File name:

news.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/3513b102-ed54-4d23-8888-15a8a5387add
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: January 10, 2025, 19:39:00
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:
python
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows, 6 sections
MD5:

37FCC1898FD2C1468FEF8B616D2E4D56

SHA1:

2CB2BD61BB050DD87675543076A9F5693DDECB95

SHA256:

95F89677AC06E21B3FB760233E4A8CAF5A49CAD663BB9A4944A904DFA3DEBDAB

SSDEEP:

98304:Tcd/Psygj98WVeIg8S3q7t/bJQ1knyuI7UJDZ2pli9TZIATPSkO2CGi2pYmJNHaV:0UETy96r0gg

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Process drops python dynamic module

      • news.exe (PID: 6632)
      • news.exe (PID: 5728)
    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • news.exe (PID: 6632)
      • news.exe (PID: 5728)
    • The process drops C-runtime libraries

      • news.exe (PID: 6632)
      • news.exe (PID: 5728)
    • Application launched itself

      • news.exe (PID: 6632)
      • news.exe (PID: 5728)
    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • news.exe (PID: 6632)
      • news.exe (PID: 5728)
    • Loads Python modules

      • news.exe (PID: 6704)
      • news.exe (PID: 4540)
  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • news.exe (PID: 6632)
      • news.exe (PID: 5728)
      • news.exe (PID: 6704)
      • news.exe (PID: 4540)
    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • news.exe (PID: 6632)
      • news.exe (PID: 5728)
    • Reads the computer name

      • news.exe (PID: 6632)
      • news.exe (PID: 5728)
    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • news.exe (PID: 6632)
      • news.exe (PID: 6704)
      • news.exe (PID: 5728)
    • Manual execution by a user

      • news.exe (PID: 5728)
      • notepad.exe (PID: 1760)
    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • notepad.exe (PID: 1760)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (87.3)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (6.3)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (6.3)

EXIF

EXE

Subsystem: Windows command line
SubsystemVersion: 6
ImageVersion: -
OSVersion: 6
EntryPoint: 0xc380
UninitializedDataSize: -
InitializedDataSize: 152576
CodeSize: 176640
LinkerVersion: 14.41
PEType: PE32+
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, Large address aware
TimeStamp: 2025:01:10 18:10:42+00:00
MachineType: AMD AMD64
No data.
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Total processes
143
Monitored processes
9
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
2

Behavior graph

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start news.exe conhost.exe no specs news.exe no specs news.exe conhost.exe no specs news.exe no specs notepad.exe no specs ucpdmgr.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
6632"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\news.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\news.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\news.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
6640\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exenews.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
6704"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\news.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\news.exenews.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\news.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
5728"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\news.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\news.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\news.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
5540\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exenews.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
4540"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\news.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\news.exenews.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\news.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
1760"C:\WINDOWS\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\info.txtC:\Windows\System32\notepad.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Notepad
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\notepad.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
6732"C:\WINDOWS\system32\UCPDMgr.exe"C:\Windows\System32\UCPDMgr.exesvchost.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
User Choice Protection Manager
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.0.414301
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\ucpdmgr.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
6592\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exeUCPDMgr.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
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
584
Read events
584
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
24
Suspicious files
2
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
6632news.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66322\select.pydexecutable
MD5:62FE3761D24B53D98CC9B0CBBD0FEB7C
SHA256:81F124B01A85882E362A42E94A13C0EFF2F4CCD72D461821DC5457A789554413
6632news.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66322\_lzma.pydexecutable
MD5:66A9028EFD1BB12047DAFCE391FD6198
SHA256:E44DEA262A24DF69FD9B50B08D09AE6F8B051137CE0834640C977091A6F9FCA8
6632news.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66322\_socket.pydexecutable
MD5:ABF998769F3CBA685E90FA06E0EC8326
SHA256:62D0493CED6CA33E2FD8141649DD9889C23B2E9AFC5FDF56EDB4F888C88FB823
6632news.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66322\unicodedata.pydexecutable
MD5:43B8B61DEBBC6DD93124A00DDD922D8C
SHA256:3F462EE6E7743A87E5791181936539642E3761C55DE3DE980A125F91FE21F123
6632news.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66322\_bz2.pydexecutable
MD5:C17DCB7FC227601471A641EC90E6237F
SHA256:55894B2B98D01F37B9A8CF4DAF926D0161FF23C2FB31C56F9DBBAC3A61932712
6632news.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66322\_ssl.pydexecutable
MD5:CF541CC288AC0BEC9B682A2E0011D1FF
SHA256:E94F0195363C5C9BABFC4C17EC6FB1AA8BBABF59E377DB66CE6A79C4C58BBD07
5728news.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI57282\_bz2.pydexecutable
MD5:C17DCB7FC227601471A641EC90E6237F
SHA256:55894B2B98D01F37B9A8CF4DAF926D0161FF23C2FB31C56F9DBBAC3A61932712
6632news.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66322\libcrypto-3.dllexecutable
MD5:123AD0908C76CCBA4789C084F7A6B8D0
SHA256:4E5D5D20D6D31E72AB341C81E97B89E514326C4C861B48638243BDF0918CFA43
6632news.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66322\_hashlib.pydexecutable
MD5:422E214CA76421E794B99F99A374B077
SHA256:78223AEF72777EFC93C739F5308A3FC5DE28B7D10E6975B8947552A62592772B
5728news.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI57282\_ssl.pydexecutable
MD5:CF541CC288AC0BEC9B682A2E0011D1FF
SHA256:E94F0195363C5C9BABFC4C17EC6FB1AA8BBABF59E377DB66CE6A79C4C58BBD07
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
48
DNS requests
20
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
1176
svchost.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
whitelisted
GET
200
2.16.241.19:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
6384
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D
unknown
whitelisted
6304
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
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
6304
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
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
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
2.23.227.215:443
www.bing.com
Ooredoo Q.S.C.
QA
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
2.16.241.19:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
95.101.149.131:80
www.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
1176
svchost.exe
40.126.32.136:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
1176
svchost.exe
192.229.221.95:80
ocsp.digicert.com
EDGECAST
US
whitelisted
184.28.89.167:443
go.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.104.136.2
  • 40.127.240.158
  • 20.73.194.208
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 2.23.227.215
  • 2.23.227.208
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.16.241.19
  • 2.16.241.12
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 95.101.149.131
  • 184.30.21.171
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.186.110
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.32.136
  • 40.126.32.74
  • 20.190.160.20
  • 40.126.32.133
  • 40.126.32.134
  • 20.190.160.17
  • 40.126.32.72
  • 20.190.160.14
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 192.229.221.95
whitelisted
go.microsoft.com
  • 184.28.89.167
  • 23.35.238.131
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 172.202.163.200
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 20.3.187.198
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info