| File name: | powershell.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/393a9eb1-a856-4983-9c10-ed9bae92ca38 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | July 18, 2025, 05:35:29 |
| OS: | Windows 11 Professional (build: 22000, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows, 7 sections |
| MD5: | BD542C1197F3B5217B5C5B5C4A25BD0C |
| SHA1: | 8B595BBBF8695CE90EEEA612B440ECC79ACC6C5D |
| SHA256: | 75F490D70F821AFBBBB28D8AE45FA712C0EF39F73832AF5FF0DF284BEB22A9FC |
| SSDEEP: | 6144:Ls6S1ysfC9y+79P8qmqhVXVVVV3+VVVVCN7cPMlrKQQQFsbtbKWOOxAAA1X+/DwG:Ls6x9yEPjXhVXVVVV3+VVVVCNGxDx |
MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.SUSPICIOUS
Reads the date of Windows installation
- powershell.exe (PID: 1284)
Process drops legitimate windows executable
- powershell.exe (PID: 1284)
Reads settings of System Certificates
- powershell.exe (PID: 1284)
Reads the Internet Settings
- powershell.exe (PID: 1284)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- powershell.exe (PID: 1284)
Process checks Powershell history file
- powershell.exe (PID: 1284)
INFO
The sample compiled with english language support
- powershell.exe (PID: 1284)
Process checks Powershell version
- powershell.exe (PID: 1284)
Reads the computer name
- powershell.exe (PID: 1284)
Reads the software policy settings
- powershell.exe (PID: 1284)
Reads Environment values
- powershell.exe (PID: 1284)
Create files in a temporary directory
- powershell.exe (PID: 1284)
Checks supported languages
- powershell.exe (PID: 1284)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- powershell.exe (PID: 1284)
Checks current location (POWERSHELL)
- powershell.exe (PID: 1284)
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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: | 2029:01:28 07:58:40+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.38 |
| CodeSize: | 45056 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 405504 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x5260 |
| OSVersion: | 10 |
| ImageVersion: | 10 |
| SubsystemVersion: | 10 |
| Subsystem: | Windows command line |
| FileVersionNumber: | 10.0.26100.3323 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 10.0.26100.3323 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Microsoft Corporation |
| FileDescription: | Windows PowerShell |
| FileVersion: | 10.0.26100.3323 (WinBuild.160101.0800) |
| InternalName: | POWERSHELL |
| LegalCopyright: | © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. |
| OriginalFileName: | PowerShell.EXE |
| ProductName: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| ProductVersion: | 10.0.26100.3323 |
Total processes
113
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1284 | "C:\Users\admin\Downloads\powershell.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Downloads\powershell.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows PowerShell Version: 10.0.26100.3323 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6520 | \??\C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | powershell.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Version: 10.0.22000.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
4 177
Read events
4 169
Write events
8
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (1284) powershell.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProxyBypass |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1284) powershell.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IntranetName |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1284) powershell.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1284) powershell.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
2
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1284 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_a5xhethe.2mm.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 1284 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_iuwlvxbe.4hr.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
3
TCP/UDP connections
17
DNS requests
11
Threats
1
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4604 | svchost.exe | GET | 304 | 199.232.214.172:80 | http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?9a36b7325f74cafc | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4516 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 304 | 199.232.214.172:80 | http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?a842f99b8aca0a7b | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1524 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.55.104.146:80 | http://www.msftconnecttest.com/connecttest.txt | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4840 | OfficeC2RClient.exe | 52.109.28.46:443 | officeclient.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | GB | whitelisted |
— | — | 52.109.28.46:443 | officeclient.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | GB | whitelisted |
320 | firefox.exe | 34.120.208.123:443 | incoming.telemetry.mozilla.org | GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM | US | whitelisted |
1448 | pingsender.exe | 34.120.208.123:443 | incoming.telemetry.mozilla.org | GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM | US | whitelisted |
1116 | rundll32.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
1524 | svchost.exe | 23.55.104.159:80 | — | Akamai International B.V. | US | unknown |
1524 | svchost.exe | 23.55.104.146:80 | — | Akamai International B.V. | US | unknown |
4516 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4604 | svchost.exe | 20.190.160.17:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
officeclient.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
incoming.telemetry.mozilla.org |
| whitelisted |
telemetry-incoming.r53-2.services.mozilla.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ecs.office.com |
| whitelisted |
ctldl.windowsupdate.com |
| whitelisted |
v10.events.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
mrodevicemgr.officeapps.live.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
1524 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Microsoft Connection Test |