File name:

PuGe.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/c074aa29-b456-41c6-b45b-d014657f5f03
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: April 17, 2025, 20:32:33
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
golang
evasion
auto-reg
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows, 7 sections
MD5:

DFF1704BB81529E0F7596C501D1282E6

SHA1:

181F5AA07C2E670D7B99B2AF6152D36A4369BC7A

SHA256:

6A423191F13C7AD09144C734664290F31AB57A9EDF19432A44016354BE3D3128

SSDEEP:

98304:GGPhQeCrqZzf23m7HrPX7IZbnipr7n7mU56mCHM/1XMAibHX+3WRgCjYcnt1d+Z1:hW48RgCjYcnt1za

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Executing a file with an untrusted certificate

      • PuGe.exe (PID: 1276)
      • PuGe.exe (PID: 5056)

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • reg.exe (PID: 5156)

    • Connects to the CnC server

      • PuGe.exe (PID: 5056)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Application launched itself

      • PuGe.exe (PID: 1276)

    • Checks for external IP

      • svchost.exe (PID: 2196)
      • PuGe.exe (PID: 5056)

    • Likely accesses (executes) a file from the Public directory

      • reg.exe (PID: 5156)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • PuGe.exe (PID: 1276)

    • Uses REG/REGEDIT.EXE to modify registry

      • PuGe.exe (PID: 1276)

    • Connects to unusual port

      • PuGe.exe (PID: 5056)

  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • PuGe.exe (PID: 1276)
      • PuGe.exe (PID: 5056)

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • PuGe.exe (PID: 1276)

    • Drops encrypted JS script (Microsoft Script Encoder)

      • PuGe.exe (PID: 1276)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • PuGe.exe (PID: 1276)

    • Application based on Golang

      • PuGe.exe (PID: 1276)
      • PuGe.exe (PID: 5056)

    • Process checks computer location settings

      • PuGe.exe (PID: 5056)

    • Reads the computer name

      • PuGe.exe (PID: 5056)

    • Auto-launch of the file from Registry key

      • reg.exe (PID: 5156)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • PuGe.exe (PID: 5056)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 6028)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (87.3)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (6.3)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (6.3)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: AMD AMD64
TimeStamp: 0000:00:00 00:00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, Large address aware, No debug
PEType: PE32+
LinkerVersion: 3
CodeSize: 639488
InitializedDataSize: 226304
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x5d5c0
OSVersion: 6.1
ImageVersion: 1
SubsystemVersion: 6.1
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 14.8.0.0
ProductVersionNumber: 14.8.0.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Windows, Latin1
CompanyName: -
FileDescription: PureVPN
FileVersion: 14.8.0.0
InternalName: setup
LegalCopyright: Copyright (c). All rights reserved.
OriginalFileName: purevpn_setup.exe
ProductName: PureVPN
ProductVersion: 14.8.0.0
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
136
Monitored processes
8
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

Click at the process to see the details
start puge.exe sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.exe puge.exe reg.exe conhost.exe no specs svchost.exe slui.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1276"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PuGe.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PuGe.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
PureVPN
Exit code:
0
Version:
14.8.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\puge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.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
2196C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s DnscacheC:\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
Images
c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
2420C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\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
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
5056C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PuGe.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PuGe.exe
PuGe.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
PureVPN
Version:
14.8.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\puge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
5156reg.exe add HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run /f /v Ginger.exe /t REG_SZ /d C:\Users\Public\Music\Ginger.exeC:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
PuGe.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Registry Console Tool
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\reg.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
5668C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -EmbeddingC:\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
Images
c:\windows\system32\sppextcomobj.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\oleaut32.dll
6028"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=TimerEventC:\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
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
6872\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—reg.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Console Window Host
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.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\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
Total events
1 133
Read events
1 132
Write events
1
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(5156) reg.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Operation:writeName:Ginger.exe
Value:
C:\Users\Public\Music\Ginger.exe
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
1276PuGe.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\data.DB —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1276PuGe.exeC:\Users\Public\Music\Ginger.exeexecutable
MD5:DFF1704BB81529E0F7596C501D1282E6
SHA256:6A423191F13C7AD09144C734664290F31AB57A9EDF19432A44016354BE3D3128
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HTTP(S) requests
8
TCP/UDP connections
24
DNS requests
18
Threats
6

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
—
—
GET
200
23.216.77.6:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1672
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1672
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
756
lsass.exe
GET
200
216.58.206.67:80
http://c.pki.goog/r/gsr1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
756
lsass.exe
GET
200
216.58.206.67:80
http://c.pki.goog/r/r4.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5056
PuGe.exe
GET
200
208.95.112.1:80
http://ip-api.com/json/141.11.36.24
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
756
lsass.exe
GET
200
172.217.18.99:80
http://o.pki.goog/s/we1/SeE/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBS5vtXxph5AskGWsMKefhqdi%2Fy1IAQUkHeSNWfE%2F6jMqeZ72YB5e8yT%2BTgCEEnh1WBL6nBXEfnJ3u6iku0%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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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
—
—
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
23.216.77.6:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
3216
svchost.exe
172.211.123.249:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
20.190.160.65:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
2.17.190.73:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
5056
PuGe.exe
45.227.252.199:7712
—
—
AR
malicious
5056
PuGe.exe
104.26.13.205:443
api.ipify.org
CLOUDFLARENET
US
shared

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.104.136.2
  • 40.127.240.158
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.216.77.6
  • 23.216.77.42
  • 23.216.77.30
  • 23.216.77.18
  • 23.216.77.41
  • 23.216.77.38
  • 23.216.77.36
  • 23.216.77.19
  • 23.216.77.22
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.185.142
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.249
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.160.65
  • 40.126.32.134
  • 20.190.160.67
  • 20.190.160.20
  • 40.126.32.133
  • 40.126.32.140
  • 40.126.32.76
  • 40.126.32.136
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted
api.ipify.org
  • 104.26.13.205
  • 172.67.74.152
  • 104.26.12.205
shared
c.pki.goog
  • 216.58.206.67
whitelisted
o.pki.goog
  • 172.217.18.99
whitelisted
ip-api.com
  • 208.95.112.1
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
2196
svchost.exe
Misc activity
ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain (ipify .org) in DNS Lookup
5056
PuGe.exe
Misc activity
ET INFO External IP Address Lookup Domain (ipify .org) in TLS SNI
2196
svchost.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (ip-api .com)
5056
PuGe.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
ET INFO External IP Lookup ip-api.com
2196
svchost.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
INFO [ANY.RUN] External IP Check (ip-api .com)
5056
PuGe.exe
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Reports
PuGe.exe