File name:

VolcanoUpdater.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/8a32a1c3-ad01-491e-8c7b-0abe58364d60
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 17, 2025, 19:55:41
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
arch-scr
arch-html
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows, 8 sections
MD5:

68EC393FCAA470A36055026FC029E0FD

SHA1:

1BB4020B2EC2A9EEC6E186FD6F5A358D42D9FC91

SHA256:

B85D05A566C6CCCFC46BF8A59926F13998B21258F854F66F8A26B21255CB8947

SSDEEP:

98304:Ak2TmcPuBdFdfWLchV20tmeqJerNo82b9k+YZX/VZHrH9N/mgLOqirBwTpKiDNIQ:YFcpHb/uY

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • VolcanoUpdater.exe (PID: 7564)
      • VolcanoUI.exe (PID: 8096)
    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • VolcanoUpdater.exe (PID: 7564)
    • Reads the date of Windows installation

      • VolcanoUpdater.exe (PID: 7564)
    • Reads the BIOS version

      • VolcanoUI.exe (PID: 8096)
    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • VolcanoUI.exe (PID: 8096)
  • INFO

    • Reads the computer name

      • VolcanoUpdater.exe (PID: 7564)
      • VolcanoUI.exe (PID: 8096)
    • Checks supported languages

      • VolcanoUpdater.exe (PID: 7564)
      • VolcanoUI.exe (PID: 8096)
    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • VolcanoUpdater.exe (PID: 7564)
      • VolcanoUI.exe (PID: 8096)
    • Process checks computer location settings

      • VolcanoUpdater.exe (PID: 7564)
    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • VolcanoUI.exe (PID: 8096)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

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: 2025:05:06 11:33:46+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, Large address aware
PEType: PE32+
LinkerVersion: 14.38
CodeSize: 799744
InitializedDataSize: 262144
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x84b90
OSVersion: 6
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 6
Subsystem: Windows command line
No data.
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Total processes
130
Monitored processes
5
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start volcanoupdater.exe conhost.exe no specs sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.exe volcanoui.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
7564"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VolcanoUpdater.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VolcanoUpdater.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\volcanoupdater.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
7576\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exeVolcanoUpdater.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
7660C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exesvchost.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
7728"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
8096"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VolcanoUI.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VolcanoUI.exe
VolcanoUpdater.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\volcanoui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\crypt32.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ws2_32.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
Total events
1 579
Read events
1 579
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
3
Suspicious files
17
Text files
74
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
7564VolcanoUpdater.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bin\luau-lifter.exeexecutable
MD5:F1246A49C8183FCFAC4D7669A6C50881
SHA256:F5AD37B2293814CE33149CA8D8BF1D673AE0C8F3CB025D7B83954EB0E68E631D
7564VolcanoUpdater.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bin\version.txttext
MD5:2963194B27822B08B759862AED51ECCE
SHA256:1E239A285D77F7F9B78A897D104554BBD602D1D0EE56306A4DC890A45066764C
7564VolcanoUpdater.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bin\page\assets\abap-BrgZPUOV.jstext
MD5:5E0865606680E6D5AB5FAAE672097932
SHA256:A3E2A241DA83C7AA80836ACE9FB3B2A242F458FF917DF9F19363F2E6430DD059
7564VolcanoUpdater.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bin\page\assets\coffee-CDGzqUPQ.jstext
MD5:72CD04F563D3C68AC724715139C7FD33
SHA256:ADD650C5EA8D1B28C11A807ED3BF9B52A15496179CA9BC19D3900A0B577DACD5
7564VolcanoUpdater.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bin\page\assets\bat-CFOPXBzS.jstext
MD5:4133D4FC714DDF40B53FB1F2F3B15579
SHA256:471438AB5BC0B324A6B828AC8FA79CD86214FC4C84F4C2E9AAF55CAF56043D92
7564VolcanoUpdater.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bin\page\assets\cameligo-BFG1Mk7z.jstext
MD5:E9D40B956B6BEC8A5BFFD0D94552B2F8
SHA256:CC50FE6B6738380FDC2D31D1A2FE210EA67CB19A5F6ABBF91E0AD3A08491A1E5
7564VolcanoUpdater.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bin\page\assets\clojure-DTECt2xU.jstext
MD5:CBE50C2D87AFFE61EE11FAADF2F57252
SHA256:C897D061A0F39FABC5B9204E0EA8F78FA12C37C4BE45A2749BD1119D2CBCBF68
7564VolcanoUpdater.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bin\page\assets\codicon-DCmgc-ay.ttfbinary
MD5:CB7F0A51C106A33FB4ABAB8C454373D8
SHA256:0F1D5219934E96E83B8DB162D60B4D8C09B5DE1E7D38031CBAFE4A3C0F2889C9
7564VolcanoUpdater.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bin\page\assets\cssMode-wuhyQlOf.jsbinary
MD5:B63088DC9449EDE74B283708F401FC0F
SHA256:019BE82D233F42BEE2CFA76DD31E3AA42D73C2F6276C7A576677BC7B005D7A38
7564VolcanoUpdater.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bin\page\assets\csp-5Rap-vPy.jstext
MD5:8CB672DB7B68FE7F3F7DFCB05AE388A5
SHA256:C413FA2B83B1A0B1AF76E822721C4A429163B7BCD477B4DEEBD41F7C4E4C8A20
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HTTP(S) requests
8
TCP/UDP connections
24
DNS requests
14
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
GET
200
23.219.150.101:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
GET
200
2.19.11.105:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.219.150.101:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
756
lsass.exe
GET
200
142.250.186.163:80
http://c.pki.goog/r/gsr1.crl
unknown
whitelisted
756
lsass.exe
GET
200
142.250.186.163:80
http://c.pki.goog/r/r4.crl
unknown
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
whitelisted
7412
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
7412
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
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
51.124.78.146:443
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
2.19.11.105:80
crl.microsoft.com
Elisa Oyj
NL
whitelisted
23.219.150.101:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
CL
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
51.124.78.146:443
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.219.150.101:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
CL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
2112
svchost.exe
51.124.78.146:443
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
7564
VolcanoUpdater.exe
104.21.32.1:443
file.volcano.best
CLOUDFLARENET
malicious
756
lsass.exe
142.250.186.163:80
c.pki.goog
GOOGLE
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.19.11.105
  • 2.19.11.120
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.219.150.101
  • 2.23.246.101
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.185.110
whitelisted
file.volcano.best
  • 104.21.32.1
  • 104.21.112.1
  • 104.21.48.1
  • 104.21.64.1
  • 104.21.80.1
  • 104.21.16.1
  • 104.21.96.1
malicious
c.pki.goog
  • 142.250.186.163
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.248
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.160.128
  • 20.190.160.64
  • 40.126.32.134
  • 20.190.160.5
  • 20.190.160.17
  • 40.126.32.140
  • 20.190.160.4
  • 20.190.160.20
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 40.127.240.158
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 172.202.163.200
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info