| File name: | payload.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/61972193-9932-4470-9296-bc68804cbff1 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Ransomware is a type of malicious software that locks users out of their system or data using different methods to force them to pay a ransom. Most often, such programs encrypt files on an infected machine and demand a fee to be paid in exchange for the decryption key. Additionally, such programs can be used to steal sensitive information from the compromised computer and even conduct DDoS attacks against affected organizations to pressure them into paying. |
| Analysis date: | March 24, 2025, 18:14:02 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 8 sections |
| MD5: | 66BA415D640ADF7691A55A9BB42AC6C4 |
| SHA1: | 19EE95A015707262B2E8C3761D98161F04BAE54C |
| SHA256: | 92348F164C1E42EC1F531D66BEA76D65AED9F6BD4187000C0BAF92EDD3050FB5 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:mLGX1t60IUNgyNqOUeckDPXF3JQqy906tDp01qp1Q2Q5CldkIz3TcLK27K4t4il1:jB96or8Ffne5hU/gUPb1tHD/r |
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (64.6) |
|---|---|---|
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (15.4) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (10.5) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.6) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (4.6) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
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| TimeStamp: | 2025:03:14 16:39:32+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.16 |
| CodeSize: | 22016 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 6144 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x6d9409 |
| OSVersion: | 5.1 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5.1 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 1012 | "BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1 | C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Download/Upload Host Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5056 | "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /d /c taskkill /t /f /im "payload.exe" > NUL & ping -n 1 127.0.0.1 > NUL & del "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\payload.exe" > NUL | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | — | payload.exe | |||||||||||
User: Administrator Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5552 | "BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1 | C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Download/Upload Host Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5984 | "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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| 6044 | "C:\WINDOWS\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppX8z9r6jm96hw4bsbneegw0kyxx296wr9t.mca | C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe | svchost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Search application Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6068 | ping -n 1 127.0.0.1 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: Administrator Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: TCP/IP Ping Command Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6652 | taskkill /t /f /im "payload.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: Administrator Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Terminates Processes Exit code: 128 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6944 | "BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1 | C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe | svchost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Download/Upload Host Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7036 | 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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| 7620 | "C:\Windows\System32\runas.exe" /user:administrator C:\Users\admin\Desktop\payload.exe | C:\Windows\System32\runas.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Run As Utility Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (7788) payload.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Decryption\RSAKeys |
| Operation: | write | Name: | PublicKey |
Value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| |||
| (PID) Process: | (7788) payload.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Decryption\RSAKeys |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EncryptedKey |
Value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| |||
| (PID) Process: | (5552) BackgroundTransferHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5552) BackgroundTransferHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5552) BackgroundTransferHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6944) BackgroundTransferHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6944) BackgroundTransferHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6944) BackgroundTransferHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7676) BackgroundTransferHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7676) BackgroundTransferHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7788 | payload.exe | C:\$WinREAgent\Backup\HELP_READ_ME.txt | text | |
MD5:E6C8A1BB1FEC183927DF73BB308808C8 | SHA256:5E13DB0DE270FEA7B0089D74E0A21A436D3D25AD1EDE90087C06EAAA4C80AAA0 | |||
| 7788 | payload.exe | C:\$WinREAgent\Rollback\HELP_READ_ME.txt | text | |
MD5:E6C8A1BB1FEC183927DF73BB308808C8 | SHA256:5E13DB0DE270FEA7B0089D74E0A21A436D3D25AD1EDE90087C06EAAA4C80AAA0 | |||
| 7788 | payload.exe | C:\$WinREAgent\DF8A1EC4-FC19-4B6E-9FFE-00009CEB1085.cw5 | binary | |
MD5:84CEAB9B5248436C458B81A70E2E5A38 | SHA256:79534F82406B8052B9E9A83987BBF72DA4E519131C15BE33A635652F54C90065 | |||
| 7788 | payload.exe | C:\PerfLogs\HELP_READ_ME.txt | text | |
MD5:E6C8A1BB1FEC183927DF73BB308808C8 | SHA256:5E13DB0DE270FEA7B0089D74E0A21A436D3D25AD1EDE90087C06EAAA4C80AAA0 | |||
| 7788 | payload.exe | C:\found.000\HELP_READ_ME.txt | text | |
MD5:E6C8A1BB1FEC183927DF73BB308808C8 | SHA256:5E13DB0DE270FEA7B0089D74E0A21A436D3D25AD1EDE90087C06EAAA4C80AAA0 | |||
| 7788 | payload.exe | C:\found.000\dir0001.chk\HELP_READ_ME.txt | text | |
MD5:E6C8A1BB1FEC183927DF73BB308808C8 | SHA256:5E13DB0DE270FEA7B0089D74E0A21A436D3D25AD1EDE90087C06EAAA4C80AAA0 | |||
| 7788 | payload.exe | C:\Recovery\Logs\HELP_READ_ME.txt | text | |
MD5:E6C8A1BB1FEC183927DF73BB308808C8 | SHA256:5E13DB0DE270FEA7B0089D74E0A21A436D3D25AD1EDE90087C06EAAA4C80AAA0 | |||
| 7788 | payload.exe | C:\found.000\dir0000.chk\HELP_READ_ME.txt | text | |
MD5:E6C8A1BB1FEC183927DF73BB308808C8 | SHA256:5E13DB0DE270FEA7B0089D74E0A21A436D3D25AD1EDE90087C06EAAA4C80AAA0 | |||
| 7788 | payload.exe | C:\ProgramData\HELP_READ_ME.txt | text | |
MD5:E6C8A1BB1FEC183927DF73BB308808C8 | SHA256:5E13DB0DE270FEA7B0089D74E0A21A436D3D25AD1EDE90087C06EAAA4C80AAA0 | |||
| 7788 | payload.exe | C:\ProgramData\Adobe\HELP_READ_ME.txt | text | |
MD5:E6C8A1BB1FEC183927DF73BB308808C8 | SHA256:5E13DB0DE270FEA7B0089D74E0A21A436D3D25AD1EDE90087C06EAAA4C80AAA0 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.19.11.105:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
904 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.209.214.100:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
904 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.209.214.100:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7840 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6944 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6044 | SearchApp.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.19.11.105:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Elisa Oyj | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 40.115.3.253:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 20.190.160.66:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 2.23.77.188:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
7840 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | 20.199.58.43:443 | arc.msn.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
904 | SIHClient.exe | 52.149.20.212:443 | slscr.update.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
arc.msn.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |