| File name: | predator.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/9867f3e9-5f82-4d9d-9d7d-fcec2f1adc70 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Stealers are a group of malicious software that are intended for gaining unauthorized access to users’ information and transferring it to the attacker. The stealer malware category includes various types of programs that focus on their particular kind of data, including files, passwords, and cryptocurrency. Stealers are capable of spying on their targets by recording their keystrokes and taking screenshots. This type of malware is primarily distributed as part of phishing campaigns. |
| Analysis date: | May 18, 2025, 20:06:01 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed, 3 sections |
| MD5: | 38FD4F56C1EE7C758DF7A778DFDE70C3 |
| SHA1: | 9FF521D759CC5CE3ADD590715B14071586F9EADD |
| SHA256: | 675A99BF9B2A89B47A08FE6EF3DC35B09756B0CAE04D05D16A2C9021B50AB883 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:EjfnwYTBml0hKwFNB6aX0mHjkSUMqpi77LLvaXQkH1izO5jX1wrLZPVPD66T9C94:xJTgrcF |
MALICIOUS
SALATSTEALER has been detected (YARA)
- predator.exe (PID: 1804)
SUSPICIOUS
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- predator.exe (PID: 5408)
Application launched itself
- predator.exe (PID: 5408)
Multiple wallet extension IDs have been found
- predator.exe (PID: 1804)
There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)
- predator.exe (PID: 1804)
INFO
Reads the computer name
- predator.exe (PID: 5408)
- predator.exe (PID: 1804)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- predator.exe (PID: 5408)
- predator.exe (PID: 1804)
Checks supported languages
- predator.exe (PID: 5408)
- predator.exe (PID: 1804)
Process checks computer location settings
- predator.exe (PID: 5408)
Reads the software policy settings
- predator.exe (PID: 1804)
- slui.exe (PID: 5956)
- slui.exe (PID: 5064)
UPX packer has been detected
- predator.exe (PID: 1804)
Application based on Golang
- predator.exe (PID: 1804)
Found Base64 encoded access to Windows Defender via PowerShell (YARA)
- predator.exe (PID: 1804)
Found Base64 encoded access to environment variables via PowerShell (YARA)
- predator.exe (PID: 1804)
Detects GO elliptic curve encryption (YARA)
- predator.exe (PID: 1804)
Checks proxy server information
- slui.exe (PID: 5064)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | UPX compressed Win32 Executable (64.2) |
|---|---|---|
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (15.6) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (10.6) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.7) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (4.7) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 0000:00:00 00:00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 3 |
| CodeSize: | 3280896 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 4096 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | 8773632 |
| EntryPoint: | 0xb7e770 |
| OSVersion: | 6.1 |
| ImageVersion: | 1 |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6.1 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
Total processes
130
Monitored processes
6
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1804 | "C:\Users\admin\Downloads\predator.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Downloads\predator.exe | predator.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Modules
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| 2196 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s Dnscache | C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Host Process for Windows Services Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2432 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -Embedding | C:\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
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| 5064 | 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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| 5408 | "C:\Users\admin\Downloads\predator.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Downloads\predator.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 2 Modules
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| 5956 | "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=TimerEvent | C:\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
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Total events
11 138
Read events
11 138
Write events
0
Delete events
0
Modification events
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
41
DNS requests
9
Threats
0
HTTP requests
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
1804 | predator.exe | 1.1.1.1:443 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
1804 | predator.exe | 8.8.8.8:443 | dns.google | — | — | whitelisted |
1804 | predator.exe | 104.21.96.23:443 | posholnahuy.ru | CLOUDFLARENET | — | malicious |
5956 | slui.exe | 40.91.76.224:443 | activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
dns.google |
| whitelisted |
posholnahuy.ru |
| malicious |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |