| File name: | DXSETUP.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/03c61da9-0197-4a6b-a33c-7a4ff4392ab8 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | July 08, 2025, 00:19:14 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 4 sections |
| MD5: | BF3F290275C21BDD3951955C9C3CF32C |
| SHA1: | 9FD00F3BB8A870112DAE464F555FCD5E7F9200C0 |
| SHA256: | 8F47D7121EF6532AD9AD9901E44E237F5C30448B752028C58A9D19521414E40D |
| SSDEEP: | 3072:Qi6LKKSPluzye9iHWptICTrbusJxDO9insyH6+PJTOramZap5XVeR4zW1mFD1gbH:8UHWDICTmUxDpEa04+GU |
MALICIOUS
Executing a file with an untrusted certificate
- DXSETUP.exe (PID: 4156)
- DXSETUP.exe (PID: 5884)
SUSPICIOUS
Process drops legitimate windows executable
- DXSETUP.exe (PID: 4156)
INFO
The sample compiled with english language support
- DXSETUP.exe (PID: 4156)
Reads the computer name
- DXSETUP.exe (PID: 4156)
Checks supported languages
- DXSETUP.exe (PID: 4156)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | InstallShield setup (36.8) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (26.6) |
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (23.6) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (5.6) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (3.8) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2011:03:30 11:40:00+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 10 |
| CodeSize: | 90624 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 420352 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x709f |
| OSVersion: | 6 |
| ImageVersion: | 6 |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5.1 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 4.9.0.904 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 4.9.0.904 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Windows 32-bit |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Microsoft Corporation |
| FileDescription: | Microsoft DirectX Setup |
| FileVersion: | 4.9.0.0904 |
| InternalName: | dxsetup.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. |
| OriginalFileName: | dxsetup.exe |
| ProductName: | Microsoft(R) DirectX for Windows(R) |
| ProductVersion: | 4.9.0.0904 |
| Tag040904B0: | - |
| VarFileInfo: | - |
Total processes
129
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
2
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4156 | "C:\Users\admin\Downloads\DXSETUP.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Downloads\DXSETUP.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft DirectX Setup Exit code: 4294967287 Version: 4.9.0.0904 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 5884 | "C:\Users\admin\Downloads\DXSETUP.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Downloads\DXSETUP.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft DirectX Setup Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 4.9.0.0904 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
Total events
25
Read events
23
Write events
2
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (4156) DXSETUP.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\DirectX |
| Operation: | write | Name: | command |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4156) DXSETUP.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\DirectX |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DXSetup |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
2
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4156 | DXSETUP.exe | C:\Windows\Logs\DirectX.log | text | |
MD5:9EE5EDD6A25398444827F6A89AB44E17 | SHA256:265F603AA13F9618B0D5C73F53FB87B0228F12A87D952F07ACFBEA214DD7A23B | |||
| 4156 | DXSETUP.exe | C:\Windows\Logs\DXError.log | text | |
MD5:F3412F38F5C2596210CBD1632DE3B995 | SHA256:1D7F85F6F5BAD9CB65B513E0E9C9815927BE966E2F1479B090322FD0AA53263A | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
15
DNS requests
3
Threats
0
HTTP requests
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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 |
— | — | 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 |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1200 | svchost.exe | 20.190.159.71:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |