| File name: | dllhost.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/6c2ecb05-b920-4873-9b68-8e703048cc2a |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | 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. |
| Analysis date: | April 15, 2025, 11:55:58 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed, 3 sections |
| MD5: | AEDCB7AB5E24909F1BAA353D5531B10A |
| SHA1: | AC0F8CD914969C04474E8C070DCECB0DFEEF0A0F |
| SHA256: | A3929CAE5C45DD7E0DD8429A1FA9A4FB0149B1589A2B181C0B28037236FCB904 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:qZmSUI0IIjSvSnVL7r3Za/RY2xklnAYBJZRliyeyjPfLspMzaHBno4wJnzvg79H8:UYE6vb |
MALICIOUS
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- dllhost.exe (PID: 4980)
Actions looks like stealing of personal data
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 6944)
Steals credentials from Web Browsers
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 6944)
SUSPICIOUS
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- dllhost.exe (PID: 6148)
Application launched itself
- dllhost.exe (PID: 6148)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- dllhost.exe (PID: 4980)
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 6944)
Starts itself from another location
- dllhost.exe (PID: 4980)
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 6944)
The process creates files with name similar to system file names
- dllhost.exe (PID: 4980)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- dllhost.exe (PID: 6148)
- dllhost.exe (PID: 4980)
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 6944)
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 1672)
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 7400)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- dllhost.exe (PID: 6148)
- dllhost.exe (PID: 4980)
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 6944)
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 1672)
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 7400)
Process checks computer location settings
- dllhost.exe (PID: 6148)
Reads the computer name
- dllhost.exe (PID: 6148)
- dllhost.exe (PID: 4980)
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 6944)
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 1672)
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 7400)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- dllhost.exe (PID: 4980)
Create files in a temporary directory
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 6944)
Creates files in the program directory
- sppsvc.exe (PID: 6944)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | UPX compressed Win32 Executable (64.2) |
|---|---|---|
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (15.6) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (10.6) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.7) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (4.7) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 0000:00:00 00:00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 3 |
| CodeSize: | 3276800 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 4096 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | 8765440 |
| EntryPoint: | 0xb7b920 |
| OSVersion: | 6.1 |
| ImageVersion: | 1 |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6.1 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
Total processes
140
Monitored processes
7
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1672 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\sppsvc.exe" - | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\sppsvc.exe | — | sppsvc.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 2236 | 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) Modules
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| 4408 | "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) Modules
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| 4980 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\dllhost.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\dllhost.exe | dllhost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 6148 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\dllhost.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\dllhost.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 2 Modules
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| 6944 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\PeerDistRepub\sppsvc.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\PeerDistRepub\sppsvc.exe | dllhost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Modules
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| 7400 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\sppsvc.exe" - | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\sppsvc.exe | — | sppsvc.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
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Total events
2 966
Read events
2 964
Write events
2
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (4980) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | lsass |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\lsass.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4980) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | sppsvc |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\PeerDistRepub\sppsvc.exe | |||
Executable files
4
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4980 | dllhost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\lsass.exe | executable | |
MD5:AEDCB7AB5E24909F1BAA353D5531B10A | SHA256:A3929CAE5C45DD7E0DD8429A1FA9A4FB0149B1589A2B181C0B28037236FCB904 | |||
| 6944 | sppsvc.exe | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\sppsvc.exe | executable | |
MD5:AEDCB7AB5E24909F1BAA353D5531B10A | SHA256:A3929CAE5C45DD7E0DD8429A1FA9A4FB0149B1589A2B181C0B28037236FCB904 | |||
| 6944 | sppsvc.exe | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\sppsvc.exe | executable | |
MD5:AEDCB7AB5E24909F1BAA353D5531B10A | SHA256:A3929CAE5C45DD7E0DD8429A1FA9A4FB0149B1589A2B181C0B28037236FCB904 | |||
| 4980 | dllhost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\PeerDistRepub\sppsvc.exe | executable | |
MD5:AEDCB7AB5E24909F1BAA353D5531B10A | SHA256:A3929CAE5C45DD7E0DD8429A1FA9A4FB0149B1589A2B181C0B28037236FCB904 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
4
TCP/UDP connections
30
DNS requests
13
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.48.23.143:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7672 | 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 |
7672 | 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 | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.48.23.143:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4980 | dllhost.exe | 172.67.191.102:443 | — | — | — | unknown |
4980 | dllhost.exe | 1.1.1.1:443 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
6944 | sppsvc.exe | 1.1.1.1:443 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
6944 | sppsvc.exe | 104.21.84.111:443 | — | — | — | unknown |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.249:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
6268 | svchost.exe | 23.213.166.81:443 | go.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
go.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |