Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-11 02:32

Sample ID 230915-r53zhscf71
Target vmware.exe
SHA256 19bd8a90a779a9b35117f4e814de20661e32ea07a6721a2a13858473be8d4a36
Tags
score
1/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
1/10

SHA256

19bd8a90a779a9b35117f4e814de20661e32ea07a6721a2a13858473be8d4a36

Threat Level: No (potentially) malicious behavior was detected

The file vmware.exe was found to be: No (potentially) malicious behavior was detected.

Malicious Activity Summary


Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK

N/A

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2023-09-15 14:47

Signatures

N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2023-09-15 14:47

Reported

2023-09-15 14:50

Platform

win7-20230831-en

Max time kernel

118s

Max time network

124s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vmware.exe"

Signatures

N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vmware.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vmware.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{06622D85-6856-4460-8DE1-A81921B41C4B}

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{06622D85-6856-4460-8DE1-A81921B41C4B}

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{06622D85-6856-4460-8DE1-A81921B41C4B}

Network

N/A

Files

N/A

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2023-09-15 14:47

Reported

2023-09-15 14:50

Platform

win10v2004-20230915-en

Max time kernel

140s

Max time network

147s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vmware.exe"

Signatures

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2176 wrote to memory of 4792 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vmware.exe C:\Windows\system32\pcaui.exe
PID 2176 wrote to memory of 4792 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vmware.exe C:\Windows\system32\pcaui.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vmware.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vmware.exe"

C:\Windows\system32\pcaui.exe

"C:\Windows\system32\pcaui.exe" -g {11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111} -x {db4f3aa6-828e-4e0c-a461-efac8dacc1a2} -a "VMware Workstation Pro" -v "VMware, Inc." -s "This app can't run because it causes security or performance issues on Windows. A new version may be available. Check with your software provider for an updated version that runs on this version of Windows." -n 1 -f 2109246 -k 0 -e "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vmware.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 43.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 4.173.189.20.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

N/A