| File name: | AAct.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/ddc1050d-ac91-4e4f-aaed-1883a3c3dc9f |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | June 04, 2025, 19:15:19 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows, 3 sections |
| MD5: | 077734911B1AFCAEAB423EB792877A92 |
| SHA1: | 8A71B83DA14D3651151AA52B8218495096442753 |
| SHA256: | 93DE3F95B785DA406CECF79BA100C05566EA94EA02BDAAFBAABA4DB222191358 |
| SSDEEP: | 49152:moTsr0mw+CWJyTZ3c3UPpFFh+kAA4lNz5mihetR5VDR0/Cs4cDZ3sgWy1fKe2bgC:mwz+CWIpwZnz5bKR5Vl0/CB6W8YbVZhb |
MALICIOUS
Executing a file with an untrusted certificate
- AAct.exe (PID: 1184)
- AAct.exe (PID: 2660)
SUSPICIOUS
No suspicious indicators.INFO
Reads product name
- AAct.exe (PID: 1184)
Checks supported languages
- AAct.exe (PID: 1184)
Reads Environment values
- AAct.exe (PID: 1184)
Reads the software policy settings
- slui.exe (PID: 6108)
- slui.exe (PID: 6652)
Checks proxy server information
- slui.exe (PID: 6652)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
TRiD
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (47) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | UPX compressed Win32 Executable (46) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (3.4) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (3.4) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | AMD AMD64 |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2019:04:01 04:09:05+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 2.5 |
| CodeSize: | 1445888 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 73728 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | 1511424 |
| EntryPoint: | 0x2d27c0 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5.2 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 4.0.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 4.0.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x0000 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Unknown (0) |
| ObjectFileType: | Unknown |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| FileDescription: | AAct x64 |
Total processes
151
Monitored processes
9
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
1
Behavior graph
Click at the process to see the details
Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1184 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AAct.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AAct.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Description: AAct x64 Exit code: 0 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 2660 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AAct.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AAct.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: AAct x64 Exit code: 3221226540 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 2740 | "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
| |||||||||||||||
| 2904 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | UCPDMgr.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 5408 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: KMS Connection Broker Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 5604 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | UCPDMgr.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 6108 | "C:\WINDOWS\System32\SLUI.exe" RuleId=3482d82e-ca2c-4e1f-8864-da0267b484b2;Action=AutoActivate;AppId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;SkuId=4de7cb65-cdf1-4de9-8ae8-e3cce27b9f2c;NotificationInterval=1440;Trigger=TimerEvent | C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe | SppExtComObj.Exe | ||||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Windows Activation Client Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 6652 | 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
| |||||||||||||||
| 6656 | "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
| |||||||||||||||
Total events
1 018
Read events
1 017
Write events
1
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (1184) AAct.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Script Host\Settings |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Enabled |
Value: 1 | |||
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
Download PCAP, analyze network streams, HTTP content and a lot more at the full report
HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
45
DNS requests
21
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 184.25.50.8:80 | 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 |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 69.192.161.161:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3884 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 69.192.161.161:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3396 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEA77flR%2B3w%2FxBpruV2lte6A%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3884 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 69.192.161.161:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
Download PCAP, analyze network streams, HTTP content and a lot more at the full report
Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5796 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5756 | RUXIMICS.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 |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 184.25.50.8:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 69.192.161.161:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.250:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
— | — | 40.126.31.129:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 2.23.77.188:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.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 |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |