| File name: | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/90233707-2f98-49d1-b703-0cfd56279315 |
| 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: | January 22, 2025, 20:50:34 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 5 sections |
| MD5: | 073F1916542EE2817C9760F0C0367334 |
| SHA1: | EF41394D8EBCC6F157B2A5835236DFC4CDFFF927 |
| SHA256: | 6A51FD09F20A918CB416A84716F91219D0AF5D2D3B1FFE7D4075D97F4CAC89CF |
| SSDEEP: | 6144:uO7ppHUCfJz2Igq4K0G3Aw7eiGmDbytglxan9XvmmOZ0j5jCOwL/:uO7ppFF2413AwqibWtM+Oaj5GVL/ |
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (76.4) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (12.4) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (5.5) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (5.5) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
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| TimeStamp: | 2024:12:18 18:25:12+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.39 |
| CodeSize: | 251904 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 454144 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x35cf2 |
| OSVersion: | 6 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.7.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.7.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x0017 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Pekora Corporation |
| FileDescription: | Pekora |
| FileVersion: | 1, 7, 0, 0 |
| LegalCopyright: | (C) 2024 Pekora Corporation. All rights reserved. |
| OriginalFileName: | Pekora.exe |
| ProductName: | Pekora Bootstrapper |
| ProductVersion: | 1, 7, 0, 0 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1016 | "C:\Users\admin\Downloads\ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Downloads\ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Pekora Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Pekora Exit code: 4294967295 Version: 1, 7, 0, 0 Modules
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| 4264 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe" /4 | C:\Windows\System32\Taskmgr.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Task Manager Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5000 | C:\WINDOWS\System32\rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows host process (Rundll32) Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6068 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\ProjectX\Versions\version-29f22ac5f5de4484\2017L\ProjectXPlayerBeta.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\ProjectX\Versions\version-29f22ac5f5de4484\2017L\ProjectXPlayerBeta.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Roblox Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Roblox Game Client Exit code: 1 Version: 0, 314, 0, 159344 Modules
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| 6160 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe" /4 | C:\Windows\System32\Taskmgr.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Task Manager Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6584 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\ProjectX\Versions\version-29f22ac5f5de4484\ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\ProjectX\Versions\version-29f22ac5f5de4484\ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Pekora Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Pekora Exit code: 4294967295 Version: 1, 7, 0, 0 Modules
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| 6708 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\ProjectX\Versions\version-29f22ac5f5de4484\2017L\ProjectXPlayerBeta.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\ProjectX\Versions\version-29f22ac5f5de4484\2017L\ProjectXPlayerBeta.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Roblox Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Roblox Game Client Exit code: 1 Version: 0, 314, 0, 159344 Modules
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| 6932 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe" /4 | C:\Windows\System32\Taskmgr.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Task Manager Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6988 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe" /4 | C:\Windows\System32\Taskmgr.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Task Manager Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (1016) ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ProjectX Corporation\ProjectX |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CPath |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\rbxcsettings.rbx | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1016) ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ProjectX Corporation\ProjectX |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | curStudioVer |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1016) ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ProjectX Corporation\ProjectX |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | curStudioUrl |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1016) ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1016) ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1016) ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1016) ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{F9FEA370-C002-4096-984F-72887A7BA06C} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AppName |
Value: ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1016) ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{F9FEA370-C002-4096-984F-72887A7BA06C} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Policy |
Value: 3 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1016) ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{F9FEA370-C002-4096-984F-72887A7BA06C} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AppPath |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\ProjectX\Versions\version-29f22ac5f5de4484\ | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1016) ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\PekoraReg |
| Operation: | write | Name: | install host |
Value: setup.pekora.zip | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1016 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PJX-684476AA.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1016 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\ProjectX\Downloads\1b7531b31bc9c44e4a638220212db5e8 | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6988 | Taskmgr.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\D3DSCache\3534848bb9f4cb71\F4EB2D6C-ED2B-4BDD-AD9D-F913287E6768.lock | text | |
MD5:F49655F856ACB8884CC0ACE29216F511 | SHA256:7852FCE59C67DDF1D6B8B997EAA1ADFAC004A9F3A91C37295DE9223674011FBA | |||
| 1016 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\ProjectX\Versions\version-29f22ac5f5de4484\ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | executable | |
MD5:073F1916542EE2817C9760F0C0367334 | SHA256:6A51FD09F20A918CB416A84716F91219D0AF5D2D3B1FFE7D4075D97F4CAC89CF | |||
| 1016 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\ProjectX\Versions\version-29f22ac5f5de4484\2018L\content\avatar\compositing\CompositExtraSlot0.mesh | binary | |
MD5:7EFF866016DCDBB1B62328A8C420D7E2 | SHA256:D49A6C4733B1F95242958D0DF6489C5EEA5872A0C7E181C54C93D74324439D51 | |||
| 1016 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\ProjectX\Versions\version-29f22ac5f5de4484\2018L\AppSettings.xml | xml | |
MD5:07E79A25119EFE520FAAFFA2B9F38DC7 | SHA256:4CF816642AB16FBB9D843195F9F6BAF6C0D1EA3A630D41E424DC9811EC50E479 | |||
| 1016 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\ProjectX\Versions\version-29f22ac5f5de4484\2018L\content\avatar\compositing\CompositExtraSlot2.mesh | binary | |
MD5:2FBC81E73F73A8C2A700E2B7CF1A0301 | SHA256:61B73386D67D4F9B97BD4C920278EFCAF41DA123E8EB25507C03BD3DB96EBB21 | |||
| 1016 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\rbxcsettings.rbx | text | |
MD5:818B469A34FD6BF9FF2C4FA463410A55 | SHA256:2E81AD6E973D1B9C66E30393EFFCBE0302E15B54F183E149C1047799E88E0B1E | |||
| 1016 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\RR3E01RZ\WindowsBootstrapperSettings[1].json | binary | |
MD5:0415FDBD29AD4A7F7BCB05B83D23B94D | SHA256:056586B6AB5ED4C60D87180028C6847B4B3973D447C32B66BA884BCB039DCC3C | |||
| 1016 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\ProjectX\Versions\version-29f22ac5f5de4484\2018L\content\avatar\compositing\CompositLeftLegBase.mesh | binary | |
MD5:960BB63031F2CFCD9D6A449FB44AFB1B | SHA256:E41AAA2B60619DAF31DBA1A2688C349ED2D212EF4605F9B9E7AFFC77D771356E | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1016 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | GET | 200 | 104.21.95.120:80 | http://api.pekora.zip/Setting/QuietGet/WindowsBootstrapperSettings/?apiKey=76E5A40C-3AE1-4028-9F10-7C62520BD94F | unknown | — | — | unknown |
1016 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | GET | 200 | 104.21.95.120:80 | http://setup.pekora.zip/version-29f22ac5f5de4484-ProjectXVersion.txt | unknown | — | — | unknown |
1016 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | GET | 200 | 104.21.95.120:80 | http://setup.pekora.zip/version?guid19575 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
1016 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | GET | 404 | 104.21.95.120:80 | http://setup.pekora.zip/cdn.txt | unknown | — | — | unknown |
1016 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | GET | 404 | 104.21.95.120:80 | http://setup.pekora.zip/cdn.txt | unknown | — | — | unknown |
1016 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | GET | 404 | 104.21.95.120:80 | http://setup.pekora.zip/cdn.txt | unknown | — | — | unknown |
1016 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | GET | 404 | 104.21.95.120:80 | http://setup.pekora.zip/cdn.txt | unknown | — | — | unknown |
1016 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | GET | 404 | 104.21.95.120:80 | http://setup.pekora.zip/cdn.txt | unknown | — | — | unknown |
1016 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | GET | 404 | 104.21.95.120:80 | http://setup.pekora.zip/cdn.txt | unknown | — | — | unknown |
1016 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | GET | 404 | 104.21.95.120:80 | http://setup.pekora.zip/cdn.txt | unknown | — | — | unknown |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 40.127.240.158:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | unknown |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1016 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | 104.21.95.120:80 | api.pekora.zip | CLOUDFLARENET | — | unknown |
5064 | SearchApp.exe | 2.23.227.215:443 | — | Ooredoo Q.S.C. | QA | unknown |
1416 | RUXIMICS.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
3836 | svchost.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
1176 | svchost.exe | 20.190.160.14:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
1176 | svchost.exe | 2.17.190.73:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
1076 | svchost.exe | 2.23.242.9:443 | go.microsoft.com | Ooredoo Q.S.C. | QA | unknown |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
api.pekora.zip |
| unknown |
setup.pekora.zip |
| unknown |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
go.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
arc.msn.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2192 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed DNS Query to .zip TLD |
1016 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO HTTP Request to a *.zip Domain |
2192 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed DNS Query to .zip TLD |
1016 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO HTTP Request to a *.zip Domain |
1016 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO HTTP Request to a *.zip Domain |
1016 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO HTTP Request to a *.zip Domain |
1016 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO HTTP Request to a *.zip Domain |
1016 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO HTTP Request to a *.zip Domain |
1016 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO HTTP Request to a *.zip Domain |
1016 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO HTTP Request to a *.zip Domain |