Malware analysis smAd-8ulP0Z2AWLwVRn4_CTIaJGChM-Dgl Malicious activity

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download:	smAd-8ulP0Z2AWLwVRn4_CTIaJGChM-Dgl
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/09fcafa1-751f-4cb6-82af-f0dd518edcd0
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Analysis date:	April 15, 2019, 15:04:00
OS:	Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:	adware
Indicators:
MIME:	text/html
File info:	HTML document, ASCII text
MD5:	0357AA49EA850B11B99D09A2479C321B
SHA1:	41472BA5C40F61FA1C77C42CF06248F13B8785F0
SHA256:	0FF0B7FCB090C65D0BDCB2AF4BBD2C30F33356B3CE9B117186FA20391EF840A3
SSDEEP:	12:hnMQbwzRQ6QclfhxxEdWr+YZrH3atJMlgOt0quoQL:hMxRQspxCQnZrH3atEx0h

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 60 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:: off
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 8.0.7601.17514 undefined
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC MUI (15.023.20070)
Adobe Flash Player 26 ActiveX (26.0.0.131)
Adobe Flash Player 26 NPAPI (26.0.0.131)
Adobe Flash Player 26 PPAPI (26.0.0.131)
Adobe Refresh Manager (1.8.0)
CCleaner (5.35)
FileZilla Client 3.36.0 (3.36.0)
Google Chrome (73.0.3683.75)
Google Update Helper (1.3.33.23)
Java 8 Update 92 (8.0.920.14)
Java Auto Updater (2.8.92.14)
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1 (4.6.01055)
Microsoft Office Access MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Access Setup Metadata MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Excel MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office OneNote MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Outlook MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office PowerPoint MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Professional 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Proof (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Proof (French) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Proof (Spanish) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Proofing (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Publisher MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Shared MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Shared Setup Metadata MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Single Image 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Word MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.30729.6161 (9.0.30729.6161)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable - 10.0.40219 (10.0.40219)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x86) - 12.0.30501 (12.0.30501.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x86 Additional Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x86 Minimum Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable (x86) - 14.15.26706 (14.15.26706.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 x86 Additional Runtime - 14.15.26706 (14.15.26706)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 x86 Minimum Runtime - 14.15.26706 (14.15.26706)
Mozilla Firefox 65.0.2 (x86 en-US) (65.0.2)
Notepad++ (32-bit x86) (7.5.1)
Opera 12.15 (12.15.1748)
Skype version 8.29 (8.29)
VLC media player (2.2.6)
WinRAR 5.60 (32-bit) (5.60.0)

Hotfixes

Client LanguagePack Package
Client Refresh LanguagePack Package
CodecPack Basic Package
Foundation Package
IE Troubleshooters Package
InternetExplorer Optional Package
KB2534111
KB2999226
KB976902
LocalPack AU Package
LocalPack CA Package
LocalPack GB Package
LocalPack US Package
LocalPack ZA Package
ProfessionalEdition
UltimateEdition

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MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.
SUSPICIOUS
No suspicious indicators.
INFO
- Reads internet explorer settings
  - iexplore.exe (PID: 3236)
- Changes internet zones settings
  - iexplore.exe (PID: 2580)
- Creates files in the user directory
  - iexplore.exe (PID: 3236)
- Application launched itself
  - iexplore.exe (PID: 2580)

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TRiD

.htm/html	\|	HyperText Markup Language with DOCTYPE (80.6)
.html	\|	HyperText Markup Language (19.3)

EXIF

HTML

ContentType:	text/html; charset=utf-8
Title:	Contact Support

No data.

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Total processes

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID	CMD	Path	Parent process
2580	"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\smAd-8ulP0Z2AWLwVRn4_CTIaJGChM-Dgl.htm	C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe	explorer.exe
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Internet Explorer Version: 8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
3236	"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEF:2580 CREDAT:79873	C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe	iexplore.exe
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Internet Explorer Version: 8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)

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Total events

314

Read events

261

Write events

Delete events

Modification events

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Executable files

Suspicious files

Text files

Unknown types

Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
2580	iexplore.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\H6QNMHE9\favicon[1].ico		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
2580	iexplore.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Services\search_{0633EE93-D776-472f-A0FF-E1416B8B2E3A}.ico		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
3236	iexplore.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\I0488CJO\fwdssp_com[1].txt		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
3236	iexplore.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\JGRR2OYX\fwdssp_com[1].htm		html
		MD5:66BA7678D42CB8023B9451F3C281BC9E	SHA256:B94F0DB612DDAF9B11AD3A64746668882950E1F983DE26E8D6CDAF4704192B9D
3236	iexplore.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\H6QNMHE9\min[1].js		text
		MD5:5563332AD6AF63C9C94CEF15761BE544	SHA256:4EFEC11A42893D4DF0249174CBE5AFAE24A5734F5DED35C5E84C56BF9F473EC2
3236	iexplore.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\I0488CJO\fwdssp_com[1].htm		html
		MD5:B4A2112D490CC4B7A4CA107771312141	SHA256:A66929EF2181E194C76F004CD12EF4917D4B97D698E86BEF4C3621457EE899BF
3236	iexplore.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\PrivacIE\index.dat		dat
		MD5:67CA1D7C8CEEE26987579A57997F7D60	SHA256:9A0D088008FF1F33E5380867718E3551033AD693B65B3C649F377A7BE25D8876
2580	iexplore.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Feeds Cache\desktop.ini		ini
		MD5:4A3DEB274BB5F0212C2419D3D8D08612	SHA256:2842973D15A14323E08598BE1DFB87E54BF88A76BE8C7BC94C56B079446EDF38
3236	iexplore.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\JGRR2OYX\ubuntu-r[1].eot		eot
		MD5:DBA7374F1813F5D55190C2851181409F	SHA256:645A384C895A5E3F9ABDFE2C8FE1BDAB2CFBAE6E69BA711F58DD3F237F2839FE
3236	iexplore.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\H6QNMHE9\bodybg[1].png		image
		MD5:5082CE2CA4166A85AC3651BC34EC3EC8	SHA256:E5C767653898A8E9ACB1E966ACA9D01F39A45609557D1A4811AD26CD48234A1F

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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
3236	iexplore.exe	GET	—	208.91.196.4:80	http://searchdiscovered.com/__media__/pics/657/error-bg.gif	VG	—	—	malicious
3236	iexplore.exe	GET	—	208.91.196.46:80	http://fwdssp.com/?dn=referer_detect&pid=5POL4F2O4	VG	—	—	whitelisted
3236	iexplore.exe	GET	—	208.91.196.46:80	http://fwdssp.com/sk-logabpstatus.php?a=eWgrQkxFRVdJTzFYaTUzZ2xkeXRWQjFFOWN3aFhpcVBFdlVoaUpNL3phV0RkRHVjbnhBc3F6Y00wSzBJSnZYVzYzVEUrNU8yWEZIQWRVTkhybWNSNjZlTzRja1ZIdGdJNEh0VTdraEcvaEk9&b=false	VG	—	—	whitelisted
3236	iexplore.exe	GET	—	2.16.186.106:80	http://i3.cdn-image.com/__media__/fonts/ubuntu-b/ubuntu-b.eot?	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
3236	iexplore.exe	GET	200	2.16.186.106:80	http://i3.cdn-image.com/__media__/js/min.js?v2.2	unknown	text	2.97 Kb	whitelisted
3236	iexplore.exe	GET	—	2.16.186.106:80	http://i4.cdn-image.com/__media__/pics/12471/bodybg.png	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
3236	iexplore.exe	GET	200	208.91.196.46:80	http://fwdssp.com/?fp=x3MTIl1KZLNIwJjV2gsn3ybAL4avRkVIMq7qFN8KSmFy3KYpPxic5%2B%2FRTiTIgWEpf8TMuhbSIa5RX3TbBuGbbThvlU%2B%2FwJBltwDPHubHlCfdpKtXIZ6bTUpOg5KFY3A8cLZMeY0xlgX2mHXmGosSZiYo%2B99mwXa4sQgefvJ9DnA%3D&prvtof=TGZXfTxAxLcfEeleW8JM0p0ADlbTRXEHK%2FYdzuRwSBo%3D&poru=OxWzc02Q9eiRw0JtR2cfzS0g5ZRdKbY73e9YL7Z09UnuXakl28z35o3LfhamXqjf4j9QBALBJ363pwXaddK0h9jfyNqQ2bHcjly2F7R7rgo%3D&dn=referer_detect	VG	html	6.44 Kb	whitelisted
3236	iexplore.exe	GET	—	208.91.196.4:80	http://searchdiscovered.com/__media__/pics/657/hostergator.gif	VG	—	—	malicious
3236	iexplore.exe	GET	200	208.91.196.46:80	http://fwdssp.com/?dn=referer_detect&pid=5POL4F2O4	VG	html	1.16 Kb	whitelisted
2580	iexplore.exe	GET	200	204.79.197.200:80	http://www.bing.com/favicon.ico	US	image	237 b	whitelisted

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
2580	iexplore.exe	204.79.197.200:80	www.bing.com	Microsoft Corporation	US	whitelisted
—	—	208.91.196.4:80	searchdiscovered.com	Confluence Networks Inc	VG	malicious
—	—	208.91.196.46:80	fwdssp.com	Confluence Networks Inc	VG	malicious
—	—	2.16.186.106:80	i3.cdn-image.com	Akamai International B.V.	—	whitelisted
3236	iexplore.exe	208.91.196.46:80	fwdssp.com	Confluence Networks Inc	VG	malicious

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
fwdssp.com	208.91.196.46	whitelisted
www.bing.com	204.79.197.200 13.107.21.200	whitelisted
i3.cdn-image.com	2.16.186.106 2.16.186.64	whitelisted
searchdiscovered.com	208.91.196.4	malicious
i4.cdn-image.com	2.16.186.106 2.16.186.64	whitelisted
i1.cdn-image.com	2.16.186.106 2.16.186.64	whitelisted

Threats

PID	Process	Class	Message
3236	iexplore.exe	Misc activity	ADWARE [PTsecurity] InstantAccess
3236	iexplore.exe	Misc activity	ADWARE [PTsecurity] InstantAccess
3236	iexplore.exe	A Network Trojan was detected	MALWARE [PTsecurity] Trojan.Phish@URL!1.A586 (CLASSIC)

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No debug info

General Info

smAd-8ulP0Z2AWLwVRn4_CTIaJGChM-Dgl

0357AA49EA850B11B99D09A2479C321B

41472BA5C40F61FA1C77C42CF06248F13B8785F0

0FF0B7FCB090C65D0BDCB2AF4BBD2C30F33356B3CE9B117186FA20391EF840A3

12:hnMQbwzRQ6QclfhxxEdWr+YZrH3atJMlgOt0quoQL:hMxRQspxCQnZrH3atEx0h

Software environment set and analysis options

Launch configuration

Software preset

Hotfixes

Behavior activities

MALICIOUS

SUSPICIOUS

INFO

Reads internet explorer settings

Changes internet zones settings

Creates files in the user directory

Application launched itself

Malware configuration

Static information

TRiD

EXIF

HTML

Video and screenshots

Processes

Behavior graph

Specs description

Process information

Information

Information

Registry activity

Modification events

Files activity

Dropped files

Network activity

HTTP requests

Connections

DNS requests

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