Malware analysis a040a0af8697e30506218103074c7d6ea77a84ba3ac1ee5efae20f15530a19bb.exe Malicious activity

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File name:	a040a0af8697e30506218103074c7d6ea77a84ba3ac1ee5efae20f15530a19bb.exe
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/0c164d7c-a708-4ef9-909c-3336b3723f6a
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Threats:	Stealc is a stealer malware that targets victims’ sensitive data, which it exfiltrates from browsers, messaging apps, and other software. The malware is equipped with advanced features, including fingerprinting, control panel, evasion mechanisms, string obfuscation, etc. Stealc establishes persistence and communicates with its C2 server through HTTP POST requests. Stealc ist eine Stealer-Malware, die es auf die sensiblen Daten der Opfer abgesehen hat, die sie aus Browsern, Messaging-Apps und anderer Software exfiltriert. Die Malware ist mit fortschrittlichen Funktionen ausgestattet, darunter Fingerprinting, Bedienfeld, Umgehungsmechanismen, String-Verschleierung usw. Stealc stellt eine Persistenz her und kommuniziert mit seinem C2-Server über HTTP-POST-Anfragen. Stealers are a group of malicious software that are intended for gaining unauthorized access to users’ information and transferring it to the attacker. The stealer malware category includes various types of programs that focus on their particular kind of data, including files, passwords, and cryptocurrency. Stealers are capable of spying on their targets by recording their keystrokes and taking screenshots. This type of malware is primarily distributed as part of phishing campaigns. Malware Trends Tracker >>>
Analysis date:	May 26, 2025, 03:54:47
OS:	Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:	stealc stealer
Indicators:
MIME:	application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info:	PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 3 sections
MD5:	12C1842C3CCAFE7408C23EBF292EE3D9
SHA1:	4B1AF84CC11A8B1E290A18A4222A49526EEADD10
SHA256:	A040A0AF8697E30506218103074C7D6EA77A84BA3AC1EE5EFAE20F15530A19BB
SSDEEP:	6144:E5cdH53gHgJfEJI9a2owMw73I6fdpZDfqXZrVUt365Nq0Uj4:EIZQA1EYP4Q3DfWUyUj4

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 60 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:: off
Network geolocation:: off
Additional time used:: none
MITM proxy:: off
Privacy:: Public submission
Fakenet option:: off
Route via Tor:: off
Autoconfirmation of UAC:: on
Network:: on

Software preset

Internet Explorer 11.3636.19041.0
Adobe Acrobat (64-bit) (23.001.20093)
Adobe Flash Player 32 NPAPI (32.0.0.465)
Adobe Flash Player 32 PPAPI (32.0.0.465)
CCleaner (6.20)
FileZilla 3.65.0 (3.65.0)
Google Chrome (122.0.6261.70)
Google Update Helper (1.3.36.51)
Java 8 Update 271 (64-bit) (8.0.2710.9)
Java Auto Updater (2.8.271.9)
Microsoft Edge (122.0.2365.59)
Microsoft Edge Update (1.3.185.17)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - de-de (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - es-es (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - it-it (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ja-jp (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ko-kr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - pt-br (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - tr-tr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professionnel 2019 - fr-fr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office профессиональный 2019 - ru-ru (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft OneNote - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Update Health Tools (3.74.0.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x64) - 12.0.30501 (12.0.30501.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Additional Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Minimum Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Mozilla Firefox (x64 en-US) (123.0)
Mozilla Maintenance Service (123.0)
Notepad++ (64-bit x64) (7.9.1)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Extensibility Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Licensing Component (16.0.16026.20146)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15928.20198)
PowerShell 7-x64 (7.3.5.0)
Skype version 8.104 (8.104)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.59.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.63.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4480730) (2.55.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB5001716) (8.93.0.0)
VLC media player (3.0.11)
WinRAR 5.91 (64-bit) (5.91.0)
Windows PC Health Check (3.6.2204.08001)

Hotfixes

Client LanguagePack Package
DotNetRollup
DotNetRollup 481
FodMetadata Package
Foundation Package
Hello Face Package
InternetExplorer Optional Package
KB5003791
KB5011048
KB5015684
KB5033052
LanguageFeatures Basic en us Package
LanguageFeatures Handwriting en us Package
LanguageFeatures OCR en us Package
LanguageFeatures Speech en us Package
LanguageFeatures TextToSpeech en us Package
MSPaint FoD Package
MediaPlayer Package
Microsoft OneCore ApplicationModel Sync Desktop FOD Package
Microsoft OneCore DirectX Database FOD Package
NetFx3 OnDemand Package
Notepad FoD Package
OpenSSH Client Package
PowerShell ISE FOD Package
Printing PMCPPC FoD Package
Printing WFS FoD Package
ProfessionalEdition
QuickAssist Package
RollupFix
ServicingStack
ServicingStack 3989
StepsRecorder Package
TabletPCMath Package
UserExperience Desktop Package
WordPad FoD Package

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MALICIOUS
- STEALC has been detected
  - a040a0af8697e30506218103074c7d6ea77a84ba3ac1ee5efae20f15530a19bb.exe (PID: 4620)
- STEALC mutex has been found
  - a040a0af8697e30506218103074c7d6ea77a84ba3ac1ee5efae20f15530a19bb.exe (PID: 4620)
SUSPICIOUS
- Windows Defender mutex has been found
  - a040a0af8697e30506218103074c7d6ea77a84ba3ac1ee5efae20f15530a19bb.exe (PID: 4620)
- Executes application which crashes
  - a040a0af8697e30506218103074c7d6ea77a84ba3ac1ee5efae20f15530a19bb.exe (PID: 4620)
INFO
- Creates files or folders in the user directory
  - WerFault.exe (PID: 5972)
- Checks supported languages
  - a040a0af8697e30506218103074c7d6ea77a84ba3ac1ee5efae20f15530a19bb.exe (PID: 4620)
- Reads the computer name
  - a040a0af8697e30506218103074c7d6ea77a84ba3ac1ee5efae20f15530a19bb.exe (PID: 4620)

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No Malware configuration.

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TRiD

.exe	\|	Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (46.3)
.exe	\|	Win64 Executable (generic) (41)
.exe	\|	Win32 Executable (generic) (6.6)
.exe	\|	Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.9)
.exe	\|	DOS Executable Generic (2.9)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType:	Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp:	2022:09:28 17:40:46+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics:	No relocs, Executable, 32-bit
PEType:	PE32
LinkerVersion:	10
CodeSize:	240640
InitializedDataSize:	35049472
UninitializedDataSize:	-
EntryPoint:	0x54bd
OSVersion:	5.1
ImageVersion:	-
SubsystemVersion:	5.1
Subsystem:	Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber:	91.0.0.0
ProductVersionNumber:	98.0.0.0
FileFlagsMask:	0x003f
FileFlags:	(none)
FileOS:	Windows NT 32-bit
ObjectFileType:	Executable application
FileSubtype:	-
LanguageCode:	Unknown (0294)
CharacterSet:	Unknown (85B3)
FileVersions:	64.5.34.31
InternalName:	Velectrelidat.exe
OriginalFileName:	Hugidfgy.exe
ProductName:	Hdfgodifjg
ProductVersion:	2.8.47.63

No data.

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Total processes

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Process information

PID	CMD	Path	Indicators	Parent process
4620	"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\a040a0af8697e30506218103074c7d6ea77a84ba3ac1ee5efae20f15530a19bb.exe"	C:\Users\admin\Desktop\a040a0af8697e30506218103074c7d6ea77a84ba3ac1ee5efae20f15530a19bb.exe		explorer.exe
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 3221225501
4932	C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -Embedding	C:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exe	—	svchost.exe
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: KMS Connection Broker Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
5780	"C:\WINDOWS\System32\SLUI.exe" RuleId=3482d82e-ca2c-4e1f-8864-da0267b484b2;Action=AutoActivate;AppId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;SkuId=4de7cb65-cdf1-4de9-8ae8-e3cce27b9f2c;NotificationInterval=1440;Trigger=TimerEvent	C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe		SppExtComObj.Exe
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Windows Activation Client Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
5972	C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4620 -s 380	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe	—	a040a0af8697e30506218103074c7d6ea77a84ba3ac1ee5efae20f15530a19bb.exe
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Problem Reporting Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

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Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
5972	WerFault.exe	C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppCrash_a040a0af8697e305_ef2e23d25d2d6839ed0243619e1deeece81a33_de844655_53388f53-aa06-4484-a84d-59e297027f6c\Report.wer		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
5972	WerFault.exe	C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERA923.tmp.dmp		binary
		MD5:1A324EFE818B871FC3207F1D7C3F7C3C	SHA256:BF5E90F091B53C73E43E7BC7A5FD8E6A8391EFEB52DEF3AD96E5AE51065FE574
5972	WerFault.exe	C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERA992.tmp.xml		xml
		MD5:7ED67916AF7392D79E42703F7FA4A3D6	SHA256:23D97BB612D5A8911260F6A6058D6E3BC170B6105782D71D646B11A48FF861B2
5972	WerFault.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\a040a0af8697e30506218103074c7d6ea77a84ba3ac1ee5efae20f15530a19bb.exe.4620.dmp		binary
		MD5:892576ECA770ACE553CA760771BC0AD2	SHA256:4094F26CE30AEFF99AC2A956553750122A3348D9E81FBDA445721AEC1C022826
5972	WerFault.exe	C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERA962.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml		xml
		MD5:04C44769E6CFEF1E16B8AB62690AE287	SHA256:CE4528C133F8BAC75C5B5A64399BDC0949C27027A5335FC69314057CD1CD0DF3

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HTTP requests

PID	Process	Method	HTTP Code	IP	URL	CN	Type	Size	Reputation
5496	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	GET	200	2.20.245.139:80	http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
5496	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	GET	200	95.101.149.131:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
4696	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	2.23.246.101:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
4696	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	2.23.246.101:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
3768	RUXIMICS.exe	40.127.240.158:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:137	—	—	—	whitelisted
—	—	40.127.240.158:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
5496	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	2.20.245.139:80	crl.microsoft.com	Akamai International B.V.	SE	whitelisted
5496	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	95.101.149.131:80	www.microsoft.com	Akamai International B.V.	NL	whitelisted
5796	svchost.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
3216	svchost.exe	172.211.123.250:443	client.wns.windows.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	FR	whitelisted
4696	SIHClient.exe	20.12.23.50:443	slscr.update.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	US	whitelisted
4696	SIHClient.exe	2.23.246.101:80	www.microsoft.com	Ooredoo Q.S.C.	QA	whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com	40.127.240.158	whitelisted
google.com	142.250.185.110	whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com	2.20.245.139 2.20.245.137	whitelisted
www.microsoft.com	95.101.149.131 2.23.246.101	whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com	172.211.123.250	whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com	20.12.23.50	whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com	20.242.39.171	whitelisted

Threats

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General Info

a040a0af8697e30506218103074c7d6ea77a84ba3ac1ee5efae20f15530a19bb.exe

12C1842C3CCAFE7408C23EBF292EE3D9

4B1AF84CC11A8B1E290A18A4222A49526EEADD10

A040A0AF8697E30506218103074C7D6EA77A84BA3AC1EE5EFAE20F15530A19BB

6144:E5cdH53gHgJfEJI9a2owMw73I6fdpZDfqXZrVUt365Nq0Uj4:EIZQA1EYP4Q3DfWUyUj4

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MALICIOUS

STEALC has been detected

STEALC mutex has been found

SUSPICIOUS

Windows Defender mutex has been found

Executes application which crashes

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Creates files or folders in the user directory

Checks supported languages

Reads the computer name

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