URL:

https://dl.discordapp.net/apps/win/0.0.301/DiscordSetup.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/993cbb5f-f5d4-4837-ad98-5c35ac9e19d1
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: September 18, 2018, 15:58:15
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
Discord
Indicators:
MD5:

C949B7D3B3DD5078D9EBDA94168188E9

SHA1:

C8A664544037C738E5CA6734BC680A1952E23380

SHA256:

1223AEAE2381F75319784A1D73865E1FD63BD7D714EFFD42D212ABF5B13A0B2E

SSDEEP:

3:N8RGWGKyrEILViih4A:2RyrEILos4A

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • Discord.exe (PID: 2792)
      • Discord.exe (PID: 2736)
      • Discord.exe (PID: 1320)
      • Discord.exe (PID: 2040)
      • Discord.exe (PID: 3704)
      • Discord.exe (PID: 4024)
      • Discord.exe (PID: 2952)
      • Discord.exe (PID: 1304)
      • Discord.exe (PID: 3852)
      • Discord.exe (PID: 3212)

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • reg.exe (PID: 1348)

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • Squirrel.exe (PID: 2416)
      • Update.exe (PID: 3132)
      • Update.exe (PID: 3860)
      • Update.exe (PID: 2780)
      • Update.exe (PID: 3804)
      • Update.exe (PID: 3064)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • Update.exe (PID: 3132)

    • Application launched itself

      • Discord.exe (PID: 3212)
      • Discord.exe (PID: 1320)
      • Discord.exe (PID: 2040)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • DiscordSetup[1].exe (PID: 3240)
      • Update.exe (PID: 3132)
      • Discord.exe (PID: 1320)
      • Discord.exe (PID: 3212)
      • Squirrel.exe (PID: 2416)

    • Uses REG.EXE to modify Windows registry

      • Discord.exe (PID: 3852)

    • Starts Internet Explorer

      • Discord.exe (PID: 1320)

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • Discord.exe (PID: 1320)
      • Update.exe (PID: 3860)
      • Discord.exe (PID: 3212)

    • Modifies the open verb of a shell class

      • reg.exe (PID: 3084)

  • INFO

    • Reads Internet Cache Settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2764)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 676)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 1484)

    • Changes internet zones settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 676)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 992)

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2764)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 1484)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 992)

    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • Update.exe (PID: 3804)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 992)

    • Reads internet explorer settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 1484)

    • Dropped object may contain Bitcoin addresses

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 1484)
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No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
65
Monitored processes
26
Malicious processes
9
Suspicious processes
2

Behavior graph

Click at the process to see the details
start drop and start drop and start iexplore.exe iexplore.exe discordsetup[1].exe update.exe squirrel.exe discord.exe no specs update.exe no specs reg.exe reg.exe no specs reg.exe no specs reg.exe no specs reg.exe no specs discord.exe discord.exe no specs update.exe discord.exe no specs discord.exe discord.exe no specs update.exe discord.exe discord.exe discord.exe iexplore.exe iexplore.exe update.exe no specs discord.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
676"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohomeC:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Internet Explorer
Exit code:
1
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\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.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
992"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohomeC:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
Discord.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
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\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
1304"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Discord\app-0.0.301\Discord.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Discord\app-0.0.301\Discord.exe—Update.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Discord Inc.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Discord
Exit code:
0
Version:
0.0.301
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\discord\app-0.0.301\discord.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\discord\app-0.0.301\node.dll
c:\windows\system32\ws2_32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\nsi.dll
c:\windows\system32\psapi.dll
1320"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Discord\app-0.0.301\Discord.exe" --squirrel-firstrunC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Discord\app-0.0.301\Discord.exe
Discord.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Discord Inc.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Discord
Exit code:
0
Version:
0.0.301
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\discord\app-0.0.301\discord.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\discord\app-0.0.301\node.dll
c:\windows\system32\ws2_32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\nsi.dll
c:\windows\system32\psapi.dll
1348C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v Discord /d C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Discord\app-0.0.301\Discord.exe /fC:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
Discord.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Registry Console Tool
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\reg.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
1480C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe add HKCU\Software\Classes\Discord /ve /d "URL:Discord Protocol" /fC:\Windows\System32\reg.exe—Discord.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Registry Console Tool
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\reg.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
1484"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEF:992 CREDAT:71937C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
iexplore.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
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\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
2040"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Discord\app-0.0.301\Discord.exe" --type=renderer --no-sandbox --primordial-pipe-token=55FBA737B9DD7104EAF0B0B2F5D36D9C --lang=en-US --app-user-model-id=com.squirrel.Discord.Discord --app-path="C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Discord\app-0.0.301\resources\app.asar" --node-integration=false --preload="C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\discord\0.0.301\modules\discord_desktop_core\core.asar\app\mainScreenPreload.js" --background-color=#2f3136 --enable-blink-features=EnumerateDevices,AudioOutputDevices --hidden-page --enable-pinch --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --content-image-texture-target=0,0,3553;0,1,3553;0,2,3553;0,3,3553;0,4,3553;0,5,3553;0,6,3553;0,7,3553;0,8,3553;0,9,3553;0,10,3553;0,11,3553;0,12,3553;0,13,3553;0,14,3553;0,15,3553;1,0,3553;1,1,3553;1,2,3553;1,3,3553;1,4,3553;1,5,3553;1,6,3553;1,7,3553;1,8,3553;1,9,3553;1,10,3553;1,11,3553;1,12,3553;1,13,3553;1,14,3553;1,15,3553;2,0,3553;2,1,3553;2,2,3553;2,3,3553;2,4,3553;2,5,3553;2,6,3553;2,7,3553;2,8,3553;2,9,3553;2,10,3553;2,11,3553;2,12,3553;2,13,3553;2,14,3553;2,15,3553;3,0,3553;3,1,3553;3,2,3553;3,3,3553;3,4,3553;3,5,3553;3,6,3553;3,7,3553;3,8,3553;3,9,3553;3,10,3553;3,11,3553;3,12,3553;3,13,3553;3,14,3553;3,15,3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --disable-webrtc-hw-encoding --disable-gpu-compositing --service-request-channel-token=55FBA737B9DD7104EAF0B0B2F5D36D9C --renderer-client-id=5 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1580 /prefetch:1C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Discord\app-0.0.301\Discord.exe
Discord.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Discord Inc.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Discord
Exit code:
0
Version:
0.0.301
Modules
Images
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\discord\app-0.0.301\discord.exe
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\discord\app-0.0.301\node.dll
c:\windows\system32\ws2_32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\nsi.dll
c:\windows\system32\psapi.dll
2416"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Discord\app-0.0.301\Squirrel.exe" --updateSelf=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\Update.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Discord\app-0.0.301\Squirrel.exe
Update.exe
User:
admin
Company:
GitHub
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Update
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.1.1.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\discord\app-0.0.301\squirrel.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
2552C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe add HKCU\Software\Classes\Discord /v "URL Protocol" /fC:\Windows\System32\reg.exe—Discord.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Registry Console Tool
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\reg.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
Total events
2 596
Read events
2 386
Write events
207
Delete events
3

Modification events

(PID) Process:(676) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Operation:writeName:CompatibilityFlags
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(676) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(676) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(676) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones
Operation:writeName:SecuritySafe
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(676) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
Operation:writeName:ProxyEnable
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(676) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections
Operation:writeName:SavedLegacySettings
Value:
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
(PID) Process:(676) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\Active
Operation:writeName:{B2E17741-BB5B-11E8-BFAB-5254004AAD11}
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(676) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{2670000A-7350-4F3C-8081-5663EE0C6C49}\iexplore
Operation:writeName:Type
Value:
4
(PID) Process:(676) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{2670000A-7350-4F3C-8081-5663EE0C6C49}\iexplore
Operation:writeName:Count
Value:
2
(PID) Process:(676) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{2670000A-7350-4F3C-8081-5663EE0C6C49}\iexplore
Operation:writeName:Time
Value:
E2070900020012000F003A0024003B03
Executable files
124
Suspicious files
94
Text files
99
Unknown types
8

