File name:

dxwebsetup.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/83486b87-72e5-4045-921f-899650e8f502
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: June 15, 2025, 14:48:49
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, MS CAB-Installer self-extracting archive, 3 sections
MD5:

880A353DC9AB4202F2CFBEC1CB37181D

SHA1:

0BAFEE10ED68194FB332D3B46F7D92C8AD962843

SHA256:

6B5C9CEC68C7F3C0BA98B8D0B335F1BE8EA4CD37FB02B4C81ECC1A95EF6D9578

SSDEEP:

6144:OWK8faaQMbjFtVNtHb7RGb/Mp7mgypysDVpU2drVxP:LaaQMXDFFfp7S5DbU2RP

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Executing a file with an untrusted certificate

      • dxwebsetup.exe (PID: 6652)
      • dxwebsetup.exe (PID: 6704)

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • dxwebsetup.exe (PID: 6704)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • dxwebsetup.exe (PID: 6704)
      • dxwsetup.exe (PID: 2716)

    • Starts a Microsoft application from unusual location

      • dxwebsetup.exe (PID: 6652)
      • dxwebsetup.exe (PID: 6704)
      • dxwsetup.exe (PID: 2716)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • dxwsetup.exe (PID: 2716)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • dxwebsetup.exe (PID: 6704)
      • dxwsetup.exe (PID: 2716)

  • INFO

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • dxwebsetup.exe (PID: 6704)
      • dxwsetup.exe (PID: 2716)

    • Checks supported languages

      • dxwebsetup.exe (PID: 6704)
      • dxwsetup.exe (PID: 2716)

    • Launching a file from a Registry key

      • dxwebsetup.exe (PID: 6704)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • dxwsetup.exe (PID: 2716)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • dxwsetup.exe (PID: 2716)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • dxwebsetup.exe (PID: 6704)
      • dxwsetup.exe (PID: 2716)

    • The sample compiled with chinese language support

      • dxwebsetup.exe (PID: 6704)
      • dxwsetup.exe (PID: 2716)

    • Reads the computer name

      • dxwsetup.exe (PID: 2716)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • dxwsetup.exe (PID: 2716)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • dxwsetup.exe (PID: 2716)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (42.2)
.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (37.3)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (8.8)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (6)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.7)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2001:08:18 01:42:57+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 7
CodeSize: 34816
InitializedDataSize: 258048
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x5a5e
OSVersion: 5.1
ImageVersion: 5.1
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 6.0.2600.0
ProductVersionNumber: 6.0.2600.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Windows NT 32-bit
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Unicode
CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription: DirectX 9.0 Web setup
FileVersion: 9.28.1886.0
InternalName: DXWebSetup
LegalCopyright: Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFileName: dxwebsetup.exe
ProductName: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
ProductVersion: 9.28.1886.0
No data.
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Total processes
141
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
2

