File name:

mkcert.exe.zip

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/e4e61c23-c041-4375-a5d5-85dd8c1eb8bf
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: January 17, 2025, 12:12:14
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:
arch-exec
arch-doc
Indicators:
MIME: application/zip
File info: Zip archive data, at least v2.0 to extract, compression method=deflate
MD5:

D52FCCC127AA3F5EC91E89E871BBC584

SHA1:

D6A252049CBCB88377D105C673A35A7FB5C6E4C1

SHA256:

BED99A4D9DD4F0E1858E0B2394990020D09FDBCD4DC5AD3A6A2A1F5AD85D9AA4

SSDEEP:

96:b79PcsHwUkN7Fo2BqHv/8tPbEX+5uPb8HnrcFyBSgWHHhil:H5PwhFo/2TXmNFyBSHBg

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Generic archive extractor

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 6396)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • mkcert.exe (PID: 6572)
      • mkcert.exe (PID: 5964)

    • Start notepad (likely ransomware note)

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 6396)

    • Checks Windows Trust Settings

      • mkcert.exe (PID: 6572)
      • mkcert.exe (PID: 5964)

  • INFO

    • Reads the computer name

      • mkcert.exe (PID: 6572)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • mkcert.exe (PID: 6572)
      • mkcert.exe (PID: 5964)

    • Checks supported languages

      • mkcert.exe (PID: 6572)
      • mkcert.exe (PID: 5964)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • mkcert.exe (PID: 6572)
      • mkcert.exe (PID: 5964)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 6396)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • mkcert.exe (PID: 6572)

    • The process uses the downloaded file

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 6396)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.zip | ZIP compressed archive (100)

EXIF

ZIP

ZipRequiredVersion: 20
ZipBitFlag: -
ZipCompression: Deflated
ZipModifyDate: 2025:01:17 11:56:34
ZipCRC: 0x96e51db7
ZipCompressedSize: 4241
ZipUncompressedSize: 10240
ZipFileName: mkcert.exe
No data.
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Total processes
133
Monitored processes
7
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

Click at the process to see the details
start winrar.exe mkcert.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs rundll32.exe no specs notepad.exe no specs mkcert.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2324\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—mkcert.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
3260C:\WINDOWS\System32\rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows host process (Rundll32)
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\rundll32.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\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\imagehlp.dll
5548"C:\WINDOWS\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$DIa6396.28266\checksums.txtC:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe—WinRAR.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Notepad
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\notepad.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
5964"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa6396.32609\mkcert.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa6396.32609\mkcert.exe—WinRAR.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
mkcert
Exit code:
1
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\rar$exa6396.32609\mkcert.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\mscoree.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
6396"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mkcert.exe.zipC:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Alexander Roshal
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
WinRAR archiver
Version:
5.91.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\winrar\winrar.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
6572"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa6396.25427\mkcert.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa6396.25427\mkcert.exe—WinRAR.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
mkcert
Exit code:
1
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\rar$exa6396.25427\mkcert.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\mscoree.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
6580\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—mkcert.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
Total events
14 924
Read events
14 915
Write events
9
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(6396) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:3
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\preferences.zip
(PID) Process:(6396) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:2
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\chromium_ext.zip
(PID) Process:(6396) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:1
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\omni_23_10_2024_.zip
(PID) Process:(6396) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:0
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mkcert.exe.zip
(PID) Process:(6396) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:name
Value:
120
(PID) Process:(6396) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:size
Value:
80
(PID) Process:(6396) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:type
Value:
120
(PID) Process:(6396) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:mtime
Value:
100
(PID) Process:(6396) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.txt\OpenWithProgids
Operation:writeName:txtfile
Value:
Executable files
2
Suspicious files
0
Text files
11
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
6396WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa6396.25427\mkcert.exeexecutable
MD5:7CC2B35154E9569269A8C5CD5C25F414
SHA256:3ED7944368BB86402333FC360415C763B7924179601DB092CCA8009B45CFE0B7
6572mkcert.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_3ubsuhbb.vsj.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
6572mkcert.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_kwrrbzln.wd4.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
6396WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa6396.25427\checksums.txttext
MD5:66D9F2A24AD6C480671FB83CAA703ED7
SHA256:AB745DFCB817984791BE1732A5BE8B5C5CA187C45C30293AE4319D9DF18E67B4
6396WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$DIa6396.28266\checksums.txttext
MD5:66D9F2A24AD6C480671FB83CAA703ED7
SHA256:AB745DFCB817984791BE1732A5BE8B5C5CA187C45C30293AE4319D9DF18E67B4
6572mkcert.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_jcupanna.12a.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
5964mkcert.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_t24sxjwu.l1f.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
6572mkcert.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ultt345u.ehx.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
6396WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa6396.32609\mkcert.exeexecutable
MD5:7CC2B35154E9569269A8C5CD5C25F414
SHA256:3ED7944368BB86402333FC360415C763B7924179601DB092CCA8009B45CFE0B7
5964mkcert.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_g0msrnil.lxr.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
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HTTP(S) requests
7
TCP/UDP connections
32
DNS requests
20
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
—
—
GET
200
2.23.246.101:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
2.16.164.49:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
3692
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
3692
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5064
SearchApp.exe
GET
200
2.23.77.188:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1176
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.23.77.188:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7096
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
2.23.77.188:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
5064
SearchApp.exe
2.23.227.208:443
www.bing.com
Ooredoo Q.S.C.
QA
unknown
372
svchost.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
unknown
—
—
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
unknown
—
—
2.16.164.49:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
unknown
—
—
2.23.246.101:80
www.microsoft.com
Ooredoo Q.S.C.
QA
unknown
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
unknown
372
svchost.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
5064
SearchApp.exe
2.23.227.215:443
www.bing.com
Ooredoo Q.S.C.
QA
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
www.bing.com
  • 2.23.227.208
  • 2.23.227.215
  • 2.23.227.221
unknown
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.104.136.2
  • 20.73.194.208
  • 4.231.128.59
unknown
google.com
  • 142.250.185.110
unknown
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.16.164.49
  • 2.16.164.72
unknown
www.microsoft.com
  • 2.23.246.101
  • 95.101.149.131
unknown
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.23.77.188
unknown
login.live.com
  • 20.190.159.0
  • 40.126.31.67
  • 20.190.159.4
  • 20.190.159.68
  • 20.190.159.23
  • 20.190.159.75
  • 20.190.159.64
  • 40.126.31.73
unknown
go.microsoft.com
  • 2.23.242.9
unknown
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 20.12.23.50
unknown
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 40.69.42.241
unknown

Threats

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Reports
mkcert.exe.zip