File name:

1.hta

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/94235a36-3d43-404b-b1b1-8f458f588dde
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

First identified in 2024, Emmenhtal operates by embedding itself within modified legitimate Windows binaries, often using HTA (HTML Application) files to execute malicious scripts. It has been linked to the distribution of malware such as CryptBot and Lumma Stealer. Emmenhtal is typically disseminated through phishing campaigns, including fake video downloads and deceptive email attachments.

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Analysis date: November 30, 2025, 15:25:24
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
emmenhtal
Indicators:
MIME: text/html
File info: HTML document, ASCII text, with very long lines (20924), with CRLF, LF line terminators
MD5:

7EA8D97C578EAD8CDB720FE21E0F7FB5

SHA1:

DA0A30842A88FA3E10B02D230BD40B6387A7700F

SHA256:

6CEAFF91E1916E67810B1FF64C53D66A771E532E99DCD2262382D24D971D0F1A

SSDEEP:

768:Eq8ceHNX7gXQvHrzfJhtvlAA/ad8SNaLbDCPnSjPyKgcRga1ejLVpqNFPS3P8Kh3:Z867wH17M30Y7BEwK4IvXi4xo

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  • MALICIOUS

    • EMMENHTAL has been detected (YARA)

      • mshta.exe (PID: 6376)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    No suspicious indicators.

  • INFO

    • Reads Internet Explorer settings

      • mshta.exe (PID: 6376)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • slui.exe (PID: 4348)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.html | HyperText Markup Language (100)
No data.
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Total processes
152
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start #EMMENHTAL mshta.exe updater.exe no specs updater.exe no specs slui.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
936"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\134.0.6985.0\updater.exe" --crash-handler --system "--database=C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\134.0.6985.0\Crashpad" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=prod=Update4 --annotation=ver=134.0.6985.0 "--attachment=C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\updater.log" --initial-client-data=0x298,0x29c,0x2a0,0x274,0x2a4,0x102c460,0x102c46c,0x102c478C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\134.0.6985.0\updater.exe—updater.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Google Updater
Exit code:
0
Version:
134.0.6985.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files (x86)\google\googleupdater\134.0.6985.0\updater.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\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\msvcrt.dll
2740"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\134.0.6985.0\updater.exe" --wake --systemC:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\134.0.6985.0\updater.exe—svchost.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Google Updater
Exit code:
0
Version:
134.0.6985.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files (x86)\google\googleupdater\134.0.6985.0\updater.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\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\msvcrt.dll
4348C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe
svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Exit code:
0
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
6376"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1.hta {1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}{1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft (R) HTML Application host
Version:
11.00.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\mshta.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\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\advapi32.dll
Total events
4 443
Read events
4 443
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
1
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
936updater.exeC:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\updater.logtext
MD5:9C83FF0CC74F764DD817E9FC34E616E7
SHA256:5B8763E0B1580730A206857DF291F1AB12F9B8296B5286DC6AFCCF6F488B036E
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HTTP(S) requests
11
TCP/UDP connections
30
DNS requests
31
Threats
2

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
4384
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.216.77.28:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6640
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
668
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.32.97.216:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.3.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
668
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.32.97.216:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
668
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.32.97.216:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
668
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.216.77.21:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut_2010-06-23.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
668
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.32.97.216:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Time-Stamp%20PCA%202010(1).crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
668
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.32.97.216:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.3.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
668
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.32.97.216:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.2.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
668
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.32.97.216:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.2.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4384
svchost.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
Not routed
—
whitelisted
5596
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
224
RUXIMICS.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
Not routed
—
whitelisted
6376
mshta.exe
94.183.183.52:443
alphazero1-endscape.cc
AS56971 AS56971 Cloud
HK
whitelisted
4384
svchost.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
4384
svchost.exe
23.216.77.28:80
crl.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-ASN1
NL
whitelisted
6640
svchost.exe
40.126.32.134:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
6640
svchost.exe
2.17.190.73:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.104.136.2
  • 40.127.240.158
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.181.238
whitelisted
alphazero10-endscape.cc
  • —
unknown
alphazero9-endscape.cc
  • —
unknown
alphazero8-endscape.cc
  • —
unknown
alphazero7-endscape.cc
  • —
unknown
alphazero6-endscape.cc
  • —
unknown
alphazero5-endscape.cc
  • —
unknown
alphazero4-endscape.cc
  • —
unknown
alphazero3-endscape.cc
  • —
unknown

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
2276
svchost.exe
Misc activity
INFO [ANY.RUN] .cc TLD domain request
—
—
Unknown Traffic
ET USER_AGENTS Microsoft Dr Watson User-Agent (MSDW)
No debug info