File name:

PSTools.zip

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/6b31f43f-fe07-4b73-bfef-82d7c6aaa96e
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 30, 2025, 16:17:30
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
arch-exec
arch-doc
psexec
Indicators:
MIME: application/zip
File info: Zip archive data, at least v2.0 to extract, compression method=deflate
MD5:

41EBDADC06B18164DC571F9DB251C01B

SHA1:

DDFB009F8B92226AA45C467F8D0EEBB29A8E2FF5

SHA256:

A9CA77DFE03CE15004157727BB43BA66F00CEB215362C9B3D199F000EDAA8D61

SSDEEP:

98304:w8SK6YhPu87Ci2jqrAAQiu9fffhwqZ4qxIL48xtg6TK/nUjqbprp7sg:wU/h3h0qrAL9fCqZO1Kycbprp7P

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Generic archive extractor

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 8056)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • The process creates files with name similar to system file names

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 8056)
    • PSEXEC has been detected

      • PsExec.exe (PID: 7200)
    • Executes as Windows Service

      • PSEXESVC.exe (PID: 7584)
    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • PsExec.exe (PID: 7200)
    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • PSEXESVC.exe (PID: 7584)
    • Uses RUNDLL32.EXE to load library

      • cmd.exe (PID: 5260)
    • The process executes via Task Scheduler

      • PLUGScheduler.exe (PID: 3576)
  • INFO

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 8056)
    • Manual execution by a user

      • powershell.exe (PID: 3156)
    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 8056)
      • PsExec.exe (PID: 7200)
    • Checks supported languages

      • PsExec.exe (PID: 7200)
      • PSEXESVC.exe (PID: 7584)
    • Reads the computer name

      • PsExec.exe (PID: 7200)
      • PSEXESVC.exe (PID: 7584)
    • Checks current location (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 3156)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.zip | ZIP compressed archive (100)

EXIF

ZIP

ZipRequiredVersion: 20
ZipBitFlag: -
ZipCompression: Deflated
ZipModifyDate: 2016:06:28 09:51:40
ZipCRC: 0xa95b4b2f
ZipCompressedSize: 74460
ZipUncompressedSize: 151728
ZipFileName: PsLoggedon.exe
No data.
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Total processes
246
Monitored processes
12
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

Click at the process to see the details
start winrar.exe sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.exe no specs powershell.exe conhost.exe no specs THREAT psexec.exe psexesvc.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs rundll32.exe no specs notepad.exe no specs plugscheduler.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
736\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exepowershell.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Console Window Host
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
3156"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows PowerShell
Exit code:
1073807364
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
3576"C:\Program Files\RUXIM\PLUGscheduler.exe"C:\Program Files\RUXIM\PLUGScheduler.exesvchost.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Windows Update LifeCycle Component Scheduler
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.3623 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\ruxim\plugscheduler.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
5260"cmd" /c "rundll32.exe C:\Users\admin\Desktop\RarExt.dll,nothing"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exePSEXESVC.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
6416"notepad.exe"C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exerundll32.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Notepad
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\notepad.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
7184\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.execmd.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Console Window Host
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
7200"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\PSTools\PsExec.exe" -i -s cmd /c "rundll32.exe C:\Users\admin\Desktop\RarExt.dll,nothing"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\PSTools\PsExec.exe
powershell.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Execute processes remotely
Exit code:
0
Version:
2.43
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\pstools\psexec.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\ws2_32.dll
7284C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exesvchost.exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
KMS Connection Broker
Exit code:
0
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
7428"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=TimerEventC:\Windows\System32\slui.exeSppExtComObj.Exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Exit code:
0
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
7584C:\WINDOWS\PSEXESVC.exeC:\Windows\PSEXESVC.exeservices.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Sysinternals
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
PsExec Service
Exit code:
0
Version:
2.43
Modules
Images
c:\windows\psexesvc.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
Total events
7 643
Read events
7 599
Write events
31
Delete events
13

Modification events

(PID) Process:(8056) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:3
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\preferences.zip
(PID) Process:(8056) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:2
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\chromium_ext.zip
(PID) Process:(8056) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:1
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\omni_23_10_2024_.zip
(PID) Process:(8056) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:0
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\PSTools.zip
(PID) Process:(8056) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:name
Value:
120
(PID) Process:(8056) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:size
Value:
80
(PID) Process:(8056) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:type
Value:
120
(PID) Process:(8056) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:mtime
Value:
100
(PID) Process:(8056) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\DialogEditHistory\ExtrPath
Operation:delete valueName:15
Value:
(PID) Process:(8056) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\DialogEditHistory\ExtrPath
Operation:delete valueName:14
Value:
Executable files
27
Suspicious files
4
Text files
5
Unknown types
45

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
8056WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\PSTools\psping.exeexecutable
MD5:93F162D9E1AE290F47695E71589FD4D4
SHA256:355B4A82313074999BD8FA1332B1ED00034E63BD2A0D0367E2622F35D75CF140
8056WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\PSTools\psfile.exeexecutable
MD5:A0C7585C86AB8BFE6D55A2547E7C9382
SHA256:4243DC8B991F5F8B3C0F233CA2110A1E03A1D716C3F51E88FAF1D59B8242D329
8056WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\PSTools\PsInfo.exeexecutable
MD5:2691D7F266050E6849793D4B6661DDDF
SHA256:951B1B5FD5CB13CDE159CEBC7C60465587E2061363D1D8847AB78B6C4FBA7501
8056WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\PSTools\PsInfo64.exeexecutable
MD5:86A65CFA9F258B0A46ED54E1AD235078
SHA256:DE73B73EEB156F877DE61F4A6975D06759292ED69F31AAF06C9811F3311E03E7
8056WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\PSTools\psping64.exeexecutable
MD5:AD7E3DDF557E1DE0170E384031D3A221
SHA256:D1F718D219930E57794BDADF9DDA61406294B0759038CEF282F7544B44B92285
8056WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\PSTools\psfile64.exeexecutable
MD5:880ED8C97E6BDB64A342FAD25094049B
SHA256:BE922312978A53C92A49FEFD2C9F9CC098767B36F0E4D2E829D24725DF65BC21
8056WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\PSTools\pskill.exeexecutable
MD5:5801303C49E5BB612AA55FB8B909A9C9
SHA256:5EF168F83B55D2CBD2426AFC5E6FA8161270FA6A2A312831332DC472C95DFA42
8056WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\PSTools\PsGetsid64.exeexecutable
MD5:C2B0F2DE5955AAA313999FF20B675BE4
SHA256:201D8E77CCC2575D910D47042A986480B1DA28CF0033E7EE726AD9D45CCF4DAA
8056WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\PSTools\pslist64.exeexecutable
MD5:77BF50713A9EB7B270A73A9797F8DDFE
SHA256:D3247F03DCD7B9335344EBBA76A0B92370F32F1CB0E480C734DA52DB2BD8DF60
8056WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\PSTools\pslist.exeexecutable
MD5:6C08BAE0981841E0CD22FF0F0E8F7510
SHA256:ED05F5D462767B3986583188000143F0EB24F7D89605523A28950E72E6B9039A
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
36
DNS requests
19
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
GET
200
23.216.77.6:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
2692
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
whitelisted
3576
SearchApp.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D
unknown
whitelisted
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
whitelisted
2692
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
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
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
20.190.160.64:443
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
unknown
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
23.216.77.6:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
23.35.229.160:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
40.126.32.74:443
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
2.17.190.73:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
6208
svchost.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
7852
RUXIMICS.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
google.com
  • 142.250.185.78
whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 20.73.194.208
  • 51.104.136.2
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.216.77.6
  • 23.216.77.28
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.35.229.160
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.248
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 52.149.20.212
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 20.242.39.171
whitelisted
self.events.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.104.15.253
  • 20.189.173.8
whitelisted
officeclient.microsoft.com
  • 52.109.76.240
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info