| URL: | https://setup.projex.zip/ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/b1b58bd3-49dd-4481-ae04-ad37a2288ed3 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | A loader is malicious software that infiltrates devices to deliver malicious payloads. This malware is capable of infecting victims’ computers, analyzing their system information, and installing other types of threats, such as trojans or stealers. Criminals usually deliver loaders through phishing emails and links by relying on social engineering to trick users into downloading and running their executables. Loaders employ advanced evasion and persistence tactics to avoid detection. |
| Analysis date: | December 15, 2024, 22:27:55 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MD5: | 9C6775E2BE95609C697A843546161D87 |
| SHA1: | 9A85D109D4B260CCFA43E40699F254574D57F86D |
| SHA256: | 08D25279D51A354D8C48FE712D08D9856E9D9B1970B9B20FEA8507D2E26E1219 |
| SSDEEP: | 3:N8NYSGcKdUjy55LGDdA:2SSGyjA5cdA |
MALICIOUS
Actions looks like stealing of personal data
- PJX-CFCF1735.tmp (PID: 3780)
SUSPICIOUS
Reads the Internet Settings
- ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe (PID: 3448)
- PJX-CFCF1735.tmp (PID: 3780)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe (PID: 3448)
- PJX-CFCF1735.tmp (PID: 3780)
Starts application with an unusual extension
- ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe (PID: 3448)
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
- ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe (PID: 3448)
Process requests binary or script from the Internet
- ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe (PID: 3448)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe (PID: 3448)
- PJX-CFCF1735.tmp (PID: 3780)
Process drops legitimate windows executable
- PJX-CFCF1735.tmp (PID: 3780)
INFO
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- msedge.exe (PID: 1252)
- msedge.exe (PID: 1744)
The sample compiled with english language support
- msedge.exe (PID: 1744)
- msedge.exe (PID: 1252)
- ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe (PID: 3448)
- PJX-CFCF1735.tmp (PID: 3780)
Manual execution by a user
- wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 1028)
- ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe (PID: 3448)
Checks supported languages
- wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 1028)
- ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe (PID: 3448)
- PJX-CFCF1735.tmp (PID: 3780)
Reads the computer name
- wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 1028)
- ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe (PID: 3448)
- PJX-CFCF1735.tmp (PID: 3780)
Application launched itself
- msedge.exe (PID: 1252)
The process uses the downloaded file
- msedge.exe (PID: 3092)
Creates files in the program directory
- ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe (PID: 3448)
- PJX-CFCF1735.tmp (PID: 3780)
Checks proxy server information
- ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe (PID: 3448)
- PJX-CFCF1735.tmp (PID: 3780)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe (PID: 3448)
- PJX-CFCF1735.tmp (PID: 3780)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe (PID: 3448)
- PJX-CFCF1735.tmp (PID: 3780)
Process checks computer location settings
- ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe (PID: 3448)
- PJX-CFCF1735.tmp (PID: 3780)
Create files in a temporary directory
- ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe (PID: 3448)
- PJX-CFCF1735.tmp (PID: 3780)
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Total processes
59
Monitored processes
18
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 148 | "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3528 --field-trial-handle=1304,i,5876754425654598829,1933483823420134898,131072 --enable-features=msMicrosoftRootStoreUsed /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.1518.115 Modules
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| 396 | "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2244 --field-trial-handle=1304,i,5876754425654598829,1933483823420134898,131072 --enable-features=msMicrosoftRootStoreUsed /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.1518.115 Modules
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| 448 | "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1636 --field-trial-handle=1304,i,5876754425654598829,1933483823420134898,131072 --enable-features=msMicrosoftRootStoreUsed /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.1518.115 Modules
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| 1020 | "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --extension-process --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=7 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3212 --field-trial-handle=1304,i,5876754425654598829,1933483823420134898,131072 --enable-features=msMicrosoftRootStoreUsed /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.1518.115 Modules
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| 1028 | "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe" | C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Configuration Application Exit code: 0 Version: 12.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 1252 | "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" "https://setup.projex.zip/ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe" | C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.1518.115 Modules
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| 1404 | "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" /prefetch:7 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad" "--metrics-dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=109.0.5414.149 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --annotation=plat=Win32 "--annotation=prod=Microsoft Edge" --annotation=ver=109.0.1518.115 --initial-client-data=0xc8,0xcc,0xd0,0x9c,0xd8,0x6bd1f598,0x6bd1f5a8,0x6bd1f5b4 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.1518.115 Modules
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| 1744 | "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1400 --field-trial-handle=1304,i,5876754425654598829,1933483823420134898,131072 --enable-features=msMicrosoftRootStoreUsed /prefetch:3 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | msedge.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.1518.115 Modules
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| 2264 | "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgAAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEgAAAAAAAAASAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAgAAABAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAEAAAAAAAAAABAAAADgAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAA= --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1288 --field-trial-handle=1304,i,5876754425654598829,1933483823420134898,131072 --enable-features=msMicrosoftRootStoreUsed /prefetch:2 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.1518.115 Modules
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| 3092 | "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=quarantine.mojom.Quarantine --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4168 --field-trial-handle=1304,i,5876754425654598829,1933483823420134898,131072 --enable-features=msMicrosoftRootStoreUsed /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.1518.115 Modules
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Total events
4 244
Read events
4 120
Write events
101
Delete events
23
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (1252) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | failed_count |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1252) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 2 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1252) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\ThirdParty |
| Operation: | write | Name: | StatusCodes |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1252) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\ThirdParty |
| Operation: | write | Name: | StatusCodes |
Value: 01000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1252) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1252) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\ClientState\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | dr |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1252) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\StabilityMetrics |
| Operation: | write | Name: | user_experience_metrics.stability.exited_cleanly |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1252) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\ClientStateMedium\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}\LastWasDefault |
| Operation: | write | Name: | S-1-5-21-1302019708-1500728564-335382590-1000 |
Value: 97A44DDCEC872F00 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1252) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UsageStatsInSample |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1252) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\ClientStateMedium\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}\FirstNotDefault |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | S-1-5-21-1302019708-1500728564-335382590-1000 |
Value: | |||
Executable files
15
Suspicious files
775
Text files
3 513
Unknown types
59
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1252 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old~RF108416.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1252 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1252 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgePushStorageWithConnectTokenAndKey\LOG.old~RF108435.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1252 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgePushStorageWithConnectTokenAndKey\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1252 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgePushStorageWithConnectTokenAndKey\LOG.old~RF108445.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1252 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\LOG.old~RF108510.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1252 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1252 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Variations | binary | |
MD5:961E3604F228B0D10541EBF921500C86 | SHA256:F7B24F2EB3D5EB0550527490395D2F61C3D2FE74BB9CB345197DAD81B58B5FED | |||
| 1252 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Last Version | text | |
MD5:61FE7896F9494DCDF53480A325F4FB85 | SHA256:ACFD3CD36E0DFCF1DCB67C7F31F2A5B9BA0815528A0C604D4330DFAA9E683E51 | |||
| 1252 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Site Characteristics Database\LOG.old~RF108416.TMP | text | |
MD5:CE86C8F851C5C62FD3B245514A656CC3 | SHA256:E59B71835032C5D6C65BA4BB15A1676C7287241388CBE117F3C16F601B84E3D0 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
23
TCP/UDP connections
36
DNS requests
13
Threats
29
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 404 | 188.114.96.3:80 | http://setup.projex.zip/cdn.txt | unknown | — | — | unknown |
— | — | GET | 404 | 188.114.96.3:80 | http://setup.projex.zip/cdn.txt | unknown | — | — | unknown |
3448 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | GET | 404 | 188.114.96.3:80 | http://setup.projex.zip/version-7df76dd0082f430e-ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | unknown | — | — | unknown |
— | — | GET | 200 | 188.114.96.3:80 | http://setup.projex.zip/version-7df76dd0082f430e-ProjectXVersion.txt | unknown | — | — | unknown |
3448 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | GET | 200 | 188.114.96.3:80 | http://setup.projex.zip/version?guid11075 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
3448 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | GET | 404 | 188.114.96.3:80 | http://setup.projex.zip/version-7df76dd0082f430e-ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | unknown | — | — | unknown |
3448 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | GET | 200 | 188.114.96.9:80 | http://api.projex.zip/Setting/QuietGet/WindowsBootstrapperSettings/?apiKey=76E5A40C-3AE1-4028-9F10-7C62520BD94F | unknown | — | — | unknown |
3780 | PJX-CFCF1735.tmp | GET | 200 | 188.114.96.9:80 | http://api.projex.zip/Setting/QuietGet/WindowsBootstrapperSettings/?apiKey=76E5A40C-3AE1-4028-9F10-7C62520BD94F | unknown | — | — | unknown |
3448 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | GET | 200 | 188.114.96.3:80 | http://setup.projex.zip/version-7df76dd0082f430e-Roblox.exe | unknown | — | — | unknown |
3780 | PJX-CFCF1735.tmp | GET | 200 | 188.114.96.3:80 | http://setup.projex.zip/version?guid15921 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 224.0.0.252:5355 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1108 | svchost.exe | 224.0.0.252:5355 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1744 | msedge.exe | 13.107.42.16:443 | config.edge.skype.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
1744 | msedge.exe | 13.107.21.239:443 | edge.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
1252 | msedge.exe | 239.255.255.250:1900 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1744 | msedge.exe | 188.114.96.3:443 | setup.projex.zip | CLOUDFLARENET | NL | unknown |
1252 | msedge.exe | 224.0.0.251:5353 | — | — | — | unknown |
1744 | msedge.exe | 104.126.37.129:443 | www.bing.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
config.edge.skype.com |
| whitelisted |
edge.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
setup.projex.zip |
| unknown |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
api.projex.zip |
| unknown |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
1744 | msedge.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed DNS Query to .zip TLD |
1744 | msedge.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed DNS Query to .zip TLD |
1108 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed DNS Query to .zip TLD |
1108 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed DNS Query to .zip TLD |
3448 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO HTTP Request to a *.zip Domain |
— | — | Misc activity | ET INFO HTTP Request to a *.zip Domain |
3448 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO HTTP Request to a *.zip Domain |
3448 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO HTTP Request to a *.zip Domain |
3448 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO HTTP Request to a *.zip Domain |
3448 | ProjectXPlayerLauncher.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO HTTP Request to a *.zip Domain |
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