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
676iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\RB73MZ6Y\favicon[1].ico —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
676iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Services\search_{0633EE93-D776-472f-A0FF-E1416B8B2E3A}.ico —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
676iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DFC6F7BD2C999F9ACF.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2764iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\U2ZG9DE0\DiscordSetup[1].exe —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
676iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\0UU90R59\DiscordSetup[1].exe —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3240DiscordSetup[1].exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\Discord-0.0.301-full.nupkg —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3132Update.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Discord\packages\Discord-0.0.301-full.nupkg —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3240DiscordSetup[1].exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\RELEASEStext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
676iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History\History.IE5\MSHist012018091820180919\index.datdat
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3240DiscordSetup[1].exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SquirrelSetup.logtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
2
TCP/UDP connections
39
DNS requests
6
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
992
iexplore.exe
GET
200
204.79.197.200:80
http://www.bing.com/favicon.ico
US
image
237 b
whitelisted
676
iexplore.exe
GET
200
204.79.197.229:80
http://www.bing.com/favicon.ico
US
image
237 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
676
iexplore.exe
204.79.197.229:80
www.bing.com
Microsoft Corporation
US
whitelisted
2764
iexplore.exe
104.16.249.144:443
dl.discordapp.net
Cloudflare Inc
US
shared
3212
Discord.exe
104.16.59.5:443
discordapp.com
Cloudflare Inc
US
shared
2780
Update.exe
104.16.59.5:443
discordapp.com
Cloudflare Inc
US
shared
3212
Discord.exe
104.16.249.144:443
dl.discordapp.net
Cloudflare Inc
US
shared
3804
Update.exe
104.16.59.5:443
discordapp.com
Cloudflare Inc
US
shared
1320
Discord.exe
104.16.59.5:443
discordapp.com
Cloudflare Inc
US
shared
1320
Discord.exe
104.16.58.5:443
discordapp.com
Cloudflare Inc
US
shared
992
iexplore.exe
204.79.197.200:80
www.bing.com
Microsoft Corporation
US
whitelisted
1484
iexplore.exe
104.16.59.5:443
discordapp.com
Cloudflare Inc
US
shared

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
www.bing.com
  • 204.79.197.229
  • 204.79.197.200
  • 13.107.21.200
whitelisted
dl.discordapp.net
  • 104.16.249.144
  • 104.16.248.144
  • 104.16.251.144
  • 104.16.250.144
  • 104.16.247.144
whitelisted
discordapp.com
  • 104.16.59.5
  • 104.16.58.5
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
Process
Message
DiscordSetup[1].exe
Start up installer:
DiscordSetup[1].exe
Elevated process: ?
DiscordSetup[1].exe
Want standard install
Discord.exe
[3704:3380:0918/165902.794:VERBOSE1:crash_service_main.cc(78)] Session start. cmdline is [--reporter-url=http://crash.discordapp.com:1127/post --application-name=Discord --v=1 --submit-backlog --crashes-directory="C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Discord Crashes"]
Discord.exe
[3704:3380:0918/165902.795:VERBOSE1:crash_service.cc(172)] window handle is 000C01DC
Discord.exe
[3704:3380:0918/165902.795:VERBOSE1:crash_service.cc(318)] pipe name is \\.\pipe\Discord Crash Service dumps at C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Discord Crashes
Discord.exe
[3704:3380:0918/165902.795:VERBOSE1:crash_service.cc(322)] checkpoint is C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Discord Crashes\crash_checkpoint.txt server is http://crash.discordapp.com:1127/post maximum 128 reports/day reporter is Discord-crash-service
Discord.exe
[3704:3380:0918/165902.796:VERBOSE1:crash_service_main.cc(94)] Ready to process crash requests
Discord.exe
[3704:3380:0918/165902.796:VERBOSE1:crash_service.cc(517)] submitting backlogged crashes...
Discord.exe
[3704:3380:0918/165902.796:VERBOSE1:crash_service.cc(557)] finished submitting backlog; exiting
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Reports
https://dl.discordapp.net/apps/win/0.0.301/DiscordSetup.exe