File name:

rufus-2.18.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/2b0301a7-af7c-4327-b3f6-c7aadbc84c7f
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: June 12, 2025, 15:04:33
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
upx
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows, UPX compressed, 3 sections
MD5:

D48615FA37605E2F53162F1D7021D937

SHA1:

D0054FC533603004A107436F47BC020AFD54FA05

SHA256:

E82ABD7F2C8F8C866141634A1CE10DA8EBF3C58B68CB2EAA351345777BB3F67C

SSDEEP:

49152:t2zucUfKVJ/UIEQFup04g5BYHSVfY9usJ4LxigH4WC8KcCNZHmZhK0B36vBR46Dl:tJTfKVNU854tSKnJCx3HgNrNk34RaykS

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Changes the Windows auto-update feature

      • rufus-2.18.exe (PID: 1296)

    • Executing a file with an untrusted certificate

      • rufus-2.18.exe (PID: 1296)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)

      • rufus-2.18.exe (PID: 1296)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • rufus-2.18.exe (PID: 1296)

  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • rufus-2.18.exe (PID: 1296)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • rufus-2.18.exe (PID: 1296)

    • Process checks whether UAC notifications are on

      • rufus-2.18.exe (PID: 1296)

    • Reads the computer name

      • rufus-2.18.exe (PID: 1296)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • rufus-2.18.exe (PID: 1296)

    • UPX packer has been detected

      • rufus-2.18.exe (PID: 1296)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • rufus-2.18.exe (PID: 1296)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • rufus-2.18.exe (PID: 1296)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | UPX compressed Win32 Executable (64.2)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (15.6)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (10.6)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.7)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (4.7)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 0000:00:00 00:00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit, No debug
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 2.29
CodeSize: 917504
InitializedDataSize: 45056
UninitializedDataSize: 1740800
EntryPoint: 0x2888b0
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: 1
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 2.18.1213.0
ProductVersionNumber: 2.18.1213.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Windows NT 32-bit
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Neutral
CharacterSet: Unicode
CompanyName: Akeo Consulting (http://akeo.ie)
FileDescription: Rufus
FileVersion: 2.18.1213
InternalName: Rufus
LegalCopyright: © 2011-2017 Pete Batard (GPL v3)
LegalTrademarks: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
OriginalFileName: rufus.exe
ProductName: Rufus
ProductVersion: 2.18.1213
No data.
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Total processes
142
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start rufus-2.18.exe slui.exe no specs rufus-2.18.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1296"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\rufus-2.18.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\rufus-2.18.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Akeo Consulting (http://akeo.ie)
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Rufus
Version:
2.18.1213
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\rufus-2.18.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\advapi32.dll
1964C:\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
6640"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\rufus-2.18.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\rufus-2.18.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Akeo Consulting (http://akeo.ie)
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Rufus
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
2.18.1213
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\rufus-2.18.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
Total events
817
Read events
753
Write events
32
Delete events
32

Modification events

(PID) Process:(1296) rufus-2.18.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy Objects\{C979AD76-981C-4DCC-8C91-8805D4F0B853}Machine\Software\Policies\Microsoft\AppHVSI
Operation:writeName:AllowAppHVSI_ProviderSet
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1296) rufus-2.18.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy Objects\{C979AD76-981C-4DCC-8C91-8805D4F0B853}Machine\Software\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate
Operation:writeName:UpdateDefault
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1296) rufus-2.18.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy Objects\{C979AD76-981C-4DCC-8C91-8805D4F0B853}Machine\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Network Connections
Operation:writeName:NC_DoNotShowLocalOnlyIcon
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(1296) rufus-2.18.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy Objects\{C979AD76-981C-4DCC-8C91-8805D4F0B853}Machine\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Feeds
Operation:writeName:EnableFeeds
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1296) rufus-2.18.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy Objects\{C979AD76-981C-4DCC-8C91-8805D4F0B853}Machine\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
Operation:writeName:WUServer
Value:
http://neverupdatewindows10.com
(PID) Process:(1296) rufus-2.18.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy Objects\{C979AD76-981C-4DCC-8C91-8805D4F0B853}Machine\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
Operation:writeName:WUStatusServer
Value:
http://neverupdatewindows10.com
(PID) Process:(1296) rufus-2.18.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy Objects\{C979AD76-981C-4DCC-8C91-8805D4F0B853}Machine\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
Operation:writeName:UpdateServiceUrlAlternate
Value:
http://neverupdatewindows10.com
(PID) Process:(1296) rufus-2.18.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy Objects\{C979AD76-981C-4DCC-8C91-8805D4F0B853}Machine\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
Operation:writeName:**del.FillEmptyContentUrls
Value:
(PID) Process:(1296) rufus-2.18.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy Objects\{C979AD76-981C-4DCC-8C91-8805D4F0B853}Machine\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU
Operation:writeName:UseWUServer
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(1296) rufus-2.18.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy Objects\{C979AD76-981C-4DCC-8C91-8805D4F0B853}Machine\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU
Operation:writeName:NoAutoUpdate
Value:
0
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
1
Text files
3
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
1296rufus-2.18.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\GroupPolicy\gpt.initext
MD5:39DFFC602ED934569F26BE44EC645814
SHA256:B57A88E5B1ACF3A784BE88B87FA3EE1F0991CB7C1C66DA423F3595FFC6E0C5C2
1296rufus-2.18.exeC:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy\Machine\Registry.polbinary
MD5:0C014C71A70DC7758BFDC822E974F1F3
SHA256:8EBD915268E16B55A3ABDE6F612363576FAB5DF656F955D672CCE8889C5FF9CA
1296rufus-2.18.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Ruf5F75.tmptext
MD5:97F1600F3FC2BCBF40A3A51573BC82DE
SHA256:A7E57B7AD3A29A474DC57E65607B0AAE59EDED0754F928EA4417E3E6B8E23008
1296rufus-2.18.exeC:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy\gpt.initext
MD5:2392F1772EA5EC57F3B38729204010E4
SHA256:182966E809A108282397D80C3F82D0116CB437D1C90630FCB1F93F7CC8F6219D
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HTTP(S) requests
9
TCP/UDP connections
27
DNS requests
14
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.219.150.101:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.16.241.12:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5020
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
5020
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
1296
rufus-2.18.exe
GET
301
185.199.111.153:80
http://rufus.akeo.ie/Rufus_win_x64_10.0.ver
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1296
rufus-2.18.exe
GET
301
185.199.111.153:80
http://rufus.akeo.ie/Rufus_win_x64.ver
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1296
rufus-2.18.exe
GET
301
185.199.111.153:80
http://rufus.akeo.ie/Rufus_win_x64_10.ver
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
2140
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.23.77.188:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1296
rufus-2.18.exe
GET
301
185.199.111.153:80
http://rufus.akeo.ie/Rufus_win.ver
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2320
RUXIMICS.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
2200
svchost.exe
224.0.0.252:5355
—
—
—
whitelisted
2200
svchost.exe
224.0.0.251:5353
—
—
—
unknown
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
2.16.241.12:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
23.219.150.101:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
CL
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 20.73.194.208
  • 51.124.78.146
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.16.241.12
  • 2.16.241.19
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.219.150.101
  • 95.101.149.131
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 52.149.20.212
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 20.3.187.198
whitelisted
rufus.akeo.ie
  • 185.199.111.153
  • 185.199.110.153
  • 185.199.109.153
  • 185.199.108.153
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.160.3
  • 20.190.160.132
  • 40.126.32.68
  • 20.190.160.22
  • 40.126.32.140
  • 40.126.32.138
  • 40.126.32.136
  • 20.190.160.131
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.23.77.188
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.248
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 13.77.207.86
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
Process
Message
rufus-2.18.exe
*** Rufus init ***
rufus-2.18.exe
Binary executable is signed by 'Akeo Consulting'
rufus-2.18.exe
localization: extracted data to 'C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Ruf5F75.tmp'
rufus-2.18.exe
Will use settings from registry
rufus-2.18.exe
Binary executable is signed by 'Akeo Consulting'
rufus-2.18.exe
loc file not found in current directory - embedded one will be used
rufus-2.18.exe
localization: found locale 'zh-TW'
rufus-2.18.exe
localization: found locale 'fa-IR'
rufus-2.18.exe
localization: found locale 'fi-FI'
rufus-2.18.exe
localization: found locale 'it-IT'
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