| File name: | Patcher.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/b74572ad-98ea-4879-913d-3b5ef82ea5bb |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | May 13, 2025, 10:42:37 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 3 sections |
| MD5: | 5887E10F71574A9535D05B75F9C7657D |
| SHA1: | 9B9AEAECD99443142A9587F33F4E4231C6D47F38 |
| SHA256: | 5899A1A529F7B28956E868F19A00E11DE2F23A7DFE95166546CF70F41648FB79 |
| SSDEEP: | 49152:EsVntpJywQLi4OPLh9cy5Fbze8n4KnAiv0WUkiZyJOLK7JsW7MaIpVJZPh7VgOSD:YwT4OP19cyFbLn4MAiKpyJ8K7SWYaoVo |
MALICIOUS
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- Patcher.exe (PID: 1180)
- Retrac.exe (PID: 5256)
SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- Patcher.exe (PID: 1180)
Starts itself from another location
- Patcher.exe (PID: 1180)
Checks for external IP
- svchost.exe (PID: 2196)
Reads the date of Windows installation
- Retrac.exe (PID: 5256)
Starts application with an unusual extension
- cmd.exe (PID: 6068)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- Retrac.exe (PID: 5256)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- Retrac.exe (PID: 5256)
Executing commands from a ".bat" file
- Retrac.exe (PID: 5256)
There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)
- Retrac.exe (PID: 5256)
Connects to unusual port
- Retrac.exe (PID: 5256)
Found regular expressions for crypto-addresses (YARA)
- Retrac.exe (PID: 5256)
Uses TIMEOUT.EXE to delay execution
- cmd.exe (PID: 6068)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- Patcher.exe (PID: 1180)
- Retrac.exe (PID: 5256)
- chcp.com (PID: 2800)
Reads the computer name
- Patcher.exe (PID: 1180)
- Retrac.exe (PID: 5256)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- Patcher.exe (PID: 1180)
- Retrac.exe (PID: 5256)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- Patcher.exe (PID: 1180)
Reads Environment values
- Patcher.exe (PID: 1180)
- Retrac.exe (PID: 5256)
Disables trace logs
- Retrac.exe (PID: 5256)
Reads the software policy settings
- slui.exe (PID: 2136)
- Retrac.exe (PID: 5256)
- slui.exe (PID: 1568)
Create files in a temporary directory
- Retrac.exe (PID: 5256)
Process checks computer location settings
- Retrac.exe (PID: 5256)
Changes the display of characters in the console
- cmd.exe (PID: 6068)
Checks proxy server information
- Retrac.exe (PID: 5256)
- slui.exe (PID: 1568)
Manual execution by a user
- notepad.exe (PID: 3760)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (56.7) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (21.3) |
| .scr | | | Windows screen saver (10.1) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (5) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (3.4) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2086:03:13 23:40:41+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 48 |
| CodeSize: | 1620992 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 3584 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x18da1e |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.6.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.6.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| Comments: | - |
| CompanyName: | - |
| FileDescription: | - |
| FileVersion: | 1.6.0 |
| InternalName: | Client.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | - |
| LegalTrademarks: | - |
| OriginalFileName: | Client.exe |
| ProductName: | - |
| ProductVersion: | 1.6.0 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 1.6.0.0 |
Total processes
146
Monitored processes
11
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1180 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Patcher.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Patcher.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 3 Version: 1.6.0 Modules
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| 1568 | C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding | C:\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
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| 2136 | "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 Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2196 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s Dnscache | C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Host Process for Windows Services Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2800 | chcp 65001 | C:\Windows\System32\chcp.com | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Change CodePage Utility Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3760 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\notepad.exe" | C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Notepad Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4212 | timeout /T 5 /NOBREAK | C:\Windows\System32\timeout.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: timeout - pauses command processing Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5048 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exe | — | svchost.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
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| 5256 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Retrac.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Retrac.exe | Patcher.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Version: 1.6.0 Modules
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| 5260 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.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
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Total events
7 819
Read events
7 802
Write events
16
Delete events
1
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (1180) Patcher.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | HDAudio |
Value: "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Retrac.exe" | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5256) Retrac.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | HDAudio |
Value: "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Retrac.exe" | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5256) Retrac.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Retrac_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5256) Retrac.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Retrac_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5256) Retrac.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Retrac_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5256) Retrac.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Retrac_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5256) Retrac.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Retrac_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5256) Retrac.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Retrac_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5256) Retrac.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Retrac_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5256) Retrac.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Retrac_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
1
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5256 | Retrac.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\iP2gdU8y8VJ1.bat | text | |
MD5:7E645EF314ABC9CDCBE01B59DF5C7983 | SHA256:2B598AF2E4EC4F737C38BA668760097E930D844418D4E346FBD63651FEA14A56 | |||
| 1180 | Patcher.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Retrac.exe | executable | |
MD5:5887E10F71574A9535D05B75F9C7657D | SHA256:5899A1A529F7B28956E868F19A00E11DE2F23A7DFE95166546CF70F41648FB79 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
9
TCP/UDP connections
42
DNS requests
25
Threats
1
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7020 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.5:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.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 |
2104 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4156 | SystemSettings.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4156 | SystemSettings.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7020 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2924 | SearchApp.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.216.77.5:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 184.30.21.171:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 184.30.21.171:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.250:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 40.126.31.67:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 2.17.190.73:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
5256 | Retrac.exe | 13.60.236.237:7001 | — | — | US | unknown |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
ipwho.is |
| malicious |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2196 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (ipwho .is) |