| File name: | PulseUpgradeHelperInstaller.msi |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/dc246169-bb2a-4756-a987-c0a63579fe0b |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | May 05, 2024, 14:34:27 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-msi |
| File info: | Composite Document File V2 Document, Little Endian, Os: Windows, Version 10.0, MSI Installer, Code page: 1252, Title: Installation Database, Subject: PulseUpgradeHelper 22.04.1803.4839 by Pulse Secure, LLC., Author: Pulse Secure, LLC., Keywords: Installer, Comments: This installer database contains the logic and data required to install PulseUpgradeHelper., Template: Intel;1033, Revision Number: {4428FA02-6A95-454B-84AF-066669DEEFAA}, Create Time/Date: Mon Apr 18 06:30:56 2022, Last Saved Time/Date: Mon Apr 18 06:30:56 2022, Number of Pages: 200, Number of Words: 10, Name of Creating Application: Windows Installer XML Toolset (3.14.0.5722), Security: 2 |
| MD5: | F1068A59FE501714980C0B62DA37FABF |
| SHA1: | 7AA842C2844E903322ED9A841B0DED290B1CB767 |
| SHA256: | 2425F1E1185EC5DEAF95B83888D09A8F2F399EFF455CA8722C66519DE6362C62 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:+P35VPqFeGKezbpJG1FwiMCtoiRfhjNmbMkYtoFBEKkkRfE/y+jDXl/cML0oFDWR:ec3yHcUrben68KK4UbF |
MALICIOUS
Drops the executable file immediately after the start
- msiexec.exe (PID: 3960)
- msiexec.exe (PID: 4008)
- PulseUpgradeHelper.exe (PID: 2240)
- PANEF34.exe (PID: 2368)
- AX3F446.exe (PID: 2124)
- PCMF5FC.exe (PID: 1928)
SUSPICIOUS
Executes as Windows Service
- VSSVC.exe (PID: 4052)
Checks Windows Trust Settings
- msiexec.exe (PID: 4008)
- PANEF34.exe (PID: 2368)
Reads the Windows owner or organization settings
- msiexec.exe (PID: 4008)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- PulseUpgradeHelper.exe (PID: 1864)
- PANEF34.exe (PID: 2368)
Reads the Internet Settings
- PulseUpgradeHelper.exe (PID: 1864)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- PulseUpgradeHelper.exe (PID: 2240)
- PANEF34.exe (PID: 2368)
- PCMF5FC.exe (PID: 1928)
- AX3F446.exe (PID: 2124)
Starts itself from another location
- PulseUpgradeHelper.exe (PID: 2240)
Reads settings of System Certificates
- PANEF34.exe (PID: 2368)
Application launched itself
- PulseUpgradeHelper.exe (PID: 1864)
Creates a software uninstall entry
- AX3F446.exe (PID: 2124)
Creates/Modifies COM task schedule object
- AX3F446.exe (PID: 2124)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- msiexec.exe (PID: 4008)
- PulseUpgradeHelper.exe (PID: 1864)
- PulseUpgradeHelper.exe (PID: 2240)
- PANEF34.exe (PID: 2368)
- PCMF5FC.exe (PID: 1928)
- AX3F446.exe (PID: 2124)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- msiexec.exe (PID: 3960)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- msiexec.exe (PID: 4008)
- PANEF34.exe (PID: 2368)
Reads the software policy settings
- msiexec.exe (PID: 4008)
- msiexec.exe (PID: 3960)
- PANEF34.exe (PID: 2368)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- msiexec.exe (PID: 4008)
Reads the computer name
- msiexec.exe (PID: 4008)
- PulseUpgradeHelper.exe (PID: 1864)
- PulseUpgradeHelper.exe (PID: 2240)
- PANEF34.exe (PID: 2368)
- PCMF5FC.exe (PID: 1928)
- AX3F446.exe (PID: 2124)
Create files in a temporary directory
- msiexec.exe (PID: 4008)
Creates a software uninstall entry
- msiexec.exe (PID: 4008)
Reads CPU info
- PulseUpgradeHelper.exe (PID: 1864)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- msiexec.exe (PID: 4008)
Creates files in the program directory
- PulseUpgradeHelper.exe (PID: 2240)
- PANEF34.exe (PID: 2368)
- PCMF5FC.exe (PID: 1928)
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TRiD
| .msi | | | Microsoft Installer (100) |
|---|
EXIF
FlashPix
| CodePage: | Windows Latin 1 (Western European) |
|---|---|
| Title: | Installation Database |
| Subject: | PulseUpgradeHelper 22.04.1803.4839 by Pulse Secure, LLC. |
| Author: | Pulse Secure, LLC. |
| Keywords: | Installer |
| Comments: | This installer database contains the logic and data required to install PulseUpgradeHelper. |
| Template: | Intel;1033 |
| RevisionNumber: | {4428FA02-6A95-454B-84AF-066669DEEFAA} |
| CreateDate: | 2022:04:18 06:30:56 |
| ModifyDate: | 2022:04:18 06:30:56 |
| Pages: | 200 |
| Words: | 10 |
| Software: | Windows Installer XML Toolset (3.14.0.5722) |
| Security: | Read-only recommended |
Total processes
47
Monitored processes
10
Malicious processes
5
Suspicious processes
1
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1864 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Pulse Secure\PulseUpgradeHelper\PulseUpgradeHelper.exe" -forceReRun: True -puhMSIProdCode: {570B2DA9-460A-44F8-876F-D58E07E8D3D6} | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Pulse Secure\PulseUpgradeHelper\PulseUpgradeHelper.exe | msiexec.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Pulse Client upgrade helper (for versions with old code-sign certificates) Version: 22.04.1803.4839 Modules
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| 1884 | "C:\Program Files\PulseSecure\PulseUpgradeHelper\Temp\AX3F446.exe" | C:\Program Files\PulseSecure\PulseUpgradeHelper\Temp\AX3F446.exe | — | PANEF34.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Pulse Secure, LLC Integrity Level: HIGH Version: 2.3.0.0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1928 | "C:\Program Files\PulseSecure\PulseUpgradeHelper\Temp\PCMF5FC.exe" | C:\Program Files\PulseSecure\PulseUpgradeHelper\Temp\PCMF5FC.exe | PANEF34.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Pulse Secure, LLC Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Pulse Secure Component Manager Installer Exit code: 0 Version: 9.1.14.13525 Modules
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| 2124 | "C:\Program Files\PulseSecure\PulseUpgradeHelper\Temp\AX3F446.exe" | C:\Program Files\PulseSecure\PulseUpgradeHelper\Temp\AX3F446.exe | PANEF34.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Pulse Secure, LLC Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Version: 2.3.0.0 Modules
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| 2172 | "C:\Program Files\PulseSecure\PulseUpgradeHelper\Temp\PCMF5FC.exe" | C:\Program Files\PulseSecure\PulseUpgradeHelper\Temp\PCMF5FC.exe | — | PANEF34.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Pulse Secure, LLC Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Pulse Secure Component Manager Installer Version: 9.1.14.13525 | |||||||||||||||
| 2240 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Pulse Secure\PulseUpgradeHelper\PulseUpgradeHelper.exe" -forceReRun: True -elevateFor: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\ | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Pulse Secure\PulseUpgradeHelper\PulseUpgradeHelper.exe | PulseUpgradeHelper.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Pulse Client upgrade helper (for versions with old code-sign certificates) Exit code: 0 Version: 22.04.1803.4839 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 2368 | "C:\Program Files\PulseSecure\PulseUpgradeHelper\Temp\PANEF34.exe" -forceReRun: True -elevateFor: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\ -fixMachineWide: True | C:\Program Files\PulseSecure\PulseUpgradeHelper\Temp\PANEF34.exe | PulseUpgradeHelper.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Pulse Client upgrade helper (for versions with old code-sign certificates) Exit code: 0 Version: 22.04.1803.4839 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 3960 | "C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe" /i C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PulseUpgradeHelperInstaller.msi | C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows® installer Exit code: 0 Version: 5.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 4008 | C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V | C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Windows® installer Version: 5.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 4052 | C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe | C:\Windows\System32\VSSVC.exe | — | services.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Microsoft® Volume Shadow Copy Service Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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Total events
16 623
Read events
16 301
Write events
307
Delete events
15
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (3960) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\182\52C64B7E |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LanguageList |
Value: en-US | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4008) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\SystemRestore |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SrCreateRp (Enter) |
Value: 4000000000000000D874E55DF99EDA01A80F0000CC0F0000D5070000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4008) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppCreate (Enter) |
Value: 4000000000000000D874E55DF99EDA01A80F0000CC0F0000D0070000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4008) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LastIndex |
Value: 75 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4008) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppGatherWriterMetadata (Enter) |
Value: 4000000000000000147FB25EF99EDA01A80F0000CC0F0000D3070000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4008) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\VssapiPublisher |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IDENTIFY (Enter) |
Value: 4000000000000000147FB25EF99EDA01A80F00000C040000E8030000010000000000000000000000299CF54F18D3A5418AB21FB869BEFE3F0000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4052) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\COM+ REGDB Writer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IDENTIFY (Enter) |
Value: 40000000000000007C08BC5EF99EDA01D40F0000DC0F0000E8030000010000000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4052) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\Registry Writer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IDENTIFY (Enter) |
Value: 40000000000000007C08BC5EF99EDA01D40F0000F8070000E8030000010000000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4052) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\Shadow Copy Optimization Writer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IDENTIFY (Enter) |
Value: 40000000000000007C08BC5EF99EDA01D40F0000E00F0000E8030000010000000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4052) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\ASR Writer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IDENTIFY (Enter) |
Value: 4000000000000000D66ABE5EF99EDA01D40F000054070000E8030000010000000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
Executable files
9
Suspicious files
3
Text files
4
Unknown types
6
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4008 | msiexec.exe | C:\System Volume Information\SPP\snapshot-2 | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4008 | msiexec.exe | C:\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2 | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4008 | msiexec.exe | C:\Windows\Installer\10613c.msi | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4008 | msiexec.exe | C:\Windows\Installer\10613f.msi | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2368 | PANEF34.exe | C:\Program Files\PulseSecure\PulseUpgradeHelper\Temp\AX3F446.exe | executable | |
MD5:518507BDB16C2A5F5AF104CCBEECF6D4 | SHA256:B177705B25B8C0210C6A87CE49D8CA493518F6DE706EAD63745C6EFD816D2432 | |||
| 4008 | msiexec.exe | C:\Windows\Installer\SourceHash{570B2DA9-460A-44F8-876F-D58E07E8D3D6} | binary | |
MD5:51C7A2D4EBF4D73B6D955C812763A4F0 | SHA256:EE80B6611ACD74C2BE99FFE6BE08DA032023AA9AB8DC6A70BC30A7A031D072FA | |||
| 2124 | AX3F446.exe | C:\Windows\Downloaded Program Files\PulseExt.exe | executable | |
MD5:32585B10E99E888EC9D9D5FB13DC98DC | SHA256:F6772998E30797638827CE9FDA211B97D260E7B474FECDBDC5CA5C7F098F08E0 | |||
| 4008 | msiexec.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DF5605D7E323454BC0.TMP | binary | |
MD5:BF619EAC0CDF3F68D496EA9344137E8B | SHA256:076A27C79E5ACE2A3D47F9DD2E83E4FF6EA8872B3C2218F66C92B89B55F36560 | |||
| 4008 | msiexec.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DFEAA1EA6BD5C1F183.TMP | binary | |
MD5:888C5DAF3D7E0E3DBA546E375943214B | SHA256:C880CF0A7672E7FF74345A507DF46590978035C3208F293DFBD829E13935E2DD | |||
| 2124 | AX3F446.exe | C:\Windows\Downloaded Program Files\PulseSetupClient.ocx | executable | |
MD5:9F34B8E6CA25CD0CC658FC28295EFED8 | SHA256:8768EDF73CA6D3E8CFCEEEC71EEDF15E598B0DDEB3A799D2B754ED1A697612E6 | |||
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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 |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | unknown |
— | — | 224.0.0.252:5355 | — | — | — | unknown |
DNS requests
Threats
Process | Message |
|---|---|
PulseUpgradeHelper.exe | ===PulseSecure Panacea Launched at 1076281 ticks===
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PulseUpgradeHelper.exe | >>> |
PulseUpgradeHelper.exe | >>> |
PulseUpgradeHelper.exe | PerUserCompMode::UnInstall |
PulseUpgradeHelper.exe |
Running from: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Pulse Secure\PulseUpgradeHelper\PulseUpgradeHelper.exe
ArgsParseResult: 0
64BitOS: False
IsUserAdmin: False
IsUserLocalSystem: False
-msiInteractive: False
-forceReRun: True
-fixMachineWide: False
-puhMSIProdCode: {570B2DA9-460A-44F8-876F-D58E07E8D3D6}
ActiveXDetected: 0
ActiveXReplaced: 0
IEProcessCount: 0
ProcessesKilled: 0
AppsUnInstalled: 0
AppsInstalled: 0
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PulseUpgradeHelper.exe | <<< ; Calculated Process Integrity Level for Process [1864] is 2 |
PulseUpgradeHelper.exe | BUILDTS: 2022-04-18 03:48:39 UTC |
PulseUpgradeHelper.exe | DEVIATION: YnVnZml4LVBSUy00MDgxMDYtVW5hYmxlLXRvLWluc3RhbGwtUHVsc2UtVXBncmFkZS1IZWxwZXItdG9vbC1vbmUtYS1XaW5kb3dzLW1hY2hpbmUtaGF2aW5nLTItYnl0ZS1jaGFyYWN0ZXItbmFtZQ== |
PulseUpgradeHelper.exe | BUILDCONFIG: Release |
PulseUpgradeHelper.exe | >>> |