| File name: | 123.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/2901d0fa-a3d3-4aaf-9a65-cec19bff4978 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Orcus is a modular Remote Access Trojan with some unusual functions. This RAT enables attackers to create plugins using a custom development library and offers a robust core feature set that makes it one of the most dangerous malicious programs in its class. |
| Analysis date: | May 22, 2025, 17:17:26 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 3 sections |
| MD5: | 264E7741729C68DA987F40F4CD19A36F |
| SHA1: | 16DC103026652605229355CED92127FD1C85BBC2 |
| SHA256: | 94AD5E95FC0167221E93B241D4890649158FB8A59272D9E96AD741D3B7E51FFF |
| SSDEEP: | 24576:c7Q3d3P51k22nQE7Wj6wogps/+LLjhiyryOUDcBS1LI27uurrcI0AilFEvxHP5c:qKd3P51k22nQE7Wj6wogps/+L/hPS1kG |
MALICIOUS
Orcus is detected
- 123.exe (PID: 4740)
- 123.exe (PID: 2088)
- Orcus.exe (PID: 6372)
ORCUS has been detected (YARA)
- Orcus.exe (PID: 6372)
SUSPICIOUS
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- 123.exe (PID: 4740)
- 123.exe (PID: 2088)
Application launched itself
- 123.exe (PID: 4740)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- 123.exe (PID: 2088)
Starts itself from another location
- 123.exe (PID: 2088)
There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)
- Orcus.exe (PID: 6372)
INFO
Reads the computer name
- 123.exe (PID: 4740)
- 123.exe (PID: 2088)
- Orcus.exe (PID: 6372)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- 123.exe (PID: 4740)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- 123.exe (PID: 4740)
- 123.exe (PID: 2088)
- Orcus.exe (PID: 6372)
Process checks computer location settings
- 123.exe (PID: 4740)
- 123.exe (PID: 2088)
Checks supported languages
- 123.exe (PID: 2088)
- 123.exe (PID: 4740)
- Orcus.exe (PID: 6372)
Creates files in the program directory
- 123.exe (PID: 2088)
Checks proxy server information
- slui.exe (PID: 6752)
Reads the software policy settings
- slui.exe (PID: 6752)
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Orcus
(PID) Process(6372) Orcus.exe
C2 (3)0.0.0.0:7777
192.168.1.33:7777
pont9245.ddns.net:7777
Keys
AES6b7d006bacb3e17de70f818a2693c3ec4d8832e846f86f49b777172b785010c6
Salt
Options
AutostartBuilderProperty
AutostartMethodDisable
TaskSchedulerTaskNameOrcus
TaskHighestPrivilegestrue
RegistryHiddenStarttrue
RegistryKeyNameOrcus
TryAllAutostartMethodsOnFailtrue
ChangeAssemblyInformationBuilderProperty
ChangeAssemblyInformationfalse
AssemblyTitlenull
AssemblyDescriptionnull
AssemblyCompanyNamenull
AssemblyProductNamenull
AssemblyCopyrightnull
AssemblyTrademarksnull
AssemblyProductVersion1.0.0.0
AssemblyFileVersion1.0.0.0
ChangeCreationDateBuilderProperty
IsEnabledfalse
NewCreationDate2020-11-29T16:43:20
ChangeIconBuilderProperty
ChangeIconfalse
IconPathnull
ClientTagBuilderProperty
ClientTagnull
DataFolderBuilderProperty
Path%appdata%\Orcus
DefaultPrivilegesBuilderProperty
RequireAdministratorRightsfalse
DisableInstallationPromptBuilderProperty
IsDisabledfalse
FrameworkVersionBuilderProperty
FrameworkVersionNET45
HideFileBuilderProperty
HideFilefalse
InstallationLocationBuilderProperty
Path%programfiles%\Orcus\Orcus.exe
InstallBuilderProperty
Installtrue
KeyloggerBuilderProperty
IsEnabledfalse
MutexBuilderProperty
Mutex1d539aac48d74be6adc4ede7ba775530
ProxyBuilderProperty
ProxyOptionNone
ProxyAddressnull
ProxyPort1080
ProxyType2
ReconnectDelayProperty
Delay10000
RequireAdministratorPrivilegesInstallerBuilderProperty
RequireAdministratorPrivilegestrue
RespawnTaskBuilderProperty
IsEnabledfalse
TaskNameOrcus Respawner
ServiceBuilderProperty
Installfalse
SetRunProgramAsAdminFlagBuilderProperty
SetFlagfalse
WatchdogBuilderProperty
IsEnabledfalse
NameOrcusWatchdog.exe
WatchdogLocationAppData
PreventFileDeletionfalse
Plugins (0)
TRiD
| .exe | | | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (56.7) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (21.3) |
| .scr | | | Windows screen saver (10.1) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (5) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (3.4) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2020:11:29 11:43:45+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 8 |
| CodeSize: | 920064 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 4608 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0xe295e |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| Comments: | - |
| CompanyName: | - |
| FileDescription: | - |
| FileVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| InternalName: | Orcus.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | - |
| LegalTrademarks: | - |
| OriginalFileName: | Orcus.exe |
| ProductName: | - |
| ProductVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
Total processes
129
Monitored processes
5
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2088 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\123.exe" /wait | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\123.exe | 123.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 2196 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s Dnscache | C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Host Process for Windows Services Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 4740 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\123.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\123.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 6372 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe | 123.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
Orcus(PID) Process(6372) Orcus.exe C2 (3)0.0.0.0:7777 192.168.1.33:7777 pont9245.ddns.net:7777 Keys AES6b7d006bacb3e17de70f818a2693c3ec4d8832e846f86f49b777172b785010c6 Salt Options AutostartBuilderProperty AutostartMethodDisable TaskSchedulerTaskNameOrcus TaskHighestPrivilegestrue RegistryHiddenStarttrue RegistryKeyNameOrcus TryAllAutostartMethodsOnFailtrue ChangeAssemblyInformationBuilderProperty ChangeAssemblyInformationfalse AssemblyTitlenull AssemblyDescriptionnull AssemblyCompanyNamenull AssemblyProductNamenull AssemblyCopyrightnull AssemblyTrademarksnull AssemblyProductVersion1.0.0.0 AssemblyFileVersion1.0.0.0 ChangeCreationDateBuilderProperty IsEnabledfalse NewCreationDate2020-11-29T16:43:20 ChangeIconBuilderProperty ChangeIconfalse IconPathnull ClientTagBuilderProperty ClientTagnull DataFolderBuilderProperty Path%appdata%\Orcus DefaultPrivilegesBuilderProperty RequireAdministratorRightsfalse DisableInstallationPromptBuilderProperty IsDisabledfalse FrameworkVersionBuilderProperty FrameworkVersionNET45 HideFileBuilderProperty HideFilefalse InstallationLocationBuilderProperty Path%programfiles%\Orcus\Orcus.exe InstallBuilderProperty Installtrue KeyloggerBuilderProperty IsEnabledfalse MutexBuilderProperty Mutex1d539aac48d74be6adc4ede7ba775530 ProxyBuilderProperty ProxyOptionNone ProxyAddressnull ProxyPort1080 ProxyType2 ReconnectDelayProperty Delay10000 RequireAdministratorPrivilegesInstallerBuilderProperty RequireAdministratorPrivilegestrue RespawnTaskBuilderProperty IsEnabledfalse TaskNameOrcus Respawner ServiceBuilderProperty Installfalse SetRunProgramAsAdminFlagBuilderProperty SetFlagfalse WatchdogBuilderProperty IsEnabledfalse NameOrcusWatchdog.exe WatchdogLocationAppData PreventFileDeletionfalse Plugins (0) | |||||||||||||||
| 6752 | 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
| |||||||||||||||
Total events
4 364
Read events
4 364
Write events
0
Delete events
0
Modification events
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
2
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4740 | 123.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\.orcusInstallation | text | |
MD5:1D7585446131CEB3587B8F2E01CC3614 | SHA256:EC46BB3EB8C64BCD0FC3972BC8741640D081333DE4366F2D6E0D9DBD33346D06 | |||
| 2088 | 123.exe | C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe | executable | |
MD5:264E7741729C68DA987F40F4CD19A36F | SHA256:94AD5E95FC0167221E93B241D4890649158FB8A59272D9E96AD741D3B7E51FFF | |||
| 2088 | 123.exe | C:\Program Files (x86)\Orcus\Orcus.exe.config | xml | |
MD5:A2B76CEA3A59FA9AF5EA21FF68139C98 | SHA256:F99EF5BF79A7C43701877F0BB0B890591885BB0A3D605762647CC8FFBF10C839 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
32
TCP/UDP connections
52
DNS requests
20
Threats
6
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2104 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.48.23.145:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 400 | 40.126.32.72:443 | https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf | unknown | text | 203 b | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 400 | 40.126.32.72:443 | https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf | unknown | text | 203 b | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 200 | 40.126.32.138:443 | https://login.live.com/RST2.srf | unknown | xml | 1.24 Kb | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 400 | 40.126.32.140:443 | https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf | unknown | text | 203 b | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 400 | 20.190.160.66:443 | https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf | unknown | text | 203 b | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 400 | 40.126.32.74:443 | https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf | unknown | text | 203 b | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 400 | 40.126.32.136:443 | https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf | unknown | text | 203 b | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 400 | 20.190.160.67:443 | https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf | unknown | text | 203 b | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 172.211.123.249:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 23.48.23.145:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 184.30.21.171:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 20.190.160.131:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.249:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
pont9245.ddns.net |
| malicious |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
— | — | Generic Protocol Command Decode | SURICATA STREAM suspected RST injection |
— | — | Generic Protocol Command Decode | SURICATA STREAM suspected RST injection |
2196 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DYN_DNS DNS Query to DynDNS Domain *.ddns .net |
2196 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DYN_DNS DNS Query to DynDNS Domain *.ddns .net |
2196 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DYN_DNS DNS Query to DynDNS Domain *.ddns .net |
2196 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DYN_DNS DNS Query to DynDNS Domain *.ddns .net |