| File name: | dllhost.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/c9785792-5765-42b4-9e15-7002762e22d9 |
| 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, 22:39:14 |
| 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: 2320)
REMCOS has been detected
- SndVol.exe (PID: 1196)
Uses Task Scheduler to run other applications
- cmd.exe (PID: 6372)
REMCOS mutex has been found
- SndVol.exe (PID: 1196)
REMCOS has been detected (YARA)
- SndVol.exe (PID: 1196)
SUSPICIOUS
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- dllhost.exe (PID: 2320)
There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)
- dllhost.exe (PID: 2320)
- SndVol.exe (PID: 1196)
Executing commands from ".cmd" file
- dllhost.exe (PID: 2320)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- dllhost.exe (PID: 2320)
Runs PING.EXE to delay simulation
- cmd.exe (PID: 1852)
Likely accesses (executes) a file from the Public directory
- esentutl.exe (PID: 780)
- alpha.pif (PID: 4448)
- alpha.pif (PID: 616)
Drops a file with a rarely used extension (PIF)
- esentutl.exe (PID: 780)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- esentutl.exe (PID: 780)
- dllhost.exe (PID: 2320)
Starts a Microsoft application from unusual location
- alpha.pif (PID: 4448)
- alpha.pif (PID: 616)
Created directory related to system
- alpha.pif (PID: 4448)
Starts itself from another location
- cmd.exe (PID: 1056)
Starts application with an unusual extension
- cmd.exe (PID: 1056)
Connects to unusual port
- SndVol.exe (PID: 1196)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- dllhost.exe (PID: 2320)
- alpha.pif (PID: 4448)
- alpha.pif (PID: 616)
Checks proxy server information
- dllhost.exe (PID: 2320)
Reads the computer name
- dllhost.exe (PID: 2320)
Reads the software policy settings
- dllhost.exe (PID: 2320)
- slui.exe (PID: 2504)
Compiled with Borland Delphi (YARA)
- dllhost.exe (PID: 2320)
Creates files in the program directory
- dllhost.exe (PID: 2320)
Launch of the file from Task Scheduler
- cmd.exe (PID: 6372)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- dllhost.exe (PID: 2320)
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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
16
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 536 | 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 Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 616 | 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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| 656 | \??\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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| 776 | schtasks /create /sc minute /mo 20 /tn "Itpkogjw" /tr C:\\ProgramData\\Itpkogjw.url" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Task Scheduler Configuration Tool Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 780 | 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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| 1056 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\\ProgramData\\9174.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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| 1196 | 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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| 1852 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\\ProgramData\\16424.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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| 2320 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dllhost.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dllhost.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 2504 | "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 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
1 858
Read events
1 854
Write events
4
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (1196) SndVol.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\chrome-HXVMEL |
| Operation: | write | Name: | exepath |
Value: 90AA7CD93C868BCB18D752450340F3E6A8717705F8FC5274AFBBC57EA6B7E44E2D765B0373C6F12F5629D6F9714793302F58A2C89242F892D78233F37E33 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1196) SndVol.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\chrome-HXVMEL |
| Operation: | write | Name: | licence |
Value: 76888F158C49F9AE9E688FC41470F75D | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1196) SndVol.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\chrome-HXVMEL |
| Operation: | write | Name: | time |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1196) 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2320 | dllhost.exe | C:\ProgramData\9174.cmd | text | |
MD5:1DF650CCA01129127D30063634AB5C03 | SHA256:EDD4094E7A82A6FF8BE65D6B075E9513BD15A6B74F8032B5C10CE18F7191FA60 | |||
| 2320 | dllhost.exe | C:\ProgramData\neo.cmd | text | |
MD5:5BAF253744AD26F35BA17DB6B80763E9 | SHA256:9CBB41E6C4F8565A6D121B770FCF3F15A6891C8DF8BFBA6D0414B3AD3298BDBA | |||
| 2320 | dllhost.exe | C:\ProgramData\Itpkogjw.url | binary | |
MD5:11F17CCE4D20471D14C2B3B305E861A6 | SHA256:95BA27F8E52ECDEC04C6B6AE9E1795CC1060A7B121F54AC348B223544EF7F811 | |||
| 780 | esentutl.exe | C:\Users\Public\alpha.pif | executable | |
MD5:D3348AC2130C7E754754A6E9CB053B09 | SHA256:E9EF013238495BFFCE7459E059BFFE340A0F08B439EC94E7D4436F4E13714ECD | |||
| 2320 | dllhost.exe | C:\Users\admin\Links\Itpkogjw.PIF | executable | |
MD5:2D7B3F146B76E8E1145BDEBBAD843239 | SHA256:7E679F4E9CC6296684C2A723C5A5484249E63CC42B716EE5C9F1AD79F3F7B350 | |||
| 2320 | dllhost.exe | C:\ProgramData\120.cmd | text | |
MD5:F72A7FCEFEA7525842341A36C2077A90 | SHA256:0B9BC0A9F1AB520E5E68867394DA713AA1E8DB559D154C2299CC1A84FBE59680 | |||
| 2320 | dllhost.exe | C:\Users\admin\Links\Itpkogjw | binary | |
MD5:C97CB3A3C841887F09C6559AD6DFA9A7 | SHA256:313A2861D39C3C1A412D120AF7FAA54E038DFD2801C298FCC87762DD0B5CA9E0 | |||
| 2320 | dllhost.exe | C:\ProgramData\16424.cmd | text | |
MD5:9A020804EBA1FFAC2928D7C795144BBF | SHA256:A86C6C7A2BF9E12C45275A5E7EBEBD5E6D2BA302FE0A12600B7C9FDF283D9E63 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
158
DNS requests
18
Threats
1
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.16.168.114:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
680 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
680 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 2.16.168.114:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | RU | whitelisted |
— | — | 2.23.246.101:80 | www.microsoft.com | Ooredoo Q.S.C. | QA | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 40.126.32.138:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 2.23.77.188:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.248:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
5796 | svchost.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
2320 | dllhost.exe | 162.55.232.49:443 | taqareer.tech | Hetzner Online GmbH | DE | unknown |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
taqareer.tech |
| unknown |
tredwqasdgghnbvgtredsw.ydns.eu |
| unknown |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2196 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | INFO [ANY.RUN] Dynamic DNS Service (ydns .eu) |