URL:

http://videolan.mirrors.nublue.co.uk/vlc/3.0.8/win32/vlc-3.0.8-win32.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/8eb853ec-171c-458d-8771-5e768dc20f0f
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

A loader is malicious software that infiltrates devices to deliver malicious payloads. This malware is capable of infecting victims’ computers, analyzing their system information, and installing other types of threats, such as trojans or stealers. Criminals usually deliver loaders through phishing emails and links by relying on social engineering to trick users into downloading and running their executables. Loaders employ advanced evasion and persistence tactics to avoid detection.

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Analysis date: November 03, 2019, 14:33:36
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
opendir
loader
Indicators:
MD5:

1CD1250FB27898E5322744CD65947A2E

SHA1:

1E40B1B923A2230887426FFCF9F6989EEBE2FE92

SHA256:

2E5C51B0C0CA0427E0A113279B904D8292686367A0EC142683EB984FE35154E3

SSDEEP:

3:N1KIl3LVXKXlV1QJ8AIrfvKAn:CI1JisJJIrfiA

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • vlc-3.0.8-win32.exe (PID: 1584)
      • vlc-3.0.8-win32.exe (PID: 324)
      • vlc-cache-gen.exe (PID: 2776)
      • nsDB45.tmp (PID: 2892)
      • vlc.exe (PID: 3464)

    • Downloads executable files from the Internet

      • chrome.exe (PID: 1216)

    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • vlc-3.0.8-win32.exe (PID: 324)
      • vlc-cache-gen.exe (PID: 2776)
      • vlc.exe (PID: 3464)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • chrome.exe (PID: 992)
      • vlc-3.0.8-win32.exe (PID: 324)

    • Starts application with an unusual extension

      • vlc-3.0.8-win32.exe (PID: 324)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • vlc-cache-gen.exe (PID: 2776)
      • vlc-3.0.8-win32.exe (PID: 324)

    • Creates COM task schedule object

      • vlc-3.0.8-win32.exe (PID: 324)

    • Executed via COM

      • explorer.exe (PID: 2252)

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • vlc.exe (PID: 3464)

    • Modifies the open verb of a shell class

      • vlc-3.0.8-win32.exe (PID: 324)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • vlc-3.0.8-win32.exe (PID: 324)

  • INFO

    • Reads the hosts file

      • chrome.exe (PID: 992)
      • chrome.exe (PID: 1216)

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • chrome.exe (PID: 992)

    • Reads Internet Cache Settings

      • chrome.exe (PID: 992)

    • Application launched itself

      • chrome.exe (PID: 992)

    • Dropped object may contain Bitcoin addresses

      • vlc-3.0.8-win32.exe (PID: 324)
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No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
57
Monitored processes
18
Malicious processes
6
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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drop and start drop and start start drop and start chrome.exe chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs vlc-3.0.8-win32.exe no specs vlc-3.0.8-win32.exe chrome.exe no specs nsdb45.tmp no specs vlc-cache-gen.exe explorer.exe no specs explorer.exe no specs vlc.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
324"C:\Users\admin\Downloads\vlc-3.0.8-win32.exe" C:\Users\admin\Downloads\vlc-3.0.8-win32.exe
chrome.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\downloads\vlc-3.0.8-win32.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\winsxs\x86_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.7601.17514_none_41e6975e2bd6f2b2\comctl32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
504"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --field-trial-handle=988,13940121752180770070,18090190436657578493,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --no-sandbox --service-request-channel-token=5588317211847285696 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1136 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
884"C:\Windows\explorer.exe" "C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe"C:\Windows\explorer.exe—vlc-3.0.8-win32.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows Explorer
Exit code:
1
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\explorer.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\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
992"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" "http://videolan.mirrors.nublue.co.uk/vlc/3.0.8/win32/vlc-3.0.8-win32.exe"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
1216"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --field-trial-handle=988,13940121752180770070,18090190436657578493,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=network --service-request-channel-token=4788369527260834470 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1624 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
1584"C:\Users\admin\Downloads\vlc-3.0.8-win32.exe" C:\Users\admin\Downloads\vlc-3.0.8-win32.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
3221226540
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\downloads\vlc-3.0.8-win32.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
1812"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=988,13940121752180770070,18090190436657578493,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=11264613014277549076 --renderer-client-id=6 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2224 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2136"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=watcher --main-thread-id=2600 --on-initialized-event-handle=312 --parent-handle=316 /prefetch:6C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2168"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=988,13940121752180770070,18090190436657578493,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=3801628290041160706 --renderer-client-id=5 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2236 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2252C:\Windows\explorer.exe /factory,{75dff2b7-6936-4c06-a8bb-676a7b00b24b} -EmbeddingC:\Windows\explorer.exe—svchost.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\explorer.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\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
Total events
4 334
Read events
1 736
Write events
2 508
Delete events
90

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2136) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BrowserExitCodes
Operation:writeName:992-13217265232640375
Value:
259
(PID) Process:(992) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:failed_count
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(992) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
2
(PID) Process:(992) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty
Operation:writeName:StatusCodes
Value:
(PID) Process:(992) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty
Operation:writeName:StatusCodes
Value:
01000000
(PID) Process:(992) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(992) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Update\ClientState\{8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}
Operation:writeName:dr
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(992) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome
Operation:writeName:UsageStatsInSample
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(992) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BrowserExitCodes
Operation:delete valueName:1512-13197841398593750
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(992) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Update\ClientStateMedium\{8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}
Operation:writeName:usagestats
Value:
0
Executable files
379
Suspicious files
13
Text files
138
Unknown types
141

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
992chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\711ad812-3ad0-4de7-af27-f0e5a439bb4e.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
992chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\000020.dbtmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
992chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Feature Engagement Tracker\AvailabilityDB\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
992chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\LOG.old~RF39ae6b.TMPtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
992chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\shared_proto_db\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
992chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\BudgetDatabase\LOG.old~RF39ae9a.TMPtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
992chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Platform Notifications\LOG.oldtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
992chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\MANIFEST-000001 —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
992chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\000001.dbtmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
992chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Feature Engagement Tracker\EventDB\LOG.old~RF39aea9.TMPtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
1
TCP/UDP connections
11
DNS requests
8
Threats
1

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
1216
chrome.exe
GET
200
141.0.161.104:80
http://videolan.mirrors.nublue.co.uk/vlc/3.0.8/win32/vlc-3.0.8-win32.exe
GB
executable
38.8 Mb
suspicious
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
1216
chrome.exe
172.217.18.99:443
clientservices.googleapis.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
1216
chrome.exe
141.0.161.104:80
videolan.mirrors.nublue.co.uk
iomart Cloud Services Limited.
GB
suspicious
—
—
141.0.161.104:80
videolan.mirrors.nublue.co.uk
iomart Cloud Services Limited.
GB
suspicious
1216
chrome.exe
172.217.18.100:443
www.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
—
—
216.58.207.78:443
sb-ssl.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
1216
chrome.exe
172.217.16.131:443
ssl.gstatic.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
1216
chrome.exe
172.217.22.35:443
www.gstatic.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
1216
chrome.exe
216.58.207.77:443
accounts.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
1216
chrome.exe
216.58.210.14:443
clients1.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
clientservices.googleapis.com
  • 172.217.18.99
whitelisted
videolan.mirrors.nublue.co.uk
  • 141.0.161.104
suspicious
accounts.google.com
  • 216.58.207.77
shared
www.google.com
  • 172.217.18.100
malicious
ssl.gstatic.com
  • 172.217.16.131
whitelisted
sb-ssl.google.com
  • 216.58.207.78
whitelisted
www.gstatic.com
  • 172.217.22.35
whitelisted
clients1.google.com
  • 216.58.210.14
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
1216
chrome.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
ET POLICY PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP
Process
Message
vlc-cache-gen.exe
main libvlc debug: Copyright © 1996-2019 the VideoLAN team
vlc-cache-gen.exe
main libvlc debug: Copyright © 1996-2019 the VideoLAN team
vlc-cache-gen.exe
main libvlc debug: revision 3.0.8-0-gf350b6b5a7
vlc-cache-gen.exe
main libvlc debug: configured with ../extras/package/win32/../../../configure '--enable-update-check' '--enable-lua' '--enable-faad' '--enable-flac' '--enable-theora' '--enable-avcodec' '--enable-merge-ffmpeg' '--enable-dca' '--enable-mpc' '--enable-libass' '--enable-schroedinger' '--enable-realrtsp' '--enable-live555' '--enable-dvdread' '--enable-shout' '--enable-goom' '--enable-caca' '--enable-qt' '--enable-skins2' '--enable-sse' '--enable-mmx' '--enable-libcddb' '--enable-zvbi' '--disable-telx' '--enable-nls' '--host=i686-w64-mingw32' '--with-breakpad=https://win.crashes.videolan.org' 'host_alias=i686-w64-mingw32' 'PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR=/home/jenkins/workspace/vlc-release/windows/vlc-release-win32-x86/contrib/i686-w64-mingw32/lib/pkgconfig'
vlc-cache-gen.exe
main libvlc debug: min period: 1 ms, max period: 1000000 ms
vlc-cache-gen.exe
main libvlc debug: min period: 1 ms, max period: 1000000 ms
vlc-cache-gen.exe
main libvlc debug: searching plug-in modules
vlc-cache-gen.exe
main libvlc debug: ignoring plugins cache file
vlc-cache-gen.exe
main libvlc debug: recursively browsing `C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\plugins'
vlc-cache-gen.exe
main libvlc debug: saving plugins cache C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\plugins\plugins.dat
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Reports
http://videolan.mirrors.nublue.co.uk/vlc/3.0.8/win32/vlc-3.0.8-win32.exe