| File name: | popup2.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/af48d621-a930-4c18-aedb-c7f1e59380e4 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | June 14, 2025, 19:32:01 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 3 sections |
| MD5: | 0AA3C7CB836A6699649D7C18EF8BA9DD |
| SHA1: | 4E4AC9BE42180D5A1A6B5B2A17C8E53D69703BA8 |
| SHA256: | 88CBBC5FCD724C4C4AC94A865EEC72F35146C390D09AA1690044AA02A9D81C74 |
| SSDEEP: | 49152:fqpJywQLi4OPLh9cy5Fbze8n4KnAiv0WUkiZyJOLK7JsW7MaIpVJZPh7VgOSAaNN:bwT4OP19cyFbLn4MAiKpyJ8K7SWYaoVX |
MALICIOUS
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- popup2.exe (PID: 3780)
- Client.exe (PID: 1984)
SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- popup2.exe (PID: 3780)
Starts itself from another location
- popup2.exe (PID: 3780)
There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)
- Client.exe (PID: 1984)
Found regular expressions for crypto-addresses (YARA)
- Client.exe (PID: 1984)
Connects to unusual port
- Client.exe (PID: 1984)
Checks for external IP
- svchost.exe (PID: 2200)
Reads the date of Windows installation
- Client.exe (PID: 1984)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- Client.exe (PID: 1984)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- Client.exe (PID: 1984)
Starts application with an unusual extension
- cmd.exe (PID: 6492)
Executing commands from a ".bat" file
- Client.exe (PID: 1984)
Uses TIMEOUT.EXE to delay execution
- cmd.exe (PID: 6492)
INFO
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- popup2.exe (PID: 3780)
Reads the computer name
- popup2.exe (PID: 3780)
- Client.exe (PID: 1984)
Checks supported languages
- popup2.exe (PID: 3780)
- Client.exe (PID: 1984)
- chcp.com (PID: 420)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- popup2.exe (PID: 3780)
- Client.exe (PID: 1984)
Reads Environment values
- popup2.exe (PID: 3780)
- Client.exe (PID: 1984)
Launching a file from a Registry key
- popup2.exe (PID: 3780)
- Client.exe (PID: 1984)
Reads the software policy settings
- Client.exe (PID: 1984)
- slui.exe (PID: 3396)
Disables trace logs
- Client.exe (PID: 1984)
Checks proxy server information
- Client.exe (PID: 1984)
- slui.exe (PID: 3396)
Create files in a temporary directory
- Client.exe (PID: 1984)
Process checks computer location settings
- Client.exe (PID: 1984)
Changes the display of characters in the console
- cmd.exe (PID: 6492)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (56.7) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (21.3) |
| .scr | | | Windows screen saver (10.1) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (5) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (3.4) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2055:07:10 03:35:39+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 48 |
| CodeSize: | 1679360 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 3584 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x19bdfe |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.6.4.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.6.4.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| Comments: | - |
| CompanyName: | - |
| FileDescription: | - |
| FileVersion: | 1.6.4 |
| InternalName: | Client.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | - |
| LegalTrademarks: | - |
| OriginalFileName: | Client.exe |
| ProductName: | - |
| ProductVersion: | 1.6.4 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 1.6.4.0 |
Total processes
160
Monitored processes
10
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 420 | chcp 65001 | C:\Windows\System32\chcp.com | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Change CodePage Utility Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1984 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe | popup2.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Version: 1.6.4 Modules
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| 2200 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s Dnscache | C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Host Process for Windows Services Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2348 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\UCPDMgr.exe" | C:\Windows\System32\UCPDMgr.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: User Choice Protection Manager Exit code: 0 Version: 1.0.0.414301 Modules
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| 3396 | C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe | svchost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Activation Client Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3780 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\popup2.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\popup2.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 3 Version: 1.6.4 Modules
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| 4576 | \??\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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| 4844 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | UCPDMgr.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5008 | timeout /T 5 /NOBREAK | C:\Windows\System32\timeout.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: timeout - pauses command processing Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6492 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b3jqflB3KMVF.bat" " | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | Client.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
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Total events
6 630
Read events
6 613
Write events
16
Delete events
1
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (3780) popup2.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | nvchost |
Value: "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe" | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1984) Client.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | nvchost |
Value: "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe" | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1984) Client.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Client_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1984) Client.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Client_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1984) Client.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Client_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1984) Client.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Client_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1984) Client.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Client_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1984) Client.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Client_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1984) Client.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Client_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1984) Client.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Client_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
1
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3780 | popup2.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe | executable | |
MD5:0AA3C7CB836A6699649D7C18EF8BA9DD | SHA256:88CBBC5FCD724C4C4AC94A865EEC72F35146C390D09AA1690044AA02A9D81C74 | |||
| 1984 | Client.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b3jqflB3KMVF.bat | text | |
MD5:BE54324BD20F19050CD06193B8E4E151 | SHA256:BE7B283B6EDD5F49ECDEEA4C7B4512C4469698C151BB2D68210119B910749BCA | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
8
TCP/UDP connections
48
DNS requests
26
Threats
4
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2288 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.168.114:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
856 | 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 |
856 | 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 |
2940 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.197.184:80 | http://x1.c.lencr.org/ | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6348 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2368 | RUXIMICS.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.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 |
1984 | Client.exe | 147.185.221.29:25439 | person-exhibition.gl.at.ply.gg | PLAYIT-GG | US | malicious |
1984 | Client.exe | 136.243.53.56:443 | ipwho.is | Hetzner Online GmbH | DE | malicious |
2288 | svchost.exe | 20.190.159.128:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
2336 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.249:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
2288 | svchost.exe | 2.23.77.188:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
person-exhibition.gl.at.ply.gg |
| unknown |
ipwho.is |
| malicious |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2200 | svchost.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | MALWARE [ANY.RUN] Suspected domain Associated with Malware Distribution (.ply .gg) |
2200 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET TA_ABUSED_SERVICES Tunneling Service in DNS Lookup (* .ply .gg) |
2200 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET INFO playit .gg Tunneling Domain in DNS Lookup |
2200 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (ipwho .is) |