| File name: | portmaster-installer.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/b17eb7ab-d313-461a-8694-5f3e01a7ebbb |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | May 30, 2025, 15:18:41 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive, 5 sections |
| MD5: | 6A1673929B17A59E4B26C1BD00B92E6D |
| SHA1: | 93E6D222C35FC77A0F013DB152BBBD71F8065D2D |
| SHA256: | F43A3E6EEF805925D8C3D5BDBE6AA1848BB5B4D8FCA55C1E7E291E20C6A10C92 |
| SSDEEP: | 196608:08I09Mb8d/Mi3W3J6sIsgeEwOQo8pgjLs:5Iy/MmW38ZsgeEwNWjLs |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (42.2) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (37.3) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (8.8) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (6) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.7) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2019:12:16 00:50:53+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 6 |
| CodeSize: | 26112 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 141824 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | 2048 |
| EntryPoint: | 0x350d |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | 6 |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.0.13.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.0.13.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x0000 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Safing ICS Technologies GmbH |
| FileDescription: | Portmaster Application Firewall |
| FileVersion: | 1.0.13.0 |
| LegalCopyright: | Safing ICS Technologies GmbH |
| ProductName: | Portmaster |
| ProductVersion: | 1.0.13.0 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 2040 | C:\ProgramData\Safing\Portmaster\portmaster-start.exe update --data=C:\ProgramData\Safing\Portmaster | C:\ProgramData\Safing\Portmaster\portmaster-start.exe | portmaster-installer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 2852 | C:\ProgramData\Safing\Portmaster\portmaster-start.exe core-service --data C:\ProgramData\Safing\Portmaster --input-signals | C:\ProgramData\Safing\Portmaster\portmaster-start.exe | — | services.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Integrity Level: SYSTEM Modules
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| 3888 | C:\ProgramData\Safing\Portmaster\updates\windows_amd64\core\portmaster-core_v1-6-10.exe --data C:\ProgramData\Safing\Portmaster --input-signals --data C:\ProgramData\Safing\Portmaster --input-signals | C:\ProgramData\Safing\Portmaster\updates\windows_amd64\core\portmaster-core_v1-6-10.exe | portmaster-start.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Integrity Level: SYSTEM Modules
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| 3920 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | portmaster-core_v1-6-10.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Console Window Host Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4268 | "C:\Program Files\RUXIM\PLUGscheduler.exe" | C:\Program Files\RUXIM\PLUGScheduler.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Windows Update LifeCycle Component Scheduler Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3623 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4300 | powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -NoProfile -NonInteractive "[System.Console]::OutputEncoding = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8 Get-NetRoute -DestinationPrefix '0.0.0.0/0' | Select-Object -First 1 | Get-NetIPConfiguration | Format-List" | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | — | portmaster-core_v1-6-10.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Windows PowerShell Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5008 | tasklist /svc /fi "imagename eq svchost.exe" | C:\Windows\System32\tasklist.exe | — | portmaster-core_v1-6-10.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Lists the current running tasks Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5588 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\portmaster-installer.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\portmaster-installer.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Safing ICS Technologies GmbH Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Portmaster Application Firewall Exit code: 0 Version: 1.0.13.0 Modules
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| 5768 | C:\ProgramData\Safing\Portmaster\portmaster-start notifier --data=C:\ProgramData\Safing\Portmaster | C:\ProgramData\Safing\Portmaster\portmaster-start.exe | — | portmaster-app_v0-2-8.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 1 Modules
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| 6080 | "C:\ProgramData\Safing\Portmaster\updates\windows_amd64\app\portmaster-app_v0-2-8\portmaster-app_v0-2-8.exe" --type=renderer --user-data-dir="C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Portmaster" --app-path="C:\ProgramData\Safing\Portmaster\updates\windows_amd64\app\portmaster-app_v0-2-8\resources\app.asar" --no-sandbox --no-zygote --first-renderer-process --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=4 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2632 --field-trial-handle=1744,i,1316904357611610446,13872465592808669017,262144 --disable-features=SpareRendererForSitePerProcess,WinDelaySpellcheckServiceInit,WinRetrieveSuggestionsOnlyOnDemand /prefetch:1 | C:\ProgramData\Safing\Portmaster\updates\windows_amd64\app\portmaster-app_v0-2-8\portmaster-app_v0-2-8.exe | — | portmaster-app_v0-2-8.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Safing ICS Technologies GmbH Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Portmaster Version: 0.2.8 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (5588) portmaster-installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Portmaster |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayName |
Value: Portmaster | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5588) portmaster-installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Portmaster |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayVersion |
Value: 1.0.13.0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5588) portmaster-installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Portmaster |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UninstallString |
Value: "C:\ProgramData\Safing\Portmaster\portmaster-uninstaller.exe" | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5588) portmaster-installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Portmaster |
| Operation: | write | Name: | InstallLocation |
Value: "C:\ProgramData\Safing\Portmaster" | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5588) portmaster-installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Portmaster |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayIcon |
Value: "C:\ProgramData\Safing\Portmaster\portmaster.ico" | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5588) portmaster-installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Portmaster |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Publisher |
Value: Safing ICS Technologies GmbH | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5588) portmaster-installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Portmaster |
| Operation: | write | Name: | HelpLink |
Value: https://safing.io | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5588) portmaster-installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Portmaster |
| Operation: | write | Name: | NoRepair |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5588) portmaster-installer.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Portmaster |
| Operation: | write | Name: | NoModify |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7148) portmaster-app_v0-2-8.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Spelling\Dictionaries |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | en-US |
Value: | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2040 | portmaster-start.exe | C:\ProgramData\Safing\Portmaster\updates\tmp\.geoipv4_v20231201-0-1.mmdb.gz1645753901 | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2040 | portmaster-start.exe | C:\ProgramData\Safing\Portmaster\updates\all\intel\geoip\geoipv4_v20231201-0-1.mmdb.gz | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2040 | portmaster-start.exe | C:\ProgramData\Safing\Portmaster\updates\tmp\.geoipv6_v20231201-0-1.mmdb.gz1097576195 | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2040 | portmaster-start.exe | C:\ProgramData\Safing\Portmaster\updates\all\intel\geoip\geoipv6_v20231201-0-1.mmdb.gz | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2040 | portmaster-start.exe | C:\ProgramData\Safing\Portmaster\updates\tmp\.base_v20250501-0-0.dsdl2827338775 | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2040 | portmaster-start.exe | C:\ProgramData\Safing\Portmaster\updates\all\intel\lists\base_v20250501-0-0.dsdl | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2040 | portmaster-start.exe | C:\ProgramData\Safing\Portmaster\updates\tmp\.intermediate_v20250525-0-0.dsdl2644439715 | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2040 | portmaster-start.exe | C:\ProgramData\Safing\Portmaster\updates\all\intel\lists\intermediate_v20250525-0-0.dsdl | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5588 | portmaster-installer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nscF934.tmp\nsDialogs.dll | executable | |
MD5:EC9640B70E07141FEBBE2CD4CC42510F | SHA256:C5BA017732597A82F695B084D1AA7FE3B356168CC66105B9392A9C5B06BE5188 | |||
| 5588 | portmaster-installer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nscF934.tmp\modern-header.bmp | image | |
MD5:940C56737BF9BB69CE7A31C623D4E87A | SHA256:766A893FE962AEFD27C574CB05F25CF895D3FC70A00DB5A6FA73D573F571AEFC | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.219.150.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.16.168.114:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3096 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5500 | SearchApp.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3096 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5500 | SearchApp.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5148 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 51.124.78.146:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 2.16.168.114:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | RU | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.219.150.101:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | CL | whitelisted |
7564 | svchost.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 40.126.32.74:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
7388 | portmaster-start.exe | 167.235.104.51:443 | updates.safing.io | Hetzner Online GmbH | DE | unknown |
2040 | portmaster-start.exe | 167.235.104.51:443 | updates.safing.io | Hetzner Online GmbH | DE | unknown |
6544 | svchost.exe | 20.190.160.64:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | unknown |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
updates.safing.io |
| unknown |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
self.events.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
3888 | portmaster-core_v1-6-10.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed Cloudflare DNS over HTTPS Domain (cloudflare-dns .com in TLS SNI) |