| File name: | HostsFileEditor.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/46975936-571f-4b63-b0ff-74b320c4689d |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | January 31, 2024, 17:07:55 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows |
| MD5: | 76117180B4E418537CCEE3E1C2E74F85 |
| SHA1: | DDE209EE281432EF14AE7116FA9B4DBB76C83741 |
| SHA256: | 21ED08DDEC22E2EA0B423AF0531254E6DD76A6592D4175389766FB716D20E764 |
| SSDEEP: | 12288:BC90/C9ouCNgJ5o6J52J5vqNN8Thn+SxJxC:7uCNlMN8Thn+N |
MALICIOUS
Drops the executable file immediately after the start
- HostsFileEditor.exe (PID: 2088)
Creates a writable file in the system directory
- HostsFileEditor.exe (PID: 2088)
SUSPICIOUS
Reads the Internet Settings
- HostsFileEditor.exe (PID: 2088)
Creates files in the driver directory
- HostsFileEditor.exe (PID: 2088)
Start notepad (likely ransomware note)
- HostsFileEditor.exe (PID: 2088)
Reads Internet Explorer settings
- HostsFileEditor.exe (PID: 2088)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- HostsFileEditor.exe (PID: 2088)
Reads the computer name
- HostsFileEditor.exe (PID: 2088)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- HostsFileEditor.exe (PID: 2088)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (63.1) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (23.8) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (5.6) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (3.8) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (1.7) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2017:03:18 00:50:02+01:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 8 |
| CodeSize: | 615936 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 92160 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x984f2 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.2.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.2.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| Comments: | Hosts File Editor makes it easy to change your hosts file as well as archive multiple versions for easy retrieval. It also includes features to ping IP addresses and enable/disable your hosts file altogether. |
| CompanyName: | N/A |
| FileDescription: | Hosts File Editor |
| FileVersion: | 1.2.0.0 |
| InternalName: | HostsFileEditor.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright © Scott Lerch 2011 |
| LegalTrademarks: | - |
| OriginalFileName: | HostsFileEditor.exe |
| ProductName: | Hosts File Editor |
| ProductVersion: | 1.2.0.0 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 1.2.0.0 |
Total processes
41
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1504 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HostsFileEditor.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HostsFileEditor.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: N/A Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Hosts File Editor Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 1.2.0.0 Modules
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| 2088 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HostsFileEditor.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HostsFileEditor.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: N/A Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Hosts File Editor Exit code: 0 Version: 1.2.0.0 Modules
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| 2776 | "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts | C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe | — | HostsFileEditor.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Notepad Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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Total events
381
Read events
373
Write events
8
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (2088) HostsFileEditor.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProxyBypass |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2088) HostsFileEditor.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IntranetName |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2088) HostsFileEditor.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2088) HostsFileEditor.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
2
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2088 | HostsFileEditor.exe | C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts.bak | text | |
MD5:3688374325B992DEF12793500307566D | SHA256:2D6BDFB341BE3A6234B24742377F93AA7C7CFB0D9FD64EFA9282C87852E57085 | |||
| 2088 | HostsFileEditor.exe | C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts | text | |
MD5:51161C81A380508C9002B6AB5ADD30CA | SHA256:9FBEEBF3602054F1DC93DCA5459CD03B0A696A1E6A10DA7E2173857575D9D375 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
3
DNS requests
0
Threats
0
HTTP requests
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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 |