File name:

NXSetupU.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/40906162-734c-4510-ae00-ea9e0b878cee
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: February 22, 2019, 07:04:12
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
installer
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive
MD5:

FFCA8300C9301FEE8E81C5CED0E80601

SHA1:

E4C256FF7BD13F84EB7D083537338C8704B587A7

SHA256:

24131FECEB2CDC52C934ABAD3E49638A40DB9453762CF8612F413ACFCCEF266E

SSDEEP:

49152:zpcvt9PnKaQ9X1iQ0XtuNFRQFZ61gR4u5QCWy:zpuFnKBB1OdOFSnCy

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • NXSetupU.exe (PID: 3860)
      • NEService.exe (PID: 2852)
      • explorer.exe (PID: 284)
      • rundll32.exe (PID: 3088)
      • DllHost.exe (PID: 2168)
      • dwm.exe (PID: 2008)
      • conhost.exe (PID: 4072)
      • NEService.exe (PID: 2528)
      • NEService.exe (PID: 2492)
      • NEService.exe (PID: 3564)

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • nsF61.tmp (PID: 3952)
      • NEService.exe (PID: 2852)
      • NEService.exe (PID: 3564)
      • ns7E87.tmp (PID: 3388)
      • NEService.exe (PID: 2528)
      • ns80CA.tmp (PID: 3308)
      • NEService.exe (PID: 2492)
      • NEGui.exe (PID: 1176)

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • NXSetupU.exe (PID: 3860)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • NXSetupU.exe (PID: 3860)
      • NEService.exe (PID: 2852)
      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 3144)
      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 3584)

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • NXSetupU.exe (PID: 3860)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • NXSetupU.exe (PID: 3860)
      • NEService.exe (PID: 2852)

    • Creates files in the Windows directory

      • NEService.exe (PID: 2852)
      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 3144)
      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 3584)

    • Starts application with an unusual extension

      • NXSetupU.exe (PID: 3860)

    • Creates files in the driver directory

      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 3144)
      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 3584)

    • Removes files from Windows directory

      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 3144)
      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 3584)

    • Uses RUNDLL32.EXE to load library

      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 3144)

    • Searches for installed software

      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 3144)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • NXSetupU.exe (PID: 3860)

  • INFO

    • Low-level read access rights to disk partition

      • vssvc.exe (PID: 2524)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.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)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2009:12:05 23:50:46+01:00
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 6
CodeSize: 23552
InitializedDataSize: 119808
UninitializedDataSize: 1024
EntryPoint: 0x323c
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: 6
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 05-Dec-2009 22:50:46
Detected languages:
  • English - United States

DOS Header

Magic number: MZ
Bytes on last page of file: 0x0090
Pages in file: 0x0003
Relocations: 0x0000
Size of header: 0x0004
Min extra paragraphs: 0x0000
Max extra paragraphs: 0xFFFF
Initial SS value: 0x0000
Initial SP value: 0x00B8
Checksum: 0x0000
Initial IP value: 0x0000
Initial CS value: 0x0000
Overlay number: 0x0000
OEM identifier: 0x0000
OEM information: 0x0000
Address of NE header: 0x000000D8

PE Headers

Signature: PE
Machine: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections: 5
Time date stamp: 05-Dec-2009 22:50:46
Pointer to Symbol Table: 0x00000000
Number of symbols: 0
Size of Optional Header: 0x00E0
Characteristics:
  • IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE
  • IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE
  • IMAGE_FILE_LINE_NUMS_STRIPPED
  • IMAGE_FILE_LOCAL_SYMS_STRIPPED
  • IMAGE_FILE_RELOCS_STRIPPED

Sections

Name
Virtual Address
Virtual Size
Raw Size
Charateristics
Entropy
.text
0x00001000
0x00005A5A
0x00005C00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.4177
.rdata
0x00007000
0x00001190
0x00001200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
5.18163
.data
0x00009000
0x0001AF98
0x00000400
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
4.70903
.ndata
0x00024000
0x0000A000
0x00000000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
0
.rsrc
0x0002E000
0x00004170
0x00004200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
5.86866

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
5.10394
533
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_MANIFEST
2
5.9993
3752
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
3
6.24459
2216
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
4
5.01502
1384
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
5
6.16057
1128
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
6
3.34146
744
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
7
3.04232
296
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
103
2.6691
104
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_GROUP_ICON
105
2.73893
514
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_DIALOG
106
2.91148
248
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_DIALOG

Imports

ADVAPI32.dll
COMCTL32.dll
GDI32.dll
KERNEL32.dll
SHELL32.dll
USER32.dll
VERSION.dll
ole32.dll
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Total processes
56
Monitored processes
19
Malicious processes
4
Suspicious processes
6

Behavior graph

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drop and start drop and start drop and start drop and start start nxsetupu.exe nsf61.tmp no specs neservice.exe drvinst.exe rundll32.exe no specs explorer.exe no specs Thumbnail Cache Out of Proc Server no specs vssvc.exe no specs dwm.exe no specs drvinst.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs drvinst.exe ns7e87.tmp no specs neservice.exe no specs ns80ca.tmp no specs neservice.exe no specs neservice.exe no specs negui.exe no specs nxsetupu.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
284C:\Windows\Explorer.EXEC:\Windows\explorer.exe——
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Explorer
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\winanr.dll
c:\windows\system32\mswsock.dll
c:\windows\system32\wshtcpip.dll
c:\windows\explorer.exe
c:\windows\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
1176"C:\Program Files\SonicWall\SSL-VPN\NetExtender\NEGui.exe"C:\Program Files\SonicWall\SSL-VPN\NetExtender\NEGui.exe—NXSetupU.exe
User:
admin
Company:
SonicWall
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
NetExtender GUI client
Exit code:
0
Version:
9, 0, 277, 1
Modules
Images
c:\program files\sonicwall\ssl-vpn\netextender\negui.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\crypt32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\msasn1.dll
c:\windows\system32\rasdlg.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
2008"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"C:\Windows\System32\dwm.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Desktop Window Manager
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\dwm.exe
c:\windows\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\uxtheme.dll
2168C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{AB8902B4-09CA-4BB6-B78D-A8F59079A8D5}C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
COM Surrogate
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\dllhost.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
2492"C:\Program Files\SonicWall\SSL-VPN\NetExtender\NEService.exe" -s startC:\Program Files\SonicWall\SSL-VPN\NetExtender\NEService.exe—ns80CA.tmp
User:
admin
Company:
SonicWall Inc.
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
SonicWall NetExtender Windows NT Service
Exit code:
0
Version:
9, 0, 277, 1
Modules
Images
c:\program files\sonicwall\ssl-vpn\netextender\neservice.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\sonicwall\ssl-vpn\netextender\slog.dll
c:\program files\sonicwall\ssl-vpn\netextender\necore.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
2524C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe—services.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Microsoft® Volume Shadow Copy Service
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\vssvc.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
2528"C:\Program Files\SonicWall\SSL-VPN\NetExtender\NEService.exe" -i installC:\Program Files\SonicWall\SSL-VPN\NetExtender\NEService.exe—ns7E87.tmp
User:
admin
Company:
SonicWall Inc.
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
SonicWall NetExtender Windows NT Service
Exit code:
0
Version:
9, 0, 277, 1
Modules
Images
c:\program files\sonicwall\ssl-vpn\netextender\neservice.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\sonicwall\ssl-vpn\netextender\slog.dll
c:\program files\sonicwall\ssl-vpn\netextender\necore.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
2852"C:\Program Files\SonicWall\SSL-VPN\NetExtender\NEService.exe" -i instdrvC:\Program Files\SonicWall\SSL-VPN\NetExtender\NEService.exe
nsF61.tmp
User:
admin
Company:
SonicWall Inc.
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
SonicWall NetExtender Windows NT Service
Exit code:
0
Version:
9, 0, 277, 1
Modules
Images
c:\program files\sonicwall\ssl-vpn\netextender\neservice.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\sonicwall\ssl-vpn\netextender\slog.dll
c:\program files\sonicwall\ssl-vpn\netextender\necore.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
3088rundll32.exe C:\Windows\system32\pnpui.dll,InstallSecurityPromptRunDllW 20 Global\{4dd99bf1-0641-1ec6-8c0f-340c5d1d9028} Global\{6843b76c-697f-7e18-fac4-303d795d187e} C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\Temp\{32922627-8427-1688-1e28-24678dee9f72}\nxdrv.inf C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\Temp\{32922627-8427-1688-1e28-24678dee9f72}\NxDrv.catC:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe—DrvInst.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
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
3124"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NXSetupU.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NXSetupU.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
3221226540
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\nxsetupu.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
Total events
2 859
Read events
2 534
Write events
319
Delete events
6

Modification events

(PID) Process:(284) explorer.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\5F\52C64B7E
Operation:writeName:LanguageList
Value:
en-US
(PID) Process:(2852) NEService.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\NEService_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2852) NEService.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\NEService_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableConsoleTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2852) NEService.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\NEService_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileTracingMask
Value:
4294901760
(PID) Process:(2852) NEService.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\NEService_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:ConsoleTracingMask
Value:
4294901760
(PID) Process:(2852) NEService.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\NEService_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:MaxFileSize
Value:
1048576
(PID) Process:(2852) NEService.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\NEService_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileDirectory
Value:
%windir%\tracing
(PID) Process:(2852) NEService.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\NEService_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2852) NEService.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\NEService_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:EnableConsoleTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2852) NEService.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\NEService_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:FileTracingMask
Value:
4294901760
Executable files
23
Suspicious files
24
Text files
351
Unknown types
14

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
3860NXSetupU.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nstEAFF.tmp\ErrPage.initext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3860NXSetupU.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nstEAFF.tmp\ioSpecial.initext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3860NXSetupU.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nstEAFF.tmp\ShortcutPage.initext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3860NXSetupU.exeC:\Program Files\SonicWall\SSL-VPN\NetExtender\NEGui.exeexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3860NXSetupU.exeC:\Program Files\SonicWall\SSL-VPN\NetExtender\NEUpdUI.exeexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3860NXSetupU.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nstEAFF.tmp\System.dllexecutable
MD5:C17103AE9072A06DA581DEC998343FC1
SHA256:DC58D8AD81CACB0C1ED72E33BFF8F23EA40B5252B5BB55D393A0903E6819AE2F
3860NXSetupU.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nstEAFF.tmp\nsSCM.dllexecutable
MD5:62EFA7B730EB0523A026EA4325403B77
SHA256:0B96456E8CF6B3E582388D3E530C73CE9121974381D51E5A21CD945C75FD2A38
3860NXSetupU.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nstEAFF.tmp\InstallOptions.dllexecutable
MD5:325B008AEC81E5AAA57096F05D4212B5
SHA256:C9CD5C9609E70005926AE5171726A4142FFBCCCC771D307EFCD195DAFC1E6B4B
3860NXSetupU.exeC:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\SonicWall NetExtender\SonicWall NetExtender.lnklnk
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3860NXSetupU.exeC:\Program Files\SonicWall\SSL-VPN\NetExtender\NxRas.dllexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
0
DNS requests
0
Threats
0

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

No data

DNS requests

No data

Threats

No threats detected
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NXSetupU.exe