File name:

AdminService.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/9eed6a48-33f0-4c77-ac77-90b8cb6aee65
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: March 13, 2025, 12:27:39
OS: Windows 11 Professional (build: 22000, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows, 8 sections
MD5:

546CCCC70E397A5273145ECE316E023F

SHA1:

8313A2584586353B8CE7517DD58D1CDCF0BA0FFA

SHA256:

52238BF0D56983CD5D8C36B4F3C7D6B72D259CC60F3FCD8AD081A8380C349B82

SSDEEP:

12288:ql0lOndZjJJh+VXsh5E+RGZA2XnRLxf4s:ql0lSZN+GGW2XnTf4s

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Executing a file with an untrusted certificate

      • AdminService.exe (PID: 5088)
      • AdminService.exe (PID: 2380)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads the date of Windows installation

      • AdminService.exe (PID: 5088)

    • Application launched itself

      • AdminService.exe (PID: 5088)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • AdminService.exe (PID: 5088)

    • Reads the Internet Settings

      • AdminService.exe (PID: 5088)

  • INFO

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • AdminService.exe (PID: 5088)

    • Reads the computer name

      • AdminService.exe (PID: 2380)
      • AdminService.exe (PID: 5088)

    • Checks supported languages

      • AdminService.exe (PID: 2380)
      • AdminService.exe (PID: 5088)
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No Malware configuration.

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: 2019:09:03 08:57:53+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, Large address aware
PEType: PE32+
LinkerVersion: 14
CodeSize: 198656
InitializedDataSize: 174080
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x19c8c
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
No data.
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Total processes
103
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start adminservice.exe conhost.exe no specs adminservice.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2320\??\C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—AdminService.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Console Window Host
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.22000.1 (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\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
2380"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\AdminService.exe" uninstallC:\Users\admin\Desktop\AdminService.exe—AdminService.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Windows (R) Win 7 DDK provider
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Setup API
Exit code:
0
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\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\bluetoothapis.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
4456\??\C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—AdminService.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Console Window Host
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.22000.1 (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\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
5088"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:
1
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\bluetoothapis.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
Total events
309
Read events
301
Write events
8
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(5088) AdminService.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:ProxyBypass
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(5088) AdminService.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:IntranetName
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(5088) AdminService.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(5088) AdminService.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
0
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

No data
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HTTP(S) requests
15
TCP/UDP connections
15
DNS requests
9
Threats
2

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
5340
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
199.232.210.172:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?b8be39d89852d784
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
23.32.238.224:80
http://www.msftconnecttest.com/connecttest.txt
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
3640
svchost.exe
GET
200
199.232.210.172:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?e9f723a4a1e59b1b
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
HEAD
200
23.199.214.10:443
https://fs.microsoft.com/fs/windows/config.json
unknown
—
—
unknown
2768
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.50.131.216:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/pinrulesstl.cab?5d698932ccffdd8a
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
2768
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.50.131.216:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootstl.cab?9a78fd978e6e7371
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
2768
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.50.131.216:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootstl.cab?0cde1ba27ffa6121
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
POST
200
20.190.160.128:443
https://login.live.com/RST2.srf
unknown
xml
11.1 Kb
whitelisted
—
—
POST
200
40.126.32.134:443
https://login.live.com/RST2.srf
unknown
xml
11.1 Kb
whitelisted
—
—
POST
200
4.231.66.184:443
https://checkappexec.microsoft.com/windows/shell/actions
unknown
binary
182 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
—
—
23.32.238.224:80
—
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
5340
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
5340
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
199.232.210.172:80
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
FASTLY
US
whitelisted
3640
svchost.exe
20.190.160.3:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
3640
svchost.exe
199.232.210.172:80
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
FASTLY
US
whitelisted
3828
smartscreen.exe
20.82.9.214:443
checkappexec.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
2176
svchost.exe
23.60.203.209:443
fs.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
3952
svchost.exe
239.255.255.250:1900
—
—
—
whitelisted
2768
svchost.exe
23.50.131.216:80
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
2988
OfficeClickToRun.exe
52.182.143.214:443
self.events.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
google.com
  • 142.250.186.110
whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.104.136.2
whitelisted
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
  • 199.232.210.172
  • 199.232.214.172
  • 23.50.131.216
  • 23.50.131.200
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.160.3
  • 20.190.160.20
  • 40.126.32.76
  • 40.126.32.134
  • 20.190.160.14
  • 40.126.32.136
  • 20.190.160.17
  • 40.126.32.140
whitelisted
checkappexec.microsoft.com
  • 20.82.9.214
whitelisted
fs.microsoft.com
  • 23.60.203.209
whitelisted
dns.msftncsi.com
  • 131.107.255.255
whitelisted
self.events.data.microsoft.com
  • 52.182.143.214
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
—
—
Misc activity
ET INFO Microsoft Connection Test
—
—
Generic Protocol Command Decode
SURICATA HTTP Request unrecognized authorization method
Process
Message
AdminService.exe
DeleteAthService Enter ==>
AdminService.exe
DeleteAthService, The szFilename is: "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\AdminService.exe"
AdminService.exe
SetRegInfHwId, didn't find path
AdminService.exe
SetRegInfHwId Enter ==>
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Reports
AdminService.exe