| File name: | dllhost.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/8d33d9bb-95c0-417a-ae8f-9a9487f7020c |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Remote access trojans (RATs) are a type of malware that enables attackers to establish complete to partial control over infected computers. Such malicious programs often have a modular design, offering a wide range of functionalities for conducting illicit activities on compromised systems. Some of the most common features of RATs include access to the users’ data, webcam, and keystrokes. This malware is often distributed through phishing emails and links. |
| Analysis date: | May 28, 2025, 22:51:14 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 9 sections |
| MD5: | 2D7B3F146B76E8E1145BDEBBAD843239 |
| SHA1: | 7EB6BC1319EFFAE89BECECA198B75ECC5FE98057 |
| SHA256: | 7E679F4E9CC6296684C2A723C5A5484249E63CC42B716EE5C9F1AD79F3F7B350 |
| SSDEEP: | 49152:3S1xQ9CEVRJqhnEfHVZtzlOgcPwH5fQmRNElRqe3nxm/NO6TNwK:3wQ9CEVChENL |
MALICIOUS
GENERIC has been found (auto)
- dllhost.exe (PID: 6640)
REMCOS has been detected
- SndVol.exe (PID: 5576)
REMCOS has been detected (YARA)
- SndVol.exe (PID: 5576)
REMCOS mutex has been found
- SndVol.exe (PID: 5576)
Uses Task Scheduler to run other applications
- cmd.exe (PID: 5352)
SUSPICIOUS
Likely accesses (executes) a file from the Public directory
- esentutl.exe (PID: 1228)
- alpha.pif (PID: 4408)
- alpha.pif (PID: 6620)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- dllhost.exe (PID: 6640)
Drops a file with a rarely used extension (PIF)
- esentutl.exe (PID: 1228)
Runs PING.EXE to delay simulation
- cmd.exe (PID: 5608)
Starts a Microsoft application from unusual location
- alpha.pif (PID: 6620)
- alpha.pif (PID: 4408)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- dllhost.exe (PID: 6640)
Executing commands from ".cmd" file
- dllhost.exe (PID: 6640)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- esentutl.exe (PID: 1228)
- dllhost.exe (PID: 6640)
Starts application with an unusual extension
- cmd.exe (PID: 6036)
Starts itself from another location
- cmd.exe (PID: 6036)
Created directory related to system
- alpha.pif (PID: 6620)
Connects to unusual port
- SndVol.exe (PID: 5576)
There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)
- SndVol.exe (PID: 5576)
- dllhost.exe (PID: 6640)
INFO
Creates files in the program directory
- dllhost.exe (PID: 6640)
Checks proxy server information
- dllhost.exe (PID: 6640)
Reads the computer name
- dllhost.exe (PID: 6640)
Reads the software policy settings
- dllhost.exe (PID: 6640)
Checks supported languages
- dllhost.exe (PID: 6640)
- alpha.pif (PID: 6620)
- alpha.pif (PID: 4408)
The sample compiled with english language support
- esentutl.exe (PID: 1228)
Compiled with Borland Delphi (YARA)
- dllhost.exe (PID: 6640)
Launch of the file from Task Scheduler
- cmd.exe (PID: 5352)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- dllhost.exe (PID: 6640)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable Delphi generic (37.4) |
|---|---|---|
| .scr | | | Windows screen saver (34.5) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (11.9) |
| .exe | | | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (5.4) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (5.2) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 1992:06:19 22:22:17+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, Bytes reversed lo, 32-bit, Bytes reversed hi |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 2.25 |
| CodeSize: | 398848 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 523264 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x627c8 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
Total processes
145
Monitored processes
14
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
1
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1228 | C:\\Windows\\System32\\esentutl /y C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe /d C:\\Users\\Public\\alpha.pif /o | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\esentutl.exe | cmd.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Extensible Storage Engine Utilities for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1272 | \??\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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| 2092 | 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 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4408 | C:\\Users\\Public\\alpha.pif /c mkdir "\\?\C:\Windows \SysWOW64" | C:\Users\Public\alpha.pif | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4880 | \??\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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| 5156 | ping 127.0.0.1 -n 10 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: TCP/IP Ping Command Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5328 | \??\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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| 5352 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\\ProgramData\\11.cmd | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | — | dllhost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5576 | C:\Windows\System32\SndVol.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SndVol.exe | dllhost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Volume Mixer Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5608 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\\ProgramData\\30196.cmd | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | — | dllhost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
1 389
Read events
1 385
Write events
4
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (5576) SndVol.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\chrome-HXVMEL |
| Operation: | write | Name: | exepath |
Value: 90AA7CD93C868BCB18D752450340F3E6A8717705F8FC5274AFBBC57EA6B7E44E2D765B0373C6F12F5629D6F9714793302F58A2C89242F892D78233F37E33 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5576) SndVol.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\chrome-HXVMEL |
| Operation: | write | Name: | licence |
Value: 76888F158C49F9AE9E688FC41470F75D | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5576) SndVol.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\chrome-HXVMEL |
| Operation: | write | Name: | time |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5576) SndVol.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\chrome-HXVMEL |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UID |
Value: | |||
Executable files
2
Suspicious files
2
Text files
4
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6640 | dllhost.exe | C:\ProgramData\Itpkogjw.url | binary | |
MD5:E77086830406C1EF8EA5D168DB7975A8 | SHA256:54AE8122F000059CE71F7DF86F3F914C1BFBB56663C5004679372D266DD4D457 | |||
| 6640 | dllhost.exe | C:\Users\admin\Links\Itpkogjw.PIF | executable | |
MD5:2D7B3F146B76E8E1145BDEBBAD843239 | SHA256:7E679F4E9CC6296684C2A723C5A5484249E63CC42B716EE5C9F1AD79F3F7B350 | |||
| 6640 | dllhost.exe | C:\ProgramData\neo.cmd | text | |
MD5:5BAF253744AD26F35BA17DB6B80763E9 | SHA256:9CBB41E6C4F8565A6D121B770FCF3F15A6891C8DF8BFBA6D0414B3AD3298BDBA | |||
| 6640 | dllhost.exe | C:\ProgramData\6899.cmd | text | |
MD5:1DF650CCA01129127D30063634AB5C03 | SHA256:EDD4094E7A82A6FF8BE65D6B075E9513BD15A6B74F8032B5C10CE18F7191FA60 | |||
| 6640 | dllhost.exe | C:\ProgramData\30196.cmd | text | |
MD5:9A020804EBA1FFAC2928D7C795144BBF | SHA256:A86C6C7A2BF9E12C45275A5E7EBEBD5E6D2BA302FE0A12600B7C9FDF283D9E63 | |||
| 1228 | esentutl.exe | C:\Users\Public\alpha.pif | executable | |
MD5:D3348AC2130C7E754754A6E9CB053B09 | SHA256:E9EF013238495BFFCE7459E059BFFE340A0F08B439EC94E7D4436F4E13714ECD | |||
| 6640 | dllhost.exe | C:\ProgramData\11.cmd | text | |
MD5:F72A7FCEFEA7525842341A36C2077A90 | SHA256:0B9BC0A9F1AB520E5E68867394DA713AA1E8DB559D154C2299CC1A84FBE59680 | |||
| 6640 | dllhost.exe | C:\Users\admin\Links\Itpkogjw | binary | |
MD5:C97CB3A3C841887F09C6559AD6DFA9A7 | SHA256:313A2861D39C3C1A412D120AF7FAA54E038DFD2801C298FCC87762DD0B5CA9E0 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
156
DNS requests
17
Threats
1
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.16.241.12:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4464 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.181.156:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4464 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.181.156:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | 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 |
— | — | 2.16.241.12:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.248:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
6640 | dllhost.exe | 162.55.232.49:443 | taqareer.tech | Hetzner Online GmbH | DE | unknown |
5576 | SndVol.exe | 172.245.244.120:20908 | tredwqasdgghnbvgtredsw.ydns.eu | AS-COLOCROSSING | US | suspicious |
4464 | SIHClient.exe | 20.109.210.53:443 | slscr.update.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
taqareer.tech |
| unknown |
tredwqasdgghnbvgtredsw.ydns.eu |
| unknown |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2196 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | INFO [ANY.RUN] Dynamic DNS Service (ydns .eu) |