URL:

http://download-cache.html-kit.net/HKSetup.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/404f3212-8051-4743-8986-bc93ead6594a
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

Adware is a form of malware that targets users with unwanted advertisements, often disrupting their browsing experience. It typically infiltrates systems through software bundling, malicious websites, or deceptive downloads. Once installed, it may track user activity, collect sensitive data, and display intrusive ads, including pop-ups or banners. Some advanced adware variants can bypass security measures and establish persistence on devices, making removal challenging. Additionally, adware can create vulnerabilities that other malware can exploit, posing a significant risk to user privacy and system security.

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Analysis date: July 02, 2019, 17:41:46
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
loader
adware
Indicators:
MD5:

EA16373CC98253190D856B9A3B46719C

SHA1:

728E348B1AE7CA4F6F06FF3DA6ABF034289F5F83

SHA256:

1F89873E08D3AA0BA3834B707E3739B724991D116EC842E0EBCBCF72CC522064

SSDEEP:

3:N1KaKEmGE4ItLLBOu4A:CatEFtLku4A

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • HKSetup.exe (PID: 2284)
      • HKSetup.exe (PID: 1092)
      • ResetCfg.exe (PID: 2556)
      • HKTools.exe (PID: 2120)
      • HKTools.exe (PID: 1780)

    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • ResetCfg.exe (PID: 2556)

    • Downloads executable files from the Internet

      • HKSetup.tmp (PID: 3960)
      • chrome.exe (PID: 456)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • HKSetup.exe (PID: 1092)
      • chrome.exe (PID: 456)
      • HKSetup.tmp (PID: 3960)
      • HTMLKitToolsTrialSetup.exe (PID: 2216)
      • HTMLKitToolsTrialSetup.tmp (PID: 3116)
      • HKSetup.exe (PID: 2284)

    • Changes IE settings (feature browser emulation)

      • HKSetup.tmp (PID: 3960)
      • HTMLKitToolsTrialSetup.tmp (PID: 3116)

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • rundll32.exe (PID: 3560)
      • HKSetup.tmp (PID: 3960)
      • HTMLKitToolsTrialSetup.tmp (PID: 3116)

    • Uses RUNDLL32.EXE to load library

      • HKSetup.tmp (PID: 3960)

    • Reads Internet Cache Settings

      • rundll32.exe (PID: 3560)

    • Modifies the open verb of a shell class

      • HTMLKitToolsTrialSetup.tmp (PID: 3116)

    • Application launched itself

      • HKTools.exe (PID: 1780)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • HKTools.exe (PID: 2120)

  • INFO

    • Application launched itself

      • chrome.exe (PID: 456)

    • Reads Internet Cache Settings

      • chrome.exe (PID: 456)

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • HKSetup.tmp (PID: 2484)
      • HTMLKitToolsTrialSetup.exe (PID: 2216)
      • HTMLKitToolsTrialSetup.tmp (PID: 3116)
      • HKSetup.tmp (PID: 3960)

    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • HKSetup.tmp (PID: 3960)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • HKSetup.tmp (PID: 3960)
      • HTMLKitToolsTrialSetup.tmp (PID: 3116)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • HKSetup.tmp (PID: 3960)
      • HTMLKitToolsTrialSetup.tmp (PID: 3116)
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No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
56
Monitored processes
20
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
4

Behavior graph

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drop and start start drop and start drop and start drop and start drop and start drop and start drop and start 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 hksetup.exe hksetup.tmp no specs hksetup.exe hksetup.tmp chrome.exe no specs resetcfg.exe no specs rundll32.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs htmlkittoolstrialsetup.exe htmlkittoolstrialsetup.tmp chrome.exe no specs hktools.exe no specs hktools.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
180"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=936,12194093747140051168,517320274234751869,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --service-pipe-token=14279282990171535355 --lang=en-US --extension-process --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=14279282990171535355 --renderer-client-id=3 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2104 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google Inc.
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
73.0.3683.75
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\73.0.3683.75\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
456"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" http://download-cache.html-kit.net/HKSetup.exeC:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google Inc.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
73.0.3683.75
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\73.0.3683.75\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
1012"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=936,12194093747140051168,517320274234751869,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --service-pipe-token=18024025107293026609 --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=18024025107293026609 --renderer-client-id=4 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1988 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google Inc.
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
73.0.3683.75
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\73.0.3683.75\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
1032"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=936,12194093747140051168,517320274234751869,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-sandbox --use-gl=disabled --gpu-preferences=KAAAAAAAAACAAwAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAEAAAAIAAAAAAAAACgAAAAEAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAoAAAAAAAAADAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAFAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAUAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAGAAAA --service-request-channel-token=17757243187232137038 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4052 /prefetch:2C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google Inc.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
73.0.3683.75
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\73.0.3683.75\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
1092"C:\Users\admin\Downloads\HKSetup.exe" /SPAWNWND=$30174 /NOTIFYWND=$40134 C:\Users\admin\Downloads\HKSetup.exe
HKSetup.tmp
User:
admin
Company:
HTMLKit.com
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
HTML-Kit 292 Setup
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\downloads\hksetup.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\oleaut32.dll
1780"C:\Program Files\HTML-Kit\Tools\bin\HKTools.exe" /setup "/pg:C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\HTML-Kit Tools^" "/sl:en" C:\Program Files\HTML-Kit\Tools\bin\HKTools.exe—HTMLKitToolsTrialSetup.tmp
User:
admin
Company:
HTML-Kit.com
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
HTML-Kit Tools Editor
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\html-kit\tools\bin\hktools.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\winsxs\x86_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.7601.17514_none_41e6975e2bd6f2b2\comctl32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2064"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=936,12194093747140051168,517320274234751869,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --gpu-preferences=KAAAAAAAAACAAwAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAEAAAAIAAAAAAAAACgAAAAEAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAoAAAAAAAAADAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAFAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAUAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAGAAAA --service-request-channel-token=8527154305285689126 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=952 --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google Inc.
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
73.0.3683.75
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\73.0.3683.75\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
2116"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --field-trial-handle=936,12194093747140051168,517320274234751869,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --no-sandbox --service-request-channel-token=11802409902889919330 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1116 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google Inc.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
73.0.3683.75
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\73.0.3683.75\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\user32.dll
2120"C:\Program Files\HTML-Kit\Tools\bin\HKTools.exe" /hkc /setup "/pg:C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\HTML-Kit Tools^" /sl:en /tfl:C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hkt1E97.tmpC:\Program Files\HTML-Kit\Tools\bin\HKTools.exe—HKTools.exe
User:
admin
Company:
HTML-Kit.com
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
HTML-Kit Tools Editor
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\html-kit\tools\bin\hktools.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\winsxs\x86_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.7601.17514_none_41e6975e2bd6f2b2\comctl32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2216"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-LD89E.tmp\HTMLKitToolsTrialSetup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-LD89E.tmp\HTMLKitToolsTrialSetup.exe
HKSetup.tmp
User:
admin
Company:
HTML-Kit.com
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
HTML-Kit Tools Setup
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\is-ld89e.tmp\htmlkittoolstrialsetup.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
Total events
2 062
Read events
1 807
Write events
243
Delete events
12

Modification events

(PID) Process:(3016) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BrowserExitCodes
Operation:writeName:456-13206562922675500
Value:
259
(PID) Process:(456) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:failed_count
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(456) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
2
(PID) Process:(456) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty
Operation:writeName:StatusCodes
Value:
(PID) Process:(456) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty
Operation:writeName:StatusCodes
Value:
01000000
(PID) Process:(456) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(456) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Update\ClientState\{8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}
Operation:writeName:dr
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(456) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome
Operation:writeName:UsageStatsInSample
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(456) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BrowserExitCodes
Operation:delete valueName:3488-13197474229333984
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(456) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Update\ClientStateMedium\{8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}
Operation:writeName:usagestats
Value:
0
Executable files
23
Suspicious files
9
Text files
107
Unknown types
18

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
456chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\index —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
456chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\data_0 —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
456chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\data_1 —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
456chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\data_2 —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
456chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\data_3 —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
456chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\00bd43ac-079c-4627-856a-2124b494b843.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
456chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\000018.dbtmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
456chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\GPUCache\index —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
456chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\GPUCache\data_0 —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
456chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\GPUCache\data_1 —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
15
DNS requests
10
Threats
6

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
3960
HKSetup.tmp
GET
200
104.28.22.26:80
http://download.htmlkit.com/setup/HKToolsTrialSetup.exe
US
executable
18.5 Mb
malicious
456
chrome.exe
GET
200
104.28.6.47:80
http://download-cache.html-kit.net/HKSetup.exe
US
executable
2.35 Mb
suspicious
3960
HKSetup.tmp
HEAD
200
104.28.22.26:80
http://download.htmlkit.com/setup/HKToolsTrialSetup.md5
US
—
—
malicious
3960
HKSetup.tmp
HEAD
200
104.28.22.26:80
http://download.htmlkit.com/setup/HKToolsTrialSetup.exe
US
—
—
malicious
3960
HKSetup.tmp
GET
200
104.28.22.26:80
http://download.htmlkit.com/setup/HKToolsTrialSetup.md5
US
text
32 b
malicious
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
456
chrome.exe
104.28.6.47:80
download-cache.html-kit.net
Cloudflare Inc
US
shared
456
chrome.exe
172.217.21.228:443
www.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
456
chrome.exe
172.217.21.227:443
clientservices.googleapis.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
456
chrome.exe
216.58.205.238:443
sb-ssl.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
456
chrome.exe
172.217.23.131:443
ssl.gstatic.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
3960
HKSetup.tmp
104.28.22.26:80
download.htmlkit.com
Cloudflare Inc
US
shared
—
—
172.217.16.174:443
clients1.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
456
chrome.exe
172.217.23.141:443
accounts.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
—
—
172.217.21.227:443
clientservices.googleapis.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
—
—
172.217.23.141:443
accounts.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
clientservices.googleapis.com
  • 172.217.21.227
whitelisted
download-cache.html-kit.net
  • 104.28.6.47
  • 104.28.7.47
suspicious
accounts.google.com
  • 172.217.23.141
shared
www.google.com
  • 172.217.21.228
malicious
sb-ssl.google.com
  • 216.58.205.238
whitelisted
ssl.gstatic.com
  • 172.217.23.131
whitelisted
download.htmlkit.com
  • 104.28.22.26
  • 104.28.23.26
malicious
www.gstatic.com
  • 216.58.207.35
whitelisted
clients1.google.com
  • 172.217.16.174
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
—
—
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
ET POLICY PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP
—
—
Misc activity
ADWARE [PTsecurity] PUP.Win32/Freemake.A UserAgent
—
—
Misc activity
ADWARE [PTsecurity] PUP.Win32/Freemake.A UserAgent
—
—
Misc activity
ADWARE [PTsecurity] PUP.Win32/Freemake.A UserAgent
—
—
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
ET POLICY PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP
—
—
Misc activity
ADWARE [PTsecurity] PUP.Win32/Freemake.A UserAgent
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Reports
http://download-cache.html-kit.net/HKSetup.exe