| File name: | npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/3ff1fe8b-a757-4e2b-82f0-9feacc7bc938 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | June 14, 2025, 20:44:55 |
| 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, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive, 5 sections |
| MD5: | 9E0364B57FD31A98CC39AAFE0B9A1F38 |
| SHA1: | 700B4DADEB1E2284B5B372EB88331441435C86C3 |
| SHA256: | 605C68624939BA55AC9BBBA4EA3B7B3A602A91D8103862D232A14ADC0176EFCA |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:Hwx8/lQ89C+gjklLWjuSycten47F0v2/TYsdUwxfD6AEU8ytjU27xkD89mB23SlU:arjEqAh+DxwIXHzU9K |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (67.4) |
|---|---|---|
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (14.2) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (9.7) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.3) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (4.3) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2023:07:02 02:09:43+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 6 |
| CodeSize: | 26624 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 139776 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | 2048 |
| EntryPoint: | 0x3645 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | 6 |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 8.8.1.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 8.8.1.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x0000 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Don HO don.h@free.fr |
| FileDescription: | Notepad++ : a free (GNU) source code editor |
| FileVersion: | 8.8.1.0 |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyleft 1998-2017 by Don HO |
| ProductName: | Notepad++ |
| ProductVersion: | 8.81 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 436 | C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe /factory,{75dff2b7-6936-4c06-a8bb-676a7b00b24b} -Embedding | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Explorer Version: 10.0.19041.3758 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5124 | "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\updater\gup.exe" -v8.81 -px64 | C:\Program Files\Notepad++\updater\GUP.exe | notepad++.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Don HO don.h@free.fr Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: WinGup for Notepad++ Exit code: 4294967295 Version: 5.32 Modules
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| 5564 | "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe" "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\change.log" | C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe | — | npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Don HO don.h@free.fr Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Notepad++ Exit code: 0 Version: 8.8.1 Modules
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| 5616 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Don HO don.h@free.fr Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Notepad++ : a free (GNU) source code editor Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 8.8.1.0 Modules
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| 6268 | "C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe" "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe" | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | — | npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows Explorer Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3758 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6312 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Don HO don.h@free.fr Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Notepad++ : a free (GNU) source code editor Exit code: 0 Version: 8.8.1.0 Modules
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| 6344 | 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 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6388 | "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe" | C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Don HO don.h@free.fr Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Notepad++ Version: 8.8.1 Modules
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| 6460 | /s "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\contextMenu\NppShell.dll" | C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe | — | regsvr32.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft(C) Register Server Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6876 | regsvr32 /s "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\contextMenu\NppShell.dll" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe | — | npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft(C) Register Server Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (6312) npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Notepad++ |
| Operation: | write | Name: | InstallerLanguage |
Value: 1033 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6460) regsvr32.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\shell\ANotepad++64 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ExplorerCommandHandler |
Value: {B298D29A-A6ED-11DE-BA8C-A68E55D89593} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6460) regsvr32.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\shell\ANotepad++64 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | NeverDefault |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6460) regsvr32.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{B298D29A-A6ED-11DE-BA8C-A68E55D89593}\InprocServer32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ThreadingModel |
Value: Apartment | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6460) regsvr32.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | GlobalAssocChangedCounter |
Value: 19 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6312) npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++ |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayName |
Value: Notepad++ (64-bit x64) | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6312) npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++ |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Publisher |
Value: Notepad++ Team | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6312) npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++ |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MajorVersion |
Value: 8 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6312) npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++ |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MinorVersion |
Value: 81 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6312) npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++ |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UninstallString |
Value: "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\uninstall.exe" | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6312 | npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | C:\Program Files\Notepad++\autoCompletion\cobol.xml | xml | |
MD5:C435D68DF074BA8D660EBACE763E9DA9 | SHA256:7690E1BBE3EE5D55B993EBC1F41DF35F5BF1B7AAC7C6B6152A6F1112CB9A6773 | |||
| 6312 | npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsp5A57.tmp\System.dll | executable | |
MD5:4ADD245D4BA34B04F213409BFE504C07 | SHA256:9111099EFE9D5C9B391DC132B2FAF0A3851A760D4106D5368E30AC744EB42706 | |||
| 6312 | npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsp5A57.tmp\nsDialogs.dll | executable | |
MD5:1D8F01A83DDD259BC339902C1D33C8F1 | SHA256:4B7D17DA290F41EBE244827CC295CE7E580DA2F7E9F7CC3EFC1ABC6898E3C9ED | |||
| 6312 | npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | C:\Program Files\Notepad++\autoCompletion\powershell.xml | xml | |
MD5:D161F77EA1500DE3D863BE2E0F91E16C | SHA256:6123E3294CCFC27143361426EB5874E8EFAE8A31B26E0078776DAF82CF74D8B0 | |||
| 6312 | npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | C:\Program Files\Notepad++\functionList\cs.xml | xml | |
MD5:0F35EE0CB20A383942B7EA9A0DC91B61 | SHA256:59345C006CD9BDE5EF532AAE1F119758D45030993181C272BB0DD6FC0C5D01E5 | |||
| 6312 | npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | C:\Program Files\Notepad++\autoCompletion\go.xml | text | |
MD5:226FA88DE6A4DC87F13B897320EE2204 | SHA256:B32FB13F6FB628EEC6B447983DD062C13F7A68E2ADED77BE3C5AF7384935A7FF | |||
| 6312 | npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | C:\Program Files\Notepad++\functionList\asm.xml | xml | |
MD5:2C5F4897D7F169E06AEA28310C8AB9EC | SHA256:73526DDB1D23D595680BADD6BD87F5DD82869606A7CF7E8707758D48D848257E | |||
| 6312 | npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | C:\Program Files\Notepad++\autoCompletion\sas.xml | xml | |
MD5:7C63F0C7454EB009604ED89818D57222 | SHA256:ECA2CBF40F377FBA22DB93D48E7856D4FBEE9C24908655BB7D971A5906CBE5D1 | |||
| 6312 | npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | C:\Program Files\Notepad++\functionList\c.xml | xml | |
MD5:9AEB2C0DC00ADAEDE0E06F24080F233E | SHA256:F3A7E5E59E883A3EF6C99967766A546D55DD7A767FADB9F4D433CEDF0555E992 | |||
| 6312 | npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | C:\Program Files\Notepad++\functionList\java.xml | xml | |
MD5:E5A76A3287909497F328B0F12CF5CE89 | SHA256:2487221A75A52B4F8AA6D2E62F1C0A55A5CD5240B1CB7AAFA66FBB2042590B06 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.27:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4816 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4816 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6160 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1268 | svchost.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4984 | RUXIMICS.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 23.216.77.27:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 2.23.246.101:80 | www.microsoft.com | Ooredoo Q.S.C. | QA | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
5124 | GUP.exe | 92.113.16.115:443 | notepad-plus-plus.org | PJSC Ukrtelecom | UA | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
notepad-plus-plus.org |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |