File name:

npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/b1097795-0451-417c-bf00-6ebff17926ba
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 17, 2025, 12:17:39
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, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive, 5 sections
MD5:

9E0364B57FD31A98CC39AAFE0B9A1F38

SHA1:

700B4DADEB1E2284B5B372EB88331441435C86C3

SHA256:

605C68624939BA55AC9BBBA4EA3B7B3A602A91D8103862D232A14ADC0176EFCA

SSDEEP:

98304:Hwx8/lQ89C+gjklLWjuSycten47F0v2/TYsdUwxfD6AEU8ytjU27xkD89mB23SlU:arjEqAh+DxwIXHzU9K

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Registers / Runs the DLL via REGSVR32.EXE

      • npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe (PID: 7768)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe (PID: 7768)

    • There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)

      • npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe (PID: 7768)

    • Malware-specific behavior (creating "System.dll" in Temp)

      • npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe (PID: 7768)

    • The process creates files with name similar to system file names

      • npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe (PID: 7768)

    • Creates/Modifies COM task schedule object

      • regsvr32.exe (PID: 7916)

    • Explorer used for Indirect Command Execution

      • explorer.exe (PID: 8144)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • notepad++.exe (PID: 2152)

    • Reads the date of Windows installation

      • notepad++.exe (PID: 2152)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe (PID: 7768)

  • INFO

    • Reads Environment values

      • notepad++.exe (PID: 2152)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • slui.exe (PID: 7576)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 7576)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe (PID: 7768)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe (PID: 7768)

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe (PID: 7768)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe (PID: 7768)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • explorer.exe (PID: 7220)

    • Process checks computer location settings

      • notepad++.exe (PID: 2152)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.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)

EXIF

EXE

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
No data.
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Total processes
138
Monitored processes
10
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start npp.8.8.1.installer.x64.exe regsvr32.exe no specs regsvr32.exe no specs explorer.exe no specs explorer.exe no specs notepad++.exe no specs notepad++.exe no specs gup.exe slui.exe npp.8.8.1.installer.x64.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2152"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
Images
c:\program files\notepad++\notepad++.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
6436"C:\Program Files\Notepad++\updater\gup.exe" -v8.81 -px64C:\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
Images
c:\program files\notepad++\updater\gup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
7220C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe /factory,{75dff2b7-6936-4c06-a8bb-676a7b00b24b} -EmbeddingC:\Windows\explorer.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Explorer
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.3758 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\explorer.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\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\twinapi.dll
7348"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
Images
c:\program files\notepad++\notepad++.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
7576C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe
svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Exit code:
0
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
7672"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\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
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\npp.8.8.1.installer.x64.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
7768"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\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
Images
c:\program files (x86)\common files\microsoft shared\ink\tiptsf.dll
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\nsyccf8.tmp\nsdialogs.dll
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\nsyccf8.tmp\userinfo.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\profapi.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\linkinfo.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntshrui.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\sspicli.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\srvcli.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\cscapi.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\netutils.dll
7904regsvr32 /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
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\regsvr32.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\aclayers.dll
7916 /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
Images
c:\windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\aclayers.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
8144"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
Images
c:\windows\explorer.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
Total events
4 882
Read events
4 667
Write events
215
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(7916) regsvr32.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\shell\ANotepad++64
Operation:writeName:ExplorerCommandHandler
Value:
{B298D29A-A6ED-11DE-BA8C-A68E55D89593}
(PID) Process:(7916) regsvr32.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\shell\ANotepad++64
Operation:writeName:NeverDefault
Value:
(PID) Process:(7916) regsvr32.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{B298D29A-A6ED-11DE-BA8C-A68E55D89593}\InprocServer32
Operation:writeName:ThreadingModel
Value:
Apartment
(PID) Process:(7916) regsvr32.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
Operation:writeName:GlobalAssocChangedCounter
Value:
18
(PID) Process:(7768) npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++
Operation:writeName:EstimatedSize
Value:
21316
(PID) Process:(7768) npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++
Operation:writeName:DisplayName
Value:
Notepad++ (64-bit x64)
(PID) Process:(7768) npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++
Operation:writeName:Publisher
Value:
Notepad++ Team
(PID) Process:(7768) npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++
Operation:writeName:MajorVersion
Value:
8
(PID) Process:(7768) npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++
Operation:writeName:MinorVersion
Value:
81
(PID) Process:(7768) npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++
Operation:writeName:UninstallString
Value:
"C:\Program Files\Notepad++\uninstall.exe"
Executable files
14
Suspicious files
2
Text files
210
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
7768npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsyCCF8.tmp\modern-header.bmpimage
MD5:56DA15FDB8D96F8F5C649DCB5E79D775
SHA256:BB90D4338D2474138473E6B16E94B0237EE847BEA45019ED0DD4439C71BD233E
7768npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsyCCF8.tmp\LangDLL.dllexecutable
MD5:50016010FB0D8DB2BC4CD258CEB43BE5
SHA256:32230128C18574C1E860DFE4B17FE0334F685740E27BC182E0D525A8948C9C2E
7768npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsyCCF8.tmp\modern-wizard.bmpimage
MD5:C2CF6928A3AB574A5548B4DC1C38B6C0
SHA256:2125550C12FA512782F2016E802D70BC51F4A06017CFBD4176B4A994EB2542F0
7768npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exeC:\Program Files\Notepad++\autoCompletion\typescript.xmlxml
MD5:948B1E1B251350BABAF87A3D314DC6F3
SHA256:A09F978AEBA209E18CD424D98C8BAFB6165777E3992EB09E5E7E0A26BDED4410
7768npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsyCCF8.tmp\ioSpecial.initext
MD5:E2D5070BC28DB1AC745613689FF86067
SHA256:D95AED234F932A1C48A2B1B0D98C60CA31F962310C03158E2884AB4DDD3EA1E0
7768npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exeC:\Program Files\Notepad++\autoCompletion\go.xmltext
MD5:226FA88DE6A4DC87F13B897320EE2204
SHA256:B32FB13F6FB628EEC6B447983DD062C13F7A68E2ADED77BE3C5AF7384935A7FF
7768npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsyCCF8.tmp\InstallOptions.dllexecutable
MD5:D095B082B7C5BA4665D40D9C5042AF6D
SHA256:B2091205E225FC07DAF1101218C64CE62A4690CACAC9C3D0644D12E93E4C213C
7768npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exeC:\Program Files\Notepad++\autoCompletion\gdscript.xmlxml
MD5:E4A787C8BE6FFA469D2914A03622A08D
SHA256:6B0955260345C49A52D8BD35F1A6CFB98F7048894EABABCCE38EEDED00EF630D
7768npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exeC:\Program Files\Notepad++\autoCompletion\cobol.xmlxml
MD5:C435D68DF074BA8D660EBACE763E9DA9
SHA256:7690E1BBE3EE5D55B993EBC1F41DF35F5BF1B7AAC7C6B6152A6F1112CB9A6773
7768npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exeC:\Program Files\Notepad++\functionList\c.xmlxml
MD5:9AEB2C0DC00ADAEDE0E06F24080F233E
SHA256:F3A7E5E59E883A3EF6C99967766A546D55DD7A767FADB9F4D433CEDF0555E992
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HTTP(S) requests
9
TCP/UDP connections
50
DNS requests
14
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
2104
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.48.23.177:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
8132
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
8132
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.48.23.177:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut_2010-06-23.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
8132
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.48.23.177:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicTimStaPCA_2010-07-01.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
8132
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
8132
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
8132
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.2.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
8132
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.2.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
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
—
—
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
—
—
172.211.123.250:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
23.48.23.177:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
23.35.229.160:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
—
—
40.126.31.128:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
40.126.31.128:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
3216
svchost.exe
172.211.123.250:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
google.com
  • 142.250.185.78
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.250
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.48.23.177
  • 23.48.23.194
  • 23.48.23.167
  • 23.48.23.141
  • 23.48.23.176
  • 23.48.23.159
  • 23.48.23.180
  • 23.48.23.173
  • 23.48.23.166
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.35.229.160
  • 184.30.21.171
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.31.128
  • 40.126.31.0
  • 20.190.159.2
  • 40.126.31.1
  • 40.126.31.2
  • 20.190.159.128
  • 40.126.31.3
  • 20.190.159.130
whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.104.136.2
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 4.175.87.197
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 20.3.187.198
whitelisted
notepad-plus-plus.org
  • 92.113.23.115
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 40.91.76.224
whitelisted

Threats

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npp.8.8.1.Installer.x64.exe