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Database Entry



Threat unknown


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a4881cf3bac1d49d02e5d4206252b5368ad62ea18108a8790f55d2589c48ce4d
SHA3-384 hash: 996e839331d0f6278838427ebad82cf3ec8679a4fad5c0d3ed088484e1e2f284e3d285170192255de797e980df327cf6
SHA1 hash: 041d4e564f4879883a614df8c28a9ef35e3cb18f
MD5 hash: 5bb7752e94d83d01e5087aefcf2196c2
humanhash: washington-nuts-minnesota-may
File name:svchost.exe
Download: download sample
File size:1'136'404 bytes
First seen:2025-11-23 09:27:46 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash ee98eef4340fdc659d6537f8155633ef (4 x Simda, 1 x Shiz)
ssdeep 24576:+YhBVnFys7wuVWVT0PAW0duYHM0/JTk6/DHSKgApGaFtiE6ALmOt:+YhQs7tWVToP0Hs0/htDH3pGaFPiw
TLSH T12435234E05C23755DFF9A3B28A8224E5257337EC57A0A839771CE0C903E3A599DF816E
TrID 27.1% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
20.7% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
18.5% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
8.4% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
8.3% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
Magika pebin
Reporter Hexastrike
Tags:exe UPX
File size (compressed) :1'136'404 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :1'187'604 bytes
Format:win32/pe
Unpacked file: 23210e75a10c1a6ddf0a65a9325e8e1078b0b0cbfda02881c3511d7ea92c1345

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
15
Origin country :
IE IE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
svchost.exe
Verdict:
Suspicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-11-23 17:32:41 UTC
Tags:
auto-reg

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Gathering data
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a file in the Windows subdirectories
Creating a file in the Windows directory
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a window
Launching a process
DNS request
Connection attempt
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Enabling autorun with the shell\open\command registry branches
Enabling autorun
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
crypt fingerprint overlay overlay packed packed packed packed upx
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:
2025-11-21 20:05:00 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
34 of 36 (94.44%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
discovery persistence upx
Behaviour
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Windows directory
Drops file in System32 directory
UPX packed file
Adds Run key to start application
Executes dropped EXE
Modifies system executable filetype association
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Win.Trojan.Ulise-10005646-0
YARA:
n/a
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
85ca4d9d9715b40742a5ed39773ddf8291abf4099ac5a45e41f7d9cebd693168
MD5 hash:
cd3864f6928fa58880c0c287b985b0f5
SHA1 hash:
7eabc34f9c749331b762e002fa6949d925b5b78b
SH256 hash:
23210e75a10c1a6ddf0a65a9325e8e1078b0b0cbfda02881c3511d7ea92c1345
MD5 hash:
e512bb11e413484a81101e7f67473f9c
SHA1 hash:
4da08532514dcbdba10ce917a56b995ecfba35e7
SH256 hash:
3d2c5390eae99ff050c883eb8fc016effa71a2a05e3044fc6f766f4e5b7b2a1a
MD5 hash:
aeb7ca1c72fe15979eb21805327e54a4
SHA1 hash:
a0ea3de50606d427c222c9fc02878e905212f943
SH256 hash:
a4881cf3bac1d49d02e5d4206252b5368ad62ea18108a8790f55d2589c48ce4d
MD5 hash:
5bb7752e94d83d01e5087aefcf2196c2
SHA1 hash:
041d4e564f4879883a614df8c28a9ef35e3cb18f
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:UPX290LZMAMarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:UPXV200V290MarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:UPXv20MarkusLaszloReiser
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:upx_largefile
Author:k3nr9

File information


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Executable exe a4881cf3bac1d49d02e5d4206252b5368ad62ea18108a8790f55d2589c48ce4d

(this sample)

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