File name:

HijackThis.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/97534e2b-d84f-44b6-9d71-0f75a5d17185
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: February 22, 2025, 19:12:52
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:
upx
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed, 3 sections
MD5:

47811D50390A86A17102D7496E6EABB9

SHA1:

2623749CDB27887F6746ACDEE7E8065475F8B541

SHA256:

9DA5A899B9D55E1D43718EC0AD6368F9E9EF0242A4E88CD5DDB2CC6D7BFA5FB3

SSDEEP:

6144:VlTObRvp4MRMEZ40E3pItODKMsFN3pClZQIuScGGSDMpI5:jqk44k8DKfFlu3F5

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • HijackThis.exe (PID: 5404)
    • The process checks if it is being run in the virtual environment

      • HijackThis.exe (PID: 5404)
  • INFO

    • Reads the computer name

      • HijackThis.exe (PID: 5404)
    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • HijackThis.exe (PID: 5404)
    • Checks supported languages

      • HijackThis.exe (PID: 5404)
    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • HijackThis.exe (PID: 5404)
    • Checks proxy server information

      • HijackThis.exe (PID: 5404)
    • UPX packer has been detected

      • HijackThis.exe (PID: 5404)
    • Reads the software policy settings

      • HijackThis.exe (PID: 5404)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | UPX compressed Win32 Executable (39.3)
.exe | Win32 EXE Yoda's Crypter (38.6)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (9.5)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (6.5)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.9)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2013:05:09 17:08:08+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 6
CodeSize: 278528
InitializedDataSize: 110592
UninitializedDataSize: 1036288
EntryPoint: 0x141920
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: 2
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 2.0.0.5
ProductVersionNumber: 2.0.0.5
FileFlagsMask: 0x0000
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Unicode
CompanyName: Trend Micro Inc.
FileDescription: HijackThis
LegalCopyright: (c) 2007 Trend Micro Inc
LegalTrademarks: ©
ProductName: HijackThis
FileVersion: 2.00.0005
ProductVersion: 2.00.0005
InternalName: HijackThis
OriginalFileName: HijackThis.exe
No data.
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Total processes
128
Monitored processes
1
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start hijackthis.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
5404"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HijackThis.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HijackThis.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Trend Micro Inc.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
HijackThis
Exit code:
0
Version:
2.00.0005
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\hijackthis.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\msvbvm60.dll
Total events
5 554
Read events
5 549
Write events
4
Delete events
1

Modification events

(PID) Process:(5404) HijackThis.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\TrendMicro\HijackThis
Operation:writeName:LanguageFile
Value:
(Default)
(PID) Process:(5404) HijackThis.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\TrendMicro\HijackThis
Operation:writeName:ShowIntroFrame
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(5404) HijackThis.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\TrendMicro\HijackThis
Operation:delete keyName:(default)
Value:
(PID) Process:(5404) HijackThis.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\TrendMicro\HijackThis
Operation:writeName:WinHeight
Value:
8000
(PID) Process:(5404) HijackThis.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\TrendMicro\HijackThis
Operation:writeName:WinWidth
Value:
9000
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
1
Text files
1
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
5404HijackThis.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DF87E7374FFA6523FE.TMPbinary
MD5:94421A21F1F04094B4920B34F8D11FC5
SHA256:BBE1F688A4AB9D760B3375D50163D67B98E9F6FC7C5164338E4460902EB4BA87
5404HijackThis.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~dummy.tmptext
MD5:DADAFE066983AB646E8550013FB7DA13
SHA256:C0A317F60910EED08BBFC7B3AC6E6DE1B2029BF4922D0B0D7D3759313A24B16C
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HTTP(S) requests
10
TCP/UDP connections
34
DNS requests
18
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.48.23.190:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
GET
200
23.48.23.190:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D
unknown
whitelisted
3560
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
whitelisted
1176
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
whitelisted
3560
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
5568
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D
unknown
whitelisted
5404
HijackThis.exe
GET
301
104.18.12.149:80
http://sourceforge.net/p/hjt/support-requests/2.0.5
unknown
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.48.23.190:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
23.48.23.190:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
95.101.149.131:80
www.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
95.101.149.131:80
www.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
5064
SearchApp.exe
184.86.251.17:443
www.bing.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
2.17.190.73:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
5160
RUXIMICS.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.124.78.146
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.48.23.190
  • 23.48.23.158
  • 23.48.23.169
  • 23.48.23.150
  • 23.48.23.164
  • 23.48.23.162
  • 23.48.23.173
  • 23.48.23.159
  • 23.48.23.193
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 95.101.149.131
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.184.238
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 184.86.251.17
  • 184.86.251.22
  • 184.86.251.27
  • 184.86.251.20
  • 184.86.251.14
  • 184.86.251.19
  • 184.86.251.4
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.32.140
  • 40.126.32.68
  • 20.190.160.67
  • 40.126.32.134
  • 20.190.160.20
  • 20.190.160.66
  • 20.190.160.22
  • 20.190.160.17
whitelisted
go.microsoft.com
  • 23.213.166.81
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 20.109.210.53
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 52.165.164.15
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info