File name:

wininit.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/3c4fc393-cf8c-44ec-8175-83eed97f4a43
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 23, 2025, 03:13:08
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 3 sections
MD5:

207B2D1B9D1245DF9F61F0154B0893AF

SHA1:

605040D492CB30DE7283CBDC1CDC1C00D4522B5A

SHA256:

B590E9A1B7B530065283FEEF0484CB15ADA5126B2F6FCCA9F24B36042F1A82A4

SSDEEP:

384:afcoybHLeL/iuVyc+aoIUjNPkLTZs0dZZZiqOjAFg:QErLeLauf+J15E2qMF

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • wininit.exe (PID: 4944)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • wininit.exe (PID: 4944)

  • INFO

    • Reads the computer name

      • wininit.exe (PID: 4944)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • wininit.exe (PID: 4944)

    • Disables trace logs

      • wininit.exe (PID: 4944)

    • Checks supported languages

      • wininit.exe (PID: 4944)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • wininit.exe (PID: 4944)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • wininit.exe (PID: 4944)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (82.9)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (7.4)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (5.1)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.2)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (2.2)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2025:05:23 03:12:27+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 11
CodeSize: 20480
InitializedDataSize: 2048
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x6f7e
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 1.0.0.0
ProductVersionNumber: 1.0.0.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Neutral
CharacterSet: Unicode
Comments: AdescriptionXXX
CompanyName: AcompanyXXX
FileDescription: AtitleXXX
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: Valorant.exe
LegalCopyright: aCopyrightXXX
LegalTrademarks: aTrademarkXXX
OriginalFileName: Valorant.exe
ProductName: aproductXXX
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
AssemblyVersion: 1.0.0.0
No data.
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Total processes
130
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start wininit.exe sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
4736C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -EmbeddingC:\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
4944"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\wininit.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\wininit.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
AcompanyXXX
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
AtitleXXX
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\wininit.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
5512"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
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
Total events
834
Read events
819
Write events
15
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(4944) wininit.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Operation:writeName:Startup Key
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wininit.exe
(PID) Process:(4944) wininit.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\wininit_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(4944) wininit.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\wininit_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableAutoFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(4944) wininit.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\wininit_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableConsoleTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(4944) wininit.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\wininit_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileTracingMask
Value:
(PID) Process:(4944) wininit.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\wininit_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:ConsoleTracingMask
Value:
(PID) Process:(4944) wininit.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\wininit_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:MaxFileSize
Value:
1048576
(PID) Process:(4944) wininit.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\wininit_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileDirectory
Value:
%windir%\tracing
(PID) Process:(4944) wininit.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\wininit_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(4944) wininit.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\wininit_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:EnableAutoFileTracing
Value:
0
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
4944wininit.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wininit.exeexecutable
MD5:207B2D1B9D1245DF9F61F0154B0893AF
SHA256:B590E9A1B7B530065283FEEF0484CB15ADA5126B2F6FCCA9F24B36042F1A82A4
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HTTP(S) requests
1
TCP/UDP connections
36
DNS requests
16
Threats
2

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
4944
wininit.exe
GET
404
107.180.114.48:80
http://yourdirectlink.com/Server.exe
unknown
—
—
unknown
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
—
—
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
4944
wininit.exe
107.180.114.48:80
yourdirectlink.com
AS-26496-GO-DADDY-COM-LLC
US
unknown
2112
svchost.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
3216
svchost.exe
172.211.123.248:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
20.190.160.128:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4620
SIHClient.exe
20.109.210.53:443
slscr.update.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
4620
SIHClient.exe
20.242.39.171:443
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.124.78.146
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.186.174
whitelisted
yourdirectlink.com
  • 107.180.114.48
unknown
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.248
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.160.128
  • 40.126.32.68
  • 20.190.160.20
  • 20.190.160.65
  • 20.190.160.64
  • 40.126.32.140
  • 40.126.32.134
  • 20.190.160.22
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 20.109.210.53
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 20.242.39.171
  • 2a01:111:f100:a000::4134:4847
whitelisted
171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa
  • —
unknown
7.4.8.4.4.3.1.4.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.a.0.0.1.f.1.1.1.0.1.0.a.2.ip6.arpa
  • —
unknown

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
—
—
Generic Protocol Command Decode
SURICATA STREAM suspected RST injection
—
—
Generic Protocol Command Decode
SURICATA STREAM suspected RST injection
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Reports
wininit.exe