| File name: | NordVPNSetup.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/55914dc6-92ee-45d0-ae87-c27601978fcb |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Adware is a form of malware that targets users with unwanted advertisements, often disrupting their browsing experience. It typically infiltrates systems through software bundling, malicious websites, or deceptive downloads. Once installed, it may track user activity, collect sensitive data, and display intrusive ads, including pop-ups or banners. Some advanced adware variants can bypass security measures and establish persistence on devices, making removal challenging. Additionally, adware can create vulnerabilities that other malware can exploit, posing a significant risk to user privacy and system security. |
| Analysis date: | June 09, 2024, 20:24:00 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows |
| MD5: | 5D6F0577264346D7C28F1853871D89B7 |
| SHA1: | A606FA6E79ED5CA473EED30CC8483901CA67FAE1 |
| SHA256: | 391B613C8DB8F21FE6545D6448ADB188DD2B54749F31E7CD7ABEFB6E61F388D2 |
| SSDEEP: | 49152:O7HecD4dnbibBlf8+XVUQ+c31Bfw2Jt+Cf1ZLwr9+QC2JiLA1KYPAQEb0bJAl5Hb:W+cD4dncBU482vor9+OE9bQfylxrlHC0 |
| .exe | | | Inno Setup installer (67.7) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win32 EXE PECompact compressed (generic) (25.6) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (2.7) |
| .exe | | | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (1.2) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (1.2) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2023:02:15 14:54:16+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, Bytes reversed lo, 32-bit, Bytes reversed hi |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 2.25 |
| CodeSize: | 741888 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 123392 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0xb5eec |
| OSVersion: | 6.1 |
| ImageVersion: | 6 |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6.1 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 0.0.11.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 0.0.11.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| Comments: | This installation was built with Inno Setup. |
| CompanyName: | NordVPN |
| FileDescription: | NordVPN Web Installer |
| FileVersion: | 0.0.11.0 |
| LegalCopyright: | |
| OriginalFileName: | |
| ProductName: | NordVPN |
| ProductVersion: | 0.0.11.0 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 428 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | icacls.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 608 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskkill.exe" /f /im NordVPN.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe | — | NordVPNSetup.tmp | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Terminates Processes Exit code: 128 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 712 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\icacls.exe" C:\ProgramData\NordUpdater /grant Users:(RX) | C:\Windows\System32\icacls.exe | — | NordUpdaterSetup.tmp | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 736 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\icacls.exe" C:\ProgramData\NordVPN /remove Users /T | C:\Windows\System32\icacls.exe | NordVPNSetup.tmp | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 924 | 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: 5.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1120 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\icacls.exe" "C:\Program Files\NordUpdater" /grant *S-1-5-32-545:(OI)(CI)(RX) | C:\Windows\System32\icacls.exe | — | NordUpdaterSetup.tmp | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1176 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | icacls.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1332 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | icacls.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1428 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | icacls.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1512 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\icacls.exe" C:\ProgramData\NordVPN /grant Users:(RX) | C:\Windows\System32\icacls.exe | NordVPNSetup.tmp | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (6456) NordVPNSetup.tmp | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Owner |
Value: 38190000044C5EFDAABADA01 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6456) NordVPNSetup.tmp | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SessionHash |
Value: 4504368713CF9A0F439C7388E8FC2631BAA0C0DF50F3B87D62EB155CA8497C4D | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6456) NordVPNSetup.tmp | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Sequence |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6456) NordVPNSetup.tmp | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6456) NordVPNSetup.tmp | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\NordVPNSetup_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6456) NordVPNSetup.tmp | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\NordVPNSetup_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6456) NordVPNSetup.tmp | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\NordVPNSetup_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6456) NordVPNSetup.tmp | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\NordVPNSetup_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6456) NordVPNSetup.tmp | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\NordVPNSetup_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6456) NordVPNSetup.tmp | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\NordVPNSetup_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6456 | NordVPNSetup.tmp | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-JTG3E.tmp\is-KTBQS.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6456 | NordVPNSetup.tmp | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-JTG3E.tmp\NordVPNSetup.exe | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6456 | NordVPNSetup.tmp | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-JTG3E.tmp\_isetup\_setup64.tmp | executable | |
MD5:E4211D6D009757C078A9FAC7FF4F03D4 | SHA256:388A796580234EFC95F3B1C70AD4CB44BFDDC7BA0F9203BF4902B9929B136F95 | |||
| 6304 | NordVPNSetup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-RSMCP.tmp\NordVPNSetup.tmp | executable | |
MD5:6693DDACA0479CDEEA33386155E9CACF | SHA256:384DAB757AF95F6D6D4A80351507F6F455C0FCE58F2AA32FF1C1E8CEEB3ADE82 | |||
| 6456 | NordVPNSetup.tmp | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\B039FEA45CB4CC4BBACFC013C7C55604_50385F8EB1F713E33924A830D7A2A41C | der | |
MD5:1B0B8F47E76FA35BBEDFD8BEF3326FF8 | SHA256:82D9DBDD7E7BA3C8A4BE4786AB58290D4C917F532C688BAE9C4B1CB1F4BFA44A | |||
| 6456 | NordVPNSetup.tmp | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\357F04AD41BCF5FE18FCB69F60C6680F_6D77B5DFCBD6480F4BD6D0FA3C394104 | binary | |
MD5:77F864637228063AA24A02BCC0EC42B6 | SHA256:FE3B256D32489E013BBE7F05C058A34CD20374F7ACE0D66D56734FFBB84EC3CA | |||
| 6456 | NordVPNSetup.tmp | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\357F04AD41BCF5FE18FCB69F60C6680F_6D77B5DFCBD6480F4BD6D0FA3C394104 | binary | |
MD5:560C3E436F3A18D7D20DC89B830F52A8 | SHA256:24E08954CFBB5C5AC5D4A21D59ADBA6677B23BB15734A0691B375177BBADD567 | |||
| 6456 | NordVPNSetup.tmp | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\9CB4373A4252DE8D2212929836304EC5_1AB74AA2E3A56E1B8AD8D3FEC287554E | binary | |
MD5:F93549EDEAA55DECF28C16FD05C753B1 | SHA256:73A367C9C4CF2C9DFB053720DC56A38ED3C05329FFA508B125BFF74780B8C137 | |||
| 6456 | NordVPNSetup.tmp | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\439F613B3D55693954E1B080DE3085B4_C4927E03400A4F6EDB9D613E6354F864 | der | |
MD5:CDAC726A55DE7E2FFF194BE345F412BE | SHA256:96E8CFFEB81E162C1AF50E4B75B57C6F2A9E7C645C0D34291FF88A22BB9CF4A8 | |||
| 6456 | NordVPNSetup.tmp | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\439F613B3D55693954E1B080DE3085B4_C4927E03400A4F6EDB9D613E6354F864 | binary | |
MD5:948CE82E17D15AF8056D4FAC71364149 | SHA256:94DF4838E4699A50ABFAF28B6A012814B080E3A9CE75909CC5A79564BE606CA2 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5140 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 23.61.152.46:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | unknown |
636 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 23.33.27.88:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | unknown |
5140 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 23.33.27.88:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | unknown |
4232 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.33.27.88:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | unknown |
4232 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.61.152.46:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | unknown |
636 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 23.61.152.46:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | unknown |
6456 | NordVPNSetup.tmp | GET | 200 | 104.18.20.226:80 | http://ocsp.globalsign.com/rootr3/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBT1nGh%2FJBjWKnkPdZIzB1bqhelHBwQUj%2FBLf6guRSSuTVD6Y5qL3uLdG7wCEHgDGEJFcIpBz28BuO60qVQ%3D | unknown | — | — | unknown |
6456 | NordVPNSetup.tmp | GET | 200 | 104.18.20.226:80 | http://ocsp.globalsign.com/codesigningrootr45/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQVFZP5vqhCrtRN5SWf40Rn6NM1IAQUHwC%2FRoAK%2FHg5t6W0Q9lWULvOljsCEHe9DgW3WQu2HUdhUx4%2Fde0%3D | unknown | — | — | unknown |
6456 | NordVPNSetup.tmp | GET | 200 | 104.18.20.226:80 | http://ocsp.globalsign.com/gsgccr45evcodesignca2020/ME0wSzBJMEcwRTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQaCbVYh07WONuW4e63Ydlu4AlbDAQUJZ3Q%2FFkJhmPF7POxEztXHAOSNhECDGLN%2BBiNNqTPN6M0%2FQ%3D%3D | unknown | — | — | unknown |
6456 | NordVPNSetup.tmp | GET | 200 | 104.18.21.226:80 | http://ocsp2.globalsign.com/rootr6/ME4wTDBKMEgwRjAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBRi%2B7TJbHYn9EmJ9W03lecB7P%2BG7QQUrmwFo5MT4qLn4tcc1sfwf8hnU6ACDQHsHJJA3v0uQF18R3Q%3D | unknown | — | — | unknown |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4364 | svchost.exe | 239.255.255.250:1900 | — | — | — | unknown |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4232 | svchost.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
636 | RUXIMICS.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
5140 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
636 | RUXIMICS.exe | 23.33.27.88:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | FR | unknown |
5140 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.33.27.88:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | FR | unknown |
4232 | svchost.exe | 23.33.27.88:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | FR | unknown |
5140 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.61.152.46:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | BR | unknown |
4232 | svchost.exe | 23.61.152.46:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | BR | unknown |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
api.nordvpn.com |
| unknown |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
downloads.nordcdn.com |
| unknown |
applytics.zwyr157wwiu6eior.com |
| unknown |
downloads77.nordcdn.com |
| unknown |
ocsp.globalsign.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp2.globalsign.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
— | — | Possibly Unwanted Program Detected | ADWARE [ANY.RUN] InnoSetup Installer |
— | — | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET POLICY PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP |
— | — | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET POLICY PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP |
— | — | Misc activity | ET INFO EXE - Served Attached HTTP |
Process | Message |
|---|---|
msiexec.exe | Failed to release Service
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