| File name: | ntoskrnl.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/4766496c-23c0-444e-b420-c05b088c5207 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | June 25, 2025, 18:05:13 |
| 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: | 62E8E1605DD1A3E89EBD8BC3CA72CC12 |
| SHA1: | 91144E59FA660002BB2F8F541FC48AA35019BA53 |
| SHA256: | 8E0A74BBD9615ACF2FE16F573EA05AF81F0161407534CC42576C71086FB5715D |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:Gwxm4gPD+aKSFX4ByMaVDs48MtMITK7Z5Vgjj+R2NLEKFYTaGyt7ddFQ/URLFnJT:3w |
MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.SUSPICIOUS
There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)
- ntoskrnl.exe (PID: 6716)
Checks for external IP
- svchost.exe (PID: 2200)
Found regular expressions for crypto-addresses (YARA)
- ntoskrnl.exe (PID: 6716)
Connects to unusual port
- ntoskrnl.exe (PID: 6716)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- ntoskrnl.exe (PID: 6716)
Reads the computer name
- ntoskrnl.exe (PID: 6716)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- ntoskrnl.exe (PID: 6716)
Reads Environment values
- ntoskrnl.exe (PID: 6716)
Creates files in the program directory
- ntoskrnl.exe (PID: 6716)
Disables trace logs
- ntoskrnl.exe (PID: 6716)
Checks proxy server information
- ntoskrnl.exe (PID: 6716)
- slui.exe (PID: 6732)
Reads the software policy settings
- slui.exe (PID: 6732)
- ntoskrnl.exe (PID: 6716)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (82.9) |
|---|---|---|
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (7.4) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (5.1) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.2) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (2.2) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2025:06:25 18:04:58+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 11 |
| CodeSize: | 1848320 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 2048 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x1c52fe |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 0.0.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 0.0.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| FileDescription: | |
| FileVersion: | 0.0.0.0 |
| InternalName: | temploader.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | |
| OriginalFileName: | temploader.exe |
| ProductVersion: | 0.0.0.0 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 0.0.0.0 |
Total processes
138
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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| 6716 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\ntoskrnl.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\ntoskrnl.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Version: 0.0.0.0 Modules
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| 6732 | 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
| |||||||||||||||
Total events
6 701
Read events
6 687
Write events
14
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (6716) ntoskrnl.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\ntoskrnl_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6716) ntoskrnl.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\ntoskrnl_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6716) ntoskrnl.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\ntoskrnl_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6716) ntoskrnl.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\ntoskrnl_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6716) ntoskrnl.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\ntoskrnl_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6716) ntoskrnl.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\ntoskrnl_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6716) ntoskrnl.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\ntoskrnl_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6716) ntoskrnl.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\ntoskrnl_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6716) ntoskrnl.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\ntoskrnl_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6716) ntoskrnl.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\ntoskrnl_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
47
DNS requests
20
Threats
8
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
4644 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4644 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2940 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.209.209.135:80 | http://x1.c.lencr.org/ | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2552 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
5576 | RUXIMICS.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6716 | ntoskrnl.exe | 147.185.221.25:42287 | language-you.gl.at.ply.gg | PLAYIT-GG | US | malicious |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
6716 | ntoskrnl.exe | 147.185.221.26:15505 | j-nl.gl.at.ply.gg | PLAYIT-GG | US | malicious |
6716 | ntoskrnl.exe | 136.243.53.56:443 | ipwho.is | Hetzner Online GmbH | DE | malicious |
1268 | svchost.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 2.16.168.114:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | RU | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
language-you.gl.at.ply.gg |
| malicious |
j-nl.gl.at.ply.gg |
| unknown |
ipwho.is |
| malicious |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.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 | A Network Trojan was detected | MALWARE [ANY.RUN] Suspected domain Associated with Malware Distribution (.ply .gg) |
2200 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET INFO playit .gg Tunneling Domain in DNS Lookup |
2200 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET TA_ABUSED_SERVICES Tunneling Service in DNS Lookup (* .ply .gg) |
2200 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (ipwho .is) |
— | — | Unknown Traffic | ET USER_AGENTS Microsoft Dr Watson User-Agent (MSDW) |