File name:

DEVICE-TWEAKER.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/10f92032-b55c-4a77-bcde-99d68961503e
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 15, 2025, 16:22:42
OS: Windows 11 Professional (build: 22000, 64 bit)
Tags:
themida
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows, 6 sections
MD5:

5E915A7BAE95BEDB3A5C7C5AA1865C0B

SHA1:

BE946C7B6CFEF71B8E598D02C8A81B81B39B5435

SHA256:

E652B9B466D84ADBDA644A87AEB36E087D2A1569B35D58DDDAE46C332A3FFF91

SSDEEP:

98304:SCDr9I6mZMz9hPJYkrcSPiiphGfjJ4Mo2qF5km+UnhWGrU7RuY9bljBWT6ogU0JR:H6GXnisQ9dOWlK/

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads the BIOS version

      • DEVICE-TWEAKER.exe (PID: 4712)
    • Writes data into a file (POWERSHELL)

      • DEVICE-TWEAKER.exe (PID: 4712)
    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • DEVICE-TWEAKER.exe (PID: 4712)
    • Uses base64 encoding (POWERSHELL)

      • DEVICE-TWEAKER.exe (PID: 4712)
    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • DEVICE-TWEAKER.exe (PID: 4712)
    • Reads the Internet Settings

      • DEVICE-TWEAKER.exe (PID: 4712)
  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • DEVICE-TWEAKER.exe (PID: 4712)
    • Process checks whether UAC notifications are on

      • DEVICE-TWEAKER.exe (PID: 4712)
    • Reads the software policy settings

      • DEVICE-TWEAKER.exe (PID: 4712)
    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • DEVICE-TWEAKER.exe (PID: 4712)
    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • DEVICE-TWEAKER.exe (PID: 4712)
    • Reads the computer name

      • DEVICE-TWEAKER.exe (PID: 4712)
    • Reads Environment values

      • DEVICE-TWEAKER.exe (PID: 4712)
    • Checks if a key exists in the options dictionary (POWERSHELL)

      • DEVICE-TWEAKER.exe (PID: 4712)
    • Themida protector has been detected

      • DEVICE-TWEAKER.exe (PID: 4712)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (50)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (49.9)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: AMD AMD64
TimeStamp: 2025:05:13 11:38:29+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, Large address aware
PEType: PE32+
LinkerVersion: 11
CodeSize: 139264
InitializedDataSize: 5632
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0xb4c058
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 1.4.8.8
ProductVersionNumber: 1.4.8.8
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Neutral
CharacterSet: Unicode
FileDescription: BYND_PERF
FileVersion: 1.4.8.8
InternalName: DEVICE-TWEAKER.exe
LegalCopyright: BYND_PERF
OriginalFileName: DEVICE-TWEAKER.exe
ProductName: DEVICE-TWEAKER
ProductVersion: 1.4.8.8
AssemblyVersion: 1.4.8.8
No data.
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Total processes
101
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start device-tweaker.exe device-tweaker.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
3420"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\DEVICE-TWEAKER.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\DEVICE-TWEAKER.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
BYND_PERF
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
1.4.8.8
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\device-tweaker.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
4712"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\DEVICE-TWEAKER.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\DEVICE-TWEAKER.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
BYND_PERF
Version:
1.4.8.8
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\device-tweaker.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
Total events
23 680
Read events
23 672
Write events
8
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(4712) DEVICE-TWEAKER.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:ProxyBypass
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(4712) DEVICE-TWEAKER.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:IntranetName
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(4712) DEVICE-TWEAKER.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(4712) DEVICE-TWEAKER.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
0
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
1
Text files
2
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
4712DEVICE-TWEAKER.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_bg2thxzf.s4e.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
4712DEVICE-TWEAKER.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_gybob4sv.jrk.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
4712DEVICE-TWEAKER.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CPMono_v07_Plain.ttfbinary
MD5:CEC2670064F93D247C30D60FFD375E30
SHA256:43EDBE0C38AEB163BD8A581AD21EA071B0C0EB52B0999D760ED373CF0A6A210D
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
14
DNS requests
8
Threats
2

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
GET
200
199.232.214.172:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?f4d2af8a3f2bbfd8
unknown
whitelisted
GET
200
184.24.77.4:80
http://www.msftconnecttest.com/connecttest.txt
unknown
whitelisted
2768
svchost.exe
GET
200
199.232.210.172:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootstl.cab?ae0cec35f73e7201
unknown
whitelisted
2768
svchost.exe
GET
200
199.232.210.172:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/pinrulesstl.cab?b5c209eb39f9a373
unknown
whitelisted
2768
svchost.exe
GET
200
199.232.210.172:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootstl.cab?2efe063e74f19306
unknown
whitelisted
2768
svchost.exe
GET
200
199.232.210.172:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/pinrulesstl.cab?58861b0b6735a5a4
unknown
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
184.24.77.4:80
Akamai International B.V.
DE
unknown
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
199.232.214.172:80
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
FASTLY
US
whitelisted
3640
svchost.exe
20.190.160.17:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
3952
svchost.exe
239.255.255.250:1900
whitelisted
5088
smartscreen.exe
48.209.180.244:443
checkappexec.microsoft.com
US
whitelisted
2592
svchost.exe
23.197.142.186:443
fs.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
US
whitelisted
2768
svchost.exe
199.232.210.172:80
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
FASTLY
US
whitelisted
2988
OfficeClickToRun.exe
20.189.173.18:443
self.events.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 40.127.240.158
whitelisted
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
  • 199.232.214.172
  • 199.232.210.172
whitelisted
google.com
  • 216.58.212.174
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.160.17
  • 20.190.160.3
  • 20.190.160.65
  • 20.190.160.14
  • 20.190.160.4
  • 20.190.160.5
  • 20.190.160.22
  • 20.190.160.67
whitelisted
checkappexec.microsoft.com
  • 48.209.180.244
whitelisted
fs.microsoft.com
  • 23.197.142.186
whitelisted
self.events.data.microsoft.com
  • 20.189.173.18
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
Misc activity
ET INFO Microsoft Connection Test
Generic Protocol Command Decode
SURICATA HTTP Request unrecognized authorization method
No debug info