Malware analysis al-khaser.exe Malicious activity | ANY.RUN

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File name:	al-khaser.exe
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/48d35c6d-484f-471b-a505-b396133d3287
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Analysis date:	July 28, 2024, 16:45:24
OS:	Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:	antivm
Indicators:
MIME:	application/x-dosexec
File info:	PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
MD5:	C4E84ADB31F59392DF6FED38A7E79F79
SHA1:	A5510587EE2AB311339D1E1488C18958F5580491
SHA256:	0B3BDF8CB3C5AD135ABCC7AD98DD8619D1BB844117951B58D2E2CF1E23F9ED08
SSDEEP:	3072:1j/7sbRug9r/TuP8Q5gZndPqEfZTHS4QWoBCPOCla22JXt06ZxOspQoGDEMEia0r:1j/uRug9TuPMtdxNX2NNNyfUXjT

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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
- Drops the executable file immediately after the start
  - al-khaser.exe (PID: 3848)
SUSPICIOUS
- Detected use of alternative data streams (AltDS)
  - al-khaser.exe (PID: 3848)
- Executes as Windows Service
  - WmiApSrv.exe (PID: 5080)
- There is functionality for VM detection (VirtualBox)
  - al-khaser.exe (PID: 3848)
- The process checks if it is being run in the virtual environment
  - al-khaser.exe (PID: 3848)
- Reads the BIOS version
  - al-khaser.exe (PID: 3848)
- Read disk information to detect sandboxing environments
  - al-khaser.exe (PID: 3848)
INFO
- Reads the computer name
  - al-khaser.exe (PID: 3848)
- Checks supported languages
  - al-khaser.exe (PID: 3848)
- Create files in a temporary directory
  - al-khaser.exe (PID: 3848)

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No Malware configuration.

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TRiD

.exe	\|	Win32 EXE PECompact compressed (generic) (49.3)
.exe	\|	Win64 Executable (generic) (32.7)
.dll	\|	Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (7.8)
.exe	\|	Win32 Executable (generic) (5.3)
.exe	\|	Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.3)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType:	Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp:	2024:07:28 16:45:03+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics:	Executable, 32-bit
PEType:	PE32
LinkerVersion:	14.4
CodeSize:	83968
InitializedDataSize:	157184
UninitializedDataSize:	-
EntryPoint:	0x14bb0
OSVersion:	6
ImageVersion:	-
SubsystemVersion:	6
Subsystem:	Windows command line

No data.

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Total processes

148

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

1136

C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding

C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe

—

svchost.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Windows Activation Client

Version:

10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.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\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll

2368

\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1

C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe

—

al-khaser.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Console Window Host

Version:

10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll

3848

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\al-khaser.exe"

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\al-khaser.exe

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\al-khaser.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\user32.dll

5080

C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe

C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe

—

services.exe

User:

SYSTEM

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

SYSTEM

Description:

WMI Performance Reverse Adapter

Version:

10.0.19041.3758 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\wbem\wmiapsrv.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\wbemcomn.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\psapi.dll

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Total events

2 385

Read events

2 384

Write events

Delete events

Modification events


(PID) Process:	(5080) WmiApSrv.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Wbem\PROVIDERS\Performance
Operation:	write	Name:	Performance Refreshed
Value: 0

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Executable files

Suspicious files

Text files

Unknown types

Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
3848	al-khaser.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\log.txt		text
		MD5:55FE02020F11B6E9BAC49EA519FF4765	SHA256:AAD5F35C3C966AE56383DF8B3081AAF060B8FA279EACA931585029470F3DD5B6

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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
5368	SearchApp.exe	GET	200	192.229.221.95:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
4424	svchost.exe	GET	200	192.229.221.95:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
5608	backgroundTaskHost.exe	GET	200	192.229.221.95:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
4132	OfficeClickToRun.exe	GET	200	192.229.221.95:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEApDqVCbATUviZV57HIIulA%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
3676	backgroundTaskHost.exe	GET	200	192.229.221.95:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
—	—	131.253.33.254:443	a-ring-fallback.msedge.net	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	US	unknown
4	System	192.168.100.255:138	—	—	—	whitelisted
3976	svchost.exe	51.104.136.2:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
—	—	95.100.146.32:443	www.bing.com	Akamai International B.V.	CZ	unknown
6012	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	51.104.136.2:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
4520	slui.exe	40.91.76.224:443	—	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	US	whitelisted
1292	RUXIMICS.exe	51.104.136.2:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
3952	svchost.exe	239.255.255.250:1900	—	—	—	whitelisted
3188	slui.exe	40.91.76.224:443	—	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	US	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:137	—	—	—	whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
t-ring-fdv2.msedge.net	13.107.237.254	unknown
a-ring-fallback.msedge.net	131.253.33.254	unknown
settings-win.data.microsoft.com	51.104.136.2 4.231.128.59	whitelisted
www.bing.com	95.100.146.32 95.100.146.40 95.100.146.35 95.100.146.25 95.100.146.19 95.100.146.27 95.100.146.33 95.100.146.16 95.100.146.10 95.100.146.34	whitelisted
google.com	142.250.184.206	whitelisted
fp-afd-nocache-ccp.azureedge.net	13.107.246.60	whitelisted
login.live.com	40.126.32.74 40.126.32.68 40.126.32.140 40.126.32.138 40.126.32.134 40.126.32.76 20.190.160.17 20.190.160.20	whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com	192.229.221.95	whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com	40.115.3.253	whitelisted
th.bing.com	95.100.146.27 95.100.146.34 95.100.146.25 95.100.146.10 95.100.146.33 95.100.146.32 95.100.146.19	whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected

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Process	Message
al-khaser.exe	TLS callback: process attach
al-khaser.exe	All seems fine for TLSCallbackProcess.
al-khaser.exe	TLS callback: thread attach
al-khaser.exe	TLS callback: dummy thread launched
al-khaser.exe	All seems fine for TLSCallbackThread.
al-khaser.exe	TLS callback: thread attach
al-khaser.exe	TLS callback: thread attach
al-khaser.exe	TLS callback: thread attach
al-khaser.exe	TLS callback: thread attach

General Info

al-khaser.exe

C4E84ADB31F59392DF6FED38A7E79F79

A5510587EE2AB311339D1E1488C18958F5580491

0B3BDF8CB3C5AD135ABCC7AD98DD8619D1BB844117951B58D2E2CF1E23F9ED08

3072:1j/7sbRug9r/TuP8Q5gZndPqEfZTHS4QWoBCPOCla22JXt06ZxOspQoGDEMEia0r:1j/uRug9TuPMtdxNX2NNNyfUXjT

Software environment set and analysis options

Launch configuration

Software preset

Hotfixes

Behavior activities

MALICIOUS

Drops the executable file immediately after the start

SUSPICIOUS

Detected use of alternative data streams (AltDS)

Executes as Windows Service

There is functionality for VM detection (VirtualBox)

The process checks if it is being run in the virtual environment

Reads the BIOS version

Read disk information to detect sandboxing environments

INFO

Reads the computer name

Checks supported languages

Create files in a temporary directory

Malware configuration

Static information

TRiD

EXIF

EXE

Video and screenshots

Processes

Behavior graph

Specs description

Process information

Information

Modules

Information

Modules

Information

Modules

Information

Modules

Registry activity

Modification events

Files activity

Dropped files

Network activity

HTTP requests

Connections

DNS requests

Threats

Debug output strings