| File name: | protected.zip |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/b6cba3d1-3ede-4f15-9d71-5a6368ff2839 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Crypto mining malware is a resource-intensive threat that infiltrates computers with the purpose of mining cryptocurrencies. This type of threat can be deployed either on an infected machine or a compromised website. In both cases the miner will utilize the computing power of the device and its network bandwidth. |
| Analysis date: | October 03, 2025, 17:46:52 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/zip |
| File info: | Zip archive data, at least v2.0 to extract, compression method=deflate |
| MD5: | 5B817BE38B26D645BB0ECBC87479591D |
| SHA1: | 1430782472093EFB901C5716BE5973C69654F20B |
| SHA256: | E21A0EC582CA7E37F07EADD499811EEE45130E6F18CF870C252BB2F9EEB3E7A1 |
| SSDEEP: | 192:vw2ReTEsShesh+1toWW7m4du8tZKYePWUIxA8m90sbAbOE5HjCjJxJ3ywV:lwTxSheq8m37jnKYD08ATbAHyT |
| .zip | | | ZIP compressed archive (100) |
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| ZipRequiredVersion: | 20 |
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| ZipBitFlag: | 0x0009 |
| ZipCompression: | Deflated |
| ZipModifyDate: | 1980:00:00 00:00:00 |
| ZipCRC: | 0x1ebe6ead |
| ZipCompressedSize: | 6976 |
| ZipUncompressedSize: | 7013 |
| ZipFileName: | e8cafd32f61d2f4dc1775b3b491c2ae67dc99eafab5e65d82228fc1d9cabbb9e.zip |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 384 | "C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe" "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\passwordblood.rtf.lcryptx" | C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe | wscript.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Notepad Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 708 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msvcr80.dll.bat" " | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | wscript.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows Command Processor Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1400 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | powershell.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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| 2144 | "C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe" C:\Windows\advapi32_ext.vbs | C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe | — | wscript.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft ® Windows Based Script Host Version: 5.812.10240.16384 Modules
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| 2332 | "C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe" C:\Windows\CDConnector.vbs | C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe | — | wscript.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft ® Windows Based Script Host Version: 5.812.10240.16384 Modules
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| 2360 | "BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1 | C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Download/Upload Host Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2868 | "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$DIb4928.26821\e8cafd32f61d2f4dc1775b3b491c2ae67dc99eafab5e65d82228fc1d9cabbb9e.zip | C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe | WinRAR.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Alexander Roshal Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: WinRAR archiver Exit code: 0 Version: 5.91.0 Modules
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| 3160 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.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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| 3240 | "BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1 | C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Download/Upload Host Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3340 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.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: | (4928) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\Interface\Themes |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ShellExtBMP |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4928) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\Interface\Themes |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ShellExtIcon |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4928) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 3 |
Value: C:\Users\admin\Desktop\preferences.zip | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4928) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 2 |
Value: C:\Users\admin\Desktop\chromium_ext.zip | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4928) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 1 |
Value: C:\Users\admin\Desktop\omni_23_10_2024_.zip | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4928) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 0 |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\protected.zip | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4928) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths |
| Operation: | write | Name: | name |
Value: 120 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4928) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths |
| Operation: | write | Name: | size |
Value: 80 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4928) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths |
| Operation: | write | Name: | type |
Value: 120 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4928) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths |
| Operation: | write | Name: | mtime |
Value: 100 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6500 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\91df12fd-85b7-483a-b195-ce5613a237db.down_data | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6500 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\758d3dc1-1807-45ff-ac31-f39288849edb.cedd7901-e920-4b1b-9366-a460f4f28545.down_meta | binary | |
MD5:487F6B3C5E4F19A1396830BED0474644 | SHA256:A0C6F871A72A0C4CC92FC64FF1748EC93F993CB58E9170C176AE09E060CCA8C7 | |||
| 6500 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\26C212D9399727259664BDFCA073966E_F9F7D6A7ECE73106D2A8C63168CDA10D | binary | |
MD5:7455F22E33900D676421E119DAC2D49D | SHA256:0F9E148DAEEA4E7400643CB44840DCA40AF9D0DDDC74907206807770C22E38E4 | |||
| 7472 | wscript.exe | C:\PLEASEREADME.txt | text | |
MD5:BDB08C40728C362E252ED25FD3A24F2B | SHA256:FE86632850D4A90FA22A0B1682D2923E3108049704063E827BC0ADC4F603614A | |||
| 7472 | wscript.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\gcrybground.png | image | |
MD5:929BDA26083CA8E10CE5DBCD34C8D43D | SHA256:4A3FED3D76DDB7257D9FC985FE2B4C5FFD5B0F7D0808B5D8A054DF053F40FC56 | |||
| 6500 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\91df12fd-85b7-483a-b195-ce5613a237db.cedd7901-e920-4b1b-9366-a460f4f28545.down_meta | binary | |
MD5:487F6B3C5E4F19A1396830BED0474644 | SHA256:A0C6F871A72A0C4CC92FC64FF1748EC93F993CB58E9170C176AE09E060CCA8C7 | |||
| 6500 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\26C212D9399727259664BDFCA073966E_F9F7D6A7ECE73106D2A8C63168CDA10D | binary | |
MD5:A2459D8C15651BB81784468BC907C939 | SHA256:E6360479BE8038E7443DA1855F01EC552F1B602A656A2BF713C1CD760B7CB6C8 | |||
| 6500 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\758d3dc1-1807-45ff-ac31-f39288849edb.up_meta_secure | binary | |
MD5:1439D846C2E96240BC45FD4737C2FC19 | SHA256:74AF72D5DBE957CE2ABD07C11235A571A6FB4C229692B8789ED5830B4B644A22 | |||
| 5180 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_bx5sev4c.bkk.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 4928 | WinRAR.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$DIb4928.26821\e8cafd32f61d2f4dc1775b3b491c2ae67dc99eafab5e65d82228fc1d9cabbb9e.zip | compressed | |
MD5:0384ED49668C0E156CB228EDDD8C0686 | SHA256:653071EDF14D02288D6E9FFAC3B498D8A99DF0E0A276724BC31C2972FB0526B4 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6500 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | US | binary | 313 b | whitelisted |
7472 | wscript.exe | GET | 200 | 172.217.18.4:80 | http://www.google.com/ | US | html | 30.9 Kb | whitelisted |
1644 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D | US | binary | 471 b | whitelisted |
6844 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D | US | binary | 471 b | whitelisted |
3000 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | US | binary | 471 b | whitelisted |
7472 | wscript.exe | GET | 200 | 172.217.18.4:80 | http://www.google.com/ | US | html | 30.9 Kb | whitelisted |
3000 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | US | binary | 471 b | whitelisted |
1524 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | US | binary | 313 b | whitelisted |
7472 | wscript.exe | GET | 200 | 172.217.18.4:80 | http://www.google.com/ | US | html | 30.9 Kb | whitelisted |
7472 | wscript.exe | GET | 200 | 78.153.140.66:80 | http://78.153.140.66/xmrig.exe | RU | executable | 4.37 Mb | unknown |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6016 | MoUsoCoreWorker.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 |
8012 | RUXIMICS.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
5224 | SearchApp.exe | 2.16.241.218:443 | www.bing.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
3000 | svchost.exe | 20.190.160.22:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
3000 | svchost.exe | 184.30.131.245:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
1524 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | 2.16.241.218:443 | www.bing.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
1524 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | 184.30.131.245:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
3464 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.250:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
arc.msn.com |
| whitelisted |
fd.api.iris.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
— | — | Unknown Traffic | ET USER_AGENTS Microsoft Dr Watson User-Agent (MSDW) |
7472 | wscript.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Image hosting service ImgBB |
7472 | wscript.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET INFO Executable Download from dotted-quad Host |
7472 | wscript.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET HUNTING Request for EXE via WinHTTP M1 |
7472 | wscript.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO WinHttpRequest Downloading EXE |
7472 | wscript.exe | Misc Attack | ET DROP Spamhaus DROP Listed Traffic Inbound group 9 |
7472 | wscript.exe | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET INFO PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP |
7472 | wscript.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET HUNTING SUSPICIOUS Dotted Quad Host MZ Response |
7472 | wscript.exe | Crypto Currency Mining Activity Detected | MINER [ANY.RUN] Request Coinminer Xmrig |
Process | Message |
|---|---|
wbadmin.exe | Invalid parameter passed to C runtime function.
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