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com	172.211.123.250	whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com	20.12.23.50	whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com	13.95.31.18 2a01:111:f100:9001::1761:914d	whitelisted
18.31.95.13.in-addr.arpa	—	unknown
d.4.1.9.1.6.7.1.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.1.0.0.9.0.0.1.f.1.1.1.0.1.0.a.2.ip6.arpa	—	unknown

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General Info

AdminService.exe

4CEBA0CC9FA66CA9E639BAEA79F415AC

FF39DA9DD5E8029F6482543D68AD671FBCAF81C8

4D5BD3327A3585A7875E5D295705B684C93D66C511463BA6A2E20F819C4B8252

12288:uGUTnaHUnHsVkzBvxgrGugFBb0etpJKGy9raj:uGOniUn7QrBOpJKGyxaj

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MALICIOUS

Executing a file with an untrusted certificate

SUSPICIOUS

Reads the date of Windows installation

Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

Application launched itself

INFO

The sample compiled with english language support

Process checks computer location settings

Reads the computer name

Checks supported languages

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