File name:

Intel-Driver-and-Support-Assistant-Installer.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/5dd3636a-1b75-4775-95f0-4475c7132b74
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: April 12, 2025, 11:57:20
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 7 sections
MD5:

A3F9A844858AE41C3F9C139671437C98

SHA1:

0D874E9AC40A7CBCAAA5308D885E178B659504AC

SHA256:

C8257BD8A8A7E63D927492858E29A50DECF0938AD724E584CC840A40025591AA

SSDEEP:

98304:TiwhXSWAgQEf6cGBm4rmLbFsopn7PYONoyjSUL9A7uxuJnKdACUSQ37YWxsC6tqC:P0aDaToUCR0S

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • Intel-Driver-and-Support-Assistant-Installer.exe (PID: 6728)
    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • Intel-Driver-and-Support-Assistant-Installer.exe (PID: 6728)
    • Searches for installed software

      • Intel-Driver-and-Support-Assistant-Installer.exe (PID: 6728)
  • INFO

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • Intel-Driver-and-Support-Assistant-Installer.exe (PID: 6728)
    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • Intel-Driver-and-Support-Assistant-Installer.exe (PID: 6728)
    • Checks supported languages

      • Intel-Driver-and-Support-Assistant-Installer.exe (PID: 6728)
      • netcoresearch.exe (PID: 4944)
      • wixprqba.exe (PID: 2136)
      • netcoresearch.exe (PID: 664)
      • netcoresearch.exe (PID: 2140)
    • Reads the computer name

      • Intel-Driver-and-Support-Assistant-Installer.exe (PID: 6728)
      • wixprqba.exe (PID: 2136)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

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: 2024:04:05 19:45:02+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, 32-bit, Removable run from swap, Net run from swap
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 14.38
CodeSize: 483328
InitializedDataSize: 317440
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x517f0
OSVersion: 6
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 6
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 25.2.15.9
ProductVersionNumber: 25.2.15.9
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: ASCII
CompanyName: Intel
FileDescription: Intel® Driver & Support Assistant
FileVersion: 25.2.15.9
InternalName: burn
OriginalFileName: Intel-Driver-and-Support-Assistant-Installer.exe
ProductName: Intel® Driver & Support Assistant
ProductVersion: 25.2.15.9
LegalCopyright: Copyright © Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
No data.
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Total processes
131
Monitored processes
10
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start intel-driver-and-support-assistant-installer.exe wixprqba.exe no specs netcoresearch.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs netcoresearch.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs netcoresearch.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
664"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{54E35EDF-458B-434C-9CEA-E7E9E1869FEF}\.ba\Wix4NetfxBootstrapperExtension_X86\x64\netcoresearch.exe" runtime 8 Microsoft.NETCore.AppC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{54E35EDF-458B-434C-9CEA-E7E9E1869FEF}\.ba\Wix4NetfxBootstrapperExtension_X86\x64\netcoresearch.exeIntel-Driver-and-Support-Assistant-Installer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
WiX Toolset
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
netcoresearch
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\{54e35edf-458b-434c-9cea-e7e9e1869fef}\.ba\wix4netfxbootstrapperextension_x86\x64\netcoresearch.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\{54e35edf-458b-434c-9cea-e7e9e1869fef}\.ba\wix4netfxbootstrapperextension_x86\x64\hostfxr.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
728\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exenetcoresearch.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
2136"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{54E35EDF-458B-434C-9CEA-E7E9E1869FEF}\.ba\wixprqba.exe" -burn.ba.apiver 569705357157400576 -burn.ba.pipe BurnPipe.{B8BEC1C1-4547-4FCF-AE7E-3F94A1C4DB72} {D2ADD9A2-19D6-44E2-A7F1-9D73082F8A0F}C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{54E35EDF-458B-434C-9CEA-E7E9E1869FEF}\.ba\wixprqba.exeIntel-Driver-and-Support-Assistant-Installer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
WiX Toolset
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
WiX Prerequisite Bootstrapper Application
Version:
5.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\{54e35edf-458b-434c-9cea-e7e9e1869fef}\.ba\wixprqba.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\user32.dll
2140"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{54E35EDF-458B-434C-9CEA-E7E9E1869FEF}\.ba\Wix4NetfxBootstrapperExtension_X86\x86\netcoresearch.exe" runtime 8 Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.AppC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{54E35EDF-458B-434C-9CEA-E7E9E1869FEF}\.ba\Wix4NetfxBootstrapperExtension_X86\x86\netcoresearch.exeIntel-Driver-and-Support-Assistant-Installer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
WiX Toolset
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
netcoresearch
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\{54e35edf-458b-434c-9cea-e7e9e1869fef}\.ba\wix4netfxbootstrapperextension_x86\x86\netcoresearch.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:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\{54e35edf-458b-434c-9cea-e7e9e1869fef}\.ba\wix4netfxbootstrapperextension_x86\x86\hostfxr.dll
4112\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exenetcoresearch.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
4628\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exenetcoresearch.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
4944"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{54E35EDF-458B-434C-9CEA-E7E9E1869FEF}\.ba\Wix4NetfxBootstrapperExtension_X86\x86\netcoresearch.exe" runtime 8 Microsoft.AspNetCore.AppC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{54E35EDF-458B-434C-9CEA-E7E9E1869FEF}\.ba\Wix4NetfxBootstrapperExtension_X86\x86\netcoresearch.exeIntel-Driver-and-Support-Assistant-Installer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
WiX Toolset
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
netcoresearch
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\{54e35edf-458b-434c-9cea-e7e9e1869fef}\.ba\wix4netfxbootstrapperextension_x86\x86\netcoresearch.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:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\{54e35edf-458b-434c-9cea-e7e9e1869fef}\.ba\wix4netfxbootstrapperextension_x86\x86\hostfxr.dll
4988"C:\WINDOWS\System32\SLUI.exe" RuleId=3482d82e-ca2c-4e1f-8864-da0267b484b2;Action=AutoActivate;AppId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;SkuId=4de7cb65-cdf1-4de9-8ae8-e3cce27b9f2c;NotificationInterval=1440;Trigger=TimerEventC:\Windows\System32\slui.exeSppExtComObj.Exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
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
6040C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exesvchost.exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
KMS Connection Broker
Version:
10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\sppextcomobj.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\oleaut32.dll
6728"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Intel-Driver-and-Support-Assistant-Installer.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Intel-Driver-and-Support-Assistant-Installer.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Intel
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Intel® Driver & Support Assistant
Version:
25.2.15.9
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\intel-driver-and-support-assistant-installer.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\user32.dll
Total events
522
Read events
522
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
27
Suspicious files
4
Text files
4
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
6728Intel-Driver-and-Support-Assistant-Installer.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{54E35EDF-458B-434C-9CEA-E7E9E1869FEF}\.ba\es\BootstrapperUI_V2.resources.dllexecutable
MD5:72E3ECB568E7C158569BB193B5E8EFB1
SHA256:E8D40D38844BCA64CB88C32F5FFFE018E16274871CA810A4758D76C64144891A
6728Intel-Driver-and-Support-Assistant-Installer.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{54E35EDF-458B-434C-9CEA-E7E9E1869FEF}\.ba\vi\BootstrapperUI_V2.resources.dllexecutable
MD5:615C1CFBCB7AE078EE05A3018E573A95
SHA256:3A03C23FC93103879581E242D43CD6818A56FC8C8AD77A31C4B26C79606B5335
6728Intel-Driver-and-Support-Assistant-Installer.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{54E35EDF-458B-434C-9CEA-E7E9E1869FEF}\.ba\ja\BootstrapperUI_V2.resources.dllexecutable
MD5:D154ED8D7B34025E7AAC9419B688527C
SHA256:79DE386DBED7AFA9EE5EA044FFDE3BBB93AD0BB39431F70EEDE93B8D8EECF74F
6728Intel-Driver-and-Support-Assistant-Installer.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{54E35EDF-458B-434C-9CEA-E7E9E1869FEF}\.ba\id\BootstrapperUI_V2.resources.dllexecutable
MD5:BF97F5898683F8A453AFAA651F174399
SHA256:8CB050805E48EFE966867BB93DBCBE4B6890FA2A438A865B6657ADF0471D9F04
6728Intel-Driver-and-Support-Assistant-Installer.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{54E35EDF-458B-434C-9CEA-E7E9E1869FEF}\.ba\fr\BootstrapperUI_V2.resources.dllexecutable
MD5:096F2BA54EC195AB5AA59309CF6359C9
SHA256:CCCE58987FE8E295B364915752A251BEC86CB24C1D877C13812A38419F4E27F9
6728Intel-Driver-and-Support-Assistant-Installer.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{54E35EDF-458B-434C-9CEA-E7E9E1869FEF}\.ba\pt-BR\BootstrapperUI_V2.resources.dllexecutable
MD5:550990871CFF5D1809BAD3E95846770C
SHA256:B6F8555F5398B11775A50395D2BA26DF87B6DCA9599FC257227351325CEB5329
6728Intel-Driver-and-Support-Assistant-Installer.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{54E35EDF-458B-434C-9CEA-E7E9E1869FEF}\.ba\ko\BootstrapperUI_V2.resources.dllexecutable
MD5:3728FCFC12E5F6CD77F7F5B9F909DB7A
SHA256:113C154218B91DEC597F743F1DD367A85BA647B6BA87A549020B12647526CC5C
6728Intel-Driver-and-Support-Assistant-Installer.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{54E35EDF-458B-434C-9CEA-E7E9E1869FEF}\.ba\th\BootstrapperUI_V2.resources.dllexecutable
MD5:05E2FBCFC932AC9DC79616A0B99A3B9D
SHA256:C2C48C4B2185CC58040095D8B0342307CB9F725BDD44173EA5111AB62D5FC0AE
6728Intel-Driver-and-Support-Assistant-Installer.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{54E35EDF-458B-434C-9CEA-E7E9E1869FEF}\.ba\BootstrapperUI_V2.runtimeconfig.jsonbinary
MD5:94BCC836ACB02EBF70B1D9AC60C3DA3E
SHA256:545CF61B0E7C5672E3DA3DB0945C85B28C2DC3D453C649B793C6271B26CAB521
6728Intel-Driver-and-Support-Assistant-Installer.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{54E35EDF-458B-434C-9CEA-E7E9E1869FEF}\.ba\zh-TW\BootstrapperUI_V2.resources.dllexecutable
MD5:591596E03746E5C09773FCE0EF7B9AC6
SHA256:64B9A29FD1545C6A1DB2FCA78E7E6A4E99FBACA011E72A7517C9CFF2E7994A37
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HTTP(S) requests
4
TCP/UDP connections
17
DNS requests
12
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
GET
200
2.18.121.147:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
whitelisted
6032
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
104.119.109.218:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
whitelisted
6032
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
104.119.109.218:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
2.18.121.147:80
crl.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
FR
whitelisted
3216
svchost.exe
172.211.123.248:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
40.126.31.69:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
2.17.190.73:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
6032
SIHClient.exe
20.12.23.50:443
slscr.update.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
6032
SIHClient.exe
104.119.109.218:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 4.231.128.59
  • 51.124.78.146
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.18.121.147
  • 2.18.121.139
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.186.78
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.248
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.31.69
  • 20.190.159.128
  • 20.190.159.131
  • 20.190.159.4
  • 40.126.31.2
  • 20.190.159.129
  • 20.190.159.0
  • 40.126.31.131
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 20.12.23.50
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 104.119.109.218
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 13.95.31.18
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info