File name:

sethx.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/cb0618c7-52f4-4849-b402-6462cb696e27
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

WarZone RAT is a remote access trojan, which is written in C++ and offered as a malware-as-a-service. It packs a wide range of capabilities, from stealing victims’ files and passwords to capturing desktop activities. WarZone RAT is primarily distributed via phishing emails and receives regular updates from its C2.

Analysis date: August 13, 2019, 15:05:42
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
trojan
rat
stealer
avemaria
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed
MD5:

CE02A202A9D4B86FEF276BFBEBE16626

SHA1:

356F644A8F30993BE22CBAB71C4EC0E40B8A5BA4

SHA256:

2FDB79CA19E2FF06973E49B53AE627ADFDF34A6F166F167FBCEEBB6C1CD60DA3

SSDEEP:

3072:PIiNFkWKvcbKHSZUJ5TOVRP5ODpHHiDSZjUklMFwhh/swJfVZUGl:PIaFkWpbKHSUT0EDplVlH

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  • MALICIOUS

    • AVEMARIA was detected

      • sethx.exe (PID: 2948)
      • images.exe (PID: 872)
      • images.exe (PID: 1020)
      • sethx.exe (PID: 2176)
    • Runs app for hidden code execution

      • sethx.exe (PID: 2948)
      • images.exe (PID: 1020)
      • images.exe (PID: 872)
      • sethx.exe (PID: 2176)
    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • sethx.exe (PID: 2948)
    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • dism.exe (PID: 3416)
      • dism.exe (PID: 3628)
      • dism.exe (PID: 3680)
      • dism.exe (PID: 3524)
    • Application was injected by another process

      • explorer.exe (PID: 128)
    • Runs injected code in another process

      • images.exe (PID: 872)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • sethx.exe (PID: 2948)
      • images.exe (PID: 1020)
      • images.exe (PID: 872)
      • sethx.exe (PID: 2176)
    • Starts itself from another location

      • sethx.exe (PID: 2948)
    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • cmd.exe (PID: 3168)
      • DllHost.exe (PID: 3144)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 3328)
      • DllHost.exe (PID: 3076)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 2540)
      • DllHost.exe (PID: 3740)
      • sethx.exe (PID: 2948)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 2432)
    • Creates files in the user directory

      • sethx.exe (PID: 2948)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 2728)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 1520)
    • Executed via COM

      • DllHost.exe (PID: 3144)
      • DllHost.exe (PID: 3076)
      • DllHost.exe (PID: 3740)
    • Executes PowerShell scripts

      • images.exe (PID: 3104)
      • sethx.exe (PID: 936)
  • 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 | Win64 Executable (generic) (39.5)
.exe | UPX compressed Win32 Executable (38.7)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (9.4)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (6.4)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.8)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2019:08:12 01:01:47+02:00
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 14.16
CodeSize: 167936
InitializedDataSize: 4096
UninitializedDataSize: 1536000
EntryPoint: 0x1a0930
OSVersion: 6
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 6
Subsystem: Windows GUI

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 11-Aug-2019 23:01:47
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: 0x000000D0

PE Headers

Signature: PE
Machine: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections: 3
Time date stamp: 11-Aug-2019 23:01:47
Pointer to Symbol Table: 0x00000000
Number of symbols: 0
Size of Optional Header: 0x00E0
Characteristics:
  • IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE
  • IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE

Sections

Name
Virtual Address
Virtual Size
Raw Size
Charateristics
Entropy
UPX0
0x00001000
0x00177000
0x00000000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
0
UPX1
0x00178000
0x00029000
0x00028C00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
7.90167
.rsrc
0x001A1000
0x00001000
0x00000800
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
4.63762

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
4.91161
381
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_MANIFEST

