| File name: | 3c5496b55f5caf0eb6485bc4031773f5.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/ee9c30f8-dd4f-4f44-a6aa-57ba2dafcbea |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Stealc is a stealer malware that targets victims’ sensitive data, which it exfiltrates from browsers, messaging apps, and other software. The malware is equipped with advanced features, including fingerprinting, control panel, evasion mechanisms, string obfuscation, etc. Stealc establishes persistence and communicates with its C2 server through HTTP POST requests. |
| Analysis date: | March 25, 2025, 06:21:45 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 3 sections |
| MD5: | 3C5496B55F5CAF0EB6485BC4031773F5 |
| SHA1: | 437D398E6841C0996AC312C53839FD55BF264743 |
| SHA256: | CAC84C704AA3124A266AB97902A55241CCC32BC3FD9E18BB87424DFCF151D88F |
| SSDEEP: | 49152:4aaK9s8PYXZu6XHZmUiTomvYDoCGVTUhdzx1Aq1A96hmwEAjkkDvqdBczD4bf4KD:taKK86Q6oUiTxoovQHxyE5jlUBc8f4KD |
MALICIOUS
StealC has been detected
- InstallUtil.exe (PID: 7224)
STEALC has been detected (SURICATA)
- InstallUtil.exe (PID: 7224)
Connects to the CnC server
- InstallUtil.exe (PID: 7224)
SUSPICIOUS
Windows Defender mutex has been found
- InstallUtil.exe (PID: 7224)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- InstallUtil.exe (PID: 7224)
Contacting a server suspected of hosting an CnC
- InstallUtil.exe (PID: 7224)
INFO
Manual execution by a user
- InstallUtil.exe (PID: 7224)
Checks supported languages
- 3c5496b55f5caf0eb6485bc4031773f5.exe (PID: 6656)
- InstallUtil.exe (PID: 7224)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- 3c5496b55f5caf0eb6485bc4031773f5.exe (PID: 6656)
Reads the computer name
- 3c5496b55f5caf0eb6485bc4031773f5.exe (PID: 6656)
- InstallUtil.exe (PID: 7224)
Checks proxy server information
- InstallUtil.exe (PID: 7224)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- InstallUtil.exe (PID: 7224)
Reads the software policy settings
- slui.exe (PID: 7328)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (63.1) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (23.8) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (5.6) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (3.8) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (1.7) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2025:03:21 03:35:15+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 8 |
| CodeSize: | 1222656 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 2048 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x12c64e |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| Comments: | - |
| CompanyName: | - |
| FileDescription: | Aaazpkgq |
| FileVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| InternalName: | Aaazpkgq.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright © 2023 |
| LegalTrademarks: | - |
| OriginalFileName: | Aaazpkgq.exe |
| ProductName: | Aaazpkgq |
| ProductVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
Total processes
142
Monitored processes
5
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5800 | 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 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6656 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c5496b55f5caf0eb6485bc4031773f5.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3c5496b55f5caf0eb6485bc4031773f5.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Aaazpkgq Exit code: 4294967295 Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
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| 7224 | "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil.exe" | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: .NET Framework installation utility Exit code: 0 Version: 4.8.9037.0 built by: NET481REL1 Modules
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| 7296 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: KMS Connection Broker Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7328 | "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=TimerEvent | C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe | SppExtComObj.Exe | ||||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Windows Activation Client Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
1 019
Read events
1 016
Write events
3
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (7224) InstallUtil.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7224) InstallUtil.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7224) InstallUtil.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
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HTTP(S) requests
7
TCP/UDP connections
25
DNS requests
15
Threats
3
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7224 | InstallUtil.exe | GET | 200 | 176.65.142.161:80 | http://176.65.142.161/ | unknown | — | — | unknown |
2104 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.120:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7744 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7224 | InstallUtil.exe | POST | 200 | 176.65.142.161:80 | http://176.65.142.161/f698bbaeef359c28.php | unknown | — | — | malicious |
1760 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1760 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 2.16.164.120:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
7224 | InstallUtil.exe | 176.65.142.161:80 | — | — | DE | malicious |
6404 | RUXIMICS.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 40.113.110.67:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 40.126.32.134:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 2.23.77.188:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
arc.msn.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
7224 | InstallUtil.exe | Misc Attack | ET DROP Spamhaus DROP Listed Traffic Inbound group 29 |
7224 | InstallUtil.exe | Malware Command and Control Activity Detected | STEALER [ANY.RUN] Stealc HTTP POST Request |
7224 | InstallUtil.exe | Malware Command and Control Activity Detected | ET MALWARE [SEKOIA.IO] Win32/Stealc C2 Check-in |