File name:

GuiKey.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/4d60362a-b3e1-494b-aa8d-b58f0aaae556
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: March 25, 2025, 02:44:27
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:
python
pyinstaller
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows, 6 sections
MD5:

375223E647A2BDD1DC9C5CA34DBDF6FC

SHA1:

A62EF855B91B0A74F1E56D5873A8DF8C21F7F3F8

SHA256:

6EC0A242087C915F39C5283B57229E659CA468F1D382530B2B6073C6E35E075D

SSDEEP:

196608:6CLfNgK8Qh9TyYpNUfrodOKwmuGrxUMA:dLfGKfTyYNUfroUKwmjx5

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • GuiKey.exe (PID: 5528)

    • Process drops python dynamic module

      • GuiKey.exe (PID: 5528)

    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • GuiKey.exe (PID: 5528)

    • Application launched itself

      • GuiKey.exe (PID: 5528)

    • Loads Python modules

      • GuiKey.exe (PID: 1276)

    • The process drops C-runtime libraries

      • GuiKey.exe (PID: 5528)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • ShellExperienceHost.exe (PID: 5024)

  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • GuiKey.exe (PID: 5528)
      • GuiKey.exe (PID: 1276)
      • ShellExperienceHost.exe (PID: 5024)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • GuiKey.exe (PID: 5528)
      • GuiKey.exe (PID: 1276)

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • GuiKey.exe (PID: 5528)

    • Reads the computer name

      • GuiKey.exe (PID: 5528)
      • GuiKey.exe (PID: 1276)
      • ShellExperienceHost.exe (PID: 5024)

    • PyInstaller has been detected (YARA)

      • GuiKey.exe (PID: 5528)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 2552)
      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 3884)
      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 2420)
      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 6080)
      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 6872)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 2552)
      • GuiKey.exe (PID: 1276)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 2552)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 2552)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (87.3)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (6.3)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (6.3)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: AMD AMD64
TimeStamp: 2025:02:27 16:31:03+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, Large address aware
PEType: PE32+
LinkerVersion: 14.41
CodeSize: 176640
InitializedDataSize: 363520
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0xc380
OSVersion: 6
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 6
Subsystem: Windows command line
No data.
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Total processes
144
Monitored processes
11
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

Click at the process to see the details
start guikey.exe conhost.exe no specs guikey.exe no specs sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.exe no specs backgroundtransferhost.exe no specs backgroundtransferhost.exe backgroundtransferhost.exe no specs backgroundtransferhost.exe no specs backgroundtransferhost.exe no specs shellexperiencehost.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
864"C:\WINDOWS\System32\SLUI.exe" RuleId=3482d82e-ca2c-4e1f-8864-da0267b484b2;Action=AutoActivate;AppId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;SkuId=4de7cb65-cdf1-4de9-8ae8-e3cce27b9f2c;NotificationInterval=1440;Trigger=TimerEventC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe—SppExtComObj.Exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
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
1020\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—GuiKey.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Console Window Host
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
1184C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exe—svchost.exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
KMS Connection Broker
Version:
10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\sppextcomobj.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\oleaut32.dll
1276"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GuiKey.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GuiKey.exe—GuiKey.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\guikey.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
2420"BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Download/Upload Host
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\backgroundtransferhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
2552"BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe
svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Download/Upload Host
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\backgroundtransferhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
3884"BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Download/Upload Host
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\backgroundtransferhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
5024"C:\WINDOWS\SystemApps\ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\ShellExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXtk181tbxbce2qsex02s8tw7hfxa9xb3t.mcaC:\Windows\SystemApps\ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\ShellExperienceHost.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Shell Experience Host
Version:
10.0.19041.3758 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\systemapps\shellexperiencehost_cw5n1h2txyewy\shellexperiencehost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\dxgi.dll
5528"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GuiKey.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GuiKey.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\guikey.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
6080"BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Download/Upload Host
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\backgroundtransferhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
Total events
3 313
Read events
3 296
Write events
17
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(3884) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:(3884) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
(PID) Process:(3884) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\History
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Visited:
(PID) Process:(2552) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:(2552) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
(PID) Process:(2552) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\History
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Visited:
(PID) Process:(2420) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:(2420) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
(PID) Process:(2420) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\History
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Visited:
(PID) Process:(6080) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Executable files
24
Suspicious files
7
Text files
19
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
5528GuiKey.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI55282\_ctypes.pydexecutable
MD5:2185849BC0423F6641EE30804F475478
SHA256:199CD8D7DB743C316771EF7BBF414BA9A9CDAE1F974E90DA6103563B2023538D
5528GuiKey.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI55282\_decimal.pydexecutable
MD5:F465C15E7BACEAC920DC58A5FB922C1C
SHA256:F4A486A0CA6A53659159A404614C7E7EDCCB6BFBCDEB844F6CEE544436A826CB
5528GuiKey.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI55282\_cffi_backend.cp313-win_amd64.pydexecutable
MD5:5CBA92E7C00D09A55F5CBADC8D16CD26
SHA256:0E3D149B91FC7DC3367AB94620A5E13AF6E419F423B31D4800C381468CB8AD85
5528GuiKey.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI55282\_hashlib.pydexecutable
MD5:CF4120BAD9A7F77993DD7A95568D83D7
SHA256:14765E83996FE6D50AEDC11BB41D7C427A3E846A6A6293A4A46F7EA7E3F14148
5528GuiKey.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI55282\_bz2.pydexecutable
MD5:057325E89B4DB46E6B18A52D1A691CAA
SHA256:5BA872CAA7FCEE0F4FB81C6E0201CEED9BD92A3624F16828DD316144D292A869
5528GuiKey.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI55282\_ssl.pydexecutable
MD5:CE19076F6B62292ED66FD06E5BA67BBA
SHA256:21CA71B2C1766FC68734CB3D1E7C2C0439B86BCFB95E00B367C5FD48C59E617C
5528GuiKey.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI55282\_overlapped.pydexecutable
MD5:51E4C701E4EFA92A56ADAF5BDC9CF49B
SHA256:9EF177DB14CFA3AA66193078C431A96B6AE70858E9DD774B3D3E3CB6E39D10A3
5528GuiKey.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI55282\_queue.pydexecutable
MD5:59C05030E47BDE800AD937CCB98802D8
SHA256:E4956834DF819C1758D17C1C42A152306F7C0EA7B457CA24CE2F6466A6CB1CAA
5528GuiKey.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI55282\MSVCP140.dllexecutable
MD5:7ACBC57D268A691247B4A94FECFA42B4
SHA256:00E9BCDAA386942DFA7631079C450E702D6CE96E1D0A6ADED91D2F9436855320
5528GuiKey.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI55282\attrs-25.1.0.dist-info\METADATAtext
MD5:3E5DBB7B7A87D2A2DC095AC2ACF6B769
SHA256:6D989D7123E0A05E01BC5350632AA987835E1D583DAF9E565E2C0012D6EF4677
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
24
DNS requests
16
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
—
—
GET
200
2.16.164.72:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.23.77.188:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1388
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
104.119.109.218:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1388
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
104.119.109.218:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
2552
BackgroundTransferHost.exe
GET
200
2.23.77.188:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
3676
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
2.23.77.188:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
—
—
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
—
—
2.16.164.72:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
3216
svchost.exe
40.115.3.253:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
40.126.32.72:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
2.23.77.188:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
2112
svchost.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
3676
backgroundTaskHost.exe
20.31.169.57:443
arc.msn.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 4.231.128.59
  • 51.104.136.2
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.186.46
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.16.164.72
  • 2.16.164.120
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 40.115.3.253
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.32.72
  • 40.126.32.138
  • 20.190.160.128
  • 20.190.160.20
  • 20.190.160.2
  • 20.190.160.3
  • 20.190.160.66
  • 20.190.160.130
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.23.77.188
whitelisted
arc.msn.com
  • 20.31.169.57
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 2.23.227.215
  • 2.23.227.208
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 52.149.20.212
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 104.119.109.218
whitelisted

Threats

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Reports
GuiKey.exe