| File name: | npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/b0a0faa9-aa0f-49db-b224-f1f52f2ba8e9 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | June 13, 2025, 17:51:03 |
| 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 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | "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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| 3860 | 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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| 4880 | /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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| 5496 | "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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| 5716 | "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: 0 Version: 5.32 Modules
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| 6104 | 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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| 6172 | "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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| 6536 | "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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| 6668 | "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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| 6892 | 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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| (PID) Process: | (5496) npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Notepad++ |
| Operation: | write | Name: | InstallerLanguage |
Value: 1033 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5496) 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: | (5496) 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: | (5496) 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: | (5496) 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: | (5496) 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: | (5496) npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++ |
| Operation: | write | Name: | QuietUninstallString |
Value: "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\uninstall.exe" /S | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5496) npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++ |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayIcon |
Value: C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5496) npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++ |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayVersion |
Value: 8.8.1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5496) npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++ |
| Operation: | write | Name: | URLInfoAbout |
Value: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5496 | npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsb5E3F.tmp\nsDialogs.dll | executable | |
MD5:1D8F01A83DDD259BC339902C1D33C8F1 | SHA256:4B7D17DA290F41EBE244827CC295CE7E580DA2F7E9F7CC3EFC1ABC6898E3C9ED | |||
| 5496 | npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | C:\Program Files\Notepad++\autoCompletion\typescript.xml | xml | |
MD5:948B1E1B251350BABAF87A3D314DC6F3 | SHA256:A09F978AEBA209E18CD424D98C8BAFB6165777E3992EB09E5E7E0A26BDED4410 | |||
| 5496 | npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsb5E3F.tmp\modern-wizard.bmp | image | |
MD5:C2CF6928A3AB574A5548B4DC1C38B6C0 | SHA256:2125550C12FA512782F2016E802D70BC51F4A06017CFBD4176B4A994EB2542F0 | |||
| 5496 | npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsb5E3F.tmp\ioSpecial.ini | text | |
MD5:E2D5070BC28DB1AC745613689FF86067 | SHA256:D95AED234F932A1C48A2B1B0D98C60CA31F962310C03158E2884AB4DDD3EA1E0 | |||
| 5496 | npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsb5E3F.tmp\modern-header.bmp | image | |
MD5:56DA15FDB8D96F8F5C649DCB5E79D775 | SHA256:BB90D4338D2474138473E6B16E94B0237EE847BEA45019ED0DD4439C71BD233E | |||
| 5496 | npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | C:\Program Files\Notepad++\functionList\cs.xml | xml | |
MD5:0F35EE0CB20A383942B7EA9A0DC91B61 | SHA256:59345C006CD9BDE5EF532AAE1F119758D45030993181C272BB0DD6FC0C5D01E5 | |||
| 5496 | npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | C:\Program Files\Notepad++\autoCompletion\raku.xml | xml | |
MD5:3204AAD1FDD74450017479C0AA953E56 | SHA256:20809301E7D81E43AD38755A07801D290B07062CC7A0775C1101D0DD9847437F | |||
| 5496 | npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | C:\Program Files\Notepad++\autoCompletion\cobol.xml | xml | |
MD5:C435D68DF074BA8D660EBACE763E9DA9 | SHA256:7690E1BBE3EE5D55B993EBC1F41DF35F5BF1B7AAC7C6B6152A6F1112CB9A6773 | |||
| 5496 | npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | C:\Program Files\Notepad++\autoCompletion\go.xml | text | |
MD5:226FA88DE6A4DC87F13B897320EE2204 | SHA256:B32FB13F6FB628EEC6B447983DD062C13F7A68E2ADED77BE3C5AF7384935A7FF | |||
| 5496 | npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsb5E3F.tmp\System.dll | executable | |
MD5:4ADD245D4BA34B04F213409BFE504C07 | SHA256:9111099EFE9D5C9B391DC132B2FAF0A3851A760D4106D5368E30AC744EB42706 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.168.114:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3964 | 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 |
3964 | 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 |
7164 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.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 |
4816 | RUXIMICS.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 2.16.168.114:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | RU | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
5716 | GUP.exe | 92.113.23.248:443 | notepad-plus-plus.org | PJSC Ukrtelecom | UA | whitelisted |
3964 | SIHClient.exe | 52.149.20.212:443 | slscr.update.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
3964 | SIHClient.exe | 23.35.229.160:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.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 |