URL:

https://github.com/retractoff/retract/releases/download/patcher/Patcher.V2.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/91d80deb-3bcc-46db-9cc1-ef1ef2071d18
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 19, 2025, 10:57:33
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
auto
generic
Indicators:
MD5:

98A189EB13AEBBC7D7EE553EF9C07854

SHA1:

1953870917C7FF44B85E594E1124D250189A5A7B

SHA256:

B12820DAFB86773631FB9E64A8E5EAB9B1BF77C500D274798706CD0643983541

SSDEEP:

3:N8tEdnLGuMC/MkCeLXl/N:2uh1M2M0LXl/N

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  • MALICIOUS

    • GENERIC has been found (auto)

      • Patcher.V2.exe (PID: 4892)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • Patcher.V2.exe (PID: 4892)
  • INFO

    • Application launched itself

      • firefox.exe (PID: 6668)
      • firefox.exe (PID: 4112)
    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • firefox.exe (PID: 4112)
    • Checks supported languages

      • Patcher.V2.exe (PID: 4892)
    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • Patcher.V2.exe (PID: 4892)
    • Reads the computer name

      • Patcher.V2.exe (PID: 4892)
    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • Patcher.V2.exe (PID: 4892)
    • Disables trace logs

      • Patcher.V2.exe (PID: 4892)
    • Checks proxy server information

      • Patcher.V2.exe (PID: 4892)
      • slui.exe (PID: 6228)
    • Reads the software policy settings

      • Patcher.V2.exe (PID: 4892)
      • slui.exe (PID: 6228)
      • slui.exe (PID: 7036)
    • Process checks computer location settings

      • Patcher.V2.exe (PID: 4892)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
146
Monitored processes
17
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start firefox.exe no specs firefox.exe firefox.exe no specs firefox.exe no specs firefox.exe no specs firefox.exe no specs firefox.exe no specs firefox.exe no specs firefox.exe no specs firefox.exe no specs firefox.exe no specs sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.exe #GENERIC patcher.v2.exe conhost.exe no specs svchost.exe slui.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2196C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s DnscacheC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
services.exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Host Process for Windows Services
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
4112"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" https://github.com/retractoff/retract/releases/download/patcher/Patcher.V2.exeC:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
firefox.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Mozilla Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Firefox
Version:
123.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\mozglue.dll
c:\windows\system32\crypt32.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp140.dll
c:\windows\system32\vcruntime140.dll
4892"C:\Users\admin\Downloads\Patcher.V2.exe" C:\Users\admin\Downloads\Patcher.V2.exe
firefox.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
AppLauncher
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\downloads\patcher.v2.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\mscoree.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
6228C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe
svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
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
6372\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exePatcher.V2.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
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
6668"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" "https://github.com/retractoff/retract/releases/download/patcher/Patcher.V2.exe"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Mozilla Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Firefox
Exit code:
0
Version:
123.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\mozglue.dll
c:\windows\system32\crypt32.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\vcruntime140.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\vcruntime140_1.dll
7036"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.exe
SppExtComObj.Exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Exit code:
1
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
7216"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc --channel=1832 -parentBuildID 20240213221259 -prefsHandle 1760 -prefMapHandle 1752 -prefsLen 31031 -prefMapSize 244583 -appDir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - {c3f5d234-5c77-4096-8f88-ae861a3c8c96} 4112 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.4112" 1d2bfaf3e10 gpuC:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exefirefox.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Mozilla Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Firefox
Version:
123.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\mozglue.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp140.dll
c:\windows\system32\vcruntime140.dll
c:\windows\system32\vcruntime140_1.dll
c:\windows\system32\crypt32.dll
7340"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc --channel=2076 -parentBuildID 20240213221259 -prefsHandle 2060 -prefMapHandle 2056 -prefsLen 31031 -prefMapSize 244583 -win32kLockedDown -appDir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - {5bff5336-49d2-4396-a610-b09e4f82f79d} 4112 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.4112" 1d2b3a81310 socketC:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exefirefox.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Mozilla Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Firefox
Version:
123.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\mozglue.dll
c:\windows\system32\crypt32.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp140.dll
c:\windows\system32\vcruntime140.dll
7600"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc --channel=2700 -childID 1 -isForBrowser -prefsHandle 2840 -prefMapHandle 2880 -prefsLen 26911 -prefMapSize 244583 -jsInitHandle 1248 -jsInitLen 235124 -parentBuildID 20240213221259 -win32kLockedDown -appDir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - {57b61093-9198-4506-a682-a09a0512db68} 4112 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.4112" 1d2c4e6cf50 tabC:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exefirefox.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Mozilla Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Firefox
Version:
123.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\mozglue.dll
c:\windows\system32\crypt32.dll
c:\windows\system32\vcruntime140.dll
c:\windows\system32\vcruntime140_1.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp140.dll
Total events
15 634
Read events
15 618
Write events
16
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(4112) firefox.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Firefox\DllPrefetchExperiment
Operation:writeName:C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(4112) firefox.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
Operation:writeName:SlowContextMenuEntries
Value:
6024B221EA3A6910A2DC08002B30309D0A010000BD0E0C47735D584D9CEDE91E22E23282770100000114020000000000C0000000000000468D0000006078A409B011A54DAFA526D86198A780390100009AD298B2EDA6DE11BA8CA68E55D895936E000000
(PID) Process:(4892) Patcher.V2.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Patcher_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(4892) Patcher.V2.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Patcher_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableAutoFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(4892) Patcher.V2.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Patcher_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableConsoleTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(4892) Patcher.V2.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Patcher_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileTracingMask
Value:
(PID) Process:(4892) Patcher.V2.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Patcher_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:ConsoleTracingMask
Value:
(PID) Process:(4892) Patcher.V2.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Patcher_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:MaxFileSize
Value:
1048576
(PID) Process:(4892) Patcher.V2.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Patcher_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileDirectory
Value:
%windir%\tracing
(PID) Process:(4892) Patcher.V2.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Patcher_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
Executable files
2
Suspicious files
156
Text files
28
Unknown types
2

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
4112firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\9kie7cg6.default-release\startupCache\scriptCache-current.bin
MD5:
SHA256:
4112firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\9kie7cg6.default-release\startupCache\scriptCache-child-current.binbinary
MD5:C95DDC2B1A525D1A243E4C294DA2F326
SHA256:3A5919E086BFB31E36110CF636D2D5109EB51F2C410B107F126126AB25D67363
4112firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\9kie7cg6.default-release\storage\permanent\chrome\idb\1451318868ntouromlalnodry--epcr.sqlite-shmbinary
MD5:B7C14EC6110FA820CA6B65F5AEC85911
SHA256:FD4C9FDA9CD3F9AE7C962B0DDF37232294D55580E1AA165AA06129B8549389EB
4112firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\9kie7cg6.default-release\sessionCheckpoints.jsonbinary
MD5:EA8B62857DFDBD3D0BE7D7E4A954EC9A
SHA256:792955295AE9C382986222C6731C5870BD0E921E7F7E34CC4615F5CD67F225DA
4112firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\9kie7cg6.default-release\storage\permanent\chrome\idb\1657114595AmcateirvtiSty.sqlite-shmbinary
MD5:B7C14EC6110FA820CA6B65F5AEC85911
SHA256:FD4C9FDA9CD3F9AE7C962B0DDF37232294D55580E1AA165AA06129B8549389EB
4112firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\9kie7cg6.default-release\storage\permanent\chrome\idb\3870112724rsegmnoittet-es.sqlite
MD5:
SHA256:
4112firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\9kie7cg6.default-release\cookies.sqlite-shmbinary
MD5:B7C14EC6110FA820CA6B65F5AEC85911
SHA256:FD4C9FDA9CD3F9AE7C962B0DDF37232294D55580E1AA165AA06129B8549389EB
4112firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\9kie7cg6.default-release\storage\permanent\chrome\idb\2918063365piupsah.sqlite-shmbinary
MD5:B7C14EC6110FA820CA6B65F5AEC85911
SHA256:FD4C9FDA9CD3F9AE7C962B0DDF37232294D55580E1AA165AA06129B8549389EB
4112firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\9kie7cg6.default-release\sessionCheckpoints.json.tmpbinary
MD5:EA8B62857DFDBD3D0BE7D7E4A954EC9A
SHA256:792955295AE9C382986222C6731C5870BD0E921E7F7E34CC4615F5CD67F225DA
4112firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\Downloads\Patcher.wUJGejtf.V2.exe.part
MD5:
SHA256:
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HTTP(S) requests
28
TCP/UDP connections
76
DNS requests
116
Threats
4

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
GET
200
23.216.77.39:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
4112
firefox.exe
GET
200
34.107.221.82:80
http://detectportal.firefox.com/canonical.html
unknown
whitelisted
4112
firefox.exe
GET
200
34.107.221.82:80
http://detectportal.firefox.com/success.txt?ipv4
unknown
whitelisted
4112
firefox.exe
POST
200
142.250.186.99:80
http://o.pki.goog/we2
unknown
whitelisted
4112
firefox.exe
POST
200
184.24.77.79:80
http://r11.o.lencr.org/
unknown
whitelisted
4112
firefox.exe
POST
200
184.24.77.79:80
http://r11.o.lencr.org/
unknown
whitelisted
4112
firefox.exe
POST
200
184.24.77.79:80
http://r11.o.lencr.org/
unknown
whitelisted
4112
firefox.exe
POST
200
104.18.38.233:80
http://ocsp.sectigo.com/
unknown
whitelisted
4112
firefox.exe
POST
200
142.250.186.99:80
http://o.pki.goog/s/wr3/FIY
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
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
23.216.77.39:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
184.30.21.171:80
www.microsoft.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
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
4112
firefox.exe
140.82.121.3:443
github.com
GITHUB
US
whitelisted
4112
firefox.exe
34.107.221.82:80
detectportal.firefox.com
GOOGLE
US
whitelisted
4112
firefox.exe
34.36.137.203:443
contile.services.mozilla.com
GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM
US
whitelisted
4112
firefox.exe
34.160.144.191:443
content-signature-2.cdn.mozilla.net
GOOGLE
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 4.231.128.59
  • 40.127.240.158
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.216.77.39
  • 23.216.77.38
  • 23.216.77.26
  • 23.216.77.21
  • 23.216.77.30
  • 23.216.77.35
  • 23.216.77.20
  • 23.216.77.42
  • 23.216.77.31
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 184.30.21.171
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.184.238
whitelisted
github.com
  • 140.82.121.3
whitelisted
detectportal.firefox.com
  • 34.107.221.82
whitelisted
prod.detectportal.prod.cloudops.mozgcp.net
  • 34.107.221.82
  • 2600:1901:0:38d7::
whitelisted
contile.services.mozilla.com
  • 34.36.137.203
whitelisted
spocs.getpocket.com
  • 34.36.137.203
whitelisted
mc.prod.ads.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net
  • 34.36.137.203
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
2196
svchost.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET FILE_SHARING Online File Storage Domain in DNS Lookup (gofile .io)
2196
svchost.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET FILE_SHARING Online File Storage Domain in DNS Lookup (gofile .io)
4892
Patcher.V2.exe
Misc activity
ET FILE_SHARING File Sharing Related Domain in TLS SNI (gofile .io)
4892
Patcher.V2.exe
Misc activity
ET FILE_SHARING File Sharing Related Domain in TLS SNI (gofile .io)
No debug info