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McPreInstall.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/3ef199f3-c48f-4cd4-a30d-a4426c819804
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: August 02, 2019, 14:07:48
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
MD5:

3FF870CF9DCBB8FF4414FD99C76BC41C

SHA1:

2E88FCB61FBFFC1416611AD65E14C9F10DCDB8DB

SHA256:

2B407D9F1FD0C808C7DBD41A0C7788460735163A7C0C26A3BD3A744122D8A4AB

SSDEEP:

3072:SuaiCs0m6sMuXVt5mrx9Z7rKJbwzphKdgFyeWw2:SiMJsLV4R++DKdgFyeI

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Registers / Runs the DLL via REGSVR32.EXE

      • McPreInstall.exe (PID: 3648)
    • Writes to a start menu file

      • regsvr32.exe (PID: 2616)
    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • McPreInstall.exe (PID: 3648)
      • regsvr32.exe (PID: 2616)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Removes files from Windows directory

      • McPreInstall.exe (PID: 3648)
    • Writes to a desktop.ini file (may be used to cloak folders)

      • regsvr32.exe (PID: 2616)
  • INFO

    No info indicators.
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable Microsoft Visual Basic 6 (69.4)
.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (23.3)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (3.8)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (1.6)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (1.6)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2014:07:21 22:00:24+02:00
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 6
CodeSize: 163840
InitializedDataSize: 12288
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x1298
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: 1
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 1.0.0.88
ProductVersionNumber: 1.0.0.88
FileFlagsMask: 0x0000
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Unicode
CompanyName: McAfee, Inc.
LegalCopyright: Copyright © 2014 McAfee, Inc.
ProductName: PreInstall Tool
FileVersion: 1.00.0088
ProductVersion: 1.00.0088
InternalName: McPreinstall.1.88
OriginalFileName: McPreinstall.1.88.exe

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 21-Jul-2014 20:00:24
Detected languages:
  • English - United States
CompanyName: McAfee, Inc.
LegalCopyright: Copyright © 2014 McAfee, Inc.
ProductName: PreInstall Tool
FileVersion: 1.00.0088
ProductVersion: 1.00.0088
InternalName: McPreinstall.1.88
OriginalFilename: McPreinstall.1.88.exe

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: 0x000000B8

PE Headers

Signature: PE
Machine: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections: 3
Time date stamp: 21-Jul-2014 20:00:24
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
0x000273E4
0x00028000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.35604
.data
0x00029000
0x00001A64
0x00000000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
0
.rsrc
0x0002B000
0x00000728
0x00001000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
2.49139

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
3.36497
700
Unicode (UTF 16LE)
English - United States
RT_VERSION
30001
4.4539
872
Unicode (UTF 16LE)
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON

Imports

MSVBVM60.DLL
No data.
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Total processes
46
Monitored processes
10
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start mcpreinstall.exe regsvr32.exe no specs regsvr32.exe no specs regsvr32.exe no specs regsvr32.exe no specs regsvr32.exe regsvr32.exe no specs regsvr32.exe no specs regsvr32.exe no specs mcpreinstall.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
284C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32 /i /s shdocvw.dllC:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exeMcPreInstall.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Microsoft(C) Register Server
Exit code:
4
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\regsvr32.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
764C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32 msapsspc.dll /SspcCreateSspiReg /s C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exeMcPreInstall.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Microsoft(C) Register Server
Exit code:
3
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\regsvr32.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
1016C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32 /i /s iesetup.dllC:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exeMcPreInstall.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Microsoft(C) Register Server
Exit code:
4
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\regsvr32.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
1104C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32 /i /s occache.dllC:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exeMcPreInstall.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Microsoft(C) Register Server
Exit code:
4
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\regsvr32.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
2616C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32 /i /s shell32.dllC:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
McPreInstall.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Microsoft(C) Register Server
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\regsvr32.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\lpk.dll
3192C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32 scrrun.dll mstinit.exe /setupC:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exeMcPreInstall.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Microsoft(C) Register Server
Exit code:
3
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\regsvr32.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\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
3356C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32 msnsspc.dll /SspcCreateSspiReg /s C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exeMcPreInstall.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Microsoft(C) Register Server
Exit code:
3
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\regsvr32.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
3376C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32 /i /s shdoc401.dllC:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exeMcPreInstall.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Microsoft(C) Register Server
Exit code:
3
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\regsvr32.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
3648"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\McPreInstall.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\McPreInstall.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
McAfee, Inc.
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.00.0088
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\mcpreinstall.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvbvm60.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
3876"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\McPreInstall.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\McPreInstall.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
McAfee, Inc.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
1.00.0088
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\mcpreinstall.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
Total events
514
Read events
474
Write events
27
Delete events
13

