| File name: | hosts.jpeg |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/a33d4e90-476f-424b-90c1-79749bdc2604 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | March 25, 2025, 03:18:51 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows, 7 sections |
| MD5: | 612E27B5DF944F1591BFC5D1BC17A153 |
| SHA1: | FB4C7C7AAED2FBC385F88E3BA01232EBDB300FF5 |
| SHA256: | 50E65257B221D0EA5A1D08F7100573ED04425467D0B6C4DA2C504ADEDF71EE9E |
| SSDEEP: | 1536:ITHywyAnchkY5ilMmGcXGSPXfWjY0ncJACxEtws:gywyUs5il9GSvUKbxEtb |
MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.SUSPICIOUS
Process drops legitimate windows executable
- hosts.jpeg.exe (PID: 7408)
Starts a Microsoft application from unusual location
- hosts.jpeg.exe (PID: 7408)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- hosts.jpeg.exe (PID: 7408)
- ShellExperienceHost.exe (PID: 7668)
Connects to the server without a host name
- hosts.jpeg.exe (PID: 7408)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- hosts.jpeg.exe (PID: 7408)
- ShellExperienceHost.exe (PID: 7668)
The sample compiled with english language support
- hosts.jpeg.exe (PID: 7408)
Reads the computer name
- hosts.jpeg.exe (PID: 7408)
- ShellExperienceHost.exe (PID: 7668)
Reads Environment values
- hosts.jpeg.exe (PID: 7408)
Create files in a temporary directory
- hosts.jpeg.exe (PID: 7408)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- hosts.jpeg.exe (PID: 7408)
Disables trace logs
- hosts.jpeg.exe (PID: 7408)
Checks proxy server information
- hosts.jpeg.exe (PID: 7408)
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 5384)
- slui.exe (PID: 2644)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 5384)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 3100)
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 7644)
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 7368)
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 5384)
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 4180)
Reads the software policy settings
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 5384)
- slui.exe (PID: 8088)
- slui.exe (PID: 2644)
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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: | 2025:01:06 06:24:53+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.42 |
| CodeSize: | 7168 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 100352 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x10e0 |
| OSVersion: | 6 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 10.0.19041.1052 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 10.0.19041.1052 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit |
| ObjectFileType: | Dynamic link library |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Microsoft Corporation |
| FileDescription: | Windows Defender SmartScreen |
| FileVersion: | 10.0.19041.1052 |
| InternalName: | smartscreen.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. |
| OriginalFileName: | smartscreen.exe |
| ProductName: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| ProductVersion: | 10.0.19041.1052 |
Total processes
146
Monitored processes
10
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2644 | C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding | C:\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
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| 3100 | "BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1 | C:\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
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| 4180 | "BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1 | C:\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
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| 5384 | "BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1 | C:\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
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| 7368 | "BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1 | C:\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
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| 7408 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hosts.jpeg.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hosts.jpeg.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Defender SmartScreen Version: 10.0.19041.1052 Modules
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| 7644 | "BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1 | C:\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
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| 7668 | "C:\WINDOWS\SystemApps\ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\ShellExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXtk181tbxbce2qsex02s8tw7hfxa9xb3t.mca | C:\Windows\SystemApps\ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\ShellExperienceHost.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Shell Experience Host Version: 10.0.19041.3758 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 8052 | 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 Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 8088 | "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 Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
5 239
Read events
5 208
Write events
31
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (7408) hosts.jpeg.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\hosts_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7408) hosts.jpeg.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\hosts_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7408) hosts.jpeg.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\hosts_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7408) hosts.jpeg.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\hosts_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7408) hosts.jpeg.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\hosts_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7408) hosts.jpeg.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\hosts_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7408) hosts.jpeg.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\hosts_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7408) hosts.jpeg.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\hosts_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7408) hosts.jpeg.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\hosts_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7408) hosts.jpeg.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\hosts_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
5
Text files
2
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5384 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\3eee4403-39c5-4186-87be-21753422dd1f.down_data | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7408 | hosts.jpeg.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_0oum3ahd.uqm.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 5384 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\dc96edef-84b2-406b-8be6-e0698877b42f.up_meta_secure | binary | |
MD5:9734E9D3397718B062A726BB8F086DA5 | SHA256:5481F38F78C1B17A33B838BA5F1F294167A7D3DD94693B6E24CF5365A833675F | |||
| 7408 | hosts.jpeg.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_gqfcl3if.lqc.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 5384 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\26C212D9399727259664BDFCA073966E_F9F7D6A7ECE73106D2A8C63168CDA10D | binary | |
MD5:4872BABAF39AA62B8D32695EBB7E9173 | SHA256:2EE85DF86EE29BBEB3DCA81AA29B6DE204F605A2769B84C728A329178A2D0999 | |||
| 5384 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\3eee4403-39c5-4186-87be-21753422dd1f.e27da773-1835-47f2-9d18-35adb8b5d469.down_meta | binary | |
MD5:D9612737B6660C40ACB52DF32A7A105F | SHA256:CE78BD21C8F47C3E7794E7D72BB1EC2050FE6E27C73732AB08CDD27785A0B07C | |||
| 5384 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\dc96edef-84b2-406b-8be6-e0698877b42f.e27da773-1835-47f2-9d18-35adb8b5d469.down_meta | binary | |
MD5:D9612737B6660C40ACB52DF32A7A105F | SHA256:CE78BD21C8F47C3E7794E7D72BB1EC2050FE6E27C73732AB08CDD27785A0B07C | |||
| 5384 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\26C212D9399727259664BDFCA073966E_F9F7D6A7ECE73106D2A8C63168CDA10D | binary | |
MD5:DB553A5E302856E92CD9D1EF6A3D27B0 | SHA256:86ECE73D0747979252AC9E55320816179C9A53374F6D6DD1C5505BEA45F7BC34 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
13
TCP/UDP connections
34
DNS requests
16
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.6:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7408 | hosts.jpeg.exe | POST | 200 | 142.93.198.235:80 | http://142.93.198.235/threads/3c1ae6a527fa416995c7f60c13cf4d22/register | unknown | — | — | unknown |
7408 | hosts.jpeg.exe | GET | 200 | 142.93.198.235:80 | http://142.93.198.235/threads/3c1ae6a527fa416995c7f60c13cf4d22/messages?filter=63035 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
7444 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5384 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
900 | 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 |
900 | 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 |
7408 | hosts.jpeg.exe | GET | 301 | 142.93.198.235:80 | http://142.93.198.235/threads/3c1ae6a527fa416995c7f60c13cf4d22/messages?filter=65582 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
7408 | hosts.jpeg.exe | POST | 301 | 142.93.198.235:80 | http://142.93.198.235/threads/3c1ae6a527fa416995c7f60c13cf4d22/notes | unknown | — | — | unknown |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2104 | svchost.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.216.77.6:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 20.198.162.76:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | SG | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 40.126.31.131:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 184.30.131.245:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
7408 | hosts.jpeg.exe | 142.93.198.235:80 | — | DIGITALOCEAN-ASN | US | unknown |
2112 | svchost.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
7444 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | 20.199.58.43:443 | arc.msn.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
arc.msn.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |