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URL:

https://anonfile.com/Bfd7o52end/METAKOSTRIKOV_rar

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/1368e0e6-d44e-4ba8-9cab-938ad9c9ee39
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: February 21, 2020, 23:58:55
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MD5:

FD24FEA9EC6C3A712681A0B6B2D31096

SHA1:

D5A118CFFD8DCEAD728A06DC56E8B53872E45A29

SHA256:

0C9A870D74BDF625E145D87523D3EE224B1E05F743D07570B2F91B450427F27A

SSDEEP:

3:N8RG2WAOYuIVXn:2gouun

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • SearchProtocolHost.exe (PID: 3548)
      • Kostrikov Keyword Extractor(routesadded).exe (PID: 3192)
    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • Kostrikov Keyword Extractor(routesadded).exe (PID: 3192)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executed via COM

      • FlashUtil32_26_0_0_131_ActiveX.exe (PID: 2852)
    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 2868)
  • INFO

    • Reads Internet Cache Settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2556)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2552)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3744)
    • Application launched itself

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2556)
    • Creates files in the user directory

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3744)
      • FlashUtil32_26_0_0_131_ActiveX.exe (PID: 2852)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2556)
    • Changes internet zones settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2556)
    • Reads internet explorer settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3744)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2552)
    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2552)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2556)
    • Modifies the phishing filter of IE

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2556)
    • Manual execution by user

      • explorer.exe (PID: 2896)
      • Kostrikov Keyword Extractor(routesadded).exe (PID: 3192)
    • Adds / modifies Windows certificates

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2556)
    • Changes settings of System certificates

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2556)
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No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
44
Monitored processes
8
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start iexplore.exe iexplore.exe flashutil32_26_0_0_131_activex.exe no specs iexplore.exe winrar.exe searchprotocolhost.exe no specs explorer.exe no specs kostrikov keyword extractor(routesadded).exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2556"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" https://anonfile.com/Bfd7o52end/METAKOSTRIKOV_rarC:\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:\systemroot\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\iertutil.dll
3744"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEF:2556 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:\systemroot\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\iertutil.dll
2852C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_26_0_0_131_ActiveX.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_26_0_0_131_ActiveX.exesvchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 26.0 r0
Exit code:
0
Version:
26,0,0,131
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\macromed\flash\flashutil32_26_0_0_131_activex.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
2552"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEF:2556 CREDAT:1250564 /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:\systemroot\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\iertutil.dll
2868"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" "C:\Users\admin\Downloads\METAKOSTRIKOV.rar"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
iexplore.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Alexander Roshal
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
WinRAR archiver
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.60.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\winrar\winrar.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\comdlg32.dll
3548"C:\Windows\system32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe4_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe4 1 -2147483646 "Software\Microsoft\Windows Search" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT; MS Search 4.0 Robot)" "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp\usgthrsvc" "DownLevelDaemon" C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exeSearchIndexer.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Microsoft Windows Search Protocol Host
Exit code:
0
Version:
7.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\searchprotocolhost.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\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2896"C:\Windows\explorer.exe" C:\Windows\explorer.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Explorer
Exit code:
1
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\explorer.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\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
3192"C:\Users\admin\Downloads\METAKOSTRIKOV\Kostrikov Keyword Extractor(routesadded).exe" C:\Users\admin\Downloads\METAKOSTRIKOV\Kostrikov Keyword Extractor(routesadded).exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Kostrikov Keyword Extractor
Exit code:
3221225786
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\downloads\metakostrikov\kostrikov keyword extractor(routesadded).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
7 200
Read events
2 212
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
2
Suspicious files
59
Text files
31
Unknown types
23

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
3744iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Low\Cab6FD9.tmp
MD5:
SHA256:
3744iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Low\Tar6FDA.tmp
MD5:
SHA256:
3744iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\CFE86DBBE02D859DC92F1E17E0574EE8_46766FC45507C0B9E264E4C18BC7288Bbinary
MD5:99A6629D1054D4C6E7786A4ABCA11195
SHA256:98DB144A5D120256F0EC28FCF2BED7F63259A3C575AF66E3D6B100DA8D801E0D
3744iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\6BADA8974A10C4BD62CC921D13E43B18_74167E25E5476CCA2A5946AAA61BF9E1der
MD5:528DBD67AC06C41710FE8E6ED0CA30E3
SHA256:A8D1B70A68DE6A2624D1BDFE90ED1DED2CE094E9A8288C280BB929509DE95CA5
3744iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_7DC3E633EDFAEFC3AA3C99552548EC2Fder
MD5:9825B4B544FE1A8B8F4A4B9B312B7957
SHA256:368B2A3A66571489E8C804A58477B9E375788FE0133B4103758D4D0CDDD15082
3744iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\C1B3CC7FF1466C71640A202F8258105B_51720FEBEBA691490B93D393363440E9der
MD5:6157B92DFA26AE35D904D46DC6997D4E
SHA256:F99CF273486F0B848ADD2860E250BFAA819D6E6B6456608E4E2AC091CC3B8F8F
3744iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\MSIMGSIZ.DATsmt
MD5:43513FE521305F8B4E0EC01AB059E636
SHA256:4C1D1C4016B0F87DEE24968A49BE914424AC5217B352626FE7C262E445215517
3744iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\5IWPIAR9\logo[1].pngimage
MD5:B02F4A2776B104D3144E3829D2A3BDA3
SHA256:A9D65E88B9F25A240E8664F636534F0B7C368DC3B491B463723860F87CA0605E
3744iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\YTOWV792\app[1].jstext
MD5:E8E6A5F15E3D00FF686FE32F1359EDCD
SHA256:A5C081C6AC54675CC286054E56D436920490A8B2CCAD24B2DE7406CBC5F193EE
3744iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\MFAQUS6V\METAKOSTRIKOV_rar[1].htmhtml
MD5:DEA9E8372F1B1A8F4F69A42B6D1AFC95
SHA256:A46D5F02EA4FDD5BD2D57F2F904E55621AF49171ECE2A7B4189829BDC5411308
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HTTP(S) requests
23
TCP/UDP connections
59
DNS requests
27
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
3744
iexplore.exe
GET
200
23.37.43.27:80
http://s.symcd.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBS56bKHAoUD%2BOyl%2B0LhPg9JxyQm4gQUf9Nlp8Ld7LvwMAnzQzn6Aq8zMTMCEGMYDTj7gJd4qdA1oxYY%2BEA%3D
NL
der
1.71 Kb
shared
3744
iexplore.exe
GET
200
172.217.16.195:80
http://ocsp.pki.goog/gsr2/ME4wTDBKMEgwRjAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTgXIsxbvr2lBkPpoIEVRE6gHlCnAQUm%2BIHV2ccHsBqBt5ZtJot39wZhi4CDQHjtJqhjYqpgSVpULg%3D
US
der
468 b
whitelisted
3744
iexplore.exe
GET
200
172.217.16.195:80
http://ocsp.pki.goog/gts1o1/MFIwUDBOMEwwSjAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBRCRjDCJxnb3nDwj%2Fxz5aZfZjgXvAQUmNH4bhDrz5vsYJ8YkBug630J%2FSsCEQCgdZM8AVzzKAgAAAAALnDU
US
der
472 b
whitelisted
3744
iexplore.exe
GET
200
143.204.208.165:80
http://o.ss2.us//MEowSDBGMEQwQjAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSLwZ6EW5gdYc9UaSEaaLjjETNtkAQUv1%2B30c7dH4b0W1Ws3NcQwg6piOcCCQCnDkpMNIK3fw%3D%3D
US
der
1.70 Kb
whitelisted
3744
iexplore.exe
GET
200
143.204.208.165:80
http://o.ss2.us//MEowSDBGMEQwQjAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSLwZ6EW5gdYc9UaSEaaLjjETNtkAQUv1%2B30c7dH4b0W1Ws3NcQwg6piOcCCQCnDkpMNIK3fw%3D%3D
US
der
1.70 Kb
whitelisted
3744
iexplore.exe
GET
200
93.184.220.29:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTBL0V27RVZ7LBduom%2FnYB45SPUEwQU5Z1ZMIJHWMys%2BghUNoZ7OrUETfACEA%2Fz5hY5qj0aEmX0H4s05bY%3D
US
der
1.47 Kb
whitelisted
3744
iexplore.exe
GET
200
23.37.43.27:80
http://s.symcd.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBS56bKHAoUD%2BOyl%2B0LhPg9JxyQm4gQUf9Nlp8Ld7LvwMAnzQzn6Aq8zMTMCEGMYDTj7gJd4qdA1oxYY%2BEA%3D
NL
der
1.71 Kb
shared
3744
iexplore.exe
GET
200
172.217.16.195:80
http://ocsp.pki.goog/gts1o1/MFIwUDBOMEwwSjAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBRCRjDCJxnb3nDwj%2Fxz5aZfZjgXvAQUmNH4bhDrz5vsYJ8YkBug630J%2FSsCEQCgdZM8AVzzKAgAAAAALnDU
US
der
472 b
whitelisted
3744
iexplore.exe
GET
200
172.217.16.195:80
http://ocsp.pki.goog/gsr2/ME4wTDBKMEgwRjAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTgXIsxbvr2lBkPpoIEVRE6gHlCnAQUm%2BIHV2ccHsBqBt5ZtJot39wZhi4CDQHjtJqhjYqpgSVpULg%3D
US
der
468 b
whitelisted
3744
iexplore.exe
GET
200
93.184.220.29:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAyO4MkNaokViAQGHuJB%2Ba8%3D
US
der
471 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
3744
iexplore.exe
93.184.220.29:80
ocsp.digicert.com
MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business
US
whitelisted
3744
iexplore.exe
151.101.2.217:443
vjs.zencdn.net
Fastly
US
suspicious
3744
iexplore.exe
104.31.87.73:443
anonfile.com
Cloudflare Inc
US
unknown
3744
iexplore.exe
172.217.16.195:80
ocsp.pki.goog
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
3744
iexplore.exe
23.37.43.27:80
s.symcd.com
Akamai Technologies, Inc.
NL
whitelisted
3744
iexplore.exe
104.18.38.148:443
shermore.info
Cloudflare Inc
US
shared
3744
iexplore.exe
151.101.2.133:80
ocsp.globalsign.com
Fastly
US
malicious
3744
iexplore.exe
172.217.23.136:443
www.googletagmanager.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
3744
iexplore.exe
13.35.254.14:443
d3ud741uvs727m.cloudfront.net
US
whitelisted
2556
iexplore.exe
204.79.197.200:80
www.bing.com
Microsoft Corporation
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
anonfile.com
  • 104.31.87.73
  • 104.31.86.73
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 93.184.220.29
whitelisted
vjs.zencdn.net
  • 151.101.2.217
  • 151.101.66.217
  • 151.101.130.217
  • 151.101.194.217
whitelisted
www.googletagmanager.com
  • 172.217.23.136
whitelisted
shermore.info
  • 104.18.38.148
  • 104.18.39.148
whitelisted
d3ud741uvs727m.cloudfront.net
  • 13.35.254.14
  • 13.35.254.32
  • 13.35.254.45
  • 13.35.254.88
whitelisted
ocsp.pki.goog
  • 172.217.16.195
whitelisted
ocsp.globalsign.com
  • 151.101.2.133
  • 151.101.66.133
  • 151.101.130.133
  • 151.101.194.133
whitelisted
s.symcd.com
  • 23.37.43.27
shared
www.google-analytics.com
  • 172.217.22.46
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info