URL:

https://github.com/NightfallGT/Mercurial-Grabber/releases/download/v1.0/Mercurial.Grabber.v1.03.rar

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/7b028e9f-a0e0-4928-9137-1472cc5d9334
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: February 24, 2022, 12:54:58
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MD5:

23E8B47C5B2E64BF564732A7BD835AC5

SHA1:

51407166017CEE45170732B365F91BD25CA87BCF

SHA256:

02BA13BD104729AAB9D872FA6A776CEA69142BED3040D83E3FEC0CBC576B1292

SSDEEP:

3:N8tEdo+DgAVCkdyKcAE2kCmty3niUHHAXLThLOn:2ue8FXdy/ArsrXLTdOn

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • Mercurial.exe (PID: 3060)
      • Mercurial.exe (PID: 1852)
      • Mercurial.exe (PID: 564)

    • Starts Visual C# compiler

      • Mercurial.exe (PID: 1852)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads Microsoft Outlook installation path

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3176)

    • Checks supported languages

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 3740)
      • Mercurial.exe (PID: 564)
      • Mercurial.exe (PID: 1852)
      • csc.exe (PID: 3848)
      • Mercurial.exe (PID: 3060)

    • Reads the computer name

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 3740)
      • Mercurial.exe (PID: 3060)
      • Mercurial.exe (PID: 564)
      • Mercurial.exe (PID: 1852)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 3740)

    • Drops a file that was compiled in debug mode

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 3740)

    • Drops a file with a compile date too recent

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 3740)

  • INFO

    • Application launched itself

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3148)

    • Checks supported languages

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3176)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3148)

    • Reads the computer name

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3148)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3176)

    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3176)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3148)

    • Modifies the phishing filter of IE

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3148)

    • Changes internet zones settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3148)

    • Checks Windows Trust Settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3176)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3148)

    • Reads the date of Windows installation

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3148)

    • Manual execution by user

      • Mercurial.exe (PID: 3060)
      • Mercurial.exe (PID: 564)
      • Mercurial.exe (PID: 1852)

    • Changes settings of System certificates

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3148)

    • Adds / modifies Windows certificates

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3148)

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3148)
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No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
43
Monitored processes
7
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start iexplore.exe iexplore.exe winrar.exe mercurial.exe no specs mercurial.exe no specs mercurial.exe no specs csc.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
564"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Mercurial.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Mercurial.exe—Explorer.EXE
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Mercurial
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\mercurial.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\mscoreei.dll
1852"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Mercurial.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Mercurial.exe—Explorer.EXE
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Mercurial
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\users\admin\desktop\mercurial.exe
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.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\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\mscoreei.dll
3060"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Mercurial.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Mercurial.exe—Explorer.EXE
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Mercurial
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\mercurial.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.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\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\mscoreei.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
3148"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" "https://github.com/NightfallGT/Mercurial-Grabber/releases/download/v1.0/Mercurial.Grabber.v1.03.rar"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
Explorer.EXE
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Internet Explorer
Exit code:
1
Version:
11.00.9600.16428 (winblue_gdr.131013-1700)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-downlevel-advapi32-l1-1-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-downlevel-version-l1-1-0.dll
3176"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEF:3148 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:\windows\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\api-ms-win-downlevel-version-l1-1-0.dll
3740"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\6Z2BCOUL\Mercurial.Grabber.v1.03.rar"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
iexplore.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Alexander Roshal
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
WinRAR archiver
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.91.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\winrar\winrar.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\comdlg32.dll
3848"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\csc.exe" /noconfig /fullpaths @"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lncqcmxd.cmdline"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\csc.exe—Mercurial.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Visual C# Command Line Compiler
Exit code:
1
Version:
4.0.30319.34209 built by: FX452RTMGDR
Modules
Images
c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\csc.exe
c:\windows\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\msvcr120_clr0400.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
Total events
17 104
Read events
16 972
Write events
129
Delete events
3

Modification events

(PID) Process:(3148) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing
Operation:writeName:NTPDaysSinceLastAutoMigration
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3148) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing
Operation:writeName:NTPLastLaunchLowDateTime
Value:
(PID) Process:(3148) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing
Operation:writeName:NTPLastLaunchHighDateTime
Value:
30943613
(PID) Process:(3148) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UrlBlockManager
Operation:writeName:NextCheckForUpdateLowDateTime
Value:
(PID) Process:(3148) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UrlBlockManager
Operation:writeName:NextCheckForUpdateHighDateTime
Value:
30943613
(PID) Process:(3148) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:(3148) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
(PID) Process:(3148) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Visited:
(PID) Process:(3148) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Operation:writeName:CompatibilityFlags
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3148) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:ProxyBypass
Value:
1
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
15
Text files
30
Unknown types
7

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
3176iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157binary
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3176iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\12B578593FDE07EC53D020B1D5DEBF3B_5D74C2DB556F94499BCD6D74A36958A3der
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3148iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\82CB34DD3343FE727DF8890D352E0D8Fbinary
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3176iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\2659C1A560AB92C9C29D4B2B25815AE8binary
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3148iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\82CB34DD3343FE727DF8890D352E0D8Fder
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3148iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DF62358F69FAEAF78F.TMPgmc
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3176iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\2659C1A560AB92C9C29D4B2B25815AE8der
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3176iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\MFAQUS6V\Mercurial.Grabber.v1.03[1].rarcompressed
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3176iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\12B578593FDE07EC53D020B1D5DEBF3B_5D74C2DB556F94499BCD6D74A36958A3binary
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3148iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\Active\{FA147729-9570-11EC-A20C-12A9866C77DE}.datbinary
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
26
DNS requests
18
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
3148
iexplore.exe
GET
200
93.184.220.29:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEA177el9ggmWelJjG4vdGL0%3D
US
der
471 b
whitelisted
3148
iexplore.exe
GET
200
93.184.220.29:80
http://crl3.digicert.com/Omniroot2025.crl
US
der
7.68 Kb
whitelisted
3148
iexplore.exe
GET
200
93.184.220.29:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
US
der
471 b
whitelisted
3176
iexplore.exe
GET
200
93.184.220.29:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTGMlruL6P9M9B3if1rTM7wyj%2FQKQQUUGGmoNI1xBEqII0fD6xC8M0pz0sCEA6L83cNktGW8Lth%2BTxBZr4%3D
US
der
279 b
whitelisted
3176
iexplore.exe
GET
200
93.184.220.29:80
http://crl3.digicert.com/DigiCertHighAssuranceEVRootCA.crl
US
der
592 b
whitelisted
3176
iexplore.exe
GET
200
93.184.221.240:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?e72579a577c34f84
US
compressed
4.70 Kb
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
3176
iexplore.exe
93.184.221.240:80
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business
US
whitelisted
3176
iexplore.exe
93.184.220.29:80
ocsp.digicert.com
MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business
US
whitelisted
3148
iexplore.exe
204.79.197.200:443
www.bing.com
Microsoft Corporation
US
whitelisted
3176
iexplore.exe
140.82.121.3:443
github.com
—
US
suspicious
3148
iexplore.exe
93.184.220.29:80
ocsp.digicert.com
MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business
US
whitelisted
3176
iexplore.exe
185.199.108.133:443
objects.githubusercontent.com
GitHub, Inc.
NL
malicious
3148
iexplore.exe
152.199.19.161:443
iecvlist.microsoft.com
MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business
US
whitelisted
3148
iexplore.exe
104.92.93.19:443
go.microsoft.com
Akamai Technologies, Inc.
NL
unknown
3148
iexplore.exe
131.253.33.203:443
www.msn.com
Microsoft Corporation
US
malicious
3148
iexplore.exe
13.92.246.37:443
query.prod.cms.msn.com
Microsoft Corporation
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
github.com
  • 140.82.121.3
malicious
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
  • 93.184.221.240
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 93.184.220.29
whitelisted
api.bing.com
  • 13.107.13.80
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 204.79.197.200
  • 13.107.21.200
whitelisted
crl3.digicert.com
  • 93.184.220.29
whitelisted
objects.githubusercontent.com
  • 185.199.108.133
  • 185.199.110.133
  • 185.199.111.133
  • 185.199.109.133
shared
iecvlist.microsoft.com
  • 152.199.19.161
whitelisted
r20swj13mr.microsoft.com
  • 152.199.19.161
whitelisted
dns.msftncsi.com
  • 131.107.255.255
shared

Threats

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Reports
https://github.com/NightfallGT/Mercurial-Grabber/releases/download/v1.0/Mercurial.Grabber.v1.03.rar