URL:

get.videolan.org/vlc/3.0.20/win32/vlc-3.0.20-win32.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/7f9924bb-e432-4421-b136-bb43cd592a7e
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: April 10, 2024, 05:55:03
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
opendir
Indicators:
MD5:

284E3656F50EA643672D885B39B23AC7

SHA1:

5E51A744D82BEED8124FB39B9C089C877787526E

SHA256:

17462F307B4D3E99E1B2D3D4A436DF89C433D30746851B83EF1D42A75720AACE

SSDEEP:

3:/SELoC0UL1MLQIIrVQ1An:/SEUorIIrVgA

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Drops the executable file immediately after the start

      • vlc-3.0.20-win32.exe (PID: 2384)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Searches for installed software

      • vlc-3.0.20-win32.exe (PID: 2384)

    • Malware-specific behavior (creating "System.dll" in Temp)

      • vlc-3.0.20-win32.exe (PID: 2384)

    • The process creates files with name similar to system file names

      • vlc-3.0.20-win32.exe (PID: 2384)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • vlc-3.0.20-win32.exe (PID: 2384)

    • Starts application with an unusual extension

      • vlc-3.0.20-win32.exe (PID: 2384)

    • Creates/Modifies COM task schedule object

      • vlc-3.0.20-win32.exe (PID: 2384)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • vlc-3.0.20-win32.exe (PID: 2384)

  • INFO

    • Application launched itself

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 1692)

    • Drops the executable file immediately after the start

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3960)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3960)

    • Reads the computer name

      • vlc-3.0.20-win32.exe (PID: 2384)

    • Checks supported languages

      • vlc-3.0.20-win32.exe (PID: 2384)
      • nsCFEC.tmp (PID: 2620)
      • vlc-cache-gen.exe (PID: 316)

    • Modifies the phishing filter of IE

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 1692)

    • The process uses the downloaded file

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 1692)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • vlc-3.0.20-win32.exe (PID: 2384)
      • vlc-cache-gen.exe (PID: 316)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • vlc-3.0.20-win32.exe (PID: 2384)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • vlc-cache-gen.exe (PID: 316)
      • vlc-3.0.20-win32.exe (PID: 2384)
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No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
49
Monitored processes
6
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

Click at the process to see the details
start iexplore.exe iexplore.exe vlc-3.0.20-win32.exe no specs vlc-3.0.20-win32.exe nscfec.tmp no specs vlc-cache-gen.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
316"C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc-cache-gen.exe" C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\pluginsC:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc-cache-gen.exe
nsCFEC.tmp
User:
admin
Company:
VideoLAN
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
VLC media player
Exit code:
0
Version:
3.0.20
Modules
Images
c:\program files\videolan\vlc\vlc-cache-gen.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\videolan\vlc\libvlc.dll
c:\program files\videolan\vlc\libvlccore.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
1692"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" "get.videolan.org/vlc/3.0.20/win32/vlc-3.0.20-win32.exe"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Internet Explorer
Version:
11.00.9600.16428 (winblue_gdr.131013-1700)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-downlevel-advapi32-l1-1-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\iertutil.dll
2384"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\6Z2BCOUL\vlc-3.0.20-win32.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\6Z2BCOUL\vlc-3.0.20-win32.exe
iexplore.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\6z2bcoul\vlc-3.0.20-win32.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\winsxs\x86_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.7601.24483_none_2b200f664577e14b\comctl32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2620"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nscD176.tmp\nsCFEC.tmp" "C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc-cache-gen.exe" C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\pluginsC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nscD176.tmp\nsCFEC.tmp—vlc-3.0.20-win32.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\nscd176.tmp\nscfec.tmp
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\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2968"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\6Z2BCOUL\vlc-3.0.20-win32.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\6Z2BCOUL\vlc-3.0.20-win32.exe—iexplore.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
3221226540
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\6z2bcoul\vlc-3.0.20-win32.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
3960"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEF:1692 CREDAT:267521 /prefetch:2C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
iexplore.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Internet Explorer
Version:
11.00.9600.16428 (winblue_gdr.131013-1700)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-downlevel-advapi32-l1-1-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\iertutil.dll
Total events
40 437
Read events
39 241
Write events
1 075
Delete events
121

Modification events

(PID) Process:(1692) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing
Operation:writeName:NTPDaysSinceLastAutoMigration
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(1692) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing
Operation:writeName:NTPLastLaunchLowDateTime
Value:
(PID) Process:(1692) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing
Operation:writeName:NTPLastLaunchHighDateTime
Value:
31099659
(PID) Process:(1692) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UrlBlockManager
Operation:writeName:NextCheckForUpdateLowDateTime
Value:
(PID) Process:(1692) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UrlBlockManager
Operation:writeName:NextCheckForUpdateHighDateTime
Value:
31099659
(PID) Process:(1692) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:(1692) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
(PID) Process:(1692) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Visited:
(PID) Process:(1692) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Operation:writeName:CompatibilityFlags
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1692) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:ProxyBypass
Value:
1
Executable files
380
Suspicious files
166
Text files
109
Unknown types
20

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
3960iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\MFAQUS6V\vlc-3.0.20-win32[1].htmhtml
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3960iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\DY534W2X\ipb[1].pngimage
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3960iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\YTOWV792\logoGrey[1].pngimage
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3960iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\YTOWV792\style.min[1].csstext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3960iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\5IWPIAR9\logoOrange[1].pngimage
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3960iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\5IWPIAR9\bootstrap.min[1].jstext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3960iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\5IWPIAR9\bootstrap.min[1].csstext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3960iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\5IWPIAR9\jquery.min[1].jstext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3960iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\MFAQUS6V\download[1].csstext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3960iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\MFAQUS6V\facebook[1].svgimage
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
32
TCP/UDP connections
50
DNS requests
31
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
3960
iexplore.exe
GET
200
213.36.253.2:80
http://images.videolan.org/js/bootstrap.min.js
unknown
—
—
unknown
3960
iexplore.exe
GET
200
213.36.253.2:80
http://images.videolan.org/js/jquery.min.js
unknown
—
—
unknown
3960
iexplore.exe
GET
200
213.36.253.2:80
http://images.videolan.org/images/icons/social/facebook.svg
unknown
—
—
unknown
3960
iexplore.exe
GET
200
213.36.253.2:80
http://images.videolan.org/images/icons/social/twitter.svg
unknown
—
—
unknown
3960
iexplore.exe
GET
304
23.32.238.211:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?75da8a5a03433697
unknown
—
—
unknown
3960
iexplore.exe
GET
304
23.32.238.219:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?ea8f83a797d8d650
unknown
—
—
unknown
3960
iexplore.exe
GET
304
23.32.238.232:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?76c0798e321302df
unknown
—
—
unknown
3960
iexplore.exe
GET
200
195.154.241.219:80
http://get.videolan.org/vlc/3.0.20/win32/vlc-3.0.20-win32.exe
unknown
—
—
unknown
3960
iexplore.exe
GET
200
195.154.241.219:80
http://get.videolan.org/download.css
unknown
—
—
unknown
3960
iexplore.exe
GET
200
172.217.16.195:80
http://ocsp.pki.goog/gtsr1/ME4wTDBKMEgwRjAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQwkcLWD4LqGJ7bE7B1XZsEbmfwUAQU5K8rJnEaK0gnhS9SZizv8IkTcT4CDQIDvFNZazTHGPUBUGY%3D
unknown
—
—
unknown
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
224.0.0.252:5355
—
—
—
unknown
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
3960
iexplore.exe
195.154.241.219:80
get.videolan.org
Online S.a.s.
FR
unknown
1080
svchost.exe
224.0.0.252:5355
—
—
—
unknown
3960
iexplore.exe
213.36.253.2:80
images.videolan.org
Free SAS
FR
unknown
3960
iexplore.exe
142.250.186.110:443
www.google-analytics.com
GOOGLE
US
whitelisted
3960
iexplore.exe
18.173.206.159:443
do69ll745l27z.cloudfront.net
—
US
unknown
3960
iexplore.exe
23.32.238.232:80
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
unknown
3960
iexplore.exe
23.32.238.211:80
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
get.videolan.org
  • 195.154.241.219
unknown
images.videolan.org
  • 213.36.253.2
whitelisted
www.google-analytics.com
  • 142.250.186.110
whitelisted
do69ll745l27z.cloudfront.net
  • 18.173.206.159
  • 18.173.206.168
  • 18.173.206.30
  • 18.173.206.136
whitelisted
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
  • 23.32.238.232
  • 23.32.238.217
  • 23.32.238.169
  • 23.32.238.225
  • 23.32.238.226
  • 23.32.238.211
  • 23.32.238.219
  • 23.32.238.201
  • 23.32.238.208
whitelisted
o.ss2.us
  • 108.138.2.195
  • 108.138.2.10
  • 108.138.2.107
  • 108.138.2.173
whitelisted
ocsp.pki.goog
  • 172.217.16.195
whitelisted
ocsp.rootg2.amazontrust.com
  • 18.245.39.64
whitelisted
ocsp.rootca1.amazontrust.com
  • 18.245.39.64
shared
www.googletagmanager.com
  • 142.250.185.168
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
Process
Message
vlc-cache-gen.exe
main libvlc debug: ignoring plugins cache file
vlc-cache-gen.exe
main libvlc debug: Copyright © 1996-2023 the VideoLAN team
vlc-cache-gen.exe
main libvlc debug: using multimedia timers as clock source
vlc-cache-gen.exe
main libvlc debug: configured with /builds/videolan/vlc/extras/package/win32/../../../configure '--enable-update-check' '--enable-lua' '--enable-faad' '--enable-flac' '--enable-theora' '--enable-avcodec' '--enable-merge-ffmpeg' '--enable-dca' '--enable-mpc' '--enable-libass' '--enable-schroedinger' '--enable-realrtsp' '--enable-live555' '--enable-shout' '--enable-goom' '--enable-sse' '--enable-mmx' '--enable-libcddb' '--enable-zvbi' '--disable-telx' '--enable-nls' '--host=i686-w64-mingw32' '--with-contrib=../contrib/i686-w64-mingw32' '--with-breakpad=https://win.crashes.videolan.org' '--enable-qt' '--enable-skins2' '--enable-dvdread' '--enable-caca' 'host_alias=i686-w64-mingw32' 'CFLAGS= -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0502 -DWINVER=0x502 -D__MSVCRT_VERSION__=0x700 ' 'CXXFLAGS= -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0502 -DWINVER=0x502 -D__MSVCRT_VERSION__=0x700 ' 'PKG_CONFIG=pkg-config' 'PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR=/usr/i686-w64-mingw32/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/lib/i686-w64-mingw32/pkgconfig'
vlc-cache-gen.exe
main libvlc debug: min period: 1 ms, max period: 1000000 ms
vlc-cache-gen.exe
main libvlc debug: searching plug-in modules
vlc-cache-gen.exe
main libvlc debug: VLC media player - 3.0.20 Vetinari
vlc-cache-gen.exe
main libvlc debug: recursively browsing `C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\plugins'
vlc-cache-gen.exe
main libvlc debug: revision 3.0.20-0-g6f0d0ab126
vlc-cache-gen.exe
main libvlc debug: saving plugins cache C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\plugins\plugins.dat
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Reports
get.videolan.org/vlc/3.0.20/win32/vlc-3.0.20-win32.exe