File name:

nssm.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/00c9590c-3450-464a-b95a-c202c68c7357
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: April 06, 2025, 00:20:40
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 4 sections
MD5:

3B33DEF850C834C20C98FF4EA2CA4DEA

SHA1:

E986BBD56F5AA46008DB7A3A904DED7DBD598ED0

SHA256:

918ECFA234130AFEE45FBB316410C83778C7C5A229CB754BE0CB1FC823943FD1

SSDEEP:

6144:yWWoz7UspYfApSSbWerq19a4Y9Tqt2gJnATQ6HWlWyYdt5Q4h1aQzQ6o+m:LG8HMtYf5QS7k+m

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Executing a file with an untrusted certificate

      • nssm.exe (PID: 7272)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    No suspicious indicators.
  • INFO

    • Reads the computer name

      • nssm.exe (PID: 7272)
    • Checks supported languages

      • nssm.exe (PID: 7272)
    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • nssm.exe (PID: 7272)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (42.2)
.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (37.3)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (8.8)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (6)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.7)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2014:08:31 15:34:44+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 9
CodeSize: 114176
InitializedDataSize: 179712
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x13e53
OSVersion: 5
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 5
Subsystem: Windows command line
FileVersionNumber: 2.24.0.74
ProductVersionNumber: 2.24.0.74
FileFlagsMask: 0x0003
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Unicode
Comments: http://nssm.cc/
FileDescription: The non-sucking service manager
FileVersion: 2.24
LegalCopyright: Public Domain; Author Iain Patterson 2003-2014
ProductName: NSSM 32-bit
ProductVersion: 2.24
No data.
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Total processes
132
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start nssm.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
7272"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nssm.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nssm.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
The non-sucking service manager
Exit code:
1
Version:
2.24
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\nssm.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\shlwapi.dll
7280\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exenssm.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
Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
Total events
48
Read events
48
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

No data
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
19
DNS requests
13
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
GET
200
23.53.40.176:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
whitelisted
GET
200
23.53.40.176:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
7816
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
7816
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
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2104
svchost.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
23.53.40.176:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
2112
svchost.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
3216
svchost.exe
172.172.255.218:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
20.190.160.131:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
2.17.190.73:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.124.78.146
  • 4.231.128.59
  • 20.73.194.208
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.53.40.176
  • 23.53.40.178
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.186.142
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.172.255.218
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.160.131
  • 20.190.160.132
  • 40.126.32.133
  • 40.126.32.74
  • 40.126.32.68
  • 20.190.160.4
  • 20.190.160.66
  • 20.190.160.65
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 4.245.163.56
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 184.30.21.171
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 20.242.39.171
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info