| File name: | HopToDesk.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/7eb131f0-360d-45c2-abdc-5a701afcde94 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | July 16, 2025, 19:56:13 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed, 3 sections |
| MD5: | A8D307AC99B0B10493C1D479B2691CA1 |
| SHA1: | AA05F4586D6ADBA0227AA006188F5601A6368ABA |
| SHA256: | EBD2C015CC43E0FEDF0122768D65E3256D78C57422111A3AD21EFE7663507EE5 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:zhcIot/kAcTN7J3u0t1++5peHcBPlvYKGgkiwiaTB+XAgfU2v3hQmhrgCMOsdVt8:MEhLpq9xvNHWuG |
| .exe | | | UPX compressed Win32 Executable (76) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (12.6) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (5.6) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (5.6) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2025:03:31 08:23:26+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.36 |
| CodeSize: | 7229440 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 24576 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | 10592256 |
| EntryPoint: | 0x10ff5b0 |
| OSVersion: | 6 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.43.1.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.43.1.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Begonia Holdings |
| ProductVersion: | 1.43.1 |
| ProductName: | HopToDesk |
| FileDescription: | HopToDesk |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright © 2025 Begonia Holdings. Copyright © 2025 Purslane Ltd. |
| FileVersion: | 1.43.1 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 236 | reg add HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.hoptodesk\DefaultIcon /f /ve /t REG_SZ /d "\"C:\Program Files (x86)\HopToDesk\HopToDesk.exe\",0" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Registry Console Tool Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 472 | taskkill /F /IM HopToDesk.exe /FI "PID ne 3572" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Terminates Processes Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 504 | netsh advfirewall firewall delete rule name="HopToDesk Service" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Network Command Shell Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1324 | "C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\cmd.exe" /C C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HopToDesk_install.bat | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | HopToDesk.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1336 | reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HopToDesk /f | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Registry Console Tool Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1568 | reg add HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.hoptodesk /f | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Registry Console Tool Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1660 | reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HopToDesk /f | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Registry Console Tool Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1948 | reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /f /v SoftwareSASGeneration /t REG_DWORD /d 1 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Registry Console Tool Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1964 | reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HopToDesk /f /v InstallLocation /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Program Files (x86)\HopToDesk" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Registry Console Tool Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1964 | findstr /c:"HopToDesk Service" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\findstr.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Find String (QGREP) Utility Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (2140) HopToDesk.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HopToDesk |
| Operation: | write | Name: | URL Protocol |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6664) HopToDesk.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HopToDesk |
| Operation: | write | Name: | URL Protocol |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3572) HopToDesk.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HopToDesk |
| Operation: | write | Name: | URL Protocol |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6312) reg.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HopToDesk\shell\open\command |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6312) reg.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HopToDesk\shell\open |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6312) reg.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HopToDesk\shell |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6312) reg.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HopToDesk |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2148) reg.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HopToDesk |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayIcon |
Value: C:\Program Files (x86)\HopToDesk\HopToDesk.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4544) reg.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HopToDesk |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayVersion |
Value: 1.43.1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3112) reg.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HopToDesk |
| Operation: | write | Name: | VersionMajor |
Value: 1 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2140 | HopToDesk.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sciter.dll | executable | |
MD5:FC2311CA280C197F5ED16DEF6D464B6B | SHA256:285F3E6A051A7C61845CD7E4D2120781B6BDF411239F70A85C65B38A52D38F28 | |||
| 2140 | HopToDesk.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\HopToDesk\config\HopToDesk.2140_ThreadId(17)_1752695789191691400 | text | |
MD5:8ECB4B0090DC03E16DB3EA5B084C2F01 | SHA256:FD829D9B5F3EA4F50A9C216C1BFD19EC262D7A9F4499B62B67BC8925265D7EDB | |||
| 2140 | HopToDesk.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\HopToDesk\config\HopToDesk2.toml | text | |
MD5:C90E6CF08676524C708A53EB4A2E9FDA | SHA256:3DD14A97D2C5B8E5D69F374A32C21521151925BC1C23073C633E71FF653BB845 | |||
| 3572 | HopToDesk.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HopToDesk_uninstall_shortcut.vbs | binary | |
MD5:55854B3D5041EC6D5AF64B6E1E33C49D | SHA256:7EC83ED2365D665B21CAA68FE4FFEDDCD584F8193D9F44CC9964AC922CD08D99 | |||
| 2140 | HopToDesk.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\HopToDesk\config\HopToDesk2.2140_ThreadId(1)_1752695787989773100 | text | |
MD5:C90E6CF08676524C708A53EB4A2E9FDA | SHA256:3DD14A97D2C5B8E5D69F374A32C21521151925BC1C23073C633E71FF653BB845 | |||
| 6376 | cscript.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HopToDesk.lnk | lnk | |
MD5:A4B93DF45452DDF1AAC36AEED003F3EF | SHA256:D66EF1B5FCA68834997D56325215F1441B6225FDFB211E083319FE8816AD8D64 | |||
| 2140 | HopToDesk.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\HopToDesk\config\HopToDesk.toml | text | |
MD5:8ECB4B0090DC03E16DB3EA5B084C2F01 | SHA256:FD829D9B5F3EA4F50A9C216C1BFD19EC262D7A9F4499B62B67BC8925265D7EDB | |||
| 1324 | cmd.exe | C:\Program Files (x86)\HopToDesk\privacyhelper.exe | executable | |
MD5:EC3857AABB195B1F8308AAEE41C35DBD | SHA256:A6BFCD89555C5CD74568F7D2A490CC8A86C4B629E94E4496980A37D072E2FF4C | |||
| 4860 | cscript.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Uninstall HopToDesk.lnk | lnk | |
MD5:6FBCF69A3C3D510047B25EDE4B3409B4 | SHA256:6979F0EB95B6492B399ED71EC6951446C6333BB0CA67B1CF6A9DEEAEB7F9FE6A | |||
| 2096 | cscript.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HopToDesk Tray.lnk | lnk | |
MD5:04C213F7A369122ABD47109BA00D3B72 | SHA256:F9372B2193DE47F7F120A61D729C14BCF20A6C0ABC2B47443255128F2FA590F5 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 23.55.110.193:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4916 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 23.55.110.193:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.55.110.193:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4916 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 104.21.48.1:443 | https://api.hoptodesk.com/ | unknown | binary | 597 b | unknown |
— | — | POST | 500 | 20.83.72.98:443 | https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail | unknown | xml | 512 b | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 104.21.96.1:443 | https://api.hoptodesk.com/ | unknown | binary | 597 b | unknown |
— | — | GET | 200 | 104.21.96.1:443 | https://api.hoptodesk.com/ | unknown | binary | 597 b | unknown |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4916 | RUXIMICS.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4916 | RUXIMICS.exe | 23.55.110.193:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 23.55.110.193:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.55.110.193:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
4916 | RUXIMICS.exe | 2.23.246.101:80 | www.microsoft.com | Ooredoo Q.S.C. | QA | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.23.246.101:80 | www.microsoft.com | Ooredoo Q.S.C. | QA | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
api.hoptodesk.com |
| unknown |
turn.hoptodesk.com |
| unknown |
self.events.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |