File name:

AAct.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/2672c31e-c75d-4547-977c-fb1dfb6e3519
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: April 26, 2025, 00:14:39
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 7 sections
MD5:

CDABB76B654CE3EE4A4493A794E1EDF3

SHA1:

9F0E7C85B73EEFBF59C32450073D2013E925E322

SHA256:

5FBD078760D468579559C5FDBAAF517B97EFBF6C336F26BE866EF826FBE30A86

SSDEEP:

24576:cr3EmcZoZrmOIMS0/5xxZswlqLgXnqkUa2Sqc4nuBoH3cPFc7+mZD4Q:cr3EmcmZrmOIMS0/5xxZswlqLgXnqkUV

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Executing a file with an untrusted certificate

      • AAct.exe (PID: 1532)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    No suspicious indicators.

  • INFO

    • Reads Environment values

      • AAct.exe (PID: 6540)

    • Checks supported languages

      • AAct.exe (PID: 6540)

    • Reads product name

      • AAct.exe (PID: 6540)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (43.5)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (29.8)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (13.2)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (13.2)
.vxd | VXD Driver (0.2)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2017:11:08 13:45:29+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 2.5
CodeSize: 451584
InitializedDataSize: 1086976
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x17b001
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 3.8.1.0
ProductVersionNumber: 3.8.1.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x0000
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Unknown (0)
ObjectFileType: Unknown
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Neutral
CharacterSet: Unicode
FileDescription: AAct x86
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
131
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start aact.exe sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.exe no specs aact.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1532"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AAct.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AAct.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
AAct x86
Exit code:
3221226540
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\aact.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
4996C:\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
6184"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
6540"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AAct.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AAct.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
AAct x86
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\aact.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
Total events
142
Read events
142
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

No data
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
19
DNS requests
11
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
6544
svchost.exe
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
23.48.23.147:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5756
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5756
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
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
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
—
—
23.48.23.147:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
—
—
23.35.229.160:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.35.229.160:80
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
20.190.159.0:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
184.30.131.245:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
US
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.104.136.2
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.48.23.147
  • 23.48.23.166
  • 23.48.23.173
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.35.229.160
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.185.174
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.250
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.159.0
  • 40.126.31.130
  • 20.190.159.131
  • 40.126.31.3
  • 20.190.159.129
  • 20.190.159.68
  • 20.190.159.130
  • 20.190.159.64
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 184.30.131.245
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 4.245.163.56
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 20.242.39.171
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info
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AAct.exe