File name:

4f8fff1eade9ef26fef0881e27fae158da5a8fc2bc6ce0128ba10d6e34780cf8

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/3b1ff481-da7f-4350-83cc-2cf940c7b742
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 18, 2025, 16:12:20
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
zombie
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows, 5 sections
MD5:

229D7D6C64DFFBDF649B205DF66ED1FD

SHA1:

53F7936D7DC02C59C08136BF29F60DC46E766D92

SHA256:

4F8FFF1EADE9EF26FEF0881E27FAE158DA5A8FC2BC6CE0128BA10D6E34780CF8

SSDEEP:

384:Ujmr2zerFvXxSnt+bbu2EB9F8xiwEB9F8xiVJDJ3:UjVzMlXAqbur9F8xi59F8xil

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  • MALICIOUS

    • ZOMBIE has been detected (YARA)

      • 4f8fff1eade9ef26fef0881e27fae158da5a8fc2bc6ce0128ba10d6e34780cf8.exe (PID: 4024)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Creates file in the systems drive root

      • 4f8fff1eade9ef26fef0881e27fae158da5a8fc2bc6ce0128ba10d6e34780cf8.exe (PID: 4024)
    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • 4f8fff1eade9ef26fef0881e27fae158da5a8fc2bc6ce0128ba10d6e34780cf8.exe (PID: 4024)
    • The process creates files with name similar to system file names

      • 4f8fff1eade9ef26fef0881e27fae158da5a8fc2bc6ce0128ba10d6e34780cf8.exe (PID: 4024)
  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • 4f8fff1eade9ef26fef0881e27fae158da5a8fc2bc6ce0128ba10d6e34780cf8.exe (PID: 4024)
      • PSEXESVC.exe (PID: 5084)
    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • 4f8fff1eade9ef26fef0881e27fae158da5a8fc2bc6ce0128ba10d6e34780cf8.exe (PID: 4024)
    • Manual execution by a user

      • PSEXESVC.exe (PID: 5084)
      • notepad.exe (PID: 2980)
    • Reads the computer name

      • PSEXESVC.exe (PID: 5084)
    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 896)
      • slui.exe (PID: 668)
    • Checks proxy server information

      • slui.exe (PID: 668)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (42.4)
.exe | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (19.5)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (18.8)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (18.8)
.vxd | VXD Driver (0.2)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 0000:00:00 00:00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit, No debug
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: -
CodeSize: -
InitializedDataSize: -
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x6000
OSVersion: 1
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
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Total processes
139
Monitored processes
8
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start #ZOMBIE 4f8fff1eade9ef26fef0881e27fae158da5a8fc2bc6ce0128ba10d6e34780cf8.exe sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.exe slui.exe rundll32.exe no specs psexesvc.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs notepad.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
472\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exePSEXESVC.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Console Window Host
Exit code:
0
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
668C:\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
896"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=TimerEventC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe
SppExtComObj.Exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Exit code:
1
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
2980"C:\Windows\notepad.exe" C:\Windows\notepad.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Notepad
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\notepad.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
4024"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\4f8fff1eade9ef26fef0881e27fae158da5a8fc2bc6ce0128ba10d6e34780cf8.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\4f8fff1eade9ef26fef0881e27fae158da5a8fc2bc6ce0128ba10d6e34780cf8.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\4f8fff1eade9ef26fef0881e27fae158da5a8fc2bc6ce0128ba10d6e34780cf8.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\user32.dll
5084"C:\Windows\PSEXESVC.exe" C:\Windows\PSEXESVC.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Sysinternals
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
PsExec Service
Exit code:
0
Version:
2.34
Modules
Images
c:\windows\psexesvc.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\ws2_32.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
5544C:\WINDOWS\System32\rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exesvchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows host process (Rundll32)
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\rundll32.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\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\imagehlp.dll
5680C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exesvchost.exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
KMS Connection Broker
Exit code:
0
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
Total events
1 106
Read events
1 106
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
3 645
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
40244f8fff1eade9ef26fef0881e27fae158da5a8fc2bc6ce0128ba10d6e34780cf8.exe
MD5:
SHA256:
40244f8fff1eade9ef26fef0881e27fae158da5a8fc2bc6ce0128ba10d6e34780cf8.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrobat_reader_appicon_16.png.tmpexecutable
MD5:376F81A5970013946A77EB40975CAAB3
SHA256:329E4CEC8F6B8D7B39C91C5AEEC084E475B73D3223DD0F400A6FA2B9D49A85EA
40244f8fff1eade9ef26fef0881e27fae158da5a8fc2bc6ce0128ba10d6e34780cf8.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrobat_sl.exe.tmpexecutable
MD5:661A34FEBA9911BA8F10E80BC2840A62
SHA256:20B5052E40537EA0F60DDDCFA8457CACD80B1A25CFE633981CDAEB1D3DBB7F32
40244f8fff1eade9ef26fef0881e27fae158da5a8fc2bc6ce0128ba10d6e34780cf8.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe.tmpexecutable
MD5:02C3F3196D1067ED121D9EB2414BE2D1
SHA256:F84E65E003DF7B0533AA43F687512B0C1736E12BA8F16B18CC05DE678F54171F
40244f8fff1eade9ef26fef0881e27fae158da5a8fc2bc6ce0128ba10d6e34780cf8.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\A3DUtils.dll.tmpexecutable
MD5:77B3CBD3EC47FE3663621EC055176BB9
SHA256:C670DA6465EAA81335F70C17463465BB535A967B6BC3835D3278F50F56F2D092
40244f8fff1eade9ef26fef0881e27fae158da5a8fc2bc6ce0128ba10d6e34780cf8.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcrobatInfo.exe.tmpexecutable
MD5:F6D7D1127EF3D27FEC35700E1C880333
SHA256:C527EE25AFEE0C48EF8E8F9C9004DF61D1139ADBE403F7DAD530D5451D9DF631
40244f8fff1eade9ef26fef0881e27fae158da5a8fc2bc6ce0128ba10d6e34780cf8.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\BOOTNXT.tmpexecutable
MD5:F6434A377E8EE423CB90B13A41F181D8
SHA256:01DAA874257593B8B4CBB2CB6CB352914D03AA094F7F85743B7125340DDEE81F
40244f8fff1eade9ef26fef0881e27fae158da5a8fc2bc6ce0128ba10d6e34780cf8.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\ACE.dll.tmpexecutable
MD5:261D0B11135B0779D6F9FCEE796229EF
SHA256:656E343BE258238CACBDDD9EEF0801B92A15E99ADC6ECCD846030D09BD1611B6
40244f8fff1eade9ef26fef0881e27fae158da5a8fc2bc6ce0128ba10d6e34780cf8.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcrobatRes.dll.tmpexecutable
MD5:315C4D7A76D1F634AED4D297B6FD49D6
SHA256:0BF13A986B9C8D56C599B36C85AD19F5DD54D6F4FFB610D4A6DCB4EA5CFF77C3
40244f8fff1eade9ef26fef0881e27fae158da5a8fc2bc6ce0128ba10d6e34780cf8.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\bootmgr.tmpexecutable
MD5:3F6AD754922DB01E22D5B3F531BA77DA
SHA256:73F8970621DFA25F74BC655990D854C8DA89571D8F6240338EEB3C6AE7FD275B
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
26
DNS requests
17
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
960
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
whitelisted
GET
200
23.48.23.143:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
960
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
whitelisted
GET
200
69.192.161.161:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2104
svchost.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
23.48.23.143:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
69.192.161.161:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
3216
svchost.exe
172.211.123.249:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
20.190.159.64:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
2.17.190.73:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
2112
svchost.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.124.78.146
  • 51.104.136.2
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.48.23.143
  • 23.48.23.156
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 69.192.161.161
  • 184.30.21.171
whitelisted
google.com
  • 172.217.16.206
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.249
  • 172.211.123.248
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.159.64
  • 40.126.31.71
  • 20.190.159.130
  • 20.190.159.75
  • 20.190.159.73
  • 40.126.31.130
  • 40.126.31.131
  • 20.190.159.2
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 52.149.20.212
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 20.3.187.198
whitelisted
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com
  • 52.111.236.21
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info