File name:

st-setup-1.8.16.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/86725767-fb4b-45be-aec7-88c1fec89e20
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: June 20, 2025, 08:45:40
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows, 9 sections
MD5:

9C42F5CCAE30AFC9C70C924D543924F8

SHA1:

4E3C555CFEE82D23ACFDDA4754C0870F455156E8

SHA256:

80B6573208F2179C97CE64FF731269E349A07A3969C1198BF5A9092C5A01555C

SSDEEP:

98304:J+dm8gYux7Ede4oqZSYVgnSoPV7dquc8GV+x7YjvyeSdRYTUhQ5WwwFPc7xqSG6i:PvI2akT6ZJJW6dEQK

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Uses ICACLS.EXE to modify access control lists

      • st-setup-1.8.16.exe (PID: 3652)

    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • st-setup-1.8.16.exe (PID: 3652)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • st-setup-1.8.16.exe (PID: 3652)

    • Malware-specific behavior (creating "System.dll" in Temp)

      • st-setup-1.8.16.exe (PID: 3652)

    • The process creates files with name similar to system file names

      • st-setup-1.8.16.exe (PID: 3652)

    • There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)

      • st-setup-1.8.16.exe (PID: 3652)
      • SteamTools.exe (PID: 6704)

    • The process drops C-runtime libraries

      • st-setup-1.8.16.exe (PID: 3652)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • st-setup-1.8.16.exe (PID: 3652)

    • Explorer used for Indirect Command Execution

      • explorer.exe (PID: 3836)

    • Executing commands from a ".bat" file

      • explorer.exe (PID: 2040)

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • explorer.exe (PID: 2040)

  • INFO

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • st-setup-1.8.16.exe (PID: 3652)

    • Checks supported languages

      • st-setup-1.8.16.exe (PID: 3652)
      • SteamTools.exe (PID: 6704)

    • Reads the computer name

      • st-setup-1.8.16.exe (PID: 3652)
      • SteamTools.exe (PID: 6704)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • st-setup-1.8.16.exe (PID: 3652)

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • st-setup-1.8.16.exe (PID: 3652)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • st-setup-1.8.16.exe (PID: 3652)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • SteamTools.exe (PID: 6704)

    • Manual execution by a user

      • Taskmgr.exe (PID: 6104)
      • Taskmgr.exe (PID: 3608)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • Taskmgr.exe (PID: 6104)
      • explorer.exe (PID: 2040)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (87.3)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (6.3)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (6.3)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: AMD AMD64
TimeStamp: 2025:02:08 08:30:59+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, Large address aware, No debug
PEType: PE32+
LinkerVersion: 2.38
CodeSize: 36352
InitializedDataSize: 51200
UninitializedDataSize: 246784
EntryPoint: 0x4560
OSVersion: 5.1
ImageVersion: 6
SubsystemVersion: 5.1
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
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All screenshots are available in the full report
Total processes
157
Monitored processes
14
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start st-setup-1.8.16.exe icacls.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs icacls.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs explorer.exe no specs explorer.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs steamtools.exe taskmgr.exe no specs taskmgr.exe slui.exe no specs st-setup-1.8.16.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2040C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe /factory,{75dff2b7-6936-4c06-a8bb-676a7b00b24b} -EmbeddingC:\Windows\explorer.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Explorer
Version:
10.0.19041.3758 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\explorer.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
2276icacls "C:\Program Files\SteamTools\*.*" /grant:r "*S-1-5-32-545:(OI)(CI)F"C:\Windows\System32\icacls.exe—st-setup-1.8.16.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\icacls.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
3488"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\st-setup-1.8.16.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\st-setup-1.8.16.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
3221226540
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\st-setup-1.8.16.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
3608"C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe" /7C:\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
3620C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SteamTools_launcher.bat" "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.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\cmdext.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
3652"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\st-setup-1.8.16.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\st-setup-1.8.16.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\st-setup-1.8.16.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
3668\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—icacls.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Console Window Host
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
3736\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\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
Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
3836"C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe" "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SteamTools_launcher.bat"C:\Windows\explorer.exe—st-setup-1.8.16.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows Explorer
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.3758 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\explorer.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
5552icacls "C:\Program Files\SteamTools" /grant:r "*S-1-5-32-545:(OI)(CI)F" /TC:\Windows\System32\icacls.exe—st-setup-1.8.16.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\icacls.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
Total events
3 453
Read events
3 439
Write events
13
Delete events
1

Modification events

(PID) Process:(3652) st-setup-1.8.16.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SteamTools
Operation:writeName:DisplayName
Value:
SteamTools
(PID) Process:(3652) st-setup-1.8.16.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SteamTools
Operation:writeName:UninstallString
Value:
"C:\Program Files\SteamTools\Uninstall.exe"
(PID) Process:(3652) st-setup-1.8.16.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SteamTools
Operation:writeName:QuietUninstallString
Value:
"C:\Program Files\SteamTools\Uninstall.exe" /S
(PID) Process:(3652) st-setup-1.8.16.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SteamTools
Operation:writeName:InstallLocation
Value:
C:\Program Files\SteamTools
(PID) Process:(3652) st-setup-1.8.16.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SteamTools
Operation:writeName:DisplayIcon
Value:
C:\Program Files\SteamTools\SteamTools.exe,0
(PID) Process:(3652) st-setup-1.8.16.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SteamTools
Operation:writeName:NoModify
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3652) st-setup-1.8.16.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SteamTools
Operation:writeName:NoRepair
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3652) st-setup-1.8.16.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SteamTools
Operation:writeName:Language
Value:
1033
(PID) Process:(6704) SteamTools.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Valve\Steamtools
Operation:writeName:fScreenIndex
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(6704) SteamTools.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Valve\Steamtools
Operation:writeName:fPosition
Value:
@Point(610 100)
Executable files
17
Suspicious files
3
Text files
4
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
3652st-setup-1.8.16.exeC:\Program Files\SteamTools\SteamTools.exeexecutable
MD5:E45BFB5EDCC03451A85BC505298FBC16
SHA256:7AFCB8D488F34E284DEEF1559DBC0D46D1BD68E226928E5B583169A1FD275842
3652st-setup-1.8.16.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nso59BA.tmp\nsDialogs.dllexecutable
MD5:9CBB2C67258DF6CFC08E060BD8AB8309
SHA256:4AEC3A5A78295861C8AD96B70B0520C541EA4DF60651615802AD066780CE2296
3652st-setup-1.8.16.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nso59BA.tmp\modern-wizard.bmpimage
MD5:3614A4BE6B610F1DAF6C801574F161FE
SHA256:16E0EDC9F47E6E95A9BCAD15ADBDC46BE774FBCD045DD526FC16FC38FDC8D49B
3652st-setup-1.8.16.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nso59BA.tmp\System.dllexecutable
MD5:E74573CE106DD95B148BB8B1EF8E3418
SHA256:D12BC87BF84C51C13F0877949BCD719C5B90D9DF8658A2F8036DDC262CB0D87B
3652st-setup-1.8.16.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsz59AA.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3652st-setup-1.8.16.exeC:\Program Files\SteamTools\Qt5Network.dllexecutable
MD5:3569693D5BAE82854DE1D88F86C33184
SHA256:4EF341AE9302E793878020F0740B09B0F31CB380408A697F75C69FDBD20FC7A1
3652st-setup-1.8.16.exeC:\Program Files\SteamTools\vcruntime140_1.dllexecutable
MD5:3B22B2EC303B0721827DD768C87DF6ED
SHA256:3B792DA47040C3B3E0804CDC5153EEF4E802B6975963029D8DC360CB824A7B62
3652st-setup-1.8.16.exeC:\Program Files\SteamTools\Qt5Svg.dllexecutable
MD5:03761F923E52A7269A6E3A7452F6BE93
SHA256:7348CFC6444438B8845FB3F59381227325D40CA2187D463E82FC7B8E93E38DB5
3652st-setup-1.8.16.exeC:\Program Files\SteamTools\Qt5Gui.dllexecutable
MD5:47307A1E2E9987AB422F09771D590FF1
SHA256:5E7D2D41B8B92A880E83B8CC0CA173F5DA61218604186196787EE1600956BE1E
3652st-setup-1.8.16.exeC:\Program Files\SteamTools\msvcp140.dllexecutable
MD5:BA72C2F6F465926980ADC2FB7F8B3490
SHA256:86881A7054532019291C162F0A8177980C1C2B45490F7E88543F22915D08D9FF
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HTTP(S) requests
11
TCP/UDP connections
42
DNS requests
24
Threats
3

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
3768
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.53.40.176:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5328
SearchApp.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6704
SteamTools.exe
GET
302
122.188.44.139:80
http://new-service.biliapi.net/picture/chatres/update/version2.txt
unknown
—
—
unknown
5328
SearchApp.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1948
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1948
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5328
SearchApp.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5328
SearchApp.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEA77flR%2B3w%2FxBpruV2lte6A%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4680
RUXIMICS.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
3768
svchost.exe
40.126.32.76:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
3768
svchost.exe
2.17.190.73:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
2336
svchost.exe
172.211.123.248:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
23.53.40.176:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
23.35.229.160:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 4.231.128.59
  • 51.104.136.2
whitelisted
google.com
  • 216.58.212.142
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.32.76
  • 40.126.32.72
  • 20.190.160.132
  • 20.190.160.65
  • 20.190.160.67
  • 40.126.32.140
  • 20.190.160.131
  • 20.190.160.66
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.248
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.53.40.176
  • 23.53.40.178
whitelisted
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com
  • 52.111.227.14
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.35.229.160
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 92.123.104.37
  • 92.123.104.38
  • 92.123.104.36
  • 92.123.104.35
  • 92.123.104.32
  • 92.123.104.49
  • 92.123.104.52
  • 92.123.104.50
  • 92.123.104.47
whitelisted
steamtools.info
  • —
unknown

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
6704
SteamTools.exe
Misc activity
INFO [ANY.RUN] USER_AGENTS Suspicious User-Agent (Mozilla/5.0)
2200
svchost.exe
Misc activity
ET INFO DNS Query to Alibaba Cloud CDN Domain (aliyuncs .com)
6704
SteamTools.exe
Misc activity
INFO [ANY.RUN] USER_AGENTS Suspicious User-Agent (Mozilla/5.0)
Process
Message
SteamTools.exe
"steamPath:"
SteamTools.exe
?????????????? "Host steamtools.info not found"
SteamTools.exe
?????????????? "Unknown error"
SteamTools.exe
Left Click - Action: "Exit" ""
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Reports
st-setup-1.8.16.exe