| File name: | mshta.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/704e78ac-9668-4834-893a-79f87457c201 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | July 30, 2024, 18:06:24 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec |
| File info: | PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows |
| MD5: | 86F05E66502036DB5B678B917E5D5B17 |
| SHA1: | 18B5612D05FB0CF28E4976F6B51ABC7462BBAF3B |
| SHA256: | B6D1162285423AA7C623FC89492F2F1195DE110F054C912F264E29644D65647F |
| SSDEEP: | 768:xO0mYgQZaHkM38z2Apsg59Bm3mk+VZVDFI2R:xOvQZa0Npsm9AMVR |
MALICIOUS
Drops the executable file immediately after the start
- mshta.exe (PID: 2376)
SUSPICIOUS
Process drops legitimate windows executable
- mshta.exe (PID: 2376)
Starts a Microsoft application from unusual location
- mshta.exe (PID: 2376)
Reads Microsoft Outlook installation path
- mshta.exe (PID: 2376)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- mshta.exe (PID: 2376)
Reads Internet Explorer settings
- mshta.exe (PID: 2376)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- mshta.exe (PID: 2376)
Reads the computer name
- mshta.exe (PID: 2376)
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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: | 1996:06:25 19:58:52+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.2 |
| CodeSize: | 27648 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 16896 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x7070 |
| OSVersion: | 10 |
| ImageVersion: | 10 |
| SubsystemVersion: | 10 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 11.0.19041.4355 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 11.0.19041.4355 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Microsoft Corporation |
| FileDescription: | Microsoft (R) HTML Application host |
| FileVersion: | 11.00.19041.4355 (WinBuild.160101.0800) |
| InternalName: | MSHTA.EXE |
| LegalCopyright: | © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. |
| OriginalFileName: | MSHTA.EXE |
| ProductName: | Internet Explorer |
| ProductVersion: | 11.00.19041.4355 |
Total processes
139
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Activation Client Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 2376 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\mshta.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\mshta.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft (R) HTML Application host Exit code: 0 Version: 11.00.19041.4355 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
| |||||||||||||||
Total events
440
Read events
432
Write events
8
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (2376) mshta.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProxyBypass |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2376) mshta.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IntranetName |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2376) mshta.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2376) mshta.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
46
DNS requests
18
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4424 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3676 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4132 | OfficeClickToRun.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEApDqVCbATUviZV57HIIulA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5368 | SearchApp.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5368 | SearchApp.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEApDqVCbATUviZV57HIIulA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2116 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 51.104.136.2:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
3952 | svchost.exe | 239.255.255.250:1900 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5368 | SearchApp.exe | 131.253.33.254:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | unknown |
6012 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
5368 | SearchApp.exe | 184.86.251.14:443 | th.bing.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | unknown |
4236 | slui.exe | 20.83.72.98:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
3688 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
1620 | slui.exe | 20.83.72.98:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
4424 | svchost.exe | 40.126.31.71:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
fp-afd-nocache-ccp.azureedge.net |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
fd.api.iris.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
th.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
fp.msedge.net |
| whitelisted |
self.events.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |