| File name: | shell.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/894d80a4-e0b9-45e8-a877-72903fae1586 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | A backdoor is a type of cybersecurity threat that allows attackers to secretly compromise a system and conduct malicious activities, such as stealing data and modifying files. Backdoors can be difficult to detect, as they often use legitimate system applications to evade defense mechanisms. Threat actors often utilize special malware, such as PlugX, to establish backdoors on target devices. |
| Analysis date: | May 18, 2025, 05:24:38 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows, 3 sections |
| MD5: | 7CFECB80E41ACEB6192E1AA4815A087A |
| SHA1: | 9EEA231372DDD5AE239E5B7D0AC47E99E80D8022 |
| SHA256: | CF5EBD69797ED29FB56D4D96A282D7A36FB872680934FBEC4F29D0774FC62287 |
| SSDEEP: | 48:YHKEVBQ6gBJurAqafANhhhbcJh/yGh2NB:irS7BcrAq6x+ |
MALICIOUS
METASPLOIT has been detected (SURICATA)
- shell.exe (PID: 5380)
Payload loading activity detected
- shell.exe (PID: 5380)
METERPRETER has been detected (SURICATA)
- shell.exe (PID: 5380)
SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- shell.exe (PID: 5380)
Connects to unusual port
- shell.exe (PID: 5380)
INFO
Create files in a temporary directory
- shell.exe (PID: 5380)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (50) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (49.9) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | AMD AMD64 |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2010:04:14 22:06:53+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | No relocs, Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 1 |
| CodeSize: | 12288 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 4096 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x4000 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
Total processes
129
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5280 | 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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| 5380 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\shell.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\shell.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Modules
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| 6044 | "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
278
Read events
278
Write events
0
Delete events
0
Modification events
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5380 | shell.exe | \Device\Mup:\localhost\pipe\0029482318be6784 | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5380 | shell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pwvhhc.dll | executable | |
MD5:1C5A45AD31A67BDCF9CD9CCCDCDC9B52 | SHA256:28AE1AC0B01DFB3D2D46D63C5E555C00F78619963532056AADB2FA8EF3FD0589 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
21
DNS requests
15
Threats
4
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4696 | 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 |
— | — | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4696 | 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 |
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.16.241.12:80 | 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 |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 2.16.241.12:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
5380 | shell.exe | 193.161.193.99:36752 | — | OOO Bitree Networks | RU | malicious |
— | — | 172.211.123.249:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 20.190.159.129:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 2.23.77.188:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
2112 | svchost.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | 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 |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
5380 | shell.exe | Misc activity | ET HUNTING PE EXE Download over raw TCP |
5380 | shell.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | PAYLOAD [ANY.RUN] Meterpreter download activity detected |
5380 | shell.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET MALWARE Possible Metasploit Payload Common Construct Bind_API (from server) |
5380 | shell.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | PAYLOAD [ANY.RUN] Meterpreter Payload PE EXE Download |