| File name: | Play-x86-64.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/3b22c319-3a32-4289-a7a8-40e5a22ef582 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | June 19, 2025, 17:16:52 |
| 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: | 85E37FBD636D2B585C006DC768F9F806 |
| SHA1: | 7C5E27DF65741C60437E8BC4532D2A1A61A96919 |
| SHA256: | D4CD4583694D555771483526B87B7FF29CA42B0FAB0693AE69D1189575A56883 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:cDsiAaIFA0NYH6RhbBFMT32+LJslHl49N1Pq4CcCsLb4qu2spyq9KCsfzyyv0SDD:DyDkutSqdt72xRR0v |
MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- Play-x86-64.exe (PID: 5168)
Malware-specific behavior (creating "System.dll" in Temp)
- Play-x86-64.exe (PID: 5168)
There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)
- Play-x86-64.exe (PID: 5168)
The process creates files with name similar to system file names
- Play-x86-64.exe (PID: 5168)
Creates a software uninstall entry
- Play-x86-64.exe (PID: 5168)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- Play-x86-64.exe (PID: 5168)
Executes application which crashes
- Play.exe (PID: 4920)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- Play-x86-64.exe (PID: 5168)
- SearchApp.exe (PID: 5328)
- Play.exe (PID: 4920)
Create files in a temporary directory
- Play-x86-64.exe (PID: 5168)
Reads the computer name
- Play-x86-64.exe (PID: 5168)
- Play.exe (PID: 4920)
The sample compiled with english language support
- Play-x86-64.exe (PID: 5168)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- Play-x86-64.exe (PID: 5168)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- SearchApp.exe (PID: 5328)
Reads the software policy settings
- SearchApp.exe (PID: 5328)
Process checks computer location settings
- SearchApp.exe (PID: 5328)
Manual execution by a user
- Play.exe (PID: 4920)
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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 |
Total processes
143
Monitored processes
6
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4920 | "C:\Users\admin\New folder\Play\Play.exe" | C:\Users\admin\New folder\Play\Play.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Virtual Applications Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Play! - PlayStation2 Emulator Version: 0.70 Modules
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| 5168 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Play-x86-64.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Play-x86-64.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 5328 | "C:\WINDOWS\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppX8z9r6jm96hw4bsbneegw0kyxx296wr9t.mca | C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe | svchost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Search application Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5372 | 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
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| 6232 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 4920 -s 1672 | C:\Windows\System32\WerFault.exe | — | Play.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Problem Reporting Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6536 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Play-x86-64.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Play-x86-64.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 3221226540 Modules
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Total events
6 823
Read events
6 755
Write events
62
Delete events
6
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (5168) Play-x86-64.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Discardable\PostSetup\ShellNew |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5168) Play-x86-64.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Discardable\PostSetup\ShellNew |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Classes |
Value: .accdb | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5168) Play-x86-64.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Discardable\PostSetup\ShellNew |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ~reserved~ |
Value: 0800000000000600 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5168) Play-x86-64.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Browse For Folder Height |
Value: 288 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5168) Play-x86-64.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Browse For Folder Width |
Value: 318 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5168) Play-x86-64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\NSIS_Play |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Install_Dir |
Value: C:\Users\admin\New folder\Play | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5168) Play-x86-64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Play |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayName |
Value: Play! | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5168) Play-x86-64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Play |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UninstallString |
