File name:

nbc.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/571cd4d2-d315-4c11-8ad3-e775bf105c70
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: January 17, 2025, 00:42:56
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:
crypto-regex
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 5 sections
MD5:

9F7C94776FAC4284EC174DAA9E1A3DDA

SHA1:

B7D1F3DAE46512D7511702BC932D840123312B68

SHA256:

7E1A1CB834CB64B158D11BF7A78EB1441CACC647896B85686F633644ECDEA176

SSDEEP:

6144:/d14qe3nkGw2I1gcNcUn0cAWbfDPU+wKeO:oD3fvcN6cAcU+5

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • nbc.exe (PID: 6920)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Starts a Microsoft application from unusual location

      • nbc.exe (PID: 6920)
    • The process executes via Task Scheduler

      • PLUGScheduler.exe (PID: 872)
    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • svcapp.exe (PID: 5252)
      • nbc.exe (PID: 6920)
    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • svcapp.exe (PID: 5252)
      • nbc.exe (PID: 6920)
    • Found regular expressions for crypto-addresses (YARA)

      • nbc.exe (PID: 6920)
  • INFO

    • Manual execution by a user

      • Taskmgr.exe (PID: 7136)
      • svcapp.exe (PID: 5252)
      • Taskmgr.exe (PID: 6984)
    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • Taskmgr.exe (PID: 7136)
    • Checks supported languages

      • PLUGScheduler.exe (PID: 872)
      • svcapp.exe (PID: 5252)
      • nbc.exe (PID: 6920)
    • Reads the computer name

      • PLUGScheduler.exe (PID: 872)
    • Creates files in the program directory

      • PLUGScheduler.exe (PID: 872)
    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • svcapp.exe (PID: 5252)
      • nbc.exe (PID: 6920)
    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • nbc.exe (PID: 6920)
      • svcapp.exe (PID: 5252)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (42.2)
.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (37.3)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (8.8)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (6)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.7)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2025:01:17 00:43:03+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 11
CodeSize: 112640
InitializedDataSize: 77824
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0xa1b8
OSVersion: 6
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 6
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 6.0.0.1
ProductVersionNumber: 8.0.0.1
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Windows NT 32-bit
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Unicode
CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription: System
FileVersion: 6.0.0.1
InternalName: System
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2026
OriginalFileName: System.exe
ProductName: System
ProductVersion: 8.0.0.1
No data.
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Total processes
257
Monitored processes
6
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
872"C:\Program Files\RUXIM\PLUGscheduler.exe"C:\Program Files\RUXIM\PLUGScheduler.exe—svchost.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Windows Update LifeCycle Component Scheduler
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.3623 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\ruxim\plugscheduler.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
2132C:\WINDOWS\System32\rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows host process (Rundll32)
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\rundll32.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\imagehlp.dll
5252"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\svcapp.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\svcapp.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
System
Version:
6.0.0.1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\microsoft\svcapp.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\shlwapi.dll
6920"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nbc.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nbc.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
System
Exit code:
1073807364
Version:
6.0.0.1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\nbc.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\shlwapi.dll
6984"C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe" /4C:\Windows\System32\Taskmgr.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Task Manager
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\taskmgr.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
7136"C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe" /4C:\Windows\System32\Taskmgr.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Task Manager
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\taskmgr.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\powrprof.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
Total events
2 081
Read events
2 066
Write events
14
Delete events
1

Modification events

(PID) Process:(6920) nbc.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Operation:writeName:SystemHandler
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nbc.exe
(PID) Process:(6920) nbc.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Operation:writeName:SystemHandler
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\svcapp.exe
(PID) Process:(7136) Taskmgr.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\TaskManager
Operation:delete valueName:Preferences
Value:
(PID) Process:(7136) Taskmgr.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartupApproved\Run
Operation:writeName:CCleaner Smart Cleaning
Value:
03000000388271EEFD58DA01
(PID) Process:(7136) Taskmgr.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartupApproved\Run32
Operation:writeName:SunJavaUpdateSched
Value:
030000006B0EA3ECFD58DA01
(PID) Process:(7136) Taskmgr.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartupApproved\Run
Operation:writeName:MicrosoftEdgeAutoLaunch_29EBC4579851B72EE312C449CF839B1A
Value:
030000002B498EF9C8B7D801
(PID) Process:(7136) Taskmgr.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartupApproved\Run
Operation:writeName:OneDrive
Value:
03000000A31484EEAAD7D301
(PID) Process:(7136) Taskmgr.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartupApproved\Run
Operation:writeName:SoundMan
Value:
030000009F7A12EAC6B7D801
(PID) Process:(7136) Taskmgr.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartupApproved\StartupFolder
Operation:writeName:Send to OneNote.lnk
Value:
030000004443A9558E3CD901
(PID) Process:(7136) Taskmgr.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartupApproved\Run
Operation:writeName:Skype for Desktop
Value:
03000000FD1CB01610C7D901
Executable files
2
Suspicious files
39
Text files
1
Unknown types
1

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
6920nbc.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\svcapp.exeexecutable
MD5:9F7C94776FAC4284EC174DAA9E1A3DDA
SHA256:7E1A1CB834CB64B158D11BF7A78EB1441CACC647896B85686F633644ECDEA176
7136Taskmgr.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\D3DSCache\3534848bb9f4cb71\F4EB2D6C-ED2B-4BDD-AD9D-F913287E6768.locktext
MD5:F49655F856ACB8884CC0ACE29216F511
SHA256:7852FCE59C67DDF1D6B8B997EAA1ADFAC004A9F3A91C37295DE9223674011FBA
872PLUGScheduler.exeC:\ProgramData\PLUG\Logs\RUXIMLog.045.etlbinary
MD5:673727AF7C6805E869C9F8BE1E468F4A
SHA256:6B16B7DE97F397BCEC36EB3F18C7B64CD3DB6D2974DDF319A251CE27B80D837B
872PLUGScheduler.exeC:\ProgramData\PLUG\Logs\RUXIMLog.047.etlbinary
MD5:FA358BFEE9B4E1FFB7394D13CBBC4898
SHA256:6FF97BBF8A56286A4C71623829514CC14B7F8CBBCF09748D939F733968478A22
872PLUGScheduler.exeC:\ProgramData\PLUG\Logs\RUXIMLog.044.etlbinary
MD5:079890A8EC8D5CB6523FCEC2209780AA
SHA256:0E12D2D76DD738CE196BED522E35F75E2CC91294F78CDDCBE8CE7787AAA70049
872PLUGScheduler.exeC:\ProgramData\PLUG\Logs\RUXIMLog.043.etlbinary
MD5:2F36C598EBFF5B5CDD898C9691D6BCCB
SHA256:8900C5931ED8E0D1B68082B45CF2F4E8C1025D36825508E0804C916D781B9F50
872PLUGScheduler.exeC:\ProgramData\PLUG\Logs\RUXIMLog.042.etlbinary
MD5:868E79A00A8204448B2FFC4F4D5C08EA
SHA256:148FE324431CB4C826BCF0436147D946AC389A877732612CF40629048B8517DC
872PLUGScheduler.exeC:\ProgramData\PLUG\Logs\RUXIMLog.041.etlbinary
MD5:44A0E917AD0C126931B1BCD959285A9A
SHA256:DDFBE47E7DFD6D8B7517F2F6FF9808ECF3C0A25F588A9F96D04F4E2B4A578573
872PLUGScheduler.exeC:\ProgramData\PLUG\Logs\RUXIMLog.039.etlbinary
MD5:C8834D365FAE073DEDE1F1620454CE71
SHA256:C6DD793EEE1D5551CA507A3C5BFFECA82DD3E29C63C2C6DD218A7D4BFB37046B
872PLUGScheduler.exeC:\ProgramData\PLUG\Logs\RUXIMLog.038.etlbinary
MD5:5EA68411BF8E9EAF4621BAF73F61449E
SHA256:9D4CA5A1D871F819C139A498BB910A63576C2FE6367853544F8D172D8B6EBFF7
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HTTP(S) requests
9
TCP/UDP connections
70
DNS requests
36
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
—
—
GET
200
23.48.23.143:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
DE
binary
1.01 Kb
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
DE
binary
973 b
whitelisted
5064
SearchApp.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D
DE
binary
313 b
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
DE
binary
471 b
whitelisted
1792
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D
DE
binary
471 b
whitelisted
4596
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.23.77.188:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
DE
binary
471 b
whitelisted
3628
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
2.23.77.188:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D
DE
binary
471 b
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
NL
binary
419 b
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
NL
binary
408 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
—
—
23.48.23.143:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
—
—
184.30.21.171:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
5064
SearchApp.exe
104.126.37.170:443
www.bing.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
5064
SearchApp.exe
2.17.190.73:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
1176
svchost.exe
40.126.31.73:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
—
—
2.17.190.73:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
—
—
184.30.18.9:443
go.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
google.com
  • 142.250.186.142
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.48.23.143
  • 23.48.23.156
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 184.30.21.171
  • 95.101.149.131
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 104.126.37.170
  • 104.126.37.161
  • 104.126.37.171
  • 104.126.37.153
  • 104.126.37.146
  • 104.126.37.145
  • 104.126.37.162
  • 104.126.37.144
  • 104.126.37.163
  • 2.23.227.208
  • 2.23.227.215
  • 2.21.65.154
  • 2.21.65.132
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
  • 2.23.77.188
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.31.73
  • 20.190.159.68
  • 40.126.31.67
  • 20.190.159.2
  • 20.190.159.23
  • 40.126.31.69
  • 20.190.159.4
  • 20.190.159.64
whitelisted
go.microsoft.com
  • 184.30.18.9
  • 184.28.89.167
whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.124.78.146
  • 4.231.128.59
  • 20.73.194.208
whitelisted
arc.msn.com
  • 20.199.58.43
whitelisted
fd.api.iris.microsoft.com
  • 20.199.58.43
  • 20.223.35.26
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info