File name:

ChromeSetup.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/83248dc0-faec-4313-a356-3e929f806e84
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

DarkComet RAT is a malicious program designed to remotely control or administer a victim's computer, steal private data and spy on the victim.

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Analysis date: May 02, 2026, 12:06:05
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
delphi
darkcomet
rat
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 9 sections
MD5:

147C78019832B14A9F4DB8335F678677

SHA1:

97151D20E74A9312D197FC3276817FBE8A57A5AB

SHA256:

6E0FFB1FE4A65F13608436C52A94DC39CF4D052D4911AF47427CCDD86E2EB140

SSDEEP:

12288:C6/k564R2MsyHJGfN02XWDvQi4vGbN5Io1dxdffGslkqLznIC6El:C6/l4R2MsypGj9GH3ffGWkmqEl

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 4624)

    • DARKCOMET has been detected (YARA)

      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 4624)
      • chrome_update.exe (PID: 7172)

    • Changes the login/logoff helper path in the registry

      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 4624)

    • DARKCOMET mutex has been found

      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 7760)
      • chrome_update.exe (PID: 7172)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 4624)

    • There is functionality for communication over UDP network (YARA)

      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 4624)
      • chrome_update.exe (PID: 7172)

    • Starts itself from another location

      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 4624)

  • INFO

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 4624)

    • Manual execution by a user

      • chrome_update.exe (PID: 7160)
      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 7760)

    • Checks supported languages

      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 4624)
      • chrome_update.exe (PID: 7172)
      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 7760)

    • Launching a file from a Registry key

      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 4624)

    • Reads the computer name

      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 4624)
      • chrome_update.exe (PID: 7172)
      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 7760)

    • Compiled with Borland Delphi (YARA)

      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 4624)
      • chrome_update.exe (PID: 7172)

    • There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)

      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 4624)
      • chrome_update.exe (PID: 7172)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 4624)

    • Process checks computer location settings

      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 4624)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable Delphi generic (37.4)
.scr | Windows screen saver (34.5)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (11.9)
.exe | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (5.4)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (5.2)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2012:06:07 15:59:53+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, Bytes reversed lo, 32-bit, Bytes reversed hi
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 2.25
CodeSize: 586752
InitializedDataSize: 187392
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x8f888
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 4.0.0.0
ProductVersionNumber: 4.0.0.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Unicode
Comments: Remote Service Application
CompanyName: Microsoft Corp.
FileDescription: Remote Service Application
FileVersion: 1, 0, 0, 1
InternalName: MSRSAAPP
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 1999
OriginalFileName: MSRSAAP.EXE
ProductName: Remote Service Application
ProductVersion: 4, 0, 0, 0
No data.
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Total processes
141
Monitored processes
5
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start #DARKCOMET chromesetup.exe chrome_update.exe no specs #DARKCOMET chrome_update.exe #DARKCOMET chromesetup.exe chromesetup.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
4624"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\ChromeSetup.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\ChromeSetup.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corp.
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Remote Service Application
Exit code:
0
Version:
1, 0, 0, 1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\chromesetup.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
7160"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\chrome_update.exe"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\chrome_update.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corp.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Remote Service Application
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
1, 0, 0, 1
Modules
Images
c:\programdata\microsoft\windows\start menu\chrome_update.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
7172"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\chrome_update.exe" C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\chrome_update.exe
ChromeSetup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corp.
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Remote Service Application
Version:
1, 0, 0, 1
Modules
Images
c:\programdata\microsoft\windows\start menu\chrome_update.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
7760"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\ChromeSetup.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\ChromeSetup.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corp.
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Remote Service Application
Exit code:
0
Version:
1, 0, 0, 1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\chromesetup.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
7804"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\ChromeSetup.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\ChromeSetup.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corp.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Remote Service Application
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
1, 0, 0, 1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\chromesetup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
Total events
944
Read events
942
Write events
2
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(4624) ChromeSetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Operation:writeName:Chrome
Value:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\chrome_update.exe
(PID) Process:(4624) ChromeSetup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Operation:writeName:UserInit
Value:
C:\Windows\system32\userinit.exe,C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\chrome_update.exe
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
4624ChromeSetup.exeC:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\chrome_update.exeexecutable
MD5:147C78019832B14A9F4DB8335F678677
SHA256:6E0FFB1FE4A65F13608436C52A94DC39CF4D052D4911AF47427CCDD86E2EB140
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HTTP(S) requests
37
TCP/UDP connections
28
DNS requests
21
Threats
1

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
5276
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
304
51.104.136.2:443
https://settings-win.data.microsoft.com/settings/v3.0/wsd/muse?ProcessorClockSpeed=3094&FlightIds=&UpdateOfferedDays=4294967295&BranchReadinessLevel=CB&OEMManufacturerName=DELL&IsCloudDomainJoined=0&ProcessorIdentifier=AMD64%20Family%2023%20Model%201%20Stepping%202&sku=48&ActivationChannel=Retail&AttrDataVer=186&IsMDMEnrolled=0&ProcessorCores=6&ProcessorModel=AMD%20Ryzen%205%203500%206-Core%20Processor&TotalPhysicalRAM=6144&PrimaryDiskType=4294967295&FlightingBranchName=&ChassisTypeId=1&OEMModelNumber=DELL&SystemVolumeTotalCapacity=260281&sampleId=95271487&deviceClass=Windows.Desktop&App=muse&DisableDualScan=0&AppVer=10.0&OEMSubModel=J5CR&locale=en-US&IsAlwaysOnAlwaysConnectedCapable=0&ms=0&DefaultUserRegion=244&UpdateServiceUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fneverupdatewindows10.com&osVer=10.0.19045.4046.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-1406&os=windows&deviceId=s%3ABAD99146-31D3-4EC6-A1A4-BE76F32BA5D4&DeferQualityUpdatePeriodInDays=0&ring=Retail&DeferFeatureUpdatePeriodInDays=30
US
—
—
whitelisted
1312
SIHClient.exe
GET
304
74.179.77.204:443
https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/SLS/%7B522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E%7D/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL
US
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
204.79.197.203:80
http://oneocsp.microsoft.com/ocsp/MFQwUjBQME4wTDAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ3L3%2F%2Fa6ADK8NraY2GXzVaYrHG4AQUb6t%2B2v%2BXQ3LsO2d33oJhNYhHQoUCEzMAAAAGb6JMMcOVb6sAAAAAAAY%3D
US
binary
923 b
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
23.11.40.157:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAjTxtAB8my1oj8MfWpz%2F7Y%3D
NL
binary
312 b
whitelisted
1312
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
74.178.76.54:443
https://fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/clientwebservice/ping
US
—
—
whitelisted
1312
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
74.179.77.204:443
https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/sls/ping
US
—
—
whitelisted
1312
SIHClient.exe
GET
304
74.179.77.204:443
https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/SLS/%7BE7A50285-D08D-499D-9FF8-180FDC2332BC%7D/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL
US
—
—
whitelisted
5316
svchost.exe
POST
400
40.126.31.69:443
https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf
US
text
204 b
whitelisted
5316
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.11.40.157:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAz1vQYrVgL0erhQLCPM8GY%3D
NL
binary
471 b
whitelisted
6076
svchost.exe
GET
304
20.73.194.208:443
https://settings-win.data.microsoft.com/settings/v3.0/WSD/UpdateHealthTools?os=Windows&osVer=10.0.19041.1.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-&sku=48&deviceClass=Windows.Desktop&locale=en-US&deviceId=s:BAD99146-31D3-4EC6-A1A4-BE76F32BA5D4&sampleId=s:95271487&appVer=10.0.19041.3626&FlightRing=Retail&TelemetryLevel=1&HidOverGattReg=C%3A%5CWINDOWS%5CSystem32%5CDriverStore%5CFileRepository%5Chidbthle.inf_amd64_9610b4821fdf82a5%5CMicrosoft.Bluetooth.Profiles.HidOverGatt.dll&AppVer=&ProcessorIdentifier=AMD64%20Family%2023%20Model%201%20Stepping%202&OEMModel=DELL&UpdateOfferedDays=4294967295&ProcessorManufacturer=AuthenticAMD&InstallDate=1661339444&OEMModelBaseBoard=&BranchReadinessLevel=CB&OEMSubModel=J5CR&IsCloudDomainJoined=0&DeferFeatureUpdatePeriodInDays=30&IsDeviceRetailDemo=0&FlightingBranchName=&OSUILocale=en-US&DeviceFamily=Windows.Desktop&WuClientVer=10.0.19041.3996&UninstallActive=1&IsFlightingEnabled=0&OSSkuId=48&ProcessorClockSpeed=3094&TotalPhysicalRAM=6144&SecureBootCapable=0&App=SedimentPack&ProcessorCores=6&CurrentBranch=vb_release&InstallLanguage=en-US&DeferQualityUpdatePeriodInDays=0&OEMName_Uncleaned=DELL&TPMVersion=0&PrimaryDiskTotalCapacity=262144&InstallationType=Client&AttrDataVer=186&ProcessorModel=AMD%20Ryzen%205%203500%206-Core%20Processor&IsEdgeWithChromiumInstalled=1&OSVersion=10.0.19045.4046&IsMDMEnrolled=0&ActivationChannel=Retail&FirmwareVersion=A.40&TrendInstalledKey=1&OSArchitecture=AMD64&DefaultUserRegion=244&UpdateManagementGroup=2
US
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
Not routed
—
whitelisted
5276
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
—
—
48.192.1.64:443
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
6076
svchost.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
5532
SearchApp.exe
95.101.23.43:443
www.bing.com
AKAMAI-ASN1
NL
whitelisted
—
—
23.11.40.157:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AMS
NL
whitelisted
—
—
204.79.197.203:80
oneocsp.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
Not routed
—
whitelisted
5316
svchost.exe
40.126.31.69:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
5316
svchost.exe
23.11.40.157:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AMS
NL
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 48.192.1.64
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 95.101.23.43
  • 95.101.23.83
  • 95.101.23.88
  • 95.101.23.90
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 23.11.40.157
whitelisted
oneocsp.microsoft.com
  • 204.79.197.203
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.251.110.138
  • 142.251.110.100
  • 142.251.110.101
  • 142.251.110.102
  • 142.251.110.113
  • 142.251.110.139
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.31.69
  • 40.126.31.0
  • 40.126.31.67
  • 40.126.31.130
  • 40.126.31.128
  • 20.190.159.129
  • 40.126.31.1
  • 40.126.31.2
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 20.59.87.227
whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 4.231.128.59
  • 51.104.136.2
  • 20.73.194.208
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.216.77.10
  • 23.216.77.18
  • 23.216.77.30
  • 23.216.77.23
  • 23.216.77.25
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 88.221.169.152
  • 23.52.181.212
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
6076
svchost.exe
Unknown Traffic
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Reports
ChromeSetup.exe