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Database Entry



Threat unknown


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: cb138ad80b5d8bcd94db5e8a11681d9990a10886d2956b1c8aba09c0609dbf79
SHA3-384 hash: b662c5a8a3ae50ef842039e9699815e291e510d799cf2ddaecc0e5a6fc9e3745bedbce26a476b464e5341a413dd831ee
SHA1 hash: 9f44dcdad0d792f7b046987ae6493cbc42f3a0e0
MD5 hash: 98f00f2d3227800a04a142133e93d285
humanhash: nevada-iowa-mobile-seven
File name:svchost.exe
Download: download sample
File size:122'880 bytes
First seen:2025-11-23 09:30:24 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash e029f98a2da83608852f59fa44f95f0e (1 x Worm.Mofksys)
ssdeep 768:/iZNZiZNPp0b5BbrMVUTBv6mkZ8jA7IwnDoSde:/WNZWNBGBrM6Fv6mkqyoP
TLSH T14FC34A49F616C1BCC938C07BE1A0C1B25F181EBA54BBCB7B35663E672EB97410916D32
TrID 60.1% (.EXE) Win32 EXE Yoda's Crypter (26569/9/4)
11.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
10.1% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
4.6% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
4.5% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
Magika pebin
Reporter Hexastrike
Tags:exe

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 21:17:22 UTC
Tags:
n/a

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 window
Creating a file in the Windows subdirectories
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a file in the Windows directory
DNS request
Enabling autorun
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
microsoft_visual_basic packed packed upx zero
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Worm.Brontok
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-22 21:20:00 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
12
AV detection:
34 of 36 (94.44%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
adware discovery persistence spyware
Behaviour
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Windows directory
Drops file in System32 directory
Executes dropped EXE
Modifies system executable filetype association
Modifies WinLogon for persistence
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Legacy.Trojan.Agent-1388589
YARA:
n/a
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
cb138ad80b5d8bcd94db5e8a11681d9990a10886d2956b1c8aba09c0609dbf79
MD5 hash:
98f00f2d3227800a04a142133e93d285
SHA1 hash:
9f44dcdad0d792f7b046987ae6493cbc42f3a0e0
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:UPX290LZMAMarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:upx_3
Author:Kevin Falcoz
Description:UPX 3.X

File information


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