| File name: | HitmanPro_x64.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/34f8fe89-08d7-4a2c-9573-f0a4e1529917 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Stealers are a group of malicious software that are intended for gaining unauthorized access to users’ information and transferring it to the attacker. The stealer malware category includes various types of programs that focus on their particular kind of data, including files, passwords, and cryptocurrency. Stealers are capable of spying on their targets by recording their keystrokes and taking screenshots. This type of malware is primarily distributed as part of phishing campaigns. |
| Analysis date: | April 26, 2025, 01:01:07 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows, 6 sections |
| MD5: | CF613F91D84EB0A99E55ABC548275D89 |
| SHA1: | B568EC055009576ED6C39C7FD433CDA12AFD0043 |
| SHA256: | 8A79E34AD3DB4FA9DA6B0ADB9C4ED68EA60F6BB6768DF8786EA168104DCA773F |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:0ap4hrVP/sApR0EOHgVhqTQ4ODUyg4KSah4SoWeR7AgFOfZZUkoCnIytM4/pEZ8O:W1+/ZoRGtNePxPV86BkW |
MALICIOUS
Actions looks like stealing of personal data
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 1348)
Steals credentials from Web Browsers
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 1348)
SUSPICIOUS
Executes as Windows Service
- hmpsched.exe (PID: 6676)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 1348)
Creates a software uninstall entry
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 1348)
Creates files in the driver directory
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 1348)
Drops a system driver (possible attempt to evade defenses)
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 1348)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 1348)
Read startup parameters
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 1348)
Searches for installed software
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 1348)
Adds/modifies Windows certificates
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 1348)
INFO
Creates files in the program directory
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 1348)
Checks supported languages
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 1348)
- hmpsched.exe (PID: 6676)
Reads the computer name
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 1348)
- hmpsched.exe (PID: 6676)
Checks proxy server information
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 1348)
Manual execution by a user
- Taskmgr.exe (PID: 5668)
- Taskmgr.exe (PID: 6644)
Reads the software policy settings
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 1348)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- Taskmgr.exe (PID: 5668)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- HitmanPro_x64.exe (PID: 1348)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win32 EXE PECompact compressed (generic) (20.7) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (13.7) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (3.2) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (2.2) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | AMD AMD64 |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2021:12:23 10:47:45+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 12 |
| CodeSize: | 3143680 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 11480064 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x2be408 |
| OSVersion: | 5.2 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5.2 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 3.8.26.322 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 3.8.26.322 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x0017 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | SurfRight B.V. |
| FileDescription: | HitmanPro 3.8 |
| FileVersion: | 3, 8, 26, 322 |
| InternalName: | HitmanPro38 |
| LegalCopyright: | © 2006-2021 SurfRight a Sophos company |
| OriginalFileName: | HitmanPro.exe |
| ProductName: | HitmanPro |
| ProductVersion: | 3.8.26.322 |
Total processes
135
Monitored processes
7
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1348 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HitmanPro_x64.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HitmanPro_x64.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: SurfRight B.V. Integrity Level: HIGH Description: HitmanPro 3.8 Version: 3, 8, 26, 322 Modules
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| 4784 | 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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| 5668 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe" /4 | C:\Windows\System32\Taskmgr.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Task Manager Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6004 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HitmanPro_x64.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HitmanPro_x64.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: SurfRight B.V. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: HitmanPro 3.8 Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 3, 8, 26, 322 Modules
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| 6148 | "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=TimerEvent | C:\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
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| 6644 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe" /4 | C:\Windows\System32\Taskmgr.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Task Manager Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6676 | "C:\Program Files\HitmanPro\hmpsched.exe" | C:\Program Files\HitmanPro\hmpsched.exe | — | services.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: SurfRight B.V. Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: HitmanPro Scheduler Version: 3, 8, 26, 322 Modules
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Total events
24 417
Read events
24 376
Write events
28
Delete events
13
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (1348) HitmanPro_x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HitmanPro |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UID |
Value: {06E9580B-C7B1-40C5-9F20-6AC8ECA304CE} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1348) HitmanPro_x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HitmanPro |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | BannerID |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1348) HitmanPro_x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HitmanPro |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | BannerURL |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1348) HitmanPro_x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HitmanPro |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EULA37 |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1348) HitmanPro_x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HitmanPro38 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayName |
Value: HitmanPro 3.8 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1348) HitmanPro_x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HitmanPro38 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | InstallDate |
Value: 20250426 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1348) HitmanPro_x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HitmanPro38 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayIcon |
Value: C:\Program Files\HitmanPro\HitmanPro.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1348) HitmanPro_x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HitmanPro38 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayVersion |
Value: 3.8.26.322 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1348) HitmanPro_x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HitmanPro38 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | InstallLocation |
Value: C:\Program Files\HitmanPro | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1348) HitmanPro_x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HitmanPro38 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | NoModify |
Value: 1 | |||
Executable files
3
Suspicious files
5
Text files
1
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1348 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | C:\Program Files\HitmanPro\HitmanPro.exe | executable | |
MD5:CF613F91D84EB0A99E55ABC548275D89 | SHA256:8A79E34AD3DB4FA9DA6B0ADB9C4ED68EA60F6BB6768DF8786EA168104DCA773F | |||
| 1348 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | C:\Users\Public\Desktop\HitmanPro.lnk | binary | |
MD5:1D9717244E99752069CE494D33A4D98F | SHA256:A4DA594D2B68D4047961635119236242167152A61A12BD90EE68BDB1858D02DC | |||
| 1348 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\HitmanPro\HitmanPro.lnk | binary | |
MD5:9F61EAB5DEC013D9F160B81895237FFD | SHA256:5451E0CAED7DA5D31F1F6C75C0343B6253B0709D181B4EE74552CDDF49B4E77D | |||
| 1348 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\HitmanPro\Remove HitmanPro 3.8.lnk | binary | |
MD5:B16FBE193876264E7689847F7CE71255 | SHA256:8C8C9277C9682F27AEE72E64110973158384A385625FCF0680AA95EDC678D1BD | |||
| 5668 | Taskmgr.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\D3DSCache\3534848bb9f4cb71\F4EB2D6C-ED2B-4BDD-AD9D-F913287E6768.lock | text | |
MD5:F49655F856ACB8884CC0ACE29216F511 | SHA256:7852FCE59C67DDF1D6B8B997EAA1ADFAC004A9F3A91C37295DE9223674011FBA | |||
| 1348 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\9kie7cg6.default-release\cookies.sqlite-shm | binary | |
MD5:B7C14EC6110FA820CA6B65F5AEC85911 | SHA256:FD4C9FDA9CD3F9AE7C962B0DDF37232294D55580E1AA165AA06129B8549389EB | |||
| 1348 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | C:\ProgramData\HitmanPro\Remnants.bin | binary | |
MD5:1B0FE3F50B3DC850A566AC943C5DAD05 | SHA256:A953B7E660469A6B888A2B03C24F3438B8D0787A4E8836B074C16F68156FB0AE | |||
| 1348 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | C:\Program Files\HitmanPro\hmpsched.exe | executable | |
MD5:71CE94AF9D69E29B5E1D57C8445511A7 | SHA256:2950351A1E7F8BBE8E76AF8018D7F1B156000A28D7AE62EC11FB48EAEFD119DC | |||
| 1348 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | C:\Windows\System32\drivers\hitmanpro37.sys | executable | |
MD5:34F05D9FC43CE675BA52A923E6CC1B9C | SHA256:F7469414CECC4AB0E7CF9CFD0FD8F73870CEE0AC6CCFA0F7EE7AC27CFB980354 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
22
DNS requests
19
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.168.124:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1348 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | GET | — | 142.250.185.196:80 | http://www.google.com/ | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6872 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6872 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.16.168.124:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | RU | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 184.30.21.171:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 172.211.123.250:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 40.126.31.71:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 184.30.131.245:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
1348 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | 142.250.185.196:80 | www.google.com | GOOGLE | US | whitelisted |
1348 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | 23.97.160.56:443 | remnants.hitmanpro.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
1348 | HitmanPro_x64.exe | 52.174.35.5:443 | scan.hitmanpro.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | unknown |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
www.google.com |
| whitelisted |
remnants.hitmanpro.com |
| unknown |
scan.hitmanpro.com |
| unknown |