| File name: | mshta.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/6c3f7a95-1a13-413f-99b7-5030318e634a |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | January 27, 2025, 22:17:07 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 3 sections |
| MD5: | 9F38F354ACDC05B3258A51E20AF36499 |
| SHA1: | 7D812C29A68D0F5BB60AA4895EBA47913F3A40F5 |
| SHA256: | 819237AE83A206A21C899E35B0579042306409C60DC72F526B5DAAEE35D18081 |
| SSDEEP: | 768:PraXBOqNmHYBy8eblw5Lgt/rAJcn81utXgLHH7/VvCYeJ:TaXBOqLZeagFrAJcn81utQ//ZeJ |
MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.SUSPICIOUS
Process drops legitimate windows executable
- mshta.exe (PID: 6328)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- mshta.exe (PID: 6328)
- mshta.exe (PID: 7048)
- mshta.exe (PID: 7060)
Reads Internet Explorer settings
- mshta.exe (PID: 6328)
- mshta.exe (PID: 7048)
- mshta.exe (PID: 7060)
Reads Microsoft Outlook installation path
- mshta.exe (PID: 6328)
- mshta.exe (PID: 7048)
- mshta.exe (PID: 7060)
Starts a Microsoft application from unusual location
- mshta.exe (PID: 6328)
- mshta.exe (PID: 7048)
- mshta.exe (PID: 7060)
INFO
The sample compiled with english language support
- mshta.exe (PID: 6328)
Checks supported languages
- mshta.exe (PID: 6328)
- mshta.exe (PID: 7048)
- mshta.exe (PID: 7060)
Reads the computer name
- mshta.exe (PID: 6328)
- mshta.exe (PID: 7048)
- mshta.exe (PID: 7060)
Manual execution by a user
- cmd.exe (PID: 6560)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (67.4) |
|---|---|---|
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (14.2) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (9.7) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.3) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (4.3) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2005:03:25 00:40:21+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 7.1 |
| CodeSize: | 22528 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 8704 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x130a |
| OSVersion: | 5.2 |
| ImageVersion: | 5.2 |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 6.0.3790.1830 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 6.0.3790.1830 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Microsoft Corporation |
| FileDescription: | Microsoft (R) HTML Application host |
| FileVersion: | 6.00.3790.1830 (srv03_sp1_rtm.050324-1447) |
| InternalName: | MSHTA |
| LegalCopyright: | © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. |
| OriginalFileName: | MSHTA.EXE |
| ProductName: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| ProductVersion: | 6.00.3790.1830 |
Total processes
136
Monitored processes
5
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
4
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1864 | \??\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 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6328 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\mshta.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\mshta.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft (R) HTML Application host Exit code: 0 Version: 6.00.3790.1830 (srv03_sp1_rtm.050324-1447) Modules
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| 6560 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe" | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7048 | mshta.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\mshta.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft (R) HTML Application host Exit code: 0 Version: 6.00.3790.1830 (srv03_sp1_rtm.050324-1447) Modules
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| 7060 | mshta.exe -h | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\mshta.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft (R) HTML Application host Exit code: 0 Version: 6.00.3790.1830 (srv03_sp1_rtm.050324-1447) Modules
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Total events
748
Read events
748
Write events
0
Delete events
0
Modification events
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
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HTTP(S) requests
8
TCP/UDP connections
39
DNS requests
20
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5064 | SearchApp.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1176 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.32.238.153:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.23.181.156:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5064 | SearchApp.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6456 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.51.98.7:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2632 | 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 |
2632 | 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 |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5064 | SearchApp.exe | 184.30.131.245:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 40.127.240.158:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | unknown |
— | — | 23.32.238.153:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 2.23.181.156:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | unknown |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1076 | svchost.exe | 184.30.18.9:443 | go.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
1176 | svchost.exe | 20.190.159.64:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
1176 | svchost.exe | 184.30.131.245:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
go.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
fp.msedge.net |
| whitelisted |
th.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
arc.msn.com |
| whitelisted |