File name:

pcidrv.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/06a88443-ccc7-4928-a39f-a2fd956d113b
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: April 04, 2025, 16:24:45
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
rdp
remote
evasion
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows, 9 sections
MD5:

E5CB0425792AE07695337B5D36369DEA

SHA1:

D0B53A35D9959AFC34E746FAA7DA663C4DC31D82

SHA256:

975DF998975749DE47D11C12056C03F8E387F5EB7B0348937770A11158CF4382

SSDEEP:

98304:wcdArPjhc6L/rNjtAxvDHtmCPTCSQK7YoDEpoAI:RvDNma

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  • MALICIOUS

    • An attempt to connect via RDP was detected

      • pcidrv.exe (PID: 2108)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Checks for external IP

      • pcidrv.exe (PID: 2108)
      • svchost.exe (PID: 2196)
    • Connects to unusual port

      • pcidrv.exe (PID: 2108)
    • Potential Corporate Privacy Violation

      • pcidrv.exe (PID: 2108)
  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • pcidrv.exe (PID: 2108)
    • Checks proxy server information

      • pcidrv.exe (PID: 2108)
      • slui.exe (PID: 5984)
    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • pcidrv.exe (PID: 2108)
    • Reads the computer name

      • pcidrv.exe (PID: 2108)
    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 5984)
      • pcidrv.exe (PID: 2108)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (67.4)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (14.2)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (9.7)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.3)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (4.3)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2025:04:01 03:28:06+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, Large address aware, 32-bit, No debug
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 2.34
CodeSize: 1836032
InitializedDataSize: 2449920
UninitializedDataSize: 2048
EntryPoint: 0x14a0
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: 1
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
126
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start pcidrv.exe svchost.exe slui.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2108"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\pcidrv.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\pcidrv.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\pcidrv.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\advapi32.dll
2196C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s DnscacheC:\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
Images
c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
5984C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\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
Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.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
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
Total events
23 014
Read events
23 014
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

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

Dropped files

No data
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HTTP(S) requests
32
TCP/UDP connections
21 460
DNS requests
18
Threats
22 017

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
2108
pcidrv.exe
GET
200
208.95.112.1:80
http://208.95.112.1:80/json/
unknown
unknown
2104
svchost.exe
GET
23.48.23.148:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
GET
304
4.175.87.197:443
https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/SLS/%7B522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E%7D/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL
unknown
7000
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
whitelisted
7000
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
2.16.241.12:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut_2010-06-23.crl
unknown
whitelisted
7000
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
2.16.241.12:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicTimStaPCA_2010-07-01.crl
unknown
whitelisted
7000
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
whitelisted
7000
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
whitelisted
GET
200
13.85.23.206:443
https://fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/clientwebservice/ping
unknown
7000
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.2.crl
unknown
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4.231.128.59:443
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
4.231.128.59:443
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
2108
pcidrv.exe
179.43.159.186:7005
Private Layer INC
CH
unknown
2108
pcidrv.exe
208.95.112.1:80
ip-api.com
TUT-AS
US
whitelisted
2108
pcidrv.exe
85.153.151.12:31573
Superonline Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S.
TR
unknown
2108
pcidrv.exe
88.250.24.209:6383
Turk Telekom
TR
unknown
2108
pcidrv.exe
91.198.66.11:3389
PENTECH BILISIM TEKNOLOJILERI SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETi
RO
unknown
2108
pcidrv.exe
78.186.254.184:9756
Turk Telekom
TR
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
google.com
  • 172.217.18.14
whitelisted
ip-api.com
  • 208.95.112.1
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.48.23.148
  • 23.48.23.147
  • 23.48.23.162
  • 23.48.23.158
  • 23.48.23.156
  • 23.48.23.150
  • 23.48.23.157
  • 23.48.23.141
  • 23.48.23.155
  • 2.16.241.12
  • 2.16.241.19
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 20.7.2.167
  • 20.7.1.246
  • 20.197.71.89
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.31.1
  • 20.190.159.131
  • 20.190.159.23
  • 20.190.159.64
  • 20.190.159.4
  • 40.126.31.71
  • 40.126.31.73
  • 20.190.159.68
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 52.149.20.212
whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.124.78.146
  • 51.104.136.2
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 95.101.149.131
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 20.3.187.198
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 40.91.76.224
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
2196
svchost.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
INFO [ANY.RUN] External IP Check (ip-api .com)
2196
svchost.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (ip-api .com)
2108
pcidrv.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
ET INFO External IP Lookup ip-api.com
2108
pcidrv.exe
Misc activity
ET SCAN Behavioral Unusually fast Terminal Server Traffic Potential Scan or Infection (Outbound)
2108
pcidrv.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
POLICY [ANY.RUN] RDP protocol for remote access (TPKT Header)
2108
pcidrv.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
POLICY [ANY.RUN] RDP protocol for remote access (TPKT Header)
2108
pcidrv.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
POLICY [ANY.RUN] RDP protocol for remote access (TPKT Header)
2108
pcidrv.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
POLICY [ANY.RUN] RDP protocol for remote access (TPKT Header)
2108
pcidrv.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
POLICY [ANY.RUN] RDP protocol for remote access (TPKT Header)
2108
pcidrv.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
POLICY [ANY.RUN] RDP protocol for remote access (TPKT Header)
No debug info