Malware analysis fx.exe Malicious activity | ANY.RUN

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File name:	fx.exe
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/d61abf64-cda6-4296-a8ee-52cbcecef033
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Analysis date:	June 21, 2025, 20:06:42
OS:	Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:	xmrig
Indicators:
MIME:	application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info:	PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows, 8 sections
MD5:	E965DFD7B19A76431866DA22F6C91FFE
SHA1:	C5537C5C42E0102AE8A32BBE911EB3CA67AC27B0
SHA256:	BF320011E2A207736535ABA07BBA7D604962C6FCB7E1ED5B019EDD02FDE48E85
SSDEEP:	98304:UTjZqIDtuyF97K27eqR3qB8OFGcFdrhYySrgxxebS5yh+Z8qDWPjKDigbwZ9jN6n:/7Xj77To0cnGQ/83

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 60 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:: off
Network geolocation:: off
Additional time used:: none
MITM proxy:: off
Privacy:: Public submission
Fakenet option:: off
Route via Tor:: off
Autoconfirmation of UAC:: on
Network:: on

Software preset

Internet Explorer 11.3636.19041.0
Adobe Acrobat (64-bit) (23.001.20093)
Adobe Flash Player 32 NPAPI (32.0.0.465)
Adobe Flash Player 32 PPAPI (32.0.0.465)
CCleaner (6.20)
FileZilla 3.65.0 (3.65.0)
Google Chrome (133.0.6943.127)
Google Update Helper (1.3.36.51)
Java 8 Update 271 (64-bit) (8.0.2710.9)
Java Auto Updater (2.8.271.9)
Microsoft Edge (133.0.3065.92)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - de-de (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - es-es (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - it-it (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ja-jp (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ko-kr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - pt-br (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - tr-tr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professionnel 2019 - fr-fr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office профессиональный 2019 - ru-ru (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft OneNote - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Update Health Tools (3.74.0.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x64) - 12.0.30501 (12.0.30501.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Additional Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Minimum Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Mozilla Firefox (x64 en-US) (136.0)
Mozilla Maintenance Service (136.0)
Notepad++ (64-bit x64) (7.9.1)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Extensibility Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Licensing Component (16.0.16026.20146)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15928.20198)
PowerShell 7-x64 (7.3.5.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.59.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.63.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4480730) (2.55.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB5001716) (8.93.0.0)
VLC media player (3.0.11)
WinRAR 5.91 (64-bit) (5.91.0)
Windows PC Health Check (3.6.2204.08001)

Hotfixes

Client LanguagePack Package
DotNetRollup
DotNetRollup 481
FodMetadata Package
Foundation Package
Hello Face Package
InternetExplorer Optional Package
KB5003791
KB5011048
KB5015684
KB5033052
LanguageFeatures Basic en us Package
LanguageFeatures Handwriting en us Package
LanguageFeatures OCR en us Package
LanguageFeatures Speech en us Package
LanguageFeatures TextToSpeech en us Package
MSPaint FoD Package
MediaPlayer Package
Microsoft OneCore ApplicationModel Sync Desktop FOD Package
Microsoft OneCore DirectX Database FOD Package
NetFx3 OnDemand Package
Notepad FoD Package
OpenSSH Client Package
PowerShell ISE FOD Package
Printing PMCPPC FoD Package
Printing WFS FoD Package
ProfessionalEdition
QuickAssist Package
RollupFix
ServicingStack
ServicingStack 3989
StepsRecorder Package
TabletPCMath Package
UserExperience Desktop Package
WordPad FoD Package

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MALICIOUS
- XMRig has been detected
  - temp_payload.exe (PID: 1204)
SUSPICIOUS
- Executable content was dropped or overwritten
  - fx.exe (PID: 320)
INFO
- Checks supported languages
  - fx.exe (PID: 320)
  - temp_payload.exe (PID: 1204)
- Create files in a temporary directory
  - fx.exe (PID: 320)
- Reads the computer name
  - temp_payload.exe (PID: 1204)

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No Malware configuration.

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TRiD

.exe	\|	Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (67.3)
.dll	\|	Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (14.1)
.exe	\|	Win32 Executable (generic) (9.7)
.exe	\|	Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.3)
.exe	\|	DOS Executable Generic (4.3)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType:	Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp:	2025:06:21 19:58:20+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics:	No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit, No debug
PEType:	PE32
LinkerVersion:	2.28
CodeSize:	660480
InitializedDataSize:	7358464
UninitializedDataSize:	3072
EntryPoint:	0x12e0
OSVersion:	4
ImageVersion:	1
SubsystemVersion:	4
Subsystem:	Windows command line

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Total processes

138

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

320

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fx.exe"

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fx.exe

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Exit code:

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\fx.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\msvcrt.dll

1204

"temp_payload.exe"

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\temp_payload.exe

fx.exe

User:

admin

Company:

www.xmrig.com

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

XMRig miner

Exit code:

Version:

6.22.3

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\temp_payload.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\ws2_32.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\crypt32.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll

1560

\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1

C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe

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fx.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Console Window Host

Exit code:

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

5952

C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding

C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe

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svchost.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Windows Activation Client

Version:

10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

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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

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Total events

394

Read events

394

Write events

Delete events

Modification events

No data

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Executable files

Suspicious files

Text files

Unknown types

Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
320	fx.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\temp_payload.exe		executable
		MD5:FA8BB3F37D2C959292D5225DDACFE86A	SHA256:93BA3530FE1BFC6AF62FBE037BC0209E3AB1D57F02CAE58AF2BFCE58167FC0F8

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HTTP(S) requests

TCP/UDP connections

DNS requests

Threats

HTTP requests

PID	Process	Method	HTTP Code	IP	URL	CN	Type	Size	Reputation
6320	svchost.exe	GET	200	2.17.190.73:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
1268	svchost.exe	GET	200	95.101.149.131:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
6636	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	23.35.229.160:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
6636	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	23.35.229.160:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
1268	svchost.exe	GET	200	23.53.40.176:80	http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
1268	svchost.exe	20.73.194.208:443	—	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:137	—	—	—	whitelisted
5944	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	20.73.194.208:443	—	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted
5116	RUXIMICS.exe	20.73.194.208:443	—	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:138	—	—	—	whitelisted
2336	svchost.exe	172.211.123.249:443	client.wns.windows.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	FR	whitelisted
6320	svchost.exe	20.190.159.75:443	login.live.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
6320	svchost.exe	2.17.190.73:80	ocsp.digicert.com	AKAMAI-AS	DE	whitelisted
1268	svchost.exe	40.127.240.158:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
1268	svchost.exe	23.53.40.176:80	crl.microsoft.com	Akamai International B.V.	DE	whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
google.com	142.250.186.78	whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com	172.211.123.249	whitelisted
login.live.com	20.190.159.75 40.126.31.129 20.190.159.131 20.190.159.73 40.126.31.67 40.126.31.69 20.190.159.128 40.126.31.73	whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com	2.17.190.73	whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com	40.127.240.158 51.104.136.2	whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com	23.53.40.176 23.53.40.178	whitelisted
www.microsoft.com	95.101.149.131 23.35.229.160	whitelisted
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com	52.111.227.11	whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com	4.175.87.197	whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com	13.85.23.206	whitelisted

Threats

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General Info

fx.exe

E965DFD7B19A76431866DA22F6C91FFE

C5537C5C42E0102AE8A32BBE911EB3CA67AC27B0

BF320011E2A207736535ABA07BBA7D604962C6FCB7E1ED5B019EDD02FDE48E85

98304:UTjZqIDtuyF97K27eqR3qB8OFGcFdrhYySrgxxebS5yh+Z8qDWPjKDigbwZ9jN6n:/7Xj77To0cnGQ/83

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Behavior activities

MALICIOUS

XMRig has been detected

SUSPICIOUS

Executable content was dropped or overwritten

INFO

Checks supported languages

Create files in a temporary directory

Reads the computer name

Malware configuration

Static information

TRiD

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EXE

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