Value: "C:\Users\admin\New folder\Play\uninstall.exe" | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5168) Play-x86-64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Play |
| Operation: | write | Name: | NoModify |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5168) Play-x86-64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Play |
| Operation: | write | Name: | NoRepair |
Value: 1 | |||
Executable files
13
Suspicious files
183
Text files
11
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5168 | Play-x86-64.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nss62E1.tmp\System.dll | executable | |
MD5:192639861E3DC2DC5C08BB8F8C7260D5 | SHA256:23D618A0293C78CE00F7C6E6DD8B8923621DA7DD1F63A070163EF4C0EC3033D6 | |||
| 5168 | Play-x86-64.exe | C:\Users\admin\New folder\Play\styles\qwindowsvistastyle.dll | executable | |
MD5:53A85F51054B7D58D8AD7C36975ACB96 | SHA256:D9B21182952682FE7BA63AF1DF24E23ACE592C35B3F31ECEEF9F0EABEB5881B9 | |||
| 5168 | Play-x86-64.exe | C:\Users\admin\New folder\Play\Qt5Widgets.dll | executable | |
MD5:4CD1F8FDCD617932DB131C3688845EA8 | SHA256:3788C669D4B645E5A576DE9FC77FCA776BF516D43C89143DC2CA28291BA14358 | |||
| 5168 | Play-x86-64.exe | C:\Users\admin\New folder\Play\Play.exe | executable | |
MD5:8B1E442BCBE58BA3B051AE0DE7E14C08 | SHA256:EC4CC5BA8F0865C544F03B51E1C3534BFA1020F3CBDDDEDEAC4F29DC824930B9 | |||
| 5168 | Play-x86-64.exe | C:\Users\admin\New folder\Play\imageformats\qjpeg.dll | executable | |
MD5:16ABCCEB70BA20E73858E8F1912C05CD | SHA256:FB4E980CB5FAFA8A4CD4239329AED93F7C32ED939C94B61FB2DF657F3C6AD158 | |||
| 5168 | Play-x86-64.exe | C:\Users\admin\New folder\Play\platforms\qwindows.dll | executable | |
MD5:4931FCD0E86C4D4F83128DC74E01EAAD | SHA256:3333BA244C97264E3BD19DB5953EFA80A6E47AACED9D337AC3287EC718162B85 | |||
| 5168 | Play-x86-64.exe | C:\Users\admin\New folder\Play\Qt5Gui.dll | executable | |
MD5:47307A1E2E9987AB422F09771D590FF1 | SHA256:5E7D2D41B8B92A880E83B8CC0CA173F5DA61218604186196787EE1600956BE1E | |||
| 5168 | Play-x86-64.exe | C:\Users\admin\New folder\Play\arcadedefs\acedriv3.arcadedef | binary | |
MD5:F9AC512A236FED4533CD67EE16C9FA8B | SHA256:AE59BBA210F66F64681BF551B6BE4737D2665A2503B4B76DF0E0ABFE04BA327B | |||
| 5168 | Play-x86-64.exe | C:\Users\admin\New folder\Play\arcadedefs\akaievo.arcadedef | binary | |
MD5:DAD46044C3F74578DBF4A03D213A6F35 | SHA256:A3355A9F8431D08CAE56E2BEAC8214A684F01B4E883C2BB98AA05CFC5D55D33F | |||
| 5168 | Play-x86-64.exe | C:\Users\admin\New folder\Play\states.db | binary | |
MD5:9F799A9B7FA49BC930DD6EAFF6F84F07 | SHA256:788C0317DCCF6B8837AAE0F8F6B04D27167E52269F5F688E37C53D091EF55F3E | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
7
TCP/UDP connections
26
DNS requests
19
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.25.50.10:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2612 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.181.156:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2612 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.181.156:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2464 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5328 | SearchApp.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5328 | SearchApp.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1268 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | unknown |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | unknown |
4512 | RUXIMICS.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | unknown |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 184.25.50.10:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 2.23.246.101:80 | www.microsoft.com | Ooredoo Q.S.C. | QA | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
2612 | SIHClient.exe | 4.175.87.197:443 | slscr.update.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
Process | Message |
|---|---|
Play.exe | libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
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Play.exe | libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
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Play.exe | QWindowsEGLStaticContext::create: Failed to load and resolve libEGL functions
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Play.exe | Failed to load libEGL (The specified module could not be found.)
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Play.exe | Failed to load opengl32sw.dll (The specified module could not be found.)
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Play.exe | Failed to load and resolve WGL/OpenGL functions
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Play.exe | Failed to load libEGL (The specified module could not be found.)
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Play.exe | QWindowsEGLStaticContext::create: Failed to load and resolve libEGL functions
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Play.exe | Failed to load opengl32sw.dll (The specified module could not be found.)
|
Play.exe | Failed to load and resolve WGL/OpenGL functions
|