| File name: | taskhostw.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/847d9478-c6c0-4879-a874-465b02ee7bff |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | March 01, 2026, 15:55:39 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows, 12 sections |
| MD5: | 68D501EAD891BB9903C5F010255D87F1 |
| SHA1: | 718E88068AAA5EDEF2241633B01F147834D2F91D |
| SHA256: | E8E3C717E96793A7CEF2ACE0AA35A854AD4A7AB8A9E45825A6019C42181CFC22 |
| SSDEEP: | 196608:Q41x95SKW/BMViINltDnz9OhQxU5qZXM5Fnpt/RRpolptbPO:/fslMVvNfhO6xU77nptrpol+ |
MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.SUSPICIOUS
Reads the BIOS version
- taskhostw.exe (PID: 2336)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- taskhostw.exe (PID: 2336)
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
- taskhostw.exe (PID: 2336)
Possible usage of Discord/Telegram API has been detected (YARA)
- taskhostw.exe (PID: 2336)
Checks for external IP
- svchost.exe (PID: 2292)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- taskhostw.exe (PID: 2336)
The sample compiled with english language support
- taskhostw.exe (PID: 2336)
Reads the computer name
- taskhostw.exe (PID: 2336)
Create files in a temporary directory
- taskhostw.exe (PID: 2336)
Reads mouse settings
- taskhostw.exe (PID: 2336)
Reads CPU info
- taskhostw.exe (PID: 2336)
Creates files in the program directory
- taskhostw.exe (PID: 2336)
Checks proxy server information
- taskhostw.exe (PID: 2336)
- slui.exe (PID: 8228)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- taskhostw.exe (PID: 2336)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- taskhostw.exe (PID: 2336)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- taskhostw.exe (PID: 2336)
The process uses AutoIt
- taskhostw.exe (PID: 2336)
Themida protector has been detected
- taskhostw.exe (PID: 2336)
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ims-api
(PID) Process(2336) taskhostw.exe
Telegram-Tokens (1)6694077640:AAGNnkSYN1Rm7AVm3ouSxm5yx2anD6lepZA
Telegram-Info-Links
6694077640:AAGNnkSYN1Rm7AVm3ouSxm5yx2anD6lepZA
Get info about bothttps://api.telegram.org/bot6694077640:AAGNnkSYN1Rm7AVm3ouSxm5yx2anD6lepZA/getMe
Get incoming updateshttps://api.telegram.org/bot6694077640:AAGNnkSYN1Rm7AVm3ouSxm5yx2anD6lepZA/getUpdates
Get webhookhttps://api.telegram.org/bot6694077640:AAGNnkSYN1Rm7AVm3ouSxm5yx2anD6lepZA/getWebhookInfo
Delete webhookhttps://api.telegram.org/bot6694077640:AAGNnkSYN1Rm7AVm3ouSxm5yx2anD6lepZA/deleteWebhook
Drop incoming updateshttps://api.telegram.org/bot6694077640:AAGNnkSYN1Rm7AVm3ouSxm5yx2anD6lepZA/deleteWebhook?drop_pending_updates=true
Telegram-Requests
Token6694077640:AAGNnkSYN1Rm7AVm3ouSxm5yx2anD6lepZA
End-PointgetMe
Args
TRiD
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (50) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (49.9) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | AMD AMD64 |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2024:05:21 16:37:40+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.16 |
| CodeSize: | 734208 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 23512064 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x1e5db28 |
| OSVersion: | 5.2 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5.2 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 10.0.0.3 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 10.0.0.3 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Windows, Latin1 |
| CompanyName: | Realtek Semiconductor |
| FileDescription: | Realtek HD Audio |
| FileVersion: | 10.0.0.3 |
| InternalName: | RtHDVBgProc.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | 2017 (c) Realtek Semiconductor. All rights reserved. |
| OriginalFileName: | taskhostw.exe |
| ProductName: | Realtek HD Audio |
| ProductVersion: | 10.0.0.3 |
Total processes
132
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2292 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s Dnscache | C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Host Process for Windows Services Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 2336 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\taskhostw.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\taskhostw.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Realtek Semiconductor Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Realtek HD Audio Version: 10.0.0.3 Modules
ims-api(PID) Process(2336) taskhostw.exe Telegram-Tokens (1)6694077640:AAGNnkSYN1Rm7AVm3ouSxm5yx2anD6lepZA Telegram-Info-Links 6694077640:AAGNnkSYN1Rm7AVm3ouSxm5yx2anD6lepZA Get info about bothttps://api.telegram.org/bot6694077640:AAGNnkSYN1Rm7AVm3ouSxm5yx2anD6lepZA/getMe Get incoming updateshttps://api.telegram.org/bot6694077640:AAGNnkSYN1Rm7AVm3ouSxm5yx2anD6lepZA/getUpdates Get webhookhttps://api.telegram.org/bot6694077640:AAGNnkSYN1Rm7AVm3ouSxm5yx2anD6lepZA/getWebhookInfo Delete webhookhttps://api.telegram.org/bot6694077640:AAGNnkSYN1Rm7AVm3ouSxm5yx2anD6lepZA/deleteWebhook Drop incoming updateshttps://api.telegram.org/bot6694077640:AAGNnkSYN1Rm7AVm3ouSxm5yx2anD6lepZA/deleteWebhook?drop_pending_updates=true Telegram-Requests Token6694077640:AAGNnkSYN1Rm7AVm3ouSxm5yx2anD6lepZA End-PointgetMe Args | |||||||||||||||
| 8228 | C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe | svchost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Activation Client Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
6 982
Read events
6 942
Write events
3
Delete events
37
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (2336) taskhostw.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2336) taskhostw.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2336) taskhostw.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2336) taskhostw.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartupApproved\Run |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | Realtek HD Audio |
Value: | |||
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
1
Text files
2
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2336 | taskhostw.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aut9E81.tmp | binary | |
MD5:52B38C5025C2ECFA9A101E97CC48BFDF | SHA256:D35F48DF7A4B20E7213B9530A9401F52D8EEEF833EFD0836583A841835BAFDC1 | |||
| 2336 | taskhostw.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aut9B73.tmp | executable | |
MD5:BE3B1C4ED8E565B95DCCB9FFBAAFA249 | SHA256:8F2A1E7E29712B1783EB8320E9C2EC78176BB3EFE9FA14656AB7736A01242779 | |||
| 2336 | taskhostw.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\RR3E01RZ\json[1].json | text | |
MD5:CF32E3E523EE76E4544DE3300D2BA12B | SHA256:BE5803376BAAF5295F115FC10AE70B781115A083DC2A2EBD3CD8BFC9CFD4F135 | |||
| 2336 | taskhostw.exe | C:\ProgramData\Setup\bip39.txt | text | |
MD5:51CA2264F5B3AD532A4D6DAE175E1750 | SHA256:D2BD2AEB50AC5DF60C1EB10AFCEC2B680D5A8A9F2BBC74A15C45BF3525528334 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
48
TCP/UDP connections
49
DNS requests
20
Threats
7
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6352 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 304 | 135.233.95.144:443 | https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/SLS/%7B522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E%7D/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL | US | — | — | whitelisted |
6352 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 135.233.95.135:443 | https://fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/clientwebservice/ping | US | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.20:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | NL | binary | 825 b | whitelisted |
6768 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.20:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | NL | binary | 825 b | whitelisted |
8776 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.59.18.102:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | US | binary | 814 b | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.59.18.102:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | US | binary | 814 b | whitelisted |
6768 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 23.59.18.102:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | US | binary | 814 b | whitelisted |
6352 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 135.233.95.144:443 | https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/sls/ping | US | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 200 | 40.126.32.138:443 | https://login.live.com/RST2.srf | US | text | 11.1 Kb | whitelisted |
6352 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 304 | 135.233.95.144:443 | https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/SLS/%7B522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E%7D/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL | US | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
— | — | 172.211.123.249:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.216.77.20:80 | crl.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-ASN1 | NL | whitelisted |
6768 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.216.77.20:80 | crl.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-ASN1 | NL | whitelisted |
6768 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.59.18.102:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
8776 | svchost.exe | 23.59.18.102:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.59.18.102:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ip-api.com |
| whitelisted |
www.google.com |
| whitelisted |
api.telegram.org |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2292 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | INFO [ANY.RUN] External IP Check (ip-api .com) |
2292 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (ip-api .com) |
2292 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | SUSPICIOUS [ANY.RUN] Possible sending an external IP address to Telegram |
2336 | taskhostw.exe | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET INFO Autoit Windows Automation tool User-Agent in HTTP Request - Possibly Hostile |
2336 | taskhostw.exe | Misc activity | ET HUNTING Observed Telegram API Domain (api .telegram .org in TLS SNI) |
2292 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET HUNTING Telegram API Domain in DNS Lookup |
2336 | taskhostw.exe | Misc activity | ET HUNTING Telegram API Certificate Observed |