File name:

MSSetup.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/b403c82b-7ce7-40e5-9b33-3b4e83d0a7ba
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: October 03, 2025, 16:22:22
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows, 6 sections
MD5:

669DAB6C5128BA884061AD968D57F5D2

SHA1:

EDE12C7C571E8CF3362A04B2E0E0517E8B47A9B1

SHA256:

C799CA5758B37776466FA3A95A9E2291C2B09273A31E5E91AF7FC21C8BFC141C

SSDEEP:

12288:H+fZjFwHAPtDvu74Eogo0MnIrJBpme49atFQD1XZfoKmKGq+p/gqekshIOwit3PF:P9TxeDf

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Uses Task Scheduler to run other applications

      • MSSetup.exe (PID: 4988)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • MSSetup.exe (PID: 4988)
    • There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)

      • MSSetup.exe (PID: 4988)
      • rundll32.exe (PID: 936)
      • rundll32.exe (PID: 2876)
    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • MSSetup.exe (PID: 4988)
    • Uses RUNDLL32.EXE to load library

      • MSSetup.exe (PID: 4988)
    • The process executes via Task Scheduler

      • rundll32.exe (PID: 2876)
  • INFO

    • Reads the computer name

      • MSSetup.exe (PID: 4988)
    • Checks supported languages

      • MSSetup.exe (PID: 4988)
    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • MSSetup.exe (PID: 4988)
      • rundll32.exe (PID: 936)
    • Reads the software policy settings

      • MSSetup.exe (PID: 4988)
      • slui.exe (PID: 3136)
      • rundll32.exe (PID: 936)
    • Checks proxy server information

      • MSSetup.exe (PID: 4988)
      • rundll32.exe (PID: 936)
      • slui.exe (PID: 3136)
    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • MSSetup.exe (PID: 4988)
    • Launching a file from Task Scheduler

      • MSSetup.exe (PID: 4988)
    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • rundll32.exe (PID: 936)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Clipper DOS Executable (33.3)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (33)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (33)
.vxd | VXD Driver (0.5)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: AMD AMD64
TimeStamp: 2025:10:03 11:23:13+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, Large address aware
PEType: PE32+
LinkerVersion: 14.44
CodeSize: 2529280
InitializedDataSize: 23552
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x192fb0
OSVersion: 6
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 6
Subsystem: Windows command line
No data.
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Total processes
185
Monitored processes
10
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
600C:\WINDOWS\System32\schtasks.exe /run /tn "WMSysPr9"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exeMSSetup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Task Scheduler Configuration Tool
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\schtasks.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
936C:\WINDOWS\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\WK8TZ8QqRot0OPO\WMSysPr9.dll DllRegisterServerC:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
MSSetup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows host process (Rundll32)
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\apphelp.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
2876"C:\WINDOWS\System32\rundll32.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\WK8TZ8QqRot0OPO\WMSysPr9.dll DllRegisterServerC:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exesvchost.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
3136C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\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
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
4748"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\134.0.6985.0\updater.exe" --wake --systemC:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\134.0.6985.0\updater.exesvchost.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Google Updater
Exit code:
0
Version:
134.0.6985.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files (x86)\google\googleupdater\134.0.6985.0\updater.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\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\msvcrt.dll
4828C:\WINDOWS\System32\schtasks.exe /Create /SC MINUTE /MO 18 /TN "WMSysPr9" /TR "C:\WINDOWS\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\WK8TZ8QqRot0OPO\WMSysPr9.dll DllRegisterServer"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exeMSSetup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Task Scheduler Configuration Tool
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\schtasks.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
4988"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSSetup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSSetup.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\mssetup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.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
5192\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exeMSSetup.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
5636C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{06622D85-6856-4460-8DE1-A81921B41C4B}C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dllhost.exesvchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
COM Surrogate
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\dllhost.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\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\combase.dll
7400"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\134.0.6985.0\updater.exe" --crash-handler --system "--database=C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\134.0.6985.0\Crashpad" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=prod=Update4 --annotation=ver=134.0.6985.0 "--attachment=C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\updater.log" --initial-client-data=0x298,0x29c,0x2a0,0x274,0x2a4,0x125c460,0x125c46c,0x125c478C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\134.0.6985.0\updater.exeupdater.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Google Updater
Exit code:
0
Version:
134.0.6985.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files (x86)\google\googleupdater\134.0.6985.0\updater.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\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\msvcrt.dll
Total events
5 292
Read events
5 278
Write events
14
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(4988) MSSetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:(4988) MSSetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
(PID) Process:(4988) MSSetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Visited:
(PID) Process:(4988) MSSetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:ProxyBypass
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(4988) MSSetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:IntranetName
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(4988) MSSetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(4988) MSSetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(936) rundll32.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:(936) rundll32.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
(PID) Process:(936) rundll32.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Visited:
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
6
Text files
1
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
4988MSSetup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\E4DJRUXW\login[1].ico
MD5:
SHA256:
4988MSSetup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\330837D61414A9DF59E09ECBB6F5F554binary
MD5:7D394D5E5CD6B61A22F5139EC59CFF14
SHA256:07548518B81C981AB24E438CB0075A8D3BD9D27F77DBA482253AA42CFB9F8687
4988MSSetup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\103621DE9CD5414CC2538780B4B75751binary
MD5:7F924EAEA21BB91214FF7B4525F3BD29
SHA256:E718475014C8F51A8F2746FBE90A7BFF516B65BEF36EE6340A5FC746BC5DFC32
936rundll32.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\2D645B59410ACDDEA59E3B0DD80E6B59binary
MD5:FEE207C982024AFADABE3CC10B65DF74
SHA256:D6DD32E0B12E9DB6C848B477EBBB0C0E6114B4A91F78C0DC4E971786E1EF1B31
4988MSSetup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\330837D61414A9DF59E09ECBB6F5F554binary
MD5:E32CB8B908B1A026850D862679646E33
SHA256:C8728462DEEA00E22FBF0A56DA5B1FCBE9640B21426FC4BF17EC52E21C4BBB9E
4988MSSetup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\WK8TZ8QqRot0OPO\WMSysPr9.dllexecutable
MD5:1B6C1D2521F0CE2D5927BF8A583B06CE
SHA256:D1855B064845C449EABACB2789F2822AF7CABE921030C5DA1389CA168C9F4998
936rundll32.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\2D645B59410ACDDEA59E3B0DD80E6B59binary
MD5:7CF327693578C7A039006CC12613B730
SHA256:3E83F79116356F4EB6EFF7569E9E6AABD7BD2BE926AE67542A3FB1C5F1518A58
7400updater.exeC:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\updater.logtext
MD5:885A9CEA84846C7055E564B0E9830135
SHA256:DD52E0080B8ECA9DF102E3366825A58E0ECE92123E6CAE2C2FBD9E3524B16433
936rundll32.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\KCV3KQBA\store[1].jsonbinary
MD5:99914B932BD37A50B983C5E7C90AE93B
SHA256:44136FA355B3678A1146AD16F7E8649E94FB4FC21FE77E8310C060F61CAAFF8A
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HTTP(S) requests
9
TCP/UDP connections
61
DNS requests
30
Threats
1

