Malware analysis beacon.exe Malicious activity | ANY.RUN

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File name:	beacon.exe
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/4d031ade-f5ab-4524-9b1f-2dd32e3fb21e
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Analysis date:	April 15, 2025, 17:12:44
OS:	Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:	golang
Indicators:
MIME:	application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info:	PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows, 15 sections
MD5:	B6DA6E98198299498ABE1B10EAEC5F74
SHA1:	B757D7C52B39633D40519F6092ECBDF5C37C1150
SHA256:	F108A0526F6C52EF8C11806839846E85D5BA2984578E2403CD8F7EAECF828018
SSDEEP:	98304:KN3od5CrxF/mytwEqNaOhEO1TP6qQNrZSCcrBG9kvQnSTX22FaAdUN0bkc9CMtsh:hl/T1W

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 60 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:: off
Network geolocation:: off
Additional time used:: none
MITM proxy:: off
Privacy:: Public submission
Fakenet option:: off
Route via Tor:: off
Autoconfirmation of UAC:: on
Network:: on

Software preset

Internet Explorer 11.3636.19041.0
Adobe Acrobat (64-bit) (23.001.20093)
Adobe Flash Player 32 NPAPI (32.0.0.465)
Adobe Flash Player 32 PPAPI (32.0.0.465)
CCleaner (6.20)
FileZilla 3.65.0 (3.65.0)
Google Chrome (122.0.6261.70)
Google Update Helper (1.3.36.51)
Java 8 Update 271 (64-bit) (8.0.2710.9)
Java Auto Updater (2.8.271.9)
Microsoft Edge (122.0.2365.59)
Microsoft Edge Update (1.3.185.17)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - de-de (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - es-es (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - it-it (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ja-jp (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ko-kr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - pt-br (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - tr-tr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professionnel 2019 - fr-fr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office профессиональный 2019 - ru-ru (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft OneNote - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Update Health Tools (3.74.0.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x64) - 12.0.30501 (12.0.30501.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Additional Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Minimum Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Mozilla Firefox (x64 en-US) (123.0)
Mozilla Maintenance Service (123.0)
Notepad++ (64-bit x64) (7.9.1)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Extensibility Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Licensing Component (16.0.16026.20146)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15928.20198)
PowerShell 7-x64 (7.3.5.0)
Skype version 8.104 (8.104)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.59.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.63.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4480730) (2.55.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB5001716) (8.93.0.0)
VLC media player (3.0.11)
WinRAR 5.91 (64-bit) (5.91.0)
Windows PC Health Check (3.6.2204.08001)

Hotfixes

Client LanguagePack Package
DotNetRollup
DotNetRollup 481
FodMetadata Package
Foundation Package
Hello Face Package
InternetExplorer Optional Package
KB5003791
KB5011048
KB5015684
KB5033052
LanguageFeatures Basic en us Package
LanguageFeatures Handwriting en us Package
LanguageFeatures OCR en us Package
LanguageFeatures Speech en us Package
LanguageFeatures TextToSpeech en us Package
MSPaint FoD Package
MediaPlayer Package
Microsoft OneCore ApplicationModel Sync Desktop FOD Package
Microsoft OneCore DirectX Database FOD Package
NetFx3 OnDemand Package
Notepad FoD Package
OpenSSH Client Package
PowerShell ISE FOD Package
Printing PMCPPC FoD Package
Printing WFS FoD Package
ProfessionalEdition
QuickAssist Package
RollupFix
ServicingStack
ServicingStack 3989
StepsRecorder Package
TabletPCMath Package
UserExperience Desktop Package
WordPad FoD Package

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MALICIOUS
- Changes the autorun value in the registry
  - beacon.exe (PID: 7452)
SUSPICIOUS
- Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
  - beacon.exe (PID: 7452)
- Connects to the server without a host name
  - beacon.exe (PID: 7452)
INFO
- Checks supported languages
  - beacon.exe (PID: 7452)
- Detects GO elliptic curve encryption (YARA)
  - beacon.exe (PID: 7452)
- Drops encrypted JS script (Microsoft Script Encoder)
  - beacon.exe (PID: 7452)
- Reads the computer name
  - beacon.exe (PID: 7452)
- Application based on Golang
  - beacon.exe (PID: 7452)

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No Malware configuration.

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TRiD

.exe	\|	Win64 Executable (generic) (87.3)
.exe	\|	Generic Win/DOS Executable (6.3)
.exe	\|	DOS Executable Generic (6.3)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType:	AMD AMD64
TimeStamp:	0000:00:00 00:00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics:	Executable, Large address aware
PEType:	PE32+
LinkerVersion:	3
CodeSize:	2659840
InitializedDataSize:	257024
UninitializedDataSize:	-
EntryPoint:	0x74500
OSVersion:	6.1
ImageVersion:	1
SubsystemVersion:	6.1
Subsystem:	Windows command line

No data.

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Total processes

127

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

7452

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\beacon.exe"

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\beacon.exe

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\beacon.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
c:\windows\system32\powrprof.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\umpdc.dll

7460

\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1

C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe

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beacon.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Console Window Host

Version:

10.0.19041.1 (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\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll

7932

cmd /C "echo hello"

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe

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beacon.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Windows Command Processor

Exit code:

Version:

10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll

7960

cmd /C "dir "

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe

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beacon.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Windows Command Processor

Exit code:

Version:

10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll

7996

C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding

C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe

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svchost.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Windows Activation Client

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

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Total events

313

Read events

312

Write events

Delete events

Modification events


(PID) Process:	(7452) beacon.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Operation:	write	Name:	Discord
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\beacon.exe

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Executable files

Suspicious files

Text files

Unknown types

Dropped files

No data

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HTTP(S) requests

TCP/UDP connections

DNS requests

Threats

HTTP requests

PID	Process	Method	HTTP Code	IP	URL	CN	Type	Size	Reputation
—	—	GET	200	2.19.11.105:80	http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
6544	svchost.exe	GET	200	184.30.131.245:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
7452	beacon.exe	GET	200	193.124.117.89:80	http://193.124.117.89/120t9iITNhRIKaVyv54R1DQXRQJiTjHG/command	unknown	—	—	unknown
7452	beacon.exe	POST	201	193.124.117.89:80	http://193.124.117.89/120t9iITNhRIKaVyv54R1DQXRQJiTjHG/connect	unknown	—	—	unknown
7452	beacon.exe	GET	200	193.124.117.89:80	http://193.124.117.89/120t9iITNhRIKaVyv54R1DQXRQJiTjHG/command	unknown	—	—	unknown
7452	beacon.exe	GET	200	193.124.117.89:80	http://193.124.117.89/120t9iITNhRIKaVyv54R1DQXRQJiTjHG/command	unknown	—	—	unknown
7776	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	95.101.149.131:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
7776	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	95.101.149.131:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
7452	beacon.exe	GET	200	193.124.117.89:80	http://193.124.117.89/120t9iITNhRIKaVyv54R1DQXRQJiTjHG/command	unknown	—	—	unknown
7452	beacon.exe	GET	200	193.124.117.89:80	http://193.124.117.89/120t9iITNhRIKaVyv54R1DQXRQJiTjHG/command	unknown	—	—	unknown

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
4	System	192.168.100.255:137	—	—	—	whitelisted
—	—	4.231.128.59:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
—	—	2.19.11.105:80	crl.microsoft.com	Elisa Oyj	NL	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:138	—	—	—	whitelisted
2104	svchost.exe	4.231.128.59:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
7452	beacon.exe	193.124.117.89:80	—	JSC Mediasoft ekspert	RU	unknown
6544	svchost.exe	20.190.160.3:443	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
7776	SIHClient.exe	172.202.163.200:443	slscr.update.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	GB	whitelisted
7776	SIHClient.exe	95.101.149.131:80	www.microsoft.com	Akamai International B.V.	NL	whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com	4.231.128.59	whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com	2.19.11.105 2.19.11.120	whitelisted
google.com	142.250.184.206	whitelisted
login.live.com	20.190.160.3 40.126.32.133 40.126.32.74 20.190.160.5 20.190.160.2 20.190.160.131 40.126.32.134 20.190.160.22	whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com	184.30.131.245	whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com	172.202.163.200	whitelisted
www.microsoft.com	95.101.149.131	whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com	20.242.39.171	whitelisted

Threats

PID	Process	Class	Message
7452	beacon.exe	Misc activity	ET USER_AGENTS Go HTTP Client User-Agent
7452	beacon.exe	Misc activity	ET INFO Go-http-client User-Agent Observed Outbound
7452	beacon.exe	Misc activity	ET USER_AGENTS Go HTTP Client User-Agent
7452	beacon.exe	Misc activity	SUSPICIOUS [ANY.RUN] Sent Host Name in HTTP POST Body
7452	beacon.exe	Misc activity	ET INFO Go-http-client User-Agent Observed Outbound
7452	beacon.exe	Misc activity	ET USER_AGENTS Go HTTP Client User-Agent
7452	beacon.exe	Misc activity	ET INFO Go-http-client User-Agent Observed Outbound
7452	beacon.exe	Misc activity	ET USER_AGENTS Go HTTP Client User-Agent
7452	beacon.exe	Misc activity	ET INFO Go-http-client User-Agent Observed Outbound
7452	beacon.exe	Misc activity	ET USER_AGENTS Go HTTP Client User-Agent

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General Info

beacon.exe

B6DA6E98198299498ABE1B10EAEC5F74

B757D7C52B39633D40519F6092ECBDF5C37C1150

F108A0526F6C52EF8C11806839846E85D5BA2984578E2403CD8F7EAECF828018

98304:KN3od5CrxF/mytwEqNaOhEO1TP6qQNrZSCcrBG9kvQnSTX22FaAdUN0bkc9CMtsh:hl/T1W

Software environment set and analysis options

Launch configuration

Software preset

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Behavior activities

MALICIOUS

Changes the autorun value in the registry

SUSPICIOUS

Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

Connects to the server without a host name

INFO

Checks supported languages

Detects GO elliptic curve encryption (YARA)

Drops encrypted JS script (Microsoft Script Encoder)

Reads the computer name

Application based on Golang

Malware configuration

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EXE

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