| File name: | UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.4.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/86c3c787-426a-4510-b01b-cdcac65de0ca |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | June 21, 2025, 15:50:54 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive, 5 sections |
| MD5: | 3276BF178249904F4E9AC0958F32D906 |
| SHA1: | 8C8421055DE59718EFF8C535F3B447132B5322F1 |
| SHA256: | 9945195D54509CA4E8A41E468851137A56F711163D4FCBE4A8692ED24023A739 |
| SSDEEP: | 3072:89Y63Sq4u9dC3Sn1aJnys0Qgnio9XL9F3SbdCvzNCv5HhQDem17tP1q/:HKSyASn1GneQgniYDSxCpMZhQDV17Jk/ |
| .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) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2025:03:08 23:05:20+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 6 |
| CodeSize: | 26624 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 139776 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | 2048 |
| EntryPoint: | 0x369f |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | 6 |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 4.4.4.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 4.4.4.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x0000 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| Comments: | UltraUXThemePatcher modifies your system file(s) to use 3rd party themes |
| CompanyName: | Manuel Hoefs (Zottel) |
| FileDescription: | Windows UltraUXThemePatcher |
| FileVersion: | 4.4.4.0 |
| InternalName: | UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.4 |
| LegalCopyright: | 2008 - 2025 Manuel Hoefs (Zottel) |
| LegalTrademarks: | UltraUXThemePatcher created by Manuel Hoefs (Zottel) |
| OriginalFileName: | UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.4.exe |
| ProductName: | UltraUXThemePatcher |
| ProductVersion: | 4.4.4.0 |
| Website: | https://mhoefs.eu |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 1568 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.4.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.4.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Manuel Hoefs (Zottel) Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows UltraUXThemePatcher Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 4.4.4.0 Modules
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| 1644 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.4.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.4.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Manuel Hoefs (Zottel) Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows UltraUXThemePatcher Exit code: 0 Version: 4.4.4.0 Modules
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| 1688 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | takeown.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1816 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | takeown.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2292 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | icacls.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2532 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:11 | C:\Windows\System32\SrTasks.exe | — | dllhost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft® Windows System Protection background tasks. Exit code: 1073807364 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2648 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\takeown.exe" /f "C:\WINDOWS\system32\uxinit.dll" | C:\Windows\System32\takeown.exe | — | UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.4.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Takes ownership of a file Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3844 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | SrTasks.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3964 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\icacls.exe" "C:\WINDOWS\system32\uxinit.dll" /grant admin:F | C:\Windows\System32\icacls.exe | — | UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.4.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4088 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | takeown.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (1644) UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.4.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SystemRestore |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SrCreateRp (Enter) |
Value: 4000000000000000606E2958C4E2DB016C0600006C040000D5070000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5780) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\VssapiPublisher |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IDENTIFY (Enter) |
Value: 4800000000000000D0DA8858C4E2DB0194160000AC0F0000E803000001000000000000000000000089FBC472363F5245AFF00FC79F05918500000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6796) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\Registry Writer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IDENTIFY (Enter) |
Value: 4800000000000000D1BA9458C4E2DB018C1A0000AC080000E80300000100000001000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6796) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\COM+ REGDB Writer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IDENTIFY (Enter) |
Value: 48000000000000009E1E9758C4E2DB018C1A0000FC0E0000E80300000100000001000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6796) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\ASR Writer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IDENTIFY (Enter) |
Value: 48000000000000009E1E9758C4E2DB018C1A000080170000E80300000100000001000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6796) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\Shadow Copy Optimization Writer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IDENTIFY (Enter) |
Value: 48000000000000009E1E9758C4E2DB018C1A0000C0040000E80300000100000001000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6796) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{9dea862c-5cdd-4e70-acc1-f32b344d4795}\Elements\11000001 |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6796) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{9dea862c-5cdd-4e70-acc1-f32b344d4795}\Elements\11000001 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Element |
Value: 0000000000000000000000000000000006000000000000004800000000000000715E5C2FA985EB1190A89A9B763584210000000000000000745E5C2FA985EB1190A89A9B7635842100000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6796) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{9dea862c-5cdd-4e70-acc1-f32b344d4795}\Elements\12000002 |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6796) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000\Objects\{9dea862c-5cdd-4e70-acc1-f32b344d4795}\Elements\12000002 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Element |
Value: \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5780 | dllhost.exe | C:\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2 | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1644 | UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.4.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsp736D.tmp\System.dll | executable | |
MD5:9B38A1B07A0EBC5C7E59E63346ECC2DB | SHA256:C881253DAFCF1322A771139B1A429EC1E78C507CA81A218A20DC1A4B25ABBFE7 | |||
| 1644 | UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.4.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsp736D.tmp\nsDialogs.dll | executable | |
MD5:8F0E7415F33843431DF308BB8E06AF81 | SHA256:BB49F15FA83452370047A7801E39FC7F64E70C7545B8999BB85AA4749EAA048B | |||
| 1644 | UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.4.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\UltraUXThemePatcher\Homepage.url | binary | |
MD5:882495A1A22BA12816D505BBF53BB2E5 | SHA256:D1908AF1B95473AC1F450ED8E042AA79DA6B8EA609529A6940D836695F4D8908 | |||
| 1644 | UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.4.exe | C:\Windows\System32\uxinit.dll.backup | executable | |
MD5:F125A0876D8684A04F4BABD010DAF904 | SHA256:D45894E386AA667220EA8B5397A82449EDC8E977EE1EA8CB2B78FFEE2A64A73B | |||
| 1644 | UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.4.exe | C:\Program Files (x86)\UltraUXThemePatcher\Uninstall.exe | executable | |
MD5:C2B590236410895EA72D586039A8803B | SHA256:460951CD4961DF57E035BED66CDD5FAC4FA377CDF28768DE139386ED2F353677 | |||
| 1644 | UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.4.exe | C:\Windows\System32\uxinit.dll.old | executable | |
MD5:F125A0876D8684A04F4BABD010DAF904 | SHA256:D45894E386AA667220EA8B5397A82449EDC8E977EE1EA8CB2B78FFEE2A64A73B | |||
| 1644 | UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.4.exe | C:\Windows\System32\uxinit.dll.new | executable | |
MD5:F125A0876D8684A04F4BABD010DAF904 | SHA256:D45894E386AA667220EA8B5397A82449EDC8E977EE1EA8CB2B78FFEE2A64A73B | |||
| 1644 | UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.4.exe | C:\Windows\System32\uxinit.dll | executable | |
MD5:40C064486D8D485BCCB0020EE33CCF8A | SHA256:F5D9874C6FF19307DA15FEFF354C7CD755945B7BACA6F3B6022B8347EB34CEFC | |||
| 1644 | UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.4.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsz735C.tmp | binary | |
MD5:AAA68E79E997E9C6FB567F40B3E348AE | SHA256:25329BA16DC0F140C54ECFA1F8ED992502D0299A45328CFD7EA8D1E20F59922B | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 23.55.104.172:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4960 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 23.55.104.172:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4960 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 52.109.76.240:443 | https://officeclient.microsoft.com/config16/?syslcid=1033&build=16.0.16026&crev=3 | unknown | xml | 180 Kb | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.23.227.208:443 | https://www.bing.com/manifest/threshold.appcache | unknown | text | 3.09 Kb | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 204 | 2.23.227.208:443 | https://www.bing.com/threshold/xls.aspx | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.23.227.208:443 | https://www.bing.com/rb/18/jnc,nj/6hU_LneafI_NFLeDvM367ebFaKQ.js?bu=DyIrb3t-gQF4cnWyAbUBK6UBK7gB&or=w | unknown | binary | 21.3 Kb | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.23.227.215:443 | https://www.bing.com/AS/API/WindowsCortanaPane/V2/Init | unknown | html | 129 Kb | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.23.227.208:443 | https://www.bing.com/rb/16/jnc,nj/-M-8YWX0KlEtdAHVrkTvKQHOghs.js?bu=Dicwe4sBkgGVAYgBgQGFAcABwwEwuAHGAQ&or=w | unknown | binary | 22.0 Kb | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4960 | RUXIMICS.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.55.104.172:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | US | whitelisted |
4960 | RUXIMICS.exe | 23.55.104.172:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | US | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.23.246.101:80 | www.microsoft.com | Ooredoo Q.S.C. | QA | whitelisted |
4960 | RUXIMICS.exe | 2.23.246.101:80 | www.microsoft.com | Ooredoo Q.S.C. | QA | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
watson.events.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
self.events.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
officeclient.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
ecs.office.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
edge.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |