File name:

MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/d0d83ed5-4bf2-424e-8d38-f87916b60767
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: December 04, 2024, 23:07:14
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:
upx
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows, 3 sections
MD5:

2E5C0C52995CF865858EF97C285BA182

SHA1:

053E887486EA3937494567B6CB3441F82E15125B

SHA256:

12399CF19A939DEE00D4CA2C4CD051888DF8D8440829A301F09F258B0AA494DF

SSDEEP:

196608:8AaWx9TlrHaIIqUHh5K9Pkbj3rA0zLUMIFhU:8/CRrrIq+h5K9PcDMuxUC

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe (PID: 6772)
      • MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe (PID: 7048)
      • MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe (PID: 6936)
      • partitionwizard.exe (PID: 5392)

    • Reads the date of Windows installation

      • MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe (PID: 6772)
      • MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe (PID: 7048)

    • Application launched itself

      • MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe (PID: 6772)

    • Executing commands from ".cmd" file

      • MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe (PID: 6936)

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe (PID: 6936)

    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe (PID: 6936)

    • Executes as Windows Service

      • vds.exe (PID: 5576)

    • Reads the BIOS version

      • partitionwizard.exe (PID: 5392)

    • Drops a system driver (possible attempt to evade defenses)

      • partitionwizard.exe (PID: 5392)
      • MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe (PID: 6936)

    • Creates file in the systems drive root

      • partitionwizard.exe (PID: 5392)

    • Changes Internet Explorer settings (feature browser emulation)

      • partitionwizard.exe (PID: 5392)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe (PID: 6936)
      • partitionwizard.exe (PID: 5392)

    • The process drops C-runtime libraries

      • MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe (PID: 6936)

    • Checks Windows Trust Settings

      • partitionwizard.exe (PID: 5392)

    • Reads Internet Explorer settings

      • partitionwizard.exe (PID: 5392)

    • Reads Microsoft Outlook installation path

      • partitionwizard.exe (PID: 5392)

  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe (PID: 6772)
      • MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe (PID: 6936)
      • MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe (PID: 7048)
      • partitionwizard.exe (PID: 5392)

    • Reads the computer name

      • MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe (PID: 6772)
      • MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe (PID: 6936)
      • MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe (PID: 7048)
      • partitionwizard.exe (PID: 5392)

    • Process checks computer location settings

      • MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe (PID: 6772)
      • MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe (PID: 7048)
      • MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe (PID: 6936)

    • Manual execution by a user

      • MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe (PID: 7048)

    • Reads CPU info

      • partitionwizard.exe (PID: 5392)

    • Sends debugging messages

      • partitionwizard.exe (PID: 5392)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • partitionwizard.exe (PID: 5392)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • partitionwizard.exe (PID: 5392)

    • UPX packer has been detected

      • MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe (PID: 6772)
      • MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe (PID: 6936)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • partitionwizard.exe (PID: 5392)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • partitionwizard.exe (PID: 5392)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (50)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (49.9)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: AMD AMD64
TimeStamp: 2016:04:02 22:16:33+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, Large address aware
PEType: PE32+
LinkerVersion: 8
CodeSize: 90112
InitializedDataSize: 24576
UninitializedDataSize: 155648
EntryPoint: 0x3c990
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 5.2
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 12.8.0.0
ProductVersionNumber: 12.8.0.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Windows NT 32-bit
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Neutral
CharacterSet: Unicode
CompanyName: MiniTool Software Limited
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2021 MiniTool Software Limited, All rights reserved.
ProductName: MiniTool Partition Wizard
FileVersion: 12.8.0.0
OriginalFileName: PartitionWizard.exe
FileDescription: MiniTool Partition Wizard
InternalName: PartitionWizard.exe
ProductVersion: 12.8.0.0
Created: 7z SFX Constructor v4.5.0.0 (http://usbtor.ru/viewtopic.php?t=798)
Builder: Almany 19:57:40 13/11/2023
No data.
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Total processes
130
Monitored processes
8
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

