File name:

NexusSetup.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/92f4d1b9-068e-4710-86ff-8369b8df4add
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 03, 2025, 00:11:41
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 3 sections
MD5:

8178E975AE6BCBB31FDEFF4E993F385B

SHA1:

690B72B652F95570BA9DA2AE19EB5D9B5EDD90DE

SHA256:

5EB73F0B7C7FC8412EF943BE68CE927150BAD95F57A0A3E7949F1C3EE0D6180E

SSDEEP:

96:c//MZFmT9u7cEmVqQTtwgL8k9YGhzXH70xx+JJeSZUfBDSr2YOIOV0QwIdMYzNt:c/+cZu7cxhT9JhDb0byXZeD8pY0HIy6

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • NexusSetup.exe (PID: 5544)

    • Adds path to the Windows Defender exclusion list

      • NexusSetup.exe (PID: 5544)

    • Changes Windows Defender settings

      • NexusSetup.exe (PID: 5544)

    • Uses Task Scheduler to autorun other applications

      • cmd.exe (PID: 4880)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • NexusSetup.exe (PID: 5544)

    • Starts POWERSHELL.EXE for commands execution

      • NexusSetup.exe (PID: 5544)

    • Script adds exclusion path to Windows Defender

      • NexusSetup.exe (PID: 5544)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • NexusSetup.exe (PID: 5544)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • NexusSetup.exe (PID: 5544)

  • INFO

    • Reads the computer name

      • NexusSetup.exe (PID: 5544)

    • Checks supported languages

      • NexusSetup.exe (PID: 5544)

    • Process checks computer location settings

      • NexusSetup.exe (PID: 5544)

    • Failed to create an executable file in Windows directory

      • NexusSetup.exe (PID: 5544)

    • Disables trace logs

      • NexusSetup.exe (PID: 5544)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • NexusSetup.exe (PID: 5544)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • NexusSetup.exe (PID: 5544)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • NexusSetup.exe (PID: 5544)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • NexusSetup.exe (PID: 5544)

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

      • powershell.exe (PID: 7176)

    • Script raised an exception (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 7176)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (82.9)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (7.4)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (5.1)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.2)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (2.2)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2025:02:28 13:17:03+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 48
CodeSize: 6144
InitializedDataSize: 2048
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x3766
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 6
Subsystem: Windows command line
FileVersionNumber: 1.0.0.0
ProductVersionNumber: 1.0.0.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Neutral
CharacterSet: Unicode
Comments: -
CompanyName: -
FileDescription: -
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: RunPE.exe
LegalCopyright: -
LegalTrademarks: -
OriginalFileName: RunPE.exe
ProductName: -
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
AssemblyVersion: 1.0.0.0
No data.
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Total processes
138
Monitored processes
9
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

Click at the process to see the details
start nexussetup.exe conhost.exe no specs cmd.exe conhost.exe no specs powershell.exe no specs schtasks.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2656\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\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
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
4880"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /tn "WindowsSystemUpdate" /tr "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NexusSetup.exe" /sc onlogon /rl highest /fC:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
NexusSetup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\cmd.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
4996\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—NexusSetup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Console Window Host
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
5544"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NexusSetup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NexusSetup.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\nexussetup.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\mscoree.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
7176"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath C:\Windows\TempC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe—NexusSetup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows PowerShell
Exit code:
1
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
7184schtasks /create /tn "WindowsSystemUpdate" /tr "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NexusSetup.exe" /sc onlogon /rl highest /fC:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Task Scheduler Configuration Tool
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\schtasks.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
7192\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—powershell.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
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
7536C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exe—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
7568"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
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
Total events
6 530
Read events
6 515
Write events
15
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(5544) NexusSetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Operation:writeName:SystemUpdater
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NexusSetup.exe
(PID) Process:(5544) NexusSetup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\NexusSetup_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(5544) NexusSetup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\NexusSetup_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableAutoFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(5544) NexusSetup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\NexusSetup_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableConsoleTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(5544) NexusSetup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\NexusSetup_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileTracingMask
Value:
(PID) Process:(5544) NexusSetup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\NexusSetup_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:ConsoleTracingMask
Value:
(PID) Process:(5544) NexusSetup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\NexusSetup_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:MaxFileSize
Value:
1048576
(PID) Process:(5544) NexusSetup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\NexusSetup_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileDirectory
Value:
%windir%\tracing
(PID) Process:(5544) NexusSetup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\NexusSetup_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(5544) NexusSetup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\NexusSetup_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:EnableAutoFileTracing
Value:
0
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
1
Text files
4
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
7176powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_inc40kix.c40.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
7176powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_bf3ys0ln.k21.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
5544NexusSetup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fkd3d3qg.q5l.exeexecutable
MD5:60AB10AE69D9E65C1F78058873EA0800
SHA256:42FD36E29F3185E717CE12478FD7996BE13252312C17E4EF429EDDB026877410
7176powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractivebinary
MD5:557E676306B231BC608FDAC7B3ED19C8
SHA256:8106E8AC73FBE7D83C80CE18565EAEA334291BF71AD12109389946772BE195DA
7176powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_3x4ibnty.izo.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
7176powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_dryh3bpt.df1.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
19
DNS requests
12
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
—
—
GET
200
23.48.23.156:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5112
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5112
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
—
—
23.48.23.156:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
184.30.21.171:80
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
5544
NexusSetup.exe
188.114.96.3:443
nexus-leads.xyz
CLOUDFLARENET
NL
unknown
6544
svchost.exe
20.190.159.128:443
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
2104
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
  • 51.104.136.2
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.48.23.156
  • 23.48.23.166
  • 23.48.23.143
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 184.30.21.171
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.184.206
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.249
whitelisted
nexus-leads.xyz
  • 188.114.96.3
  • 188.114.97.3
unknown
login.live.com
  • 20.190.159.128
  • 20.190.159.64
  • 20.190.159.2
  • 20.190.159.68
  • 20.190.159.131
  • 40.126.31.73
  • 20.190.159.75
  • 20.190.159.23
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 4.175.87.197
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 20.242.39.171
whitelisted

Threats

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Reports
NexusSetup.exe