| File name: | payload.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/75f33bb7-5fd4-46f5-949d-d5c3c730bb6b |
| 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: | March 24, 2025, 19:31:37 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 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 |
MALICIOUS
GENERIC has been found (auto)
- runas.exe (PID: 2168)
Actions looks like stealing of personal data
- payload.exe (PID: 2368)
Writes a file to the Word startup folder
- payload.exe (PID: 2368)
Starts CMD.EXE for self-deleting
- payload.exe (PID: 2368)
Modifies files in the Chrome extension folder
- payload.exe (PID: 2368)
SUSPICIOUS
Starts another process probably with elevated privileges via RUNAS.EXE
- runas.exe (PID: 2168)
Reads browser cookies
- payload.exe (PID: 2368)
Changes the desktop background image
- payload.exe (PID: 2368)
Reads the Internet Settings
- payload.exe (PID: 2368)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- payload.exe (PID: 2368)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- payload.exe (PID: 2368)
Hides command output
- cmd.exe (PID: 3104)
Runs PING.EXE to delay simulation
- cmd.exe (PID: 3104)
Uses TASKKILL.EXE to kill process
- cmd.exe (PID: 3104)
Likely accesses (executes) a file from the Public directory
- notepad.exe (PID: 2356)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- payload.exe (PID: 2368)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- payload.exe (PID: 2368)
Reads the computer name
- payload.exe (PID: 2368)
Creates files in the program directory
- payload.exe (PID: 2368)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- payload.exe (PID: 2368)
Manual execution by a user
- notepad.exe (PID: 2356)
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TRiD
| .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) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Total processes
44
Monitored processes
6
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
1
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1156 | taskkill /t /f /im "payload.exe" | C:\Windows\System32\taskkill.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: Administrator Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Terminates Processes Exit code: 128 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 2168 | "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: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 2356 | "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Public\Desktop\HELP_READ_ME.txt | C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Notepad Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 2368 | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\payload.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\payload.exe | runas.exe | ||||||||||||
User: Administrator Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 2516 | ping -n 1 127.0.0.1 | C:\Windows\System32\PING.EXE | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: Administrator Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: TCP/IP Ping Command Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 3104 | "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\System32\cmd.exe | — | payload.exe | |||||||||||
User: Administrator Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) Modules
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Total events
972
Read events
958
Write events
8
Delete events
6
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (2368) payload.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Decryption\RSAKeys |
| Operation: | write | Name: | PublicKey |
Value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| |||
| (PID) Process: | (2368) payload.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Decryption\RSAKeys |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EncryptedKey |
Value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| |||
| (PID) Process: | (2368) payload.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WallpaperStyle |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2368) payload.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop |
| Operation: | write | Name: | TileWallpaper |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2368) payload.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | ProxyBypass |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2368) payload.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | IntranetName |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2368) payload.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2368) payload.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2368) payload.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | ProxyBypass |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2368) payload.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | IntranetName |
Value: | |||
Executable files
11
Suspicious files
4 212
Text files
1 301
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2368 | payload.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Crypto\HELP_READ_ME.txt | text | |
MD5:BC7BFE0989016E1A9B78C8A5F0AA80BB | SHA256:4EA3C64CF6AC1AED21C4CD4A8F9E71129A07367FBFB209A8CD88AEFFA0C10EFD | |||
| 2368 | payload.exe | C:\Users\Public\Favorites\HELP_READ_ME.txt | text | |
MD5:BC7BFE0989016E1A9B78C8A5F0AA80BB | SHA256:4EA3C64CF6AC1AED21C4CD4A8F9E71129A07367FBFB209A8CD88AEFFA0C10EFD | |||
| 2368 | payload.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\HELP_READ_ME.txt | text | |
MD5:BC7BFE0989016E1A9B78C8A5F0AA80BB | SHA256:4EA3C64CF6AC1AED21C4CD4A8F9E71129A07367FBFB209A8CD88AEFFA0C10EFD | |||
| 2368 | payload.exe | C:\Recovery\HELP_READ_ME.txt | text | |
MD5:BC7BFE0989016E1A9B78C8A5F0AA80BB | SHA256:4EA3C64CF6AC1AED21C4CD4A8F9E71129A07367FBFB209A8CD88AEFFA0C10EFD | |||
| 2368 | payload.exe | C:\ProgramData\HELP_READ_ME.txt | text | |
MD5:BC7BFE0989016E1A9B78C8A5F0AA80BB | SHA256:4EA3C64CF6AC1AED21C4CD4A8F9E71129A07367FBFB209A8CD88AEFFA0C10EFD | |||
| 2368 | payload.exe | C:\PerfLogs\HELP_READ_ME.txt | text | |
MD5:BC7BFE0989016E1A9B78C8A5F0AA80BB | SHA256:4EA3C64CF6AC1AED21C4CD4A8F9E71129A07367FBFB209A8CD88AEFFA0C10EFD | |||
| 2368 | payload.exe | C:\Users\HELP_READ_ME.txt | text | |
MD5:BC7BFE0989016E1A9B78C8A5F0AA80BB | SHA256:4EA3C64CF6AC1AED21C4CD4A8F9E71129A07367FBFB209A8CD88AEFFA0C10EFD | |||
| 2368 | payload.exe | C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\enc.bin | binary | |
MD5:52D5584BD9D886D7DADE241186540872 | SHA256:96FEF25EDB478733EE5CB02AB2ADCAA457F4B516FC634C0DCF1B507F4EC7F11A | |||
| 2368 | payload.exe | C:\ProgramData\Adobe\HELP_READ_ME.txt | text | |
MD5:BC7BFE0989016E1A9B78C8A5F0AA80BB | SHA256:4EA3C64CF6AC1AED21C4CD4A8F9E71129A07367FBFB209A8CD88AEFFA0C10EFD | |||
| 2368 | payload.exe | C:\PerfLogs\Admin\HELP_READ_ME.txt | text | |
MD5:BC7BFE0989016E1A9B78C8A5F0AA80BB | SHA256:4EA3C64CF6AC1AED21C4CD4A8F9E71129A07367FBFB209A8CD88AEFFA0C10EFD | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
5
DNS requests
1
Threats
0
HTTP requests
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1080 | svchost.exe | 224.0.0.252:5355 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |