URL:

https://www.exactaudiocopy.de/eac-1.8.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/95e07452-6f3d-4a50-a248-3367392d3ed3
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: April 24, 2025, 09:41:29
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MD5:

A1D72476C7035C3AE00A12B36D684069

SHA1:

26E62AF745B5DDC9A9E0DE3A8F96D138ED1D6244

SHA256:

72E6F30A82252E52B0E3BACFB54A1C3562321D660FDABB237601C795FA4FC82C

SSDEEP:

3:N8DSLIMO62bEGIEN:2OL9n2bEGp

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Detects Cygwin installation

      • eac-1.8.exe (PID: 6080)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • eac-1.8.exe (PID: 6080)

    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • eac-1.8.exe (PID: 6080)

    • The process drops C-runtime libraries

      • eac-1.8.exe (PID: 6080)

    • There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)

      • eac-1.8.exe (PID: 6080)
      • EAC.exe (PID: 6828)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • eac-1.8.exe (PID: 6080)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • EAC.exe (PID: 6828)

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

      • eac-1.8.exe (PID: 6080)

    • SQL CE related mutex has been found

      • EAC.exe (PID: 6828)

    • The process creates files with name similar to system file names

      • eac-1.8.exe (PID: 6080)

  • INFO

    • Application launched itself

      • firefox.exe (PID: 7296)
      • firefox.exe (PID: 7316)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • firefox.exe (PID: 7316)

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • firefox.exe (PID: 7316)
      • eac-1.8.exe (PID: 6080)

    • Checks supported languages

      • eac-1.8.exe (PID: 6080)
      • Empty20.exe (PID: 8040)
      • Empty20.exe (PID: 744)
      • Empty20.exe (PID: 5324)
      • cdrdao.exe (PID: 2984)
      • cdrdao.exe (PID: 7188)
      • EAC.exe (PID: 6828)
      • Empty20.exe (PID: 7652)

    • Manual execution by a user

      • eac-1.8.exe (PID: 6080)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • eac-1.8.exe (PID: 6080)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • eac-1.8.exe (PID: 6080)

    • Reads the computer name

      • eac-1.8.exe (PID: 6080)
      • Empty20.exe (PID: 8040)
      • Empty20.exe (PID: 744)
      • Empty20.exe (PID: 5324)
      • Empty20.exe (PID: 7652)
      • cdrdao.exe (PID: 2984)
      • cdrdao.exe (PID: 7188)
      • EAC.exe (PID: 6828)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • EAC.exe (PID: 6828)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • slui.exe (PID: 2516)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • EAC.exe (PID: 6828)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 4652)
      • slui.exe (PID: 2516)
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No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
161
Monitored processes
23
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start firefox.exe no specs firefox.exe firefox.exe no specs firefox.exe no specs firefox.exe no specs firefox.exe no specs firefox.exe no specs firefox.exe no specs firefox.exe no specs firefox.exe no specs firefox.exe no specs sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.exe rundll32.exe no specs eac-1.8.exe empty20.exe no specs empty20.exe no specs empty20.exe no specs empty20.exe no specs eac.exe no specs cdrdao.exe no specs cdrdao.exe no specs slui.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
744"C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\empty20.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\Empty20.exe—eac-1.8.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
empty20
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files (x86)\exact audio copy\empty20.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\mscoree.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
1532"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc --channel=5420 -childID 6 -isForBrowser -prefsHandle 5412 -prefMapHandle 5408 -prefsLen 36642 -prefMapSize 244583 -jsInitHandle 1336 -jsInitLen 235124 -parentBuildID 20240213221259 -win32kLockedDown -appDir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - {9c7e68eb-7a97-407a-b419-3bdaa6ec5749} 7316 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.7316" 2cc87fc4310 tabC:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe—firefox.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Mozilla Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Firefox
Version:
123.0
2516C:\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
2564C:\WINDOWS\System32\rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows host process (Rundll32)
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\rundll32.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\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\imagehlp.dll
2984"C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\cdrdao\cdrdao.exe" C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\CDRDAO\cdrdao.exe—EAC.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
1
Modules
Images
c:\program files (x86)\exact audio copy\cdrdao\cdrdao.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:\program files (x86)\exact audio copy\cdrdao\cygwin1.dll
4652"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
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\msxml6.dll
c:\windows\system32\ws2_32.dll
c:\windows\system32\ondemandconnroutehelper.dll
c:\windows\system32\iphlpapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\nsi.dll
c:\windows\system32\dhcpcsvc6.dll
c:\windows\system32\dhcpcsvc.dll
c:\windows\system32\webio.dll
c:\windows\system32\mswsock.dll
c:\windows\system32\winnsi.dll
5324"C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\empty20.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\Empty20.exe—eac-1.8.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
empty20
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files (x86)\exact audio copy\empty20.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\mscoree.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
5988C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exe—svchost.exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
KMS Connection Broker
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
6080"C:\Users\admin\Downloads\eac-1.8.exe" C:\Users\admin\Downloads\eac-1.8.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Exact Audio Copy Installer
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.8
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\downloads\eac-1.8.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
6800"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc --channel=4580 -parentBuildID 20240213221259 -sandboxingKind 0 -prefsHandle 4960 -prefMapHandle 4956 -prefsLen 36642 -prefMapSize 244583 -win32kLockedDown -appDir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - {386b1e28-d8d9-496e-a4d9-6dc2ec65b52d} 7316 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.7316" 2cc8610c110 utilityC:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe—firefox.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Mozilla Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Firefox
Version:
123.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp140.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\mozglue.dll
c:\windows\system32\vcruntime140.dll
c:\windows\system32\vcruntime140_1.dll
c:\windows\system32\crypt32.dll
Total events
13 127
Read events
12 618
Write events
508
Delete events
1

Modification events

(PID) Process:(7316) firefox.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Firefox\DllPrefetchExperiment
Operation:writeName:C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(6080) eac-1.8.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\AWSoftware\EACU\Internet Options
Operation:writeName:ActualHostName
Value:
http://gnudb.gnudb.org:80/~cddb/cddb.cgi
(PID) Process:(6080) eac-1.8.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Exact Audio Copy
Operation:writeName:NSIS:StartMenuDir
Value:
Exact Audio Copy
(PID) Process:(6080) eac-1.8.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\AWSoftware\EACU\Internet Options
Operation:writeName:MetadataPluginUsed
Value:
F1EE5954-EEBE-4b50-A804-E52A45F5E2CB
(PID) Process:(6080) eac-1.8.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Exact Audio Copy
Operation:writeName:DisplayName
Value:
Exact Audio Copy 1.8
(PID) Process:(6080) eac-1.8.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Exact Audio Copy
Operation:writeName:UninstallString
Value:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\uninst.exe
(PID) Process:(6080) eac-1.8.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Exact Audio Copy
Operation:writeName:DisplayIcon
Value:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\EAC.exe
(PID) Process:(6080) eac-1.8.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Exact Audio Copy
Operation:writeName:DisplayVersion
Value:
1.8
(PID) Process:(6080) eac-1.8.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Exact Audio Copy
Operation:writeName:URLInfoAbout
Value:
http://www.exactaudiocopy.org
(PID) Process:(6080) eac-1.8.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Exact Audio Copy
Operation:writeName:Publisher
Value:
Andre Wiethoff
Executable files
39
Suspicious files
181
Text files
68
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
7316firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\9kie7cg6.default-release\startupCache\scriptCache-current.bin —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
7316firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\9kie7cg6.default-release\startupCache\scriptCache-child-current.binbinary
MD5:C95DDC2B1A525D1A243E4C294DA2F326
SHA256:3A5919E086BFB31E36110CF636D2D5109EB51F2C410B107F126126AB25D67363
7316firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\9kie7cg6.default-release\storage\permanent\chrome\idb\3561288849sdhlie.sqlite-shmbinary
MD5:B7C14EC6110FA820CA6B65F5AEC85911
SHA256:FD4C9FDA9CD3F9AE7C962B0DDF37232294D55580E1AA165AA06129B8549389EB
7316firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\9kie7cg6.default-release\protections.sqlite-journalbinary
MD5:EE663B3970E407837D999FC3CF66A5B2
SHA256:67A68E93E32360B8AA1941AF63F362B37B5B91320D70B3A04BB3A739A5B2F93F
7316firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\9kie7cg6.default-release\storage\permanent\chrome\idb\1657114595AmcateirvtiSty.sqlite-shmbinary
MD5:B7C14EC6110FA820CA6B65F5AEC85911
SHA256:FD4C9FDA9CD3F9AE7C962B0DDF37232294D55580E1AA165AA06129B8549389EB
7316firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\9kie7cg6.default-release\storage\permanent\chrome\idb\3870112724rsegmnoittet-es.sqlite —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
7316firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\Downloads\eac-1.rOOCYVwR.8.exe.part —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
7316firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\9kie7cg6.default-release\cert9.dbbinary
MD5:C873652D45F1D957CFA8C8099FA1AF2D
SHA256:EE33B708DD9C2350A4CBD37B23A88A86D95B41D0EFB0CC6E4EDA5F8D66BD3246
7316firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\9kie7cg6.default-release\sessionCheckpoints.json.tmpbinary
MD5:EA8B62857DFDBD3D0BE7D7E4A954EC9A
SHA256:792955295AE9C382986222C6731C5870BD0E921E7F7E34CC4615F5CD67F225DA
7316firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\9kie7cg6.default-release\startupCache\urlCache-current.binbinary
MD5:297E88D7CEB26E549254EC875649F4EB
SHA256:8B75D4FB1845BAA06122888D11F6B65E6A36B140C54A72CC13DF390FD7C95702
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HTTP(S) requests
27
TCP/UDP connections
71
DNS requests
101
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.48.23.143:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7316
firefox.exe
POST
200
184.24.77.44:80
http://r11.o.lencr.org/
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7316
firefox.exe
POST
200
184.24.77.44:80
http://r11.o.lencr.org/
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7316
firefox.exe
POST
200
184.24.77.44:80
http://r11.o.lencr.org/
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7316
firefox.exe
POST
—
142.250.184.227:80
http://o.pki.goog/we2
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7316
firefox.exe
POST
200
184.24.77.79:80
http://r10.o.lencr.org/
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7316
firefox.exe
POST
200
142.250.184.227:80
http://o.pki.goog/s/wr3/FIY
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.48.23.143:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.35.229.160:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
—
—
23.35.229.160:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
23.35.229.160:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
7316
firefox.exe
34.36.137.203:443
contile.services.mozilla.com
—
—
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.104.136.2
  • 20.73.194.208
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.181.238
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.48.23.143
  • 23.48.23.166
  • 23.48.23.156
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.35.229.160
whitelisted
detectportal.firefox.com
  • 34.107.221.82
whitelisted
www.exactaudiocopy.de
  • 178.63.100.140
unknown
prod.detectportal.prod.cloudops.mozgcp.net
  • 34.107.221.82
  • 2600:1901:0:38d7::
whitelisted
contile.services.mozilla.com
  • 34.36.137.203
whitelisted
spocs.getpocket.com
  • 34.36.137.203
whitelisted
mc.prod.ads.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net
  • 34.36.137.203
whitelisted

Threats

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Reports
https://www.exactaudiocopy.de/eac-1.8.exe