| File name: | bytefence-installer.malware |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/948e4d03-f883-456b-b238-cf08332c621b |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | March 02, 2024, 16:43:52 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive |
| MD5: | 387F8040602E03889B71D9323AE21557 |
| SHA1: | EF925F1B0BA772D026B9FCDFE901BE95110E5E5E |
| SHA256: | 21DFA4ED47DE7007C0FB6EADB3F94D2E847B3F4E301767D2320623F02F0926BA |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:AqOvMBiS0KZ4WIsfmunX6CFX7KqPQ4JP83NiYIhWrFK6+S0HLZruFaXHBntSDy7t:k2uceCLmoJ |
| .exe | | | NSIS - Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (94.8) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (3.4) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (0.7) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (0.5) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (0.2) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2009:12:05 22:50:41+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 6 |
| CodeSize: | 23040 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 119808 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | 1024 |
| EntryPoint: | 0x30cb |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | 6 |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 2.0.1.4 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 2.0.1.4 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x0000 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Windows, Latin1 |
| Comments: | ByteFence Anti-Malware |
| CompanyName: | Byte Technologies LLC |
| FileDescription: | ByteFence Anti-Malware Installer |
| FileVersion: | 2.0.1.4 |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright © 2015 Byte Technologies LLC |
| LegalTrademarks: | ByteFence Anti-Malware is a trademark of Byte Technologies LLC |
| ProductName: | ByteFence Anti-Malware |
| ProductVersion: | 2.0.1.4 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 124 | "C:\Program Files\ByteFence\ByteFence.exe" | C:\Program Files\ByteFence\ByteFence.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Byte Technologies LLC Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: ByteFence Anti-Malware Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 2.0.1.4 Modules
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| 392 | "C:\Program Files\ByteFence\rsEngineHelper.exe" uploadString url:http://api.reasonsecurity.com/api.ashx?method=gSR token:7bd2c676-18f7-42d2-bcd8-7155cabc7d6f method:scanresults product:ByteFence | C:\Program Files\ByteFence\rsEngineHelper.exe | ByteFence.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Reason Software Company Inc. Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Reason Security Engine Helper Exit code: 0 Version: 1.1.0.0 Modules
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| 1124 | "C:\Program Files\ByteFence\ByteFence.exe" | C:\Program Files\ByteFence\ByteFence.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Byte Technologies LLC Integrity Level: HIGH Description: ByteFence Anti-Malware Exit code: 3221226356 Version: 2.0.1.4 Modules
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| 1336 | "C:\Program Files\ByteFence\rsEngineHelper.exe" uploadString url:https://logs.bytefence.com/event token:3f5fdf2a-eacc-4062-b56f-c6389017cc84 method:sEL product:ByteFence | C:\Program Files\ByteFence\rsEngineHelper.exe | — | ByteFence.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Reason Software Company Inc. Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Reason Security Engine Helper Exit code: 0 Version: 1.1.0.0 Modules
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| 1496 | "C:\Program Files\ByteFence\rsEngineHelper.exe" uploadString url:https://api.reasonsecurity.com/api.ashx?method=gIDU&p=RTOP token:d205a172-0c1f-4d1f-9a8e-d32e0615adbb method:downoadurl product:ByteFence | C:\Program Files\ByteFence\rsEngineHelper.exe | ByteFence.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Reason Software Company Inc. Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Reason Security Engine Helper Exit code: 0 Version: 1.1.0.0 Modules
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| 1776 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bytefence-installer.malware.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bytefence-installer.malware.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Byte Technologies LLC Integrity Level: HIGH Description: ByteFence Anti-Malware Installer Exit code: 0 Version: 2.0.1.4 Modules
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| 1784 | "C:\Program Files\ByteFence\rsEngineHelper.exe" uploadString url:https://api.reasonsecurity.com/api.ashx?method=gSR&encrm=1 token:d595c25b-ad23-4d26-9839-9d19e2c717a3 method:scanresults product:ByteFence | C:\Program Files\ByteFence\rsEngineHelper.exe | ByteFence.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Reason Software Company Inc. Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Reason Security Engine Helper Exit code: 0 Version: 1.1.0.0 Modules
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| 1976 | "C:\Program Files\ByteFence\rsEngineHelper.exe" uploadString url:https://api1.reasonsecurity.com/api.ashx?method=rU token:14ea8e1b-f226-4067-ae3c-6ddbf0a244a1 method:register product:ByteFence | C:\Program Files\ByteFence\rsEngineHelper.exe | ByteFence.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Reason Software Company Inc. Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Reason Security Engine Helper Exit code: 0 Version: 1.1.0.0 Modules
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| 2192 | "C:\Program Files\ByteFence\rsEngineHelper.exe" uploadString url:https://api1.reasonsecurity.com/api.ashx?method=gIDU&p=RTOP token:27392c88-fbc9-4f7b-a46d-1dcd64938b58 method:downoadurl product:ByteFence | C:\Program Files\ByteFence\rsEngineHelper.exe | ByteFence.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Reason Software Company Inc. Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Reason Security Engine Helper Exit code: 0 Version: 1.1.0.0 Modules
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| 2492 | "C:\Program Files\ByteFence\rsEngineHelper.exe" uploadString url:https://api.reasonsecurity.com/api.ashx?method=gSR token:c258045a-5b82-437b-966d-9d497fab1aa9 method:scanresults product:ByteFence | C:\Program Files\ByteFence\rsEngineHelper.exe | ByteFence.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Reason Software Company Inc. Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Reason Security Engine Helper Exit code: 0 Version: 1.1.0.0 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (1776) bytefence-installer.malware.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ByteFence |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayName |
Value: ByteFence Anti-Malware | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1776) bytefence-installer.malware.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ByteFence |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UninstallString |
Value: "C:\Program Files\ByteFence\uninstall.exe" | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1776) bytefence-installer.malware.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ByteFence |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Publisher |
Value: Byte Technologies LLC | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1776) bytefence-installer.malware.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ByteFence |
| Operation: | write | Name: | InstallSource |
Value: C:\Program Files\ByteFence\ | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1776) bytefence-installer.malware.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ByteFence |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayVersion |
Value: 2.0.1.4 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1776) bytefence-installer.malware.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ByteFence |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayIcon |
Value: C:\Program Files\ByteFence\Uninstall.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1776) bytefence-installer.malware.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ByteFence |
| Operation: | write | Name: | NoModify |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1776) bytefence-installer.malware.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ByteFence |
| Operation: | write | Name: | NoRepair |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2580) ByteFence.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ByteFence |
| Operation: | write | Name: | U |
Value: 08d94f13-0a75-4783-b7ad-65090244ba6c | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2580) ByteFence.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ByteFence |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UH |
Value: B6FD3A71A501111D87C741C2F77A7F96 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1776 | bytefence-installer.malware.exe | C:\Program Files\ByteFence\Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll | executable | |
MD5:E80966F02D2869874ACC1507DE43F547 | SHA256:69EFC3781B846421A5356A239A85000AC3EA0BF4CA732CC4796A6899483C5BC9 | |||
| 1776 | bytefence-installer.malware.exe | C:\Program Files\ByteFence\rsEngineHelper.exe | executable | |
MD5:4D7FA892345AC5F37A5D16F610C3DEC9 | SHA256:292C1291BD069CD8B52AFBF110C0A6A34BE335C12D5691E9B5A784D1CEC75477 | |||
| 1776 | bytefence-installer.malware.exe | C:\Program Files\ByteFence\ByteFence.exe | executable | |
MD5:FACC4FCC8368A8CB733733058AC93F9F | SHA256:D41405553DA0287BE81722125B35405AD90923E7AA0631B5E5C6AB80358355CA | |||
| 1776 | bytefence-installer.malware.exe | C:\Program Files\ByteFence\Uninstall.exe | executable | |
MD5:3F3DD33C45E75AB77E3B1CB015BB4985 | SHA256:129480134027AD5DD23C9817E6724941634FAE4A9644E57CB9B7EF724210FD7E | |||
| 1776 | bytefence-installer.malware.exe | C:\Program Files\ByteFence\rsEngineHelper.exe.config | xml | |
MD5:E3D5F62B7B28176A510484E465FA0F18 | SHA256:827CDA24DF7876010D5239FE2B8AF49472442D899F9C0F6D9FF53B4FF6860946 | |||
| 1776 | bytefence-installer.malware.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nswF7FD.tmp\System.dll | executable | |
MD5:C17103AE9072A06DA581DEC998343FC1 | SHA256:DC58D8AD81CACB0C1ED72E33BFF8F23EA40B5252B5BB55D393A0903E6819AE2F | |||
| 1776 | bytefence-installer.malware.exe | C:\Program Files\ByteFence\EULA.txt | text | |
MD5:C901C634DD8E082F08F5B1F26D9E3D49 | SHA256:D60A490918050254F9218443D7D38B39AE8EE3AF6719CAB7BECE27FB6304847F | |||
| 1776 | bytefence-installer.malware.exe | C:\Program Files\ByteFence\Signatures.dat | text | |
MD5:4EF9D6E1B42BBF40647F5A562CAD798D | SHA256:BED37FE19EC2320F540449546524742D55F32E94F20CFDFF00B11492B63CE355 | |||
| 1776 | bytefence-installer.malware.exe | C:\Program Files\ByteFence\x64\System.Data.SQLite.dll | executable | |
MD5:24F2B130EB798DB10FFC21C662D3AE54 | SHA256:FBDFB200E2C5E37863507F06883FD8D43FAB71D25B2E4718DA29FF7EE3539A01 | |||
| 1776 | bytefence-installer.malware.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\ByteFence\ByteFence.lnk | binary | |
MD5:35C3DB8D2E9426344DC3034BBAD2086A | SHA256:629DCD763F9B7E5A630F880E33EEF6F5FE1F3B2D027B4850F9D44C486BC7E171 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2580 | ByteFence.exe | POST | 403 | 104.22.0.235:80 | http://api.reasonsecurity.com/api.ashx?method=gSR&checksum=676e8381df12fd4690bae0bac966d0344a352565 | unknown | html | 14.4 Kb | unknown |
2580 | ByteFence.exe | POST | 403 | 104.22.0.235:80 | http://api.reasonsecurity.com/api.ashx?method=gSR&checksum=676e8381df12fd4690bae0bac966d0344a352565 | unknown | html | 14.4 Kb | unknown |
3984 | rsEngineHelper.exe | POST | 403 | 104.22.0.235:80 | http://api.reasonsecurity.com/api.ashx?method=gSR&checksum=676e8381df12fd4690bae0bac966d0344a352565 | unknown | html | 14.4 Kb | unknown |
3984 | rsEngineHelper.exe | POST | 403 | 104.22.0.235:80 | http://api.reasonsecurity.com/api.ashx?method=gSR&checksum=676e8381df12fd4690bae0bac966d0344a352565 | unknown | html | 14.4 Kb | unknown |
1124 | ByteFence.exe | POST | 403 | 104.22.0.235:80 | http://api.reasonsecurity.com/api.ashx?method=gSR&checksum=83d9b7effd011cf3e2523116ddab35aa65e64973 | unknown | html | 14.4 Kb | unknown |
1124 | ByteFence.exe | POST | 403 | 104.22.0.235:80 | http://api.reasonsecurity.com/api.ashx?method=gSR&checksum=83d9b7effd011cf3e2523116ddab35aa65e64973 | unknown | html | 14.4 Kb | unknown |
392 | rsEngineHelper.exe | POST | 403 | 104.22.0.235:80 | http://api.reasonsecurity.com/api.ashx?method=gSR&checksum=83d9b7effd011cf3e2523116ddab35aa65e64973 | unknown | html | 14.4 Kb | unknown |
1124 | ByteFence.exe | POST | 403 | 104.22.0.235:80 | http://api.reasonsecurity.com/api.ashx?method=gSR&checksum=83d9b7effd011cf3e2523116ddab35aa65e64973 | unknown | html | 14.4 Kb | unknown |
2948 | rsEngineHelper.exe | POST | 403 | 104.22.0.235:80 | http://api.reasonsecurity.com/api.ashx?method=gSR&checksum=83d9b7effd011cf3e2523116ddab35aa65e64973 | unknown | html | 14.4 Kb | unknown |
— | — | POST | 403 | 104.22.0.235:80 | http://api.reasonsecurity.com/api.ashx?method=gSR&checksum=83d9b7effd011cf3e2523116ddab35aa65e64973 | unknown | html | 14.4 Kb | unknown |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1080 | svchost.exe | 224.0.0.252:5355 | — | — | — | unknown |
2580 | ByteFence.exe | 104.22.0.235:443 | api.reasonsecurity.com | CLOUDFLARENET | — | unknown |
1496 | rsEngineHelper.exe | 104.22.0.235:443 | api.reasonsecurity.com | CLOUDFLARENET | — | unknown |
3164 | rsEngineHelper.exe | 104.22.0.235:443 | api.reasonsecurity.com | CLOUDFLARENET | — | unknown |
1976 | rsEngineHelper.exe | 104.22.0.235:443 | api.reasonsecurity.com | CLOUDFLARENET | — | unknown |
3404 | rsEngineHelper.exe | 104.22.0.235:443 | api.reasonsecurity.com | CLOUDFLARENET | — | unknown |
2580 | ByteFence.exe | 104.22.0.235:80 | api.reasonsecurity.com | CLOUDFLARENET | — | unknown |
3984 | rsEngineHelper.exe | 104.22.0.235:80 | api.reasonsecurity.com | CLOUDFLARENET | — | unknown |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
api.reasonsecurity.com |
| unknown |
api1.reasonsecurity.com |
| unknown |
cdn.bytefence.com |
| unknown |
logs.bytefence.com |
| unknown |
watson.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |