File name:

APODWallpaper.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/b390327a-b0b4-4219-8f3f-3c7bbb026568
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: February 04, 2025, 21:26:18
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 3 sections
MD5:

1D3AE741821A93ADBA22F213ACF6F5C0

SHA1:

75A776953C3A5C1487214A68D84ACAEA9392CC72

SHA256:

1313CA9493B2061C97DB6E8FFC056E4D570E8FE187D3D52B8A43D8B35457B6D1

SSDEEP:

6144:jpy5AmpcfwNuXdpy5Amp3F9FEpYpy5Amp:jpy5AmpcfwNuNpy5Amp1ftpy5Amp

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • APODWallpaper.exe (PID: 1448)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads Internet Explorer settings

      • APODWallpaper.exe (PID: 1448)

  • INFO

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • APODWallpaper.exe (PID: 1448)

    • Reads the computer name

      • APODWallpaper.exe (PID: 1448)

    • Checks supported languages

      • APODWallpaper.exe (PID: 1448)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (56.7)
.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (21.3)
.scr | Windows screen saver (10.1)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (5)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (3.4)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2011:06:06 15:35:53+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 8
CodeSize: 139264
InitializedDataSize: 17408
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x23efe
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 1.2.5.0
ProductVersionNumber: 1.2.5.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Neutral
CharacterSet: Unicode
Comments: Automatically set the desktop wallpaper from the Astronomy Photo of the Day website
CompanyName: BlueMtn
FileDescription: APODWallpaper
FileVersion: 1.2.5.0
InternalName: APODWallpaper.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright © Ken Jackson 2009
OriginalFileName: APODWallpaper.exe
ProductName: APOD Wallpaper
ProductVersion: 1.2.5.0
AssemblyVersion: 1.2.5.0
No data.
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Total processes
127
Monitored processes
1
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start apodwallpaper.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1448"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\APODWallpaper.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\APODWallpaper.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
BlueMtn
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
APODWallpaper
Version:
1.2.5.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\apodwallpaper.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.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
Total events
7 105
Read events
7 071
Write events
31
Delete events
3

Modification events

(PID) Process:(1448) APODWallpaper.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Operation:delete valueName:BlueMtnAPODWallpaper
Value:
(PID) Process:(1448) APODWallpaper.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\BlueMtn\APODWallpaper
Operation:writeName:WallPaperStyle
Value:
Stretched
(PID) Process:(1448) APODWallpaper.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\BlueMtn\APODWallpaper
Operation:writeName:VisitorId
Value:
a6d4af84-51ce-4bcc-af68-368711397932
(PID) Process:(1448) APODWallpaper.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\BlueMtn\APODWallpaper
Operation:writeName:UseHighResolutionImages
Value:
True
(PID) Process:(1448) APODWallpaper.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\BlueMtn\APODWallpaper
Operation:writeName:AutoUpdateTimeOfDay
Value:
00:00:00
(PID) Process:(1448) APODWallpaper.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Operation:writeName:BlueMtnAPODWallpaper
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\APODWallpaper.exe
(PID) Process:(1448) APODWallpaper.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\APODWallpaper_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1448) APODWallpaper.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\APODWallpaper_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableAutoFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1448) APODWallpaper.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\APODWallpaper_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableConsoleTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1448) APODWallpaper.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\APODWallpaper_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileTracingMask
Value:
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

