| File name: | Contract.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/3586416c-46e1-4f45-b12e-8e523c29c3d6 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | A keylogger is a type of spyware that infects a system and has the ability to record every keystroke made on the device. This lets attackers collect personal information of victims, which may include their online banking credentials, as well as personal conversations. The most widespread vector of attack leading to a keylogger infection begins with a phishing email or link. Keylogging is also often present in remote access trojans as part of an extended set of malicious tools. |
| Analysis date: | March 24, 2025, 10:01:18 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 3 sections |
| MD5: | F4ADECBA06F34FF6CBCF3A88172D4794 |
| SHA1: | C3C1EBC0A7DA2C218C75E6D35C85BDDDCBEC4E3F |
| SHA256: | ECC52749C989563FE8F5E99F031894DDC98F76C3377DE89D4DCDA65666CCF642 |
| SSDEEP: | 24576:Shhd6QdZewrNfyazQy50C44VjLdJOx3+CBNTZWNrHQr963mI0cGzSCFVg:Shhd6QdZewrNfyazQy50C4CjLdJOx3+/ |
MALICIOUS
Uses Task Scheduler to run other applications
- Contract.exe (PID: 5116)
SNAKEKEYLOGGER has been detected (SURICATA)
- Contract.exe (PID: 2240)
SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- Contract.exe (PID: 5116)
Application launched itself
- Contract.exe (PID: 5116)
Checks for external IP
- svchost.exe (PID: 2196)
- Contract.exe (PID: 2240)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- Contract.exe (PID: 2240)
INFO
Process checks computer location settings
- Contract.exe (PID: 5116)
Reads the computer name
- Contract.exe (PID: 5116)
- Contract.exe (PID: 2240)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- Contract.exe (PID: 5116)
- Contract.exe (PID: 2240)
Checks supported languages
- Contract.exe (PID: 5116)
- Contract.exe (PID: 2240)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- Contract.exe (PID: 5116)
Create files in a temporary directory
- Contract.exe (PID: 5116)
Disables trace logs
- Contract.exe (PID: 2240)
Checks proxy server information
- Contract.exe (PID: 2240)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (56.7) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (21.3) |
| .scr | | | Windows screen saver (10.1) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (5) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (3.4) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2024:11:11 02:47:08+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 48 |
| CodeSize: | 720384 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 8704 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0xb1dc6 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 0.0.6.1 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 0.0.6.1 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| Comments: | BS Game 2 |
| CompanyName: | Lizard Sequence |
| FileDescription: | Battleship CZ |
| FileVersion: | 0.0.6.1 |
| InternalName: | ZTmu.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | - |
| LegalTrademarks: | Lizard Sequence |
| OriginalFileName: | ZTmu.exe |
| ProductName: | Battleship |
| ProductVersion: | 0.0.6.1 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 0.0.6.0 |
Total processes
144
Monitored processes
10
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 976 | "C:\WINDOWS\System32\SLUI.exe" RuleId=3482d82e-ca2c-4e1f-8864-da0267b484b2;Action=AutoActivate;AppId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;SkuId=4de7cb65-cdf1-4de9-8ae8-e3cce27b9f2c;NotificationInterval=1440;Trigger=TimerEvent | C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe | — | SppExtComObj.Exe | |||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Windows Activation Client Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2196 | 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
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| 2240 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Contract.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Contract.exe | Contract.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Lizard Sequence Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Battleship CZ Exit code: 1 Version: 0.0.6.1 Modules
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| 4408 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5116 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Contract.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Contract.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Lizard Sequence Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Battleship CZ Exit code: 0 Version: 0.0.6.1 Modules
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| 5304 | choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\choice.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Offers the user a choice Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5408 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | schtasks.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6540 | "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3 & Del "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Contract.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | — | Contract.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6808 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: KMS Connection Broker Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7020 | "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN "Updates\uCKWiUAhIHbTFt" /XML "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp19EE.tmp" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | — | Contract.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Task Scheduler Configuration Tool Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
2 189
Read events
2 175
Write events
14
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (2240) Contract.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Contract_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2240) Contract.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Contract_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2240) Contract.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Contract_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2240) Contract.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Contract_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2240) Contract.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Contract_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2240) Contract.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Contract_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2240) Contract.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Contract_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2240) Contract.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Contract_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2240) Contract.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Contract_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2240) Contract.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Contract_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
1
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5116 | Contract.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp19EE.tmp | xml | |
MD5:2087EC2EAE69355DAF838D4315B2656C | SHA256:9E4227D4B46C2F354A8F1CCAFC5CCF3603E6D1A8A9D18B96257C7B9C38D10226 | |||
| 5116 | Contract.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\uCKWiUAhIHbTFt.exe | executable | |
MD5:F4ADECBA06F34FF6CBCF3A88172D4794 | SHA256:ECC52749C989563FE8F5E99F031894DDC98F76C3377DE89D4DCDA65666CCF642 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
14
TCP/UDP connections
24
DNS requests
14
Threats
14
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.48.23.156:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5720 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2984 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.181.156:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2984 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.181.156:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2240 | Contract.exe | GET | 200 | 193.122.130.0:80 | http://checkip.dyndns.org/ | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2240 | Contract.exe | GET | 200 | 193.122.130.0:80 | http://checkip.dyndns.org/ | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2240 | Contract.exe | GET | 200 | 193.122.130.0:80 | http://checkip.dyndns.org/ | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2240 | Contract.exe | GET | 200 | 193.122.130.0:80 | http://checkip.dyndns.org/ | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2240 | Contract.exe | GET | 200 | 193.122.130.0:80 | http://checkip.dyndns.org/ | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 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 |
1512 | RUXIMICS.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.48.23.156:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 40.126.32.138:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 184.30.131.245:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 40.113.110.67:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
5720 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | 20.223.35.26:443 | arc.msn.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
arc.msn.com |
| whitelisted |
checkip.dyndns.org |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2196 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET DYN_DNS External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Query (checkip .dyndns .org) |
2240 | Contract.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup - checkip.dyndns.org |
2240 | Contract.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO 404/Snake/Matiex Keylogger Style External IP Check |
2196 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | INFO [ANY.RUN] External IP Address Lookup Domain (reallyfreegeoip .org) |
2240 | Contract.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup - checkip.dyndns.org |
2196 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO External IP Address Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (reallyfreegeoip .org) |
2240 | Contract.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO External IP Lookup Service Domain (reallyfreegeoip .org) in TLS SNI |
2240 | Contract.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup - checkip.dyndns.org |
2240 | Contract.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup - checkip.dyndns.org |
2240 | Contract.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup - checkip.dyndns.org |