| File name: | pbsvc.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/48eb85d3-3dac-4105-9575-23da042f2eb7 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | March 22, 2025, 14:45:26 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed, 3 sections |
| MD5: | 11B0C5F75B676D47424C2176D593C1DC |
| SHA1: | F7560FF6ECA963D12E669BE79BDB75DFAEECCBAF |
| SHA256: | 4DA9332E1B4E314A8D84C11A96853927066F8A9E5E7383374271E0A16803EE8B |
| SSDEEP: | 24576:7pjLXhD6IH9perFAHaI33zioQqgl2Vq2jNeubsZD5W5x3Vo9weX/e9gFUvklp:7pPXhD6IH9perFAHR33zioQqgl2Vq2jm |
| .exe | | | UPX compressed Win32 Executable (39.3) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win32 EXE Yoda's Crypter (38.6) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (9.5) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (6.5) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.9) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2007:07:10 23:26:32+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 7.1 |
| CodeSize: | 561152 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 110592 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | 999424 |
| EntryPoint: | 0x17d910 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 780 | "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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| 2772 | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\PnkBstrB.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PnkBstrB.exe | — | services.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Integrity Level: SYSTEM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 3240 | 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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| 6108 | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\PnkBstrA.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PnkBstrA.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Integrity Level: SYSTEM Modules
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| 6652 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pbsvc.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pbsvc.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 6808 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pbsvc.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pbsvc.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 3221226540 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (6652) pbsvc.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | 742C3192E607E424EB4549542BE1BBC53E6174E2 |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6652) pbsvc.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\742C3192E607E424EB4549542BE1BBC53E6174E2 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Blob |
Value: 04000000010000001000000010FC635DF6263E0DF325BE5F79CD67677E0000000100000008000000000010C51E92D2011D000000010000001000000027B3517667331CE2C1E74002B5FF2298620000000100000020000000E7685634EFACF69ACE939A6B255B7B4FABEF42935B50A265ACB5CB6027E44E7009000000010000002A000000302806082B0601050507030206082B0601050507030306082B0601050507030406082B0601050507030119000000010000001000000091161B894B117ECDC257628DB460CC04030000000100000014000000742C3192E607E424EB4549542BE1BBC53E6174E20F0000000100000010000000D7C63BE0837DBABF881D4FBF5F986AD80B000000010000004600000056006500720069005300690067006E00200043006C006100730073002000330020005000750062006C006900630020005000720069006D00610072007900200043004100000053000000010000002400000030223020060A2B0601040182375E010130123010060A2B0601040182373C0101030200C0140000000100000014000000E27F7BD877D5DF9E0A3F9EB4CB0E2EA9EFDB69777A000000010000000E000000300C060A2B0601040182375E010268000000010000000800000000003DB65BD9D5012000000001000000400200003082023C308201A5021070BAE41D10D92934B638CA7B03CCBABF300D06092A864886F70D0101020500305F310B300906035504061302555331173015060355040A130E566572695369676E2C20496E632E31373035060355040B132E436C6173732033205075626C6963205072696D6172792043657274696669636174696F6E20417574686F72697479301E170D3936303132393030303030305A170D3238303830313233353935395A305F310B300906035504061302555331173015060355040A130E566572695369676E2C20496E632E31373035060355040B132E436C6173732033205075626C6963205072696D6172792043657274696669636174696F6E20417574686F7269747930819F300D06092A864886F70D010101050003818D0030818902818100C95C599EF21B8A0114B410DF0440DBE357AF6A45408F840C0BD133D9D911CFEE02581F25F72AA84405AAEC031F787F9E93B99A00AA237DD6AC85A26345C77227CCF44CC67571D239EF4F42F075DF0A90C68E206F980FF8AC235F702936A4C986E7B19A20CB53A585E73DBE7D9AFE244533DC7615ED0FA271644C652E816845A70203010001300D06092A864886F70D010102050003818100BB4C122BCF2C26004F1413DDA6FBFC0A11848CF3281C67922F7CB6C5FADFF0E895BC1D8F6C2CA851CC73D8A4C053F04ED626C076015781925E21F1D1B1FFE7D02158CD6917E3441C9C194439895CDC9C000F568D0299EDA290454CE4BB10A43DF032030EF1CEF8E8C9518CE6629FE69FC07DB7729CC9363A6B9F4EA8FF640D64 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6652) pbsvc.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\742C3192E607E424EB4549542BE1BBC53E6174E2 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Blob |
Value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| |||
| (PID) Process: | (6652) pbsvc.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | 4F65566336DB6598581D584A596C87934D5F2AB4 |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6652) pbsvc.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\4F65566336DB6598581D584A596C87934D5F2AB4 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Blob |
Value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| |||
| (PID) Process: | (6108) PnkBstrA.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Even Balance\PnkBstrA |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Port |
