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Database Entry



Threat unknown


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 542926bc98f1b2e358fc655c8297e13a88dd619a17128b24c7aa090e0a777406
SHA3-384 hash: 753f424a6f20cb531c478d99104b242cb1ae5685cce96be59ca3602d26e5d6e7afe56d6f046643e83d6854b6f57248d6
SHA1 hash: 0e8943a4820b3e43018eef549204a858504ed8a5
MD5 hash: c8fe397c4819294a26e2e53e91f46c28
humanhash: three-georgia-alpha-ink
File name:svchost.exe
Download: download sample
File size:1'740'432 bytes
First seen:2025-11-23 09:22:29 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash cfb373e3071730a3a5a9b37af5002099
ssdeep 24576:LuGtcjN3lRfEyB9MBhavuS5iavgJKUdeIhRHq9aR5iP3QtbMDynPll8w+VaMjPPc:fiB3ffDBvd8BRJO/2nPcTjXbnB6l
TLSH T19F8533640FE2046AE823183E726C137AA8AFB7644524DFD383D4DCE8E477435DA956CB
TrID 37.8% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13)
20.0% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5)
12.7% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
7.9% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
6.1% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter Hexastrike
Tags:exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
13
Origin country :
IE IE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
svchost.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-11-23 17:07:40 UTC
Tags:
demp dropper auto-reg

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
94.9%
Tags:
injection dropper obfusc malex
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
DNS request
Sending a custom TCP request
Firewall traversal
Enabling autorun
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-vm base64 cmd explorer lolbin microsoft_visual_cc overlay overlay
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Malex
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-22 12:32:02 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
AV detection:
30 of 36 (83.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery persistence
Behaviour
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
System policy modification
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in System32 directory
Adds policy Run key to start application
Modifies firewall policy service
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Win.Malware.Demp-10038094-0
YARA:
n/a
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
542926bc98f1b2e358fc655c8297e13a88dd619a17128b24c7aa090e0a777406
MD5 hash:
c8fe397c4819294a26e2e53e91f46c28
SHA1 hash:
0e8943a4820b3e43018eef549204a858504ed8a5
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu

File information


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