| File name: | ConnectifyInstaller.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/7f48bd88-95d7-4d8f-bfa7-8be74e0e911a |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | January 30, 2025, 20:05:05 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive, 5 sections |
| MD5: | 989B701CFD666960D48F9A3019FE1020 |
| SHA1: | A9F316DD441F586CE7625136EFCB823F0E1DC885 |
| SHA256: | 0D7350DAB6CA9F9A575F53238732BAB013AA7912F6F31062BA448E2EF8A42A81 |
| SSDEEP: | 196608:jpN8uNvGR2PPBQGD/w4uqY0FCZyoKIJWXiY4Ugk1d7C6Uo26pOziO2jlt:jw5wxJ/wHCboKIJVV4mno2jiht |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (67.4) |
|---|---|---|
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (14.2) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (9.7) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.3) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (4.3) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2021:09:25 21:56:47+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 6 |
| CodeSize: | 26624 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 141824 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | 2048 |
| EntryPoint: | 0x3640 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | 6 |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 23.0.1.40175 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 23.0.1.40175 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x0000 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Connectify |
| FileDescription: | Connectify Hotspot 23 |
| FileVersion: | 23.0.1.40175 |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright 2009-2023 |
| ProductName: | Connectify Hotspot 23 |
| ProductVersion: | 23.0.1.40175 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 188 | sc query Connectify | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | — | ConnectifyInstaller.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Service Control Manager Configuration Tool Exit code: 1060 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 420 | sc query wlansvc | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | — | ConnectifyInstaller.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Service Control Manager Configuration Tool Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 444 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Connectify\ConnectifyShutdown.exe" -noui -nosupport -noall -restartservice | C:\Program Files (x86)\Connectify\ConnectifyShutdown.exe | — | ConnectifyInstaller.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Connectify Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Connectify Shutdown App Exit code: 0 Version: 23.0.1.40175 Modules
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| 1016 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | snetcfg.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1580 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | GlobalAtomTable.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2012 | sc failure Connectify actions= restart/10000/restart/30000/restart/300000 reset= 6000 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe | — | ConnectifyInstaller.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Service Control Manager Configuration Tool Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2076 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Connectify\f8df1d88c6b54709f6e35ca62e7265d0\ConnectifyShutdown" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Connectify\f8df1d88c6b54709f6e35ca62e7265d0\ConnectifyShutdown.exe | — | ConnectifyInstaller.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Connectify Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Connectify Shutdown App Exit code: 0 Version: 23.0.1.40175 Modules
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| 2168 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | Connectifyd.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Console Window Host Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2232 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Connectify\ConnectifyService.exe" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Connectify\ConnectifyService.exe | — | services.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Connectify Integrity Level: SYSTEM Version: 23.0.1.40175 Modules
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| 2280 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | sc.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (6824) ConnectifyInstaller.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | Connectify-Installer |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6824) ConnectifyInstaller.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Connectify-Installer |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Connectify\runInstaller.bat | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6824) ConnectifyInstaller.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Connectify |
| Operation: | write | Name: | PolicyDate |
Value: 20180510 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6824) ConnectifyInstaller.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Connectify |
| Operation: | write | Name: | InstallType |
Value: False | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6824) ConnectifyInstaller.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | Connectify Hotspot 2018 |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6824) ConnectifyInstaller.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | Connectify Hotspot 2019 |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6824) ConnectifyInstaller.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | Connectify Hotspot 2020 |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6824) ConnectifyInstaller.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | Connectify Hotspot 2021 |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6824) ConnectifyInstaller.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | Connectify |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6824) ConnectifyInstaller.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | Connectify |
Value: | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6616 | ConnectifyInstaller.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsh5C7D.tmp\modern-wizard.bmp | image | |
MD5:AE43624C14859150EDFB54B4024AFF46 | SHA256:D5B56046F10941E6659277D46FFD4A0D327DB24BE3174D6A8E7AE0660DA874E9 | |||
| 6616 | ConnectifyInstaller.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsh5C7D.tmp\UAC.dll | executable | |
MD5:ADB29E6B186DAA765DC750128649B63D | SHA256:2F7F8FC05DC4FD0D5CDA501B47E4433357E887BBFED7292C028D99C73B52DC08 | |||
| 6616 | ConnectifyInstaller.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsh5C7D.tmp\modern-header.bmp | image | |
MD5:F50B6CEE1BE90D50AF582E57528C7000 | SHA256:E83DC2CA1239E62D979C02CA8A8B394573BF50C650AAF4D38799E97D618FECA4 | |||
| 6824 | ConnectifyInstaller.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Connectify\f8df1d88c6b54709f6e35ca62e7265d0\ConnectifyGopher.exe.config | xml | |
MD5:2E8F098A4B39479ABDB3EDB8AFAFEE69 | SHA256:70DC1E46CAE7122C8D6013B2CA798A76AA713B517DB2AFB01C162F0491E155B6 | |||
| 6824 | ConnectifyInstaller.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Connectify\f8df1d88c6b54709f6e35ca62e7265d0\ConnectifyStartup.exe | executable | |
MD5:4C1FCF3C8AF0D1FC54806951A1F21DB2 | SHA256:21C06D926A205E16F2E1209C74674BEB118B234AB6A05B0FE8C05EA9489A524B | |||
| 6616 | ConnectifyInstaller.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsh5C7D.tmp\System.dll | executable | |
MD5:CFF85C549D536F651D4FB8387F1976F2 | SHA256:8DC562CDA7217A3A52DB898243DE3E2ED68B80E62DDCB8619545ED0B4E7F65A8 | |||
| 6824 | ConnectifyInstaller.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Connectify\f8df1d88c6b54709f6e35ca62e7265d0\Connectify.exe.config | xml | |
MD5:DCD2712E5BB35E55D25461D832085AF0 | SHA256:FD9155FA925893161CFC890D2396F673B6682387F2DC6F8A5368675D3DC92CA7 | |||
| 6824 | ConnectifyInstaller.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Connectify\f8df1d88c6b54709f6e35ca62e7265d0\ConnectifyShutdown.exe | executable | |
MD5:3081CD1AA734F4281B5CEF5D723335F3 | SHA256:A4BB5EAD994D5B90D7BD681C9C943B58AD3F88554BA4DAC16FEFEEB08E7F4ABE | |||
| 6824 | ConnectifyInstaller.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Connectify\f8df1d88c6b54709f6e35ca62e7265d0\ConnectifyStartup.exe.config | xml | |
MD5:5AE4200CAC6C4D2328D1792F18C80836 | SHA256:352DD8D23456D42B9C69955CDFF1ED42064B30C203B4C965E41D32A32BC77C9C | |||
| 6824 | ConnectifyInstaller.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Connectify\f8df1d88c6b54709f6e35ca62e7265d0\ConnectifySupportCenter.exe | executable | |
MD5:4F480A40A7F4EA5F760AC9FA31853064 | SHA256:8B68CF0F2215751BD7AA2F755551ED7478B91EE8B930D52991D22FCC73E09D89 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.48.23.143:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5404 | ConnectifySupportCenter.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEA%2B4p0C5FY0DUUO8WdnwQCk%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5404 | ConnectifySupportCenter.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSE67Nbq3jfQQg8yXEpbmqLTNn7XwQUm1%2BwNrqdBq4ZJ73AoCLAi4s4d%2B0CEAk0ptKUFMa%2B78vnwiYNf%2Fs%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6424 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5548 | 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 |
5548 | 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 |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.48.23.143:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 184.30.21.171:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
5064 | SearchApp.exe | 104.126.37.144:443 | www.bing.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 2.17.190.73:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
1176 | svchost.exe | 20.190.160.66:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1076 | svchost.exe | 23.35.238.131:443 | go.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
go.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |