| File name: | dcm.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/04435222-6a50-401f-a744-6f4102b66525 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | June 21, 2025, 06:14:12 |
| 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, 5 sections |
| MD5: | 6D7A239C2F933634E36A7E2465166887 |
| SHA1: | 2873D1D75FFB7EE4139C3A19165C52AE1D446497 |
| SHA256: | EF64739B22838D80A858DF3E51A342C64CD40C06AC9A826B39302C2A65A12BF1 |
| SSDEEP: | 3072:R5b/2LJvu07BpOP2OEw1mt+GyFtq+Ez37d:RpB0tGB8zL |
MALICIOUS
Known privilege escalation attack
- dllhost.exe (PID: 6016)
Changes Windows Defender settings
- dcm.exe (PID: 5616)
Adds path to the Windows Defender exclusion list
- dcm.exe (PID: 5616)
Bypass execution policy to execute commands
- powershell.exe (PID: 1472)
- powershell.exe (PID: 1520)
Adds process to the Windows Defender exclusion list
- dcm.exe (PID: 5616)
Changes powershell execution policy (Bypass)
- dcm.exe (PID: 5616)
SUSPICIOUS
Reads the date of Windows installation
- dcm.exe (PID: 6852)
- dcm.exe (PID: 5616)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- dcm.exe (PID: 6852)
- dcm.exe (PID: 5616)
Probably UAC bypass using CMSTP.exe (Connection Manager service profile)
- dcm.exe (PID: 6852)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- mshta.exe (PID: 5372)
The executable file from the user directory is run by the CMD process
- dcm.exe (PID: 5616)
Runs shell command (SCRIPT)
- mshta.exe (PID: 5372)
- mshta.exe (PID: 5348)
Uses TASKKILL.EXE to kill process
- mshta.exe (PID: 5348)
Starts POWERSHELL.EXE for commands execution
- dcm.exe (PID: 5616)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- dcm.exe (PID: 5616)
The process executes via Task Scheduler
- $77smartscreen.exe (PID: 2876)
Script adds exclusion path to Windows Defender
- dcm.exe (PID: 5616)
Script adds exclusion process to Windows Defender
- dcm.exe (PID: 5616)
Executes application which crashes
- $77smartscreen.exe (PID: 2876)
INFO
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- dcm.exe (PID: 6852)
- dcm.exe (PID: 5616)
- $77smartscreen.exe (PID: 2876)
Reads the computer name
- dcm.exe (PID: 6852)
- dcm.exe (PID: 5616)
- $77smartscreen.exe (PID: 2876)
Checks supported languages
- dcm.exe (PID: 6852)
- dcm.exe (PID: 5616)
- $77smartscreen.exe (PID: 2876)
Reads Environment values
- dcm.exe (PID: 6852)
- dcm.exe (PID: 5616)
- $77smartscreen.exe (PID: 2876)
Disables trace logs
- dcm.exe (PID: 6852)
- cmstp.exe (PID: 3092)
- dcm.exe (PID: 5616)
- $77smartscreen.exe (PID: 2876)
Checks proxy server information
- dcm.exe (PID: 6852)
- dcm.exe (PID: 5616)
- $77smartscreen.exe (PID: 2876)
- WerFault.exe (PID: 1068)
Reads the software policy settings
- dcm.exe (PID: 6852)
- dcm.exe (PID: 5616)
- $77smartscreen.exe (PID: 2876)
- WerFault.exe (PID: 1068)
Process checks computer location settings
- dcm.exe (PID: 6852)
- dcm.exe (PID: 5616)
Checks transactions between databases Windows and Oracle
- cmstp.exe (PID: 3092)
Reads Internet Explorer settings
- mshta.exe (PID: 5372)
- mshta.exe (PID: 5348)
Creates files in the program directory
- dllhost.exe (PID: 6016)
- dcm.exe (PID: 5616)
VMProtect protector has been detected
- dcm.exe (PID: 5616)
Checks if a key exists in the options dictionary (POWERSHELL)
- powershell.exe (PID: 1520)
- powershell.exe (PID: 1472)
Script raised an exception (POWERSHELL)
- powershell.exe (PID: 1520)
- powershell.exe (PID: 1472)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- WerFault.exe (PID: 1068)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (61.6) |
|---|---|---|
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (14.6) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (10) |
| .exe | | | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (4.6) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.4) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2025:06:04 05:15:33+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 11 |
| CodeSize: | 2048 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 2048 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x7541 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 0.0.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 0.0.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| FileDescription: | |
| FileVersion: | 0.0.0.0 |
| InternalName: | haha.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | |
| OriginalFileName: | haha.exe |
| ProductVersion: | 0.0.0.0 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 0.0.0.0 |
Total processes
156
Monitored processes
17
Malicious processes
4
Suspicious processes
2
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 504 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | powershell.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1068 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 2876 -s 1776 | C:\Windows\System32\WerFault.exe | $77smartscreen.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows Problem Reporting Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1472 | "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData\$77smartscreen.exe' | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | — | dcm.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows PowerShell Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1520 | "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess '$77smartscreen.exe' | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | — | dcm.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows PowerShell Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1964 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2612 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | taskkill.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2876 | "C:\ProgramData\$77smartscreen.exe" | C:\ProgramData\$77smartscreen.exe | svchost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Exit code: 2148734499 Version: 0.0.0.0 Modules
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| 3092 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmstp.exe" /au C:\WINDOWS\temp\f1hg4puu.inf | C:\Windows\System32\cmstp.exe | — | dcm.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Connection Manager Profile Installer Exit code: 1 Version: 7.2.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3672 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | powershell.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3844 | 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 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
19 432
Read events
19 362
Write events
67
Delete events
3
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (3092) cmstp.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\CMSTP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3092) cmstp.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\CMSTP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3092) cmstp.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\CMSTP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3092) cmstp.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\CMSTP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3092) cmstp.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\CMSTP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3092) cmstp.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\CMSTP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3092) cmstp.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\CMSTP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6852) dcm.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\dcm_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6852) dcm.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\dcm_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6852) dcm.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\dcm_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
2
Suspicious files
6
Text files
6
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1068 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_$77smartscreen.e_6d13937238c53cb76ef2b9ccec223ff6a6719e_49a5ab84_83560134-c7c2-4d22-b773-395bca40c56a\Report.wer | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1068 | WerFault.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\$77smartscreen.exe.2876.dmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1472 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_jvwej1yp.5ky.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 1472 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive | binary | |
MD5:BB02070A6BC103FE659F44A144CAD52F | SHA256:74CA26861D5DC1A016FAADF8D7307EDD8A0EC7DE65F71A76B8C9256087862B40 | |||
| 1520 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_2ae0wdsy.wah.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 6852 | dcm.exe | C:\Windows\Temp\f1hg4puu.inf | text | |
MD5:DC9FB2C22CEC5C8C19EE0ED4B833CA65 | SHA256:7D3BD7C7E51751BBC9909A746D209A6EA24B6C7C9E32824DDA623C7EA86355B6 | |||
| 1520 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_2awt04pr.nos.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 1068 | WerFault.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\21253908F3CB05D51B1C2DA8B681A785 | binary | |
MD5:D310523737A0D4D05066857AC157F458 | SHA256:0A0520D498306689AFA3CAC09ACE82E09229108FC9FABA5A906291D077004484 | |||
| 1068 | WerFault.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERA895.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml | xml | |
MD5:BBA97557530295310B6DE8CB975A2BC5 | SHA256:944FB715D9922A868352F3B62F69C81B01BD8371A37986A5A75B7292F1605E51 | |||
| 1068 | WerFault.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\37C951188967C8EB88D99893D9D191FE | binary | |
MD5:0F7B8F6A846AA9CA52FA562DDDCDB5ED | SHA256:AFF90E65A81289B80D1FCC5E71B3D88E5D1AAFE22CE358EB6E28A56D1845263D | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
7
TCP/UDP connections
34
DNS requests
17
Threats
1
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3768 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.19.11.105:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1068 | WerFault.exe | GET | 200 | 2.19.11.105:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1068 | WerFault.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2348 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2348 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1268 | 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 |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
2324 | RUXIMICS.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6852 | dcm.exe | 35.173.69.207:443 | hai1723.pythonanywhere.com | AMAZON-AES | US | whitelisted |
6852 | dcm.exe | 216.198.79.193:443 | akira-kappa.vercel.app | — | US | unknown |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5616 | dcm.exe | 35.173.69.207:443 | hai1723.pythonanywhere.com | AMAZON-AES | US | whitelisted |
5616 | dcm.exe | 216.198.79.193:443 | akira-kappa.vercel.app | — | US | unknown |
2336 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.248:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
hai1723.pythonanywhere.com |
| whitelisted |
akira-kappa.vercel.app |
| unknown |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2200 | svchost.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloud infrastructure to build app (vercel .app) |
Process | Message |
|---|---|
$77smartscreen.exe | "
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$77smartscreen.exe | Detected tampering |
$77smartscreen.exe | CLR: Managed code called FailFast, saying " |