Malware analysis keygen[pc-ret].exe Malicious activity

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File name:	keygen[pc-ret].exe
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/60df63a2-45ba-4a8c-8896-de60a802bfa1
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Analysis date:	June 21, 2025, 10:50:20
OS:	Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:	neshta
Indicators:
MIME:	application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info:	PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 8 sections
MD5:	E72838ECCDA2EAE29E96B0C572D783C3
SHA1:	60F0944ECBD21CF590445C12BA89A2AE48F27A6A
SHA256:	F824FDC666630CCB179D9086B79783E3EDE76E4392A5EDFDD20D93B7259AE061
SSDEEP:	98304:xq8ZZvWghDdk3XLaScTBLWJ0EjpLIUM5jsMQANKBieb8LzJHkOcJO/D0uOWOtg15:NJt

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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 (133.0.6943.127)
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 (133.0.3065.92)
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) (136.0)
Mozilla Maintenance Service (136.0)
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)
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
- NESHTA mutex has been found
  - keygen[pc-ret].exe (PID: 1068)
SUSPICIOUS
- Mutex name with non-standard characters
  - keygen[pc-ret].exe (PID: 1068)
- Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
  - keygen[pc-ret].exe (PID: 1068)
- Executable content was dropped or overwritten
  - keygen[pc-ret].exe (PID: 1068)
- There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)
  - keygen[pc-ret].exe (PID: 1068)
INFO
- Checks supported languages
  - keygen[pc-ret].exe (PID: 5644)
  - keygen[pc-ret].exe (PID: 1068)
- Process checks computer location settings
  - keygen[pc-ret].exe (PID: 1068)
- Reads the computer name
  - keygen[pc-ret].exe (PID: 1068)
  - keygen[pc-ret].exe (PID: 5644)
- Create files in a temporary directory
  - keygen[pc-ret].exe (PID: 1068)

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No Malware configuration.

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TRiD

.exe	\|	Win32 Executable Borland Delphi 6 (93.8)
.dll	\|	Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (2.3)
.exe	\|	Win32 Executable (generic) (1.6)
.exe	\|	Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (0.7)
.exe	\|	Generic Win/DOS Executable (0.7)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType:	Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp:	1992:06:19 22:22:17+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics:	Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, Bytes reversed lo, 32-bit, Bytes reversed hi
PEType:	PE32
LinkerVersion:	2.25
CodeSize:	29696
InitializedDataSize:	10752
UninitializedDataSize:	-
EntryPoint:	0x80e4
OSVersion:	4
ImageVersion:	-
SubsystemVersion:	4
Subsystem:	Windows GUI

No data.

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Total processes

138

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

1028

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

1068

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\keygen[pc-ret].exe"

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\keygen[pc-ret].exe

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Exit code:

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\keygen[pc-ret].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

5644

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\keygen[pc-ret].exe"

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\keygen[pc-ret].exe

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keygen[pc-ret].exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Exit code:

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\3582-490\keygen[pc-ret].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

6612

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

C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe

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keygen[pc-ret].exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Console Window Host

Exit code:

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

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Total events

552

Read events

552

Write events

Delete events

Modification events

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Executable files

Suspicious files

Text files

Unknown types

Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
1068	keygen[pc-ret].exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\19.043.0304.0013\FileSyncHelper.exe		executable
		MD5:1C0BE16E6ED8F5B6F0910650A25F4FA7	SHA256:3028F6A6A7A10DC5D63F256FEEB8275F3818BF3371EAF8B20A2D0BF2FCD5F4A9
1068	keygen[pc-ret].exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\19.043.0304.0013\FileSyncConfig.exe		executable
		MD5:0C5EC1AE9A301408AF26032B445FBB08	SHA256:3A8010F1E4E028782093877D969EB127B80AE48B7215A8D3F91E8AB9C165AC7A
1068	keygen[pc-ret].exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\19.043.0304.0013\FileCoAuth.exe		executable
		MD5:13C2D5BF03C4A2B28E930F990CCC32DB	SHA256:12D24D0BC0E7CDC902E3540A3C6F7B755094F011A8EAD49A47A00563710B8F80
1068	keygen[pc-ret].exe	C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\388\AdobeARMHelper.exe		executable
		MD5:85A67D34298E33D2D5A9EC789B6AB594	SHA256:1DEE143B4F88F2375B85C6271A58E2E78FED081BEAE4090678CB2DD7A37FB2D4
1068	keygen[pc-ret].exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\19.043.0304.0013\OneDriveUpdaterService.exe		executable
		MD5:E73AC057B2CFEF016B8199389F0DF590	SHA256:20ABA9D6001E5CDC287CD5BD452D0F2D05980D83F851D2B309BF49E9D9A8AC4C
1068	keygen[pc-ret].exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\OneDrive.exe		executable
		MD5:178B773B3FB050FCE26E40A9E8C2EE9A	SHA256:1E03573733F25B44004049A535E7E79366FD86FE953F6DFEDAAD05513B46A6C5
1068	keygen[pc-ret].exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\OneDriveStandaloneUpdater.exe		executable
		MD5:A747FA4161FE3C00C3FBB4BF391D4D4E	SHA256:B7BA59428AF7AE08C5BF927B57E326D5259E6ED31BD4237AA6A44378177364C1
1068	keygen[pc-ret].exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5023.tmp		text
		MD5:E0EB2B72F7AB62134ABE3BC300E653A1	SHA256:F1667EAE00510C259F71F44D45B716CDD96CDCC22C2AC2D2505FF3989092AEF1
1068	keygen[pc-ret].exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\keygen[pc-ret].exe		executable
		MD5:62B039B2AF7BF5F6ABF35EF903024300	SHA256:83D7F6EAF7FE075503EA6A0BC726633C34595A6EAE7EDD7DEAB95AB4D4A66FD5

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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
892	svchost.exe	GET	200	2.17.190.73:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
1268	svchost.exe	GET	200	184.30.21.171:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
1268	svchost.exe	GET	200	184.24.77.22:80	http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
5564	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
5564	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	51.104.136.2:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:137	—	—	—	whitelisted
5944	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	51.104.136.2:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
3956	RUXIMICS.exe	51.104.136.2:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:138	—	—	—	whitelisted
892	svchost.exe	20.190.160.128:443	login.live.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted
892	svchost.exe	2.17.190.73:80	ocsp.digicert.com	AKAMAI-AS	DE	whitelisted
2336	svchost.exe	172.211.123.250:443	client.wns.windows.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	FR	whitelisted
1268	svchost.exe	51.124.78.146:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted
1268	svchost.exe	184.24.77.22:80	crl.microsoft.com	Akamai International B.V.	DE	whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com	51.104.136.2 51.124.78.146 20.73.194.208 40.127.240.158	whitelisted
google.com	216.58.206.46	whitelisted
login.live.com	20.190.160.128 40.126.32.68 20.190.160.66 20.190.160.64 40.126.32.140 20.190.160.20 40.126.32.72 20.190.160.5	whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com	2.17.190.73	whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com	172.211.123.250	whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com	184.24.77.22 184.24.77.14 184.24.77.4 184.24.77.41 184.24.77.12 184.24.77.16 184.24.77.10 184.24.77.11 184.24.77.15	whitelisted
www.microsoft.com	184.30.21.171	whitelisted
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com	52.111.229.19	whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com	4.245.163.56	whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com	20.3.187.198	whitelisted

Threats

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General Info

keygen[pc-ret].exe

E72838ECCDA2EAE29E96B0C572D783C3

60F0944ECBD21CF590445C12BA89A2AE48F27A6A

F824FDC666630CCB179D9086B79783E3EDE76E4392A5EDFDD20D93B7259AE061

98304:xq8ZZvWghDdk3XLaScTBLWJ0EjpLIUM5jsMQANKBieb8LzJHkOcJO/D0uOWOtg15:NJt

Software environment set and analysis options

Launch configuration

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Behavior activities

MALICIOUS

NESHTA mutex has been found

SUSPICIOUS

Mutex name with non-standard characters

Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

Executable content was dropped or overwritten

There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)

INFO

Checks supported languages

Process checks computer location settings

Reads the computer name

Create files in a temporary directory

Malware configuration

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TRiD

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EXE

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