File name:

2025-05-17_ee5c9923fc593034ea6df54ed198075c_elex_gandcrab

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/e26cc12e-f9bc-438c-b075-007c1b935a83
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

GandCrab is probably one of the most famous Ransomware. A Ransomware is a malware that asks the victim to pay money in order to restore access to encrypted files. If the user does not cooperate the files are forever lost.

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Analysis date: May 17, 2025, 16:50:04
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
gandcrab
ransomware
evasion
auto-reg
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 6 sections
MD5:

EE5C9923FC593034EA6DF54ED198075C

SHA1:

B9859E21FF6F46272EA4D82A29C89061D621BF2B

SHA256:

EFC8A2414CC06834324EF928687859E5D2BFAE45603CF30A3546976AB7A47B76

SSDEEP:

768:dFpMigldNITCWSQwQaw1+bnH+tzQBSenaWu5W/UMlaxvKop2hKjeT2FvpDcziq/G:1gldpWSv7et0BSenaWug/iZaqvtE

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  • MALICIOUS

    • GANDCRAB mutex has been found

      • 2025-05-17_ee5c9923fc593034ea6df54ed198075c_elex_gandcrab.exe (PID: 2236)
      • szwlkw.exe (PID: 920)

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • 2025-05-17_ee5c9923fc593034ea6df54ed198075c_elex_gandcrab.exe (PID: 2236)
      • szwlkw.exe (PID: 920)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • 2025-05-17_ee5c9923fc593034ea6df54ed198075c_elex_gandcrab.exe (PID: 2236)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • 2025-05-17_ee5c9923fc593034ea6df54ed198075c_elex_gandcrab.exe (PID: 2236)
      • szwlkw.exe (PID: 920)

    • Checks for external IP

      • svchost.exe (PID: 2196)

  • INFO

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • 2025-05-17_ee5c9923fc593034ea6df54ed198075c_elex_gandcrab.exe (PID: 2236)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • 2025-05-17_ee5c9923fc593034ea6df54ed198075c_elex_gandcrab.exe (PID: 2236)
      • szwlkw.exe (PID: 920)
      • slui.exe (PID: 6372)

    • Auto-launch of the file from Registry key

      • 2025-05-17_ee5c9923fc593034ea6df54ed198075c_elex_gandcrab.exe (PID: 2236)
      • szwlkw.exe (PID: 920)

    • Reads the computer name

      • 2025-05-17_ee5c9923fc593034ea6df54ed198075c_elex_gandcrab.exe (PID: 2236)
      • szwlkw.exe (PID: 920)

    • Checks supported languages

      • 2025-05-17_ee5c9923fc593034ea6df54ed198075c_elex_gandcrab.exe (PID: 2236)
      • szwlkw.exe (PID: 920)

    • Reads CPU info

      • 2025-05-17_ee5c9923fc593034ea6df54ed198075c_elex_gandcrab.exe (PID: 2236)
      • szwlkw.exe (PID: 920)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • 2025-05-17_ee5c9923fc593034ea6df54ed198075c_elex_gandcrab.exe (PID: 2236)
      • szwlkw.exe (PID: 920)

    • Manual execution by a user

      • szwlkw.exe (PID: 920)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 6372)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (43.5)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (29.8)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (13.2)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (13.2)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2018:03:04 18:10:15+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 12
CodeSize: 34304
InitializedDataSize: 36352
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x4b20
OSVersion: 5.1
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 5.1
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
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Total processes
122
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start 2025-05-17_ee5c9923fc593034ea6df54ed198075c_elex_gandcrab.exe svchost.exe szwlkw.exe slui.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
920"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\szwlkw.exe"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\szwlkw.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\roaming\microsoft\szwlkw.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\user32.dll
2196C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s DnscacheC:\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
Images
c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
2236"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-05-17_ee5c9923fc593034ea6df54ed198075c_elex_gandcrab.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-05-17_ee5c9923fc593034ea6df54ed198075c_elex_gandcrab.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\2025-05-17_ee5c9923fc593034ea6df54ed198075c_elex_gandcrab.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\user32.dll
6372C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\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
Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
Total events
4 343
Read events
4 341
Write events
2
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2236) 2025-05-17_ee5c9923fc593034ea6df54ed198075c_elex_gandcrab.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
Operation:writeName:pjfweauixum
Value:
"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\szwlkw.exe"
(PID) Process:(920) szwlkw.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
Operation:writeName:kfqrtxkvkuv
Value:
"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\szwlkw.exe"
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
1
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
22362025-05-17_ee5c9923fc593034ea6df54ed198075c_elex_gandcrab.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\S-1-5-21-1693682860-607145093-2874071422-1001\0f5007522459c86e95ffcc62f32308f1_bb926e54-e3ca-40fd-ae90-2764341e7792binary
MD5:D898504A722BFF1524134C6AB6A5EAA5
SHA256:878F32F76B159494F5A39F9321616C6068CDB82E88DF89BCC739BBC1EA78E1F9
22362025-05-17_ee5c9923fc593034ea6df54ed198075c_elex_gandcrab.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\szwlkw.exeexecutable
MD5:A8433891D6FA634C713E4C5CC514EF01
SHA256:58A878EFB5C4FA810A1F079E9E498596FFECF0052E6168E16CE115AFAA568459
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
22
DNS requests
4
Threats
1

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
3096
slui.exe
40.91.76.224:443
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
6372
slui.exe
40.91.76.224:443
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 40.127.240.158
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.185.110
whitelisted
ipv4bot.whatismyipaddress.com
  • —
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 40.91.76.224
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
2196
svchost.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (whatismyipaddress .com)
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