Malware analysis random.exe Malicious activity | ANY.RUN

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File name:	random.exe
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/2505e77b-49bf-43d5-b3de-1b6b52fda883
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Threats:	GCleaner is a type of malware loader that has the capability to deliver numerous malicious software programs, which differ based on the location of the targeted victim. This malware is commonly spread through fraudulent websites that advertise free PC optimization tools A loader is malicious software that infiltrates devices to deliver malicious payloads. This malware is capable of infecting victims’ computers, analyzing their system information, and installing other types of threats, such as trojans or stealers. Criminals usually deliver loaders through phishing emails and links by relying on social engineering to trick users into downloading and running their executables. Loaders employ advanced evasion and persistence tactics to avoid detection. Malware Trends Tracker >>>
Analysis date:	April 10, 2025, 22:25:11
OS:	Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:	auto generic gcleaner loader
Indicators:
MIME:	application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info:	PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 7 sections
MD5:	53DDD29C267437DCAE679ECC0D77C170
SHA1:	EF7D3F781ACBEC14EA375ADD03F686054D3B7626
SHA256:	A825C56E065C992D9D9A7E4BBBE4095FBB51287E9108750A22857F4D12E61636
SSDEEP:	98304:rSZ7Lc8eIYcqTSZyDDs3eqYtaqP6U2TapQ6QkEUqqdQuLM8dLr0O/JOsHSF39IKU:K08AS5f

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 120 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
- GENERIC has been found (auto)
  - random.exe (PID: 5528)
  - svchost015.exe (PID: 7740)
- GCLEANER has been detected (SURICATA)
  - svchost015.exe (PID: 7740)
SUSPICIOUS
- Reads the BIOS version
  - random.exe (PID: 5528)
- Executable content was dropped or overwritten
  - random.exe (PID: 5528)
  - svchost015.exe (PID: 7740)
- Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
  - svchost015.exe (PID: 7740)
- Connects to the server without a host name
  - svchost015.exe (PID: 7740)
- Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
  - svchost015.exe (PID: 7740)
INFO
- Create files in a temporary directory
  - random.exe (PID: 5528)
  - svchost015.exe (PID: 7740)
- Reads the computer name
  - random.exe (PID: 5528)
  - svchost015.exe (PID: 7740)
- Checks supported languages
  - random.exe (PID: 5528)
  - svchost015.exe (PID: 7740)
- The sample compiled with english language support
  - random.exe (PID: 5528)
- Checks proxy server information
  - svchost015.exe (PID: 7740)
- Creates files or folders in the user directory
  - svchost015.exe (PID: 7740)
- Reads the machine GUID from the registry
  - svchost015.exe (PID: 7740)
- Reads the software policy settings
  - slui.exe (PID: 7304)

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TRiD

.exe	\|	Win32 Executable (generic) (42.6)
.exe	\|	Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (19.5)
.exe	\|	Generic Win/DOS Executable (18.9)
.exe	\|	DOS Executable Generic (18.9)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType:	Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp:	1992:06:19 22:22:17+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics:	Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, Bytes reversed lo, 32-bit, Bytes reversed hi
PEType:	PE32
LinkerVersion:	2.25
CodeSize:	926208
InitializedDataSize:	5279744
UninitializedDataSize:	-
EntryPoint:	0xa80000
OSVersion:	4
ImageVersion:	-
SubsystemVersion:	4
Subsystem:	Windows GUI

No data.

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Total processes

133

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

5528

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\random.exe"

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\random.exe

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Exit code:

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\random.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\user32.dll

7272

C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -Embedding

C:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exe

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svchost.exe

User:

NETWORK SERVICE

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

SYSTEM

Description:

KMS Connection Broker

Version:

10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\sppextcomobj.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll

7304

"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

Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll

7740

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\random.exe"

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost015.exe

random.exe

User:

admin

Company:

X-Ways Software Technology AG

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

WinHex

Exit code:

Version:

21.1

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\svchost015.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\advapi32.dll

8084

C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding

C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe

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svchost.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Windows Activation Client

Version:

10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll

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Total events

1 431

Read events

1 428

Write events

Delete events

Modification events


(PID) Process:	(7740) svchost015.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies
Operation:	write	Name:	CachePrefix
Value: Cookie:
(PID) Process:	(7740) svchost015.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History
Operation:	write	Name:	CachePrefix
Value: Visited:
(PID) Process:	(7740) svchost015.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content
Operation:	write	Name:	CachePrefix
Value:

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Executable files

Suspicious files

Text files

Unknown types

Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
7740	svchost015.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\KCV3KQBA\info[1].htm		text
		MD5:FE9B08252F126DDFCB87FB82F9CC7677	SHA256:E63E7EBE4C2DB7E61FFC71AF0675E870BCDE0A9D8916E5B3BE0CB252478030BF
7740	svchost015.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\RR3E01RZ\success[1].htm		binary
		MD5:CFCD208495D565EF66E7DFF9F98764DA	SHA256:5FECEB66FFC86F38D952786C6D696C79C2DBC239DD4E91B46729D73A27FB57E9
7740	svchost015.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\E4DJRUXW\fuckingdllENCR[1].dll		binary
		MD5:4BC1EF6688690AF3DD8D3D70906A9F98	SHA256:7703A6B77C0B0935F5900A2D846CFA3AB59B46D03A1A0844F6BCB5CF9496B2FE
7740	svchost015.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SdYBwD0Sw2Wd\YCL.exe		executable
		MD5:019D9B0634D0A4AC686261E56BA5F55A	SHA256:C31CD1D1105A5A9D44F3AAA1887C9C99FB54BEDFD8F242A0A8719D5C1A1C1CEF
7740	svchost015.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SdYBwD0Sw2Wd\Bunifu_UI_v1.5.3.dll		executable
		MD5:2ECB51AB00C5F340380ECF849291DBCF	SHA256:F1B3E0F2750A9103E46A6A4A34F1CF9D17779725F98042CC2475EC66484801CF
7740	svchost015.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\AH8CR9J5\dll[1]		executable
		MD5:2ECB51AB00C5F340380ECF849291DBCF	SHA256:F1B3E0F2750A9103E46A6A4A34F1CF9D17779725F98042CC2475EC66484801CF
7740	svchost015.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\AH8CR9J5\service[1].htm		binary
		MD5:CFCD208495D565EF66E7DFF9F98764DA	SHA256:5FECEB66FFC86F38D952786C6D696C79C2DBC239DD4E91B46729D73A27FB57E9
7740	svchost015.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\RR3E01RZ\service[1].htm		binary
		MD5:CFCD208495D565EF66E7DFF9F98764DA	SHA256:5FECEB66FFC86F38D952786C6D696C79C2DBC239DD4E91B46729D73A27FB57E9
7740	svchost015.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\KCV3KQBA\soft[1]		executable
		MD5:019D9B0634D0A4AC686261E56BA5F55A	SHA256:C31CD1D1105A5A9D44F3AAA1887C9C99FB54BEDFD8F242A0A8719D5C1A1C1CEF
5528	random.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost015.exe		executable
		MD5:B826DD92D78EA2526E465A34324EBEEA	SHA256:7824B50ACDD144764DAC7445A4067B35CF0FEF619E451045AB6C1F54F5653A5B

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HTTP(S) requests

TCP/UDP connections

DNS requests

Threats

HTTP requests

PID	Process	Method	HTTP Code	IP	URL	CN	Type	Size	Reputation
5496	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	GET	200	23.48.23.156:80	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
7740	svchost015.exe	GET	200	185.156.73.98:80	http://185.156.73.98/info	unknown	—	—	malicious
7740	svchost015.exe	GET	200	185.156.73.98:80	http://185.156.73.98/success?substr=mixthree&s=three&sub=none	unknown	—	—	unknown
7740	svchost015.exe	GET	200	185.156.73.98:80	http://185.156.73.98/service	unknown	—	—	malicious
7740	svchost015.exe	GET	200	185.156.73.98:80	http://185.156.73.98/update	unknown	—	—	malicious
7896	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	23.52.120.96:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
7896	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	23.52.120.96:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
7740	svchost015.exe	GET	200	185.156.73.98:80	http://185.156.73.98/service	unknown	—	—	malicious
7740	svchost015.exe	GET	200	185.156.73.98:80	http://185.156.73.98/service	unknown	—	—	malicious

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
—	—	4.231.128.59:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:138	—	—	—	whitelisted
5496	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	23.48.23.156:80	crl.microsoft.com	Akamai International B.V.	DE	whitelisted
3216	svchost.exe	172.211.123.250:443	client.wns.windows.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	FR	whitelisted
6544	svchost.exe	40.126.31.67:443	login.live.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
6544	svchost.exe	2.17.190.73:80	ocsp.digicert.com	AKAMAI-AS	DE	whitelisted
2104	svchost.exe	4.231.128.59:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
7740	svchost015.exe	185.156.73.98:80	—	OOO SibirInvest	RU	unknown
4	System	192.168.100.255:137	—	—	—	whitelisted
7896	SIHClient.exe	52.149.20.212:443	slscr.update.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	US	whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
google.com	142.250.185.78	whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com	4.231.128.59	whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com	23.48.23.156 23.48.23.143	whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com	172.211.123.250	whitelisted
login.live.com	40.126.31.67 20.190.159.129 40.126.31.69 20.190.159.68 20.190.159.64 20.190.159.75 40.126.31.130 20.190.159.23	whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com	2.17.190.73	whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com	52.149.20.212	whitelisted
www.microsoft.com	23.52.120.96	whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com	13.85.23.206	whitelisted
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com	52.111.236.23	whitelisted

Threats

PID	Process	Class	Message
7740	svchost015.exe	A Network Trojan was detected	LOADER [ANY.RUN] GCleaner HTTP Header
7740	svchost015.exe	A Network Trojan was detected	LOADER [ANY.RUN] GCleaner HTTP Header
7740	svchost015.exe	A Network Trojan was detected	LOADER [ANY.RUN] GCleaner HTTP Header
7740	svchost015.exe	A Network Trojan was detected	LOADER [ANY.RUN] GCleaner HTTP Header
7740	svchost015.exe	A Network Trojan was detected	LOADER [ANY.RUN] GCleaner HTTP Header
7740	svchost015.exe	A Network Trojan was detected	LOADER [ANY.RUN] GCleaner HTTP Header
7740	svchost015.exe	A Network Trojan was detected	LOADER [ANY.RUN] GCleaner HTTP Header
7740	svchost015.exe	A Network Trojan was detected	LOADER [ANY.RUN] GCleaner HTTP Header
7740	svchost015.exe	A Network Trojan was detected	LOADER [ANY.RUN] GCleaner HTTP Header
7740	svchost015.exe	A Network Trojan was detected	LOADER [ANY.RUN] GCleaner HTTP Header

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General Info

random.exe

53DDD29C267437DCAE679ECC0D77C170

EF7D3F781ACBEC14EA375ADD03F686054D3B7626

A825C56E065C992D9D9A7E4BBBE4095FBB51287E9108750A22857F4D12E61636

98304:rSZ7Lc8eIYcqTSZyDDs3eqYtaqP6U2TapQ6QkEUqqdQuLM8dLr0O/JOsHSF39IKU:K08AS5f

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Behavior activities

MALICIOUS

GENERIC has been found (auto)

GCLEANER has been detected (SURICATA)

SUSPICIOUS

Reads the BIOS version

Executable content was dropped or overwritten

Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

Connects to the server without a host name

Potential Corporate Privacy Violation

INFO

Create files in a temporary directory

Reads the computer name

Checks supported languages

The sample compiled with english language support

Checks proxy server information

Creates files or folders in the user directory

Reads the machine GUID from the registry

Reads the software policy settings

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