File name:

WinToolsNet.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/4e319b50-c080-4893-8523-936751e49cae
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: April 24, 2025, 23:35:12
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
vmprotect
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 9 sections
MD5:

74B372AF6F9970983820BA19F3342C1B

SHA1:

C384E7022C8BCAE4DC6CC8D4F064801585109EB1

SHA256:

587DFA60C87DCA3DB7765D2E378326F2D254222DB5F8CB3CD3940B3B38882AC9

SSDEEP:

98304:nDlNqaXx+6Qw05/UHeHk8bAo7Mzi8+KJtbG1f7fH6xAuCUGSVY/3z8gp9tAU8bo4:wZKbj8VN

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads the BIOS version

      • WinToolsNet.exe (PID: 5588)
    • Reads the Windows owner or organization settings

      • WinToolsNet.exe (PID: 5588)
    • Creates file in the systems drive root

      • WinToolsNet.exe (PID: 5588)
    • Searches for installed software

      • WinToolsNet.exe (PID: 5588)
  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • WinToolsNet.exe (PID: 5588)
    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • WinToolsNet.exe (PID: 5588)
    • Reads Environment values

      • WinToolsNet.exe (PID: 5588)
    • Reads the computer name

      • WinToolsNet.exe (PID: 5588)
    • Reads Windows Product ID

      • WinToolsNet.exe (PID: 5588)
    • Reads product name

      • WinToolsNet.exe (PID: 5588)
    • VMProtect protector has been detected

      • WinToolsNet.exe (PID: 5588)
    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 5968)
      • slui.exe (PID: 2040)
    • Checks proxy server information

      • slui.exe (PID: 2040)
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) (42.2)
.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (37.3)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (8.8)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (6)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.7)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2021:06:28 17:03:12+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 14.29
CodeSize: 666624
InitializedDataSize: 5410304
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0xb00e2c
OSVersion: 5.1
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 5.1
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 21.5.0.0
ProductVersionNumber: 0.0.0.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x0017
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Unknown (0009)
CharacterSet: Unicode
CompanyName: WinTools Software, Ltd.
FileDescription: WinTools.net
InternalName: WinTools.net
LegalCopyright: Copyright (c) 2002 - 2021
LegalTrademarks: http://www.wintools.net/
OriginalFileName: WinToolsNet.exe
ProductName: WinTools.net
ProductVersion: 21.5.0.0
Comments: CEO Ruslan Smekalov
No data.
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Total processes
135
Monitored processes
5
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start wintoolsnet.exe sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.exe slui.exe wintoolsnet.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2040C:\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
3884"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WinToolsNet.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WinToolsNet.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
WinTools Software, Ltd.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
WinTools.net
Exit code:
3221226540
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\wintoolsnet.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
5588"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WinToolsNet.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WinToolsNet.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
WinTools Software, Ltd.
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
WinTools.net
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\wintoolsnet.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\user32.dll
5968"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=TimerEventC:\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
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
6644C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exesvchost.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
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
Total events
1 301
Read events
1 300
Write events
1
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(5588) WinToolsNet.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\OneDrive
Operation:writeName:DisableFileSyncNGSC
Value:
0
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
1
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
5588WinToolsNet.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wintoolsnet.initext
MD5:643F16CCADAEB075486D0C529B576847
SHA256:B840406C6357B87C277538643A8896F42CBB46BB26F2D8B59B41539E49A6F6B9
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
24
DNS requests
16
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
92.122.244.42:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
2.23.181.156:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
2384
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
2.23.181.156:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
whitelisted
2384
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
2.23.181.156:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.63.118.230:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4628
RUXIMICS.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
92.122.244.42:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
2.23.181.156:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
3216
svchost.exe
172.211.123.249:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
20.190.159.128:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
23.63.118.230:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
google.com
  • 142.250.185.110
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 92.122.244.42
  • 92.122.244.32
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 2.23.181.156
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.249
  • 172.211.123.250
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.159.128
  • 20.190.159.75
  • 20.190.159.23
  • 40.126.31.128
  • 20.190.159.71
  • 20.190.159.68
  • 20.190.159.130
  • 20.190.159.129
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 23.63.118.230
whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 40.127.240.158
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 172.202.163.200
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 13.95.31.18
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 40.91.76.224
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info