| File name: | workd.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/60dd7c5c-b542-4036-b444-3dc679e9097d |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Pulsar RAT is a derivative of Quasar RAT with extensive functionality including keylogging, cryptocurrency wallet clipping, credential theft, file management, remote shell execution, and data exfiltration capabilities. As a modular, open-source remote administration tool designed for Windows systems, Pulsar introduces significant enhancements over its predecessor. |
| Analysis date: | April 07, 2026, 14:50:51 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 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: | B303F91456655903A82D373FCF613410 |
| SHA1: | AC4487213D0F36E6FDB50F1FFCDC5E37741365CD |
| SHA256: | EF38551883BC013E2A0AB984AFA01C2CEDAB5ABE9C8E67449C9039BFF74E96F7 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:SnaiOqiGVdLEFX1/dCpcygxswT4OP19cyFbLn40bMkdLDIW2gFyJ8K7SWYaoVJ3R:12 |
| .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) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2050:07:03 06:03:12+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 48 |
| CodeSize: | 2705920 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 3584 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x2968fe |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.6.6.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.6.6.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| Comments: | - |
| CompanyName: | - |
| FileDescription: | - |
| FileVersion: | 1.6.6 |
| InternalName: | Client.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | - |
| LegalTrademarks: | - |
| OriginalFileName: | Client.exe |
| ProductName: | - |
| ProductVersion: | 1.6.6 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 1.6.6.0 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4112 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\workd.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\workd.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Version: 1.6.6 Modules
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| 6432 | 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
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| 7368 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\workd.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\workd.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Version: 1.6.6 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (6432) slui.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\3d\52C64B7E |
| Operation: | write | Name: | @%SystemRoot%\System32\sppcomapi.dll,-3200 |
Value: Software Licensing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7368) workd.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | svchost.exe |
Value: "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\workd.exe" | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5276 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 304 | 51.104.136.2:443 | https://settings-win.data.microsoft.com/settings/v3.0/wsd/muse?ProcessorClockSpeed=3094&FlightIds=&UpdateOfferedDays=4294967295&BranchReadinessLevel=CB&OEMManufacturerName=DELL&IsCloudDomainJoined=0&ProcessorIdentifier=AMD64%20Family%2023%20Model%201%20Stepping%202&sku=48&ActivationChannel=Retail&AttrDataVer=186&IsMDMEnrolled=0&ProcessorCores=6&ProcessorModel=AMD%20Ryzen%205%203500%206-Core%20Processor&TotalPhysicalRAM=6144&PrimaryDiskType=4294967295&FlightingBranchName=&ChassisTypeId=1&OEMModelNumber=DELL&SystemVolumeTotalCapacity=260281&sampleId=95271487&deviceClass=Windows.Desktop&App=muse&DisableDualScan=0&AppVer=10.0&OEMSubModel=J5CR&locale=en-US&IsAlwaysOnAlwaysConnectedCapable=0&ms=0&DefaultUserRegion=244&UpdateServiceUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fneverupdatewindows10.com&osVer=10.0.19045.4046.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-1406&os=windows&deviceId=s%3ABAD99146-31D3-4EC6-A1A4-BE76F32BA5D4&DeferQualityUpdatePeriodInDays=0&ring=Retail&DeferFeatureUpdatePeriodInDays=30 | US | — | — | whitelisted |
6076 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 88.221.169.152:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | US | binary | 814 b | whitelisted |
6076 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.28:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | NL | binary | 825 b | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 400 | 20.190.159.0:443 | https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf | US | binary | 203 b | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 400 | 20.190.159.0:443 | https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf | US | binary | 203 b | whitelisted |
5276 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 88.221.169.152:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | US | binary | 814 b | whitelisted |
5316 | svchost.exe | POST | 200 | 40.126.31.67:443 | https://login.live.com/RST2.srf | US | binary | 1.24 Kb | whitelisted |
5316 | svchost.exe | POST | 200 | 20.190.159.0:443 | https://login.live.com/RST2.srf | US | binary | 1.24 Kb | whitelisted |
5316 | svchost.exe | POST | 400 | 40.126.31.67:443 | https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf | US | binary | 203 b | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 400 | 20.190.159.0:443 | https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf | US | binary | 203 b | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6076 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
5276 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
7988 | slui.exe | 48.192.1.65:443 | activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
6076 | svchost.exe | 23.216.77.28:80 | crl.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-ASN1 | NL | whitelisted |
6076 | svchost.exe | 88.221.169.152:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
5276 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 88.221.169.152:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
5276 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
6076 | svchost.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
fvqro5kllu.localto.net |
| unknown |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
5276 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | Unknown Traffic | ET USER_AGENTS Microsoft Dr Watson User-Agent (MSDW) |
2232 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Reverse Proxy/Tunneling Service Domain in DNS Lookup (localto .net) |
2232 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Reverse Proxy/Tunneling Service Domain in DNS Lookup (localto .net) |
2232 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Reverse Proxy/Tunneling Service Domain in DNS Lookup (localto .net) |
2232 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Reverse Proxy/Tunneling Service Domain in DNS Lookup (localto .net) |
2232 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Reverse Proxy/Tunneling Service Domain in DNS Lookup (localto .net) |
— | — | Misc activity | ET INFO Reverse Proxy/Tunneling Service Domain in DNS Lookup (localto .net) |