URL:

https://growtopiagame.com/Growtopia-Installer.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/c577c746-ce5b-4d34-8361-fe62f64cc2d3
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: April 26, 2020, 00:11:42
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MD5:

DD382D3071A99CC93767652C7D47D371

SHA1:

36597F65683BED2622FA454FF39B1F2DDDDA882C

SHA256:

1974F36BAB006922E15371ED825D12E86E34C4AD7BA1D238276D8EFA48C47532

SSDEEP:

3:N82KSOeRKztDgXLNn:220yXLN

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • GrowtopiaInstaller.exe (PID: 944)
      • Growtopia.exe (PID: 1136)

    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • GrowtopiaInstaller.exe (PID: 944)
      • WerFault.exe (PID: 2828)
      • Growtopia.exe (PID: 1136)

    • Changes internet zones settings

      • ie4uinit.exe (PID: 2072)

    • Loads the Task Scheduler COM API

      • rundll32.exe (PID: 2516)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • GrowtopiaInstaller.exe (PID: 944)
      • chrome.exe (PID: 3312)

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • GrowtopiaInstaller.exe (PID: 944)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • GrowtopiaInstaller.exe (PID: 944)

    • Uses RUNDLL32.EXE to load library

      • ie4uinit.exe (PID: 2072)
      • rundll32.exe (PID: 2516)

    • Reads Internet Cache Settings

      • taskhost.exe (PID: 3988)
      • ie4uinit.exe (PID: 2072)

    • Application launched itself

      • rundll32.exe (PID: 2516)

    • Writes to a desktop.ini file (may be used to cloak folders)

      • ie4uinit.exe (PID: 2072)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • ie4uinit.exe (PID: 2072)
      • chrmstp.exe (PID: 4000)

    • Executed as Windows Service

      • taskhost.exe (PID: 3988)

  • INFO

    • Reads the hosts file

      • chrome.exe (PID: 2880)
      • chrome.exe (PID: 3312)

    • Application launched itself

      • chrome.exe (PID: 3312)

    • Reads Internet Cache Settings

      • chrome.exe (PID: 3312)

    • Dropped object may contain Bitcoin addresses

      • GrowtopiaInstaller.exe (PID: 944)

    • Manual execution by user

      • ie4uinit.exe (PID: 2072)
      • ie4uinit.exe (PID: 2896)
      • chrmstp.exe (PID: 4000)
      • IMEKLMG.EXE (PID: 2796)
      • IMEKLMG.EXE (PID: 1740)
      • mstsc.exe (PID: 1716)
      • taskmgr.exe (PID: 3404)
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No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
81
Monitored processes
31
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
4

Behavior graph

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drop and start start drop and start chrome.exe chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs growtopiainstaller.exe growtopia.exe werfault.exe no specs taskhost.exe no specs ie4uinit.exe no specs ie4uinit.exe no specs rundll32.exe no specs rundll32.exe no specs rundll32.exe no specs rundll32.exe no specs ie4uinit.exe no specs chrmstp.exe no specs chrmstp.exe no specs imeklmg.exe no specs imeklmg.exe no specs imkrmig.exe no specs mstsc.exe no specs taskmgr.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
944"C:\Users\admin\Downloads\GrowtopiaInstaller.exe" C:\Users\admin\Downloads\GrowtopiaInstaller.exe
chrome.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\downloads\growtopiainstaller.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
1136"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Growtopia\Growtopia.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Growtopia\Growtopia.exe
GrowtopiaInstaller.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
3221225477
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\growtopia\growtopia.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.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\dinput8.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
1468"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1004,18099977384310483853,10735150176943137288,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=118112989606521677 --renderer-client-id=6 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2252 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
1604C:\Windows\system32\RunDll32.exe C:\Windows\system32\migration\WininetPlugin.dll,MigrateCacheForUser /m /0C:\Windows\system32\RunDll32.exe—rundll32.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows host process (Rundll32)
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\rundll32.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\imagehlp.dll
1716"C:\Windows\system32\mstsc.exe" C:\Windows\system32\mstsc.exe—Explorer.EXE
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Remote Desktop Connection
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\mstsc.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\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
1740"C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\IME14\SHARED\IMEKLMG.EXE" /SetPreload /KOR /LogC:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\IME14\SHARED\IMEKLMG.EXE—Explorer.EXE
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Microsoft Office IME 2010
Exit code:
1
Version:
14.0.4734.1000
Modules
Images
c:\program files\common files\microsoft shared\ime14\shared\imeklmg.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\userenv.dll
2072"C:\Windows\System32\ie4uinit.exe" -UserConfigC:\Windows\System32\ie4uinit.exe—Explorer.EXE
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
IE Per-User Initialization Utility
Exit code:
0
Version:
11.00.9600.16428 (winblue_gdr.131013-1700)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\ie4uinit.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
2248C:\Windows\System32\ie4uinit.exe -ClearIconCacheC:\Windows\System32\ie4uinit.exe—ie4uinit.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
IE Per-User Initialization Utility
Exit code:
0
Version:
11.00.9600.16428 (winblue_gdr.131013-1700)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\ie4uinit.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
2252"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=1004,18099977384310483853,10735150176943137288,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-sandbox --use-gl=disabled --gpu-preferences=KAAAAAAAAADgAAAgAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAACgAAAAEAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAoAAAAAAAAADAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAFAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAUAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAGAAAA --service-request-channel-token=13440275480388337144 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3084 /prefetch:2C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2280"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --field-trial-handle=1004,18099977384310483853,10735150176943137288,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --service-request-channel-token=10827978163735605483 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3228 --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
Total events
1 988
Read events
1 601
Write events
380
Delete events
7

