Malware analysis aware.exe Malicious activity | ANY.RUN

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File name:	aware.exe
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/b7cf2637-3012-49e8-b699-9d6175e213e6
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Analysis date:	July 29, 2024, 18:39:06
OS:	Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:	discord python
Indicators:
MIME:	application/x-dosexec
File info:	PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows
MD5:	FBF0BE4982E039E378701886251A9B70
SHA1:	97ACC530CBF1465B0F8EF3B0E008B7CA6244F383
SHA256:	0F4D50795011EDCE186C6C29FED8ACC484BDF8AEABDBB2BBD0B1C0F702D90B68
SSDEEP:	98304:jl70XCPKG8jgBRIH9GgTwlgqyjH15PO+WIwBb7LQA96lDHdMvAP7rGqdj/0uQIb0:jUU/VOmpGujpX9J3mZ52D

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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
  - aware.exe (PID: 6652)
SUSPICIOUS
- Executable content was dropped or overwritten
  - aware.exe (PID: 6652)
- Process drops python dynamic module
  - aware.exe (PID: 6652)
- Process drops legitimate windows executable
  - aware.exe (PID: 6652)
- Application launched itself
  - aware.exe (PID: 6652)
- Loads Python modules
  - aware.exe (PID: 5392)
- The process drops C-runtime libraries
  - aware.exe (PID: 6652)
INFO
- Create files in a temporary directory
  - aware.exe (PID: 6652)
- Checks proxy server information
  - aware.exe (PID: 5392)
- Reads the computer name
  - aware.exe (PID: 6652)
  - aware.exe (PID: 5392)
- Attempting to use instant messaging service
  - aware.exe (PID: 5392)
- Checks supported languages
  - aware.exe (PID: 5392)
  - aware.exe (PID: 6652)

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TRiD

.exe	\|	Win64 Executable (generic) (87.3)
.exe	\|	Generic Win/DOS Executable (6.3)
.exe	\|	DOS Executable Generic (6.3)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType:	AMD AMD64
TimeStamp:	2024:07:29 18:38:04+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics:	Executable, Large address aware
PEType:	PE32+
LinkerVersion:	14.4
CodeSize:	172032
InitializedDataSize:	151040
UninitializedDataSize:	-
EntryPoint:	0xb220
OSVersion:	5.2
ImageVersion:	-
SubsystemVersion:	5.2
Subsystem:	Windows command line

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Total processes

145

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

2816

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\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\winbrand.dll
c:\windows\system32\sppc.dll

5392

"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\aware.exe"

C:\Users\admin\Desktop\aware.exe

aware.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Exit code:

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\aware.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll

6652

"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\aware.exe"

C:\Users\admin\Desktop\aware.exe

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Exit code:

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\aware.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll

7072

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

C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe

—

aware.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Console Window Host

Exit code:

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

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Total events

666

Read events

666

Write events

Delete events

Modification events

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Executable files

Suspicious files

Text files

Unknown types

Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
6652	aware.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66522\_hashlib.pyd		executable
		MD5:A6B1C589B11891F3E0EF655FA552A916	SHA256:2BC94748820B9367190EA95B3ED9E13B01C4BB2B2E018913993F626F5D02A938
6652	aware.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66522\_decimal.pyd		executable
		MD5:51BFE958ACED79746ED21CEB3FEBA6F6	SHA256:BA5547229BF1DCA72BDB950AE27EE19EAF9F62C401A7D179FB6E5F3BDB9D31BA
6652	aware.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66522\_ssl.pyd		executable
		MD5:F41F0E84A9B45F94DB9269E72E8481F9	SHA256:21AE364A3ABCE77B624EBA0B0B6E5E7D07EBBFC2108A38B3CEB7E9C9086C42D0
6652	aware.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66522\_ctypes.pyd		executable
		MD5:E72BDB1F065056F3D7068219592C7100	SHA256:C17904B56720E127E910AC9071D6B402686DEA682B885910502CA35AD236F7FF
6652	aware.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66522\_socket.pyd		executable
		MD5:54033C133DCE045E7BA56C8DAFB5A333	SHA256:BC9BF1DBCEEFAD62216F14968F4617AD6D6E526481F02A13D3220E9159B9DDF6
6652	aware.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66522\_queue.pyd		executable
		MD5:B5B5A5E8720D50AD91E06CDACEC3D5A4	SHA256:AB437EFBE3F1C8BFEA5DEDA1613DF0EC8161E94A0852E8DF35CD9ECAACB8EA43
6652	aware.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66522\VCRUNTIME140.dll		executable
		MD5:BE8DBE2DC77EBE7F88F910C61AEC691A	SHA256:4D292623516F65C80482081E62D5DADB759DC16E851DE5DB24C3CBB57B87DB83
6652	aware.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66522\_lzma.pyd		executable
		MD5:FAC68969E35EDBFBF31F0D127459CEDF	SHA256:320024CFBFA7C6E992C80D00773AD221A28CE8029763CA85798803280EBAB300
6652	aware.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66522\_bz2.pyd		executable
		MD5:48D518E37202553414F2192D78CEFB58	SHA256:419AC8C3795F8BFA9363ADD917E477CAA1C0CE7139FA0903E8F4863166F907E9
6652	aware.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66522\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll		executable
		MD5:89453664A8199E303A4DF2DA62CDF584	SHA256:E3F1335049ACA37892A4E6FFFA4DF911BD6F9DF7B17BCA45FECCFA00A7DC5ADA

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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
4424	svchost.exe	GET	200	192.229.221.95:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
5368	SearchApp.exe	GET	200	192.229.221.95:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
7132	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%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%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
5368	SearchApp.exe	GET	200	192.229.221.95:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEApDqVCbATUviZV57HIIulA%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
4788	svchost.exe	4.231.128.59:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:138	—	—	—	whitelisted
6012	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	4.231.128.59:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
5368	SearchApp.exe	131.253.33.254:443	a-ring-fallback.msedge.net	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	US	unknown
5368	SearchApp.exe	92.123.104.62:443	www.bing.com	Akamai International B.V.	DE	unknown
1800	slui.exe	20.83.72.98:443	—	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	US	whitelisted
1752	RUXIMICS.exe	4.231.128.59:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
3952	svchost.exe	239.255.255.250:1900	—	—	—	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:137	—	—	—	whitelisted
5392	aware.exe	162.159.128.233:443	discord.com	CLOUDFLARENET	—	unknown

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com	4.231.128.59 40.127.240.158	whitelisted
t-ring-fdv2.msedge.net	13.107.237.254	unknown
a-ring-fallback.msedge.net	131.253.33.254	unknown
www.bing.com	92.123.104.62 92.123.104.54 92.123.104.58 92.123.104.61 92.123.104.4 92.123.104.60 92.123.104.63 92.123.104.67 92.123.104.66 92.123.104.64 92.123.104.65 92.123.104.59	whitelisted
google.com	142.250.186.142	whitelisted
discord.com	162.159.128.233 162.159.137.232 162.159.136.232 162.159.138.232 162.159.135.232	whitelisted
login.live.com	20.190.159.71 40.126.31.71 20.190.159.4 40.126.31.73 20.190.159.0 20.190.159.68 20.190.159.73 20.190.159.64	whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com	192.229.221.95	whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com	40.113.110.67	whitelisted
fp-afd-nocache-ccp.azureedge.net	13.107.246.45	whitelisted

Threats

PID	Process	Class	Message
2284	svchost.exe	Misc activity	ET INFO Observed Discord Domain in DNS Lookup (discord .com)
5392	aware.exe	Misc activity	ET INFO Observed Discord Domain (discord .com in TLS SNI)

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General Info

aware.exe

FBF0BE4982E039E378701886251A9B70

97ACC530CBF1465B0F8EF3B0E008B7CA6244F383

0F4D50795011EDCE186C6C29FED8ACC484BDF8AEABDBB2BBD0B1C0F702D90B68

98304:jl70XCPKG8jgBRIH9GgTwlgqyjH15PO+WIwBb7LQA96lDHdMvAP7rGqdj/0uQIb0:jUU/VOmpGujpX9J3mZ52D

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Behavior activities

MALICIOUS

Drops the executable file immediately after the start

SUSPICIOUS

Executable content was dropped or overwritten

Process drops python dynamic module

Process drops legitimate windows executable

Application launched itself

Loads Python modules

The process drops C-runtime libraries

INFO

Create files in a temporary directory

Checks proxy server information

Reads the computer name

Attempting to use instant messaging service

Checks supported languages

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