| File name: | Academics.pdf.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/08a51d2a-affe-4945-8304-535f6ea6c940 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Ransomware is a type of malicious software that locks users out of their system or data using different methods to force them to pay a ransom. Most often, such programs encrypt files on an infected machine and demand a fee to be paid in exchange for the decryption key. Additionally, such programs can be used to steal sensitive information from the compromised computer and even conduct DDoS attacks against affected organizations to pressure them into paying. |
| Analysis date: | April 09, 2025, 09:28:40 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 4 sections |
| MD5: | AEA013D01453F97DB80B01838255E414 |
| SHA1: | 5BD9DA40E494BDE647A96814B9948363BC97EF7B |
| SHA256: | BA2598FDD2E5C12E072FBE4C10FCDC6742BACE92C0EDBA42CA4CA7BC195CB813 |
| SSDEEP: | 49152:gZJHU6XNxpDYrgNwwvJg67WJLKjyGQIDOm9OLkbA5kS7mwRsAX8fikcDBfuftWE4:gZJ3XNrYQ9Om9OLkYLHmSCePyUI2WTje |
MALICIOUS
XMOON has been detected
- Academics.pdf.exe (PID: 1224)
- wscript.exe (PID: 2948)
UAC/LUA settings modification
- reg.exe (PID: 1472)
Actions looks like stealing of personal data
- Academics.pdf.exe (PID: 1224)
Steals credentials from Web Browsers
- Academics.pdf.exe (PID: 1224)
SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- wusa.exe (PID: 2656)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- Academics.pdf.exe (PID: 1224)
- migwiz.exe (PID: 2916)
Reads the Internet Settings
- cmd.exe (PID: 2812)
- Academics.pdf.exe (PID: 1224)
- wscript.exe (PID: 2948)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- Academics.pdf.exe (PID: 1224)
The process executes VB scripts
- Academics.pdf.exe (PID: 1224)
Runs shell command (SCRIPT)
- wscript.exe (PID: 2948)
Uses REG/REGEDIT.EXE to modify registry
- cmd.exe (PID: 2384)
Write to the desktop.ini file (may be used to cloak folders)
- Academics.pdf.exe (PID: 1224)
There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)
- Academics.pdf.exe (PID: 1224)
INFO
Reads mouse settings
- Academics.pdf.exe (PID: 1224)
The sample compiled with english language support
- Academics.pdf.exe (PID: 1224)
Checks supported languages
- Academics.pdf.exe (PID: 1224)
Reads the computer name
- Academics.pdf.exe (PID: 1224)
Create files in a temporary directory
- Academics.pdf.exe (PID: 1224)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- Academics.pdf.exe (PID: 1224)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- Academics.pdf.exe (PID: 1224)
The process uses AutoIt
- Academics.pdf.exe (PID: 1224)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (42.2) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (37.3) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (8.8) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (6) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.7) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2012:01:29 21:32:28+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | No relocs, Executable, Large address aware, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 10 |
| CodeSize: | 526336 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 121856 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x165c1 |
| OSVersion: | 5 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 3.3.8.1 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 3.3.8.1 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x0017 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Unknown |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (British) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| FileDescription: | - |
| FileVersion: | 3, 3, 8, 1 |
| CompiledScript: | AutoIt v3 Script: 3, 3, 8, 1 |
Total processes
49
Monitored processes
10
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1224 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Academics.pdf.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Academics.pdf.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Version: 3, 3, 8, 1 Modules
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| 1472 | C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f | C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Registry Console Tool Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 1744 | "C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\32.cab /quiet /extract:C:\Windows\system32\migwiz\ | C:\Windows\System32\wusa.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Update Standalone Installer Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 2168 | wusa C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\32.cab /quiet /extract:C:\Windows\system32\migwiz\ | C:\Windows\System32\wusa.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Update Standalone Installer Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 2384 | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | migwiz.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) Modules
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| 2656 | "C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\32.cab /quiet /extract:C:\Windows\system32\migwiz\ | C:\Windows\System32\wusa.exe | cmd.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows Update Standalone Installer Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 2812 | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\32.cab /quiet /extract:C:\Windows\system32\migwiz\ & exit | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | Academics.pdf.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) Modules
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| 2916 | "C:\Windows\System32\migwiz\migwiz.exe" C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f | C:\Windows\System32\migwiz\migwiz.exe | wscript.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows Easy Transfer Application Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 2948 | "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\888.vbs" | C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe | Academics.pdf.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft ® Windows Based Script Host Exit code: 0 Version: 5.8.7600.16385 Modules
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| 3856 | "C:\Windows\System32\migwiz\migwiz.exe" C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f | C:\Windows\System32\migwiz\migwiz.exe | — | wscript.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Easy Transfer Application Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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Total events
2 025
Read events
1 999
Write events
25
Delete events
1
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (2812) cmd.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProxyBypass |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2812) cmd.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IntranetName |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2812) cmd.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2812) cmd.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2656) wusa.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WUSA |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | WUSACommandLine |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1224) Academics.pdf.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProxyBypass |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1224) Academics.pdf.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IntranetName |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1224) Academics.pdf.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1224) Academics.pdf.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2948) wscript.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProxyBypass |
Value: 1 | |||
Executable files
2
Suspicious files
46
Text files
3
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1224 | Academics.pdf.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\64.cab | compressed | |
MD5:8CFA6B4ACD035A2651291A2A4623B1C7 | SHA256:6E438201A14A70980048D2377C2195608D5DC2CF915F489C0A59AC0627C98FA9 | |||
| 1224 | Academics.pdf.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aut1B93.tmp | compressed | |
MD5:8CFA6B4ACD035A2651291A2A4623B1C7 | SHA256:6E438201A14A70980048D2377C2195608D5DC2CF915F489C0A59AC0627C98FA9 | |||
| 1224 | Academics.pdf.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\32.cab | compressed | |
MD5:9DDA4DB9E90FF039AD5A58785B9D626D | SHA256:FC31B205D5E4F32FA0C71C8F72EE06B92A28BD8690F71AB8F94FF401AF2228FE | |||
| 1224 | Academics.pdf.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aut1B53.tmp | binary | |
MD5:6F38EAF07F4AB961211A2447CC157E56 | SHA256:32F6E0223A5565C5D7B60DA733AF4A3807730E1C84A0F19FD5661BF482E55879 | |||
| 1224 | Academics.pdf.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Lock.investmentfor.rtf | binary | |
MD5:FA49A2EF51E997FB40D77339C599A8DD | SHA256:5028A875E88B0E61DA40FD9A2ACAD94ED31D52FF86B572E6B67D7AC5CD06F0E4 | |||
| 1224 | Academics.pdf.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Lock.christianfiles.png | binary | |
MD5:ACD30193F94DFBAA946267D4E889932E | SHA256:7237C122D4C3A23436517B283A043FDC82016EE42EB610482B6FD4712E4BB401 | |||
| 1224 | Academics.pdf.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Lock.continueperfect.rtf | binary | |
MD5:CC2EC0A9686CC54A8BCE3966EB2500A5 | SHA256:F11F31E100D82EA7D3B42E6D3F003A0B413297152405A43F89F58D56A611453A | |||
| 1224 | Academics.pdf.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Lock.noanti.png | binary | |
MD5:0C9C81C60A7786527C81EEA669F6B377 | SHA256:219671CCA78A6F152F8ED04FF7C55BDF1FD4C06C4CEBC8DD742EA692602ACA70 | |||
| 1224 | Academics.pdf.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Lock.lawzip.jpg | binary | |
MD5:EC9DE8325723142A514F07F75536ADCF | SHA256:EEE00BBE443CEAA4A1120B6A10218B87DEF044EEFFE6FE1D9B74E1529BD49311 | |||
| 1224 | Academics.pdf.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Lock.desktop.ini | binary | |
MD5:BA41CFAA9AFF58C3B40C7AC73B4D1CD4 | SHA256:30FB6CB48D4689A02731DEDF82483A58738BA4131E4BE90B2A44BD1AB9FD6A0A | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
6
DNS requests
1
Threats
0
HTTP requests
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 224.0.0.252:5355 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1080 | svchost.exe | 224.0.0.252:5355 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |