File name:

EXM Free Network Utility V2.bat

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/bb2a386c-3583-473f-ae2c-07dc6687d2f2
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: January 19, 2025, 09:10:07
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: text/x-msdos-batch
File info: DOS batch file, Unicode text, UTF-8 text, with very long lines (317), with CRLF line terminators, with escape sequences
MD5:

7C2BCC6C77F5A5F2445A3305A390A0B0

SHA1:

B7AEBA9974AB31D1BE8EB19271970CE490F7793A

SHA256:

FCB22C482BCCA898DB4EE0A4132A922A688326173B569643C51C29FEDB4C6E05

SSDEEP:

384:8r9kOeC/MveO1P+G1xvAg8YFEu0BEowsyvn+1COJ4g398yvQRkSPKr+XKXNJ6BSJ:BFDug8BEoxDAw7dNazKs4R3SZCEoxhF

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Application launched itself

      • cmd.exe (PID: 6596)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 6672)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 2624)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 1576)

    • Executing commands from a ".bat" file

      • cmd.exe (PID: 6596)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 5640)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 1576)

    • Uses REG/REGEDIT.EXE to modify registry

      • cmd.exe (PID: 6672)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 2624)

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • cmd.exe (PID: 6672)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 6596)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 5640)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 1576)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 2624)

    • Uses WMIC.EXE to obtain user accounts information

      • cmd.exe (PID: 6760)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 2144)

    • Using 'findstr.exe' to search for text patterns in files and output

      • cmd.exe (PID: 6760)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 2144)

    • Starts application with an unusual extension

      • cmd.exe (PID: 6672)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 2624)

    • Starts POWERSHELL.EXE for commands execution

      • cmd.exe (PID: 2624)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 6672)

    • The process bypasses the loading of PowerShell profile settings

      • cmd.exe (PID: 2624)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 6672)

    • Uses TIMEOUT.EXE to delay execution

      • cmd.exe (PID: 2624)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 6672)

    • The process hide an interactive prompt from the user

      • cmd.exe (PID: 6672)

  • INFO

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • WMIC.exe (PID: 6784)
      • WMIC.exe (PID: 6436)

    • Changes the display of characters in the console

      • cmd.exe (PID: 6672)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 2624)

    • Checks supported languages

      • chcp.com (PID: 6936)
      • chcp.com (PID: 4144)
      • chcp.com (PID: 6632)
      • chcp.com (PID: 3696)
      • chcp.com (PID: 6704)
      • chcp.com (PID: 5028)

    • Script raised an exception (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 6956)

    • The process uses the downloaded file

      • powershell.exe (PID: 5640)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
163
Monitored processes
35
Malicious processes
4
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs reg.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs wmic.exe no specs findstr.exe no specs chcp.com no specs powershell.exe no specs reg.exe no specs reg.exe no specs reg.exe no specs chcp.com no specs timeout.exe no specs timeout.exe no specs chcp.com no specs powershell.exe no specs cmd.exe conhost.exe no specs chcp.com no specs cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs reg.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs wmic.exe no specs findstr.exe no specs chcp.com no specs powershell.exe no specs SPPSurrogate no specs reg.exe no specs reg.exe no specs reg.exe no specs chcp.com no specs timeout.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1512\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Console Window Host
Exit code:
0
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
1576"C:\WINDOWS\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EXMFRE~1.BAT" C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
powershell.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
0
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\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\cmdext.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
2144C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c wmic path Win32_UserAccount where name="admin" get sid | findstr "S-"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
0
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\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
2600timeout /t 1 /nobreak C:\Windows\System32\timeout.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
timeout - pauses command processing
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\timeout.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
2624cmd /c C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EXMFRE~1.BAT max C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows Command Processor
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\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\cmdext.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
3696chcp 437 C:\Windows\System32\chcp.com—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Change CodePage Utility
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\chcp.com
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\ulib.dll
c:\windows\system32\fsutilext.dll
3928\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
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
4144chcp 65001 C:\Windows\System32\chcp.com—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Change CodePage Utility
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\chcp.com
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\ulib.dll
c:\windows\system32\fsutilext.dll
5028chcp 437 C:\Windows\System32\chcp.com—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Change CodePage Utility
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\chcp.com
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\ulib.dll
c:\windows\system32\fsutilext.dll
5316timeout /t 1 /nobreak C:\Windows\System32\timeout.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
timeout - pauses command processing
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\timeout.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
Total events
13 205
Read events
13 198
Write events
4
Delete events
3

Modification events

(PID) Process:(5640) powershell.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache
Operation:writeName:C:\WINDOWS\System32\cmd.exe.FriendlyAppName
Value:
Windows Command Processor
(PID) Process:(5640) powershell.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache
Operation:writeName:C:\WINDOWS\System32\cmd.exe.ApplicationCompany
Value:
Microsoft Corporation
(PID) Process:(7032) reg.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore
Operation:delete valueName:RPSessionInterval
Value:

(PID) Process:(6992) reg.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore
Operation:delete valueName:DisableConfig
Value:
(PID) Process:(6612) reg.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore
Operation:writeName:SystemRestorePointCreationFrequency
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(6968) dllhost.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SPP\Clients
Operation:writeName:{09F7EDC5-294E-4180-AF6A-FB0E6A0E9513}
Value:
\\?\Volume{2f5c5e72-85a9-11eb-90a8-9a9b76358421}\:(C%3A)
(PID) Process:(6968) dllhost.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SPP\Leases
Operation:delete valueName:{09F7EDC5-294E-4180-AF6A-FB0E6A0E9513}
Value:
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
1
Text files
6
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
6956powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_kedyksp3.vef.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
6956powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_qtlcbzyk.4qw.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
7144powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_o3wjy15f.afk.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
6956powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractivebinary
MD5:525A6C246310B02D41A40C9E2078E5DC
SHA256:8136D3D07B8ACBC499A458F2FF4FBFE033E2A9D310692B1664BB096B7F4289AE
7144powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_2quh0s3u.ss2.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
5640powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_dsd5eim4.aos.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
5640powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_r0dd1j0u.pfz.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
25
DNS requests
14
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
—
—
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D
US
binary
313 b
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
US
binary
471 b
whitelisted
6312
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D
US
binary
471 b
whitelisted
3736
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
DE
binary
419 b
whitelisted
3736
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
DE
binary
408 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
5064
SearchApp.exe
104.126.37.170:443
www.bing.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
—
—
184.30.131.245:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
US
whitelisted
1176
svchost.exe
20.190.159.0:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
1076
svchost.exe
23.35.238.131:443
go.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
1200
RUXIMICS.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
3736
SIHClient.exe
4.245.163.56:443
slscr.update.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
3736
SIHClient.exe
184.30.21.171:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
www.bing.com
  • 104.126.37.170
  • 104.126.37.123
  • 104.126.37.177
  • 104.126.37.185
  • 104.126.37.129
  • 104.126.37.128
  • 104.126.37.186
  • 104.126.37.171
  • 104.126.37.176
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 184.30.131.245
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.159.0
  • 40.126.31.69
  • 20.190.159.64
  • 20.190.159.23
  • 40.126.31.73
  • 20.190.159.71
  • 40.126.31.71
  • 20.190.159.68
whitelisted
go.microsoft.com
  • 23.35.238.131
whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 40.127.240.158
  • 51.124.78.146
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 4.245.163.56
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 184.30.21.171
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 40.69.42.241
whitelisted
arc.msn.com
  • 20.223.35.26
whitelisted
fd.api.iris.microsoft.com
  • 20.199.58.43
whitelisted

Threats

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EXM Free Network Utility V2.bat