| URL: | https://vlc.elhacker.net |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/99ef9fcc-edd5-482a-a828-3391978a9111 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | A loader is malicious software that infiltrates devices to deliver malicious payloads. This malware is capable of infecting victims’ computers, analyzing their system information, and installing other types of threats, such as trojans or stealers. Criminals usually deliver loaders through phishing emails and links by relying on social engineering to trick users into downloading and running their executables. Loaders employ advanced evasion and persistence tactics to avoid detection. |
| Analysis date: | January 07, 2026, 13:32:23 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
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| Indicators: | |
| MD5: | 85B5B226119A566A10A5BA5294825BD8 |
| SHA1: | BD70F6ADB921116362DF7B0DFEB7B2908A281152 |
| SHA256: | 81836F48B5F26B9B90E7B3C84A2CFBC6A15CD00B1982B9DA91B17765A09A92F2 |
| SSDEEP: | 3:N8bFs:2e |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 144 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | vlc-cache-gen.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
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| 800 | regsvr32.exe /s "C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\axvlc.dll" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe | — | vlc-3.0.16-win64.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft(C) Register Server Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1340 | "C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe" "C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | — | vlc-3.0.16-win64.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows Explorer Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3758 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1524 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --disable-quic --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=6748,i,18272145746698043708,9742143189011723064,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5832 /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 1700 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-quic --message-loop-type-ui --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=6908,i,18272145746698043708,9742143189011723064,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6872 /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 1752 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=quarantine.mojom.Quarantine --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-quic --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=6872,i,18272145746698043708,9742143189011723064,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=908 /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 1792 | "C:\Users\admin\Downloads\vlc-3.0.16-win64.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Downloads\vlc-3.0.16-win64.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 3221226540 Modules
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| 1956 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --disable-quic --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=5720,i,18272145746698043708,9742143189011723064,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5740 /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 2164 | "C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" | C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: VideoLAN Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: VLC media player Version: 3.0.16 Modules
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| 2224 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --string-annotations --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=3 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=19 --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=5592,i,18272145746698043708,9742143189011723064,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6632 /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (5020) vlc-3.0.16-win64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\vlc.exe |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FriendlyAppName |
Value: VLC media player | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5020) vlc-3.0.16-win64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\VLC.3ga\shell\Open |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MultiSelectModel |
Value: Player | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5020) vlc-3.0.16-win64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\vlc.exe\SupportedTypes |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 8654272 |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5020) vlc-3.0.16-win64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\VLC.669\shell\Open |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MultiSelectModel |
Value: Player | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5020) vlc-3.0.16-win64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\VLC.a52\shell\Open |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MultiSelectModel |
Value: Player | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5020) vlc-3.0.16-win64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\VLC.aac\shell\Open |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MultiSelectModel |
Value: Player | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5020) vlc-3.0.16-win64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\VLC.ac3\shell\Open |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MultiSelectModel |
Value: Player | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5020) vlc-3.0.16-win64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\VLC.ape\shell\Open |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MultiSelectModel |
Value: Player | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5020) vlc-3.0.16-win64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\VLC.opus\shell\Open |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MultiSelectModel |
Value: Player | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5020) vlc-3.0.16-win64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\VLC.qcp\shell\Open |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MultiSelectModel |
Value: Player | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7584 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\ClientCertificates\LOG.old~RFfe3fe.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7584 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\ClientCertificates\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7584 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old~RFfe40d.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7584 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old~RFfe40d.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7584 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old~RFfe40d.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7584 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old~RFfe40d.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7584 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7584 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7584 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7584 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\LOG.old~RFfe42d.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7920 | msedge.exe | OPTIONS | 200 | 35.190.80.1:443 | https://a.nel.cloudflare.com/report/v4?s=3CiUxttPpmLKNX10vr%2FslQa%2Fvny%2FQ5usgE%2FPpEQHGEzTvFXcgU7dnqGGgMjhcolwX5oe3piSVKqtTk%2B00bSDZmG3VtkkA4w4YpbQkS1TTHXfF7f%2FvTrJAw3JwX8IpBc6yms%3D | US | — | — | unknown |
7920 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 150.171.22.17:443 | https://config.edge.skype.com/config/v1/Edge/133.0.3065.92?clientId=4489578223053569932&agents=EdgeFirstRun%2CEdgeFirstRunConfig&osname=win&client=edge&channel=stable&scpfre=0&osarch=x86_64&osver=10.0.19045&wu=1&devicefamily=desktop&uma=0&sessionid=65&mngd=0&installdate=1661339457&edu=0&soobedate=1504771245&bphint=2&fg=1&lbfgdate=1741678270&lafgdate=0 | US | text | 768 b | whitelisted |
7920 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 91.126.217.153:443 | https://vlc.elhacker.net/icons/blank.gif | ES | image | 148 b | unknown |
7920 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 104.18.23.222:443 | https://copilot.microsoft.com/c/api/user/eligibility | US | text | 25 b | whitelisted |
7920 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.204.159:443 | https://www.bing.com/bloomfilterfiles/ExpandedDomainsFilterGlobal.json | NL | text | 128 Kb | whitelisted |
7920 | msedge.exe | GET | 304 | 150.171.28.11:443 | https://edge.microsoft.com/abusiveadblocking/api/v1/blocklist | US | — | — | whitelisted |
7920 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 91.126.217.153:443 | https://vlc.elhacker.net/icons/folder2.png | ES | image | 561 b | unknown |
7920 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 91.126.217.153:443 | https://vlc.elhacker.net/icons/folder2.png | ES | image | 561 b | unknown |
7920 | msedge.exe | GET | 302 | 91.126.217.153:443 | https://vlc.elhacker.net/favicon.ico | ES | html | 217 b | unknown |
7920 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 91.126.217.153:443 | https://vlc.elhacker.net/icons/unknown.gif | ES | image | 245 b | unknown |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
748 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
6768 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
6484 | RUXIMICS.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
7920 | msedge.exe | 150.171.22.17:443 | config.edge.skype.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
7920 | msedge.exe | 150.171.28.11:80 | edge.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
7920 | msedge.exe | 150.171.27.11:443 | edge.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
7920 | msedge.exe | 91.126.217.153:443 | vlc.elhacker.net | ADAMOEU-AS Adamo Telecom Iberia S.A. | ES | unknown |
7920 | msedge.exe | 104.18.23.222:443 | copilot.microsoft.com | CLOUDFLARENET | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
edge.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
config.edge.skype.com |
| whitelisted |
vlc.elhacker.net |
| unknown |
copilot.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
www.elhacker.net |
| unknown |
a.nel.cloudflare.com |
| whitelisted |
xpaywalletcdn.azureedge.net |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
7920 | msedge.exe | Misc Attack | ET TOR Known Tor Relay/Router (Not Exit) Node Traffic group 662 |
7920 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare Network Error Logging (NEL) |
7920 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare Network Error Logging (NEL) |
— | — | Unknown Traffic | ET USER_AGENTS Microsoft Dr Watson User-Agent (MSDW) |
— | — | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET INFO PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP |
Process | Message |
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vlc-cache-gen.exe | main libvlc debug: VLC media player - 3.0.16 Vetinari
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vlc-cache-gen.exe | main libvlc debug: Copyright © 1996-2021 the VideoLAN team
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vlc-cache-gen.exe | main libvlc debug: revision 3.0.16-0-g5e70837d8d
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vlc-cache-gen.exe | main libvlc debug: configured with /home/jenkins/workspace/vlc-release/windows/vlc-release-win32-x64/extras/package/win32/../../../configure '--enable-update-check' '--enable-lua' '--enable-faad' '--enable-flac' '--enable-theora' '--enable-avcodec' '--enable-merge-ffmpeg' '--enable-dca' '--enable-mpc' '--enable-libass' '--enable-schroedinger' '--enable-realrtsp' '--enable-live555' '--enable-shout' '--enable-goom' '--enable-sse' '--enable-mmx' '--enable-libcddb' '--enable-zvbi' '--disable-telx' '--enable-nls' '--host=x86_64-w64-mingw32' '--with-contrib=../contrib/x86_64-w64-mingw32' '--with-breakpad=https://win.crashes.videolan.org' '--enable-qt' '--enable-skins2' '--enable-dvdread' '--enable-caca' 'host_alias=x86_64-w64-mingw32' 'CFLAGS= ' 'CXXFLAGS= ' 'PKG_CONFIG=pkg-config' 'PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR=/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/lib/x86_64-w64-mingw32/pkgconfig'
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vlc-cache-gen.exe | main libvlc debug: using multimedia timers as clock source
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vlc-cache-gen.exe | main libvlc debug: min period: 1 ms, max period: 1000000 ms
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vlc-cache-gen.exe | main libvlc debug: searching plug-in modules
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vlc-cache-gen.exe | main libvlc debug: ignoring plugins cache file
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vlc-cache-gen.exe | main libvlc debug: recursively browsing `C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\plugins'
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vlc-cache-gen.exe | main libvlc debug: saving plugins cache C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\plugins\plugins.dat
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