| File name: | openvpn-connect-3.7.3.4351_signed.msi |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/2fdbcf04-6191-4f03-8226-357f49b95e1b |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Stealers are a group of malicious software that are intended for gaining unauthorized access to users’ information and transferring it to the attacker. The stealer malware category includes various types of programs that focus on their particular kind of data, including files, passwords, and cryptocurrency. Stealers are capable of spying on their targets by recording their keystrokes and taking screenshots. This type of malware is primarily distributed as part of phishing campaigns. |
| Analysis date: | July 25, 2025, 00:46:52 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-msi |
| File info: | Composite Document File V2 Document, Little Endian, Os: Windows, Version 6.2, MSI Installer, Code page: 1252, Title: Installation Database, Subject: OpenVPN Connect, Author: OpenVPN Inc., Keywords: Installer, Comments: Windows Installer Package, Template: x64;1033, Revision Number: {73668B4E-338B-4605-8B4F-7EF56A5EF52E}, Create Time/Date: Thu Jul 10 08:47:12 2025, Last Saved Time/Date: Thu Jul 10 08:47:12 2025, Number of Pages: 500, Number of Words: 2, Name of Creating Application: Windows Installer XML Toolset (3.14.1.8722), Security: 2 |
| MD5: | 9C40A8A0F941A2A237572F522BCAB5D6 |
| SHA1: | 682BBDE65F31C0C3D764CB290D30EAF988A63878 |
| SHA256: | 239EA016DE7BD6BBCBB06727C9B0DF5929F26D566EC53C09991C32D59EBADFC8 |
| SSDEEP: | 1572864:7lYmxALMGffjMo/pIFyFoZVKw61bQ7FWUzA7Ef0cGz8zjq:zxeffQoSM+DKw61bQ7FWUU7Ef0cGo |
| .msi | | | Microsoft Windows Installer (98.5) |
|---|---|---|
| .msi | | | Microsoft Installer (100) |
| CodePage: | Windows Latin 1 (Western European) |
|---|---|
| Title: | Installation Database |
| Subject: | OpenVPN Connect |
| Author: | OpenVPN Inc. |
| Keywords: | Installer |
| Comments: | Windows Installer Package |
| Template: | x64;1033 |
| RevisionNumber: | {73668B4E-338B-4605-8B4F-7EF56A5EF52E} |
| CreateDate: | 2025:07:10 08:47:12 |
| ModifyDate: | 2025:07:10 08:47:12 |
| Pages: | 500 |
| Words: | 2 |
| Software: | Windows Installer XML Toolset (3.14.1.8722) |
| Security: | Read-only recommended |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 608 | %SystemRoot%\system32\csrss.exe ObjectDirectory=\Windows SharedSection=1024,20480,768 Windows=On SubSystemType=Windows ServerDll=basesrv,1 ServerDll=winsrv:UserServerDllInitialization,3 ServerDll=sxssrv,4 ProfileControl=Off MaxRequestThreads=16 | C:\Windows\System32\csrss.exe | — | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Client Server Runtime Process Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) | |||||||||||||||
| 984 | "C:\Program Files\OpenVPN Connect\agent_ovpnconnect.exe" | C:\Program Files\OpenVPN Connect\agent_ovpnconnect.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Integrity Level: SYSTEM Modules
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| 1044 | "C:\Program Files\OpenVPN Connect\drivers\tap\amd64\win10\tapinstall.exe" remove "C:\Program Files\OpenVPN Connect\drivers\tap\amd64\win10\OemVista.inf" tap_ovpnconnect | C:\Program Files\OpenVPN Connect\drivers\tap\amd64\win10\tapinstall.exe | msiexec.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Windows (R) Win 7 DDK provider Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Windows Setup API Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.10011.16384 Modules
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| 1068 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | tapinstall.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1244 | "C:\Program Files\OpenVPN Connect\OpenVPNConnect.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --user-data-dir="C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\OpenVPN Connect" --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2128 --field-trial-handle=2036,i,3291313351304564241,18018050836429874733,262144 --enable-features=kWebSQLAccess --disable-features=SpareRendererForSitePerProcess,WinDelaySpellcheckServiceInit,WinRetrieveSuggestionsOnlyOnDemand --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\OpenVPN Connect\OpenVPNConnect.exe | OpenVPNConnect.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: OpenVPN Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: OpenVPN Connect Version: 4351 Modules
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| 1324 | "C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe" /i C:\Users\admin\Desktop\openvpn-connect-3.7.3.4351_signed.msi | C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows® installer Version: 5.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1468 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --string-annotations --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=9 --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=5936,i,6683982507329739753,17285178649599650699,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5992 /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 1560 | DrvInst.exe "2" "11" "ROOT\NET\0001" "C:\WINDOWS\INF\oem1.inf" "oem1.inf:c695c3de07ba2b5d:ovpn-dco_Device:1.3.1.0:ovpn-dco," "433338203" "0000000000000198" | C:\Windows\System32\drvinst.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Driver Installation Module Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1580 | "C:\Program Files\OpenVPN Connect\ovpnhelper_service.exe" | C:\Program Files\OpenVPN Connect\ovpnhelper_service.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Integrity Level: SYSTEM Modules
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| 1660 | DrvInst.exe "2" "211" "ROOT\NET\0000" "C:\WINDOWS\INF\oem6.inf" "oem6.inf:3beb73aff103cc24:tap_ovpnconnect.ndi:9.27.0.0:tap_ovpnconnect," "4ecbb43a3" "0000000000000198" | C:\Windows\System32\drvinst.exe | svchost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Driver Installation Module Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (5904) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppEnumGroups (Leave) |
Value: 4800000000000000775900BBFDFCDB0110170000D0050000D10700000100000000000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5904) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LastIndex |
Value: 11 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5084) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\Shadow Copy Optimization Writer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IDENTIFY (Leave) |
Value: 4800000000000000AFDE47BBFDFCDB01DC1300000C1A0000E80300000000000001000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5084) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\ASR Writer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IDENTIFY (Leave) |
Value: 4800000000000000AFDE47BBFDFCDB01DC130000D4040000E80300000000000001000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5904) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SystemRestore |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SrCreateRp (Enter) |
Value: 4800000000000000E84AE1BAFDFCDB0110170000D0050000D50700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5904) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppGetSnapshots (Enter) |
Value: 4800000000000000E84AE1BAFDFCDB0110170000D0050000D20700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5904) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppGetSnapshots (Leave) |
Value: 480000000000000054F5FDBAFDFCDB0110170000D0050000D20700000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5904) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppEnumGroups (Enter) |
Value: 480000000000000054F5FDBAFDFCDB0110170000D0050000D10700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5904) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppCreate (Enter) |
Value: 4800000000000000940C05BBFDFCDB0110170000D0050000D00700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5904) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppGatherWriterMetadata (Enter) |
Value: 48000000000000005F2537BBFDFCDB0110170000D0050000D30700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5904 | msiexec.exe | C:\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2 | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5904 | msiexec.exe | C:\Windows\Installer\1978a1.msi | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5904 | msiexec.exe | C:\Windows\Installer\MSI7FE8.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5904 | msiexec.exe | C:\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{d4b070c2-d610-4da9-b0fa-c7a1fcf9c674}_OnDiskSnapshotProp | binary | |
MD5:B69A968415A537AB6DF519350E355E77 | SHA256:AA7978BE74F8D2A24D43550CE546AC70BF134079F90834F5043706AE66E3AD48 | |||
| 1324 | msiexec.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB | binary | |
MD5:E17C9FCA193962197B4D36919CB7DE8D | SHA256:D4FC876D97292138135B2B9ACCBB491E393FD0D73D36CC881B43DE23F292461B | |||
| 5904 | msiexec.exe | C:\Program Files\OpenVPN Connect\resources\app.asar | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1324 | msiexec.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIFEAE.tmp | executable | |
MD5:D63A50CB1A7429C3CD3AE4BB22AFC556 | SHA256:E11E5209D54372105FD817C47ABB2D777DD5F8992DAC4BFF1514400DB0BB0E22 | |||
| 1324 | msiexec.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141 | binary | |
MD5:2D57F3CD807689195C8A7E20C488AB2E | SHA256:EC4940E943A2B0FF033FA12C65262E713736276A037C4B2CB775264A3F9D6973 | |||
| 1324 | msiexec.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_044BA647821AEE9FD4F7166B232CBD9C | binary | |
MD5:6CBC56826F53D5F31FA8A3379C7513F8 | SHA256:D94342EECA43810B2DBD03FB9470C666593BCAD68B6E7F93EB77FE26FC9F2BD5 | |||
| 5904 | msiexec.exe | C:\System Volume Information\SPP\snapshot-2 | binary | |
MD5:B69A968415A537AB6DF519350E355E77 | SHA256:AA7978BE74F8D2A24D43550CE546AC70BF134079F90834F5043706AE66E3AD48 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.53.40.176:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1324 | msiexec.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBT3xL4LQLXDRDM9P665TW442vrsUQQUReuir%2FSSy4IxLVGLp6chnfNtyA8CEA6bGI750C3n79tQ4ghAGFo%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1324 | msiexec.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTfIs%2BLjDtGwQ09XEB1Yeq%2BtX%2BBgQQU7NfjgtJxXWRM3y5nP%2Be6mK4cD08CEAitQLJg0pxMn17Nqb2Trtk%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1324 | msiexec.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSRXerF0eFeSWRripTgTkcJWMm7iQQUaDfg67Y7%2BF8Rhvv%2BYXsIiGX0TkICEAtnOGhnbheoz9jFmc28BMA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 500 | 40.91.76.224:443 | https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail | unknown | xml | 512 b | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 404 | 104.19.191.106:443 | https://packages.openvpn.net/connect/v3/updates/3.7.3/MSI.txt | unknown | html | 329 b | whitelisted |
1244 | OpenVPNConnect.exe | GET | 204 | 142.250.184.227:80 | http://connectivitycheck.gstatic.com/generate_204 | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 23.53.40.176:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 23.35.229.160:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.35.229.160:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.35.229.160:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
1324 | msiexec.exe | 2.17.190.73:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
6208 | slui.exe | 40.91.76.224:443 | activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
self.events.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
packages.openvpn.net |
| whitelisted |
connectivitycheck.gstatic.com |
| whitelisted |
x1.c.lencr.org |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
8064 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Google Tag Manager analytics (googletagmanager .com) |
8064 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Google Tag Manager analytics (googletagmanager .com) |
8064 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Requests to a free CDN for open source projects (jsdelivr .net) |
8064 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Requests to a free CDN for open source projects (jsdelivr .net) |
8064 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Google Tag Manager analytics (googletagmanager .com) |
8064 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Google Tag Manager analytics (googletagmanager .com) |
— | — | Possible Social Engineering Attempted | PHISHING [ANY.RUN] Suspicious message detected (saved from) |
— | — | Possible Social Engineering Attempted | PHISHING [ANY.RUN] Suspicious message detected (saved from) |
— | — | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET INFO Possible Chrome Plugin install |
— | — | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET INFO Possible Chrome Plugin install |