Malware analysis Setup.zip Malicious activity | ANY.RUN

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File name:	Setup.zip
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/6fc18a9b-e8ae-4674-823a-94c77f2eb8a6
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Threats:	INC Ransomware is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) spotted in mid-2023. It targets industries like retail, real estate, finance, healthcare, and education, primarily in the U.S. and UK. It encrypts and exfiltrates data demanding a ransom. It employs advanced evasion techniques, destroys backup, and abuses legitimate system tools at all the stages of the kill chain. Lynx is a double extortion ransomware: attackers encrypt important and sensitive data and demand a ransom for decryption simultaneously threatening to publish or sell the data. Active since mid-2024. Among techniques are terminating processes and services, privilege escalation, deleting shadow copies. Distribution by phishing, malvertising, exploiting vulnerabilities. Ransomware is a type of malicious software that locks users out of their system or data using different methods to force them to pay a ransom. Most often, such programs encrypt files on an infected machine and demand a fee to be paid in exchange for the decryption key. Additionally, such programs can be used to steal sensitive information from the compromised computer and even conduct DDoS attacks against affected organizations to pressure them into paying. Malware Trends Tracker >>>
Analysis date:	May 15, 2025, 10:55:41
OS:	Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:	auto ransomware inc arch-exec lynx
Indicators:
MIME:	application/zip
File info:	Zip archive data, at least v2.0 to extract, compression method=deflate
MD5:	AEF3F786A2C692663CA0C8A109287AA5
SHA1:	28C2DC6E060E2D5F249372142F80B7849AF6DB5B
SHA256:	577145456BF9EB4000B0CD161B0E57FEB166EB7643108638FE59C56A3EDF1A15
SSDEEP:	3072:B+Pl/knG9W28rInpqaOTWUGxHOlSKQyLjx/8/u8llm/:B+PlMGt8rcfkJuRcd/8G8Hm/

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 120 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:: off
Network geolocation:: off
Additional time used:: 60 seconds
MITM proxy:: off
Privacy:: Public submission
Fakenet option:: off
Route via Tor:: off
Autoconfirmation of UAC:: on
Network:: on

Software preset

Internet Explorer 11.3636.19041.0
Adobe Acrobat (64-bit) (23.001.20093)
Adobe Flash Player 32 NPAPI (32.0.0.465)
Adobe Flash Player 32 PPAPI (32.0.0.465)
CCleaner (6.20)
FileZilla 3.65.0 (3.65.0)
Google Chrome (122.0.6261.70)
Google Update Helper (1.3.36.51)
Java 8 Update 271 (64-bit) (8.0.2710.9)
Java Auto Updater (2.8.271.9)
Microsoft Edge (122.0.2365.59)
Microsoft Edge Update (1.3.185.17)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - de-de (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - es-es (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - it-it (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ja-jp (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ko-kr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - pt-br (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - tr-tr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professionnel 2019 - fr-fr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office профессиональный 2019 - ru-ru (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft OneNote - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Update Health Tools (3.74.0.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x64) - 12.0.30501 (12.0.30501.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Additional Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Minimum Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Mozilla Firefox (x64 en-US) (123.0)
Mozilla Maintenance Service (123.0)
Notepad++ (64-bit x64) (7.9.1)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Extensibility Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Licensing Component (16.0.16026.20146)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15928.20198)
PowerShell 7-x64 (7.3.5.0)
Skype version 8.104 (8.104)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.59.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.63.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4480730) (2.55.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB5001716) (8.93.0.0)
VLC media player (3.0.11)
WinRAR 5.91 (64-bit) (5.91.0)
Windows PC Health Check (3.6.2204.08001)

Hotfixes

Client LanguagePack Package
DotNetRollup
DotNetRollup 481
FodMetadata Package
Foundation Package
Hello Face Package
InternetExplorer Optional Package
KB5003791
KB5011048
KB5015684
KB5033052
LanguageFeatures Basic en us Package
LanguageFeatures Handwriting en us Package
LanguageFeatures OCR en us Package
LanguageFeatures Speech en us Package
LanguageFeatures TextToSpeech en us Package
MSPaint FoD Package
MediaPlayer Package
Microsoft OneCore ApplicationModel Sync Desktop FOD Package
Microsoft OneCore DirectX Database FOD Package
NetFx3 OnDemand Package
Notepad FoD Package
OpenSSH Client Package
PowerShell ISE FOD Package
Printing PMCPPC FoD Package
Printing WFS FoD Package
ProfessionalEdition
QuickAssist Package
RollupFix
ServicingStack
ServicingStack 3989
StepsRecorder Package
TabletPCMath Package
UserExperience Desktop Package
WordPad FoD Package

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MALICIOUS
- INC has been found (auto)
  - WinRAR.exe (PID: 6572)
- Generic archive extractor
  - WinRAR.exe (PID: 6572)
- LYNX has been detected
  - Setup.exe (PID: 7956)
- RANSOMWARE has been detected
  - Setup.exe (PID: 7956)
- LYNX has been detected (YARA)
  - Setup.exe (PID: 7956)
- Renames files like ransomware
  - Setup.exe (PID: 7956)
SUSPICIOUS
- Creates file in the systems drive root
  - Setup.exe (PID: 7956)
- There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)
  - Setup.exe (PID: 7956)
INFO
- Executable content was dropped or overwritten
  - WinRAR.exe (PID: 6572)
- Manual execution by a user
  - Setup.exe (PID: 7908)
  - Setup.exe (PID: 7956)
- Checks supported languages
  - Setup.exe (PID: 7956)
- Reads the computer name
  - Setup.exe (PID: 7956)
- Reads the machine GUID from the registry
  - Setup.exe (PID: 7956)
- Creates files in the program directory
  - Setup.exe (PID: 7956)
- Reads the software policy settings
  - slui.exe (PID: 7240)

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TRiD

.zip	\|	ZIP compressed archive (100)

EXIF

ZIP

ZipRequiredVersion:	20
ZipBitFlag:	-
ZipCompression:	Deflated
ZipModifyDate:	2025:04:01 18:45:50
ZipCRC:	0x2e4740c8
ZipCompressedSize:	91599
ZipUncompressedSize:	168960
ZipFileName:	Setup.exe

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Total processes

135

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

6572

"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Setup.zip

C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Alexander Roshal

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

WinRAR archiver

Exit code:

Version:

5.91.0

Modules

Images
c:\program files\winrar\winrar.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.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
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll

7208

C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -Embedding

C:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exe

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svchost.exe

User:

NETWORK SERVICE

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

SYSTEM

Description:

KMS Connection Broker

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

7240

"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

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

7908

"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Setup.exe"

C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Setup.exe

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explorer.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Exit code:

3221226540

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\setup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll

7956

"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Setup.exe"

C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Setup.exe

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

HIGH

Exit code:

3221225786

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\setup.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\acgenral.dll

7968

\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1

C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe

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Setup.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

HIGH

Description:

Console Window Host

Exit code:

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

9340

C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding

C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe

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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

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Total events

9 573

Read events

9 555

Write events

Delete events

Modification events


(PID) Process:	(6572) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:	write	Name:	3
Value: C:\Users\admin\Desktop\preferences.zip
(PID) Process:	(6572) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:	write	Name:	2
Value: C:\Users\admin\Desktop\chromium_ext.zip
(PID) Process:	(6572) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:	write	Name:	1
Value: C:\Users\admin\Desktop\omni_23_10_2024_.zip
(PID) Process:	(6572) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:	write	Name:	0
Value: C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Setup.zip
(PID) Process:	(6572) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:	write	Name:	name
Value: 120
(PID) Process:	(6572) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:	write	Name:	size
Value: 80
(PID) Process:	(6572) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:	write	Name:	type
Value: 120
(PID) Process:	(6572) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:	write	Name:	mtime
Value: 100
(PID) Process:	(6572) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\Interface\MainWin
Operation:	write	Name:	Placement
Value: 2C0000000000000001000000FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF3D0000002D000000FD03000016020000
(PID) Process:	(6572) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\ArcColumnWidths
Operation:	write	Name:	name
Value: 256

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Executable files

Suspicious files

1 074

Text files

313

Unknown types

Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
7956	Setup.exe	C:\README.txt		text
		MD5:65EC4FF07245CB1EAD57B4C2B4ECCE24	SHA256:A8FF6F2A9FC190659ABBAF4F359C85F9EF3E93AAB9EA5CF10273A365734EB95B
7956	Setup.exe	C:\$WinREAgent\README.txt		text
		MD5:65EC4FF07245CB1EAD57B4C2B4ECCE24	SHA256:A8FF6F2A9FC190659ABBAF4F359C85F9EF3E93AAB9EA5CF10273A365734EB95B
6572	WinRAR.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$DRa6572.37949\Setup.exe		executable
		MD5:B1D81E8BBECCCC547645D17395538A2D	SHA256:0315DBB793F855F154AA8D227151F1098BD9B580A4F85064648B85BAC1321663
7956	Setup.exe	C:\$WinREAgent\Rollback\README.txt		text
		MD5:65EC4FF07245CB1EAD57B4C2B4ECCE24	SHA256:A8FF6F2A9FC190659ABBAF4F359C85F9EF3E93AAB9EA5CF10273A365734EB95B
7956	Setup.exe	C:\$WinREAgent\Backup\README.txt		text
		MD5:65EC4FF07245CB1EAD57B4C2B4ECCE24	SHA256:A8FF6F2A9FC190659ABBAF4F359C85F9EF3E93AAB9EA5CF10273A365734EB95B
7956	Setup.exe	C:\found.000\dir0000.chk\UpdateSessionOrchestration.037.etl		binary
		MD5:1786EAB327DD1AF45B1624720EE95278	SHA256:13A6CB5B7D64DC5EC5CC674C9B06E64A16AE972AEA7A842051833764042E248E
7956	Setup.exe	C:\found.000\dir0000.chk\UpdateSessionOrchestration.048.etl.LYNX		binary
		MD5:0B8B44BD890C36BDE4BF5F9E61EA8F79	SHA256:DC369800F9D985921032F3AD4AFB998C831FAC1185066CA1632F869434763014
7956	Setup.exe	C:\$WinREAgent\RollbackInfo.ini.LYNX		binary
		MD5:15B5D98AE2A9D166A44D74F0F7E9893A	SHA256:3114BC108F4BEEA13006264BE815FA9D6172F6CEDAF36513495A446BD128ACED
7956	Setup.exe	C:\found.000\dir0000.chk\UpdateSessionOrchestration.016.etl.LYNX		binary
		MD5:F0A573D858F05FF26E111A2802CBD651	SHA256:3EA7D57370237CA8E59C0186D5F7C3FACEEE0E59D68E2090D0012D476AC3A3AF
7956	Setup.exe	C:\found.000\dir0000.chk\UpdateSessionOrchestration.048.etl		binary
		MD5:0B8B44BD890C36BDE4BF5F9E61EA8F79	SHA256:DC369800F9D985921032F3AD4AFB998C831FAC1185066CA1632F869434763014

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HTTP(S) requests

TCP/UDP connections

DNS requests

Threats

HTTP requests

PID	Process	Method	HTTP Code	IP	URL	CN	Type	Size	Reputation
5496	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	GET	200	23.48.23.143:80	http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
6544	svchost.exe	GET	200	2.17.190.73:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
7776	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	23.12.150.96:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
7776	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	23.12.150.96:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
5496	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	GET	200	184.30.21.171:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
4	System	192.168.100.255:138	—	—	—	whitelisted
2104	svchost.exe	4.231.128.59:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
—	—	4.231.128.59:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
5496	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	23.48.23.143:80	crl.microsoft.com	Akamai International B.V.	DE	whitelisted
5496	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	184.30.21.171:80	www.microsoft.com	AKAMAI-AS	DE	whitelisted
—	—	172.211.123.248:443	client.wns.windows.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	FR	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:137	—	—	—	whitelisted
6544	svchost.exe	20.190.160.20:443	login.live.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted
6544	svchost.exe	2.17.190.73:80	ocsp.digicert.com	AKAMAI-AS	DE	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	4.231.128.59 51.104.136.2	whitelisted
google.com	172.217.16.206	whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com	23.48.23.143 23.48.23.156	whitelisted
www.microsoft.com	184.30.21.171 23.12.150.96	whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com	172.211.123.248	whitelisted
login.live.com	20.190.160.20 20.190.160.65 20.190.160.2 40.126.32.68 20.190.160.128 40.126.32.133 20.190.160.130 20.190.160.5	whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com	2.17.190.73	whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com	20.109.210.53	whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com	13.95.31.18	whitelisted
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com	52.111.243.29	whitelisted

Threats

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General Info

Setup.zip

AEF3F786A2C692663CA0C8A109287AA5

28C2DC6E060E2D5F249372142F80B7849AF6DB5B

577145456BF9EB4000B0CD161B0E57FEB166EB7643108638FE59C56A3EDF1A15

3072:B+Pl/knG9W28rInpqaOTWUGxHOlSKQyLjx/8/u8llm/:B+PlMGt8rcfkJuRcd/8G8Hm/

Software environment set and analysis options

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Behavior activities

MALICIOUS

INC has been found (auto)

Generic archive extractor

LYNX has been detected

RANSOMWARE has been detected

LYNX has been detected (YARA)

Renames files like ransomware

SUSPICIOUS

Creates file in the systems drive root

There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)

INFO

Executable content was dropped or overwritten

Manual execution by a user

Checks supported languages

Reads the computer name

Reads the machine GUID from the registry

Creates files in the program directory

Reads the software policy settings

Malware configuration

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ZIP

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