File name:

GameBuff_setup.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/f2d240b6-5b63-4f6d-8881-fdba572a3fe5
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 20, 2025, 14:02:58
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
winring0x64-sys
vuln-driver
arch-doc
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 5 sections
MD5:

0B9E354F90B80BEB53C0C6CB47264C7B

SHA1:

3717A27F0FE21A7313FF3D6347D416A3EDDD79BE

SHA256:

E5E4E4E63686D1AA8DB9C1D49F6893BE85E9FECA147A6261AB30CFA17B99D745

SSDEEP:

98304:G6qcF3gwUz6Cm9R83OOG3eGAmiBiv4rk+rhZrjz7WIrLP0Re7OJfzRdOoQz0rrfG:qiLDx

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Vulnerable driver has been detected

      • GameBuff.exe (PID: 3304)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • GameBuff_setup.exe (PID: 7552)
      • GameBuff.exe (PID: 3304)

    • Process drops SQLite DLL files

      • GameBuff_setup.exe (PID: 7552)
      • GameBuff.exe (PID: 3304)

    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • GameBuff_setup.exe (PID: 7552)
      • GameBuff.exe (PID: 3304)

    • The process drops C-runtime libraries

      • GameBuff_setup.exe (PID: 7552)
      • GameBuff.exe (PID: 3304)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • GameBuff_setup.exe (PID: 7552)

    • Drops a system driver (possible attempt to evade defenses)

      • GameBuff.exe (PID: 3304)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • GameBuff.exe (PID: 3304)

  • INFO

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • GameBuff_setup.exe (PID: 7552)
      • GameBuff.exe (PID: 3304)

    • Checks supported languages

      • GameBuff_setup.exe (PID: 7552)
      • GameBuff.exe (PID: 3304)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • GameBuff_setup.exe (PID: 7552)
      • GameBuff.exe (PID: 3304)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • GameBuff_setup.exe (PID: 7552)
      • GameBuff.exe (PID: 3304)

    • Reads the computer name

      • GameBuff.exe (PID: 3304)
      • GameBuff_setup.exe (PID: 7552)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • GameBuff_setup.exe (PID: 7552)
      • GameBuff.exe (PID: 3304)

    • The sample compiled with japanese language support

      • GameBuff.exe (PID: 3304)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • GameBuff.exe (PID: 3304)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • GameBuff.exe (PID: 3304)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • GameBuff.exe (PID: 3304)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

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: 2025:05:06 14:03:07+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 14.43
CodeSize: 2575872
InitializedDataSize: 4809728
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x191e25
OSVersion: 6
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 6
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 1.0.48211.1860
ProductVersionNumber: 1.0.48211.1860
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (British)
CharacterSet: Unicode
CompanyName: Avanquest
FileDescription: Game Buff Installer
FileVersion: 1,0,48211,1860
LegalCopyright: © Avanquest
InternalName: Game Buff Installer
OriginalFileName: installer.exe
ProductName: Game Buff
ProductVersion: 1,0,48211,1860
No data.
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Total processes
144
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start gamebuff_setup.exe THREAT gamebuff.exe slui.exe no specs gamebuff_setup.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
3304"C:\Program Files\Avanquest\Game Buff\1.0.48211.1860\GameBuff.exe"C:\Program Files\Avanquest\Game Buff\1.0.48211.1860\GameBuff.exe
GameBuff_setup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Avanquest
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Game Buff
Version:
1,0,48211,1860
Modules
Images
c:\program files\avanquest\game buff\1.0.48211.1860\gamebuff.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
7476"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GameBuff_setup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GameBuff_setup.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Avanquest
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Game Buff Installer
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
1,0,48211,1860
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\gamebuff_setup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
7552"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GameBuff_setup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GameBuff_setup.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Avanquest
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Game Buff Installer
Exit code:
0
Version:
1,0,48211,1860
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\gamebuff_setup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\shell32.dll
7816C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\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
Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
Total events
5 974
Read events
5 965
Write events
9
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(7552) GameBuff_setup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{A5CB7607-D4F9-4E8D-B53A-DEF7F1471E74}
Operation:writeName:DisplayIcon
Value:
C:\Program Files\Avanquest\Game Buff\1.0.48211.1860\GameBuff.exe
(PID) Process:(7552) GameBuff_setup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{A5CB7607-D4F9-4E8D-B53A-DEF7F1471E74}
Operation:writeName:DisplayName
Value:
Game Buff
(PID) Process:(7552) GameBuff_setup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{A5CB7607-D4F9-4E8D-B53A-DEF7F1471E74}
Operation:writeName:DisplayVersion
Value:
1.0.48211.1860
(PID) Process:(7552) GameBuff_setup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{A5CB7607-D4F9-4E8D-B53A-DEF7F1471E74}
Operation:writeName:InstallLocation
Value:
C:\Program Files\Avanquest\Game Buff\1.0.48211.1860
(PID) Process:(7552) GameBuff_setup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{A5CB7607-D4F9-4E8D-B53A-DEF7F1471E74}
Operation:writeName:Publisher
Value:
Avanquest
(PID) Process:(7552) GameBuff_setup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{A5CB7607-D4F9-4E8D-B53A-DEF7F1471E74}
Operation:writeName:UninstallString
Value:
"C:\Program Files\Avanquest\Game Buff\1.0.48211.1860\installer.exe" --uninstall
(PID) Process:(3304) GameBuff.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:(3304) GameBuff.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
(PID) Process:(3304) GameBuff.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Visited:
Executable files
185
Suspicious files
118
Text files
53
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
7552GameBuff_setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a691d070-48a2-496e-8107-f497ca4bc843\applicationcompressed
MD5:A988704BB634BCC63189DED10A806108
SHA256:2DF69AE27BD39B76CEAD96F35777F048D9877850257C37107BDED35612D8DF55
7552GameBuff_setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2f76ee9d-dbf4-4a70-9fe9-e41c074d417e\sciter.dllexecutable
MD5:6B164FE659A1FFACEFAB1814B5656F42
SHA256:4274E1F56A8B697A640B3400A07EECFB73FD50E90BDA54CA307DC04C4A59F111
7552GameBuff_setup.exeC:\Program Files\Avanquest\Game Buff\1.0.48211.1860\boost_chrono-vc144-mt-x64-1_85.dllexecutable
MD5:584213DC1FF6124F5BA5C6CD5146430A
SHA256:EDE8F2B416A6EA7842D4B411BC56A9993DB67B9C6F689FBACAD24CB9D58E22C3
7552GameBuff_setup.exeC:\ProgramData\Avanquest\Game Buff\settings\installation-idbinary
MD5:E4C70D2D4A3B5712383835396D856641
SHA256:E3B23DAFA02AC114A8F4E64C7A0D5D52008890A83969B6771FF59776B46A68CC
7552GameBuff_setup.exeC:\Program Files\Avanquest\Game Buff\1.0.48211.1860\cmd-line.dllexecutable
MD5:E72ECEBD55C7FFB86275D0D7AE0E8D9C
SHA256:B2ED5616791550D7410834C68128238F6567D25B7F14670724AFF640B9597767
7552GameBuff_setup.exeC:\Program Files\Avanquest\Game Buff\1.0.48211.1860\boost_thread-vc144-mt-x64-1_85.dllexecutable
MD5:29769F08AE9BD8B42296E2B83382B0AE
SHA256:96D38DA572D0387288E82D894E65476B42541341056BECF6A838FB368240A9E5
7552GameBuff_setup.exeC:\Program Files\Avanquest\Game Buff\1.0.48211.1860\cpu-process-manager-poc.exeexecutable
MD5:DFEAF18BBC8700468C600F0BAA31D984
SHA256:5D3F36A0391EC8ABE635E65A59ED83AE5722955E5BB49E0E75F63CAE14D18B54
7552GameBuff_setup.exeC:\Program Files\Avanquest\Game Buff\1.0.48211.1860\archive.dllexecutable
MD5:546D87B9D653DA409CBF449EAB498659
SHA256:58C251694AC7CAECA3A4B61571DDE35A37E5A8AEFC45643955D3E88A7C10D2F2
7552GameBuff_setup.exeC:\Program Files\Avanquest\Game Buff\1.0.48211.1860\driver-manager.dllexecutable
MD5:CFE8E8C7C37AA8317F309D17FA95E479
SHA256:50B7C77BCD808A1CC026F7EF9E62F8E311BC976919C6368C2A5ED93D8B513063
7552GameBuff_setup.exeC:\Program Files\Avanquest\Game Buff\1.0.48211.1860\game-boost.dllexecutable
MD5:D484115A7185426B7D3AD28DD0C12367
SHA256:1AA2F1A5AA6C4754F0FBABF76BCE3109A231D96D2ED992F23BC98637FE30CDF1
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HTTP(S) requests
13
TCP/UDP connections
44
DNS requests
33
Threats
2

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
756
lsass.exe
GET
200
142.250.185.99:80
http://c.pki.goog/r/r4.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
756
lsass.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://status.rapidssl.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBRJiUKgT2m88fZ4nxc1Lu6M%2FjvkagQUDNtsgkkPSmcKuBTuesRIUojrVjgCEAN2Bf4W%2BlJ5Zx7tXF2ldaI%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
3304
GameBuff.exe
GET
200
139.162.130.8:80
http://speedtest.frankfurt.linode.com/getIP.php
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
756
lsass.exe
GET
200
23.209.209.135:80
http://x1.c.lencr.org/
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
756
lsass.exe
GET
200
95.101.54.195:80
http://r11.o.lencr.org/MFMwUTBPME0wSzAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQaUrm0WeTDM5ghfoZtS72KO9ZnzgQUCLkRO6XQhRi06g%2BgrZ%2BGHo78OCcCEgVSGSiLp1mnKY8lygjZwMhAqw%3D%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
756
lsass.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAsllCLO2YEqFaBOmVKKDvo%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7268
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.219.150.101:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7268
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.219.150.101:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
756
lsass.exe
GET
200
2.23.77.188:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.216.77.6:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
—
—
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.216.77.6:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.35.229.160:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
3216
svchost.exe
172.211.123.248:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
7552
GameBuff_setup.exe
174.142.220.173:443
av-updateservice.adaware.com
IWEB-AS
CA
whitelisted
756
lsass.exe
2.17.190.73:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
976
RUXIMICS.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
20.190.160.20:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 40.127.240.158
  • 20.73.194.208
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.185.78
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.216.77.6
  • 23.216.77.28
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.35.229.160
  • 23.219.150.101
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.248
whitelisted
av-updateservice.adaware.com
  • 174.142.220.173
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
  • 2.23.77.188
whitelisted
status.rapidssl.com
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.160.20
  • 40.126.32.72
  • 20.190.160.131
  • 20.190.160.128
  • 40.126.32.140
  • 40.126.32.138
  • 40.126.32.68
  • 20.190.160.64
whitelisted
acdn.adaware.com
  • 104.16.213.94
  • 104.16.212.94
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
2196
svchost.exe
Not Suspicious Traffic
INFO [ANY.RUN] Azure Blob Storage (.blob .core .windows .net)
2196
svchost.exe
Not Suspicious Traffic
INFO [ANY.RUN] Azure Blob Storage (.blob .core .windows .net)
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Reports
GameBuff_setup.exe