File name:

ZoomInfoContactContributor.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/d97c4f44-56bb-4be6-b5fc-6c15724a974d
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: October 17, 2025, 10:32:37
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive, 5 sections
MD5:

B467358339F28C20A08737317B01B00A

SHA1:

991803D2EDBA9395D963A17E2A0C3115C054119D

SHA256:

540383BC873C9AB895B4B05B5CC6008F096F98716EDB3AC013F1BCF3B97C43A1

SSDEEP:

12288:/k52OxotZC6Pl+Zva9999KYkwyZW+fP2/yEiy:/c5HbfPmyEiy

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Run PowerShell with an invisible window

      • powershell.exe (PID: 8424)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 5648)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 9212)

    • Bypass execution policy to execute commands

      • powershell.exe (PID: 9212)

    • Changes powershell execution policy (Bypass)

      • ZoomInfoContactContributor.exe (PID: 8396)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Malware-specific behavior (creating "System.dll" in Temp)

      • ZoomInfoContactContributor.exe (PID: 8396)

    • The process creates files with name similar to system file names

      • ZoomInfoContactContributor.exe (PID: 8396)

    • Hides errors and continues executing the command without stopping

      • powershell.exe (PID: 8424)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 9212)

    • Downloads file from URI via Powershell

      • powershell.exe (PID: 8424)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 9212)

    • Gets or sets the security protocol (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 8424)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 9212)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • ZoomInfoContactContributor.exe (PID: 8396)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 5648)

    • Starts POWERSHELL.EXE for commands execution

      • ZoomInfoContactContributor.exe (PID: 8396)

    • The process hide an interactive prompt from the user

      • ZoomInfoContactContributor.exe (PID: 8396)

    • There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)

      • ZoomInfoContactContributor.exe (PID: 8396)

    • Process drops python dynamic module

      • powershell.exe (PID: 5648)

    • Gets file extension (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 5648)

    • The process bypasses the loading of PowerShell profile settings

      • ZoomInfoContactContributor.exe (PID: 8396)

    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • powershell.exe (PID: 5648)

    • The process drops C-runtime libraries

      • powershell.exe (PID: 5648)

  • INFO

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • ZoomInfoContactContributor.exe (PID: 8396)

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • ZoomInfoContactContributor.exe (PID: 8396)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 5648)

    • Checks supported languages

      • ZoomInfoContactContributor.exe (PID: 8396)

    • Disables trace logs

      • powershell.exe (PID: 8424)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 9212)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • powershell.exe (PID: 8424)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 9212)

    • Reads Microsoft Office registry keys

      • ZoomInfoContactContributor.exe (PID: 8396)

    • Reads the computer name

      • ZoomInfoContactContributor.exe (PID: 8396)

    • Checks whether the specified file exists (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 5648)

    • Checks if a key exists in the options dictionary (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 5648)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (67.4)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (14.2)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (9.7)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.3)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (4.3)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2024:03:30 16:55:23+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 6
CodeSize: 27136
InitializedDataSize: 184832
UninitializedDataSize: 2048
EntryPoint: 0x3552
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: 6
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 2.0.0.64
ProductVersionNumber: 2.0.0.64
FileFlagsMask: 0x0000
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Windows, Latin1
FileDescription: -
FileVersion: 64
LegalCopyright: (c) Zoom Information, Inc.
ProductName: ZoomInfo Contact Contributor
ProductVersion: 64
No data.
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Total processes
176
Monitored processes
8
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start zoominfocontactcontributor.exe powershell.exe conhost.exe no specs powershell.exe conhost.exe no specs powershell.exe conhost.exe no specs slui.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2640\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—powershell.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Console Window Host
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
5648powershell -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Expand-Archive -Path \"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\ZoomInfoCEUtility\ZoomInfo_CE.zip\" -DestinationPath \"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\ZoomInfoCEUtility\" -Force"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
ZoomInfoContactContributor.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows PowerShell
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.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\msvcrt.dll
8212\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—powershell.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
8396"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\ZoomInfoContactContributor.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\ZoomInfoContactContributor.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Version:
64
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\zoominfocontactcontributor.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\advapi32.dll
8424powershell -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "$ProgressPreference = \"SilentlyContinue\"; [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; try { Invoke-WebRequest -Uri \"https://swapper.zi-ext.com/client/installopen?client_id={C10BED5D-036A-4B43-8858-5B7D189D6D68}\" -OutFile \"installer_opened.txt\" -UseBasicParsing } catch { }"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
ZoomInfoContactContributor.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows PowerShell
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.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\msvcrt.dll
8432\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—powershell.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
9184C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
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
9212powershell -NoProfile -NonInteractive -WindowStyle Hidden -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "$ProgressPreference = \"SilentlyContinue\"; [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; Invoke-WebRequest -Uri \"https://swapper.zi-ext.com/client/download2?client_version=64&client_id={C10BED5D-036A-4B43-8858-5B7D189D6D68}&outlook_bitness=64&reachout=true&appid=8\" -OutFile \"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\ZoomInfoCEUtility\ZoomInfo_CE.zip\" -UseBasicParsing"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
ZoomInfoContactContributor.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows PowerShell
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.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\msvcrt.dll
Total events
15 486
Read events
15 472
Write events
14
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(8424) powershell.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\powershell_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(8424) powershell.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\powershell_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableAutoFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(8424) powershell.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\powershell_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableConsoleTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(8424) powershell.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\powershell_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileTracingMask
Value:
(PID) Process:(8424) powershell.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\powershell_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:ConsoleTracingMask
Value:
(PID) Process:(8424) powershell.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\powershell_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:MaxFileSize
Value:
1048576
(PID) Process:(8424) powershell.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\powershell_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileDirectory
Value:
%windir%\tracing
(PID) Process:(8424) powershell.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\powershell_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(8424) powershell.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\powershell_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:EnableAutoFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(8424) powershell.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\powershell_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:EnableConsoleTracing
Value:
0
Executable files
203
Suspicious files
597
Text files
43
Unknown types
1

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
9212powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\ZoomInfoCEUtility\ZoomInfo_CE.zip —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
8424powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractivebinary
MD5:4CB17303FD8E825E325060ED08A70FEB
SHA256:17248C2C7199095FBFC81519336145CEC9FEAB92D7A546065B2D1BAC9F329F5C
9212powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_qx22zyua.wfz.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
5648powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_upnynjnp.ryi.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
5648powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_masq3m2k.ffh.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
5648powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_imrzd3qi.sio.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
8396ZoomInfoContactContributor.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsbF8FC.tmp\nsDialogs.dllexecutable
MD5:B7D61F3F56ABF7B7FF0D4E7DA3AD783D
SHA256:89A82C4849C21DFE765052681E1FAD02D2D7B13C8B5075880C52423DCA72A912
8396ZoomInfoContactContributor.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsbF8FC.tmp\modern-wizard.bmpimage
MD5:CBE40FD2B1EC96DAEDC65DA172D90022
SHA256:3AD2DC318056D0A2024AF1804EA741146CFC18CC404649A44610CBF8B2056CF2
8396ZoomInfoContactContributor.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsbF8FC.tmp\nsExec.dllexecutable
MD5:11092C1D3FBB449A60695C44F9F3D183
SHA256:2CD3A2D4053954DB1196E2526545C36DFC138C6DE9B81F6264632F3132843C77
8424powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\installer_opened.txtbinary
MD5:C4EA5C8E83D004E952237863EF3DDB68
SHA256:53E43D3C8F93433F61AE2EA3A13E4376BF54BEC26EC94BE79E3ECDBEFB3CA293
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
35
DNS requests
19
Threats
3

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
8524
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D
US
binary
312 b
whitelisted
6492
svchost.exe
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
US
binary
471 b
whitelisted
6492
svchost.exe
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
US
binary
471 b
whitelisted
8568
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D
US
binary
471 b
whitelisted
8604
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D
US
binary
471 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
592
RUXIMICS.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
6016
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
5224
SearchApp.exe
2.16.241.218:443
www.bing.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
6492
svchost.exe
40.126.32.140:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
6492
svchost.exe
184.30.131.245:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
US
whitelisted
8524
backgroundTaskHost.exe
2.16.241.218:443
www.bing.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
8524
backgroundTaskHost.exe
184.30.131.245:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
US
whitelisted
3464
svchost.exe
172.211.123.249:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 40.127.240.158
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 2.16.241.218
  • 2.16.241.208
  • 2.16.241.207
  • 2.16.241.219
  • 2.16.241.197
  • 2.16.241.221
  • 2.16.241.222
  • 2.16.241.214
  • 2.16.241.212
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.184.238
whitelisted
th.bing.com
  • 2.16.241.218
  • 2.16.241.200
  • 2.16.241.205
  • 2.16.241.203
  • 2.16.241.206
  • 2.16.241.222
  • 2.16.241.221
  • 2.16.241.197
  • 2.16.241.219
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.32.140
  • 20.190.160.4
  • 40.126.32.74
  • 20.190.160.130
  • 20.190.160.64
  • 20.190.160.132
  • 20.190.160.131
  • 20.190.160.65
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 184.30.131.245
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.249
whitelisted
arc.msn.com
  • 20.31.169.57
whitelisted
fd.api.iris.microsoft.com
  • 20.223.36.55
whitelisted
swapper.zi-ext.com
  • 104.18.38.193
  • 172.64.149.63
unknown

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
—
—
Not Suspicious Traffic
ET INFO Windows Powershell User-Agent Usage
—
—
Not Suspicious Traffic
ET INFO Windows Powershell User-Agent Usage
—
—
Not Suspicious Traffic
ET INFO Windows Powershell User-Agent Usage
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Reports
ZoomInfoContactContributor.exe