Value: 44301 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6108) PnkBstrA.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Even Balance\PnkBstrA |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Version |
Value: 1028 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6108) PnkBstrA.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\PnkBstrA |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Description |
Value: PunkBuster Service Component [v1028] http://www.evenbalance.com | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2772) PnkBstrB.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Even Balance\PnkBstrB |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Port |
Value: 45301 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2772) PnkBstrB.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Even Balance\PnkBstrB |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Instance |
Value: 1 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6652 | pbsvc.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PnkBstrA.exe | executable | |
MD5:0E01D7EEBADA0B324DB0CA1EE73440BA | SHA256:19D2108D9C2C9631DCC8D3EACC2D9870DD4FE5B814360C66BBDFAC51AF209BC9 | |||
| 6652 | pbsvc.exe | C:\Windows\System32\LogFiles\PunkBuster\pbsvc.log | text | |
MD5:506F09D5A44C2B056878B1EE842CA658 | SHA256:769E5743EAF91A97640EDDBAB4C30D70126D48D8CDC2CF3F385CAEEEDF48970A | |||
| 6652 | pbsvc.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\60E31627FDA0A46932B0E5948949F2A5 | binary | |
MD5:8DBB06A2CE31315E0C93F304C86B338F | SHA256:D98711E1B9E20FD31950235F47106181819A0D3E7C506DCA5083E541F3F87F1A | |||
| 6108 | PnkBstrA.exe | C:\Windows\System32\LogFiles\PunkBuster\PnkBstrA.log | text | |
MD5:9AF3ED24C53648E8AC0031BE055338C9 | SHA256:79210A7D6F006D191F8FF6F9C0DA2A2F3DA3591E39F3F96C80CF32271F9FB9CF | |||
| 6108 | PnkBstrA.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\3C3948BE6E525B8A8CEE9FAC91C9E392_365264FA335801F6BCE1E72F69CFF8F1 | binary | |
MD5:5BFA51F3A417B98E7443ECA90FC94703 | SHA256:BEBE2853A3485D1C2E5C5BE4249183E0DDAFF9F87DE71652371700A89D937128 | |||
| 6652 | pbsvc.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PnkBstrB.exe | executable | |
MD5:1428E6CC1458A36CBFC1F2E304C7C42D | SHA256:E403D65D427B1261F96DC00A29EF018B00AF62A66A7CBD69B55D3680024384DD | |||
| 6108 | PnkBstrA.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\60E31627FDA0A46932B0E5948949F2A5 | binary | |
MD5:044CF686D0739662A4DCAF22AFE35071 | SHA256:01A0F9963929183CD52E654381196D8714BBF18E0ABA3B27DC9616D60CDB13AC | |||
| 6108 | PnkBstrA.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\3C3948BE6E525B8A8CEE9FAC91C9E392_365264FA335801F6BCE1E72F69CFF8F1 | binary | |
MD5:3F6AE5FCCE4959B6BEBD508B31E0161E | SHA256:082C4B00B607072208898D7747989EF62F8F7934EF8C26F473454374984CC31A | |||
| 6652 | pbsvc.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\60E31627FDA0A46932B0E5948949F2A5 | binary | |
MD5:044CF686D0739662A4DCAF22AFE35071 | SHA256:01A0F9963929183CD52E654381196D8714BBF18E0ABA3B27DC9616D60CDB13AC | |||
| 6108 | PnkBstrA.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\60E31627FDA0A46932B0E5948949F2A5 | binary | |
MD5:3DB7FD095F46AFD6E0D717DC57BFF3FD | SHA256:94526F4A9ED814DED11D8BBB23BA3F2B612BAFCD58727132BCBE580FB59DA0E9 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 95.101.54.122:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6652 | pbsvc.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.114:80 | http://crl.verisign.com/pca3.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6652 | pbsvc.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.79.3:80 | http://ocsp.verisign.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ%2FxkCfyHfJr7GQ6M658NRZ4SHo%2FAQUCPVR6Pv%2BPT1kNnxoz1t4qN%2B5xTcCEA0jVANkN8WJX5Wd3Jz4mqc%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6108 | PnkBstrA.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.114:80 | http://crl.verisign.com/pca3.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2908 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6652 | pbsvc.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.79.3:80 | http://ocsp.verisign.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ%2FxkCfyHfJr7GQ6M658NRZ4SHo%2FAQUCPVR6Pv%2BPT1kNnxoz1t4qN%2B5xTcCEA0jVANkN8WJX5Wd3Jz4mqc%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6108 | PnkBstrA.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.79.3:80 | http://ocsp.verisign.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ%2FxkCfyHfJr7GQ6M658NRZ4SHo%2FAQUCPVR6Pv%2BPT1kNnxoz1t4qN%2B5xTcCEA0jVANkN8WJX5Wd3Jz4mqc%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6108 | PnkBstrA.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.79.3:80 | http://ocsp.verisign.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ%2FxkCfyHfJr7GQ6M658NRZ4SHo%2FAQUCPVR6Pv%2BPT1kNnxoz1t4qN%2B5xTcCEA0jVANkN8WJX5Wd3Jz4mqc%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6592 | 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 |
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 |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 95.101.54.122:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 40.113.103.199:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 40.126.32.74:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 2.23.77.188:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
2112 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6652 | pbsvc.exe | 184.30.131.114:80 | crl.verisign.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.verisign.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.verisign.com |
| whitelisted |
csc3-2004-crl.verisign.com |
| whitelisted |
arc.msn.com |
| whitelisted |