File name:

hwmonitor_1.58.zip

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/fe27ddaf-29da-4607-88c7-f406043431dd
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: June 21, 2025, 13:43:24
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
arch-exec
arch-doc
cpuz
tool
Indicators:
MIME: application/zip
File info: Zip archive data, at least v2.0 to extract, compression method=deflate
MD5:

E6062DCD70068B624BF3D00DB984CDAB

SHA1:

C3D1C01D68B1AE396493F49699BE8C90AB9281C1

SHA256:

FDA3B6D7F906709E4ACE010E260EB83471673664FDED96EB3C60DEFAE0FEC620

SSDEEP:

98304:zZ4hE0lCZS+uZiNMnSo9GkkVy3LNDrquUPlo1V1T+J52/90OLN8IRWpf3qlDMA5y:YE3P

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Generic archive extractor

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 188)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • HWMonitor_x64.exe (PID: 7124)

    • Drops a system driver (possible attempt to evade defenses)

      • HWMonitor_x64.exe (PID: 7124)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • HWMonitor_x64.exe (PID: 7124)

    • The process checks if it is being run in the virtual environment

      • HWMonitor_x64.exe (PID: 7124)

    • Executes as Windows Service

      • WmiApSrv.exe (PID: 3652)

  • INFO

    • Manual execution by a user

      • HWMonitor_x64.exe (PID: 7124)
      • notepad.exe (PID: 3888)
      • HWMonitor_x64.exe (PID: 7100)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • notepad.exe (PID: 3888)

    • Checks supported languages

      • HWMonitor_x64.exe (PID: 7124)

    • Reads the computer name

      • HWMonitor_x64.exe (PID: 7124)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • HWMonitor_x64.exe (PID: 7124)
      • slui.exe (PID: 4312)

    • CPUZ mutex has been found

      • HWMonitor_x64.exe (PID: 7124)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • HWMonitor_x64.exe (PID: 7124)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 4312)
      • HWMonitor_x64.exe (PID: 7124)

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • HWMonitor_x64.exe (PID: 7124)

    • Reads CPU info

      • HWMonitor_x64.exe (PID: 7124)

    • Reads the time zone

      • HWMonitor_x64.exe (PID: 7124)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • HWMonitor_x64.exe (PID: 7124)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.zip | ZIP compressed archive (100)

EXIF

ZIP

ZipRequiredVersion: 20
ZipBitFlag: -
ZipCompression: Deflated
ZipModifyDate: 2025:06:04 10:59:58
ZipCRC: 0xa1a77cdc
ZipCompressedSize: 4103
ZipUncompressedSize: 14383
ZipFileName: hwm_readme.txt
No data.
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Total processes
141
Monitored processes
6
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start winrar.exe no specs notepad.exe no specs hwmonitor_x64.exe no specs hwmonitor_x64.exe wmiapsrv.exe no specs slui.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
188"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\hwmonitor_1.58.zipC:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Alexander Roshal
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
WinRAR archiver
Version:
5.91.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\winrar\winrar.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
3652C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exeC:\Windows\System32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe—services.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
WMI Performance Reverse Adapter
Version:
10.0.19041.3758 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\wbem\wmiapsrv.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\wbemcomn.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\psapi.dll
3888"C:\WINDOWS\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\hwm_readme.txtC:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Notepad
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\notepad.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
4312C:\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
7100"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\HWMonitor_x64.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\HWMonitor_x64.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
CPUID
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
HWMonitor
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
1, 5, 8, 0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\hwmonitor_x64.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
7124"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\HWMonitor_x64.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\HWMonitor_x64.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
CPUID
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
HWMonitor
Version:
1, 5, 8, 0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\hwmonitor_x64.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
Total events
13 806
Read events
13 763
Write events
43
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(188) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:3
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\preferences.zip
(PID) Process:(188) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:2
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\chromium_ext.zip
(PID) Process:(188) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:1
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\omni_23_10_2024_.zip
(PID) Process:(188) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:0
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\hwmonitor_1.58.zip
(PID) Process:(188) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:name
Value:
120
(PID) Process:(188) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:size
Value:
80
(PID) Process:(188) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:type
Value:
120
(PID) Process:(188) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:mtime
Value:
100
(PID) Process:(188) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\Interface\Themes
Operation:writeName:ShellExtBMP
Value:
(PID) Process:(188) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\Interface\Themes
Operation:writeName:ShellExtIcon
Value:
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
2
Text files
1
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
7124HWMonitor_x64.exeC:\Windows\Temp\cpuz160\cpuz160_x64.sysexecutable
MD5:4C24FA0C01F6753C8F181D1D0E248244
SHA256:BF467221B0A9A5FE75B61C61FF679247DE093EB9846B5B143D396484AD8C6FCD
7124HWMonitor_x64.exeC:\Windows\INF\display.PNFbinary
MD5:8C9889C33A26A1CD2A23341C16A8BAB1
SHA256:8CCD07B8ADCDB4D72E84F082D685E80C64D4B68A709191169CB91B32A5DF8AC7
7124HWMonitor_x64.exeC:\Windows\INF\basicrender.PNFbinary
MD5:F633F91CD25918725CC1193934BDB4D1
SHA256:1BDF5C7710D4CB3CB5A00859779E5AC9F81702E927E5159D8707F2D6FE77E472
7124HWMonitor_x64.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\RR3E01RZ\cpuid[1].vertext
MD5:B022CDD4E457059A41F2858F37331EDA
SHA256:8D51554BF51E2F42B6AA8A139FA364A3BAC2434938CD06DBA11C91AF0CF97E59
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HTTP(S) requests
10
TCP/UDP connections
22
DNS requests
9
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.19.11.120:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
2.19.11.120:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
4172
RUXIMICS.exe
GET
200
2.19.11.120:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
4172
RUXIMICS.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
195.154.81.43:443
https://download.cpuid.com/cpuid.ver
unknown
text
142 b
whitelisted
2940
svchost.exe
GET
200
69.192.161.44:80
http://x1.c.lencr.org/
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
POST
500
40.91.76.224:443
https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail
unknown
xml
512 b
whitelisted
—
—
POST
500
40.91.76.224:443
https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail
unknown
xml
512 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.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
1268
svchost.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4172
RUXIMICS.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
2.19.11.120:80
crl.microsoft.com
Elisa Oyj
NL
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
2.19.11.120:80
crl.microsoft.com
Elisa Oyj
NL
whitelisted
4172
RUXIMICS.exe
2.19.11.120:80
crl.microsoft.com
Elisa Oyj
NL
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
95.101.149.131:80
www.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
1268
svchost.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
  • 40.127.240.158
  • 4.231.128.59
whitelisted
google.com
  • 172.217.18.14
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.19.11.120
  • 2.19.11.105
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 95.101.149.131
whitelisted
download.cpuid.com
  • 195.154.81.43
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 40.91.76.224
whitelisted
x1.c.lencr.org
  • 69.192.161.44
whitelisted
self.events.data.microsoft.com
  • 40.74.98.193
whitelisted

Threats

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