| File name: | CheraxLoader.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/f9605696-77fd-44ad-973e-5dbc6d951774 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | June 16, 2025, 15:33:48 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows, 9 sections |
| MD5: | 1FC9C12C797276A2DC7CE7ADCB0D15A5 |
| SHA1: | F20AE20E61DBC947CCA32DAF2B57FD84A4BACB58 |
| SHA256: | B8E6348BE5899627251A955C60010050E60A71341810C5A08BC4326A3E0EC0E5 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:alku/J4yn6eIfWES8VlpCKHwFvEbbS0+/EH9UTI9iZdSIBu40xQ0Bbvfd4hesSvm:aN/J+LBIBG9Y |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (50) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (49.9) |
| MachineType: | AMD AMD64 |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2025:05:06 12:40:55+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.43 |
| CodeSize: | 2911744 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 1962496 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x428ffa |
| OSVersion: | 6 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.3518 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.3518 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Cherax |
| FileDescription: | Cherax Loader |
| FileVersion: | 1.0.0.3518 |
| InternalName: | Cherax.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright (C) 2019 - 2023 |
| OriginalFileName: | Cherax.exe |
| ProductName: | Cherax Loader |
| ProductVersion: | 1.0.0.3518 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 1156 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CheraxLoader.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CheraxLoader.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Cherax Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Cherax Loader Exit code: 1337 Version: 1.0.0.3518 Modules
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| 1712 | "C:\Users\admin\Documents\Cherax\Cache\Downloads\vc_redist.x64.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Documents\Cherax\Cache\Downloads\vc_redist.x64.exe | CheraxLoader.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.44.35208 Exit code: 3010 Version: 14.44.35208.0 Modules
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| 2276 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\msiexec.exe /V | C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Windows® installer Exit code: 0 Version: 5.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3620 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | SrTasks.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3756 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CheraxLoader.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CheraxLoader.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Cherax Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Cherax Loader Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 1.0.0.3518 Modules
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| 4156 | "C:\Program Files\RUXIM\PLUGscheduler.exe" | C:\Program Files\RUXIM\PLUGScheduler.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Windows Update LifeCycle Component Scheduler Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3623 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4164 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\134.0.6985.0\updater.exe" --wake --system | C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\134.0.6985.0\updater.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Google Updater Exit code: 0 Version: 134.0.6985.0 Modules
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| 4680 | "C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{8bdfe669-9705-4184-9368-db9ce581e0e7}\VC_redist.x64.exe" -uninstall -quiet -burn.related.upgrade -burn.ancestors={9387bec2-2f2b-48d1-a0ce-692c5df7042d} -burn.filehandle.self=1104 -burn.embedded BurnPipe.{EB829D4A-D9F4-4588-8604-31CCE65AD61D} {56F7093C-09DC-4E60-A4CC-6B00B158B4BD} 6652 | C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{8bdfe669-9705-4184-9368-db9ce581e0e7}\VC_redist.x64.exe | — | VC_redist.x64.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.36.32532 Exit code: 0 Version: 14.36.32532.0 Modules
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| 5008 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\vssvc.exe | C:\Windows\System32\VSSVC.exe | — | services.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Microsoft® Volume Shadow Copy Service Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5020 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\134.0.6985.0\updater.exe" --crash-handler --system "--database=C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\134.0.6985.0\Crashpad" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=prod=Update4 --annotation=ver=134.0.6985.0 "--attachment=C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\updater.log" --initial-client-data=0x298,0x29c,0x2a0,0x278,0x2a4,0x85c460,0x85c46c,0x85c478 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\134.0.6985.0\updater.exe | — | updater.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Google Updater Exit code: 0 Version: 134.0.6985.0 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (6652) VC_redist.x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SystemRestore |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SrCreateRp (Enter) |
Value: 400000000000000021D63716D4DEDB01FC190000F0050000D5070000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6688) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppGetSnapshots (Enter) |
Value: 480000000000000021D63716D4DEDB01201A0000101A0000D20700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6688) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppGetSnapshots (Leave) |
Value: 480000000000000085D95616D4DEDB01201A0000101A0000D20700000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6688) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppEnumGroups (Enter) |
Value: 480000000000000085D95616D4DEDB01201A0000101A0000D10700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6688) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppEnumGroups (Leave) |
Value: 480000000000000085D95616D4DEDB01201A0000101A0000D10700000100000000000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6688) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppCreate (Enter) |
Value: 480000000000000027F15D16D4DEDB01201A0000101A0000D00700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6688) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppGatherWriterMetadata (Enter) |
Value: 4800000000000000D0A48D16D4DEDB01201A0000101A0000D30700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5008) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\COM+ REGDB Writer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IDENTIFY (Enter) |
Value: 480000000000000067999916D4DEDB019013000058030000E80300000100000001000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5008) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\Registry Writer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IDENTIFY (Enter) |
Value: 480000000000000067999916D4DEDB0190130000181B0000E80300000100000001000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5008) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\ASR Writer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IDENTIFY (Enter) |
Value: 4800000000000000F2FB9B16D4DEDB019013000010170000E80300000100000001000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1156 | CheraxLoader.exe | C:\Users\admin\Documents\Cherax\Cache\Downloads\vc_redist.x64.exe | executable | |
MD5:DE118D5E2AB7AAA7E1A08A0ECF84E8C9 | SHA256:D62841375B90782B1829483AC75695CCEF680A8F13E7DE569B992EF33C6CD14A | |||
| 6472 | vc_redist.x64.exe | C:\Windows\Temp\{401D4A6C-3B9E-478C-8159-9E17B088868E}\.ba\1031\license.rtf | text | |
MD5:2DDCA2866D76C850F68ACDFDB696D6DE | SHA256:28F63BAD9C2960395106011761993049546607F8A850D344D6A54042176BF03F | |||
| 1156 | CheraxLoader.exe | C:\Users\admin\Documents\Cherax\Loader.log | text | |
MD5:DF628FBBD487314F72725710B6EE903C | SHA256:7118933B01820BBB5A9E667614BE6161519EEAC4843F354B0E1165481E400589 | |||
| 6472 | vc_redist.x64.exe | C:\Windows\Temp\{401D4A6C-3B9E-478C-8159-9E17B088868E}\.ba\1036\thm.wxl | xml | |
MD5:7B46AE8698459830A0F9116BC27DE7DF | SHA256:704DDF2E60C1F292BE95C7C79EE48FE8BA8534CEB7CCF9A9EA68B1AD788AE9D4 | |||
| 6472 | vc_redist.x64.exe | C:\Windows\Temp\{401D4A6C-3B9E-478C-8159-9E17B088868E}\.ba\wixstdba.dll | executable | |
MD5:F68F43F809840328F4E993A54B0D5E62 | SHA256:E921F69B9FB4B5AD4691809D06896C5F1D655AB75E0CE94A372319C243C56D4E | |||
| 6472 | vc_redist.x64.exe | C:\Windows\Temp\{401D4A6C-3B9E-478C-8159-9E17B088868E}\.ba\logo.png | image | |
MD5:D6BD210F227442B3362493D046CEA233 | SHA256:335A256D4779EC5DCF283D007FB56FD8211BBCAF47DCD70FE60DED6A112744EF | |||
| 6472 | vc_redist.x64.exe | C:\Windows\Temp\{401D4A6C-3B9E-478C-8159-9E17B088868E}\.ba\1036\license.rtf | text | |
MD5:A6E352E5804313CCDE3E4D5DDDDE122D | SHA256:5C13A65870D770D1642A4259EECB436257CA39016A0500F747BE9C79BE0C7009 | |||
| 6472 | vc_redist.x64.exe | C:\Windows\Temp\{401D4A6C-3B9E-478C-8159-9E17B088868E}\.ba\1040\thm.wxl | xml | |
MD5:D90BC60FA15299925986A52861B8E5D5 | SHA256:0C57F40CC2091554307AA8A7C35DD38E4596E9513E9EFAE00AC30498EF4E9BC2 | |||
| 6472 | vc_redist.x64.exe | C:\Windows\Temp\{401D4A6C-3B9E-478C-8159-9E17B088868E}\.ba\1041\thm.wxl | xml | |
MD5:DC81ED54FD28FC6DB6F139C8DA1BDED6 | SHA256:6B9BBF90D75CFA7D943F036C01602945FE2FA786C6173E22ACB7AFE18375C7EA | |||
| 6472 | vc_redist.x64.exe | C:\Windows\Temp\{401D4A6C-3B9E-478C-8159-9E17B088868E}\.ba\1040\license.rtf | text | |
MD5:BC58AD6ABB16B982AEBADC121B37E706 | SHA256:70ECF23C03B66A2B18E173332586AFA8F00F91E02A80628F4F9CB2521E27F6AC | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
764 | lsass.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEApDqVCbATUviZV57HIIulA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
764 | lsass.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5436 | SearchApp.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.6:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2276 | msiexec.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicCodSigPCA2011_2011-07-08.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5824 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4868 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1028 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEA77flR%2B3w%2FxBpruV2lte6A%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3832 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEA77flR%2B3w%2FxBpruV2lte6A%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
3676 | RUXIMICS.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
1156 | CheraxLoader.exe | 2.20.153.252:443 | aka.ms | Telkom-Internet | ZA | whitelisted |
764 | lsass.exe | 2.17.190.73:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
1156 | CheraxLoader.exe | 23.50.131.82:443 | download.visualstudio.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4944 | svchost.exe | 20.190.160.4:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4944 | svchost.exe | 2.17.190.73:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
aka.ms |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
download.visualstudio.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com |
| whitelisted |
Process | Message |
|---|---|
msiexec.exe | Failed to release Service
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