No data
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HTTP(S) requests
17
TCP/UDP connections
52
DNS requests
18
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
—
—
GET
200
2.16.164.16:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5064
SearchApp.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1176
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1448
APODWallpaper.exe
GET
301
129.164.179.22:80
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1448
APODWallpaper.exe
GET
301
129.164.179.22:80
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5540
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
5540
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
1448
APODWallpaper.exe
GET
301
129.164.179.22:80
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
4548
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
2.23.77.188:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
—
—
2.16.164.16:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
—
—
95.101.149.131:80
www.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4944
svchost.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
5064
SearchApp.exe
92.123.104.17:443
www.bing.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
5064
SearchApp.exe
2.17.190.73:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
1176
svchost.exe
20.190.160.128:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
1176
svchost.exe
2.17.190.73:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.16.164.16
  • 2.16.164.40
  • 2.16.164.9
  • 2.16.164.42
  • 2.16.164.34
  • 2.16.164.18
  • 2.16.164.73
  • 2.16.164.32
  • 2.16.164.43
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 95.101.149.131
whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 4.231.128.59
  • 51.104.136.2
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 92.123.104.17
  • 92.123.104.33
  • 92.123.104.53
  • 92.123.104.30
  • 92.123.104.28
  • 92.123.104.63
  • 92.123.104.32
  • 92.123.104.59
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
  • 2.23.77.188
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.160.128
  • 40.126.32.134
  • 20.190.160.2
  • 20.190.160.130
  • 20.190.160.67
  • 20.190.160.14
  • 20.190.160.3
  • 20.190.160.4
whitelisted
apod.nasa.gov
  • 129.164.179.22
whitelisted
go.microsoft.com
  • 23.35.238.131
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 4.245.163.56
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 13.95.31.18
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
Process
Message
APODWallpaper.exe
Start on thread System.Threading.Thread
APODWallpaper.exe
UpdateImage from APOD http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
APODWallpaper.exe
Exception when trying to get html from http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html System.Net.WebException: The underlying connection was closed: An unexpected error occurred on a send. ---> System.IO.IOException: Received an unexpected EOF or 0 bytes from the transport stream. at System.Net.FixedSizeReader.ReadPacket(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 count) at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartReadFrame(Byte[] buffer, Int32 readBytes, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest) at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartReceiveBlob(Byte[] buffer, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest) at System.Net.Security.SslState.ForceAuthentication(Boolean receiveFirst, Byte[] buffer, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest) at System.Net.Security.SslState.ProcessAuthentication(LazyAsyncResult lazyResult) at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.runTryCode(Object userData) at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.RuntimeHelpers.ExecuteCodeWithGuaranteedCleanup(TryCode code, CleanupCode backoutCode, Object userData) at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state) at System.Net.TlsStream.ProcessAuthentication(LazyAsyncResult result) at System.Net.TlsStream.Write(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size) at System.Net.PooledStream.Write(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size) at System.Net.ConnectStream.WriteHeaders(Boolean async) --- End of inner exception stack trace --- at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.GetResponse() at APODWallpaper.APOD.getLatestHtml()
APODWallpaper.exe
URI is not a recognized image:
APODWallpaper.exe
Exception when calling apod.updateImage System.Net.WebException: The underlying connection was closed: An unexpected error occurred on a send. ---> System.IO.IOException: Received an unexpected EOF or 0 bytes from the transport stream. at System.Net.FixedSizeReader.ReadPacket(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 count) at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartReadFrame(Byte[] buffer, Int32 readBytes, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest) at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartReceiveBlob(Byte[] buffer, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest) at System.Net.Security.SslState.ForceAuthentication(Boolean receiveFirst, Byte[] buffer, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest) at System.Net.Security.SslState.ProcessAuthentication(LazyAsyncResult lazyResult) at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.runTryCode(Object userData) at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.RuntimeHelpers.ExecuteCodeWithGuaranteedCleanup(TryCode code, CleanupCode backoutCode, Object userData) at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state) at System.Net.TlsStream.ProcessAuthentication(LazyAsyncResult result) at System.Net.TlsStream.Write(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size) at System.Net.PooledStream.Write(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size) at System.Net.ConnectStream.WriteHeaders(Boolean async) --- End of inner exception stack trace --- at APODWallpaper.APOD.getLatestHtml() at APODWallpaper.APOD.updateImage(Boolean useHiResImages) at APODWallpaper.MainForm.UpdateNow(Boolean forceUpdate)
APODWallpaper.exe
UpdateImage from APOD http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
APODWallpaper.exe
Exception when trying to get html from http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html System.Net.WebException: The underlying connection was closed: An unexpected error occurred on a send. ---> System.IO.IOException: Received an unexpected EOF or 0 bytes from the transport stream. at System.Net.FixedSizeReader.ReadPacket(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 count) at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartReadFrame(Byte[] buffer, Int32 readBytes, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest) at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartReceiveBlob(Byte[] buffer, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest) at System.Net.Security.SslState.ForceAuthentication(Boolean receiveFirst, Byte[] buffer, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest) at System.Net.Security.SslState.ProcessAuthentication(LazyAsyncResult lazyResult) at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.runTryCode(Object userData) at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.RuntimeHelpers.ExecuteCodeWithGuaranteedCleanup(TryCode code, CleanupCode backoutCode, Object userData) at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state) at System.Net.TlsStream.ProcessAuthentication(LazyAsyncResult result) at System.Net.TlsStream.Write(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size) at System.Net.PooledStream.Write(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size) at System.Net.ConnectStream.WriteHeaders(Boolean async) --- End of inner exception stack trace --- at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.GetResponse() at APODWallpaper.APOD.getLatestHtml()
APODWallpaper.exe
Exception when calling apod.updateImage System.Net.WebException: The underlying connection was closed: An unexpected error occurred on a send. ---> System.IO.IOException: Received an unexpected EOF or 0 bytes from the transport stream. at System.Net.FixedSizeReader.ReadPacket(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 count) at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartReadFrame(Byte[] buffer, Int32 readBytes, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest) at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartReceiveBlob(Byte[] buffer, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest) at System.Net.Security.SslState.ForceAuthentication(Boolean receiveFirst, Byte[] buffer, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest) at System.Net.Security.SslState.ProcessAuthentication(LazyAsyncResult lazyResult) at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.runTryCode(Object userData) at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.RuntimeHelpers.ExecuteCodeWithGuaranteedCleanup(TryCode code, CleanupCode backoutCode, Object userData) at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state) at System.Net.TlsStream.ProcessAuthentication(LazyAsyncResult result) at System.Net.TlsStream.Write(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size) at System.Net.PooledStream.Write(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size) at System.Net.ConnectStream.WriteHeaders(Boolean async) --- End of inner exception stack trace --- at APODWallpaper.APOD.getLatestHtml() at APODWallpaper.APOD.updateImage(Boolean useHiResImages) at APODWallpaper.MainForm.UpdateNow(Boolean forceUpdate)
APODWallpaper.exe
URI is not a recognized image:
APODWallpaper.exe
UpdateImage from APOD http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
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