Modification events

(PID) Process:(3648) McPreInstall.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
Operation:writeName:SecureProtocols
Value:
160
(PID) Process:(3648) McPreInstall.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
Operation:writeName:CertificateRevocation
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3648) McPreInstall.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Operation:writeName:Disable Script Debugger
Value:
yes
(PID) Process:(3648) McPreInstall.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
Operation:writeName:restoresetting
Value:
regedit.exe /s c:\\mfe\\certfix.reg
(PID) Process:(2616) regsvr32.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{50A7E9B0-70EF-11D1-B75A-00A0C90564FE}
Operation:delete keyName:
Value:
(PID) Process:(2616) regsvr32.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{50A7E9B0-70EF-11D1-B75A-00A0C90564FE}\1.0\0\win32
Operation:writeName:
Value:
C:\Windows\system32\SHELL32.dll
(PID) Process:(2616) regsvr32.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders
Operation:writeName:Common Desktop
Value:
C:\Users\Public\Desktop
(PID) Process:(2616) regsvr32.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders
Operation:writeName:Common Start Menu
Value:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
(PID) Process:(2616) regsvr32.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders
Operation:writeName:CommonVideo
Value:
C:\Users\Public\Videos
(PID) Process:(2616) regsvr32.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders
Operation:writeName:CommonPictures
Value:
C:\Users\Public\Pictures
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
24
Unknown types
5

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2616regsvr32.exeC:\Users\Public\Libraries\~ecordedTV.tmp
MD5:
SHA256:
2616regsvr32.exeC:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\desktop.initext
MD5:A5653DAA5E42A00A3DA294D7857297E0
SHA256:2439CFF03C6EDBB2A0F46705B3599D53C703536AA61554573CEF6AA81929C78C
2616regsvr32.exeC:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\desktop.initxt
MD5:981EF73D58D1E2CE146133ED7F2BEEA1
SHA256:2148D72547DAB5A96F30F4487F167D07380FDA0D548467F7A6A7386C61579F8B
2616regsvr32.exeC:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools\desktop.initxt
MD5:86888681B120C00E3B6F9D9AFCD3EAC5
SHA256:DB87305E89EE681F73BAF10FCB7D52F676286A42175E0A9B905DCEEFA165FAD9
3648McPreInstall.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DFB126E1DE6BEDAE7E.TMP
MD5:
SHA256:
2616regsvr32.exeC:\Users\Public\Libraries\RecordedTV.library-msxml
MD5:
SHA256:
2616regsvr32.exeC:\Users\Public\Videos\Sample Videos\desktop.initxt
MD5:A2F48D7E9C96044546C8A70A32EE45AF
SHA256:FB43D5CFA8672C5C387E0FD4E68FAA474E6D711CF9F6DEDB2D78AB6E5E4CD5A7
2616regsvr32.exeC:\Users\Public\Pictures\Sample Pictures\desktop.initxt
MD5:C4384EFBD8677DB4A9C575B5B0F245BF
SHA256:290E7C8BFD4311335AD818B8C943494D631E91A67B859A9CD5ECFC34F07E3A9F
2616regsvr32.exeC:\Users\Public\Pictures\desktop.initext
MD5:2F145CCA0196FB928EE5656F2CFC2934
SHA256:73671D1BA8A835E74033F7E62AFB9371C98F01EFDD760A2D7093ABBFCAB7FAFA
2616regsvr32.exeC:\Users\Public\Libraries\RecordedTV.library-ms~RF36fc2c.TMPxml
MD5:
SHA256:
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
1
DNS requests
3
Threats
0

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
3648
McPreInstall.exe
131.107.13.100:37
time-nw.nist.gov
Microsoft Corporation
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
time-nw.nist.gov
  • 131.107.13.100
whitelisted
dns.msftncsi.com
  • 131.107.255.255
shared

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info