| File name: | pleasework.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/8f1d588b-01a1-4012-8e27-56adf222035f |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | May 24, 2025, 23:18:29 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows, 7 sections |
| MD5: | 7219244E108FAEFF2BE9F06E5C723038 |
| SHA1: | 232818BD60F229CE4ADCD4A107BD92963C9484B6 |
| SHA256: | CBAA86B15FD2B40DD95822853FF3C3D8DBE5A1D8E9F5DC51A47C3B16E99EB1C1 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:W/0CMWb/ncfNAnYRO4Y6ZhkDQet54netUjZUj0vhmpXjBBxOKzOnYUbNDO7dB6om:t9d881mwe/kit9WleIK |
MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.SUSPICIOUS
Process drops legitimate windows executable
- pleasework.exe (PID: 4892)
- pleasework.exe (PID: 2316)
The process drops C-runtime libraries
- pleasework.exe (PID: 4892)
- pleasework.exe (PID: 2316)
Process drops python dynamic module
- pleasework.exe (PID: 4892)
- pleasework.exe (PID: 2316)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- pleasework.exe (PID: 4892)
- pleasework.exe (PID: 2316)
Application launched itself
- pleasework.exe (PID: 4892)
- pleasework.exe (PID: 904)
- pleasework.exe (PID: 2316)
Loads Python modules
- pleasework.exe (PID: 904)
- pleasework.exe (PID: 5304)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- pleasework.exe (PID: 904)
Reads the date of Windows installation
- pleasework.exe (PID: 904)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- pleasework.exe (PID: 4892)
- pleasework.exe (PID: 904)
- pleasework.exe (PID: 2316)
- pleasework.exe (PID: 5304)
Reads the computer name
- pleasework.exe (PID: 4892)
- pleasework.exe (PID: 904)
- pleasework.exe (PID: 2316)
- pleasework.exe (PID: 5304)
The sample compiled with english language support
- pleasework.exe (PID: 4892)
- pleasework.exe (PID: 2316)
Create files in a temporary directory
- pleasework.exe (PID: 4892)
- pleasework.exe (PID: 2316)
Process checks computer location settings
- pleasework.exe (PID: 904)
Checks proxy server information
- pleasework.exe (PID: 5304)
- slui.exe (PID: 5116)
Reads the software policy settings
- slui.exe (PID: 5116)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (87.3) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (6.3) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (6.3) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | AMD AMD64 |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2025:05:24 22:59:31+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.43 |
| CodeSize: | 178688 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 153600 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0xc380 |
| OSVersion: | 6 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows command line |
Total processes
127
Monitored processes
7
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
2
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 904 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\pleasework.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\pleasework.exe | — | pleasework.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 1628 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | pleasework.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
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| 2316 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\pleasework.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\pleasework.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\pleasework.exe | pleasework.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 1 Modules
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| 4892 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\pleasework.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\pleasework.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 5116 | 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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| 5304 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\pleasework.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\pleasework.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\pleasework.exe | pleasework.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 1 Modules
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| 5668 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | pleasework.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
4 103
Read events
4 103
Write events
0
Delete events
0
Modification events
Executable files
46
Suspicious files
2
Text files
16
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4892 | pleasework.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI48922\VCRUNTIME140.dll | executable | |
MD5:32DA96115C9D783A0769312C0482A62D | SHA256:8B10C53241726B0ACC9F513157E67FCB01C166FEC69E5E38CA6AADA8F9A3619F | |||
| 4892 | pleasework.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI48922\_overlapped.pyd | executable | |
MD5:363409FBACB1867F2CE45E3C6922DDB4 | SHA256:F154AC9D5CA0646D18F6197C0406F7541B6E0752B2D82A330036C1E39D3A49E7 | |||
| 4892 | pleasework.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI48922\_lzma.pyd | executable | |
MD5:D63E2E743EA103626D33B3C1D882F419 | SHA256:7C2D2030D5D246739C5D85F087FCF404BC36E1815E69A8AC7C9541267734FC28 | |||
| 4892 | pleasework.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI48922\_asyncio.pyd | executable | |
MD5:56F958EEBBC62305B4BF690D61C78E28 | SHA256:50631361EF074BE42D788818AF91D0301D22FA24A970F41F496D8272B92CFE31 | |||
| 4892 | pleasework.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI48922\_bz2.pyd | executable | |
MD5:684D656AADA9F7D74F5A5BDCF16D0EDB | SHA256:A5DFB4A663DEF3D2276B88866F6D220F6D30CC777B5D841CF6DBB15C6858017C | |||
| 4892 | pleasework.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI48922\_hashlib.pyd | executable | |
MD5:3E540EF568215561590DF215801B0F59 | SHA256:0ED7A6ED080499BC6C29D7113485A8A61BDBA93087B010FCA67D9B8289CBE6FA | |||
| 4892 | pleasework.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI48922\_multiprocessing.pyd | executable | |
MD5:807DD90BE59EA971DAC06F3AAB4F2A7E | SHA256:B20DD6F5FAB31476D3D8D7F40CB5AB098117FA5612168C0FF4044945B6156D47 | |||
| 4892 | pleasework.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI48922\_decimal.pyd | executable | |
MD5:21FCB8E3D4310346A5DC1A216E7E23CA | SHA256:9A0E05274CAD8D90F6BA6BC594261B36BFBDDF4F5CA6846B6367FE6A4E2FDCE4 | |||
| 4892 | pleasework.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI48922\_ctypes.pyd | executable | |
MD5:29873384E13B0A78EE9857604161514B | SHA256:3CC8500A958CC125809B0467930EBCCE88A09DCC0CEDD7A45FACF3E332F7DB33 | |||
| 4892 | pleasework.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI48922\charset_normalizer\md.cp313-win_amd64.pyd | executable | |
MD5:52F4D871306079913ECD8D53EB9ECD05 | SHA256:3B189AF321A7112014183ECC4F3FC7B1BF11ADDB7EE876BBDC8127C110F845D0 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
2
TCP/UDP connections
19
DNS requests
5
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | POST | 500 | 40.91.76.224:443 | https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail | unknown | xml | 512 b | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 500 | 40.91.76.224:443 | https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail | unknown | xml | 512 b | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5304 | pleasework.exe | 140.82.121.3:443 | github.com | GITHUB | US | whitelisted |
5308 | slui.exe | 40.91.76.224:443 | activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
5116 | slui.exe | 40.91.76.224:443 | activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
github.com |
| whitelisted |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |