| File name: | acrotray.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/5fdad0be-5d23-421a-87c3-2a00eb4aaa0c |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | February 15, 2025, 23:20:42 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows, 7 sections |
| MD5: | F11EC2BBA4146C30351DABF761145CBB |
| SHA1: | BABE0AB46514BFA3B9D6972EB3A7DFF68E6ED1EC |
| SHA256: | 997D74DB9593CCF79F03841F6F96CBD4C729BC5E8F4FE2B8F83CBACEDC6C4146 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:pWMRyy5hOigAvAwlRD0m6VL53OqAU6YnIhSypjJmFzt9xL4RIU0F70dUSXuQgl3s:LA2H0YVYQ |
MALICIOUS
Executing a file with an untrusted certificate
- acrotray.exe (PID: 6500)
SUSPICIOUS
There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)
- acrotray.exe (PID: 6500)
Uses TASKKILL.EXE to kill process
- cmd.exe (PID: 5000)
INFO
Manual execution by a user
- cmd.exe (PID: 5000)
Checks supported languages
- acrotray.exe (PID: 6500)
The sample compiled with english language support
- acrotray.exe (PID: 6500)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (76.4) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (12.4) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (5.5) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (5.5) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | AMD AMD64 |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2024:02:10 11:48:34+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.28 |
| CodeSize: | 5197824 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 2745344 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x42e740 |
| OSVersion: | 6 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 23.8.20533.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 23.8.20533.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| Comments: | - |
| CompanyName: | Adobe Systems Inc. |
| FileDescription: | Acrobat Licensing Service |
| FileVersion: | 23.8.20533.0 |
| InternalName: | AcroTray |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright © Adobe Systems Inc. 1992-2023 |
| LegalTrademarks: | - |
| OriginalFileName: | AcroTray.exe |
| PrivateBuild: | - |
| ProductName: | AcroTray - Adobe Acrobat Distiller helper application. |
| ProductVersion: | 23.8.20533.0 |
| SpecialBuild: | - |
Total processes
129
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
1
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2452 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 5000 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe" | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows Command Processor Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 6500 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\acrotray.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\acrotray.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Adobe Systems Inc. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Acrobat Licensing Service Version: 23.8.20533.0 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 6792 | taskkill crss.exe | C:\Windows\System32\taskkill.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Terminates Processes Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
| |||||||||||||||
Total events
285
Read events
285
Write events
0
Delete events
0
Modification events
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
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HTTP(S) requests
9
TCP/UDP connections
41
DNS requests
19
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.48.23.181:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1176 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5064 | SearchApp.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5064 | SearchApp.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6588 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5064 | SearchApp.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEA77flR%2B3w%2FxBpruV2lte6A%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6192 | 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 |
6192 | 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 |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
5064 | SearchApp.exe | 104.126.37.178:443 | www.bing.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
5064 | SearchApp.exe | 184.30.131.245:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.48.23.181:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 184.30.21.171:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
1176 | svchost.exe | 40.126.31.128:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
1176 | svchost.exe | 184.30.131.245:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
1076 | svchost.exe | 184.30.18.9:443 | go.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
go.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fp.msedge.net |
| whitelisted |
wac-ring.msedge.net |
| unknown |