File name:

PnkBstrA.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/cab0b639-55b1-4694-85d9-857ff3420603
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 23, 2025, 15:03:03
OS: Windows 11 Professional (build: 22000, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 3 sections
MD5:

3A2E85F7D90D15460C337CE80C2E3B29

SHA1:

0360BE046D9C6DC2361580DE65E22409656A7A33

SHA256:

EECAA20359FD2D75D6A564A3BAADACAA2CB69D061E455AA3F75055A3EAB54168

SSDEEP:

768:UObkcI6v8WBh6+o/L/V7FyYTt94w9cejnueoRzBWrg2hBHT9DOD4ytqrzRyJAv28:UGxIYhg/CSt9Lktsg2jxAeHmO/5gzYlT

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Executing a file with an untrusted certificate

      • PnkBstrA.exe (PID: 3016)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    No suspicious indicators.

  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • PnkBstrA.exe (PID: 3016)

    • Reads the computer name

      • PnkBstrA.exe (PID: 3016)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (42.2)
.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (37.3)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (8.8)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (6)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.7)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2011:12:19 20:53:20+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 7.1
CodeSize: 49152
InitializedDataSize: 36864
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x51e8
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows command line
No data.
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Total processes
101
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start pnkbstra.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1640\??\C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—PnkBstrA.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Console Window Host
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.22000.1 (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\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
3016"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\PnkBstrA.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\PnkBstrA.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\pnkbstra.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64base.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64con.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
Total events
44
Read events
44
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

No data
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HTTP(S) requests
12
TCP/UDP connections
12
DNS requests
8
Threats
2

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
—
—
POST
200
20.191.45.158:443
https://checkappexec.microsoft.com/windows/shell/actions
unknown
binary
182 b
whitelisted
1040
smartscreen.exe
GET
200
199.232.214.172:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?efc7c30ad38b3397
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1352
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.16.168.101:80
http://www.msftconnecttest.com/connecttest.txt
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
POST
200
20.190.159.64:443
https://login.live.com/RST2.srf
unknown
xml
11.1 Kb
whitelisted
2768
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.16.168.102:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/pinrulesstl.cab?15028c5fe99424fd
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
2768
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.16.168.102:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootstl.cab?998fcfb65379423c
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
POST
200
20.190.159.64:443
https://login.live.com/RST2.srf
unknown
xml
10.3 Kb
whitelisted
—
—
HEAD
200
23.212.222.21:443
https://fs.microsoft.com/fs/windows/config.json
unknown
—
—
—
2768
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.16.168.102:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/pinrulesstl.cab?b5c209eb39f9a373
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
23.212.222.21:443
https://fs.microsoft.com/fs/windows/config.json
unknown
binary
55 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
1352
svchost.exe
2.16.168.101:80
—
Akamai International B.V.
RU
unknown
1040
smartscreen.exe
48.209.164.47:443
checkappexec.microsoft.com
—
US
whitelisted
1040
smartscreen.exe
199.232.214.172:80
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
FASTLY
US
whitelisted
4432
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
3952
svchost.exe
239.255.255.250:1900
—
—
—
whitelisted
384
svchost.exe
104.102.63.189:443
fs.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
US
whitelisted
2988
OfficeClickToRun.exe
20.42.73.26:443
self.events.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
2768
svchost.exe
2.16.168.102:80
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
Akamai International B.V.
RU
whitelisted
3640
svchost.exe
40.126.31.128:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
google.com
  • 172.217.16.206
whitelisted
checkappexec.microsoft.com
  • 48.209.164.47
whitelisted
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
  • 199.232.214.172
  • 199.232.210.172
  • 2.16.168.102
  • 2.16.168.117
whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.124.78.146
whitelisted
fs.microsoft.com
  • 104.102.63.189
whitelisted
self.events.data.microsoft.com
  • 20.42.73.26
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.31.128
  • 20.190.159.23
  • 20.190.159.73
  • 20.190.159.131
  • 40.126.31.1
  • 20.190.159.75
  • 20.190.159.130
  • 20.190.159.129
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
—
—
Generic Protocol Command Decode
SURICATA HTTP Request unrecognized authorization method
1352
svchost.exe
Misc activity
ET INFO Microsoft Connection Test
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PnkBstrA.exe