File name:

SANDY.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/a29c392b-838c-48b8-8603-00fe314a400f
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: October 03, 2025, 16:19:20
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
upx
autoit
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed, 3 sections
MD5:

0387BE87D6B84B6E2E6D11A16A3AACE1

SHA1:

4B923CB12D617C8CF4DA5649E2D7DF7B48016524

SHA256:

F205035535282211ECC314BF7AA135BC2E18BE4D6AB4A1BAD4BBC1080BDDCCEA

SSDEEP:

12288:HwcLqXLxkh4yxy/d0EHQuVu6IeLXTAlFUwMidZyPbs:H/LqXeh4yxyqEHQuVuOfA/UwMaZyPI

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)

      • SANDY.exe (PID: 7548)
  • INFO

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • SANDY.exe (PID: 7548)
    • Reads the computer name

      • SANDY.exe (PID: 7548)
    • Checks supported languages

      • SANDY.exe (PID: 7548)
    • UPX packer has been detected

      • SANDY.exe (PID: 7548)
    • The process uses AutoIt

      • SANDY.exe (PID: 7548)
    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 1916)
      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 1916)
      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 6904)
      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 6924)
      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 7648)
    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 6904)
    • Checks proxy server information

      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 6904)
      • slui.exe (PID: 2404)
    • Reads the software policy settings

      • BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 6904)
      • slui.exe (PID: 2404)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | UPX compressed Win32 Executable (39.3)
.exe | Win32 EXE Yoda's Crypter (38.6)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (9.5)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (6.5)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.9)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2007:05:25 14:27:07+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 7.1
CodeSize: 200704
InitializedDataSize: 8192
UninitializedDataSize: 356352
EntryPoint: 0x88070
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 3.2.4.9
ProductVersionNumber: 3.2.4.9
FileFlagsMask: 0x0017
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Unknown
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (British)
CharacterSet: Unicode
FileDescription: -
FileVersion: 3, 2, 4, 9
CompiledScript: AutoIt v3 Script : 3, 2, 4, 9
No data.
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Total processes
175
Monitored processes
7
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1916"BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Download/Upload Host
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\backgroundtransferhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
1916"BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Download/Upload Host
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\backgroundtransferhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
2404C:\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
6904"BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe
svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Download/Upload Host
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\backgroundtransferhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
6924"BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Download/Upload Host
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\backgroundtransferhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
7548"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SANDY.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SANDY.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Version:
3, 2, 4, 9
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\sandy.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\advapi32.dll
7648"BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Download/Upload Host
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\backgroundtransferhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
Total events
5 196
Read events
5 181
Write events
15
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(1916) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:(1916) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
(PID) Process:(1916) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\History
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Visited:
(PID) Process:(6924) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:(6924) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
(PID) Process:(6924) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\History
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Visited:
(PID) Process:(6904) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:(6904) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
(PID) Process:(6904) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\History
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Visited:
(PID) Process:(7648) BackgroundTransferHost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.windows.contentdeliverymanager_cw5n1h2txyewy\Internet Settings\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
5
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
6904BackgroundTransferHost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\cb0db368-25b7-4eef-b3ae-f98366ae92d8.down_data —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
6904BackgroundTransferHost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\26C212D9399727259664BDFCA073966E_F9F7D6A7ECE73106D2A8C63168CDA10Dbinary
MD5:A2459D8C15651BB81784468BC907C939
SHA256:E6360479BE8038E7443DA1855F01EC552F1B602A656A2BF713C1CD760B7CB6C8
6904BackgroundTransferHost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\26C212D9399727259664BDFCA073966E_F9F7D6A7ECE73106D2A8C63168CDA10Dbinary
MD5:A27FE10AFC6B79F5048D7C90FAFBD6A1
SHA256:F883476591796FAFD1F66830641939D726EFF03A7D6275EE88D855D535342955
6904BackgroundTransferHost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\cb0db368-25b7-4eef-b3ae-f98366ae92d8.9e6afd47-c118-40a9-9e8b-25eb1fd47371.down_metabinary
MD5:6326548BEF5CCF854CB747957061A734
SHA256:776FFE8B028D63BB07C5C10469A3762104D377AA93B9EAA8708385CFB2B2CA25
6904BackgroundTransferHost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\e8ae3baa-54d2-46a1-9327-cc1bd15a3756.up_meta_securebinary
MD5:9BCDA761F331E5373A122D2096BD7598
SHA256:1739413DA33B47ECA98D3094401909AEAFE5AE2BF5B0A3233E6AA8C242412430
6904BackgroundTransferHost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\e8ae3baa-54d2-46a1-9327-cc1bd15a3756.9e6afd47-c118-40a9-9e8b-25eb1fd47371.down_metabinary
MD5:6326548BEF5CCF854CB747957061A734
SHA256:776FFE8B028D63BB07C5C10469A3762104D377AA93B9EAA8708385CFB2B2CA25
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
35
DNS requests
17
Threats
1

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
4824
svchost.exe
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
US
binary
471 b
whitelisted
4824
svchost.exe
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
US
binary
471 b
whitelisted
7980
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D
US
binary
471 b
whitelisted
8180
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D
US
binary
313 b
whitelisted
4260
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D
US
binary
471 b
whitelisted
6904
BackgroundTransferHost.exe
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D
US
binary
313 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
6184
RUXIMICS.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
6016
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
5948
svchost.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
5224
SearchApp.exe
2.16.241.222:443
www.bing.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
4824
svchost.exe
20.190.160.132:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4824
svchost.exe
184.30.131.245:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
US
whitelisted
8180
backgroundTaskHost.exe
2.16.241.222:443
www.bing.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
8180
backgroundTaskHost.exe
184.30.131.245:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 4.231.128.59
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.185.110
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 2.16.241.222
  • 2.16.241.207
  • 2.16.241.205
  • 2.16.241.218
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.160.132
  • 20.190.160.17
  • 40.126.32.136
  • 20.190.160.64
  • 40.126.32.68
  • 20.190.160.131
  • 20.190.160.20
  • 20.190.160.5
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 184.30.131.245
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.249
whitelisted
arc.msn.com
  • 20.103.156.88
whitelisted
fd.api.iris.microsoft.com
  • 20.223.35.26
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 135.233.95.144
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 20.242.39.171
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
—
—
Unknown Traffic
ET USER_AGENTS Microsoft Dr Watson User-Agent (MSDW)
No debug info