Malware analysis valorant installer.exe Malicious activity

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File name:	valorant installer.exe
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/47809435-8b7c-4d76-af03-8b711477dd9b
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Analysis date:	July 10, 2025, 23:00:55
OS:	Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:	antivm themida
Indicators:
MIME:	application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info:	PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows, 12 sections
MD5:	469679FE4074C5AEEB4E1412CA7523BD
SHA1:	EFA18E2D3D31E3F88DF471BC9B5C9B7EE76EC658
SHA256:	CF29B4FE81D71AA079D0098932F430AA2C880F8C44BD3A136B3D8E37EEA56CF8
SSDEEP:	98304:GbjEVbs7GYp/9fhc6RM6GArn01F3AHxxfNEqHNJgVD5MB7AJ5kcZ5xOzXw7KXkXM:iVTAAHPfEf/FU

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 60 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:: off
Network geolocation:: off
Additional time used:: none
MITM proxy:: off
Privacy:: Public submission
Fakenet option:: off
Route via Tor:: off
Autoconfirmation of UAC:: on
Network:: on

Software preset

Internet Explorer 11.3636.19041.0
Adobe Acrobat (64-bit) (23.001.20093)
Adobe Flash Player 32 NPAPI (32.0.0.465)
Adobe Flash Player 32 PPAPI (32.0.0.465)
CCleaner (6.20)
FileZilla 3.65.0 (3.65.0)
Google Chrome (133.0.6943.127)
Google Update Helper (1.3.36.51)
Java 8 Update 271 (64-bit) (8.0.2710.9)
Java Auto Updater (2.8.271.9)
Microsoft Edge (133.0.3065.92)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - de-de (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - es-es (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - it-it (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ja-jp (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ko-kr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - pt-br (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - tr-tr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professionnel 2019 - fr-fr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office профессиональный 2019 - ru-ru (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft OneNote - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Update Health Tools (3.74.0.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x64) - 12.0.30501 (12.0.30501.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Additional Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Minimum Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Mozilla Firefox (x64 en-US) (136.0)
Mozilla Maintenance Service (136.0)
Notepad++ (64-bit x64) (7.9.1)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Extensibility Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Licensing Component (16.0.16026.20146)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15928.20198)
PowerShell 7-x64 (7.3.5.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.59.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.63.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4480730) (2.55.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB5001716) (8.93.0.0)
VLC media player (3.0.11)
WinRAR 5.91 (64-bit) (5.91.0)
Windows PC Health Check (3.6.2204.08001)

Hotfixes

Client LanguagePack Package
DotNetRollup
DotNetRollup 481
FodMetadata Package
Foundation Package
Hello Face Package
InternetExplorer Optional Package
KB5003791
KB5011048
KB5015684
KB5033052
LanguageFeatures Basic en us Package
LanguageFeatures Handwriting en us Package
LanguageFeatures OCR en us Package
LanguageFeatures Speech en us Package
LanguageFeatures TextToSpeech en us Package
MSPaint FoD Package
MediaPlayer Package
Microsoft OneCore ApplicationModel Sync Desktop FOD Package
Microsoft OneCore DirectX Database FOD Package
NetFx3 OnDemand Package
Notepad FoD Package
OpenSSH Client Package
PowerShell ISE FOD Package
Printing PMCPPC FoD Package
Printing WFS FoD Package
ProfessionalEdition
QuickAssist Package
RollupFix
ServicingStack
ServicingStack 3989
StepsRecorder Package
TabletPCMath Package
UserExperience Desktop Package
WordPad FoD Package

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MALICIOUS
- Application was injected by another process
  - winlogon.exe (PID: 672)
- Runs injected code in another process
  - valorant installer.exe (PID: 320)
SUSPICIOUS
- Connects to unusual port
  - valorant installer.exe (PID: 320)
- Reads the BIOS version
  - valorant installer.exe (PID: 320)
- There is functionality for VM detection VirtualBox (YARA)
  - valorant installer.exe (PID: 320)
INFO
- Checks supported languages
  - valorant installer.exe (PID: 320)
- Process checks whether UAC notifications are on
  - valorant installer.exe (PID: 320)
- Reads the computer name
  - valorant installer.exe (PID: 320)
- Themida protector has been detected
  - valorant installer.exe (PID: 320)

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No Malware configuration.

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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:	2024:05:09 20:34:31+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics:	Executable, Large address aware
PEType:	PE32+
LinkerVersion:	14.39
CodeSize:	614912
InitializedDataSize:	235520
UninitializedDataSize:	-
EntryPoint:	0xcf3058
OSVersion:	6
ImageVersion:	-
SubsystemVersion:	6
Subsystem:	Windows command line

No data.

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Total processes

138

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

320

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\valorant installer.exe"

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\valorant installer.exe

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

HIGH

Exit code:

4294967295

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\valorant installer.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\ws2_32.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll

672

winlogon.exe

C:\Windows\System32\winlogon.exe

—

User:

SYSTEM

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

SYSTEM

Description:

Windows Logon Application

Version:

10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\winlogon.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll

1944

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

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

5920

\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1

C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe

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valorant installer.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

HIGH

Description:

Console Window Host

Exit code:

Version:

10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

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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

6548

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\valorant installer.exe"

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\valorant installer.exe

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explorer.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Exit code:

3221226540

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\valorant installer.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll

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Total events

438

Read events

438

Write events

Delete events

Modification events

No data

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Executable files

Suspicious files

Text files

Unknown types

Dropped files

No data

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HTTP(S) requests

TCP/UDP connections

DNS requests

Threats

HTTP requests

PID	Process	Method	HTTP Code	IP	URL	CN	Type	Size	Reputation
1268	svchost.exe	GET	200	23.35.229.160:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
1268	svchost.exe	GET	200	184.24.77.27:80	http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
4528	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	23.35.229.160:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
2612	svchost.exe	GET	200	2.17.190.73:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
4528	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	23.35.229.160:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
5944	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
1268	svchost.exe	20.73.194.208:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted
1328	RUXIMICS.exe	20.73.194.208:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:138	—	—	—	whitelisted
320	valorant installer.exe	141.147.4.137:8873	—	ORACLE-BMC-31898	DE	unknown
1268	svchost.exe	51.124.78.146:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted
1268	svchost.exe	184.24.77.27:80	crl.microsoft.com	Akamai International B.V.	DE	whitelisted
1268	svchost.exe	23.35.229.160:80	www.microsoft.com	AKAMAI-AS	DE	whitelisted
2612	svchost.exe	20.190.160.4:443	login.live.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com	20.73.194.208 51.124.78.146 4.231.128.59	whitelisted
google.com	142.250.185.142	whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com	184.24.77.27 184.24.77.41 184.24.77.30 184.24.77.12 184.24.77.34 184.24.77.25 184.24.77.35 184.24.77.39 184.24.77.28	whitelisted
www.microsoft.com	23.35.229.160	whitelisted
login.live.com	20.190.160.4 20.190.160.131 20.190.160.20 20.190.160.66 40.126.32.138 20.190.160.64 40.126.32.72 20.190.160.5	whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com	2.17.190.73	whitelisted
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com	52.111.227.14	whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com	4.245.163.56	whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com	20.3.187.198	whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com	40.91.76.224	whitelisted

Threats

PID	Process	Class	Message
—	—	Unknown Traffic	ET USER_AGENTS Microsoft Dr Watson User-Agent (MSDW)

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General Info

valorant installer.exe

469679FE4074C5AEEB4E1412CA7523BD

EFA18E2D3D31E3F88DF471BC9B5C9B7EE76EC658

CF29B4FE81D71AA079D0098932F430AA2C880F8C44BD3A136B3D8E37EEA56CF8

98304:GbjEVbs7GYp/9fhc6RM6GArn01F3AHxxfNEqHNJgVD5MB7AJ5kcZ5xOzXw7KXkXM:iVTAAHPfEf/FU

Software environment set and analysis options

Launch configuration

Software preset

Hotfixes

Behavior activities

MALICIOUS

Application was injected by another process

Runs injected code in another process

SUSPICIOUS

Connects to unusual port

Reads the BIOS version

There is functionality for VM detection VirtualBox (YARA)

INFO

Checks supported languages

Process checks whether UAC notifications are on

Reads the computer name

Themida protector has been detected

Malware configuration

Static information

TRiD

EXIF

EXE

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