| File name: | ep_setup.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/16f3940f-d958-4242-a8cd-508900d9ddd5 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | September 14, 2024, 14:02:22 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec |
| File info: | PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows |
| MD5: | 45A5A443C01ABD7618EFEF4827241312 |
| SHA1: | 5390D36A371F0598B86301961D5FDB329E368E7A |
| SHA256: | D7F98B8AF8A3BFE9D93CE31558A62E4D5D0CD425BC30BBC0D517901E5B82BF46 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:d3wG5ry+gH0n/unRs7ZUckHt62FqWDs5dHe0nFJK9geep/c5S69gpoRWkfmEoxel:J7JNqLgB6mCt2Ki |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (50) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (49.9) |
| MachineType: | AMD AMD64 |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2024:09:12 12:16:43+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.41 |
| CodeSize: | 151552 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 10378240 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x8bd8 |
| OSVersion: | 6 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 22621.3880.66.6 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 22621.3880.66.6 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | ExplorerPatcher Developers |
| FileDescription: | ExplorerPatcher Setup Program |
| FileVersion: | 22621.3880.66.6 |
| InternalName: | ep_setup.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | (C) 2021-2024 ExplorerPatcher Developers. All rights reserved. |
| OriginalFileName: | ep_setup.exe |
| ProductName: | ExplorerPatcher |
| ProductVersion: | 22621.3880.66.6 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 872 | "C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe" /NoUACCheck | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | svchost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Explorer Version: 10.0.19041.3758 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1432 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\regsvr32.exe" /s "C:\Program Files\ExplorerPatcher\ep_weather_host_stub.dll" | C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe | — | ep_setup.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft(C) Register Server Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2816 | 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 Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3908 | "C:\WINDOWS\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca | C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Modules
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| 5072 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\ep_setup.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\ep_setup.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: ExplorerPatcher Developers Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: ExplorerPatcher Setup Program Exit code: 0 Version: 22621.3880.66.6 Modules
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| 5124 | C:\WINDOWS\System32\mobsync.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\mobsync.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Sync Center Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5160 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | sc.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5492 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\sc.exe" stop ep_dwm_D17F1E1A-5919-4427-8F89-A1A8503CA3EB | C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe | — | ep_setup.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Service Control Manager Configuration Tool Exit code: 1060 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5544 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\sc.exe" start ep_dwm_D17F1E1A-5919-4427-8F89-A1A8503CA3EB | C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe | — | ep_setup.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Service Control Manager Configuration Tool Exit code: 1060 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5768 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | sc.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (7040) ep_setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D17F1E1A-5919-4427-8F89-A1A8503CA3EB}_ExplorerPatcher |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UninstallString |
Value: "C:\Program Files\ExplorerPatcher\ep_setup.exe" /uninstall | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7040) ep_setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D17F1E1A-5919-4427-8F89-A1A8503CA3EB}_ExplorerPatcher |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayName |
Value: ExplorerPatcher | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7040) ep_setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D17F1E1A-5919-4427-8F89-A1A8503CA3EB}_ExplorerPatcher |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Publisher |
Value: VALINET Solutions SRL | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7040) ep_setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D17F1E1A-5919-4427-8F89-A1A8503CA3EB}_ExplorerPatcher |
| Operation: | write | Name: | NoModify |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7040) ep_setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D17F1E1A-5919-4427-8F89-A1A8503CA3EB}_ExplorerPatcher |
| Operation: | write | Name: | NoRepair |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7040) ep_setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D17F1E1A-5919-4427-8F89-A1A8503CA3EB}_ExplorerPatcher |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayVersion |
Value: 22621.3880.66.6 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7040) ep_setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D17F1E1A-5919-4427-8F89-A1A8503CA3EB}_ExplorerPatcher |
| Operation: | write | Name: | VersionMajor |
Value: 66 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7040) ep_setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D17F1E1A-5919-4427-8F89-A1A8503CA3EB}_ExplorerPatcher |
| Operation: | write | Name: | VersionMinor |
Value: 6 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7040) ep_setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D17F1E1A-5919-4427-8F89-A1A8503CA3EB}_ExplorerPatcher |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayIcon |
Value: C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6148) regsvr32.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{A6EA9C2D-4982-4827-9204-0AC532959F6D} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AppID |
Value: {A6EA9C2D-4982-4827-9204-0AC532959F6D} | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7040 | ep_setup.exe | C:\Program Files\ExplorerPatcher\ExplorerPatcher.amd64.dll | executable | |
MD5:57999FF1631929462DE24BA18F61AE1C | SHA256:B21C0ED7224784B642647A8EFAD45C634BF88646638823215818B25143FEE86E | |||
| 7040 | ep_setup.exe | C:\Program Files\ExplorerPatcher\ExplorerPatcher.IA-32.dll | executable | |
MD5:5D1F22A4A8CB76C337FEC809463092E1 | SHA256:6AFD7333E956C125C9D4D3E6F88C2ED27CC41E0AA9A4E0656BA17B87C655A306 | |||
| 7040 | ep_setup.exe | C:\Program Files\ExplorerPatcher\ep_setup.exe | executable | |
MD5:45A5A443C01ABD7618EFEF4827241312 | SHA256:D7F98B8AF8A3BFE9D93CE31558A62E4D5D0CD425BC30BBC0D517901E5B82BF46 | |||
| 7040 | ep_setup.exe | C:\Program Files\ExplorerPatcher\WebView2Loader.dll | executable | |
MD5:C5F0C46E91F354C58ECEC864614157D7 | SHA256:465A7DDFB3A0DA4C3965DAF2AD6AC7548513F42329B58AEBC337311C10EA0A6F | |||
| 7040 | ep_setup.exe | C:\Program Files\ExplorerPatcher\ep_weather_host_stub.dll | executable | |
MD5:AB6AA536FCAE0D915FC6856F66FF693C | SHA256:0578867D07DF70F0080E5EB864F77C7356745347B1D9CDDD568F68E10FA8AA50 | |||
| 7040 | ep_setup.exe | C:\Program Files\ExplorerPatcher\ep_gui.dll | executable | |
MD5:C83153FFC63411AAF525CAA6C50C1FFC | SHA256:422D9784435C893B810DC8D02B8EAA713A030ECDDE0C29AE5A588C889CE6A7DF | |||
| 7040 | ep_setup.exe | C:\Program Files\ExplorerPatcher\ep_weather_host.dll | executable | |
MD5:F2920695EA15CC80E479D79F536437F1 | SHA256:350535396C011ED00753F6CD2D30FA1D38FD0F48077B1F9D461CB3DF1B1CF39D | |||
| 5792 | SearchApp.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\AppCache\5Y734AMR\65\4bnLx4S3ZRMpYV30k3R5vRy8JVg[1].js | text | |
MD5:97540BC45CFB7C7C4D859A7E1CE839BA | SHA256:4AE944B4A382D05A8A5B657105ADD88DD8B8F59D6309567E179CA64DF19F6075 | |||
| 7040 | ep_setup.exe | C:\Windows\dxgi.dll | executable | |
MD5:A3F150CEC06C4434460EF680417AF1AC | SHA256:F0D8FA3DB3127ABCDED89ABBF13F8D3C0071169618A0340570AA9B389034F176 | |||
| 7040 | ep_setup.exe | C:\Program Files\ExplorerPatcher\ep_dwm.exe | executable | |
MD5:85FFBD19F247F682DF7CB348429BF563 | SHA256:770379D1A2DFF974D3A0D1D282B2BFD69E1C25CC2BB161C4DFB9B208330FBCB3 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5792 | SearchApp.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6612 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 88.221.169.152:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
872 | explorer.exe | GET | 200 | 104.18.38.233:80 | http://ocsp.comodoca.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBRTtU9uFqgVGHhJwXZyWCNXmVR5ngQUoBEKIz6W8Qfs4q8p74Klf9AwpLQCEFZnHQTqT5lMbxCBR1nSdZQ%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
872 | explorer.exe | GET | 302 | 204.79.197.219:80 | http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols/twinui.pcshell.pdb/3F0945AE4BC25ECE16353588B05D30B61/twinui.pcshell.pdb | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
872 | explorer.exe | GET | 200 | 104.18.38.233:80 | http://ocsp.usertrust.com/MFIwUDBOMEwwSjAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSr83eyJy3njhjVpn5bEpfc6MXawQQUOuEJhtTPGcKWdnRJdtzgNcZjY5oCEQDzZE5rbgBQI34JRr174fUd | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
872 | explorer.exe | GET | 200 | 104.18.38.233:80 | http://ocsp.sectigo.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTPlNxcMEqnlIVyH5VuZ4lawhZX3QQU9oUKOxGG4QR9DqoLLNLuzGR7e64CEE4o94a2bBo7lCzSxA63QqU%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
872 | explorer.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAz1vQYrVgL0erhQLCPM8GY%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
872 | explorer.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6908 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
872 | explorer.exe | GET | 302 | 204.79.197.219:80 | http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols/StartUI.pdb/0B81EEDEEB6FF49A7EC7F23C15C216771/StartUI.pdb | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6612 | svchost.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 |
2120 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6776 | RUXIMICS.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6612 | svchost.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
6612 | svchost.exe | 88.221.169.152:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
5792 | SearchApp.exe | 2.23.209.187:443 | r.bing.com | Akamai International B.V. | GB | whitelisted |
5792 | SearchApp.exe | 192.229.221.95:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | EDGECAST | US | whitelisted |
5792 | SearchApp.exe | 92.123.104.9:443 | www.bing.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
r.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
github.com |
| shared |
ocsp.comodoca.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.usertrust.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.sectigo.com |
| whitelisted |