| File name: | Exela.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/56f465c9-9f55-40d5-8255-dcc895084eb5 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Exela Stealer is an infostealer malware written in Python. It is capable of collecting a wide range of sensitive information from compromised systems and exfiltrating it to attackers over Discord. It is frequently used to steal browser data, and obtain session files from various applications, including gaming platforms, social media platforms, and messaging apps. |
| Analysis date: | November 18, 2024, 22:20:41 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows, 6 sections |
| MD5: | 6258157BFF96CAF2B7BCB50E809DD571 |
| SHA1: | E39F2842E37A6A9A6107484BF99BE4C057D99100 |
| SHA256: | 7DDAA908394489B78F31BE5F297290709B0FAE604686C6E8EBC81A631D5BD1A0 |
| SSDEEP: | 196608:aqcweCZrHomyF44aGzAdqRsg7PvyILScc:aqcoZrkF44aGzYqRTrz |
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (87.3) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (6.3) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (6.3) |
| MachineType: | AMD AMD64 |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2024:11:18 22:14:09+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.4 |
| CodeSize: | 172032 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 94208 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0xcdb0 |
| OSVersion: | 6 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 10.0.19041.746 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 10.0.19041.746 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit |
| ObjectFileType: | Dynamic link library |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Microsoft Corporation |
| FileDescription: | Exela Services |
| FileVersion: | 10.0.19041.746 (WinBuild.160101.0800) |
| InternalName: | Exela.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. |
| OriginalFileName: | Exela.exe |
| ProductName: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| ProductVersion: | 10.0.19041.746 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | wmic startup get caption,command | C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WMIC.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: WMI Commandline Utility Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 612 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.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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| 824 | tasklist /FO LIST | C:\Windows\System32\tasklist.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Lists the current running tasks Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 864 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c "cmd.exe /c chcp" | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | Exela.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 944 | cmd.exe /c chcp | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1008 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.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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| 1008 | route print | C:\Windows\System32\ROUTE.EXE | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: TCP/IP Route Command Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1112 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\net1 user administrator | C:\Windows\System32\net1.exe | — | net.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Net Command Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1176 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.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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| 1176 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\net1 localgroup | C:\Windows\System32\net1.exe | — | net.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Net Command Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (6328) reg.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Exela Update Service |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\ExelaUpdateService\Exela.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4312) TiWorker.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SessionIdHigh |
Value: 31144456 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4312) TiWorker.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SessionIdLow |
Value: 751109527 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5940) rundll32.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.png\OpenWithProgids |
| Operation: | write | Name: | pngfile |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5940) rundll32.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MrtCache\C:%5CProgram Files%5CWindowsApps%5CMicrosoft.ScreenSketch_10.1907.2471.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe%5Cmicrosoft.system.package.metadata%5CS-1-5-21-1693682860-607145093-2874071422-1001-MergedResources-0.pri\1d8b7afeb5c569c\55e3c056 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | @{microsoft.screensketch_10.1907.2471.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe?ms-resource://microsoft.screensketch/files/assets/screensketchsquare44x44logo.png} |
Value: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.ScreenSketch_10.1907.2471.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Assets\ScreenSketchSquare44x44Logo.targetsize-16_contrast-black.png | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4164 | Exela.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI41642\_bz2.pyd | executable | |
MD5:76DDA2F9E6796B85D4C80B7A49585BD0 | SHA256:1DDC1386F8BEC84B4C7D17E75A84FD2B7ABEF20BD3D5CDC648B3884252E78CA3 | |||
| 4164 | Exela.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI41642\_cffi_backend.cp313-win_amd64.pyd | executable | |
MD5:FEB838919A9CBC39FA2F7E47B2CF2FA0 | SHA256:85508735F87AB59AF7343101B96337A12D51D6E54227ABC3FC139156565C5D8B | |||
| 4164 | Exela.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI41642\_asyncio.pyd | executable | |
MD5:FE4F2E32ED0EA1EF93188939ED5B9564 | SHA256:7319CA620123E4664D6A6AFF95EBB43A7A5B0B3CC0DF0ACB665BE1330ED1D6ED | |||
| 4164 | Exela.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI41642\_ctypes.pyd | executable | |
MD5:83F2A420D3A54DC73DC553FAEAD3BBD4 | SHA256:B50B87720095FE7ED8DFAD73F7A6A0BBEB408A24B561A2CFD7E3B333F87BED90 | |||
| 4164 | Exela.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI41642\_decimal.pyd | executable | |
MD5:2BBE0345BBA0CEB1DFEAD3BD326E32F7 | SHA256:79E9CF484191193A12126625BF8F8A929C51DE8C0DD743F52EAB49F86B313818 | |||
| 4164 | Exela.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI41642\_lzma.pyd | executable | |
MD5:4C91D0D2BD873740D3B835CD29BA4806 | SHA256:95578954B3282A5ED9C2DB1E214CF3B4459AFD955EABC898A896344B02908ABA | |||
| 4164 | Exela.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI41642\_overlapped.pyd | executable | |
MD5:FF936AD394F51E00CFA20B497820DC24 | SHA256:C7A497D8BB056B55B7E8882C34E250AFE3E3BF76F8691D6A90B3F24361FF672D | |||
| 4164 | Exela.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI41642\_queue.pyd | executable | |
MD5:C7FDADCA43547314C311FD077520000E | SHA256:6A984BA75337E4487A97646227A14A559EB752E76C831FF413165B5938B6FC69 | |||
| 4164 | Exela.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI41642\_socket.pyd | executable | |
MD5:574C2FEE96EFA2D63952A6042EE3272F | SHA256:66A745D27D7FDBE039F3BA2B82273EDDCDCB8613CD17588682153FAFD4B93384 | |||
| 4164 | Exela.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI41642\_sqlite3.pyd | executable | |
MD5:D8A9C98FAE2B577C8CB4246E9875DE10 | SHA256:CCF4C7A8EFCE2A995A91548EFC894859922BE003AE1C2A00C75123C3453C711B | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6944 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.48.23.166:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5488 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 23.48.23.166:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6944 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.48.23.166:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5980 | Exela.exe | GET | 200 | 208.95.112.1:80 | http://ip-api.com/json | unknown | — | — | shared |
— | — | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5488 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
— | — | 51.124.78.146:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
6944 | svchost.exe | 23.48.23.166:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
5488 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.48.23.166:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.48.23.166:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
6944 | svchost.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 |
5488 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 184.30.21.171:80 | www.microsoft.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 |
ip-api.com |
| shared |
discord.com |
| whitelisted |
self.events.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2172 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (ip-api .com) |
2172 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | INFO [ANY.RUN] External IP Check (ip-api .com) |
5980 | Exela.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET POLICY External IP Lookup ip-api.com |
2172 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed Discord Domain in DNS Lookup (discord .com) |
5980 | Exela.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed Discord Domain (discord .com in TLS SNI) |
5980 | Exela.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed Discord Domain (discord .com in TLS SNI) |
5980 | Exela.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed Discord Domain (discord .com in TLS SNI) |
5980 | Exela.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed Discord Domain (discord .com in TLS SNI) |
5980 | Exela.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed Discord Domain (discord .com in TLS SNI) |