File name:

aerochat-setup.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/85b68c1c-f15c-4558-a9f4-af1907835180
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: August 08, 2025, 21:42:46
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, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive, 5 sections
MD5:

DCC9E7D9B3EFAD0431DEA6755AF6066C

SHA1:

2F55B6E86D06FCFCBD4ABBA26FF4246DBDCA1E9C

SHA256:

CCB21514968002BBDD1B48F34D023079E046C25F822CAAA3213122D873C68033

SSDEEP:

393216:T4cnzhx7RfKlpmGbFQfQ3J4k45TzGvBdRB4S:T4Q4pDbGfQ3YcdnX

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Malware-specific behavior (creating "System.dll" in Temp)

      • aerochat-setup.exe (PID: 4916)

    • The process creates files with name similar to system file names

      • aerochat-setup.exe (PID: 4916)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • aerochat-setup.exe (PID: 4916)

    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • aerochat-setup.exe (PID: 4916)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • aerochat-setup.exe (PID: 4916)

  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • aerochat-setup.exe (PID: 4916)
      • Aerochat.exe (PID: 1612)

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • aerochat-setup.exe (PID: 4916)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • aerochat-setup.exe (PID: 4916)

    • Reads the computer name

      • aerochat-setup.exe (PID: 4916)
      • Aerochat.exe (PID: 1612)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • aerochat-setup.exe (PID: 4916)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • aerochat-setup.exe (PID: 4916)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 6176)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • slui.exe (PID: 6176)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (67.4)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (14.2)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (9.7)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.3)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (4.3)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2024:03:30 16:55:23+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 6
CodeSize: 27136
InitializedDataSize: 184832
UninitializedDataSize: 2048
EntryPoint: 0x3552
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: 6
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 0.2.2.0
ProductVersionNumber: 0.2.2.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x0000
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Unicode
FileDescription: Aerochat Setup v0.2.2
FileVersion: 0.2.2
LegalCopyright: nullptr
No data.
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Total processes
139
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start aerochat-setup.exe aerochat.exe slui.exe aerochat-setup.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1612"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Aerochat\Aerochat.exe"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Aerochat\Aerochat.exe
aerochat-setup.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Aerochat
Exit code:
2147516547
Version:
0.2.2
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\programs\aerochat\aerochat.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
2168"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\aerochat-setup.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\aerochat-setup.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Aerochat Setup v0.2.2
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
0.2.2
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\aerochat-setup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
4916"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\aerochat-setup.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\aerochat-setup.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Aerochat Setup v0.2.2
Exit code:
0
Version:
0.2.2
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\aerochat-setup.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\advapi32.dll
6176C:\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
Total events
3 772
Read events
3 765
Write events
7
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(4916) aerochat-setup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Aerochat
Operation:writeName:DisplayName
Value:
Aerochat
(PID) Process:(4916) aerochat-setup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Aerochat
Operation:writeName:DisplayIcon
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Aerochat\Aerochat.exe,0
(PID) Process:(4916) aerochat-setup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Aerochat
Operation:writeName:UninstallString
Value:
"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Aerochat\uninstall.exe"
(PID) Process:(4916) aerochat-setup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Aerochat
Operation:writeName:Publisher
Value:
nullptr
(PID) Process:(4916) aerochat-setup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Aerochat
Operation:writeName:DisplayVersion
Value:
0.2.2
(PID) Process:(4916) aerochat-setup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Aerochat
Operation:writeName:NoModify
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(4916) aerochat-setup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Aerochat
Operation:writeName:NoRepair
Value:
1
Executable files
65
Suspicious files
5
Text files
4
Unknown types
15

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
4916aerochat-setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Aerochat\uninstall.exeexecutable
MD5:C10AF9A15B7C701186EFF4F8BEF4BC78
SHA256:E5E36D0BDB24C8E4D970DBA58E709675C44A6E75F8FDB30AD827741A93B91307
4916aerochat-setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Aerochat\Aerochat.runtimeconfig.jsonbinary
MD5:E0F6F18F9B152BC2D8C710B0214805D6
SHA256:89AD1EA5C9C20B6B266547EF27C0AE3840CAB5642D3C2AEDF06B7026245671DD
4916aerochat-setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Aerochat\0Harmony.dllexecutable
MD5:AF1BE3E39F4CB17F985A21E05C711AF0
SHA256:9514A5C06980B2D2B84E6B6429453EB31B7D904832F14D645E69754E0AAF902E
4916aerochat-setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Aerochat\Aerochat.dllexecutable
MD5:953B781BB3F961C726EF3108C0D7623C
SHA256:A558E38D2B2C1B1642008CBE0150C37831A43B50923C5A06766FF77D283A7D0A
4916aerochat-setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Aerochat\Aerochat.deps.jsonbinary
MD5:29BDE19B5A963AB9A096EED40C1917BC
SHA256:06512D77B26D3B465B48DBF185110D2C27990659B7658441DD1872F2D5E42257
4916aerochat-setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsaE5F7.tmp\modern-wizard.bmpimage
MD5:AA823528E608D3F9AEC42239240F0FF1
SHA256:685763AE71DE49285305391D62B0C241BD9D34E1DDF56F820F892863E6C86860
4916aerochat-setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Aerochat\Google.Protobuf.dllexecutable
MD5:46042796CF9143602D70E4EE1019E8D1
SHA256:B71BE7A4E721D1B79456A0B52602A01A4414EB09BAB4A04400F6F9D8A3895157
4916aerochat-setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Aerochat\Aerovoice.dllexecutable
MD5:7AABA64A7C822BC8BF6F6C69604E64AD
SHA256:D1CDA26754CB7F5CBBCDBC2B12BF1DBFA40169E9867CC5D2E4DFE20C1050E962
4916aerochat-setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Aerochat\DSharpPlus.dllexecutable
MD5:5B7DAB8D85D1CF5EE8BD6DD44068D77A
SHA256:CF44DD4EDA6046760FEE726A6DEC2A9986BADD5EE4CE9B4889E4F7B8E282CD85
4916aerochat-setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Aerochat\MdXaml.Plugins.dllexecutable
MD5:0C67EC9300175AD493C5BF52FC9D739F
SHA256:84FC480BEDBF9C7ACBA1959264D099E4BB6617203A82A6EB1A13E80C70326D50
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HTTP(S) requests
34
TCP/UDP connections
50
DNS requests
18
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.216.77.43:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.216.77.43:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
4692
RUXIMICS.exe
GET
200
23.3.109.244:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
POST
400
40.126.31.67:443
https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf
unknown
text
203 b
whitelisted
—
—
POST
200
20.190.159.130:443
https://login.live.com/RST2.srf
unknown
xml
1.24 Kb
whitelisted
—
—
POST
400
20.190.159.130:443
https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf
unknown
text
203 b
whitelisted
—
—
POST
200
40.126.31.67:443
https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf
unknown
text
16.7 Kb
whitelisted
—
—
POST
400
20.190.159.64:443
https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf
unknown
text
203 b
whitelisted
—
—
POST
200
20.190.159.64:443
https://login.live.com/RST2.srf
unknown
xml
11.1 Kb
whitelisted
—
—
POST
200
20.190.159.130:443
https://login.live.com/RST2.srf
unknown
xml
10.3 Kb
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4692
RUXIMICS.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
23.216.77.43:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.216.77.43:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
4692
RUXIMICS.exe
23.216.77.43:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.3.109.244:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
4692
RUXIMICS.exe
23.3.109.244:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 4.231.128.59
  • 40.127.240.158
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.184.238
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.216.77.43
  • 23.216.77.42
  • 23.216.77.19
  • 23.216.77.9
  • 23.216.77.8
  • 23.216.77.15
  • 23.216.77.6
  • 23.216.77.4
  • 23.216.77.5
  • 23.216.77.31
  • 23.216.77.32
  • 23.216.77.37
  • 23.216.77.27
  • 23.216.77.41
  • 23.216.77.34
  • 23.216.77.35
  • 23.216.77.28
  • 23.216.77.29
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.3.109.244
  • 23.35.229.160
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.32.140
  • 20.190.160.67
  • 20.190.160.131
  • 20.190.160.3
  • 20.190.160.132
  • 40.126.32.72
  • 40.126.32.138
  • 20.190.160.17
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.249
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 135.233.95.144
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 20.242.39.171
whitelisted
self.events.data.microsoft.com
  • 52.182.143.213
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 40.91.76.224
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
Process
Message
Aerochat.exe
You must install .NET to run this application. App: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Aerochat\Aerochat.exe Architecture: x64 App host version: 8.0.11 .NET location: Not found Learn more: https://aka.ms/dotnet/app-launch-failed Download the .NET runtime: https://aka.ms/dotnet-core-applaunch?missing_runtime=true&arch=x64&rid=win-x64&os=win10&apphost_version=8.0.11
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aerochat-setup.exe