| File name: | horreur.bat |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/0f61982a-fda5-4288-ae39-e3be7eea36e9 |
| 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: | July 05, 2025, 22:46:57 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | text/x-msdos-batch |
| File info: | DOS batch file, ASCII text, with CRLF line terminators |
| MD5: | 240AA6E988C6657D37009E1813EC421B |
| SHA1: | A7AD45B81805CE69B6C485FE0AFE6A6E68C33BE0 |
| SHA256: | 6817DAC3D0A1DC54B5F01709CACB4E31C33342C5B35EA8E7B5EB989F35483665 |
| SSDEEP: | 6:h8VcH1YAa+o5lBo0BEQHzyYp3HzoNo8cXe9NFHHz83v35mPebUlWeFFF/e5vn:OQPa+qlOCEULpDXPcFz8f4PFs6/yn |
MALICIOUS
Steals credentials from Web Browsers
- takeown.exe (PID: 2124)
SUSPICIOUS
Uses TIMEOUT.EXE to delay execution
- cmd.exe (PID: 6124)
- cmd.exe (PID: 3520)
- cmd.exe (PID: 6424)
The system shut down or reboot
- cmd.exe (PID: 6124)
- cmd.exe (PID: 3520)
Takes ownership (TAKEOWN.EXE)
- cmd.exe (PID: 6124)
- cmd.exe (PID: 3520)
Uses ICACLS.EXE to modify access control lists
- cmd.exe (PID: 3520)
- cmd.exe (PID: 6124)
The process checks if it is being run in the virtual environment
- takeown.exe (PID: 2124)
INFO
Manual execution by a user
- notepad.exe (PID: 5020)
- notepad.exe (PID: 2276)
- cmd.exe (PID: 6124)
- cmd.exe (PID: 3520)
- cmd.exe (PID: 6424)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- notepad.exe (PID: 2276)
- notepad.exe (PID: 5020)
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Total processes
157
Monitored processes
20
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
3
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 892 | timeout 80 | C:\Windows\System32\timeout.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: timeout - pauses command processing Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1612 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.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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| 1636 | timeout 1 | C:\Windows\System32\timeout.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: timeout - pauses command processing Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1728 | takeown /f "C:\Windows\System32" /r | C:\Windows\System32\takeown.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Takes ownership of a file Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1732 | shutdown -r -t 80 | C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Shutdown and Annotation Tool Exit code: 1190 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2124 | takeown /f "C:\Windows\System32" /r | C:\Windows\System32\takeown.exe | cmd.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Takes ownership of a file Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2276 | "C:\WINDOWS\System32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\horreur.bat | C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Notepad Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3520 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\admin\Desktop\horreur.bat" " | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 3221225547 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3952 | icacls "C:\Windows\System32" /reset /t /c /q | C:\Windows\System32\icacls.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 3221225786 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4528 | icacls "C:\Windows\System32" /reset /t /c /q | C:\Windows\System32\icacls.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
778
Read events
778
Write events
0
Delete events
0
Modification events
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
4
Text files
3
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4528 | icacls.exe | C:\Windows\System32\config\DRIVERS | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6424 | cmd.exe | C:\Windows\System32\config\SOFTWARE.LOG2 | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6424 | cmd.exe | C:\Windows\System32\winevt\Logs\Application.evtx | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6424 | cmd.exe | C:\Windows\System32\winevt\Logs\Microsoft-Windows-Store%4Operational.evtx | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3520 | cmd.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\destroy.bat | text | |
MD5:EEB086A7854DAE6CDCE64F49EB87D64C | SHA256:5822C2222C4A4121A1667C7D483FF8B91E489A4C5E881C75A4354712BFE6F435 | |||
| 7156 | cmd.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\horreur.bat | text | |
MD5:240AA6E988C6657D37009E1813EC421B | SHA256:6817DAC3D0A1DC54B5F01709CACB4E31C33342C5B35EA8E7B5EB989F35483665 | |||
| 4528 | icacls.exe | C:\Windows\System32\config\DRIVERS.LOG1 | binary | |
MD5:548D157BF532CD5A834BA852E25B7949 | SHA256:1603C0BEDF34DBD83E6E1E368E80C86A35208D6D8E9BF12695144DBFD2528A13 | |||
| 6124 | cmd.exe | C:\Windows\System32\destroy.bat | text | |
MD5:EEB086A7854DAE6CDCE64F49EB87D64C | SHA256:5822C2222C4A4121A1667C7D483FF8B91E489A4C5E881C75A4354712BFE6F435 | |||
| 6424 | cmd.exe | C:\Windows\System32\winevt\Logs\Microsoft-Windows-PushNotification-Platform%4Operational.evtx | binary | |
MD5:BF14174472C723870B5A14FE038320BA | SHA256:60216470D059ABFC4EFF7F231276763CD225A04956F1317A0CB5392F896DE1DE | |||
| 4528 | icacls.exe | C:\Windows\System32\config\DEFAULT.LOG2 | binary | |
MD5:56A5BAF76C58B745E9AFF89CBEEBE2EF | SHA256:237CEAEA151847E16D7B6613BC1B31667F94A956AD34B7758F8B2738D229D0BB | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
24
DNS requests
18
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.55.104.172:80 | 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 |
2292 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6380 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.181.156:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6380 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.181.156:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6732 | 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 | 23.55.104.172:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | US | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
2292 | svchost.exe | 20.190.160.2:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
2292 | svchost.exe | 2.23.77.188:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |