| File name: | ae2dbfc95f3c922df2c64b58068f0b34ef4d8ab3cae8d88437d1654801aaa83d |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/2f35ef83-4c0c-4788-8d6a-c4fef688eae6 |
| 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 |
| Analysis date: | April 29, 2025, 13:03:28 |
| 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, 3 sections |
| MD5: | 011DC53CB06C7120D755C9AA88686B65 |
| SHA1: | DEB21ED3DDB35055A2F2AA0A4B5D54E269FBBC7C |
| SHA256: | AE2DBFC95F3C922DF2C64B58068F0B34EF4D8AB3CAE8D88437D1654801AAA83D |
| SSDEEP: | 12288:nSCIe+ZjE/chXwK5YrnYQ2qFTXyIMTjt4Y+j:qe+ZpwK5YrYVOTXyIut4Y |
MALICIOUS
GCLEANER has been detected (YARA)
- ae2dbfc95f3c922df2c64b58068f0b34ef4d8ab3cae8d88437d1654801aaa83d.exe (PID: 7320)
SUSPICIOUS
Executes application which crashes
- ae2dbfc95f3c922df2c64b58068f0b34ef4d8ab3cae8d88437d1654801aaa83d.exe (PID: 7320)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- ae2dbfc95f3c922df2c64b58068f0b34ef4d8ab3cae8d88437d1654801aaa83d.exe (PID: 7320)
Process requests binary or script from the Internet
- ae2dbfc95f3c922df2c64b58068f0b34ef4d8ab3cae8d88437d1654801aaa83d.exe (PID: 7320)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- ae2dbfc95f3c922df2c64b58068f0b34ef4d8ab3cae8d88437d1654801aaa83d.exe (PID: 7320)
Process drops legitimate windows executable
- ae2dbfc95f3c922df2c64b58068f0b34ef4d8ab3cae8d88437d1654801aaa83d.exe (PID: 7320)
INFO
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- WerFault.exe (PID: 7768)
- WerFault.exe (PID: 7868)
- WerFault.exe (PID: 8104)
- WerFault.exe (PID: 7948)
- WerFault.exe (PID: 616)
- WerFault.exe (PID: 7284)
- WerFault.exe (PID: 5376)
- ae2dbfc95f3c922df2c64b58068f0b34ef4d8ab3cae8d88437d1654801aaa83d.exe (PID: 7320)
- WerFault.exe (PID: 1532)
- WerFault.exe (PID: 2108)
- WerFault.exe (PID: 4976)
Reads the computer name
- ae2dbfc95f3c922df2c64b58068f0b34ef4d8ab3cae8d88437d1654801aaa83d.exe (PID: 7320)
Checks supported languages
- ae2dbfc95f3c922df2c64b58068f0b34ef4d8ab3cae8d88437d1654801aaa83d.exe (PID: 7320)
Checks proxy server information
- ae2dbfc95f3c922df2c64b58068f0b34ef4d8ab3cae8d88437d1654801aaa83d.exe (PID: 7320)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- ae2dbfc95f3c922df2c64b58068f0b34ef4d8ab3cae8d88437d1654801aaa83d.exe (PID: 7320)
Reads the software policy settings
- ae2dbfc95f3c922df2c64b58068f0b34ef4d8ab3cae8d88437d1654801aaa83d.exe (PID: 7320)
The sample compiled with english language support
- ae2dbfc95f3c922df2c64b58068f0b34ef4d8ab3cae8d88437d1654801aaa83d.exe (PID: 7320)
Create files in a temporary directory
- ae2dbfc95f3c922df2c64b58068f0b34ef4d8ab3cae8d88437d1654801aaa83d.exe (PID: 7320)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (42.2) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (37.3) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (8.8) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (6) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.7) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2022:09:25 14:29:44+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | No relocs, Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 10 |
| CodeSize: | 100352 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 2831872 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x777c |
| OSVersion: | 5.1 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5.1 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 36.0.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 50.0.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Unknown (0298) |
| CharacterSet: | Unknown (05B1) |
| CompanyName: | Fatum |
| LegalCopyrights: | Challenger bizon inc. |
| LegalTrademarks2: | odjfngisdf |
| ProductName: | Latex |
| ProductVersion: | 27.34.26.37 |
Total processes
156
Monitored processes
15
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 616 | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 7320 -s 1104 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe | — | ae2dbfc95f3c922df2c64b58068f0b34ef4d8ab3cae8d88437d1654801aaa83d.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Problem Reporting Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1532 | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 7320 -s 1560 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe | — | ae2dbfc95f3c922df2c64b58068f0b34ef4d8ab3cae8d88437d1654801aaa83d.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Problem Reporting Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2108 | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 7320 -s 1636 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe | — | ae2dbfc95f3c922df2c64b58068f0b34ef4d8ab3cae8d88437d1654801aaa83d.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Problem Reporting Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4976 | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 7320 -s 1688 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe | — | ae2dbfc95f3c922df2c64b58068f0b34ef4d8ab3cae8d88437d1654801aaa83d.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Problem Reporting Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5376 | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 7320 -s 1624 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe | — | ae2dbfc95f3c922df2c64b58068f0b34ef4d8ab3cae8d88437d1654801aaa83d.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Problem Reporting Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7284 | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 7320 -s 1548 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe | — | ae2dbfc95f3c922df2c64b58068f0b34ef4d8ab3cae8d88437d1654801aaa83d.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Problem Reporting Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7320 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae2dbfc95f3c922df2c64b58068f0b34ef4d8ab3cae8d88437d1654801aaa83d.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae2dbfc95f3c922df2c64b58068f0b34ef4d8ab3cae8d88437d1654801aaa83d.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 3221225477 Modules
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| 7492 | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 7320 -s 736 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe | — | ae2dbfc95f3c922df2c64b58068f0b34ef4d8ab3cae8d88437d1654801aaa83d.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Problem Reporting Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7600 | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 7320 -s 808 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe | — | ae2dbfc95f3c922df2c64b58068f0b34ef4d8ab3cae8d88437d1654801aaa83d.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Problem Reporting Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7640 | 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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Total events
20 316
Read events
20 313
Write events
3
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (7320) ae2dbfc95f3c922df2c64b58068f0b34ef4d8ab3cae8d88437d1654801aaa83d.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7320) ae2dbfc95f3c922df2c64b58068f0b34ef4d8ab3cae8d88437d1654801aaa83d.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7320) ae2dbfc95f3c922df2c64b58068f0b34ef4d8ab3cae8d88437d1654801aaa83d.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
Executable files
2
Suspicious files
38
Text files
12
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7492 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppCrash_ae2dbfc95f3c922d_dcc82a65b186b7ae6f2ca658612afb05e1b46_13e826bf_2a427892-1f1e-44a2-bc1c-bdc86c07cb68\Report.wer | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7600 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppCrash_ae2dbfc95f3c922d_dcc82a65b186b7ae6f2ca658612afb05e1b46_13e826bf_176db420-563e-47ff-a743-755cd0ea0726\Report.wer | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7768 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppCrash_ae2dbfc95f3c922d_dcc82a65b186b7ae6f2ca658612afb05e1b46_13e826bf_f37c887d-e67e-4920-b98f-cdd2373c472d\Report.wer | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7868 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppCrash_ae2dbfc95f3c922d_dcc82a65b186b7ae6f2ca658612afb05e1b46_13e826bf_2eb58cf7-50ea-4195-aad7-7cf593cea0ae\Report.wer | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7948 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppCrash_ae2dbfc95f3c922d_dcc82a65b186b7ae6f2ca658612afb05e1b46_13e826bf_8c14d825-3b3a-45d4-b775-64e5d61a4774\Report.wer | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7492 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERBA99.tmp.xml | xml | |
MD5:66EA1AD31FD218942C6376DE69509E87 | SHA256:51899EA07274665932B67B48D8C43FCC150BB9D4BB0BB8922045B0CBAAB94DF3 | |||
| 7600 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERC296.tmp.dmp | binary | |
MD5:3C8DE15E76822F4D5241202488C38699 | SHA256:888AB599B3F6A0ED1316AD460F43884E18623A1DF8B793D5AB928F7F53F075A9 | |||
| 7492 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERBA5A.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml | binary | |
MD5:40F76354A44DD7D5696113E595B47098 | SHA256:A4F7886104A7DF4DAF736693B6024C699C061EA40ECEB38F4C4A1AF3F2AB6AB3 | |||
| 7492 | WerFault.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\ae2dbfc95f3c922df2c64b58068f0b34ef4d8ab3cae8d88437d1654801aaa83d.exe.7320.dmp | binary | |
MD5:5F5CCF9D3BF227924DBA19113F1ADFF6 | SHA256:F3AE1D95A3063B7574C9F27E8B7768ADB84961DB2A6BB5F53676B9E69DF93DFB | |||
| 8104 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppCrash_ae2dbfc95f3c922d_dcc82a65b186b7ae6f2ca658612afb05e1b46_13e826bf_523e2d61-19b4-4713-940f-e6f2ec151acb\Report.wer | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
7
TCP/UDP connections
23
DNS requests
13
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.241.12:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7320 | ae2dbfc95f3c922df2c64b58068f0b34ef4d8ab3cae8d88437d1654801aaa83d.exe | GET | 302 | 23.58.110.83:80 | http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/7/1/1718CCC4-6315-4D8E-9543-8E28A4E18C4C/dxwebsetup.exe | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7320 | ae2dbfc95f3c922df2c64b58068f0b34ef4d8ab3cae8d88437d1654801aaa83d.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEApDqVCbATUviZV57HIIulA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7604 | 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 |
7604 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.104.136.2:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.16.241.12:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.23.246.101:80 | www.microsoft.com | Ooredoo Q.S.C. | QA | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 20.190.159.75:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 184.30.131.245:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.248:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
2112 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
download.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |