| File name: | cheats.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/5180670e-2fa8-4217-8766-3aec989e3fda |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Adware is a form of malware that targets users with unwanted advertisements, often disrupting their browsing experience. It typically infiltrates systems through software bundling, malicious websites, or deceptive downloads. Once installed, it may track user activity, collect sensitive data, and display intrusive ads, including pop-ups or banners. Some advanced adware variants can bypass security measures and establish persistence on devices, making removal challenging. Additionally, adware can create vulnerabilities that other malware can exploit, posing a significant risk to user privacy and system security. |
| Analysis date: | August 13, 2019, 16:35:31 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| 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 |
| .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) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 1992:06:20 00:22:17+02:00 |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 2.25 |
| CodeSize: | 40448 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 17920 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0xa5f8 |
| OSVersion: | 1 |
| ImageVersion: | 6 |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 6.6.0.1 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 6.6.0.1 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| 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 |
| Architecture: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
|---|---|
| Subsystem: | IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI |
| Compilation Date: | 19-Jun-1992 22:22:17 |
| Detected languages: |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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: |
|
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 |
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 |
advapi32.dll |
comctl32.dll |
kernel32.dll |
oleaut32.dll |
user32.dll |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Modules
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| 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 Modules
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| 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 Modules
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| 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 Exit code: 0 Version: 6.6.0.4880 Modules
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| 1896 | "C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner.exe" /monitor | C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner.exe | CCleaner.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Piriform Ltd Integrity Level: HIGH Description: CCleaner Exit code: 0 Version: 5, 35, 0, 6210 Modules
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| 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 Modules
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| 2344 | "C:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.6\ceregreset.exe" -silent -dontdeletecustomtypes | C:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.6\ceregreset.exe | — | cheats.tmp | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 2460 | "icacls" "C:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.6" /grant *S-1-15-2-1:(OI)(CI)(RX) /T | C:\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) Modules
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| 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 Modules
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| 3456 | "C:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.6\Kernelmoduleunloader.exe" /SETUP | C:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.6\Kernelmoduleunloader.exe | cheats.tmp | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (1048) cheats.tmp | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Owner |
Value: 18040000F268BE2CF551D501 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1048) cheats.tmp | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SessionHash |
Value: 623B03EBC4BD0E501FB34872C042D51D0F482EDCB7FB1EFDA427108D6999F59B | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1048) cheats.tmp | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Sequence |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1048) cheats.tmp | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1048) cheats.tmp | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1048) cheats.tmp | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\cheats_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1048) cheats.tmp | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\cheats_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1048) cheats.tmp | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\cheats_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: 4294901760 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1048) cheats.tmp | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\cheats_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: 4294901760 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1048) cheats.tmp | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\cheats_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1048 | cheats.tmp | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0036FB70.log | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 492 | cheats.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-S311N.tmp\cheats.tmp | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3012 | cheats.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-SP3PO.tmp\cheats.tmp | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1048 | cheats.tmp | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsd360331225468\css\sdk-ui\browse.css | text | |
MD5:6009D6E864F60AEA980A9DF94C1F7E1C | SHA256:5EF48A8C8C3771B4F233314D50DD3B5AFDCD99DD4B74A9745C8FE7B22207056D | |||
| 1048 | cheats.tmp | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-8PTCU.tmp\Fusion.dll | executable | |
MD5:78EDAF346B176EE78C47385AC2F42B29 | SHA256:DD03DD4C99EEDDB7CAA4C859E47C59447B60A8B3A40B3638C6AC4BC2BEC456D5 | |||
| 1048 | cheats.tmp | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsd360331225468\csshover3.htc | html | |
MD5:52FA0DA50BF4B27EE625C80D36C67941 | SHA256:E37E99DDFC73AC7BA774E23736B2EF429D9A0CB8C906453C75B14C029BDD5493 | |||
| 1048 | cheats.tmp | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsd360331225468\css\sdk-ui\progress-bar.css | text | |
MD5:5335F1C12201B5F7CF5F8B4F5692E3D1 | SHA256:974CD89E64BDAA85BF36ED2A50AF266D245D781A8139F5B45D7C55A0B0841DDA | |||
| 1048 | cheats.tmp | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsd360331225468\locale\AZ.locale | text | |
MD5:90A482EF6F51D900B5F3FBBFDEEEDD8B | SHA256:254679039A064418809EB8C9187C0D6588A0F2E44C671B77F79C82806C900750 | |||
| 1048 | cheats.tmp | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsd360331225468\css\ie6_main.css | text | |
MD5:74F08D5A243AE79F1DE64DFFDAF846CB | SHA256:15590060BFD227F656E569031113A080E0D45621A5C944DFC352F869EADAFEF2 | |||
| 1048 | cheats.tmp | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsd360331225468\css\main.css | text | |
MD5:9B27E2A266FE15A3AABFE635C29E8923 | SHA256:166AA42BC5216C5791388847AE114EC0671A0D97B9952D14F29419B8BE3FB23F | |||
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 | HEAD | 200 | 146.185.27.53:80 | http://cdneu.ginihehen.com/ofr/Solululadul/icut_v2_2.cis | GB | — | — | 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 | 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 | GET | 200 | 95.211.184.67:80 | http://img.ginihehen.com/img/Sibarasawi/logo_comp.png | NL | image | 12.4 Kb | malicious |
1048 | cheats.tmp | GET | 200 | 95.211.184.67:80 | http://img.ginihehen.com/img/Tefenece/Tefenece_logo_black_wh.png | NL | image | 1.34 Kb | malicious |
1048 | cheats.tmp | GET | 200 | 95.211.184.67:80 | http://img.ginihehen.com/img/Jimomoromoj/Jimomoromoj_logo_dark_bg.png | NL | image | 4.00 Kb | 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 | 206 | 192.96.201.161:80 | http://cdnus.ginihehen.com/ofr/Solululadul/asgnd.cis | US | binary | 98.6 Kb | malicious |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 146.185.27.53:80 | cdneu.ginihehen.com | UK-2 Limited | GB | malicious |
3756 | CCleaner.exe | 151.101.0.64:443 | www.piriform.com | Fastly | US | whitelisted |
3756 | CCleaner.exe | 151.101.0.64:80 | www.piriform.com | Fastly | US | whitelisted |
3756 | CCleaner.exe | 151.101.2.202:443 | www.ccleaner.com | Fastly | US | suspicious |
1048 | cheats.tmp | 146.185.27.53:80 | cdneu.ginihehen.com | UK-2 Limited | GB | malicious |
1048 | cheats.tmp | 192.96.201.161:80 | cdnus.ginihehen.com | Leaseweb USA, Inc. | US | malicious |
1048 | cheats.tmp | 52.30.49.225:80 | rp.ginihehen.com | Amazon.com, Inc. | IE | malicious |
1048 | cheats.tmp | 52.51.129.59:80 | os.ginihehen.com | Amazon.com, Inc. | IE | malicious |
1048 | cheats.tmp | 95.211.184.67:80 | img.ginihehen.com | LeaseWeb Netherlands B.V. | NL | malicious |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
rp.ginihehen.com |
| malicious |
os.ginihehen.com |
| whitelisted |
img.ginihehen.com |
| malicious |
cdneu.ginihehen.com |
| malicious |
cdnus.ginihehen.com |
| malicious |
www.piriform.com |
| whitelisted |
www.ccleaner.com |
| whitelisted |
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 |