File name:

2025-05-17_0217ddb574534c521987935ec90148af_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/f6316572-95fe-4d26-95b7-e16cd00997e8
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

GandCrab is probably one of the most famous Ransomware. A Ransomware is a malware that asks the victim to pay money in order to restore access to encrypted files. If the user does not cooperate the files are forever lost.

Analysis date: May 17, 2025, 12:30:03
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
ransomware
gandcrab
evasion
auto-reg
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 6 sections
MD5:

0217DDB574534C521987935EC90148AF

SHA1:

9AF2CA15496A747FF530FC71895A66A3DEE0ADFF

SHA256:

767AC201C944B14DA75B0FBD44ECACC68C44A45E41E30657F1C8D29919EA2666

SSDEEP:

3072:D9X6eYWUqeP02g/4r3IdE8we0Avu5r++ygLIaa7v:hSr70/v

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  • MALICIOUS

    • GANDCRAB mutex has been found

      • 2025-05-17_0217ddb574534c521987935ec90148af_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe (PID: 7612)
      • hhthga.exe (PID: 7864)
    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • 2025-05-17_0217ddb574534c521987935ec90148af_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe (PID: 7612)
    • GANDCRAB has been detected (SURICATA)

      • nslookup.exe (PID: 4164)
      • nslookup.exe (PID: 7212)
      • nslookup.exe (PID: 4696)
      • nslookup.exe (PID: 7400)
      • nslookup.exe (PID: 5988)
      • nslookup.exe (PID: 1660)
      • nslookup.exe (PID: 7680)
      • nslookup.exe (PID: 6800)
      • nslookup.exe (PID: 7812)
      • nslookup.exe (PID: 7748)
      • nslookup.exe (PID: 7888)
      • nslookup.exe (PID: 7952)
      • nslookup.exe (PID: 5260)
      • nslookup.exe (PID: 208)
    • GandCrab is detected

      • 2025-05-17_0217ddb574534c521987935ec90148af_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe (PID: 7612)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • 2025-05-17_0217ddb574534c521987935ec90148af_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe (PID: 7612)
    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • 2025-05-17_0217ddb574534c521987935ec90148af_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe (PID: 7612)
    • Checks for external IP

      • svchost.exe (PID: 2196)
    • Uses NSLOOKUP.EXE to check DNS info

      • 2025-05-17_0217ddb574534c521987935ec90148af_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe (PID: 7612)
  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • 2025-05-17_0217ddb574534c521987935ec90148af_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe (PID: 7612)
      • hhthga.exe (PID: 7864)
    • Reads CPU info

      • 2025-05-17_0217ddb574534c521987935ec90148af_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe (PID: 7612)
      • hhthga.exe (PID: 7864)
    • Reads the computer name

      • 2025-05-17_0217ddb574534c521987935ec90148af_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe (PID: 7612)
    • Auto-launch of the file from Registry key

      • 2025-05-17_0217ddb574534c521987935ec90148af_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe (PID: 7612)
    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • 2025-05-17_0217ddb574534c521987935ec90148af_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe (PID: 7612)
    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • 2025-05-17_0217ddb574534c521987935ec90148af_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe (PID: 7612)
    • Checks proxy server information

      • 2025-05-17_0217ddb574534c521987935ec90148af_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe (PID: 7612)
      • slui.exe (PID: 5892)
    • Manual execution by a user

      • hhthga.exe (PID: 7864)
    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 5892)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (43.5)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (29.8)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (13.2)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (13.2)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2018:02:03 18:58:37+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 12
CodeSize: 32768
InitializedDataSize: 41472
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x4af0
OSVersion: 5.1
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 5.1
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
160
Monitored processes
34
Malicious processes
16
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start #GANDCRAB 2025-05-17_0217ddb574534c521987935ec90148af_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe #GANDCRAB nslookup.exe conhost.exe no specs svchost.exe hhthga.exe no specs #GANDCRAB nslookup.exe conhost.exe no specs #GANDCRAB nslookup.exe conhost.exe no specs #GANDCRAB nslookup.exe conhost.exe no specs #GANDCRAB nslookup.exe conhost.exe no specs #GANDCRAB nslookup.exe conhost.exe no specs slui.exe #GANDCRAB nslookup.exe conhost.exe no specs #GANDCRAB nslookup.exe conhost.exe no specs nslookup.exe conhost.exe no specs #GANDCRAB nslookup.exe conhost.exe no specs #GANDCRAB nslookup.exe conhost.exe no specs #GANDCRAB nslookup.exe conhost.exe no specs #GANDCRAB nslookup.exe conhost.exe no specs #GANDCRAB nslookup.exe conhost.exe no specs #GANDCRAB nslookup.exe conhost.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
208nslookup emsisoft.bit dns1.soprodns.ruC:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
2025-05-17_0217ddb574534c521987935ec90148af_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
nslookup
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\nslookup.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\msvcrt.dll
960nslookup gandcrab.bit dns1.soprodns.ruC:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
2025-05-17_0217ddb574534c521987935ec90148af_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
nslookup
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\nslookup.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\msvcrt.dll
1012\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exenslookup.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
1240\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exenslookup.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
1660nslookup gandcrab.bit dns1.soprodns.ruC:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
2025-05-17_0217ddb574534c521987935ec90148af_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
nslookup
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\nslookup.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\msvcrt.dll
2196C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s DnscacheC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
services.exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Host Process for Windows Services
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
2392\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exenslookup.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
4164nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns1.soprodns.ruC:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
2025-05-17_0217ddb574534c521987935ec90148af_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
nslookup
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\nslookup.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\msvcrt.dll
4400\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exenslookup.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
4696nslookup nomoreransom.bit dns1.soprodns.ruC:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
2025-05-17_0217ddb574534c521987935ec90148af_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
nslookup
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\nslookup.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\msvcrt.dll
Total events
10 420
Read events
10 419
Write events
1
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(7612) 2025-05-17_0217ddb574534c521987935ec90148af_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
Operation:writeName:cysnoqaqngk
Value:
"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\hhthga.exe"
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
1
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
76122025-05-17_0217ddb574534c521987935ec90148af_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\hhthga.exeexecutable
MD5:4826712C4583F8EAF224D2DB1AA68E5D
SHA256:4B45F88871C3EE8588B8FE06B55DF0F843C26ECD4469D7D89D3D849EAD63D7C0
76122025-05-17_0217ddb574534c521987935ec90148af_elex_gandcrab_rhadamanthys.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\S-1-5-21-1693682860-607145093-2874071422-1001\0f5007522459c86e95ffcc62f32308f1_bb926e54-e3ca-40fd-ae90-2764341e7792binary
MD5:27DB14FE32E7C725AF0501C3B100E9C4
SHA256:F2CEC6FE5A56783E052D28EF314E507B0CDE8349C360841D2A23937414311704
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HTTP(S) requests
11
TCP/UDP connections
51
DNS requests
109
Threats
121

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
2104
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.48.23.177:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
6392
RUXIMICS.exe
GET
200
23.48.23.177:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
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
6392
RUXIMICS.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
7328
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
whitelisted
7328
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
whitelisted
7328
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.48.23.141:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicTimStaPCA_2010-07-01.crl
unknown
whitelisted
7328
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.48.23.141:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut_2010-06-23.crl
unknown
whitelisted
7328
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
whitelisted
7328
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.2.crl
unknown
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
6392
RUXIMICS.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
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
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
23.48.23.177:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
6392
RUXIMICS.exe
23.48.23.177:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
23.35.229.160:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
6392
RUXIMICS.exe
23.35.229.160:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
3216
svchost.exe
172.211.123.249:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.104.136.2
  • 4.231.128.59
  • 20.73.194.208
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.185.110
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.48.23.177
  • 23.48.23.194
  • 23.48.23.141
  • 23.48.23.145
  • 23.48.23.143
  • 23.48.23.164
  • 23.48.23.169
  • 23.48.23.180
  • 23.48.23.176
  • 23.48.23.190
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.35.229.160
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.249
whitelisted
ipv4bot.whatismyipaddress.com
whitelisted
dns1.soprodns.ru
shared
2.100.168.192.in-addr.arpa
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.160.132
  • 20.190.160.128
  • 20.190.160.65
  • 20.190.160.130
  • 20.190.160.64
  • 20.190.160.4
  • 40.126.32.138
  • 20.190.160.66
whitelisted
nomoreransom.bit
unknown

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
2196
svchost.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (whatismyipaddress .com)
7748
nslookup.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET INFO DNS Query Domain .bit
7748
nslookup.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET INFO DNS Query Domain .bit
7748
nslookup.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET INFO DNS Query Domain .bit
7748
nslookup.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET INFO DNS Query Domain .bit
7748
nslookup.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
RANSOMWARE [ANY.RUN] GandCrab Domain has been detected (nomoreransom .bit)
7748
nslookup.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
RANSOMWARE [ANY.RUN] GandCrab Domain has been detected (nomoreransom .bit)
7748
nslookup.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
RANSOMWARE [ANY.RUN] GandCrab Domain has been detected (nomoreransom .bit)
7748
nslookup.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
RANSOMWARE [ANY.RUN] GandCrab Domain has been detected (nomoreransom .bit)
7888
nslookup.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET INFO DNS Query Domain .bit
No debug info