Behavior graph

Click at the process to see the details
start dxwebsetup.exe dxwsetup.exe slui.exe no specs dxwebsetup.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2716C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\dxwsetup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\dxwsetup.exe
dxwebsetup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
DirectX Setup
Version:
4.9.0.0904
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\ixp000.tmp\dxwsetup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\acgenral.dll
5184C:\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
6652"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\dxwebsetup.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\dxwebsetup.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
DirectX 9.0 Web setup
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
9.28.1886.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\dxwebsetup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
6704"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\dxwebsetup.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\dxwebsetup.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
DirectX 9.0 Web setup
Version:
9.28.1886.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\dxwebsetup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\acgenral.dll
Total events
4 358
Read events
4 354
Write events
4
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(6704) dxwebsetup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
Operation:writeName:wextract_cleanup0
Value:
rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\advpack.dll,DelNodeRunDLL32 "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\"
(PID) Process:(2716) dxwsetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:(2716) dxwsetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
(PID) Process:(2716) dxwsetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Visited:
Executable files
11
Suspicious files
331
Text files
2
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2716dxwsetup.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\directx\websetup\SET5A64.tmpexecutable
MD5:8DC08C0EFFFFC3D08E8718260843D10C
SHA256:9AD6F392A736BA7E137AC7A49BC454E1457C91372FFEC8EFFD4E779716A1F07D
2716dxwsetup.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\directx\websetup\filelist.dattext
MD5:CC85D7649546D3C0B1607F761B73FEC2
SHA256:E1C85577FEE77B7535AF5918DE16479D5B38F08D7AADBF1B3613D275C7797920
2716dxwsetup.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\directx\websetup\SET5A75.tmpexecutable
MD5:F6B14958D2A93750C3D4FAD02CA739BE
SHA256:529C3E93C1A7CBB0225AB5F12C5BB0E91EB905EBF3DB7FC00CBD96D8E66A6F0E
6704dxwebsetup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\dsetup32.dllexecutable
MD5:F6B14958D2A93750C3D4FAD02CA739BE
SHA256:529C3E93C1A7CBB0225AB5F12C5BB0E91EB905EBF3DB7FC00CBD96D8E66A6F0E
6704dxwebsetup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\dxwsetup.exeexecutable
MD5:A2772E5A8DF5DC3487E8516321ED29DA
SHA256:8FAC859DC73AB7A8C18F093C6A58ACCF3EE8F1B86A4BCFCE4C9E8A1253D2828F
2716dxwsetup.exeC:\Windows\Logs\DirectX.logtext
MD5:DD6C46BB7204EE356397F021F3BD9508
SHA256:C3AABE556AD64996104FAAF5D40475108E7D8AE3C73FB8F587C8CAA66EAD26DF
2716dxwsetup.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\directx\websetup\dsetup.dllexecutable
MD5:8DC08C0EFFFFC3D08E8718260843D10C
SHA256:9AD6F392A736BA7E137AC7A49BC454E1457C91372FFEC8EFFD4E779716A1F07D
2716dxwsetup.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\directx\websetup\dsetup32.dllexecutable
MD5:F6B14958D2A93750C3D4FAD02CA739BE
SHA256:529C3E93C1A7CBB0225AB5F12C5BB0E91EB905EBF3DB7FC00CBD96D8E66A6F0E
2716dxwsetup.exeC:\Windows\msdownld.tmp\AS176CF2.tmp\dxupdate.cabcompressed
MD5:4AFD7F5C0574A0EFD163740ECB142011
SHA256:6E39B3FDB6722EA8AA0DC8F46AE0D8BD6496DD0F5F56BAC618A0A7DD22D6CFB2
2716dxwsetup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\E2C6CBAF0AF08CF203BA74BF0D0AB6D5_CBDCCBFE4F7A916411C1E69BDD97BB04binary
MD5:B97FB6BB7FBA5C0949FC69E0EADB55D0
SHA256:BC4566C47164B5EEAFD95722C0816ADC1FEDF862105E0EC9872552D65027F642
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HTTP(S) requests
112
TCP/UDP connections
28
DNS requests
17
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
2716
dxwsetup.exe
GET
302
2.18.160.223:80
http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/7/1/1718CCC4-6315-4D8E-9543-8E28A4E18C4C/dxupdate.cab
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
2716
dxwsetup.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEApDqVCbATUviZV57HIIulA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
2524
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
2716
dxwsetup.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicCodSigPCA2011_2011-07-08.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
2716
dxwsetup.exe
GET
200
184.24.77.6:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
184.24.77.6:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
2716
dxwsetup.exe
GET
302
2.18.160.223:80
http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/7/1/1718CCC4-6315-4D8E-9543-8E28A4E18C4C/Apr2006_xinput_x86.cab
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
2716
dxwsetup.exe
GET
302
2.18.160.223:80
http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/7/1/1718CCC4-6315-4D8E-9543-8E28A4E18C4C/Apr2006_xinput_x64.cab
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
2716
dxwsetup.exe
GET
302
2.18.160.223:80
http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/7/1/1718CCC4-6315-4D8E-9543-8E28A4E18C4C/Aug2006_xinput_x86.cab
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
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
6356
RUXIMICS.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
2716
dxwsetup.exe
2.18.160.223:80
download.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
2716
dxwsetup.exe
2.18.160.223:443
download.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
2716
dxwsetup.exe
2.17.190.73:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
2716
dxwsetup.exe
184.24.77.6:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
2716
dxwsetup.exe
95.101.149.131:80
www.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 4.231.128.59
  • 20.73.194.208
  • 51.104.136.2
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.185.206
whitelisted
download.microsoft.com
  • 2.18.160.223
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 184.24.77.6
  • 184.24.77.12
  • 184.24.77.37
  • 184.24.77.35
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 95.101.149.131
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.159.0
  • 20.190.159.131
  • 20.190.159.71
  • 40.126.31.71
  • 20.190.159.23
  • 20.190.159.130
  • 40.126.31.67
  • 40.126.31.130
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.250
whitelisted
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com
  • 52.111.227.11
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 52.149.20.212
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
Process
Message
dxwsetup.exe
DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH
dxwsetup.exe
DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH
dxwsetup.exe
DLL_PROCESS_DETACH
dxwsetup.exe
DLL_PROCESS_DETACH
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Reports
dxwebsetup.exe