File name:

CYBV454Spring2025Final.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/d82d534a-cbb3-4ba6-9d22-b9d779bc39e9
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 12, 2025, 05:39:02
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32+ executable (console) x86-64 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows, 10 sections
MD5:

266A512555EE570433C778D5CFD7797A

SHA1:

9BBD58CF2502C0E78E19317834BFA03FF3C126A8

SHA256:

860393613CAD462E64697D395678BE3CB915AA835B0BAD1A47622CA9A547BB8A

SSDEEP:

6144:QFrYhBQHKBRNnwEPzmjPFUT0x2J2qyZzn:tPwEkCTAw2hZzn

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Create files in the Startup directory

      • cmd.exe (PID: 4408)
      • cscript.exe (PID: 644)

    • Uses Task Scheduler to run other applications

      • CYBV454Spring2025Final.exe (PID: 6044)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • CYBV454Spring2025Final.exe (PID: 6044)

    • The process executes VB scripts

      • cmd.exe (PID: 4408)

    • Runs shell command (SCRIPT)

      • cscript.exe (PID: 644)

  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • CYBV454Spring2025Final.exe (PID: 6044)
      • CYBV454Spring2025Final.exe (PID: 5204)

    • Reads the computer name

      • CYBV454Spring2025Final.exe (PID: 6044)
      • CYBV454Spring2025Final.exe (PID: 5204)

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • CYBV454Spring2025Final.exe (PID: 6044)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • cscript.exe (PID: 644)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • cscript.exe (PID: 644)

    • Manual execution by a user

      • CYBV454Spring2025Final.exe (PID: 5204)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (87.2)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (6.3)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (6.3)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: AMD AMD64
TimeStamp: 2025:04:28 18:27:50+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, Large address aware, No debug
PEType: PE32+
LinkerVersion: 2.3
CodeSize: 15872
InitializedDataSize: 303104
UninitializedDataSize: 2560
EntryPoint: 0x14e0
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 5.2
Subsystem: Windows command line
FileVersionNumber: 1.0.0.0
ProductVersionNumber: 1.0.0.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Unicode
CompanyName: University of Arizona - CYBV 454
FileDescription: Educational Malware Analysis Exercise
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: CYBV454_Final.exe
OriginalFileName: CYBV454_Final.exe
ProductName: CYBV 454 Malware Final
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
Author: Professor Michael Galde
No data.
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Total processes
140
Monitored processes
10
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start cybv454spring2025final.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.exe no specs cmd.exe cscript.exe schtasks.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs cybv454spring2025final.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
644cscript "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\CYBV454_Exercise.lnk.vbs" C:\Windows\System32\cscript.exe
cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft ® Console Based Script Host
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.812.10240.16384
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cscript.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\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
664"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=TimerEventC:\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
Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.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
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
1276C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -EmbeddingC:\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
Images
c:\windows\system32\sppextcomobj.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.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
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
1660schtasks /Create /F /SC DAILY /TN "CYBV454_Analysis_Task" /TR "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\CYBV454Spring2025Final.exe" /ST 12:00C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe—CYBV454Spring2025Final.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
Images
c:\windows\system32\schtasks.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\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
1912\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—CYBV454Spring2025Final.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Console Window Host
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
4408cmd.exe /c echo Set oWS = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") > "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\CYBV454_Exercise.lnk.vbs" && echo sLinkFile = "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\CYBV454_Exercise.lnk" >> "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\CYBV454_Exercise.lnk.vbs" && echo Set oLink = oWS.CreateShortcut(sLinkFile) >> "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\CYBV454_Exercise.lnk.vbs" && echo oLink.TargetPath = "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\CYBV454Spring2025Final.exe" >> "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\CYBV454_Exercise.lnk.vbs" && echo oLink.Save >> "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\CYBV454_Exercise.lnk.vbs" && cscript "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\CYBV454_Exercise.lnk.vbs" && del "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\MicrPXרüC:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
CYBV454Spring2025Final.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
0
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\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
4812C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c clsC:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe—CYBV454Spring2025Final.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
0
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\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
4812\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—CYBV454Spring2025Final.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
5204"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\CYBV454Spring2025Final.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\CYBV454Spring2025Final.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\cybv454spring2025final.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.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
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
6044"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\CYBV454Spring2025Final.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\CYBV454Spring2025Final.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\cybv454spring2025final.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
Total events
698
Read events
698
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
1
Text files
2
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
4408cmd.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\CYBV454_Exercise.lnk.vbstext
MD5:3BB5A0D3C6260993DB8651A95AD2D951
SHA256:65AAD678C0C364AB5A08B3BBD93385FAFBDC49DF8DB63CD90666A3C3EAFD8BDD
6044CYBV454Spring2025Final.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\CYBV454_Final_Exam_Guide.txttext
MD5:E417490785CBE6807A80F6C176E58F4B
SHA256:F66B38B4758426E7C3E7194D3E8148A15FA975F2B43C91CA3664202FF8EBC56B
644cscript.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\CYBV454_Exercise.lnkbinary
MD5:418406BE81F75C39F9C32D4E135A3392
SHA256:65CEEEDE2609BBA1C2C7B461AD998DF283C129B83B6710B6DD9E8AD729FEF4D1
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
28
DNS requests
16
Threats
0

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
3216
svchost.exe
172.211.123.248:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
20.190.159.71:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
2112
svchost.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
6112
SIHClient.exe
4.175.87.197:443
slscr.update.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
6112
SIHClient.exe
13.95.31.18:443
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.124.78.146
whitelisted
google.com
  • 216.58.206.78
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.248
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.159.71
  • 40.126.31.129
  • 20.190.159.2
  • 40.126.31.2
  • 40.126.31.71
  • 20.190.159.75
  • 20.190.159.130
  • 20.190.159.64
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 4.175.87.197
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 13.95.31.18
  • 2603:1030:408:7::3d
whitelisted
18.31.95.13.in-addr.arpa
  • —
unknown
d.3.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.7.0.0.0.8.0.4.0.0.3.0.1.3.0.6.2.ip6.arpa
  • —
unknown

Threats

No threats detected
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CYBV454Spring2025Final.exe