File name:

Spotify 1.1.4.zip

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/807be729-f101-4f70-9ff1-374df50b8da7
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: September 30, 2020, 13:56:54
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/zip
File info: Zip archive data, at least v2.0 to extract
MD5:

C9BEBE0EDAD47DD2902C2049FD818013

SHA1:

49C9B4799265AA8113AC818291573426FBFFB6FC

SHA256:

016E6A77D49F9520690EFC0A24CCD6BC489DD8C36B9C5A9861092D0D48EBA6BF

SSDEEP:

12288:1vXdhlthsiiG1yvXdhlthsiiG1AvXdhlthsiiG1D:1tsiioytsiioAtsiioD

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Executes PowerShell scripts

      • cmd.exe (PID: 2104)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 3080)

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • spotify_installer-1.1.4.197.g92d52c4f-13.exe (PID: 2928)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executed via COM

      • DllHost.exe (PID: 2948)

    • Application launched itself

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 4092)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 2104)

    • Uses TASKKILL.EXE to kill process

      • cmd.exe (PID: 2104)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 3080)

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • powershell.exe (PID: 3084)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 3512)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 752)

    • Starts Internet Explorer

      • spotify_installer-1.1.4.197.g92d52c4f-13.exe (PID: 2928)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • powershell.exe (PID: 3084)

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • cmd.exe (PID: 2104)

    • Uses REG.EXE to modify Windows registry

      • cmd.exe (PID: 3420)

  • INFO

    • Modifies the open verb of a shell class

      • rundll32.exe (PID: 2452)

    • Manual execution by user

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 272)
      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 4092)
      • NOTEPAD.EXE (PID: 3764)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 3080)
      • spotify_installer-1.1.4.197.g92d52c4f-13.exe (PID: 2928)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 2104)

    • Reads Internet Cache Settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 824)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2108)

    • Changes internet zones settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 824)

    • Application launched itself

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 824)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.xpi | Mozilla Firefox browser extension (66.6)
.zip | ZIP compressed archive (33.3)

EXIF

ZIP

ZipRequiredVersion: 20
ZipBitFlag: 0x0808
ZipCompression: None
ZipModifyDate: 2020:06:06 10:33:05
ZipCRC: 0xc87cf666
ZipCompressedSize: 367801
ZipUncompressedSize: 367801
ZipFileName: Spotify 1.1.4/downgrade.bat
No data.
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All screenshots are available in the full report
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Total processes
65
Monitored processes
22
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

Click at the process to see the details
start rundll32.exe no specs winrar.exe no specs winrar.exe no specs winrar.exe no specs PhotoViewer.dll no specs winrar.exe no specs notepad.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs taskkill.exe no specs taskkill.exe no specs powershell.exe no specs findstr.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs reg.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs taskkill.exe no specs powershell.exe no specs findstr.exe no specs powershell.exe spotify_installer-1.1.4.197.g92d52c4f-13.exe no specs iexplore.exe no specs iexplore.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
272"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Spotify 1.1.4.zip.xpi"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Alexander Roshal
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
WinRAR archiver
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.60.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\winrar\winrar.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\comdlg32.dll
752powershell Get-AppxPackage -Name "SpotifyAB.SpotifyMusic" C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows PowerShell
Exit code:
1
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe
c:\systemroot\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\atl.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
824"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" https://www.spotify.com/downloadC:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe—spotify_installer-1.1.4.197.g92d52c4f-13.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Internet Explorer
Exit code:
0
Version:
11.00.9600.16428 (winblue_gdr.131013-1700)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-downlevel-advapi32-l1-1-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\iertutil.dll
1660findstr "PackageFullName" C:\Windows\system32\findstr.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Find String (QGREP) Utility
Exit code:
1
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\findstr.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\imm32.dll
1924taskkill /f /im Spotify.exe C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Terminates Processes
Exit code:
128
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\taskkill.exe
c:\systemroot\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\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
2104cmd /c ""C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Spotify 1.1.4\install.bat" "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\winbrand.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
2108"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEF:824 CREDAT:267521 /prefetch:2C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
iexplore.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Internet Explorer
Exit code:
0
Version:
11.00.9600.16428 (winblue_gdr.131013-1700)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-downlevel-advapi32-l1-1-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\iertutil.dll
2260taskkill /f /im spotifywebhelper.exe C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Terminates Processes
Exit code:
128
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\taskkill.exe
c:\systemroot\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\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
2452"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" C:\Windows\system32\shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Spotify 1.1.4.zip.xpiC:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows host process (Rundll32)
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\rundll32.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\imagehlp.dll
2764"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Spotify 1.1.4.zip.xpi"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe—rundll32.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Alexander Roshal
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
WinRAR archiver
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.60.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\winrar\winrar.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\comdlg32.dll
Total events
3 204
Read events
2 796
Write events
407
Delete events
1

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2452) rundll32.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache
Operation:writeName:C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
Value:
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC
(PID) Process:(2452) rundll32.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache
Operation:writeName:C:\Windows\eHome\ehshell.exe
Value:
Windows Media Center
(PID) Process:(2452) rundll32.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache
Operation:writeName:C:\Windows\system32\mspaint.exe
Value:
Paint
(PID) Process:(2452) rundll32.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache
Operation:writeName:C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
Value:
Notepad
(PID) Process:(2452) rundll32.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache
Operation:writeName:C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~1\Office14\OIS.EXE
Value:
Microsoft Office 2010
(PID) Process:(2452) rundll32.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache
Operation:writeName:C:\Program Files\Opera\Opera.exe
Value:
Opera Internet Browser
(PID) Process:(2452) rundll32.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache
Operation:writeName:C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer\PhotoViewer.dll
Value:
Windows Photo Viewer
(PID) Process:(2452) rundll32.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache
Operation:writeName:C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe
Value:
VLC media player
(PID) Process:(2452) rundll32.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache
Operation:writeName:C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE
Value:
Microsoft Word
(PID) Process:(2452) rundll32.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\13B\52C64B7E
Operation:writeName:LanguageList
Value:
en-US
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
6
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
3312WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$DRa3312.12830\Spotify 1.1.4\downgrade.bat —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3312WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$DRa3312.12830\Spotify 1.1.4\netutils.dll —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3312WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$DRa3312.12830\Spotify 1.1.4\install.bat —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3312WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$DRa3312.12830\Spotify 1.1.4\README.txt —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
752powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\BFJVM89BRZEO6S1UHQ3U.temp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3512powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\H9APFJQNC7SB8QATVY7H.temp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3084powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\1G326NOJ8S23YOZK70DB.temp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3512powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d93f411851d7c929.customDestinations-ms~RF1c8506.TMPbinary
MD5:—
SHA256:—
752powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d93f411851d7c929.customDestinations-msbinary
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3084powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d93f411851d7c929.customDestinations-msbinary
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
5
DNS requests
3
Threats
2

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
3084
powershell.exe
GET
—
151.101.2.133:80
http://upgrade.spotify.com/upgrade/client/win32-x86/spotify_installer-1.1.4.197.g92d52c4f-13.exe
US
—
—
malicious
—
—
GET
200
93.184.220.29:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAH9o%2BtuynXIiEOLckvPvJE%3D
US
der
471 b
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
93.184.220.29:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAH9o%2BtuynXIiEOLckvPvJE%3D
US
der
471 b
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
93.184.220.29:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQQX6Z6gAidtSefNc6DC0OInqPHDQQUD4BhHIIxYdUvKOeNRji0LOHG2eICEAUvBuID4ULSHj7RL9jO6Z8%3D
US
der
471 b
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
93.184.220.29:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQQX6Z6gAidtSefNc6DC0OInqPHDQQUD4BhHIIxYdUvKOeNRji0LOHG2eICEAUvBuID4ULSHj7RL9jO6Z8%3D
US
der
471 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
3084
powershell.exe
151.101.2.133:80
upgrade.spotify.com
Fastly
US
malicious
2108
iexplore.exe
35.186.224.25:443
www.spotify.com
Google Inc.
US
suspicious
—
—
93.184.220.29:80
ocsp.digicert.com
MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
upgrade.spotify.com
  • 151.101.2.133
  • 151.101.66.133
  • 151.101.130.133
  • 151.101.194.133
malicious
www.spotify.com
  • 35.186.224.25
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 93.184.220.29
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
3084
powershell.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
ET POLICY PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP
3084
powershell.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET INFO Executable Retrieved With Minimal HTTP Headers - Potential Second Stage Download
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Spotify 1.1.4.zip