| File name: | Windscribe_2.15.8_amd64.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/0933ffeb-c171-4f42-9663-7bf8ad79a574 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | June 18, 2025, 17:16:11 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows, 7 sections |
| MD5: | 9959B706658CCE08FFEE69F1E1C7BE4C |
| SHA1: | 46357859E814AD90E45B6C6D5AEA7D7ADC1FA1E0 |
| SHA256: | 7A92BE65624E341A86602FC5A59644CA01E8C8AF29BA8B39D7381AFDBD5DB387 |
| SSDEEP: | 196608:UTfUcl+KfYJrvjfbyTRaPsX+uVtVlId21fPNFS7rOcKVg1X262+xjTr/7WjoQ9eA:EsYIuT0EX+IflIdqdFOFKW1XMIn6EQ/ |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (52.9) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (23.5) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (23.5) |
| MachineType: | AMD AMD64 |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2025:05:16 16:33:49+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.29 |
| CodeSize: | 388608 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 36915200 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x345e4 |
| OSVersion: | 6 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 2.15.8.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 2.15.8.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Dynamic link library |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Windscribe Limited |
| FileDescription: | Windscribe Installer |
| FileVersion: | 2.15.8 |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright (C) 2025 Windscribe Limited |
| OriginalFileName: | Windscribe.exe |
| ProductName: | Windscribe |
| ProductVersion: | 2.15.8 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 432 | DrvInst.exe "4" "0" "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{23a95fe6-adb8-524c-86e9-b650ccb6bdc7}\ovpn-dco.inf" "9" "4da2b0e67" "00000000000001D8" "WinSta0\Default" "00000000000001E8" "208" "C:\Program Files\Windscribe\openvpndco\win10" | C:\Windows\System32\drvinst.exe | svchost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Driver Installation Module Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 472 | "C:\Program Files\Windscribe\WindscribeService.exe" | C:\Program Files\Windscribe\WindscribeService.exe | — | services.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Windscribe Limited Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Manages the firewall and controls the VPN tunnel Version: 2.15.8 Modules
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| 504 | "C:\WINDOWS\Temp\WindscribeInstaller11650\7zr.exe" x -y -bb3 -bd -o"C:\WINDOWS\Temp\WindscribeInstaller11650" "C:\WINDOWS\Temp\WindscribeInstaller11650\windscribeinstaller.7z" | C:\Windows\Temp\WindscribeInstaller11650\7zr.exe | — | Windscribe_2.15.8_amd64.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Igor Pavlov Integrity Level: HIGH Description: 7-Zip Reduced Standalone Console Exit code: 0 Version: 24.08 Modules
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| 1160 | C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding | C:\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
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| 1380 | "C:\WINDOWS\Temp\WindscribeInstaller11650\7zr.exe" x -y -bb3 -bd -o"C:\Program Files\Windscribe" "C:\WINDOWS\Temp\WindscribeInstaller11650\windscribe.7z" | C:\Windows\Temp\WindscribeInstaller11650\7zr.exe | Windscribe_2.15.8.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Igor Pavlov Integrity Level: HIGH Description: 7-Zip Reduced Standalone Console Exit code: 0 Version: 24.08 Modules
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| 1472 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | taskkill.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1512 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskkill.exe" /f /t /im windscribectrld.exe | C:\Windows\System32\taskkill.exe | — | Windscribe_2.15.8.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Terminates Processes Exit code: 128 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2216 | "C:\Program Files\Windscribe\Windscribe.exe" | C:\Program Files\Windscribe\Windscribe.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Windscribe Limited Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windscribe Version: 2.15.8 Modules
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| 2288 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | 7zr.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2792 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskkill.exe /f /t /im windscribeopenvpn.exe | C:\Windows\System32\taskkill.exe | — | WindscribeService.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Terminates Processes Exit code: 128 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (5400) devcon.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\SetupapiLogStatus |
| Operation: | write | Name: | setupapi.dev.log |
Value: 4096 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5372) Windscribe_2.15.8.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Windscribe\Installer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ovpnDCODriverOEMIdentifier |
Value: oem1.inf | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5372) Windscribe_2.15.8.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{fa690e90-ddb0-4f0c-b3f1-136c084e5fc7}_is1 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | InstallLocation |
Value: C:\Program Files\Windscribe\ | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5372) Windscribe_2.15.8.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{fa690e90-ddb0-4f0c-b3f1-136c084e5fc7}_is1 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayName |
Value: Windscribe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5372) Windscribe_2.15.8.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{fa690e90-ddb0-4f0c-b3f1-136c084e5fc7}_is1 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayIcon |
Value: C:\Program Files\Windscribe\Windscribe.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5372) Windscribe_2.15.8.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{fa690e90-ddb0-4f0c-b3f1-136c084e5fc7}_is1 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UninstallString |
Value: "C:\Program Files\Windscribe\uninstall.exe" | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5372) Windscribe_2.15.8.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{fa690e90-ddb0-4f0c-b3f1-136c084e5fc7}_is1 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | QuietUninstallString |
Value: "C:\Program Files\Windscribe\uninstall.exe" /SILENT | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5372) Windscribe_2.15.8.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{fa690e90-ddb0-4f0c-b3f1-136c084e5fc7}_is1 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayVersion |
Value: 2.15.8 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5372) Windscribe_2.15.8.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{fa690e90-ddb0-4f0c-b3f1-136c084e5fc7}_is1 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Publisher |
Value: Windscribe Limited | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5372) Windscribe_2.15.8.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{fa690e90-ddb0-4f0c-b3f1-136c084e5fc7}_is1 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | URLInfoAbout |
Value: http://www.windscribe.com/ | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5184 | Windscribe_2.15.8_amd64.exe | C:\Windows\Temp\WindscribeInstaller11650\windscribeinstaller.7z | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 504 | 7zr.exe | C:\Windows\Temp\WindscribeInstaller11650\Windscribe_2.15.8.exe | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5372 | Windscribe_2.15.8.exe | C:\Windows\Temp\WindscribeInstaller11650\windscribe.7z | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1380 | 7zr.exe | C:\Program Files\Windscribe\Windscribe.exe | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1380 | 7zr.exe | C:\Program Files\Windscribe\openvpndco\win11\ovpn-dco.cat | cat | |
MD5:8FD89F82A273CD3ED2F76F7F09CF30AE | SHA256:8C9456AEACD5566234519B5B34CEECD0F7EBB22F6813747E595F5945517EC438 | |||
| 1380 | 7zr.exe | C:\Program Files\Windscribe\openvpndco\win10\ovpn-dco.cat | cat | |
MD5:5551203F3F1095335FF00421B16FD7E2 | SHA256:26C54CE26CB43407855BA24D10FBB30A87E5A1A0A35536025A02CB003FE474F4 | |||
| 5184 | Windscribe_2.15.8_amd64.exe | C:\Windows\Temp\WindscribeInstaller11650\7zr.exe | executable | |
MD5:4492280AB3AB242F13DC365EBED6FA44 | SHA256:3BFBDD19311D6741254344214D7F0601E8C16F3B17402B35E94AC2E60D9A66CC | |||
| 1380 | 7zr.exe | C:\Program Files\Windscribe\openvpndco\win10\ovpn-dco.inf | ini | |
MD5:77DA079A3665AFC84D05C3D07BCAA0D0 | SHA256:1F6C35BC11D910F91C32EA54894D0FDDB0094876BDD526D04A9287D04D636242 | |||
| 1380 | 7zr.exe | C:\Program Files\Windscribe\open_source_licenses.txt | text | |
MD5:2C64C599B69E560193FA213D439F9CC5 | SHA256:CBD5401B6FBE6EC095732F25CE09FD522DB0F45D9D91C947457BB2BD12B78084 | |||
| 1380 | 7zr.exe | C:\Program Files\Windscribe\splittunnel\windscribesplittunnel.inf | ini | |
MD5:CBBB5F17C53610C70913299CDE04D4C2 | SHA256:07D52DB986C550B8EA72DC5CF1E035552C187AD9AD8ADC270AD682C05BC20D98 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | POST | 200 | 20.190.159.71:443 | https://login.live.com/RST2.srf | unknown | xml | 10.3 Kb | whitelisted |
6172 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.241.12:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 200 | 20.190.159.71:443 | https://login.live.com/RST2.srf | unknown | xml | 11.1 Kb | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 200 | 40.126.31.129:443 | https://login.live.com/RST2.srf | unknown | xml | 11.0 Kb | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.241.12:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6172 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 200 | 40.126.31.3:443 | https://login.live.com/RST2.srf | unknown | xml | 10.3 Kb | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 4.175.87.197:443 | https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/SLS/%7B522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E%7D/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL | unknown | compressed | 23.9 Kb | whitelisted |
4808 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.168.114:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicTimStaPCA_2010-07-01.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
6172 | RUXIMICS.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 172.211.123.249:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
— | — | 40.126.31.2:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
436 | svchost.exe | 40.126.31.2:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
2336 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.249:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Process | Message |
|---|---|
Windscribe_2.15.8_amd64.exe | Windscribe bootstrapper installing to C:\WINDOWS\Temp\WindscribeInstaller11650 |
Windscribe_2.15.8_amd64.exe | Extracting resource: 7zr.exe |
Windscribe_2.15.8_amd64.exe | Extracting resource: windscribeinstaller.7z |
Windscribe_2.15.8_amd64.exe | executeCmd: "C:\WINDOWS\Temp\WindscribeInstaller11650\7zr.exe" x -y -bb3 -bd -o"C:\WINDOWS\Temp\WindscribeInstaller11650" "C:\WINDOWS\Temp\WindscribeInstaller11650\windscribeinstaller.7z" |
Windscribe_2.15.8_amd64.exe | Extracting files from windscribeinstaller.7z |
Windscribe_2.15.8_amd64.exe | executeCmd output:
7-Zip (r) 24.08 (x86) : Igor Pavlov : Public domain : 2024-08-11
Scanning the drive for archives:
1 file, 35859461 bytes (35 MiB)
Extracting archive: C:\WINDOWS\Temp\WindscribeInstaller11650\windscribeinstaller.7z
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Path = C:\WINDOWS\Temp\WindscribeInstaller11650\windscribeinstaller.7z
Type = 7z
Physical Size = 35859461
Headers Size = 162
Method = LZMA2:24 BCJ
Solid = -
Blocks = 1
- Windscribe_2.15.8.exe
Everything is Ok
Size: 49880168
Compressed: 35859461
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Windscribe_2.15.8.exe | {"tm": "2025-06-18 17:16:41.013", "lvl": "info", "mod": "installer", "msg": "System language: en"}
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Windscribe_2.15.8.exe | {"tm": "2025-06-18 17:16:41.013", "lvl": "info", "mod": "installer", "msg": "Using language: en"}
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Windscribe_2.15.8.exe | {"tm": "2025-06-18 17:16:41.008", "lvl": "info", "mod": "installer", "msg": "Command-line args: \"Windscribe_2.15.8.exe\" "}
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Windscribe_2.15.8.exe | {"tm": "2025-06-18 17:16:41.006", "lvl": "info", "mod": "installer", "msg": "Installing Windscribe version 2.15.8"}
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