File name:

WinThumbsPreloader.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/e0bf320b-b1d5-47bf-95b6-9f98858ac210
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: January 23, 2024, 16:08:02
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows
MD5:

1FC63431664FB5D405B3900081ECC8DE

SHA1:

0DD3274D43A89C14833C1E92E1794F52AAFDDDBB

SHA256:

798BDFB993305520D6E115FA75949769CFC1A74F8A2D399DA19FDECEE91419B2

SSDEEP:

1536:g7BdkwJ4vkpW1DlLRdkU+6sD25p6sD2O:g7BtJWkpwDlLRiUpIaYI7

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Drops the executable file immediately after the start

      • WinThumbsPreloader.exe (PID: 1036)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • WinThumbsPreloader.exe (PID: 1036)
    • Reads the Internet Settings

      • WinThumbsPreloader.exe (PID: 1036)
  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • WinThumbsPreloader.exe (PID: 1036)
      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 452)
    • Reads the computer name

      • WinThumbsPreloader.exe (PID: 1036)
      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 452)
    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • WinThumbsPreloader.exe (PID: 1036)
    • Reads Environment values

      • WinThumbsPreloader.exe (PID: 1036)
    • Manual execution by a user

      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 452)
      • explorer.exe (PID: 2780)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (63.1)
.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (23.8)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (5.6)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (3.8)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (1.7)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2020:08:20 18:51:34+02:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, Large address aware
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 48
CodeSize: 75776
InitializedDataSize: 27136
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x1470a
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 6
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 1.0.1.0
ProductVersionNumber: 1.0.1.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Neutral
CharacterSet: Unicode
Comments: Automatically preload Windows thumbnails for a directory and (optionally) subdirectories
CompanyName: -
FileDescription: WinThumbsPreloader
FileVersion: 1.0.1
InternalName: WinThumbsPreloader.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright © 2018 Dmitry Bruhov
LegalTrademarks: -
OriginalFileName: WinThumbsPreloader.exe
ProductName: WinThumbsPreloader
ProductVersion: 1.0.1
AssemblyVersion: 1.0.1.0
No data.
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Total processes
41
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start winthumbspreloader.exe wmpnscfg.exe no specs explorer.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
452"C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe"C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Configuration Application
Exit code:
0
Version:
12.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\windows media player\wmpnscfg.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
1036"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WinThumbsPreloader.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WinThumbsPreloader.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
WinThumbsPreloader
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\winthumbspreloader.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.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\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\mscoreei.dll
2780"C:\Windows\explorer.exe" C:\Windows\explorer.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Explorer
Exit code:
1
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\explorer.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\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
Total events
3 256
Read events
3 242
Write events
14
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(1036) WinThumbsPreloader.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\182\52C64B7E
Operation:writeName:LanguageList
Value:
en-US
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

No data
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
5
DNS requests
1
Threats
0

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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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
1036
WinThumbsPreloader.exe
140.82.121.5:443
api.github.com
GITHUB
US
unknown
1080
svchost.exe
224.0.0.252:5355
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
api.github.com
  • 140.82.121.5
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info