| File name: | dxwebsetup.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/f94f46b2-6e6e-4287-a3a5-b0f0057e8eab |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | June 15, 2025, 14:50:08 |
| 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 |
| .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) |
| 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 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 304 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\regsvr32.exe /s C:\WINDOWS\system32\xactengine3_5.dll | C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe | — | dxwsetup.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft(C) Register Server Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 536 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\regsvr32.exe /s C:\WINDOWS\system32\xactengine2_3.dll | C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe | — | dxwsetup.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft(C) Register Server Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 856 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\vssvc.exe | C:\Windows\System32\VSSVC.exe | — | services.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Microsoft® Volume Shadow Copy Service Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 888 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DXEE73.tmp\infinst.exe d3dx10_00_x64.inf | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DXEE73.tmp\infinst.exe | dxwsetup.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 1100 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\regsvr32.exe /s C:\WINDOWS\system32\xactengine2_6.dll | C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe | — | dxwsetup.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft(C) Register Server Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1128 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\regsvr32.exe /s C:\WINDOWS\system32\xactengine2_1.dll | C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe | — | dxwsetup.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft(C) Register Server Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1180 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\regsvr32.exe /s C:\WINDOWS\system32\xactengine3_4.dll | C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe | — | dxwsetup.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft(C) Register Server Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1212 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\regsvr32.exe /s C:\WINDOWS\system32\XAudio2_4.dll | C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe | — | dxwsetup.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft(C) Register Server Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1440 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\regsvr32.exe /s C:\WINDOWS\system32\xactengine2_5.dll | C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe | — | dxwsetup.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft(C) Register Server Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1484 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | SrTasks.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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| (PID) Process: | (6428) dxwebsetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce |
| Operation: | write | Name: | wextract_cleanup0 |
Value: rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\advpack.dll,DelNodeRunDLL32 "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\" | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1720) dxwsetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1720) dxwsetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1720) dxwsetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2140) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppGetSnapshots (Enter) |
Value: 48000000000000007786A20305DEDB015C080000A8010000D20700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1720) dxwsetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SystemRestore |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SrCreateRp (Enter) |
Value: 40000000000000002623A00305DEDB01B8060000E0110000D5070000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2140) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppGetSnapshots (Leave) |
Value: 48000000000000005E49C60305DEDB015C080000A8010000D20700000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2140) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppEnumGroups (Enter) |
Value: 48000000000000005E49C60305DEDB015C080000A8010000D10700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2140) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppEnumGroups (Leave) |
Value: 480000000000000031ADC80305DEDB015C080000A8010000D10700000100000000000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2140) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppCreate (Enter) |
Value: 48000000000000008974CD0305DEDB015C080000A8010000D00700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6428 | dxwebsetup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\dsetup32.dll | executable | |
MD5:F6B14958D2A93750C3D4FAD02CA739BE | SHA256:529C3E93C1A7CBB0225AB5F12C5BB0E91EB905EBF3DB7FC00CBD96D8E66A6F0E | |||
| 6428 | dxwebsetup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\dsetup.dll | executable | |
MD5:8DC08C0EFFFFC3D08E8718260843D10C | SHA256:9AD6F392A736BA7E137AC7A49BC454E1457C91372FFEC8EFFD4E779716A1F07D | |||
| 1720 | dxwsetup.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\directx\websetup\SET596A.tmp | executable | |
MD5:8DC08C0EFFFFC3D08E8718260843D10C | SHA256:9AD6F392A736BA7E137AC7A49BC454E1457C91372FFEC8EFFD4E779716A1F07D | |||
| 1720 | dxwsetup.exe | C:\Windows\Logs\DirectX.log | text | |
MD5:5C203EF19981E0803AA5D828A0FB11C6 | SHA256:83BCFAA46E580F3ADB6BAFCD4D1EC3E6C1F2584E001CC981F4E383730E593148 | |||
| 6428 | dxwebsetup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\dxwsetup.cif | text | |
MD5:4BF39E4BB4A0595EF7A83CE93279F1DC | SHA256:32E1BD2E381F27D9815A5EE44F82B000DA3522E205E26991D2B490A527E62C30 | |||
| 1720 | dxwsetup.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\directx\websetup\dsetup.dll | executable | |
MD5:8DC08C0EFFFFC3D08E8718260843D10C | SHA256:9AD6F392A736BA7E137AC7A49BC454E1457C91372FFEC8EFFD4E779716A1F07D | |||
| 6428 | dxwebsetup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\dxwsetup.inf | text | |
MD5:AD8982EAA02C7AD4D7CDCBC248CAA941 | SHA256:D63C35E9B43EB0F28FFC28F61C9C9A306DA9C9DE3386770A7EB19FAA44DBFC00 | |||
| 6428 | dxwebsetup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\dxwsetup.exe | executable | |
MD5:A2772E5A8DF5DC3487E8516321ED29DA | SHA256:8FAC859DC73AB7A8C18F093C6A58ACCF3EE8F1B86A4BCFCE4C9E8A1253D2828F | |||
| 1720 | dxwsetup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\KCV3KQBA\dxupdate[1].cab | compressed | |
MD5:4AFD7F5C0574A0EFD163740ECB142011 | SHA256:6E39B3FDB6722EA8AA0DC8F46AE0D8BD6496DD0F5F56BAC618A0A7DD22D6CFB2 | |||
| 1720 | dxwsetup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\37C951188967C8EB88D99893D9D191FE | binary | |
MD5:0F7B8F6A846AA9CA52FA562DDDCDB5ED | SHA256:AFF90E65A81289B80D1FCC5E71B3D88E5D1AAFE22CE358EB6E28A56D1845263D | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1720 | 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 |
1720 | dxwsetup.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEApDqVCbATUviZV57HIIulA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1720 | dxwsetup.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicCodSigPCA2011_2011-07-08.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1720 | dxwsetup.exe | GET | 200 | 184.24.77.42:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4944 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.24.77.42:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1720 | 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 |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1720 | 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 |
1720 | 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 |
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 |
1268 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6012 | RUXIMICS.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 |
1720 | dxwsetup.exe | 2.18.160.223:80 | download.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
1720 | dxwsetup.exe | 2.18.160.223:443 | download.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
1720 | dxwsetup.exe | 2.17.190.73:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
1720 | dxwsetup.exe | 184.24.77.42:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
1720 | dxwsetup.exe | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
download.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Process | Message |
|---|---|
dxwsetup.exe | DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH |
dxwsetup.exe | DLL_PROCESS_DETACH |
dxwsetup.exe | DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH |
dxwsetup.exe | DLL_PROCESS_DETACH |
dxwsetup.exe | DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH |
dxwsetup.exe | DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH |
dxwsetup.exe | DLL_PROCESS_DETACH |
dxwsetup.exe | DLL_PROCESS_DETACH |