File name:

nexus-2.2.0.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/36a8d546-660c-4e60-95d1-5c7feccd200b
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: July 06, 2025, 05:23:30
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
github
python
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows, 7 sections
MD5:

35E07D829C031A5661C5BC4891923D4A

SHA1:

4F89EA6BAB94D800001678EFE256B526493CE484

SHA256:

56CEBC8F3F87209C25BBFB83E6CD2DE459533BD70DEC4BB9929F2FB30EE1AA73

SSDEEP:

98304:8CYzBJQd45RLHrCzou8M+SHmOVWjtKxgADpNrCCsM19VOoFqetqyS8aBEJ7YeAeV:MC0ZYCY1/uP3pIwXg2

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • nexus-2.2.0.exe (PID: 7048)

    • The process drops C-runtime libraries

      • nexus-2.2.0.exe (PID: 7048)

    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • nexus-2.2.0.exe (PID: 7048)

    • Process drops python dynamic module

      • nexus-2.2.0.exe (PID: 7048)

    • Application launched itself

      • nexus-2.2.0.exe (PID: 7048)
      • updater.exe (PID: 4764)

    • Loads Python modules

      • nexus-2.2.0.exe (PID: 5340)

    • The process executes via Task Scheduler

      • updater.exe (PID: 4764)

  • INFO

    • Reads the computer name

      • nexus-2.2.0.exe (PID: 7048)
      • nexus-2.2.0.exe (PID: 5340)
      • updater.exe (PID: 4764)

    • Checks supported languages

      • nexus-2.2.0.exe (PID: 7048)
      • nexus-2.2.0.exe (PID: 5340)
      • updater.exe (PID: 4764)
      • updater.exe (PID: 4760)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • nexus-2.2.0.exe (PID: 7048)

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • nexus-2.2.0.exe (PID: 7048)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • nexus-2.2.0.exe (PID: 5340)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • nexus-2.2.0.exe (PID: 5340)
      • slui.exe (PID: 4012)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 4012)

    • Process checks whether UAC notifications are on

      • updater.exe (PID: 4764)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
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: 2025:05:29 20:12:31+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, Large address aware
PEType: PE32+
LinkerVersion: 14.43
CodeSize: 173568
InitializedDataSize: 94208
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0xce30
OSVersion: 6
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 6
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
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Total processes
139
Monitored processes
5
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start nexus-2.2.0.exe nexus-2.2.0.exe slui.exe updater.exe no specs updater.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
4012C:\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
4760"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\134.0.6985.0\updater.exe" --crash-handler --system "--database=C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\134.0.6985.0\Crashpad" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=prod=Update4 --annotation=ver=134.0.6985.0 "--attachment=C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\updater.log" --initial-client-data=0x298,0x29c,0x2a0,0x254,0x2a4,0x111c460,0x111c46c,0x111c478C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\134.0.6985.0\updater.exe—updater.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Google Updater
Exit code:
0
Version:
134.0.6985.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files (x86)\google\googleupdater\134.0.6985.0\updater.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\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\msvcrt.dll
4764"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\134.0.6985.0\updater.exe" --wake --systemC:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\134.0.6985.0\updater.exe—svchost.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Google Updater
Exit code:
0
Version:
134.0.6985.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files (x86)\google\googleupdater\134.0.6985.0\updater.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\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\msvcrt.dll
5340"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\nexus-2.2.0.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\nexus-2.2.0.exe
nexus-2.2.0.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\nexus-2.2.0.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
7048"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\nexus-2.2.0.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\nexus-2.2.0.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\nexus-2.2.0.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
Total events
3 827
Read events
3 827
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
28
Suspicious files
1
Text files
2
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
7048nexus-2.2.0.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI70482\MSVCP140.dllexecutable
MD5:7ACBC57D268A691247B4A94FECFA42B4
SHA256:B99EB28A471311113F5C4109CB3C463F39CFD9BDB3B07F706204DEDDDB4516A1
7048nexus-2.2.0.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI70482\_ctypes.pydexecutable
MD5:1635A0C5A72DF5AE64072CBB0065AEBE
SHA256:1EA3DD3DF393FA9B27BF6595BE4AC859064CD8EF9908A12378A6021BBA1CB177
7048nexus-2.2.0.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI70482\VCRUNTIME140.dllexecutable
MD5:F34EB034AA4A9735218686590CBA2E8B
SHA256:9D2B40F0395CC5D1B4D5EA17B84970C29971D448C37104676DB577586D4AD1B1
7048nexus-2.2.0.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI70482\VCRUNTIME140_1.dllexecutable
MD5:135359D350F72AD4BF716B764D39E749
SHA256:34048ABAA070ECC13B318CEA31425F4CA3EDD133D350318AC65259E6058C8B32
7048nexus-2.2.0.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI70482\_hashlib.pydexecutable
MD5:D4674750C732F0DB4C4DD6A83A9124FE
SHA256:CAA4D2F8795E9A55E128409CC016E2CC5C694CB026D7058FC561E4DD131ED1C9
7048nexus-2.2.0.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI70482\_queue.pydexecutable
MD5:D8C1B81BBC125B6AD1F48A172181336E
SHA256:925F05255F4AAE0997DC4EC94D900FD15950FD840685D5B8AA755427C7422B14
7048nexus-2.2.0.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI70482\_bz2.pydexecutable
MD5:86D1B2A9070CD7D52124126A357FF067
SHA256:62173A8FADD4BF4DD71AB89EA718754AA31620244372F0C5BBBAE102E641A60E
7048nexus-2.2.0.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI70482\_decimal.pydexecutable
MD5:20C77203DDF9FF2FF96D6D11DEA2EDCF
SHA256:9AAC010A424C757C434C460C3C0A6515D7720966AB64BAD667539282A17B4133
7048nexus-2.2.0.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI70482\_lzma.pydexecutable
MD5:7447EFD8D71E8A1929BE0FAC722B42DC
SHA256:60793C8592193CFBD00FD3E5263BE4315D650BA4F9E4FDA9C45A10642FD998BE
7048nexus-2.2.0.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI70482\_multiprocessing.pydexecutable
MD5:A9A0588711147E01EED59BE23C7944A9
SHA256:7581EDEA33C1DB0A49B8361E51E6291688601640E57D75909FB2007B2104FA4C
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HTTP(S) requests
39
TCP/UDP connections
53
DNS requests
19
Threats
1

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.216.77.6:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.216.77.6:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.52.120.96:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
4844
RUXIMICS.exe
GET
200
23.52.120.96:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
POST
200
20.190.159.131:443
https://login.live.com/RST2.srf
unknown
xml
1.24 Kb
whitelisted
—
—
POST
400
20.190.159.68:443
https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf
unknown
text
203 b
whitelisted
—
—
POST
400
40.126.31.3:443
https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf
unknown
text
203 b
whitelisted
—
—
POST
400
40.126.31.2:443
https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf
unknown
text
203 b
whitelisted
—
—
POST
400
20.190.159.23:443
https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf
unknown
text
203 b
whitelisted
—
—
POST
400
40.126.31.0:443
https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf
unknown
text
203 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4844
RUXIMICS.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.216.77.6:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
23.216.77.6:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
4844
RUXIMICS.exe
23.216.77.6:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.52.120.96:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
23.52.120.96:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 20.73.194.208
  • 4.231.128.59
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.186.174
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.216.77.6
  • 23.216.77.28
  • 2.20.245.137
  • 2.20.245.139
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.52.120.96
  • 95.101.149.131
whitelisted
raw.githubusercontent.com
  • 185.199.109.133
  • 185.199.108.133
  • 185.199.110.133
  • 185.199.111.133
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.159.131
  • 20.190.159.130
  • 40.126.31.0
  • 20.190.159.73
  • 20.190.159.23
  • 40.126.31.2
  • 40.126.31.3
  • 20.190.159.68
whitelisted
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com
  • 52.111.236.23
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 20.109.210.53
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 40.69.42.241
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 40.91.76.224
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
—
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Not Suspicious Traffic
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nexus-2.2.0.exe