Malware analysis DSAPI.exe Malicious activity | ANY.RUN

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File name:	DSAPI.exe
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/0b4c0379-b12b-4979-97cf-44292517e243
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Analysis date:	May 15, 2025, 12:09:33
OS:	Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MIME:	application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info:	PE32+ executable (console) x86-64 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 3 sections
MD5:	34BE6E87BB6B38DCCF072B5E04B0FA00
SHA1:	0C539E8B3E93F4F3EF93C1FDFF36F9BE82D3C0F5
SHA256:	AEC106CB6F0546EBD971A5056809E07B480AA2B826C99630536F3A370CC018AD
SSDEEP:	12288:LgIx9PIkkCpNzIU3nDoxoxoXQHhBgqiW5fyd2VwO6FhhCU///M4MRsx:TIu/oxoxoEc///MFSx

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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
- Executing a file with an untrusted certificate
  - DSAPI.exe (PID: 5972)
  - DSAPI.exe (PID: 7184)
SUSPICIOUS
- Executes application which crashes
  - DSAPI.exe (PID: 7184)
INFO
- Reads the computer name
  - DSAPI.exe (PID: 7184)
- Creates files or folders in the user directory
  - WerFault.exe (PID: 7364)
- Checks supported languages
  - DSAPI.exe (PID: 7184)

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No Malware configuration.

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TRiD

.exe	\|	Win64 Executable (generic) (87.3)
.exe	\|	Generic Win/DOS Executable (6.3)
.exe	\|	DOS Executable Generic (6.3)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType:	AMD AMD64
TimeStamp:	2076:09:27 21:58:49+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics:	Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, Large address aware, 32-bit
PEType:	PE32+
LinkerVersion:	8
CodeSize:	953344
InitializedDataSize:	3584
UninitializedDataSize:	-
EntryPoint:	0xea9be
OSVersion:	4
ImageVersion:	-
SubsystemVersion:	6
Subsystem:	Windows command line
FileVersionNumber:	6.0.7106.1428
ProductVersionNumber:	6.0.0.0
FileFlagsMask:	0x003f
FileFlags:	(none)
FileOS:	Win32
ObjectFileType:	Executable application
FileSubtype:	-
LanguageCode:	Neutral
CharacterSet:	Unicode
AssemblyVersion:	6.0.7106.1428
FileVersion:	6.0.7106.1428
ProductVersion:	6.0.7106.1428
OriginalFileName:	DSAPI.exe
FileDescription:	PC-Doctor Dell SupportAssist API
ProductName:	PC-Doctor for Windows
CompanyName:	PC-Doctor, Inc.
LegalCopyright:	Copyright © PC-Doctor, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Total processes

136

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

5972

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

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

—

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Company:

PC-Doctor, Inc.

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

PC-Doctor Dell SupportAssist API

Exit code:

3221226540

Version:

6.0.7106.1428

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\dsapi.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll

7184

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

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

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Company:

PC-Doctor, Inc.

Integrity Level:

HIGH

Description:

PC-Doctor Dell SupportAssist API

Exit code:

3762504530

Version:

6.0.7106.1428

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\dsapi.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll

7196

\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1

C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe

—

DSAPI.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

HIGH

Description:

Console Window Host

Exit code:

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

7344

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

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

7364

C:\WINDOWS\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 7184 -s 768

C:\Windows\System32\WerFault.exe

—

DSAPI.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

HIGH

Description:

Windows Problem Reporting

Exit code:

Version:

10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\werfault.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\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll

7400

"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

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Total events

1 953

Read events

1 947

Write events

Delete events

Modification events


(PID) Process:	(7364) WerFault.exe	Key:	\REGISTRY\A\{fa7cbebe-2509-e5e7-3533-70d4ba59a496}\Root\InventoryApplicationFile
Operation:	write	Name:	WritePermissionsCheck
Value: 1
(PID) Process:	(7364) WerFault.exe	Key:	\REGISTRY\A\{fa7cbebe-2509-e5e7-3533-70d4ba59a496}\Root\InventoryApplicationFile\PermissionsCheckTestKey
Operation:	delete key	Name:	(default)
Value:

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Executable files

Suspicious files

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Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
7364	WerFault.exe	C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppCrash_DSAPI.exe_88b54ae74065bebb562d97ba8674278c85bb2d_d54c34e7_64e037a9-a298-4b4f-abec-99fe23e1eef0\Report.wer		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
7364	WerFault.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\DSAPI.exe.7184.dmp		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
7364	WerFault.exe	C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERBE70.tmp.dmp		binary
		MD5:CE60D065EBC25D4B29778F9999D356BE	SHA256:D0153D85D1BB280361819BC5B46575422C2AE3D8E5144506026A99CCC66663E8
7364	WerFault.exe	C:\Windows\appcompat\Programs\Amcache.hve		binary
		MD5:72DC865257E19565866693BB645CCE93	SHA256:5F449B6939BFCB090E99E95E672C8850E90F079FA063D5DC339067B07DCAAA03
7364	WerFault.exe	C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERBFC9.tmp.xml		xml
		MD5:C7DDB3EE10DD300684C97D277E200B11	SHA256:2C3B9E8D0F6612E03FC0E814F00A1478DB7F582E03617539B5612D26950F62D1
7364	WerFault.exe	C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERBF9A.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml		binary
		MD5:F8FC95B63697F20C6689A155282728F3	SHA256:92A91D9B7932AA72721E0FDB1E9B95AB4CBA583F95DAD21606A7E383E3C33C5A

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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
—	—	GET	200	23.35.229.160:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
—	—	GET	200	23.48.23.156:80	http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
8020	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
8020	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
6544	svchost.exe	GET	200	2.17.190.73:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
4	System	192.168.100.255:137	—	—	—	whitelisted
—	—	4.231.128.59:443	—	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
—	—	23.48.23.156:80	crl.microsoft.com	Akamai International B.V.	DE	whitelisted
—	—	23.35.229.160:80	www.microsoft.com	AKAMAI-AS	DE	whitelisted
2104	svchost.exe	4.231.128.59:443	—	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:138	—	—	—	whitelisted
2112	svchost.exe	20.73.194.208:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted
3216	svchost.exe	172.211.123.250:443	client.wns.windows.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	FR	whitelisted
6544	svchost.exe	20.190.159.75:443	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

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
google.com	142.250.185.142	whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com	23.48.23.156 23.48.23.143	whitelisted
www.microsoft.com	23.35.229.160 2.23.246.101	whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com	20.73.194.208 51.104.136.2	whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com	172.211.123.250	whitelisted
login.live.com	20.190.159.75 20.190.159.71 40.126.31.3 20.190.159.128 20.190.159.23 40.126.31.71 40.126.31.1 20.190.159.130	whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com	2.17.190.73	whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com	20.12.23.50	whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com	40.69.42.241	whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com	—	whitelisted

Threats

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General Info

DSAPI.exe

34BE6E87BB6B38DCCF072B5E04B0FA00

0C539E8B3E93F4F3EF93C1FDFF36F9BE82D3C0F5

AEC106CB6F0546EBD971A5056809E07B480AA2B826C99630536F3A370CC018AD

12288:LgIx9PIkkCpNzIU3nDoxoxoXQHhBgqiW5fyd2VwO6FhhCU///M4MRsx:TIu/oxoxoEc///MFSx

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MALICIOUS

Executing a file with an untrusted certificate

SUSPICIOUS

Executes application which crashes

INFO

Reads the computer name

Creates files or folders in the user directory

Checks supported languages

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