Click at the process to see the details
start minitoolpartitionwizard.exe no specs minitoolpartitionwizard.exe cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs minitoolpartitionwizard.exe no specs partitionwizard.exe vdsldr.exe no specs vds.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1556C:\WINDOWS\System32\vdsldr.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\vdsldr.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Virtual Disk Service Loader
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\vdsldr.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
5392"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Program Files\partitionwizard.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Program Files\partitionwizard.exe
MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe
User:
admin
Company:
MiniTool Software Limited
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
MiniTool Partition Wizard
Version:
12.8.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\clbcatq.dll
c:\windows\system32\vds_ps.dll
c:\windows\system32\ntmarta.dll
c:\windows\system32\cryptbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\windows.storage.dll
c:\windows\system32\wldp.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\profapi.dll
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\program files\platforms\qwindows.dll
5576C:\WINDOWS\System32\vds.exeC:\Windows\System32\vds.exe—services.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Virtual Disk Service
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\vds.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.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
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
6772"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
MiniTool Software Limited
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
MiniTool Partition Wizard
Version:
12.8.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\minitoolpartitionwizard.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
6936"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe" -sfxelevation C:\Users\admin\Desktop\MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe
MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe
User:
admin
Company:
MiniTool Software Limited
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
MiniTool Partition Wizard
Version:
12.8.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\minitoolpartitionwizard.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
6980"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ""C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Program Files\KillDuplicate.cmd" "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Program Files" "MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe""C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe—MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
6988\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Console Window Host
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
7048"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
MiniTool Software Limited
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
MiniTool Partition Wizard
Version:
12.8.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\minitoolpartitionwizard.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\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
Total events
8 039
Read events
8 033
Write events
6
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(5392) partitionwizard.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers
Operation:writeName:DisableAutoplay
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(5392) partitionwizard.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION
Operation:writeName:partitionwizard.exe
Value:
11000
(PID) Process:(5392) partitionwizard.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MiniTool Software Limited\MiniTool Partition Wizard
Operation:writeName:DiskMapLocation
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(5392) partitionwizard.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:(5392) partitionwizard.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
(PID) Process:(5392) partitionwizard.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Visited:
Executable files
44
Suspicious files
14
Text files
11
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
6936MinitoolPartitionWizard.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Program Files\qt.conftext
MD5:ED54FF3A93486892B6A41C877DF944D8
SHA256:3E25EA931F3228CAE2B0138B66AEDDB90CF73E93C108621E431C89C87F3FD594
6936MinitoolPartitionWizard.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Program Files\diskspd\LICENSE.txttext
MD5:EFACDF0A650A0C7A2740972AFC86D210
SHA256:2BD38BF34872FFBBF7D8B3E9F367DA9DAE55C4F807ACE4EE04CA3EA5FE8604ED
6936MinitoolPartitionWizard.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Program Files\pw_pdr_en.qmqm
MD5:850E3078FB0190D0489AC902B0210D30
SHA256:C238A2EC5517497D76ED14B1ED512D484D8DD45F8AF6AA059E7EA2AC8EF5A34E
6936MinitoolPartitionWizard.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Program Files\pas.cnfbinary
MD5:493C7540433244B4AB73FC3BED0CE885
SHA256:1C3ED48BE2D14EECBB80043BA0A88432A4CC4ACC6661339ED50777B41BB1A16F
6936MinitoolPartitionWizard.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Program Files\log.txttext
MD5:6D86D88B4558E5CEDC48F56BF3BA969B
SHA256:22BFAEE5F5B54CD99FF93ED345B637A5FF04154E74F4290DBC945C2C1A8160BB
6936MinitoolPartitionWizard.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Program Files\x64\wimmount.infbinary
MD5:39B7ADFD0F84457DA41FE73B807CC780
SHA256:04F7AAA54815FB794E2CDE30E0B63B8DA9A984F2FF635FA63C5F693A89F08EB8
6936MinitoolPartitionWizard.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Program Files\ceip.initext
MD5:30994C4508A2551232AA1DC31F53D037
SHA256:3DD929390EB3819404E18170654BAE972EF3A311CBBE191B0786B32D9BFFC9C0
6936MinitoolPartitionWizard.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Program Files\BootSect.exeexecutable
MD5:7BDFF6235A8C7A9E3F9C3915F4D95197
SHA256:330995487DCAC57EA57A53CB0F447E32099E6F63D190EFFAF6C28DBA23C38B7D
6936MinitoolPartitionWizard.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Program Files\KillDuplicate.cmdtext
MD5:68CECDF24AA2FD011ECE466F00EF8450
SHA256:64929489DC8A0D66EA95113D4E676368EDB576EA85D23564D53346B21C202770
6936MinitoolPartitionWizard.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Program Files\lang.initext
MD5:5A84EA18562126A5738ABFD2EE4F618F
SHA256:209C59557C8BE210B3C32D283C9DF8654DCAA09FB9C5677BA071DA1634735643
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HTTP(S) requests
13
TCP/UDP connections
40
DNS requests
26
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
—
—
GET
200
23.32.238.34:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
2.23.181.156:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5392
partitionwizard.exe
GET
302
104.18.21.178:80
http://tracking.minitool.com/pw/launch.php?120800-from-tech-v12
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5392
partitionwizard.exe
GET
206
104.18.20.161:80
http://www.partitionwizard.com/checking-update/verconfig-v11-registered.txt
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5392
partitionwizard.exe
GET
200
172.64.149.23:80
http://ocsp.usertrust.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTNMNJMNDqCqx8FcBWK16EHdimS6QQUU3m%2FWqorSs9UgOHYm8Cd8rIDZssCEH1bUSa0droR23QWC7xTDac%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6456
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6456
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6364
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
—
—
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
—
—
23.32.238.34:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
—
—
2.23.181.156:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
—
—
2.16.204.134:443
www.bing.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
—
—
192.229.221.95:80
ocsp.digicert.com
EDGECAST
US
whitelisted
1176
svchost.exe
40.126.31.71:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
1076
svchost.exe
23.218.210.69:443
go.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 40.127.240.158
  • 20.73.194.208
  • 51.124.78.146
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.32.238.34
  • 2.19.198.194
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 2.23.181.156
  • 95.101.149.131
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.185.78
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 2.16.204.134
  • 2.16.204.138
  • 2.16.204.135
  • 2.16.204.145
  • 2.16.204.141
  • 2.16.204.160
  • 2.16.204.161
  • 2.16.204.158
  • 2.16.204.148
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 192.229.221.95
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.31.71
  • 20.190.159.4
  • 40.126.31.69
  • 20.190.159.0
  • 20.190.159.71
  • 20.190.159.23
  • 20.190.159.2
  • 20.190.159.75
whitelisted
go.microsoft.com
  • 23.218.210.69
whitelisted
www.partitionwizard.com
  • 104.18.20.161
  • 104.18.21.161
whitelisted
tracking.minitool.com
  • 104.18.21.178
  • 104.18.20.178
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
Process
Message
partitionwizard.exe
QMetaObject::connectSlotsByName: No matching signal for on_actionPartitionRecovery_triggered()
partitionwizard.exe
QMetaObject::connectSlotsByName: No matching signal for on_caption_menu_button_clicked()
partitionwizard.exe
QMetaObject::connectSlotsByName: No matching signal for on_action_change_lanuage()
partitionwizard.exe
QMetaObject::connectSlotsByName: No matching signal for on_append_partition_management_tab()
partitionwizard.exe
Unknown property flat-widget-border-color
partitionwizard.exe
Unknown property flat-widget-border-color
partitionwizard.exe
QNetworkReply::NetworkError:0
partitionwizard.exe
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
partitionwizard.exe
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
partitionwizard.exe
QMetaObject::connectSlotsByName: No matching signal for on_signal_device_changed()
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MinitoolPartitionWizard.exe