File name:

SpySheriff.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/4a6610a3-f9d2-41c0-b6eb-582316dff519
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: June 23, 2025, 16:27:50
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 5 sections
MD5:

C899F93E8B753FEDD068EF3FE2EDB0FD

SHA1:

144B1F18D0E307D14937C21CA1D7CBFC91828A10

SHA256:

5C2A85FB56DE2E0A1A1D260EF2177E0209477586C8A6740494BBAF40A9785F47

SSDEEP:

12288:eBMDMf+ztV53y2k9I68iXDycz+rYIYsVRSHsDrL:eS4S53h68eIZjDP

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • SpySheriff.exe (PID: 3160)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Creates file in the systems drive root

      • SpySheriff.exe (PID: 3160)

    • Checks for Java to be installed

      • SpySheriff.exe (PID: 3160)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • SpySheriff.exe (PID: 3160)

    • Reads Internet Explorer settings

      • SpySheriff.exe (PID: 3160)

    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • SpySheriff.exe (PID: 3160)

    • Reads the Internet Settings

      • SpySheriff.exe (PID: 3160)

    • Read startup parameters

      • SpySheriff.exe (PID: 3160)

    • Check the default browser

      • SpySheriff.exe (PID: 3160)

    • Checks for the .NET to be installed

      • SpySheriff.exe (PID: 3160)

    • Reads the history of recent RDP connections

      • SpySheriff.exe (PID: 3160)

    • Reads Microsoft Outlook installation path

      • SpySheriff.exe (PID: 3160)

    • Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles

      • SpySheriff.exe (PID: 3160)

  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • SpySheriff.exe (PID: 3160)

    • Launching a file from a Registry key

      • SpySheriff.exe (PID: 3160)

    • Reads the computer name

      • SpySheriff.exe (PID: 3160)

    • Reads mouse settings

      • SpySheriff.exe (PID: 3160)

    • Process checks computer location settings

      • SpySheriff.exe (PID: 3160)

    • Process checks Internet Explorer phishing filters

      • SpySheriff.exe (PID: 3160)

    • Reads Microsoft Office registry keys

      • SpySheriff.exe (PID: 3160)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • SpySheriff.exe (PID: 3160)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • SpySheriff.exe (PID: 3160)

    • Disables trace logs

      • SpySheriff.exe (PID: 3160)

    • Application launched itself

      • msedge.exe (PID: 3088)

    • Checks transactions between databases Windows and Oracle

      • SpySheriff.exe (PID: 3160)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (52.9)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (23.5)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (23.5)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2006:02:24 11:33:55+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 6
CodeSize: 698368
InitializedDataSize: 420290560
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x1000
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
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Total processes
46
Monitored processes
14
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start spysheriff.exe msedge.exe msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1028"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-quic --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1492 --field-trial-handle=1400,i,7501365813265901813,12173157684864065904,131072 --enable-features=msMicrosoftRootStoreUsed /prefetch:3C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
1380"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --first-renderer-process --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=6 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2196 --field-trial-handle=1400,i,7501365813265901813,12173157684864065904,131072 --enable-features=msMicrosoftRootStoreUsed /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
2324"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --disable-quic --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3156 --field-trial-handle=1400,i,7501365813265901813,12173157684864065904,131072 --enable-features=msMicrosoftRootStoreUsed /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
2496"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=9 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2448 --field-trial-handle=1400,i,7501365813265901813,12173157684864065904,131072 --enable-features=msMicrosoftRootStoreUsed /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
2520"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgAAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEgAAAAAAAAASAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAgAAABAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAEAAAAAAAAAABAAAADgAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAA= --use-gl=angle --use-angle=swiftshader-webgl --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1536 --field-trial-handle=1400,i,7501365813265901813,12173157684864065904,131072 --enable-features=msMicrosoftRootStoreUsed /prefetch:2C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
2808"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --extension-process --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=8 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3172 --field-trial-handle=1400,i,7501365813265901813,12173157684864065904,131072 --enable-features=msMicrosoftRootStoreUsed /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
2960"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --disable-quic --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3772 --field-trial-handle=1400,i,7501365813265901813,12173157684864065904,131072 --enable-features=msMicrosoftRootStoreUsed /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
3088"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --single-argument http://www.spy-sheriff.com/license.php?s=3300537927&a=0&sa=0&ln=0&vrt=3C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
SpySheriff.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
3160"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SpySheriff.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SpySheriff.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\spysheriff.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
3228"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" /prefetch:7 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad" "--metrics-dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=109.0.5414.149 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --annotation=plat=Win32 "--annotation=prod=Microsoft Edge" --annotation=ver=109.0.1518.115 --initial-client-data=0xc8,0xcc,0xd0,0x9c,0xd8,0x6d4ef598,0x6d4ef5a8,0x6d4ef5b4C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
Total events
185 730
Read events
185 680
Write events
46
Delete events
4

Modification events

(PID) Process:(3160) SpySheriff.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SpySheriff
Operation:writeName:ScanOnStartup
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3160) SpySheriff.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SpySheriff
Operation:writeName:PlaySounds
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3160) SpySheriff.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SpySheriff
Operation:writeName:ScheduledScan
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3160) SpySheriff.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SpySheriff
Operation:writeName:ScheduledScanHour
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3160) SpySheriff.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SpySheriff
Operation:writeName:ScheduledScanMin
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3160) SpySheriff.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SpySheriff
Operation:writeName:SecurityLevel
Value:
2
(PID) Process:(3160) SpySheriff.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SpySheriff
Operation:writeName:Uninstall
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp
(PID) Process:(3160) SpySheriff.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SpySheriff\IE Security
Operation:writeName:BlockIframeTags
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3160) SpySheriff.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SpySheriff\IE Security
Operation:writeName:BlockJavascripts
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3160) SpySheriff.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SpySheriff\IE Security
Operation:writeName:BlockLocations
Value:
0
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
15
Text files
23
Unknown types
2

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
3088msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old~RF1b2b91.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3088msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3088msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgePushStorageWithConnectTokenAndKey\LOG.old~RF1b2ba0.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3088msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgePushStorageWithConnectTokenAndKey\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3088msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\LOG.old~RF1b2bfe.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3088msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3088msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad\settings.datbinary
MD5:C71FF4D3A6085C165C6A9C908C072A09
SHA256:3CA7B7E98B5CA1C1DC458415463D00ACD9DF8302F481B103C93177FD2642B37B
3088msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Last Versiontext
MD5:61FE7896F9494DCDF53480A325F4FB85
SHA256:ACFD3CD36E0DFCF1DCB67C7F31F2A5B9BA0815528A0C604D4330DFAA9E683E51
3088msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.old~RF1b2b91.TMPtext
MD5:DA58A5ED5A650FE47BBFB2CA6C156D15
SHA256:A4C01ECF5D00CEE3AC9724408BD58DE8C54A620EF3BFEE44979E965F206598A4
3228msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\CrashpadMetrics.pmabinary
MD5:C612E96CBFAC63232FC2062E15600FB1
SHA256:DB3C05D5EC0B6719A73E7F0BE84BCE9342772DA70567E7CE08CF6573480B38FF
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
9
DNS requests
17
Threats
0

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
224.0.0.252:5355
—
—
—
whitelisted
1080
svchost.exe
224.0.0.252:5355
—
—
—
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
1028
msedge.exe
150.171.27.11:443
edge.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
3088
msedge.exe
239.255.255.250:1900
—
—
—
whitelisted
1028
msedge.exe
13.107.42.16:443
config.edge.skype.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
google.com
  • 142.250.186.174
  • 142.250.181.238
  • 172.217.16.142
whitelisted
config.edge.skype.com
  • 13.107.42.16
whitelisted
edge.microsoft.com
  • 150.171.27.11
  • 150.171.28.11
whitelisted
www.spy-sheriff.com
  • —
unknown
www.bing.com
  • —
whitelisted

Threats

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