File name:

1 (218)

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/54346c75-af62-48e4-a394-88752605d777
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: March 24, 2025, 15:43:22
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:
berbew
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 16 sections
MD5:

4ECA6F0950B0E25449D3EBDEF792C080

SHA1:

6636C1F0D38D49A88EBD94C7369BB428568AC89D

SHA256:

B9D77DB14F61E010A6556F4035F36CA9056E48CAE07F1A91481C14EF97FE2A93

SSDEEP:

1536:oEkY3uPPQCKRaC4sFxwkxBwUcIKtYMhj5aFuCMDfPJwXB+1jRC/e:oxfP4xPbvKtYMhj5aFuCMDfhwXI1jYe

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  • MALICIOUS

    • BERBEW mutex has been found

      • 1 (218).exe (PID: 4880)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    No suspicious indicators.
  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • 1 (218).exe (PID: 4880)
    • Failed to create an executable file in Windows directory

      • 1 (218).exe (PID: 4880)
    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 6112)
      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 7992)
      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 4652)
    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 4652)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (43.5)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (29.8)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (13.2)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (13.2)
.vxd | VXD Driver (0.2)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 1981:07:23 04:22:33+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 2.55
CodeSize: 32768
InitializedDataSize: 16896
UninitializedDataSize: 136192
EntryPoint: 0x30000
OSVersion: 1
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
148
Monitored processes
9
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

Click at the process to see the details
start #BERBEW 1 (218).exe no specs sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.exe backgroundtransferhost.exe no specs backgroundtransferhost.exe backgroundtransferhost.exe no specs backgroundtransferhost.exe no specs backgroundtransferhost.exe no specs slui.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
856C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exesvchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
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
1760"BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exesvchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Download/Upload Host
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\backgroundtransferhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
4652"BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe
svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Download/Upload Host
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\backgroundtransferhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
4880"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1 (218).exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1 (218).exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\1 (218).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\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ole32.dll
5556"BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exesvchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Download/Upload Host
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\backgroundtransferhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
6112"BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exesvchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Download/Upload Host
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\backgroundtransferhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
7304C:\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
7364"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
7992"BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exesvchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Download/Upload Host
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\backgroundtransferhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
Total events
2 145
Read events
2 129
Write events
16
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(4880) 1 (218).exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ShellServiceObjectDelayLoad
Operation:writeName:Web Event Logger
Value:
{79FEACFF-FFCE-815E-A900-316290B5B738}
(PID) Process:(7992) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:(7992) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
(PID) Process:(7992) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\History
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Visited:
(PID) Process:(4652) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:(4652) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
(PID) Process:(4652) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\History
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Visited:
(PID) Process:(6112) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:(6112) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
(PID) Process:(6112) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\History
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Visited:
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
5
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
4652BackgroundTransferHost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\0f90204b-b8d6-481a-97d4-9ab9b291dc87.down_data
MD5:
SHA256:
4652BackgroundTransferHost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\26C212D9399727259664BDFCA073966E_F9F7D6A7ECE73106D2A8C63168CDA10Dbinary
MD5:6350ECEE348B1E83B4857517AD52AF67
SHA256:FAE4E1E6089DA0A041C7D9DA2FE5DB7FC48FFAAA7CA7D2C9612AC7D0ADD6C874
4652BackgroundTransferHost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\26C212D9399727259664BDFCA073966E_F9F7D6A7ECE73106D2A8C63168CDA10Dbinary
MD5:4872BABAF39AA62B8D32695EBB7E9173
SHA256:2EE85DF86EE29BBEB3DCA81AA29B6DE204F605A2769B84C728A329178A2D0999
4652BackgroundTransferHost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\0f90204b-b8d6-481a-97d4-9ab9b291dc87.bd01673f-8ef8-4467-82ea-1777294018dc.down_metabinary
MD5:12370ADF91EAFD47A263CB4993C3C9AF
SHA256:4F10D619E776AB245DE923BE2F89FA497D12D2F62AE2FE753D7D0526265BDCAF
4652BackgroundTransferHost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\42264544-6c7e-480c-8d37-f28c16ca9109.bd01673f-8ef8-4467-82ea-1777294018dc.down_metabinary
MD5:12370ADF91EAFD47A263CB4993C3C9AF
SHA256:4F10D619E776AB245DE923BE2F89FA497D12D2F62AE2FE753D7D0526265BDCAF
4652BackgroundTransferHost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\42264544-6c7e-480c-8d37-f28c16ca9109.up_meta_securebinary
MD5:AC04E955D9E750BD565E72D46E9144AC
SHA256:2D3DC3E95924A38872F2617DD8E6DD111B2EE36196B3CAD69EE6FDC10AB51B27
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
26
DNS requests
15
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.48.23.188:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
7220
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
23.54.109.203:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D
unknown
whitelisted
2516
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
2516
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.54.109.203:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
whitelisted
4652
BackgroundTransferHost.exe
GET
200
23.54.109.203:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D
unknown
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.48.23.188:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
6404
RUXIMICS.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
3216
svchost.exe
40.113.103.199:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
40.126.31.131:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
23.54.109.203:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
7220
backgroundTaskHost.exe
20.223.36.55:443
arc.msn.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
7220
backgroundTaskHost.exe
23.54.109.203:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 40.127.240.158
  • 20.73.194.208
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.48.23.188
  • 23.48.23.194
  • 23.48.23.190
  • 23.48.23.191
  • 23.48.23.192
  • 23.48.23.179
  • 23.48.23.185
  • 23.48.23.177
  • 23.48.23.180
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 40.113.103.199
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.31.131
  • 40.126.31.71
  • 40.126.31.0
  • 40.126.31.3
  • 20.190.159.131
  • 20.190.159.130
  • 20.190.159.129
  • 40.126.31.67
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 23.54.109.203
whitelisted
arc.msn.com
  • 20.223.36.55
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 104.126.37.136
  • 104.126.37.155
  • 104.126.37.139
  • 104.126.37.152
  • 104.126.37.154
  • 104.126.37.145
  • 104.126.37.153
  • 104.126.37.147
  • 104.126.37.131
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 20.12.23.50
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 184.30.21.171
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 13.95.31.18
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info