File name:

Swatbot.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/d977de79-52b3-4cd4-8002-a22d3d31e5c2
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: April 22, 2025, 20:49:03
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows, 4 sections
MD5:

0574BF766E6CD055AE3149B8C245F76A

SHA1:

B9F6D623805D13AE58DF1B8E662DF2B49119BB3F

SHA256:

5D5203454ADA7D8A680B29971BB2C54DC02150F1EF2984AEF63B3B31547B55CD

SSDEEP:

1536:K9Lxbiq4ZmIAC9yT2ysr6pzuXHhAMMrtqx//WP:K9LJivZm15T2yy6BuXd7xWP

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Changes powershell execution policy (Bypass)

      • SystemAntiMalware.exe (PID: 7224)

    • Changes Windows Defender settings

      • SystemAntiMalware.exe (PID: 7224)

    • Bypass execution policy to execute commands

      • powershell.exe (PID: 7476)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 8036)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 7176)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 5988)

    • Adds path to the Windows Defender exclusion list

      • SystemAntiMalware.exe (PID: 7224)

    • Adds process to the Windows Defender exclusion list

      • SystemAntiMalware.exe (PID: 7224)

    • Uses Task Scheduler to run other applications

      • SystemAntiMalware.exe (PID: 7224)

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • SystemAntiMalware.exe (PID: 7224)

    • Create files in the Startup directory

      • SystemAntiMalware.exe (PID: 7224)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Starts POWERSHELL.EXE for commands execution

      • Swatbot.exe (PID: 2136)
      • SystemAntiMalware.exe (PID: 7224)

    • Base64-obfuscated command line is found

      • Swatbot.exe (PID: 2136)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • Swatbot.exe (PID: 2136)
      • SystemAntiMalware.exe (PID: 7224)

    • BASE64 encoded PowerShell command has been detected

      • Swatbot.exe (PID: 2136)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • Swatbot.exe (PID: 2136)

    • Reads the date of Windows installation

      • SystemAntiMalware.exe (PID: 7224)

    • Script adds exclusion path to Windows Defender

      • SystemAntiMalware.exe (PID: 7224)

    • Script adds exclusion process to Windows Defender

      • SystemAntiMalware.exe (PID: 7224)

    • Potential Corporate Privacy Violation

      • svchost.exe (PID: 2196)

  • INFO

    • Process checks computer location settings

      • Swatbot.exe (PID: 2136)
      • SystemAntiMalware.exe (PID: 7224)

    • Checks supported languages

      • Swatbot.exe (PID: 2136)
      • SystemAntiMalware.exe (PID: 7224)

    • Reads the computer name

      • Swatbot.exe (PID: 2136)
      • SystemAntiMalware.exe (PID: 7224)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • SystemAntiMalware.exe (PID: 7224)

    • Script raised an exception (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 7476)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 8036)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 7176)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 5988)

    • Checks if a key exists in the options dictionary (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 7476)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 8036)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 7176)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 5988)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • SystemAntiMalware.exe (PID: 7224)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (61.6)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (14.6)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (10)
.exe | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (4.6)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.4)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 0000:00:00 00:00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit, No debug
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 6
CodeSize: 2048
InitializedDataSize: 70144
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x1499
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
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Total processes
147
Monitored processes
18
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start swatbot.exe powershell.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs systemantimalware.exe sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.exe no specs powershell.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs powershell.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs powershell.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs powershell.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs schtasks.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs svchost.exe swatbot.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2136"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Swatbot.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Swatbot.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\swatbot.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\msvcrt.dll
2196C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s DnscacheC:\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
Images
c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
2284\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—powershell.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Console Window Host
Exit code:
0
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
4408\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—schtasks.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Console Window Host
Exit code:
0
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
5156\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—powershell.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Console Window Host
Exit code:
0
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
5892"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /RL HIGHEST /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "SystemAntiMalware" /tr "C:\Users\admin\SystemAntiMalware.exe"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe—SystemAntiMalware.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Task Scheduler Configuration Tool
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\schtasks.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
5988"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'SystemAntiMalware.exe'C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe—SystemAntiMalware.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows PowerShell
Exit code:
3221225547
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
6044"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Swatbot.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Swatbot.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
3221226540
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\swatbot.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
6516"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -EncodedCommand "PAAjAGgAbQBtACMAPgBBAGQAZAAtAFQAeQBwAGUAIAAtAEEAcwBzAGUAbQBiAGwAeQBOAGEAbQBlACAAUwB5AHMAdABlAG0ALgBXAGkAbgBkAG8AdwBzAC4ARgBvAHIAbQBzADsAPAAjAHgAdABtACMAPgBbAFMAeQBzAHQAZQBtAC4AVwBpAG4AZABvAHcAcwAuAEYAbwByAG0AcwAuAE0AZQBzAHMAYQBnAGUAQgBvAHgAXQA6ADoAUwBoAG8AdwAoACcAQwBhAG4AbgBvAHQAIABJAG0AcABvAHIAdAAgAEMAIwAgAEQATABMACAAcgB1AG4AbgBpAG4AZwAgAHQAaABpAHMAIABhAHMAIABhAGQAbQBpAG4AIABtAGEAeQAgAGYAaQB4ACAAdABoAGUAIABwAHIAbwBiAGwAZQBtACcALAAnACcALAAnAE8ASwAnACwAJwBFAHIAcgBvAHIAJwApADwAIwBrAHAAcwAjAD4A"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe—Swatbot.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows PowerShell
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.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\msvcrt.dll
7172\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—powershell.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Console Window Host
Exit code:
0
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
Total events
27 227
Read events
27 226
Write events
1
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(7224) SystemAntiMalware.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Operation:writeName:SystemAntiMalware
Value:
C:\Users\admin\SystemAntiMalware.exe
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
3
Text files
10
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
6516powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_u3nfefgz.jjg.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
7476powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_zqoqj4fi.sgg.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
6516powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_or5fkytu.p23.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
7176powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_syywck3w.0zq.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
7176powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_wnfzeynv.oc3.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
7476powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_kdsfdhcp.yxg.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
5988powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_vjdzo0ka.hcy.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
6516powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\ModuleAnalysisCachebinary
MD5:8B8A832FCE2174C8FEE26B70F2483FBB
SHA256:0FBA3A37EF443507F533A7C3F31C0B5826EA416B95FDE43479E02D4E0C29400B
8036powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ecjcjvwt.wqz.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
2136Swatbot.exeC:\Users\admin\SystemAntiMalware.exeexecutable
MD5:C6BDF97E229CEEA82E8C0F4A76163778
SHA256:BC9755F4AA4E6B30C62B4C729A7ACBFF1438DBFD0E2639E87C7092706A3E3A2D
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
18
DNS requests
13
Threats
2

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
—
—
GET
200
88.221.110.114:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
92.123.22.101:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
92.123.22.101:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6032
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.219.150.101:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6032
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.219.150.101:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
—
—
88.221.110.114:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
—
—
92.123.22.101:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
AT
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
20.190.177.20:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
184.30.131.245:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
US
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
6032
SIHClient.exe
52.149.20.212:443
slscr.update.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
6032
SIHClient.exe
23.219.150.101:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
CL
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 40.127.240.158
  • 4.231.128.59
whitelisted
google.com
  • 216.58.206.46
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 88.221.110.114
  • 88.221.110.122
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 92.123.22.101
  • 23.219.150.101
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.177.20
  • 20.190.147.11
  • 20.190.177.84
  • 20.190.147.10
  • 20.190.177.85
  • 20.190.177.83
  • 20.190.147.9
  • 20.190.177.148
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 184.30.131.245
whitelisted
cmon2347-35906.portmap.io
  • —
malicious
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 52.149.20.212
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 20.3.187.198
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
2196
svchost.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
ET INFO DNS Query to a Reverse Proxy Service Observed
2196
svchost.exe
Misc activity
ET INFO DNS Query for Port Mapping/Tunneling Service Domain (.portmap .io)
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Reports
Swatbot.exe