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
2108
svchost.exe
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
US
binary
471 b
whitelisted
2108
svchost.exe
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
US
binary
471 b
whitelisted
2656
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D
US
binary
313 b
whitelisted
2280
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D
US
binary
471 b
whitelisted
4988
MSSetup.exe
GET
200
104.18.21.213:80
http://r13.c.lencr.org/108.crl
unknown
binary
84.9 Kb
whitelisted
3312
svchost.exe
GET
304
69.192.161.44:80
http://x1.c.lencr.org/
DE
whitelisted
764
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D
US
binary
471 b
whitelisted
936
rundll32.exe
GET
200
104.18.21.213:80
http://r13.c.lencr.org/7.crl
unknown
binary
88.3 Kb
whitelisted
5224
SearchApp.exe
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
US
binary
471 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
6016
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
3432
RUXIMICS.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4988
MSSetup.exe
45.86.230.253:443
lorrieobrien.com
Clouvider Limited
US
unknown
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
4988
MSSetup.exe
104.18.21.213:80
r13.c.lencr.org
CLOUDFLARENET
whitelisted
5224
SearchApp.exe
92.123.104.19:443
www.bing.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
2108
svchost.exe
20.190.159.73:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
2108
svchost.exe
184.30.131.245:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
US
whitelisted
2656
backgroundTaskHost.exe
92.123.104.19:443
www.bing.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 20.73.194.208
  • 51.104.136.2
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.185.206
whitelisted
lorrieobrien.com
  • 45.86.230.253
unknown
r13.c.lencr.org
  • 104.18.21.213
  • 104.18.20.213
unknown
www.bing.com
  • 92.123.104.19
  • 92.123.104.24
  • 92.123.104.20
  • 92.123.104.21
  • 92.123.104.29
  • 92.123.104.22
  • 92.123.104.18
  • 92.123.104.23
  • 92.123.104.26
  • 2.16.241.205
  • 2.16.241.222
  • 2.16.241.207
  • 2.16.241.201
  • 2.16.241.218
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.159.73
  • 20.190.159.129
  • 40.126.31.1
  • 20.190.159.71
  • 20.190.159.75
  • 20.190.159.68
  • 40.126.31.3
  • 40.126.31.129
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 184.30.131.245
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.249
whitelisted
arc.msn.com
  • 20.103.156.88
  • 20.31.169.57
whitelisted
fd.api.iris.microsoft.com
  • 20.223.36.55
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
Unknown Traffic
ET USER_AGENTS Microsoft Dr Watson User-Agent (MSDW)
No debug info