| File name: | activator.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/853c206b-eaed-40cf-bd82-1b44a073698a |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | June 13, 2025, 08:55:47 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 5 sections |
| MD5: | D85169218CE7E6CC97D340620AB8BB98 |
| SHA1: | 63DE42A381F599CF9FD806A02CFD437D45010E6A |
| SHA256: | C4A0CF2420FA1FEE9EA1B0BAAD61F34F457E2FB76C7E527E0C4AA7FCE1523243 |
| SSDEEP: | 24576:iCdxte/80jYLT3U1jfsWapHRFtKgB9onh3QR:zw80cTsjkWajnKg8n+R |
MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.SUSPICIOUS
There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)
- activator.exe (PID: 6620)
INFO
Reads mouse settings
- activator.exe (PID: 6620)
Create files in a temporary directory
- activator.exe (PID: 6620)
Checks proxy server information
- slui.exe (PID: 5716)
Checks supported languages
- activator.exe (PID: 6620)
Reads the software policy settings
- slui.exe (PID: 5716)
The sample compiled with english language support
- activator.exe (PID: 6620)
Reads the computer name
- activator.exe (PID: 6620)
The process uses AutoIt
- activator.exe (PID: 6620)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (64.6) |
|---|---|---|
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (15.4) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (10.5) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.6) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (4.6) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2015:12:05 13:50:04+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 12 |
| CodeSize: | 581120 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 624640 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x27f4a |
| OSVersion: | 5.1 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5.1 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 0.0.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 0.0.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x0000 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (British) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
Total processes
134
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5716 | C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe | svchost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Activation Client Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6620 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\activator.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\activator.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Modules
| |||||||||||||||
Total events
3 497
Read events
3 497
Write events
0
Delete events
0
Modification events
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
1
Text files
2
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6620 | activator.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aut6BD9.tmp | image | |
MD5:5D6BC8DD792D50F87852147F82C64C25 | SHA256:DDE234CAB3FD58C8D6D1CE6C41B6ADB6C8489F1109CCE6801E844D859C280B7E | |||
| 6620 | activator.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DF99538BE6C7B87400.TMP | binary | |
MD5:47919120E4EAE8402F04AD6AAE111CBF | SHA256:92999FDD176627DCEF3B963DEA064EE5B61218851687116CF70E15BAF698E306 | |||
| 6620 | activator.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cyg.jpg | image | |
MD5:5D6BC8DD792D50F87852147F82C64C25 | SHA256:DDE234CAB3FD58C8D6D1CE6C41B6ADB6C8489F1109CCE6801E844D859C280B7E | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
26
TCP/UDP connections
41
DNS requests
18
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.168.124:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4960 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.168.124:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | 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 |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4960 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 304 | 20.12.23.50:443 | https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/SLS/%7B522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E%7D/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL | unknown | — | — | — |
— | — | POST | 200 | 40.126.32.136:443 | https://login.live.com/RST2.srf | unknown | xml | 11.1 Kb | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 200 | 20.190.160.14:443 | https://login.live.com/RST2.srf | unknown | xml | 10.3 Kb | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 200 | 20.190.160.128:443 | https://login.live.com/RST2.srf | unknown | xml | 11.0 Kb | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 20.12.23.50:443 | https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/SLS/%7B522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E%7D/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL | unknown | compressed | 23.9 Kb | 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 |
4960 | RUXIMICS.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 2.16.168.124:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | RU | whitelisted |
4960 | RUXIMICS.exe | 2.16.168.124:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | RU | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
4960 | RUXIMICS.exe | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |