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File name:

cheats.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/5180670e-2fa8-4217-8766-3aec989e3fda
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: August 13, 2019, 16:35:31
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
installer
adware
installcore
pup
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
MD5:

5CC218CD1D2D39B8F209837B63FEA314

SHA1:

A1F402C6997374855EEBD2175D6DDB2C07729E6D

SHA256:

01CE04B9FD5ADB1D4773C3BC2DA31F8CB043970BD2BB00A83FE5056DA598468F

SSDEEP:

196608:yOKv3tiTmcRs5xITbnSiSsQ1yjxYNDc4kpRUBSCwBpCLbB9Aw/dt9AJJhemkaK0S:qxcRYxI1SL1yjj96BPCpAbB9fnYiOaN

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • ceregreset.exe (PID: 2344)
      • Kernelmoduleunloader.exe (PID: 3456)
      • Cheat Engine.exe (PID: 3944)
      • cheatengine-i386.exe (PID: 1568)

    • INSTALLCORE was detected

      • cheats.tmp (PID: 1048)

    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • cheatengine-i386.exe (PID: 1568)

    • Loads the Task Scheduler COM API

      • CCleaner.exe (PID: 1204)
      • CCleaner.exe (PID: 1896)

    • Actions looks like stealing of personal data

      • CCleaner.exe (PID: 3756)
      • CCleaner.exe (PID: 1896)

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • CCleaner.exe (PID: 1896)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • cheats.exe (PID: 492)
      • cheats.exe (PID: 3012)
      • cheats.tmp (PID: 1048)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • cheats.tmp (PID: 1048)

    • Reads Windows Product ID

      • cheats.tmp (PID: 1048)

    • Reads Environment values

      • cheats.tmp (PID: 1048)

    • Reads CPU info

      • cheats.tmp (PID: 1048)

    • Reads internet explorer settings

      • cheats.tmp (PID: 1048)
      • CCleaner.exe (PID: 3756)
      • CCleaner.exe (PID: 1896)

    • Modifies the open verb of a shell class

      • cheats.tmp (PID: 1048)

    • Uses ICACLS.EXE to modify access control list

      • cheats.tmp (PID: 1048)

    • Executed via Task Scheduler

      • CCleaner.exe (PID: 3756)

    • Reads the cookies of Mozilla Firefox

      • CCleaner.exe (PID: 3756)

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • CCleaner.exe (PID: 3756)

    • Application launched itself

      • CCleaner.exe (PID: 3756)

    • Low-level read access rights to disk partition

      • CCleaner.exe (PID: 3756)

    • Reads the cookies of Google Chrome

      • CCleaner.exe (PID: 3756)

  • INFO

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • cheats.tmp (PID: 2148)
      • cheats.tmp (PID: 1048)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • cheats.tmp (PID: 1048)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • cheats.tmp (PID: 1048)

    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • cheats.tmp (PID: 1048)

    • Manual execution by user

      • CCleaner.exe (PID: 1204)

    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • CCleaner.exe (PID: 3756)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Inno Setup installer (56)
.exe | Win32 EXE PECompact compressed (generic) (21.2)
.exe | Win32 Executable Delphi generic (7.2)
.scr | Windows screen saver (6.6)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (3.3)

EXIF

EXE

ProductVersion: 6.6.0.1
ProductName: Cheat Engine 6.6
LegalCopyright: Cheat Engine
FileVersion: 6.6.0.1
FileDescription: Cheat Engine 6.6 Setup
CompanyName: Cheat Engine
Comments: This installation was built with Inno Setup.
CharacterSet: Unicode
LanguageCode: Neutral
FileSubtype: -
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileOS: Win32
FileFlags: (none)
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
ProductVersionNumber: 6.6.0.1
FileVersionNumber: 6.6.0.1
Subsystem: Windows GUI
SubsystemVersion: 4
ImageVersion: 6
OSVersion: 1
EntryPoint: 0xa5f8
UninitializedDataSize: -
InitializedDataSize: 17920
CodeSize: 40448
LinkerVersion: 2.25
PEType: PE32
TimeStamp: 1992:06:20 00:22:17+02:00
MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 19-Jun-1992 22:22:17
Detected languages:
  • Dutch - Netherlands
  • English - United States
Comments: This installation was built with Inno Setup.
CompanyName: Cheat Engine
FileDescription: Cheat Engine 6.6 Setup
FileVersion: 6.6.0.1
LegalCopyright: Cheat Engine
ProductName: Cheat Engine 6.6
ProductVersion: 6.6.0.1

DOS Header

Magic number: MZ
Bytes on last page of file: 0x0050
Pages in file: 0x0002
Relocations: 0x0000
Size of header: 0x0004
Min extra paragraphs: 0x000F
Max extra paragraphs: 0xFFFF
Initial SS value: 0x0000
Initial SP value: 0x00B8
Checksum: 0x0000
Initial IP value: 0x0000
Initial CS value: 0x0000
Overlay number: 0x001A
OEM identifier: 0x0000
OEM information: 0x0000
Address of NE header: 0x00000100

PE Headers

Signature: PE
Machine: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections: 8
Time date stamp: 19-Jun-1992 22:22:17
Pointer to Symbol Table: 0x00000000
Number of symbols: 0
Size of Optional Header: 0x00E0
Characteristics:
  • IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE
  • IMAGE_FILE_BYTES_REVERSED_HI
  • IMAGE_FILE_BYTES_REVERSED_LO
  • IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE
  • IMAGE_FILE_LINE_NUMS_STRIPPED
  • IMAGE_FILE_LOCAL_SYMS_STRIPPED
  • IMAGE_FILE_RELOCS_STRIPPED

Sections

Name
Virtual Address
Virtual Size
Raw Size
Charateristics
Entropy
CODE
0x00001000
0x00009D30
0x00009E00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.6316
DATA
0x0000B000
0x00000250
0x00000400
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
2.75472
BSS
0x0000C000
0x00000E90
0x00000000
IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
0
.idata
0x0000D000
0x00000950
0x00000A00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
4.43073
.tls
0x0000E000
0x00000008
0x00000000
IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
0
.rdata
0x0000F000
0x00000018
0x00000200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_SHARED
0.204488
.reloc
0x00010000
0x000008C4
0x00000000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_SHARED
0
.rsrc
0x00011000
0x00002C00
0x00002C00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_SHARED
4.59784

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
5.13965
1580
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_MANIFEST
2
3.47151
1384
UNKNOWN
Dutch - Netherlands
RT_ICON
3
3.91708
744
UNKNOWN
Dutch - Netherlands
RT_ICON
4
3.91366
2216
UNKNOWN
Dutch - Netherlands
RT_ICON
4089
3.21823
754
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_STRING
4090
3.31515
780
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_STRING
4091
3.25024
718
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_STRING
4093
2.86149
104
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_STRING
4094
3.20731
180
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_STRING
4095
3.04592
174
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_STRING

Imports

advapi32.dll
comctl32.dll
kernel32.dll
oleaut32.dll
user32.dll
No data.
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Total processes
53
Monitored processes
12
Malicious processes
4
Suspicious processes
2

Behavior graph

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drop and start start drop and start drop and start drop and start drop and start cheats.exe cheats.tmp no specs cheats.exe #INSTALLCORE cheats.tmp kernelmoduleunloader.exe icacls.exe no specs ceregreset.exe no specs cheat engine.exe no specs cheatengine-i386.exe ccleaner.exe no specs ccleaner.exe ccleaner.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
3012"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheats.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheats.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Cheat Engine
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Cheat Engine 6.6 Setup
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.6.0.1
2148"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-SP3PO.tmp\cheats.tmp" /SL5="$10019C,11581455,56832,C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheats.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-SP3PO.tmp\cheats.tmp—cheats.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Setup/Uninstall
Exit code:
0
Version:
51.52.0.0
492"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheats.exe" /SPAWNWND=$10020E /NOTIFYWND=$10019C C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheats.exe
cheats.tmp
User:
admin
Company:
Cheat Engine
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Cheat Engine 6.6 Setup
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.6.0.1
1048"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-S311N.tmp\cheats.tmp" /SL5="$110196,11581455,56832,C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheats.exe" /SPAWNWND=$10020E /NOTIFYWND=$10019C C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-S311N.tmp\cheats.tmp
cheats.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Setup/Uninstall
Exit code:
0
Version:
51.52.0.0
3456"C:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.6\Kernelmoduleunloader.exe" /SETUPC:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.6\Kernelmoduleunloader.exe
cheats.tmp
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
2460"icacls" "C:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.6" /grant *S-1-15-2-1:(OI)(CI)(RX) /TC:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe—cheats.tmp
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
1332
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
2344"C:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.6\ceregreset.exe" -silent -dontdeletecustomtypesC:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.6\ceregreset.exe—cheats.tmp
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
3944"C:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.6\Cheat Engine.exe"C:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.6\Cheat Engine.exe—cheats.tmp
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.3.0.0
1568"C:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.6\cheatengine-i386.exe" C:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.6\cheatengine-i386.exe
Cheat Engine.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Cheat Engine
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Cheat Engine
Version:
6.6.0.4880
1204"C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner.exe" C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Piriform Ltd
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
CCleaner
Exit code:
0
Version:
5, 35, 0, 6210
Total events
1 164
Read events
961
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
51
Suspicious files
13
Text files
127
Unknown types
5

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
1048cheats.tmpC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0036FB70.log —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
492cheats.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-S311N.tmp\cheats.tmpexecutable
MD5:54A5A96E68243C3B04FC29C10D010F99
SHA256:1877A88616AAFE89877B6877C5E0E8C06C90FFD3B68A48F55C3172275187EE4B
3012cheats.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-SP3PO.tmp\cheats.tmpexecutable
MD5:54A5A96E68243C3B04FC29C10D010F99
SHA256:1877A88616AAFE89877B6877C5E0E8C06C90FFD3B68A48F55C3172275187EE4B
1048cheats.tmpC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsd360331225468\css\sdk-ui\checkbox.csstext
MD5:64773C6B0E3413C81AEBC46CCE8C9318
SHA256:B09504C1BF0486D3EC46500592B178A3A6C39284672AF8815C3687CC3D29560D
1048cheats.tmpC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-8PTCU.tmp\Fusion.dllexecutable
MD5:78EDAF346B176EE78C47385AC2F42B29
SHA256:DD03DD4C99EEDDB7CAA4C859E47C59447B60A8B3A40B3638C6AC4BC2BEC456D5
1048cheats.tmpC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-8PTCU.tmp\_isetup\_shfoldr.dllexecutable
MD5:92DC6EF532FBB4A5C3201469A5B5EB63
SHA256:9884E9D1B4F8A873CCBD81F8AD0AE257776D2348D027D811A56475E028360D87
1048cheats.tmpC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsd360331225468\css\sdk-ui\browse.csstext
MD5:6009D6E864F60AEA980A9DF94C1F7E1C
SHA256:5EF48A8C8C3771B4F233314D50DD3B5AFDCD99DD4B74A9745C8FE7B22207056D
1048cheats.tmpC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsd360331225468\css\sdk-ui\images\button-bg.pngimage
MD5:98B1DE48DFA64DC2AA1E52FACFBEE3B0
SHA256:2693930C474FE640E2FE8D6EF98ABE2ECD303D2392C3D8B2E006E8942BA8F534
1048cheats.tmpC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsd360331225468\css\sdk-ui\button.csstext
MD5:37E1FF96E084EC201F0D95FEEF4D5E94
SHA256:8E806F5B94FC294E918503C8053EF1284E4F4B1E02C7DA4F4635E33EC33E0534
1048cheats.tmpC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsd360331225468\images\Loader.gifimage
MD5:57CA1A2085D82F0574E3EF740B9A5EAD
SHA256:476A7B1085CC64DE1C0EB74A6776FA8385D57EB18774F199DF83FC4D7BBCC24E
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HTTP(S) requests
28
TCP/UDP connections
18
DNS requests
7
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
1048
cheats.tmp
HEAD
200
146.185.27.53:80
http://cdneu.ginihehen.com/ofr/Solululadul/asgnd.cis
GB
—
—
malicious
1048
cheats.tmp
GET
200
95.211.184.67:80
http://img.ginihehen.com/img/Jimomoromoj/Jimomoromoj_logo.png
NL
image
2.10 Kb
malicious
1048
cheats.tmp
GET
200
95.211.184.67:80
http://img.ginihehen.com/img/Sibarasawi/bg_comp.png
NL
image
25.2 Kb
malicious
1048
cheats.tmp
HEAD
200
146.185.27.53:80
http://cdneu.ginihehen.com/ofr/Niniwic/YL/Niniwic_Tefenece_12Apr16
GB
—
—
malicious
1048
cheats.tmp
POST
200
52.51.129.59:80
http://os.ginihehen.com/Fusioncheatengine/?v=6.0&c=1239694401&t=3603968
IE
binary
746 Kb
whitelisted
1048
cheats.tmp
POST
200
52.30.49.225:80
http://rp.ginihehen.com/?v=2.0&subver=6.21&pcrc=1724783541
IE
text
4 b
malicious
1048
cheats.tmp
POST
200
52.30.49.225:80
http://rp.ginihehen.com/?v=2.0&subver=6.21&pcrc=1108965998
IE
text
4 b
malicious
1048
cheats.tmp
POST
200
52.30.49.225:80
http://rp.ginihehen.com/?v=2.0&subver=6.21&pcrc=175518854
IE
text
4 b
malicious
1048
cheats.tmp
POST
200
52.30.49.225:80
http://rp.ginihehen.com/?v=2.0&subver=6.21&pcrc=778922701
IE
text
4 b
malicious
1048
cheats.tmp
HEAD
200
146.185.27.53:80
http://cdneu.ginihehen.com/ofr/Solululadul/icut_v2_2.cis
GB
—
—
malicious
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
1048
cheats.tmp
95.211.184.67:80
img.ginihehen.com
LeaseWeb Netherlands B.V.
NL
malicious
1048
cheats.tmp
52.51.129.59:80
os.ginihehen.com
Amazon.com, Inc.
IE
malicious
1048
cheats.tmp
146.185.27.53:80
cdneu.ginihehen.com
UK-2 Limited
GB
malicious
3756
CCleaner.exe
151.101.0.64:80
www.piriform.com
Fastly
US
whitelisted
—
—
146.185.27.53:80
cdneu.ginihehen.com
UK-2 Limited
GB
malicious
1048
cheats.tmp
52.30.49.225:80
rp.ginihehen.com
Amazon.com, Inc.
IE
malicious
1048
cheats.tmp
192.96.201.161:80
cdnus.ginihehen.com
Leaseweb USA, Inc.
US
malicious
3756
CCleaner.exe
151.101.0.64:443
www.piriform.com
Fastly
US
whitelisted
3756
CCleaner.exe
151.101.2.202:443
www.ccleaner.com
Fastly
US
suspicious

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
rp.ginihehen.com
  • 52.30.49.225
  • 52.214.73.247
malicious
os.ginihehen.com
  • 52.51.129.59
  • 52.212.215.62
  • 52.50.98.206
whitelisted
img.ginihehen.com
  • 95.211.184.67
malicious
cdneu.ginihehen.com
  • 146.185.27.53
malicious
cdnus.ginihehen.com
  • 192.96.201.161
malicious
www.piriform.com
  • 151.101.0.64
  • 151.101.64.64
  • 151.101.128.64
  • 151.101.192.64
whitelisted
www.ccleaner.com
  • 151.101.2.202
  • 151.101.66.202
  • 151.101.130.202
  • 151.101.194.202
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
1048
cheats.tmp
A Network Trojan was detected
ET MALWARE Win32/InstallCore Initial Install Activity 1
1048
cheats.tmp
Misc activity
ADWARE [PTsecurity] PUP.Optional.InstallCore Artifact M2
1048
cheats.tmp
Misc activity
ADWARE [PTsecurity] PUP.Optional.InstallCore Artifact M1
1048
cheats.tmp
A Network Trojan was detected
ET MALWARE Win32/InstallCore Initial Install Activity 1
1048
cheats.tmp
A Network Trojan was detected
ET MALWARE Win32/InstallCore Initial Install Activity 1
1048
cheats.tmp
Misc activity
ADWARE [PTsecurity] PUP.Optional.InstallCore Artifact M3
1048
cheats.tmp
A Network Trojan was detected
ET MALWARE Win32/InstallCore Initial Install Activity 1
1048
cheats.tmp
Misc activity
ADWARE [PTsecurity] PUP.Optional.InstallCore Artifact M4
1048
cheats.tmp
A Network Trojan was detected
ET MALWARE Win32/InstallCore Initial Install Activity 1
1048
cheats.tmp
A Network Trojan was detected
ET MALWARE Win32/InstallCore Initial Install Activity 1
Process
Message
Kernelmoduleunloader.exe
Kernelmodule unloader
Kernelmoduleunloader.exe
attempting to unload
Kernelmoduleunloader.exe
attempting to unload
Kernelmoduleunloader.exe
SCManager opened
Kernelmoduleunloader.exe
count=0
Kernelmoduleunloader.exe
setup=true
cheatengine-i386.exe
Offset of LBR_Count=760
cheatengine-i386.exe
sizeof fxstate = 512
cheatengine-i386.exe
TSymhandler.create 1
cheatengine-i386.exe
TSymhandler.create 1
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cheats.exe