| File name: | 2d5ad.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/bee366fd-6d24-4f4c-99bb-f0966b7ff1f2 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Socelars is an information-stealing Trojan (often categorized as spyware/stealer) that focuses on collecting sensitive data from Windows systems, with standout reporting around Facebook Ads Manager and session cookie theft. Unlike “noisy” malware that immediately breaks something, Socelars quietly converts a single infected machine into access: logged-in sessions, business account data, and pathways to monetization. |
| Analysis date: | April 29, 2025, 09:52:54 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 7 sections |
| MD5: | 97D59B6BF9A77D248B1A1175FFCE5191 |
| SHA1: | 01A1AB71343FBB007D5C137821D27E38F7D8AA0C |
| SHA256: | D87805D6E7F3B56D268E887B97C3C4FC1A8C4A0A2614867E17677E125462D5AD |
| SSDEEP: | 49152:3ta8Aq25opxQDm1S7zdjqrnJbOBTVSBSHDeonCPqrzVvQ2CQl5lCD:3ta8AqHxQwSPdqrnJbOBTVSBSHDeonC8 |
MALICIOUS
Known privilege escalation attack
- dllhost.exe (PID: 6516)
SOCELARS mutex has been found
- 2d5ad.exe (PID: 4300)
SUSPICIOUS
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- 2d5ad.exe (PID: 4300)
Executes application which crashes
- 2d5ad.exe (PID: 4300)
Checks for external IP
- svchost.exe (PID: 2196)
- 2d5ad.exe (PID: 4300)
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
- svchost.exe (PID: 2196)
- 2d5ad.exe (PID: 4300)
INFO
The sample compiled with english language support
- 2d5ad.exe (PID: 7000)
Reads the computer name
- 2d5ad.exe (PID: 7000)
- 2d5ad.exe (PID: 4300)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- dllhost.exe (PID: 6516)
Checks supported languages
- 2d5ad.exe (PID: 4300)
- 2d5ad.exe (PID: 7000)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- 2d5ad.exe (PID: 7000)
- 2d5ad.exe (PID: 4300)
Checks proxy server information
- 2d5ad.exe (PID: 4300)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- 2d5ad.exe (PID: 4300)
- WerFault.exe (PID: 6036)
Reads the software policy settings
- 2d5ad.exe (PID: 4300)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (76.4) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (12.4) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (5.5) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (5.5) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2023:03:27 06:03:37+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.35 |
| CodeSize: | 1220096 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 309760 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0xf5603 |
| OSVersion: | 6 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.1 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.1 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| FileVersion: | 1.0.0.1 |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright (C) 2019 |
| ProductVersion: | 1.0.0.1 |
Total processes
137
Monitored processes
7
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1184 | 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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| 2196 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s Dnscache | C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Host Process for Windows Services Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4300 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2d5ad.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2d5ad.exe | dllhost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 3221226505 Version: 1.0.0.1 Modules
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| 5508 | "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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| 6036 | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4300 -s 1316 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe | — | 2d5ad.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows Problem Reporting Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6516 | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3E5FC7F9-9A51-4367-9063-A120244FBEC7} | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dllhost.exe | svchost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: COM Surrogate Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7000 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2d5ad.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2d5ad.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Version: 1.0.0.1 Modules
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Total events
2 970
Read events
2 944
Write events
23
Delete events
3
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (6516) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SlowContextMenuEntries |
Value: 6024B221EA3A6910A2DC08002B30309D0A010000BD0E0C47735D584D9CEDE91E22E23282770100000114020000000000C0000000000000468D0000006078A409B011A54DAFA526D86198A780390100009AD298B2EDA6DE11BA8CA68E55D895936E000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6036) WerFault.exe | Key: | \REGISTRY\A\{a31d92c7-f299-dfbc-1314-6677b040e4d8}\Root\InventoryApplicationFile |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WritePermissionsCheck |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6036) WerFault.exe | Key: | \REGISTRY\A\{a31d92c7-f299-dfbc-1314-6677b040e4d8}\Root\InventoryApplicationFile\PermissionsCheckTestKey |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6036) WerFault.exe | Key: | \REGISTRY\A\{a31d92c7-f299-dfbc-1314-6677b040e4d8}\Root\InventoryApplicationFile\2d5ad.exe|95068eef54aef3c4 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProgramId |
Value: 00068b4116e3c35915b2a524a2633a74057d00000904 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6036) WerFault.exe | Key: | \REGISTRY\A\{a31d92c7-f299-dfbc-1314-6677b040e4d8}\Root\InventoryApplicationFile\2d5ad.exe|95068eef54aef3c4 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileId |
Value: 000001a1ab71343fbb007d5c137821d27e38f7d8aa0c | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6036) WerFault.exe | Key: | \REGISTRY\A\{a31d92c7-f299-dfbc-1314-6677b040e4d8}\Root\InventoryApplicationFile\2d5ad.exe|95068eef54aef3c4 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LowerCaseLongPath |
Value: c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2d5ad.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6036) WerFault.exe | Key: | \REGISTRY\A\{a31d92c7-f299-dfbc-1314-6677b040e4d8}\Root\InventoryApplicationFile\2d5ad.exe|95068eef54aef3c4 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LongPathHash |
Value: 2d5ad.exe|95068eef54aef3c4 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6036) WerFault.exe | Key: | \REGISTRY\A\{a31d92c7-f299-dfbc-1314-6677b040e4d8}\Root\InventoryApplicationFile\2d5ad.exe|95068eef54aef3c4 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Name |
Value: 2d5ad.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6036) WerFault.exe | Key: | \REGISTRY\A\{a31d92c7-f299-dfbc-1314-6677b040e4d8}\Root\InventoryApplicationFile\2d5ad.exe|95068eef54aef3c4 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | OriginalFileName |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6036) WerFault.exe | Key: | \REGISTRY\A\{a31d92c7-f299-dfbc-1314-6677b040e4d8}\Root\InventoryApplicationFile\2d5ad.exe|95068eef54aef3c4 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Publisher |
Value: | |||
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
7
Text files
1
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6036 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppCrash_2d5ad.exe_1a54ff8a787c9750704a74d9ea18277d873ae3f_b4a88603_cb48f733-3a5b-435e-a27f-a50bd2d31e95\Report.wer | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6036 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERDA35.tmp.dmp | binary | |
MD5:D4DDB842ADA1EF57041737CE44117619 | SHA256:C0304FD7D0EB72E3541F01DC9AA67A1738EBC20C6936FACF958464B508E92FEB | |||
| 6036 | WerFault.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\2d5ad.exe.4300.dmp | binary | |
MD5:4D5DBDE6CC5B8644C9A79E571FE98DE1 | SHA256:1D205282B23391E239243A5B2B088C0075C3BCECE13E236A0698D1A52AEF33D8 | |||
| 4300 | 2d5ad.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B46811C17859FFB409CF0E904A4AA8F8 | binary | |
MD5:3433D39284B4F6FB476A3BBEA5D3CFE8 | SHA256:9D9BA7E7C5870EFE9781FA2F9E199D746A9DBAB7EA986D1915585727FA2FEA18 | |||
| 6036 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERDD82.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml | binary | |
MD5:44E5AF5B79775931CDB4D67BFFD5C1D1 | SHA256:F7F9B44526FE3DDA5A3815F95B235AA8A26717E003237CCD73069F659031146C | |||
| 6036 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERDDF0.tmp.xml | xml | |
MD5:DD8557746E4BE26E4A68A43DC3B4138D | SHA256:F78AF3992CE1AF269B6DEA1BBC469D80917B7F1E43DFCF330C6CD72565C6BEBD | |||
| 4300 | 2d5ad.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8B2B9A00839EED1DFDCCC3BFC2F5DF12 | binary | |
MD5:4A90329071AE30B759D279CCA342B0A6 | SHA256:4F544379EDA8E2653F71472AB968AEFD6B5D1F4B3CE28A5EDB14196184ED3B60 | |||
| 4300 | 2d5ad.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8B2B9A00839EED1DFDCCC3BFC2F5DF12 | binary | |
MD5:F752F8B10B2B2FE76B9540BA51F65B8B | SHA256:339986F0E007AC9288A02C7000B3DBB3A717ADECB32CC4F2112F1BD6B81D581D | |||
| 4300 | 2d5ad.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\B46811C17859FFB409CF0E904A4AA8F8 | binary | |
MD5:1FBB37F79B317A9A248E7C4CE4F5BAC5 | SHA256:9BF639C595FE335B6F694EE35990BEFD2123F5E07FD1973FF619E3FC88F5F49F | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
7
TCP/UDP connections
22
DNS requests
16
Threats
3
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.20:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4300 | 2d5ad.exe | GET | 200 | 142.250.184.227:80 | http://c.pki.goog/r/gsr1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4300 | 2d5ad.exe | GET | 200 | 142.250.184.227:80 | http://c.pki.goog/r/r4.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6964 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6964 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | 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 | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.216.77.20:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 184.30.21.171:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 20.190.159.129:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 184.30.131.245:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
— | — | 172.211.123.248:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4300 | 2d5ad.exe | 104.26.2.46:443 | iplogger.org | CLOUDFLARENET | US | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
www.ippfinfo.top |
| unknown |
iplogger.org |
| whitelisted |
c.pki.goog |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2196 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DNS Query to a *.top domain - Likely Hostile |
2196 | svchost.exe | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET INFO IP Check Domain (iplogger .org in DNS Lookup) |
4300 | 2d5ad.exe | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET INFO IP Check Domain (iplogger .org in TLS SNI) |