Malware analysis ircbot.exe Malicious activity | ANY.RUN

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File name:	ircbot.exe
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/dfd14591-c856-4335-a653-43ba9598b08c
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Analysis date:	May 16, 2025, 08:52:07
OS:	Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:	python pyinstaller
Indicators:
MIME:	application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info:	PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows, 7 sections
MD5:	890E4CB710E4686CB40B061EAEA8FC17
SHA1:	3FF4892C8011AA18CA781C5FF4695E5A5C234797
SHA256:	DD46D7B96BDFBFFF0D9152075E01EE6A6136392CD8246BAD13100E9D879A4F81
SSDEEP:	98304:gCYzBd4CZwlB4N+wcTAScUCYD/tHfktEzafhOsE+XZ0NvaX1oXtjUNBXnd17UJD5:6rTTyJwnOrq

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 60 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:: off
Network geolocation:: off
Additional time used:: none
MITM proxy:: off
Privacy:: Public submission
Fakenet option:: off
Route via Tor:: off
Autoconfirmation of UAC:: on
Network:: on

Software preset

Internet Explorer 11.3636.19041.0
Adobe Acrobat (64-bit) (23.001.20093)
Adobe Flash Player 32 NPAPI (32.0.0.465)
Adobe Flash Player 32 PPAPI (32.0.0.465)
CCleaner (6.20)
FileZilla 3.65.0 (3.65.0)
Google Chrome (122.0.6261.70)
Google Update Helper (1.3.36.51)
Java 8 Update 271 (64-bit) (8.0.2710.9)
Java Auto Updater (2.8.271.9)
Microsoft Edge (122.0.2365.59)
Microsoft Edge Update (1.3.185.17)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - de-de (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - es-es (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - it-it (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ja-jp (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ko-kr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - pt-br (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - tr-tr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professionnel 2019 - fr-fr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office профессиональный 2019 - ru-ru (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft OneNote - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Update Health Tools (3.74.0.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x64) - 12.0.30501 (12.0.30501.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Additional Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Minimum Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Mozilla Firefox (x64 en-US) (123.0)
Mozilla Maintenance Service (123.0)
Notepad++ (64-bit x64) (7.9.1)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Extensibility Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Licensing Component (16.0.16026.20146)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15928.20198)
PowerShell 7-x64 (7.3.5.0)
Skype version 8.104 (8.104)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.59.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.63.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4480730) (2.55.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB5001716) (8.93.0.0)
VLC media player (3.0.11)
WinRAR 5.91 (64-bit) (5.91.0)
Windows PC Health Check (3.6.2204.08001)

Hotfixes

Client LanguagePack Package
DotNetRollup
DotNetRollup 481
FodMetadata Package
Foundation Package
Hello Face Package
InternetExplorer Optional Package
KB5003791
KB5011048
KB5015684
KB5033052
LanguageFeatures Basic en us Package
LanguageFeatures Handwriting en us Package
LanguageFeatures OCR en us Package
LanguageFeatures Speech en us Package
LanguageFeatures TextToSpeech en us Package
MSPaint FoD Package
MediaPlayer Package
Microsoft OneCore ApplicationModel Sync Desktop FOD Package
Microsoft OneCore DirectX Database FOD Package
NetFx3 OnDemand Package
Notepad FoD Package
OpenSSH Client Package
PowerShell ISE FOD Package
Printing PMCPPC FoD Package
Printing WFS FoD Package
ProfessionalEdition
QuickAssist Package
RollupFix
ServicingStack
ServicingStack 3989
StepsRecorder Package
TabletPCMath Package
UserExperience Desktop Package
WordPad FoD Package

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MALICIOUS
- Changes the autorun value in the registry
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 8024)
- IRC has been detected (SURICATA)
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 8024)
SUSPICIOUS
- The process drops C-runtime libraries
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 7640)
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 7840)
- Process drops legitimate windows executable
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 7640)
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 7840)
- Executable content was dropped or overwritten
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 7640)
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 7840)
- Application launched itself
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 7640)
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 7840)
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 7692)
- Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 7692)
- Process drops python dynamic module
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 7640)
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 7840)
- Reads the date of Windows installation
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 7692)
- Loads Python modules
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 7692)
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 8024)
- Connects to unusual port
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 8024)
- There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 7840)
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 8024)
INFO
- Reads the computer name
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 7640)
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 7840)
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 7692)
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 8024)
- The sample compiled with english language support
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 7640)
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 7840)
- Checks supported languages
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 7640)
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 7692)
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 7840)
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 8024)
- Create files in a temporary directory
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 7640)
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 7840)
- Process checks computer location settings
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 7692)
- PyInstaller has been detected (YARA)
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 8024)
  - ircbot.exe (PID: 7840)

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No Malware configuration.

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TRiD

.exe	\|	Win64 Executable (generic) (87.3)
.exe	\|	Generic Win/DOS Executable (6.3)
.exe	\|	DOS Executable Generic (6.3)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType:	AMD AMD64
TimeStamp:	2025:05:15 03:00:12+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics:	Executable, Large address aware
PEType:	PE32+
LinkerVersion:	14.43
CodeSize:	173568
InitializedDataSize:	155648
UninitializedDataSize:	-
EntryPoint:	0xce30
OSVersion:	6
ImageVersion:	-
SubsystemVersion:	6
Subsystem:	Windows GUI

No data.

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Total processes

133

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

7640

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ircbot.exe"

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ircbot.exe

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Exit code:

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\ircbot.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.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

7692

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ircbot.exe"

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ircbot.exe

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ircbot.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Exit code:

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\ircbot.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.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

7840

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ircbot.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI76402\ircbot.py

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ircbot.exe

ircbot.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

HIGH

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\ircbot.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.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

8024

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ircbot.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI76402\ircbot.py

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ircbot.exe

ircbot.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

HIGH

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\ircbot.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.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

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Total events

777

Read events

776

Write events

Delete events

Modification events


(PID) Process:	(8024) ircbot.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Operation:	write	Name:	CppBot
Value: C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Roaming\cppbot.exe

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Executable files

110

Suspicious files

Text files

Unknown types

Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
7640	ircbot.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI76402\VCRUNTIME140_1.dll		executable
		MD5:68156F41AE9A04D89BB6625A5CD222D4	SHA256:82A2F9AE1E6146AE3CB0F4BC5A62B7227E0384209D9B1AEF86BBCC105912F7CD
7640	ircbot.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI76402\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll		executable
		MD5:EFAD0EE0136532E8E8402770A64C71F9	SHA256:3D2C55902385381869DB850B526261DDEB4628B83E690A32B67D2E0936B2C6ED
7640	ircbot.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI76402\VCRUNTIME140.dll		executable
		MD5:862F820C3251E4CA6FC0AC00E4092239	SHA256:36585912E5EAF83BA9FEA0631534F690CCDC2D7BA91537166FE53E56C221E153
7640	ircbot.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI76402\_decimal.pyd		executable
		MD5:F3377F3DE29579140E2BBAEEFD334D4F	SHA256:B715D1C18E9A9C1531F21C02003B4C6726742D1A2441A1893BC3D79D7BB50E91
7640	ircbot.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI76402\_hashlib.pyd		executable
		MD5:32D76C9ABD65A5D2671AEEDE189BC290	SHA256:838D5C8B7C3212C8429BAF612623ABBBC20A9023EEC41E34E5461B76A285B86C
7640	ircbot.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI76402\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll		executable
		MD5:CFE0C1DFDE224EA5FED9BD5FF778A6E0	SHA256:0D0F80CBF476AF5B1C9FD3775E086ED0DFDB510CD0CC208EC1CCB04572396E3E
7640	ircbot.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI76402\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll		executable
		MD5:E8B9D74BFD1F6D1CC1D99B24F44DA796	SHA256:B1B3FD40AB437A43C8DB4994CCFFC7F88000CC8BB6E34A2BCBFF8E2464930C59
7640	ircbot.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI76402\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll		executable
		MD5:EB0978A9213E7F6FDD63B2967F02D999	SHA256:AB25A1FE836FC68BCB199F1FE565C27D26AF0C390A38DA158E0D8815EFE1103E
7640	ircbot.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI76402\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll		executable
		MD5:33BBECE432F8DA57F17BF2E396EBAA58	SHA256:7CF0944901F7F7E0D0B9AD62753FC2FE380461B1CCE8CDC7E9C9867C980E3B0E
7640	ircbot.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI76402\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll		executable
		MD5:ACCC640D1B06FB8552FE02F823126FF5	SHA256:332BA469AE84AA72EC8CCE2B33781DB1AB81A42ECE5863F7A3CB5A990059594F

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HTTP(S) requests

TCP/UDP connections

DNS requests

Threats

HTTP requests

PID	Process	Method	HTTP Code	IP	URL	CN	Type	Size	Reputation
—	—	GET	200	2.16.168.114:80	http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
—	—	GET	200	2.23.246.101:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
7176	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
6544	svchost.exe	GET	200	2.17.190.73:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
7176	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
—	—	51.124.78.146:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted
—	—	2.16.168.114:80	crl.microsoft.com	Akamai International B.V.	RU	whitelisted
—	—	2.23.246.101:80	www.microsoft.com	Ooredoo Q.S.C.	QA	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:138	—	—	—	whitelisted
3216	svchost.exe	172.211.123.249:443	client.wns.windows.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	FR	whitelisted
6544	svchost.exe	20.190.160.4:443	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
8024	ircbot.exe	130.185.232.126:6667	irc.libera.chat	Telepoint Ltd	BG	unknown
2104	svchost.exe	51.104.136.2:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com	51.124.78.146 51.104.136.2	whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com	2.16.168.114 2.16.168.124	whitelisted
www.microsoft.com	2.23.246.101	whitelisted
google.com	216.58.206.46	whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com	172.211.123.249	whitelisted
login.live.com	20.190.160.4 20.190.160.67 20.190.160.130 40.126.32.140 20.190.160.3 20.190.160.132 20.190.160.66 20.190.160.131	whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com	2.17.190.73	whitelisted
irc.libera.chat	130.185.232.126 64.86.243.186 51.89.226.78	unknown
slscr.update.microsoft.com	4.175.87.197	whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com	40.69.42.241	whitelisted

Threats

PID	Process	Class	Message
8024	ircbot.exe	Misc activity	ET CHAT IRC USER command
8024	ircbot.exe	Misc activity	ET CHAT IRC NICK command
8024	ircbot.exe	Misc activity	ET CHAT IRC JOIN command

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General Info

ircbot.exe

890E4CB710E4686CB40B061EAEA8FC17

3FF4892C8011AA18CA781C5FF4695E5A5C234797

DD46D7B96BDFBFFF0D9152075E01EE6A6136392CD8246BAD13100E9D879A4F81

98304:gCYzBd4CZwlB4N+wcTAScUCYD/tHfktEzafhOsE+XZ0NvaX1oXtjUNBXnd17UJD5:6rTTyJwnOrq

Software environment set and analysis options

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Behavior activities

MALICIOUS

Changes the autorun value in the registry

IRC has been detected (SURICATA)

SUSPICIOUS

The process drops C-runtime libraries

Process drops legitimate windows executable

Executable content was dropped or overwritten

Application launched itself

Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

Process drops python dynamic module

Reads the date of Windows installation

Loads Python modules

Connects to unusual port

There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)

INFO

Reads the computer name

The sample compiled with english language support

Checks supported languages

Create files in a temporary directory

Process checks computer location settings

PyInstaller has been detected (YARA)

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