File name:

FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/5ad8d77f-5ad6-4c90-b597-58c232a151d5
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: July 08, 2025, 23:30:06
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive, 5 sections
MD5:

832FC7D6516129D85844BE73B1E65F90

SHA1:

CB0FE3C97400C4976825967D67A7AEE96D212C5C

SHA256:

6CBD5FDB157A7851CDD32B9A61D6136A31A5FA05FB36FD9403B920B708C9125E

SSDEEP:

98304:/lcvAFrOi5D5GmGRud3CrkaLft9mDuShL2IjV4F7AOhea+sJ8f+7mNtSGUPf6PZP:ra7U/JljyjSvByyzeAFjrhMi

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Registers / Runs the DLL via REGSVR32.EXE

      • uninstall.exe (PID: 4820)
      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exe (PID: 5884)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Malware-specific behavior (creating "System.dll" in Temp)

      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exe (PID: 5340)
      • uninstall.exe (PID: 4820)
      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exe (PID: 5884)
    • The process creates files with name similar to system file names

      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exe (PID: 5340)
      • uninstall.exe (PID: 4820)
      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exe (PID: 5884)
    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exe (PID: 5340)
      • filezilla.exe (PID: 6408)
    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exe (PID: 5340)
      • uninstall.exe (PID: 4820)
      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exe (PID: 5884)
    • Application launched itself

      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exe (PID: 5340)
    • There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)

      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exe (PID: 5884)
      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exe (PID: 5340)
    • Creates/Modifies COM task schedule object

      • regsvr32.exe (PID: 6572)
  • INFO

    • Reads the computer name

      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exe (PID: 5340)
      • uninstall.exe (PID: 4820)
      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exe (PID: 5884)
      • filezilla.exe (PID: 6408)
    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exe (PID: 5340)
      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exe (PID: 5884)
    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exe (PID: 5340)
      • uninstall.exe (PID: 4820)
      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exe (PID: 5884)
    • Process checks computer location settings

      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exe (PID: 5340)
    • Checks supported languages

      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exe (PID: 5340)
      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exe (PID: 5884)
      • uninstall.exe (PID: 4820)
      • filezilla.exe (PID: 6408)
    • FileZilla executable

      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exe (PID: 5340)
      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exe (PID: 5884)
    • Creates files in the program directory

      • FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exe (PID: 5884)
    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • filezilla.exe (PID: 6408)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (67.4)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (14.2)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (9.7)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.3)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (4.3)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2025:03:08 23:05:20+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 6
CodeSize: 26624
InitializedDataSize: 139776
UninitializedDataSize: 2048
EntryPoint: 0x369f
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: 6
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 3.69.1.0
ProductVersionNumber: 3.69.1.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x0000
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Unicode
CompanyName: Tim Kosse
FileDescription: FileZilla FTP Client
FileVersion: 3.69.1
LegalCopyright: Tim Kosse
OriginalFileName: FileZilla_3.69.1_win32-setup.exe
ProductName: FileZilla
ProductVersion: 3.69.1
No data.
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Total processes
146
Monitored processes
7
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start filezilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exe no specs filezilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exe uninstall.exe no specs regsvr32.exe no specs slui.exe no specs regsvr32.exe no specs filezilla.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2180"C:\WINDOWS\system32\regsvr32.exe" /s /u "C:\Program Files\FileZilla FTP Client\fzshellext_64.dll"C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exeuninstall.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
Images
c:\windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\aclayers.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
4820"C:\Program Files\FileZilla FTP Client\uninstall.exe" /frominstall /keepstartmenudir _?=C:\Program Files\FileZilla FTP ClientC:\Program Files\FileZilla FTP Client\uninstall.exeFileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Tim Kosse
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
FileZilla FTP Client
Exit code:
0
Version:
3.65.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\filezilla ftp client\uninstall.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\advapi32.dll
5168C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exesvchost.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
5340"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Tim Kosse
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
FileZilla FTP Client
Exit code:
0
Version:
3.69.1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\filezilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.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\advapi32.dll
5884"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exe" /UAC:702C8 /NCRC C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exe
FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Tim Kosse
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
FileZilla FTP Client
Exit code:
0
Version:
3.69.1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\filezilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.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\advapi32.dll
6408"C:\Program Files\FileZilla FTP Client\filezilla.exe" C:\Program Files\FileZilla FTP Client\filezilla.exeFileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
FileZilla Project
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
FileZilla FTP Client
Exit code:
0
Version:
3, 69, 1, 0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\filezilla ftp client\filezilla.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\ole32.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
6572"C:\WINDOWS\system32\regsvr32.exe" /s "C:\Program Files\FileZilla FTP Client\fzshellext_64.dll"C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exeFileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.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
Images
c:\windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\aclayers.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
Total events
3 614
Read events
3 579
Write events
20
Delete events
15

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2180) regsvr32.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shellex\CopyHookHandlers\FileZilla3CopyHook
Operation:delete keyName:(default)
Value:
(PID) Process:(2180) regsvr32.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{DB70412E-EEC9-479C-BBA9-BE36BFDDA41B}\InProcServer32
Operation:delete keyName:(default)
Value:
(PID) Process:(2180) regsvr32.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{DB70412E-EEC9-479C-BBA9-BE36BFDDA41B}
Operation:delete keyName:(default)
Value:
(PID) Process:(2180) regsvr32.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FileZilla 3\fzshellext
Operation:delete valueName:Enable
Value:

(PID) Process:(2180) regsvr32.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FileZilla 3\fzshellext
Operation:delete keyName:(default)
Value:
(PID) Process:(2180) regsvr32.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FileZilla 3
Operation:delete keyName:(default)
Value:
(PID) Process:(2180) regsvr32.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
Operation:writeName:GlobalAssocChangedCounter
Value:
19
(PID) Process:(2180) regsvr32.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
Operation:writeName:GlobalAssocChangedCounter
Value:
20
(PID) Process:(4820) uninstall.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\LocalDumps\filezilla.exe
Operation:delete valueName:DumpType
Value:

(PID) Process:(4820) uninstall.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\LocalDumps\fzsftp.exe
Operation:delete valueName:DumpType
Value:

Executable files
35
Suspicious files
116
Text files
715
Unknown types
6

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
5884FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsd566F.tmp\System.dllexecutable
MD5:9B38A1B07A0EBC5C7E59E63346ECC2DB
SHA256:C881253DAFCF1322A771139B1A429EC1E78C507CA81A218A20DC1A4B25ABBFE7
5340FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsb5277.tmp\System.dllexecutable
MD5:9B38A1B07A0EBC5C7E59E63346ECC2DB
SHA256:C881253DAFCF1322A771139B1A429EC1E78C507CA81A218A20DC1A4B25ABBFE7
5884FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsd566F.tmp\UAC.dllexecutable
MD5:ADB29E6B186DAA765DC750128649B63D
SHA256:2F7F8FC05DC4FD0D5CDA501B47E4433357E887BBFED7292C028D99C73B52DC08
5340FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsb5277.tmp\UAC.dllexecutable
MD5:ADB29E6B186DAA765DC750128649B63D
SHA256:2F7F8FC05DC4FD0D5CDA501B47E4433357E887BBFED7292C028D99C73B52DC08
5884FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsd566F.tmp\UserInfo.dllexecutable
MD5:E6F30908ABFC6F53B7C3C36DAEC4586D
SHA256:E0DC3112796DBAA37F25AB54B7FAC2FBF791CBC6E36A84FC61C6423B84A3677B
5884FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsd566F.tmp\modern-wizard.bmpimage
MD5:CBE40FD2B1EC96DAEDC65DA172D90022
SHA256:3AD2DC318056D0A2024AF1804EA741146CFC18CC404649A44610CBF8B2056CF2
4820uninstall.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsbB807.tmp\System.dllexecutable
MD5:564BB0373067E1785CBA7E4C24AAB4BF
SHA256:7A9DDEE34562CD3703F1502B5C70E99CD5BBA15DE2B6845A3555033D7F6CB2A5
5884FileZilla_3.69.1_win64-setup.exeC:\Program Files\FileZilla FTP Client\fzsftp.exeexecutable
MD5:2B27B9DA66E8C950C6CFF2D014C66D24
SHA256:FA36DB800EF6B0E955172841D0FAB84DA6DDB9A029A6DA9C4400024DC57A1A48
4820uninstall.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsbB807.tmp\UserInfo.dllexecutable
MD5:98FF85B635D9114A9F6A0CD7B9B649D0
SHA256:933F93A30CE44DF96CBC4AC0B56A8B02EE01DA27E4EA665D1D846357A8FCA8DE
4820uninstall.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsbB807.tmp\UAC.dllexecutable
MD5:ADB29E6B186DAA765DC750128649B63D
SHA256:2F7F8FC05DC4FD0D5CDA501B47E4433357E887BBFED7292C028D99C73B52DC08
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
23
DNS requests
16
Threats
1

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.19.126.146:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
6284
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.23.77.188:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
whitelisted
4800
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
whitelisted
4800
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.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
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
1268
svchost.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
5876
RUXIMICS.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
2.19.126.146:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
95.101.149.131:80
www.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
6284
svchost.exe
40.126.32.68:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
6284
svchost.exe
2.23.77.188:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.124.78.146
  • 20.73.194.208
whitelisted
google.com
  • 216.58.206.78
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.19.126.146
  • 2.19.126.133
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 95.101.149.131
  • 23.35.229.160
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.32.68
  • 40.126.32.133
  • 20.190.160.5
  • 20.190.160.64
  • 20.190.160.17
  • 40.126.32.136
  • 20.190.160.2
  • 20.190.160.14
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.23.77.188
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.250
whitelisted
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com
  • 52.111.227.14
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 20.12.23.50
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 13.85.23.206
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
Unknown Traffic
ET USER_AGENTS Microsoft Dr Watson User-Agent (MSDW)
No debug info