File name:

Rainmeter-4.5.8.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/e2a3f333-31f1-4673-9ecc-ed80e09e2137
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: January 15, 2022, 02:26:33
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, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive
MD5:

B814C9931D086E948BAD009C7BE4B7DA

SHA1:

804AA515269B89DB0540B90BB72041498E74D9F2

SHA256:

399272B4806FB1613B527DFFDD4582169123B3437C69B7C8F67F39C0191BA130

SSDEEP:

49152:nq6+yMjWvbmux/TnkAAaqgkFoBNpJ6NcuKJoKIjST8DOmC:ndXWWv9eagoBfJnLIuT8Cn

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • Rainmeter-4.5.8.exe (PID: 2152)
      • Rainmeter-4.5.8.exe (PID: 2944)
      • Rainmeter.exe (PID: 3896)

    • Drops executable file immediately after starts

      • Rainmeter-4.5.8.exe (PID: 2152)
      • Rainmeter-4.5.8.exe (PID: 2944)
      • Rainmeter.exe (PID: 3896)

    • Writes to a start menu file

      • Rainmeter-4.5.8.exe (PID: 2152)

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • Rainmeter.exe (PID: 3896)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • Rainmeter-4.5.8.exe (PID: 2152)
      • Rainmeter-4.5.8.exe (PID: 2944)
      • Rainmeter.exe (PID: 3896)

    • Reads the computer name

      • Rainmeter-4.5.8.exe (PID: 2944)
      • Rainmeter-4.5.8.exe (PID: 2152)
      • Rainmeter.exe (PID: 3896)

    • Application launched itself

      • Rainmeter-4.5.8.exe (PID: 2152)

    • Checks supported languages

      • Rainmeter-4.5.8.exe (PID: 2944)
      • Rainmeter-4.5.8.exe (PID: 2152)
      • Rainmeter.exe (PID: 3896)

    • Drops a file that was compiled in debug mode

      • Rainmeter-4.5.8.exe (PID: 2944)
      • Rainmeter.exe (PID: 3896)

    • Creates a directory in Program Files

      • Rainmeter-4.5.8.exe (PID: 2944)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • Rainmeter-4.5.8.exe (PID: 2944)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • Rainmeter-4.5.8.exe (PID: 2944)

    • Drops a file with a compile date too recent

      • Rainmeter-4.5.8.exe (PID: 2944)
      • Rainmeter.exe (PID: 3896)

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • Rainmeter-4.5.8.exe (PID: 2152)
      • Rainmeter.exe (PID: 3896)

    • Changes default file association

      • Rainmeter-4.5.8.exe (PID: 2944)

    • Reads Environment values

      • Rainmeter.exe (PID: 3896)

    • Starts Internet Explorer

      • Rainmeter.exe (PID: 3896)

    • Reads Microsoft Outlook installation path

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2236)

  • INFO

    • Reads the computer name

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2008)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2236)

    • Checks supported languages

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2008)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2236)

    • Changes internet zones settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2008)

    • Application launched itself

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2008)

    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2236)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2008)

    • Reads internet explorer settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2236)

    • Checks Windows Trust Settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2008)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2236)

    • Reads the date of Windows installation

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2008)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (67.4)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (14.2)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (9.7)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.3)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (4.3)

EXIF

EXE

ProductVersion: 4.5.8.3587
ProductName: Rainmeter
OriginalFileName: Rainmeter-4.5.8.exe
LegalCopyright: © 2021 Rainmeter Team
FileVersion: 4.5.8.3587
FileDescription: Rainmeter Installer
CompanyName: Rainmeter
CharacterSet: Unicode
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
FileSubtype: -
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileOS: Win32
FileFlags: (none)
FileFlagsMask: 0x0000
ProductVersionNumber: 4.5.8.3587
FileVersionNumber: 4.5.8.3587
Subsystem: Windows GUI
SubsystemVersion: 4
ImageVersion: 6
OSVersion: 4
EntryPoint: 0x3640
UninitializedDataSize: 2048
InitializedDataSize: 141824
CodeSize: 26624
LinkerVersion: 6
PEType: PE32
TimeStamp: 2021:09:25 23:56:47+02:00
MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 25-Sep-2021 21:56:47
Detected languages:
  • English - United States
CompanyName: Rainmeter
FileDescription: Rainmeter Installer
FileVersion: 4.5.8.3587
LegalCopyright: © 2021 Rainmeter Team
OriginalFilename: Rainmeter-4.5.8.exe
ProductName: Rainmeter
ProductVersion: 4.5.8.3587

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: 0x000000D8

PE Headers

Signature: PE
Machine: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections: 5
Time date stamp: 25-Sep-2021 21:56:47
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
0x00006676
0x00006800
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.41746
.rdata
0x00008000
0x0000139A
0x00001400
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
5.14107
.data
0x0000A000
0x00020378
0x00000600
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
4.11058
.ndata
0x0002B000
0x00023000
0x00000000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
0
.rsrc
0x0004E000
0x00008AD0
0x00008C00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
5.45312

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
5.29652
1059
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_MANIFEST
2
5.6303
4264
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
3
6.5168
3752
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
4
6.72637
2216
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
5
3.68656
1640
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
6
5.62942
1384
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
7
6.07002
1128
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
8
3.89724
744
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
9
3.70745
296
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
103
2.89097
132
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_GROUP_ICON

Imports

ADVAPI32.dll
COMCTL32.dll
GDI32.dll
KERNEL32.dll
SHELL32.dll
USER32.dll
ole32.dll
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Total processes
44
Monitored processes
5
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start rainmeter-4.5.8.exe rainmeter-4.5.8.exe rainmeter.exe iexplore.exe iexplore.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2008"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" http://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/getting-startedC:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
Rainmeter.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Internet Explorer
Exit code:
0
Version:
11.00.9600.16428 (winblue_gdr.131013-1700)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-downlevel-advapi32-l1-1-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-downlevel-version-l1-1-0.dll
2152"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Rainmeter-4.5.8.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Rainmeter-4.5.8.exe
Explorer.EXE
User:
admin
Company:
Rainmeter
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Rainmeter Installer
Exit code:
0
Version:
4.5.8.3587
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\rainmeter-4.5.8.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
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2236"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEF:2008 CREDAT:267521 /prefetch:2C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
iexplore.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Internet Explorer
Exit code:
0
Version:
11.00.9600.16428 (winblue_gdr.131013-1700)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-downlevel-advapi32-l1-1-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\iertutil.dll
2944"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Rainmeter-4.5.8.exe" /UAC:30102 /NCRC C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Rainmeter-4.5.8.exe
Rainmeter-4.5.8.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Rainmeter
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Rainmeter Installer
Exit code:
0
Version:
4.5.8.3587
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\rainmeter-4.5.8.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
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
3896"C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe" C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe
Rainmeter-4.5.8.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Rainmeter
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Rainmeter desktop customization tool
Exit code:
0
Version:
4.5.8.3587
Modules
Images
c:\program files\rainmeter\rainmeter.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.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
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
Total events
12 552
Read events
12 441
Write events
111
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2944) Rainmeter-4.5.8.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Rainmeter
Operation:writeName:(default)
Value:
C:\Program Files\Rainmeter
(PID) Process:(2944) Rainmeter-4.5.8.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Rainmeter
Operation:writeName:Language
Value:
1033
(PID) Process:(2944) Rainmeter-4.5.8.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Rainmeter
Operation:writeName:NonDefault
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2944) Rainmeter-4.5.8.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Rainmeter
Operation:writeName:Publisher
Value:
Rainmeter
(PID) Process:(2944) Rainmeter-4.5.8.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Rainmeter
Operation:writeName:DisplayIcon
Value:
C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe,0
(PID) Process:(2944) Rainmeter-4.5.8.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Rainmeter
Operation:writeName:Comments
Value:
Rainmeter desktop customization tool
(PID) Process:(2944) Rainmeter-4.5.8.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Rainmeter
Operation:writeName:HelpLink
Value:
https://rainmeter.net
(PID) Process:(2944) Rainmeter-4.5.8.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Rainmeter
Operation:writeName:URLUpdateInfo
Value:
https://rainmeter.net
(PID) Process:(2944) Rainmeter-4.5.8.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Rainmeter
Operation:writeName:URLInfoAbout
Value:
https://rainmeter.net
(PID) Process:(2944) Rainmeter-4.5.8.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Rainmeter
Operation:writeName:UninstallString
Value:
C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\uninst.exe
Executable files
69
Suspicious files
27
Text files
35
Unknown types
15

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2152Rainmeter-4.5.8.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nso3160.tmp\UserInfo.dllexecutable
MD5:2F69AFA9D17A5245EC9B5BB03D56F63C
SHA256:E54989D2B83E7282D0BEC56B098635146AAB5D5A283F1F89486816851EF885A0
2152Rainmeter-4.5.8.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nso3160.tmp\LangDLL.dllexecutable
MD5:68B287F4067BA013E34A1339AFDB1EA8
SHA256:18E8B40BA22C7A1687BD16E8D585380BC2773FFF5002D7D67E9485FCC0C51026
2944Rainmeter-4.5.8.exeC:\Program Files\Rainmeter\RestartRainmeter.exeexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2944Rainmeter-4.5.8.exeC:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.dllexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2152Rainmeter-4.5.8.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nso3160.tmp\UAC.dllexecutable
MD5:ADB29E6B186DAA765DC750128649B63D
SHA256:2F7F8FC05DC4FD0D5CDA501B47E4433357E887BBFED7292C028D99C73B52DC08
2944Rainmeter-4.5.8.exeC:\Program Files\Rainmeter\SkinInstaller.exeexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2152Rainmeter-4.5.8.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nso3160.tmp\System.dllexecutable
MD5:CFF85C549D536F651D4FB8387F1976F2
SHA256:8DC562CDA7217A3A52DB898243DE3E2ED68B80E62DDCB8619545ED0B4E7F65A8
2944Rainmeter-4.5.8.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsx62DF.tmp\System.dllexecutable
MD5:CFF85C549D536F651D4FB8387F1976F2
SHA256:8DC562CDA7217A3A52DB898243DE3E2ED68B80E62DDCB8619545ED0B4E7F65A8
2152Rainmeter-4.5.8.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nso3160.tmp\nsDialogs.dllexecutable
MD5:6C3F8C94D0727894D706940A8A980543
SHA256:56B96ADD1978B1ABBA286F7F8982B0EFBE007D4A48B3DED6A4D408E01D753FE2
2944Rainmeter-4.5.8.exeC:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exeexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
7
TCP/UDP connections
20
DNS requests
9
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
2236
iexplore.exe
GET
301
162.159.138.85:80
http://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/getting-started
unknown
—
—
malicious
2236
iexplore.exe
GET
200
216.58.212.163:80
http://ocsp.pki.goog/gts1c3/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTHLnmK3f9hNLO67UdCuLvGwCQHYwQUinR%2Fr4XN7pXNPZzQ4kYU83E1HScCEG9FXshPqpwWCgAAAAEn3MY%3D
US
der
471 b
whitelisted
2236
iexplore.exe
GET
200
67.27.157.254:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?25917a5300e7a530
US
compressed
4.70 Kb
whitelisted
2236
iexplore.exe
GET
200
216.58.212.163:80
http://ocsp.pki.goog/gsr1/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBS3V7W2nAf4FiMTjpDJKg6%2BMgGqMQQUYHtmGkUNl8qJUC99BM00qP%2F8%2FUsCEHe9DWzbNvka6iEPxPBY0w0%3D
US
der
1.41 Kb
whitelisted
2236
iexplore.exe
GET
200
93.184.220.29:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTBL0V27RVZ7LBduom%2FnYB45SPUEwQU5Z1ZMIJHWMys%2BghUNoZ7OrUETfACEAo3h2ReX7SMIk79G%2B0UDDw%3D
US
der
1.47 Kb
whitelisted
2236
iexplore.exe
GET
200
216.58.212.163:80
http://ocsp.pki.goog/gtsr1/ME4wTDBKMEgwRjAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQwkcLWD4LqGJ7bE7B1XZsEbmfwUAQU5K8rJnEaK0gnhS9SZizv8IkTcT4CDQIDvFNZazTHGPUBUGY%3D
US
der
724 b
whitelisted
2236
iexplore.exe
GET
200
216.58.212.163:80
http://ocsp.pki.goog/gts1c3/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTHLnmK3f9hNLO67UdCuLvGwCQHYwQUinR%2Fr4XN7pXNPZzQ4kYU83E1HScCEGmSmALa8169CgAAAAEn3NM%3D
US
der
471 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2236
iexplore.exe
67.27.157.254:80
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
US
suspicious
2236
iexplore.exe
93.184.220.29:80
ocsp.digicert.com
MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business
US
whitelisted
2236
iexplore.exe
142.250.186.138:443
fonts.googleapis.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2236
iexplore.exe
142.250.184.227:443
fonts.gstatic.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2236
iexplore.exe
216.58.212.163:80
ocsp.pki.goog
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2236
iexplore.exe
162.159.138.85:80
docs.rainmeter.net
Cloudflare Inc
—
malicious
2008
iexplore.exe
162.159.138.85:443
docs.rainmeter.net
Cloudflare Inc
—
malicious
2236
iexplore.exe
162.159.138.85:443
docs.rainmeter.net
Cloudflare Inc
—
malicious

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
docs.rainmeter.net
  • 162.159.138.85
  • 162.159.137.85
malicious
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
  • 67.27.157.254
  • 67.27.158.254
  • 67.26.75.254
  • 67.27.159.254
  • 8.253.207.121
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 93.184.220.29
whitelisted
fonts.googleapis.com
  • 142.250.186.138
whitelisted
ocsp.pki.goog
  • 216.58.212.163
  • 142.250.186.99
whitelisted
fonts.gstatic.com
  • 142.250.184.227
whitelisted
www.rainmeter.net
  • 162.159.138.85
  • 162.159.137.85
malicious

Threats

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Rainmeter-4.5.8.exe