| File name: | taskhost.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/87e82a8c-5d4d-4f93-bdb8-28ff6926f6c5 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | April 12, 2025, 09:09:42 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows, 12 sections |
| MD5: | 917AE115B93D9679877AE60BB89D89E2 |
| SHA1: | 9EFDC437723F6A93EB32A86F1AF342FF0B6F7B3E |
| SHA256: | EA8CC1E262B877CEA1943F36FB7ACC1FB13C0E67AC643B66E4AB57C7144AAF31 |
| SSDEEP: | 196608:FRsBr+d7EmhrkSIRIQ9kNVvE3LDO/IxV61nejTBn:bsBr+dbhgRpkjvE3+/061e/Bn |
MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.SUSPICIOUS
Reads the BIOS version
- taskhost.exe (PID: 6988)
Starts a Microsoft application from unusual location
- taskhost.exe (PID: 6988)
Process drops legitimate windows executable
- taskhost.exe (PID: 6988)
INFO
Reads mouse settings
- taskhost.exe (PID: 6988)
The sample compiled with english language support
- taskhost.exe (PID: 6988)
Reads the computer name
- taskhost.exe (PID: 6988)
Checks supported languages
- taskhost.exe (PID: 6988)
Reads the software policy settings
- slui.exe (PID: 5436)
Checks proxy server information
- slui.exe (PID: 5436)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (50) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (49.9) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | AMD AMD64 |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2025:02:11 07:25:16+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.16 |
| CodeSize: | 734208 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 15863296 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x1789e70 |
| OSVersion: | 5.2 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5.2 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 10.0.0.2040 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 10.0.0.2040 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit |
| ObjectFileType: | Dynamic link library |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Microsoft Corporation |
| FileDescription: | COM Surrogate |
| FileVersion: | 10.0.0.2040 |
| InternalName: | dllhost.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. |
| OriginalFileName: | dllhost.exe |
| ProductName: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| ProductVersion: | 10.0.0.2040 |
Total processes
122
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5436 | 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
| |||||||||||||||
| 6988 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\taskhost.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\taskhost.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: COM Surrogate Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.0.2040 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
Total events
3 382
Read events
3 382
Write events
0
Delete events
0
Modification events
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
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HTTP(S) requests
29
TCP/UDP connections
54
DNS requests
14
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 304 | 52.149.20.212:443 | 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 | unknown | — | — | — |
1056 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.52.120.96:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1056 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.6:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1056 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.6:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut_2010-06-23.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1056 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.52.120.96:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1056 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.6:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicTimStaPCA_2010-07-01.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 52.149.20.212:443 | https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/sls/ping | unknown | — | — | — |
— | — | GET | 304 | 52.149.20.212:443 | 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 | unknown | — | — | — |
— | — | GET | 200 | 52.149.20.212:443 | 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 | unknown | — | — | — |
— | — | GET | 304 | 52.149.20.212:443 | https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/SLS/%7BE7A50285-D08D-499D-9FF8-180FDC2332BC%7D/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL | unknown | — | — | — |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 40.126.32.140:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 172.211.123.249:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 40.126.32.140:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.249:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
2112 | 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 |
2104 | svchost.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
1056 | SIHClient.exe | 52.149.20.212:443 | slscr.update.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com |
| whitelisted |