Imports

ADVAPI32.dll
AVIFIL32.dll
DNSAPI.dll
ESENT.dll
GDI32.dll
KERNEL32.DLL
ODBC32.dll
OLEAUT32.dll
OPENGL32.dll
SETUPAPI.dll
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
85
Monitored processes
33
Malicious processes
5
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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drop and start start inject #AVEMARIA sethx.exe cmd.exe #AVEMARIA images.exe Copy/Move/Rename/Delete/Link Object pkgmgr.exe no specs pkgmgr.exe dism.exe no specs sethx.exe explorer.exe cmd.exe Copy/Move/Rename/Delete/Link Object pkgmgr.exe no specs pkgmgr.exe dism.exe no specs images.exe powershell.exe no specs #AVEMARIA images.exe #AVEMARIA sethx.exe powershell.exe no specs cmd.exe Copy/Move/Rename/Delete/Link Object pkgmgr.exe no specs pkgmgr.exe dism.exe no specs images.exe no specs images.exe no specs cmd.exe pkgmgr.exe no specs pkgmgr.exe dism.exe no specs sethx.exe no specs images.exe no specs sethx.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
128C:\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
872"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\images.exe"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\images.exe
sethx.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\roaming\images.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\avifil32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
936"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sethx.exe"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sethx.exe
dism.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\sethx.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\avifil32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
1020"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\images.exe"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\images.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\roaming\images.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\avifil32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
1520powershell Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath C:\C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exeimages.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows PowerShell
Exit code:
1
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.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\atl.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
1840"C:\Windows\system32\pkgmgr.exe" /n:%temp%\ellocnak.xmlC:\Windows\system32\pkgmgr.exe
cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows Package Manager
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\pkgmgr.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
2040"C:\Windows\system32\pkgmgr.exe" /n:%temp%\ellocnak.xmlC:\Windows\system32\pkgmgr.exe
cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows Package Manager
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\pkgmgr.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
2176"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sethx.exe"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sethx.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\sethx.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\avifil32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
2432"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
sethx.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\systemroot\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\shell32.dll
2488"C:\Windows\system32\pkgmgr.exe" /n:%temp%\ellocnak.xmlC:\Windows\system32\pkgmgr.execmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Package Manager
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\pkgmgr.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
Total events
2 066
Read events
1 914
Write events
152
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2948) sethx.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
Operation:writeName:MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server
Value:
10
(PID) Process:(2948) sethx.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
Operation:writeName:MaxConnectionsPerServer
Value:
10
(PID) Process:(2948) sethx.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\_rptls
Operation:writeName:Install
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sethx.exe
(PID) Process:(2948) sethx.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\EOARPY8L8N
Operation:writeName:inst
Value:
EA92A06EF0D7020C2CB04CDB53BC906EE8F26316DC61C580AE20559DDE8E0D34BD2ECD8693DD36B8C2C5BE93F3583BC99AE7FF1C3D2DC71EC8AB566AFE619186603482EC79A2D349CA233E23464718EDFB150174
(PID) Process:(2948) sethx.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Operation:writeName:Images
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\images.exe
(PID) Process:(3168) cmd.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3168) cmd.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(872) images.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
Operation:writeName:MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server
Value:
10
(PID) Process:(872) images.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
Operation:writeName:MaxConnectionsPerServer
Value:
10
(PID) Process:(872) images.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\_rptls
Operation:writeName:Install
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\images.exe
Executable files
8
Suspicious files
4
Text files
8
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2728powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\7JTX6SMJO4IENAXHW8G0.temp
MD5:
SHA256:
1520powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\PR4LUZ30N65KS8YIA7TT.temp
MD5:
SHA256:
2948sethx.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\images.exeexecutable
MD5:
SHA256:
2824pkgmgr.exeC:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.logtext
MD5:
SHA256:
2728powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d93f411851d7c929.customDestinations-msbinary
MD5:
SHA256:
3168cmd.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ellocnak.xmlxml
MD5:427EB7374887305B72F5C552837C9036
SHA256:B3F421780A49CBE680A317259D4DF9CE1D0CDACA3020B4DF0DC18CC01D68CCBB
3328cmd.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dismcore.dllexecutable
MD5:6B906764A35508A7FD266CDD512E46B1
SHA256:FC0C90044B94B080F307C16494369A0796AC1D4E74E7912BA79C15CCA241801C
3144DllHost.exeC:\Windows\System32\dismcore.dllexecutable
MD5:6B906764A35508A7FD266CDD512E46B1
SHA256:FC0C90044B94B080F307C16494369A0796AC1D4E74E7912BA79C15CCA241801C
2728powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d93f411851d7c929.customDestinations-ms~RF37dcd7.TMPbinary
MD5:
SHA256:
3168cmd.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dismcore.dllexecutable
MD5:6B906764A35508A7FD266CDD512E46B1
SHA256:FC0C90044B94B080F307C16494369A0796AC1D4E74E7912BA79C15CCA241801C
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
17
DNS requests
1
Threats
1

HTTP requests

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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2176
sethx.exe
79.134.225.32:4070
millionways.duckdns.org
Andreas Fink trading as Fink Telecom Services
CH
malicious
872
images.exe
8.8.4.4:53
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
872
images.exe
79.134.225.32:4070
millionways.duckdns.org
Andreas Fink trading as Fink Telecom Services
CH
malicious
936
sethx.exe
8.8.4.4:53
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
936
sethx.exe
79.134.225.32:4070
millionways.duckdns.org
Andreas Fink trading as Fink Telecom Services
CH
malicious
3104
images.exe
79.134.225.32:4070
millionways.duckdns.org
Andreas Fink trading as Fink Telecom Services
CH
malicious
3104
images.exe
8.8.4.4:53
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2948
sethx.exe
8.8.4.4:53
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
1020
images.exe
8.8.4.4:53
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2176
sethx.exe
8.8.4.4:53
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
millionways.duckdns.org
  • 79.134.225.32
malicious

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
1064
svchost.exe
Misc activity
ET INFO DYNAMIC_DNS Query to *.duckdns. Domain
No debug info