| File name: | GDK_Helper.bat |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/d16c0b2d-c8ba-4ed9-ba93-05b04d8a4ba7 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | March 07, 2025, 18:34:22 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | text/x-msdos-batch |
| File info: | DOS batch file, ASCII text, with CRLF line terminators |
| MD5: | 8570FF04B4BE4E54E96934E2F5481EB6 |
| SHA1: | 7C9BD133283320E051CBD2E311EE828E96C1CA43 |
| SHA256: | 87974ABDF5700313A30E93DC51D0181818FE282258D0AFA312712654B6FCAED1 |
| SSDEEP: | 24:5CDIp/QqUT7WIVbp+IVbp52HFvnAIHNeknB+LM3LI2K9s6l6nLL:5CEpqWI5sI5CvAIt3nBmM7PYsHLL |
MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.SUSPICIOUS
Starts POWERSHELL.EXE for commands execution
- cmd.exe (PID: 6964)
Starts process via Powershell
- powershell.exe (PID: 896)
- powershell.exe (PID: 8168)
Uses REG/REGEDIT.EXE to modify registry
- cmd.exe (PID: 6964)
- cmd.exe (PID: 8040)
INFO
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 2148)
Script raised an exception (POWERSHELL)
- powershell.exe (PID: 896)
- powershell.exe (PID: 8168)
Manual execution by a user
- cmd.exe (PID: 8040)
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Total processes
153
Monitored processes
17
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
1
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 672 | "BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1 | C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Download/Upload Host Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 896 | powershell Start-Process 'C:\Users\admin\Desktop\InstallUtils\CustomInstaller.exe' -ArgumentList '/donothing Microsoft.Limitless' | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows PowerShell Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1228 | reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModelUnlock" /t REG_DWORD /f /v "AllowDevelopmentWithoutDevLicense" /d "1" | C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Registry Console Tool Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1276 | \??\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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| 1676 | reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModelUnlock" /t REG_DWORD /f /v "AllowDevelopmentWithoutDevLicense" /d "1" | C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Registry Console Tool Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2148 | "BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1 | C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe | svchost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Download/Upload Host Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6964 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\admin\Desktop\GDK_Helper.bat" " | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 3221225786 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7244 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7304 | reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModelUnlock" /t REG_DWORD /f /v "AllowDevelopmentWithoutDevLicense" /d "1" | C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Registry Console Tool Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7348 | 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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Total events
9 839
Read events
9 824
Write events
15
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (8112) BackgroundTransferHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8112) BackgroundTransferHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8112) BackgroundTransferHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2148) BackgroundTransferHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2148) BackgroundTransferHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2148) BackgroundTransferHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (672) BackgroundTransferHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (672) BackgroundTransferHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (672) BackgroundTransferHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7556) BackgroundTransferHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
6
Text files
4
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2148 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\9a417075-6dad-45f4-bb27-33a19ca669b1.down_data | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 8168 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ronldfcm.ip0.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 2148 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\26C212D9399727259664BDFCA073966E_F9F7D6A7ECE73106D2A8C63168CDA10D | binary | |
MD5:4912EF9998F64D24A95CE5555904DD79 | SHA256:7B368F996A5635D1C8D7AD0BD7D0CD84E83E9A61B448E4AFD9688F80EB3DF43D | |||
| 896 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_vmrn53d5.y1k.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 2148 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\42aa9f33-f166-40df-b5bc-599324e4af8d.up_meta_secure | binary | |
MD5:501E44785E8B537399CD3C1F859B76A4 | SHA256:FBF63A466587F2E035D1E6BE848F2DE8050E06946A446CB942905DC1F2BD7A0B | |||
| 2148 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\9a417075-6dad-45f4-bb27-33a19ca669b1.e0762e9c-7765-49a1-8f0d-0cd7f86f71ff.down_meta | binary | |
MD5:319F70845138D61CC50BCE31ECA94324 | SHA256:E809F8DDF8DCD3BE942701E31429C8BDA35DC550F25DFB4816E1E700E4E7C83E | |||
| 8168 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_elr0hcix.glz.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 896 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ejma022c.xra.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 896 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive | binary | |
MD5:78F4F1C440F4741680FF2430C2CC0678 | SHA256:345BBEC093BDA90027289754B8C710862DBA0F6EFF0271FC2812F08831B89BFF | |||
| 2148 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\42aa9f33-f166-40df-b5bc-599324e4af8d.e0762e9c-7765-49a1-8f0d-0cd7f86f71ff.down_meta | binary | |
MD5:319F70845138D61CC50BCE31ECA94324 | SHA256:E809F8DDF8DCD3BE942701E31429C8BDA35DC550F25DFB4816E1E700E4E7C83E | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
28
DNS requests
13
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7244 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2772 | 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 |
2772 | 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 |
2148 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 40.113.103.199:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 40.126.31.73:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 2.17.190.73:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
3304 | RUXIMICS.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
2112 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
7244 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | 20.31.169.57:443 | arc.msn.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
arc.msn.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |