URL:

http://download.mcafee.com:80/products/safeconnect/aff123/en-US/McAfeeSafeConnect.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/537d0665-ad95-42f2-b879-687bda833f65
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.

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Analysis date: March 28, 2019, 22:26:38
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
loader
evasion
Indicators:
MD5:

72CC075326A17802D1DB0A84AA443AFD

SHA1:

ADA443C0324F4F5D929DB7864909F8845994F6B1

SHA256:

0C070C2D93222A7710F5262DCE5C3DBFBF5EE3AA4339CC8D0C3FCB2850682BD3

SSDEEP:

3:N1KaKEl3AyKI1QKTRWNEOJDqFWmANtJ:Ca55KI1PTRWNxJQAND

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • McAfeeSafeConnect.exe (PID: 3444)
      • McAfeeSafeConnect.exe (PID: 2352)
      • tapinstall.exe (PID: 2440)
      • McAfeeSafeConnect.exe (PID: 2672)
      • McAfee Safe Connect.exe (PID: 3296)
      • McAfeeSafeConnect.exe (PID: 3148)
      • McAfee Safe Connect.exe (PID: 1520)
      • CakeTubeSdk.Windows.Service.subinacl.exe (PID: 1928)
      • VpnService.exe (PID: 2332)
      • McAfee Safe Connect.exe (PID: 2328)
      • VpnService.exe (PID: 1668)
      • openvpn.exe (PID: 2856)

    • Downloads executable files from the Internet

      • chrome.exe (PID: 2224)

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • McAfee Safe Connect.exe (PID: 3296)
      • McAfee Safe Connect.exe (PID: 1520)
      • McAfee Safe Connect.exe (PID: 2328)

    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • rundll32.exe (PID: 1832)
      • McAfee Safe Connect.exe (PID: 2328)
      • openvpn.exe (PID: 2856)

    • Changes settings of System certificates

      • McAfee Safe Connect.exe (PID: 2328)
      • msiexec.exe (PID: 2208)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • chrome.exe (PID: 1084)
      • chrome.exe (PID: 2224)
      • McAfeeSafeConnect.exe (PID: 2352)
      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 2832)
      • tapinstall.exe (PID: 2440)
      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 2324)
      • VpnService.exe (PID: 2332)
      • McAfeeSafeConnect.exe (PID: 3148)
      • rundll32.exe (PID: 1832)
      • McAfee Safe Connect.exe (PID: 2328)
      • msiexec.exe (PID: 2208)

    • Removes files from Windows directory

      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 2324)
      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 2832)

    • Creates files in the Windows directory

      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 2832)
      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 2324)
      • tapinstall.exe (PID: 2440)

    • Creates files in the driver directory

      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 2832)
      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 2324)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • VpnService.exe (PID: 2332)
      • McAfeeSafeConnect.exe (PID: 3148)
      • McAfeeSafeConnect.exe (PID: 2352)

    • Uses RUNDLL32.EXE to load library

      • MsiExec.exe (PID: 3364)

    • Uses NETSH.EXE for network configuration

      • McAfee Safe Connect.exe (PID: 2328)

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • McAfee Safe Connect.exe (PID: 2328)

    • Reads Environment values

      • McAfee Safe Connect.exe (PID: 2328)

    • Adds / modifies Windows certificates

      • McAfee Safe Connect.exe (PID: 2328)
      • msiexec.exe (PID: 2208)

    • Modifies the open verb of a shell class

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 2208)

    • Starts Internet Explorer

      • McAfee Safe Connect.exe (PID: 2328)

  • INFO

    • Application launched itself

      • chrome.exe (PID: 1084)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3128)
      • msiexec.exe (PID: 2208)

    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • MsiExec.exe (PID: 3364)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 2208)

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 1244)

    • Reads internet explorer settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 1244)

    • Changes internet zones settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3128)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 2208)
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No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
73
Monitored processes
33
Malicious processes
4
Suspicious processes
11

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
404msiexec /i McAfeeSafeConnect.msi /qnC:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe—McAfee Safe Connect.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows® installer
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\msiexec.exe
c:\systemroot\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\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
640"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=976,16757165573614761929,13464838209277135556,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-sandbox --use-gl=disabled --gpu-preferences=KAAAAAAAAACAAwAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAEAAAAIAAAAAAAAACgAAAAEAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAoAAAAAAAAADAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAFAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAUAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAGAAAA --service-request-channel-token=13784434061966744761 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3516 /prefetch:2C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google Inc.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
73.0.3683.75
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\73.0.3683.75\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
1000"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" /prefetch:7 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Crashpad" "--metrics-dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=channel= --annotation=plat=Win32 --annotation=prod=Chrome --annotation=ver=73.0.3683.75 --initial-client-data=0x7c,0x80,0x84,0x78,0x88,0x6fa40f18,0x6fa40f28,0x6fa40f34C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google Inc.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
73.0.3683.75
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\73.0.3683.75\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
1012"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=976,16757165573614761929,13464838209277135556,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --service-pipe-token=748739806248117204 --lang=en-US --extension-process --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=748739806248117204 --renderer-client-id=4 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2248 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google Inc.
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
73.0.3683.75
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\73.0.3683.75\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
1032"C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe" int ip set interface 18 metric=5C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe—McAfee Safe Connect.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Network Command Shell
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\netsh.exe
c:\systemroot\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\credui.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
1084"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" http://download.mcafee.com:80/products/safeconnect/aff123/en-US/McAfeeSafeConnect.exeC:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google Inc.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
73.0.3683.75
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\73.0.3683.75\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
1208"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=976,16757165573614761929,13464838209277135556,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --service-pipe-token=6406123679987131092 --lang=en-US --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=6406123679987131092 --renderer-client-id=5 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2052 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google Inc.
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
73.0.3683.75
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\73.0.3683.75\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
1244"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEF:3128 CREDAT:79873C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
iexplore.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Internet Explorer
Exit code:
0
Version:
8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
1520"C:\Program Files\Temp1877091975\McAfee Safe Connect.exe"C:\Program Files\Temp1877091975\McAfee Safe Connect.exe
McAfeeSafeConnect.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor
Exit code:
0
Version:
11.00.9600.16428 (winblue_gdr.131013-1700)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\temp1877091975\mcafee safe connect.exe
c:\systemroot\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\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
1668"C:\Program Files\McAfee Safe Connect\service\VpnService.exe"C:\Program Files\McAfee Safe Connect\service\VpnService.exe—services.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
AnchorFree Inc.
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
CakeTube Windows Service
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.2.7.75
Modules
Images
c:\program files\mcafee safe connect\service\vpnservice.exe
c:\systemroot\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\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\mscoreei.dll
Total events
2 846
Read events
2 040
Write events
726
Delete events
80

Modification events

(PID) Process:(3012) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BrowserExitCodes
Operation:writeName:1084-13198285614539125
Value:
259
(PID) Process:(1084) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:failed_count
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1084) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
2
(PID) Process:(1084) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty
Operation:writeName:StatusCodes
Value:
(PID) Process:(1084) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty
Operation:writeName:StatusCodes
Value:
01000000
(PID) Process:(1084) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(1084) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Update\ClientState\{8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}
Operation:writeName:dr
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(1084) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome
Operation:writeName:UsageStatsInSample
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1084) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BrowserExitCodes
Operation:delete valueName:3488-13197474229333984
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1084) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BrowserExitCodes
Operation:delete valueName:1084-13198285614539125
Value:
259
Executable files
61
Suspicious files
27
Text files
225
Unknown types
8

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
1084chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\index —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1084chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\data_0 —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1084chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\data_1 —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1084chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\data_2 —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1084chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\data_3 —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1084chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\e9c065d2-94a2-4b84-a7fc-5f3b5e83b508.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1084chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\GPUCache\index —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1084chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\000018.dbtmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1084chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\GPUCache\data_0 —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1084chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\GPUCache\data_1 —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
1
TCP/UDP connections
18
DNS requests
10
Threats
4

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
2224
chrome.exe
GET
200
2.18.232.205:80
http://download.mcafee.com/products/safeconnect/aff123/en-US/McAfeeSafeConnect.exe
unknown
executable
5.75 Mb
malicious
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2224
chrome.exe
172.217.22.99:443
clientservices.googleapis.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2224
chrome.exe
2.18.232.205:80
download.mcafee.com
Akamai International B.V.
—
whitelisted
2224
chrome.exe
172.217.22.45:443
accounts.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2224
chrome.exe
172.217.18.99:443
ssl.gstatic.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2328
McAfee Safe Connect.exe
172.217.16.174:443
www.google-analytics.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2328
McAfee Safe Connect.exe
35.201.97.85:443
mcafee-b6ec4.firebaseio.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2328
McAfee Safe Connect.exe
184.169.221.190:443
api.hsselite.com
Amazon.com, Inc.
US
unknown
2328
McAfee Safe Connect.exe
143.204.208.177:443
d1hc14f07g70ck.cloudfront.net
—
US
suspicious
2328
McAfee Safe Connect.exe
198.27.74.146:443
wtfismyip.com
OVH SAS
CA
suspicious
2856
openvpn.exe
31.13.191.199:1194
—
—
—
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
clientservices.googleapis.com
  • 172.217.22.99
whitelisted
download.mcafee.com
  • 2.18.232.205
malicious
accounts.google.com
  • 172.217.22.45
shared
ssl.gstatic.com
  • 172.217.18.99
whitelisted
www.google-analytics.com
  • 172.217.16.174
whitelisted
mcafee-b6ec4.firebaseio.com
  • 35.201.97.85
suspicious
api.hsselite.com
  • 184.169.221.190
  • 52.9.81.184
unknown
wtfismyip.com
  • 198.27.74.146
shared
d1hc14f07g70ck.cloudfront.net
  • 143.204.208.177
  • 143.204.208.25
  • 143.204.208.75
  • 143.204.208.220
suspicious
www.gstatic.com
  • 172.217.21.195
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
2224
chrome.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
ET POLICY PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP
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Reports
http://download.mcafee.com:80/products/safeconnect/aff123/en-US/McAfeeSafeConnect.exe