| URL: | https://pnutdownloader.com/downloads/pnut/pnut-downloader-setup-1.1.0.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/466dcc43-eb43-4323-9534-625b8d36ee6e |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | March 17, 2026, 23:20:34 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
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| MD5: | E25AC9FBE38AC5C7EC334653B986E143 |
| SHA1: | 72A8FE89C0C363C1D38B98C0985E81EDBCEFDE1E |
| SHA256: | 979301D74CD15B41F5CD051C1A1E75B1B75EE3D80C9866F9B52E7DB9624F19DC |
| SSDEEP: | 3:N8PQJ9uXyKMXKhEvI8SLJuXtVpOWCn:2cxNaob4KrCn |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 1284 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=edge_collections.mojom.CollectionsDataManager --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=collections --disable-quic --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=6208,i,1362043215522361963,15780136933399398612,262144 --disable-features=HttpsFirstBalancedMode,HttpsFirstModeV2,HttpsOnlyMode,HttpsUpgrades --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6216 /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 2120 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PNUTDownloader\PNUTDownloader.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=audio.mojom.AudioService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=audio --user-data-dir="C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\PNUTDownloader" --secure-schemes=aptabase-ipc --bypasscsp-schemes=aptabase-ipc --cors-schemes=aptabase-ipc --fetch-schemes=aptabase-ipc --field-trial-handle=4356,i,4251667257270119741,12815112997060422619,262144 --disable-features=SpareRendererForSitePerProcess,WinDelaySpellcheckServiceInit,WinRetrieveSuggestionsOnlyOnDemand --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4248 /prefetch:8 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PNUTDownloader\PNUTDownloader.exe | — | PNUTDownloader.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: PNUT Downloader Integrity Level: LOW Description: Your favorite video downloader Exit code: 0 Version: 1.1.0 Modules
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| 2428 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --string-annotations --pdf-upsell-enabled --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=3 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=13 --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=6236,i,1362043215522361963,15780136933399398612,262144 --disable-features=HttpsFirstBalancedMode,HttpsFirstModeV2,HttpsOnlyMode,HttpsUpgrades --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6256 /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 2656 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --disable-quic --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=5844,i,1362043215522361963,15780136933399398612,262144 --disable-features=HttpsFirstBalancedMode,HttpsFirstModeV2,HttpsOnlyMode,HttpsUpgrades --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5984 /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 3076 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PNUTDownloader\PNUTDownloader.exe" --type=gpu-process --user-data-dir="C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\PNUTDownloader" --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAA --field-trial-handle=1720,i,16394227324129266560,3437930551397366016,262144 --disable-features=SpareRendererForSitePerProcess,WinDelaySpellcheckServiceInit,WinRetrieveSuggestionsOnlyOnDemand --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1712 /prefetch:2 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PNUTDownloader\PNUTDownloader.exe | — | PNUTDownloader.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: PNUT Downloader Integrity Level: LOW Description: Your favorite video downloader Version: 1.1.0 Modules
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| 3136 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-quic --message-loop-type-ui --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=6608,i,1362043215522361963,15780136933399398612,262144 --disable-features=HttpsFirstBalancedMode,HttpsFirstModeV2,HttpsOnlyMode,HttpsUpgrades --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6008 /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 3156 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --string-annotations --pdf-upsell-enabled --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=3 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=3624,i,1362043215522361963,15780136933399398612,262144 --disable-features=HttpsFirstBalancedMode,HttpsFirstModeV2,HttpsOnlyMode,HttpsUpgrades --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3656 /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 3164 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-gpu-sandbox --use-gl=disabled --gpu-vendor-id=5140 --gpu-device-id=140 --gpu-sub-system-id=0 --gpu-revision=0 --gpu-driver-version=10.0.19041.3636 --string-annotations --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADoAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAA --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=5308,i,1362043215522361963,15780136933399398612,262144 --disable-features=HttpsFirstBalancedMode,HttpsFirstModeV2,HttpsOnlyMode,HttpsUpgrades --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5492 /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 3164 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PNUTDownloader\resources\yt-dlp.exe --version | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PNUTDownloader\resources\yt-dlp.exe | PNUTDownloader.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 3380 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad" --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=133.0.6943.142 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Edge --annotation=ver=133.0.3065.92 --initial-client-data=0x294,0x298,0x29c,0x28c,0x2a4,0x7ffe233cf208,0x7ffe233cf214,0x7ffe233cf220 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (5524) slui.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\3d\52C64B7E |
| Operation: | write | Name: | @%SystemRoot%\System32\sppcomapi.dll,-3200 |
Value: Software Licensing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8448) pnut-downloader-setup-1.1.0.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\2a3a2305-e881-5f74-8bd4-4c814a17fffb |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayName |
Value: PNUTDownloader 1.1.0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8448) pnut-downloader-setup-1.1.0.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\2a3a2305-e881-5f74-8bd4-4c814a17fffb |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UninstallString |
Value: "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PNUTDownloader\Uninstall PNUTDownloader.exe" /currentuser | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8448) pnut-downloader-setup-1.1.0.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\2a3a2305-e881-5f74-8bd4-4c814a17fffb |
| Operation: | write | Name: | QuietUninstallString |
Value: "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PNUTDownloader\Uninstall PNUTDownloader.exe" /currentuser /S | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8448) pnut-downloader-setup-1.1.0.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\2a3a2305-e881-5f74-8bd4-4c814a17fffb |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayVersion |
Value: 1.1.0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8448) pnut-downloader-setup-1.1.0.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\2a3a2305-e881-5f74-8bd4-4c814a17fffb |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayIcon |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PNUTDownloader\PNUTDownloader.exe,0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8448) pnut-downloader-setup-1.1.0.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\2a3a2305-e881-5f74-8bd4-4c814a17fffb |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Publisher |
Value: PNUT Downloader | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8448) pnut-downloader-setup-1.1.0.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\2a3a2305-e881-5f74-8bd4-4c814a17fffb |
| Operation: | write | Name: | NoModify |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8448) pnut-downloader-setup-1.1.0.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\2a3a2305-e881-5f74-8bd4-4c814a17fffb |
| Operation: | write | Name: | NoRepair |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8448) pnut-downloader-setup-1.1.0.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\2a3a2305-e881-5f74-8bd4-4c814a17fffb |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EstimatedSize |
Value: 512529 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7804 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\ClientCertificates\LOG.old~RFdfc33.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7804 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\ClientCertificates\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7804 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old~RFdfc52.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7804 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\LOG.old~RFdfc52.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7804 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7804 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7804 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old~RFdfc52.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7804 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old~RFdfc52.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7804 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7804 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6472 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 188.114.97.3:443 | https://pnutdownloader.com/downloads/pnut/pnut-downloader-setup-1.1.0.exe | US | — | — | unknown |
6472 | msedge.exe | GET | 304 | 150.171.27.11:443 | https://edge.microsoft.com/abusiveadblocking/api/v1/blocklist | US | — | — | whitelisted |
5276 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.25.170:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | US | binary | 814 b | whitelisted |
6472 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 150.171.28.11:80 | http://edge.microsoft.com/browsernetworktime/time/1/current?cup2key=2:LAAq4vc7V8bTNf_FwAnLVcyxEtq1zljIcLljEhM1V4c&cup2hreq=e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855 | US | text | 97 b | whitelisted |
6472 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 150.171.28.11:443 | https://edge.microsoft.com/serviceexperimentation/v3/?osname=win&channel=stable&osver=10.0.19045&devicefamily=desktop&installdate=1661339457&clientversion=133.0.3065.92&experimentationmode=2&scpguard=0&scpfull=0&scpver=0 | US | text | 446 b | whitelisted |
6472 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 150.171.28.11:443 | https://edge.microsoft.com/extensionwebstorebase/v1/crx?os=win&arch=x64&os_arch=x86_64&nacl_arch=x86-64&prod=edgecrx&prodchannel=&prodversion=133.0.3065.92&lang=en-US&acceptformat=crx3,puff&x=id%3Djmjflgjpcpepeafmmgdpfkogkghcpiha%26v%3D1.2.1%26installedby%3Dother%26uc%26ping%3Dr%253D89%2526e%253D1 | US | xml | 413 b | whitelisted |
6472 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 52.123.243.92:443 | https://config.edge.skype.com/config/v1/Edge/133.0.3065.92?clientId=4489578223053569932&agents=Edge%2CEdgeConfig%2CEdgeServices%2CEdgeFirstRun%2CEdgeFirstRunConfig&osname=win&client=edge&channel=stable&scpfre=0&osarch=x86_64&osver=10.0.19045&wu=1&devicefamily=desktop&uma=0&sessionid=67&mngd=0&installdate=1661339457&edu=0&soobedate=1504771245&bphint=2&fg=1&lbfgdate=1766135237&lafgdate=0 | US | text | 4.55 Kb | whitelisted |
6472 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 13.107.246.44:443 | https://api.edgeoffer.microsoft.com/edgeoffer/pb/experiments?appId=edge-extensions&country=US | US | binary | 82 b | whitelisted |
6472 | msedge.exe | POST | 200 | 192.178.223.94:443 | https://update.googleapis.com/service/update2/json?cup2key=14:88Uhf15-vTmIgSqwdev989tnbYXVgVHclZ4oOMcCbx0&cup2hreq=1adebef72f128a4605f49a8d8300c0b0eea500526838d25d7312e1e550e5f2b3 | US | text | 349 b | whitelisted |
5316 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.11.40.157:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAz1vQYrVgL0erhQLCPM8GY%3D | NL | binary | 471 b | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
6684 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
5276 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.16.164.49:80 | crl.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-ASN1 | NL | whitelisted |
5276 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 184.30.25.170:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
7824 | slui.exe | 48.192.1.65:443 | activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
6472 | msedge.exe | 150.171.28.11:80 | edge.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
6472 | msedge.exe | 52.123.243.92:443 | config.edge.skype.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
6472 | msedge.exe | 150.171.28.11:443 | edge.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
edge.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
config.edge.skype.com |
| whitelisted |
pnutdownloader.com |
| unknown |
api.edgeoffer.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
copilot.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
6472 | msedge.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET INFO PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP |
8888 | PNUTDownloader.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Requests to a free CDN for open source projects (jsdelivr .net) |
8888 | PNUTDownloader.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Requests to a free CDN for open source projects (jsdelivr .net) |
2232 | svchost.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Attempting to access release user assets on GitHub |
8888 | PNUTDownloader.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare Network Error Logging (NEL) |
8888 | PNUTDownloader.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare Network Error Logging (NEL) |
6684 | svchost.exe | Unknown Traffic | ET USER_AGENTS Microsoft Dr Watson User-Agent (MSDW) |
6012 | PNUTDownloader.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Attempting to access release user assets on GitHub |
6012 | PNUTDownloader.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare Network Error Logging (NEL) |
6012 | PNUTDownloader.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare Network Error Logging (NEL) |