Modification events

(PID) Process:(3680) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BrowserExitCodes
Operation:writeName:3312-13232333517480125
Value:
259
(PID) Process:(3312) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:failed_count
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3312) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
2
(PID) Process:(3312) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty
Operation:writeName:StatusCodes
Value:
(PID) Process:(3312) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty
Operation:writeName:StatusCodes
Value:
01000000
(PID) Process:(3312) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3312) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Update\ClientState\{8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}
Operation:writeName:dr
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3312) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome
Operation:writeName:UsageStatsInSample
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3312) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BrowserExitCodes
Operation:delete valueName:3120-13213713943555664
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3312) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Update\ClientStateMedium\{8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}
Operation:writeName:usagestats
Value:
0
Executable files
12
Suspicious files
34
Text files
195
Unknown types
1 563

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
3312chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\BrowserMetrics\BrowserMetrics-5EA4D1CD-CF0.pma —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3312chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\fae56be7-a4c2-4acf-9ff6-98e8a2a6f673.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3312chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\000028.dbtmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3312chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\CURRENT —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3312chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Feature Engagement Tracker\EventDB\LOG.oldtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3312chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\LOG.old~RFa6e20b.TMPtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3312chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\BudgetDatabase\LOG.old~RFa6e22b.TMPtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3312chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\BudgetDatabase\LOG.oldtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3312chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\shared_proto_db\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3312chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\shared_proto_db\LOG.old~RFa6e353.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
16
DNS requests
9
Threats
0

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2880
chrome.exe
172.217.22.77:443
accounts.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2880
chrome.exe
52.3.29.212:443
growtopiagame.com
Amazon.com, Inc.
US
unknown
2880
chrome.exe
2.16.186.114:443
ubistatic-a.akamaihd.net
Akamai International B.V.
—
whitelisted
2880
chrome.exe
172.217.22.100:443
www.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
—
—
172.217.22.100:443
www.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2880
chrome.exe
216.58.210.3:443
ssl.gstatic.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2880
chrome.exe
172.217.18.163:443
clientservices.googleapis.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2880
chrome.exe
216.58.212.174:443
clients1.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2880
chrome.exe
216.58.207.67:443
www.gstatic.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2880
chrome.exe
216.58.207.46:443
sb-ssl.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
growtopiagame.com
  • 52.3.29.212
  • 52.87.110.231
whitelisted
clientservices.googleapis.com
  • 172.217.18.163
whitelisted
accounts.google.com
  • 172.217.22.77
shared
ubistatic-a.akamaihd.net
  • 2.16.186.114
  • 2.16.186.66
whitelisted
www.google.com
  • 172.217.22.100
malicious
ssl.gstatic.com
  • 216.58.210.3
whitelisted
sb-ssl.google.com
  • 216.58.207.46
whitelisted
www.gstatic.com
  • 216.58.207.67
whitelisted
clients1.google.com
  • 216.58.212.174
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
Process
Message
Growtopia.exe
(LOG) VideoModeManager::VideoModeManager:698: VideoModeManager
Growtopia.exe
Growtopia.exe
Growtopia.exe
Growtopia.exe
(ERROR) VideoModeManager::AddVideoMode:333: VideoMode 'Nexus 7B Visible' already exists
Growtopia.exe
Setting native video mode to 1274, 695 - Fullscreen: 0 Aspect Ratio: 0.00
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Reports
https://growtopiagame.com/Growtopia-Installer.exe