| File name: | predator.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/d6a02a3a-d8ec-4033-bb11-38fdc50ced9a |
| 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 15, 2025, 14:20:20 |
| 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
Steals credentials from Web Browsers
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 864)
Actions looks like stealing of personal data
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 864)
Starts REAGENTC.EXE to disable the Windows Recovery Environment
- ReAgentc.exe (PID: 5156)
UAC/LUA settings modification
- powershell.exe (PID: 5968)
SALATSTEALER has been detected (YARA)
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 864)
SUSPICIOUS
Application launched itself
- predator.exe (PID: 5640)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- predator.exe (PID: 5640)
- ShellExperienceHost.exe (PID: 5868)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- predator.exe (PID: 4024)
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 864)
Starts itself from another location
- predator.exe (PID: 4024)
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 864)
Starts POWERSHELL.EXE for commands execution
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 864)
Gets path to any of the special folders (POWERSHELL)
- powershell.exe (PID: 5968)
There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 864)
Multiple wallet extension IDs have been found
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 864)
Modifies hosts file to alter network resolution
- powershell.exe (PID: 5968)
INFO
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- predator.exe (PID: 4024)
- predator.exe (PID: 5640)
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 864)
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 6240)
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 2980)
Process checks computer location settings
- predator.exe (PID: 5640)
Checks supported languages
- predator.exe (PID: 5640)
- predator.exe (PID: 4024)
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 864)
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 6240)
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 2980)
- ShellExperienceHost.exe (PID: 5868)
Reads the computer name
- predator.exe (PID: 5640)
- predator.exe (PID: 4024)
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 864)
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 2980)
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 6240)
- ShellExperienceHost.exe (PID: 5868)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- predator.exe (PID: 4024)
Drops encrypted JS script (Microsoft Script Encoder)
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 864)
Create files in a temporary directory
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 864)
Creates files in the program directory
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 864)
Script raised an exception (POWERSHELL)
- powershell.exe (PID: 5968)
Checks if a key exists in the options dictionary (POWERSHELL)
- powershell.exe (PID: 5968)
Checks proxy server information
- slui.exe (PID: 5216)
Application based on Golang
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 864)
Checks current location (POWERSHELL)
- powershell.exe (PID: 5968)
Detects GO elliptic curve encryption (YARA)
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 864)
UPX packer has been detected
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 864)
Found Base64 encoded access to environment variables via PowerShell (YARA)
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 864)
Found Base64 encoded access to Windows Defender via PowerShell (YARA)
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 864)
Reads the software policy settings
- slui.exe (PID: 5216)
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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
146
Monitored processes
10
Malicious processes
4
Suspicious processes
1
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 664 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | powershell.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 864 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\FileZilla\sppsvc.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\FileZilla\sppsvc.exe | predator.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Modules
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| 2980 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\sppsvc.exe" - | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\sppsvc.exe | — | sppsvc.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 4024 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\predator.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\predator.exe | predator.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 5156 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\ReAgentc.exe" /disable | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ReAgentc.exe | — | powershell.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft Windows Recovery Agent Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5216 | 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 Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5640 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\predator.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\predator.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 2 Modules
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| 5868 | "C:\WINDOWS\SystemApps\ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\ShellExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXtk181tbxbce2qsex02s8tw7hfxa9xb3t.mca | C:\Windows\SystemApps\ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\ShellExperienceHost.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Shell Experience Host Version: 10.0.19041.3758 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5968 | powershell.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | — | sppsvc.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows PowerShell Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6240 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\sppsvc.exe" - | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\sppsvc.exe | — | sppsvc.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
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Total events
15 452
Read events
15 379
Write events
13
Delete events
60
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (5156) ReAgentc.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{9dea862c-5cdd-4e70-acc1-f32b344d4795}\Elements\11000001 |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5156) ReAgentc.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{9dea862c-5cdd-4e70-acc1-f32b344d4795}\Elements\11000001 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Element |
Value: 0000000000000000000000000000000006000000000000004800000000000000715E5C2FA985EB1190A89A9B763584210000000000000000745E5C2FA985EB1190A89A9B7635842100000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5156) ReAgentc.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{9dea862c-5cdd-4e70-acc1-f32b344d4795}\Elements\12000002 |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5156) ReAgentc.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{9dea862c-5cdd-4e70-acc1-f32b344d4795}\Elements\12000002 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Element |
Value: \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5156) ReAgentc.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{5b970157-8568-11eb-b45c-806e6f6e6963}\Elements\11000001 |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5156) ReAgentc.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{5b970157-8568-11eb-b45c-806e6f6e6963}\Elements\11000001 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Element |
Value: 0000000000000000000000000000000006000000000000004800000000000000715E5C2FA985EB1190A89A9B763584210000000000000000745E5C2FA985EB1190A89A9B7635842100000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5156) ReAgentc.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{5b970157-8568-11eb-b45c-806e6f6e6963}\Elements\12000002 |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5156) ReAgentc.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{5b970157-8568-11eb-b45c-806e6f6e6963}\Elements\12000002 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Element |
Value: \EFI\Boot\Loader.efi | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5156) ReAgentc.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{a5a30fa2-3d06-4e9f-b5f4-a01df9d1fcba}\Description |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5156) ReAgentc.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{a5a30fa2-3d06-4e9f-b5f4-a01df9d1fcba}\Elements\24000001 |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
Executable files
4
Suspicious files
2
Text files
9
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5156 | ReAgentc.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Recovery\Winre.wim | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 864 | sppsvc.exe | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\sppsvc.exe | executable | |
MD5:38FD4F56C1EE7C758DF7A778DFDE70C3 | SHA256:675A99BF9B2A89B47A08FE6EF3DC35B09756B0CAE04D05D16A2C9021B50AB883 | |||
| 5968 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_uxkzc54e.kmj.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 5156 | ReAgentc.exe | \\?\Volume{2f5c5e71-85a9-11eb-90a8-9a9b76358421}\EFI\Microsoft\Recovery\BCD | binary | |
MD5:4168615F18AEFDDB44CB4AF2B8E896CC | SHA256:34626A136FB1B04AB746911ED845072C737440C2D688C700900EF8DF737B0494 | |||
| 4024 | predator.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\FileZilla\sppsvc.exe | executable | |
MD5:38FD4F56C1EE7C758DF7A778DFDE70C3 | SHA256:675A99BF9B2A89B47A08FE6EF3DC35B09756B0CAE04D05D16A2C9021B50AB883 | |||
| 5968 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_oxhfm1bg.adv.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 4024 | predator.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\D3DSCache\UserOOBEBroker.exe | executable | |
MD5:38FD4F56C1EE7C758DF7A778DFDE70C3 | SHA256:675A99BF9B2A89B47A08FE6EF3DC35B09756B0CAE04D05D16A2C9021B50AB883 | |||
| 5156 | ReAgentc.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Recovery\ReAgent.xml | xml | |
MD5:7BA1A1AE453E18669377CBD6EB101109 | SHA256:0F7D35D68A237B9C7D6D24C736E9A758761BB0840C113686B81E2CE33928EF65 | |||
| 5156 | ReAgentc.exe | C:\Windows\Logs\ReAgent\ReAgent.log | csv | |
MD5:4E3F56CAC36AF3CAF0E0F516DF66D069 | SHA256:68995C02407718647D743E1184259699ABD9823D1650592A2D32F325F190C920 | |||
| 864 | sppsvc.exe | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\sppsvc.exe | executable | |
MD5:38FD4F56C1EE7C758DF7A778DFDE70C3 | SHA256:675A99BF9B2A89B47A08FE6EF3DC35B09756B0CAE04D05D16A2C9021B50AB883 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
27
DNS requests
3
Threats
0
HTTP requests
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 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 |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4024 | predator.exe | 1.1.1.1:443 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4024 | predator.exe | 104.21.84.111:443 | — | — | — | unknown |
864 | sppsvc.exe | 1.1.1.1:443 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
864 | sppsvc.exe | 172.67.191.102:443 | — | — | — | unknown |
2600 | slui.exe | 40.91.76.224:443 | activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
5216 | 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 |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |