Malware analysis ab.exe Malicious activity | ANY.RUN

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File name:	ab.exe
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/9e8c00b9-26b3-41dc-a28f-79c99c53cf9f
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Analysis date:	September 04, 2024, 23:14:26
OS:	Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:	metasploit
Indicators:
MIME:	application/x-dosexec
File info:	PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
MD5:	C5DF28C1508288BEEFB18E3B8266D892
SHA1:	C249F1C625EA033E5EC3E6A32065202D4168F358
SHA256:	09C10939FFF4F270A1C0BF5884A82B86E58F01A564B500736DC0DD205122C3E2
SSDEEP:	1536:ZTqeTRtN0/uAb0CW47+ynqPWJiX83vRv3xEpMb+KR0Nc8QsMqUR:w6010CWm+yquMX83Zv3xGe0Nc8Qs6R

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 60 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:
Network geolocation:: off
Additional time used:: none
MITM proxy:: off
Privacy:: Public submission
Fakenet option:: off
Route via Tor:: off
Autoconfirmation of UAC:: on
Network:: on

Software preset

Internet Explorer 11.3636.19041.0
Adobe Acrobat (64-bit) (23.001.20093)
Adobe Flash Player 32 NPAPI (32.0.0.465)
Adobe Flash Player 32 PPAPI (32.0.0.465)
CCleaner (6.20)
FileZilla 3.65.0 (3.65.0)
Google Chrome (122.0.6261.70)
Google Update Helper (1.3.36.51)
Java 8 Update 271 (64-bit) (8.0.2710.9)
Java Auto Updater (2.8.271.9)
Microsoft Edge (122.0.2365.59)
Microsoft Edge Update (1.3.185.17)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - de-de (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - es-es (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - it-it (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ja-jp (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ko-kr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - pt-br (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - tr-tr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professionnel 2019 - fr-fr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office профессиональный 2019 - ru-ru (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft OneNote - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Update Health Tools (3.74.0.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x64) - 12.0.30501 (12.0.30501.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Additional Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Minimum Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Mozilla Firefox (x64 en-US) (123.0)
Mozilla Maintenance Service (123.0)
Notepad++ (64-bit x64) (7.9.1)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Extensibility Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Licensing Component (16.0.16026.20146)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15928.20198)
PowerShell 7-x64 (7.3.5.0)
Skype version 8.104 (8.104)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.59.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.63.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4480730) (2.55.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB5001716) (8.93.0.0)
VLC media player (3.0.11)
WinRAR 5.91 (64-bit) (5.91.0)
Windows PC Health Check (3.6.2204.08001)

Hotfixes

Client LanguagePack Package
DotNetRollup
DotNetRollup 481
FodMetadata Package
Foundation Package
Hello Face Package
InternetExplorer Optional Package
KB5003791
KB5011048
KB5015684
KB5033052
LanguageFeatures Basic en us Package
LanguageFeatures Handwriting en us Package
LanguageFeatures OCR en us Package
LanguageFeatures Speech en us Package
LanguageFeatures TextToSpeech en us Package
MSPaint FoD Package
MediaPlayer Package
Microsoft OneCore ApplicationModel Sync Desktop FOD Package
Microsoft OneCore DirectX Database FOD Package
NetFx3 OnDemand Package
Notepad FoD Package
OpenSSH Client Package
PowerShell ISE FOD Package
Printing PMCPPC FoD Package
Printing WFS FoD Package
ProfessionalEdition
QuickAssist Package
RollupFix
ServicingStack
ServicingStack 3989
StepsRecorder Package
TabletPCMath Package
UserExperience Desktop Package
WordPad FoD Package

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MALICIOUS
- METASPLOIT has been detected (YARA)
  - ab.exe (PID: 1480)
SUSPICIOUS
No suspicious indicators.
INFO
- Checks supported languages
  - ab.exe (PID: 1480)

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No Malware configuration.

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TRiD

.exe	\|	Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (42.2)
.exe	\|	Win64 Executable (generic) (37.3)
.dll	\|	Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (8.8)
.exe	\|	Win32 Executable (generic) (6)
.exe	\|	Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.7)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType:	Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp:	2009:09:27 04:09:03+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics:	No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType:	PE32
LinkerVersion:	6
CodeSize:	45056
InitializedDataSize:	40960
UninitializedDataSize:	-
EntryPoint:	0x1301
OSVersion:	4
ImageVersion:	-
SubsystemVersion:	4
Subsystem:	Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber:	2.2.14.0
ProductVersionNumber:	2.2.14.0
FileFlagsMask:	0x003f
FileFlags:	(none)
FileOS:	Win32
ObjectFileType:	Executable application
FileSubtype:	-
LanguageCode:	English (U.S.)
CharacterSet:	Unicode
Comments:	Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
CompanyName:	Apache Software Foundation
FileDescription:	ApacheBench command line utility
FileVersion:	2.2.14
InternalName:	ab.exe
LegalCopyright:	Copyright 2009 The Apache Software Foundation.
OriginalFileName:	ab.exe
ProductName:	Apache HTTP Server
ProductVersion:	2.2.14

No data.

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Total processes

121

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

1480

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab.exe"

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab.exe

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Apache Software Foundation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

ApacheBench command line utility

Version:

2.2.14

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\ab.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\msvcrt.dll

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Total events

159

Read events

159

Write events

Delete events

Modification events

No data

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Executable files

Suspicious files

Text files

Unknown types

Dropped files

No data

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HTTP(S) requests

TCP/UDP connections

DNS requests

Threats

HTTP requests

PID	Process	Method	HTTP Code	IP	URL	CN	Type	Size	Reputation
6208	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	184.30.21.171:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
6208	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	184.30.21.171:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
2120	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	GET	200	184.30.21.171:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
2032	svchost.exe	GET	200	192.229.221.95:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
6880	svchost.exe	51.104.136.2:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:138	—	—	—	whitelisted
—	—	51.104.136.2:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
2120	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	184.30.21.171:80	www.microsoft.com	AKAMAI-AS	DE	whitelisted
3888	svchost.exe	239.255.255.250:1900	—	—	—	whitelisted
—	—	192.168.100.165:49789	—	—	—	unknown
3260	svchost.exe	40.113.110.67:443	client.wns.windows.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted
2032	svchost.exe	40.126.32.76:443	login.live.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted
2032	svchost.exe	192.229.221.95:80	ocsp.digicert.com	EDGECAST	US	whitelisted
6880	svchost.exe	4.231.128.59:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com	51.104.136.2 4.231.128.59	whitelisted
www.microsoft.com	184.30.21.171	whitelisted
google.com	142.250.184.206	whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com	40.113.110.67	whitelisted
login.live.com	40.126.32.76 40.126.32.74 20.190.160.14 20.190.160.17 20.190.160.20 40.126.32.133 20.190.160.22 40.126.32.140	whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com	192.229.221.95	whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com	52.165.165.26	whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com	13.85.23.206	whitelisted

Threats

PID	Process	Class	Message
1480	ab.exe	Attempted Information Leak	ET SCAN Potential SSH Scan OUTBOUND
1480	ab.exe	Attempted Information Leak	ET SCAN Potential SSH Scan OUTBOUND
1480	ab.exe	Attempted Information Leak	ET SCAN Potential SSH Scan OUTBOUND

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No debug info

General Info

ab.exe

C5DF28C1508288BEEFB18E3B8266D892

C249F1C625EA033E5EC3E6A32065202D4168F358

09C10939FFF4F270A1C0BF5884A82B86E58F01A564B500736DC0DD205122C3E2

1536:ZTqeTRtN0/uAb0CW47+ynqPWJiX83vRv3xEpMb+KR0Nc8QsMqUR:w6010CWm+yquMX83Zv3xGe0Nc8Qs6R

Software environment set and analysis options

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Software preset

Hotfixes

Behavior activities

MALICIOUS

METASPLOIT has been detected (YARA)

SUSPICIOUS

INFO

Checks supported languages

Malware configuration

Static information

TRiD

EXIF

EXE

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