| File name: | ExpressVPN Checker by xRisky.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/de26fec7-4e43-4a8e-a212-c4a651c1b989 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Quasar is a very popular RAT in the world thanks to its code being available in open-source. This malware can be used to control the victim’s computer remotely. |
| Analysis date: | May 21, 2020, 11:28:39 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows |
| MD5: | 399FA3AE442CF0729EF40D68229B9F09 |
| SHA1: | F1073CB1390C724F3071216117BB7788D9C525B2 |
| SHA256: | 3E4FF0C144AF38FCE1ACC25CB6F7F9E7E3ADAE3489D7BC6FEB5B27A28BA498DE |
| SSDEEP: | 24576:i7bupm/li9G4l/Obg721GVnPIOYUSv97nRJ2EaxLhTglXfr0Ovv7OF3WmUssVqyJ:i7boGVG2QIORS0EaxLhTeXN7EG8sVb |
| .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) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2011:07:03 11:05:04+02:00 |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 10 |
| CodeSize: | 31232 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 1521664 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x3248 |
| OSVersion: | 5.1 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5.1 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| Architecture: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
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| Subsystem: | IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI |
| Compilation Date: | 03-Jul-2011 09:05:04 |
| Debug artifacts: |
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| 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: | 0x000000E8 |
| Signature: | PE |
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| Machine: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
| Number of sections: | 5 |
| Time date stamp: | 03-Jul-2011 09:05:04 |
| Pointer to Symbol Table: | 0x00000000 |
| Number of symbols: | 0 |
| Size of Optional Header: | 0x00E0 |
| Characteristics: |
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Name | Virtual Address | Virtual Size | Raw Size | Charateristics | Entropy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.text | 0x00001000 | 0x00007842 | 0x00007A00 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 6.48777 |
.rdata | 0x00009000 | 0x0000319E | 0x00003200 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 4.92389 |
.data | 0x0000D000 | 0x00001A84 | 0x00000E00 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | 2.57332 |
.rsrc | 0x0000F000 | 0x0016E214 | 0x0016E400 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 7.98759 |
.reloc | 0x0017E000 | 0x000013AA | 0x00001400 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 4.12103 |
Title | Entropy | Size | Codepage | Language | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE | 7.96219 | 247296 | Latin 1 / Western European | UNKNOWN | RBIND |
SVCHOST.EXE | 7.98711 | 1251976 | Latin 1 / Western European | UNKNOWN | RBIND |
DROPIN | 2.25163 | 6 | Latin 1 / Western European | UNKNOWN | RT_RCDATA |
EXEC | 0 | 1 | Latin 1 / Western European | UNKNOWN | RT_RCDATA |
KERNEL32.dll |
SHELL32.dll |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 440 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE | EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 1 Modules
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| 740 | cmd /c ""C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4TtkAfI3eeU7.bat" " | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | — | SVCHOST.EXE | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 1 Version: 6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) Modules
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| 852 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SVCHOST.EXE" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SVCHOST.EXE | — | EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 872 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SVCHOST.EXE" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SVCHOST.EXE | — | EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 968 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SVCHOST.EXE" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SVCHOST.EXE | — | EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 1008 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SVCHOST.EXE" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SVCHOST.EXE | — | EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 1024 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE | EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 1 Modules
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| 1172 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SVCHOST.EXE" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SVCHOST.EXE | — | EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 1296 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE | EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 1 Modules
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| 1328 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE | EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 1 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (3176) ExpressVPN Checker by xRisky.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3176) ExpressVPN Checker by xRisky.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3952) EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3952) EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3804) EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3804) EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2812) EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2812) EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1756) EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1756) EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 1 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2572 | SVCHOST.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e653d73e45833b6c | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3176 | ExpressVPN Checker by xRisky.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SVCHOST.EXE | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3632 | SVCHOST.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\svchost.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3916 | SVCHOST.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5EBTnRNI6iv1.bat | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3884 | SVCHOST.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\svchost.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2572 | SVCHOST.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\svchost.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2664 | SVCHOST.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4TtkAfI3eeU7.bat | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3884 | SVCHOST.EXE | GET | 301 | 104.26.15.73:80 | http://freegeoip.net/xml/ | US | — | — | malicious |
3916 | SVCHOST.EXE | GET | 200 | 208.95.112.1:80 | http://ip-api.com/json/ | unknown | text | 264 b | malicious |
2572 | SVCHOST.EXE | GET | 200 | 208.95.112.1:80 | http://ip-api.com/json/ | unknown | text | 264 b | malicious |
2664 | SVCHOST.EXE | GET | 200 | 208.95.112.1:80 | http://ip-api.com/json/ | unknown | text | 264 b | malicious |
3884 | SVCHOST.EXE | GET | 200 | 104.26.15.73:80 | http://freegeoip.net/shutdown | US | html | 1.51 Kb | malicious |
1844 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 208.95.112.1:80 | http://ip-api.com/json/ | unknown | text | 264 b | malicious |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2572 | SVCHOST.EXE | 208.95.112.1:80 | — | IBURST | — | malicious |
3632 | SVCHOST.EXE | 208.95.112.1:80 | — | IBURST | — | malicious |
3916 | SVCHOST.EXE | 208.95.112.1:80 | — | IBURST | — | malicious |
3884 | SVCHOST.EXE | 208.95.112.1:80 | — | IBURST | — | malicious |
3884 | SVCHOST.EXE | 104.26.15.73:80 | freegeoip.net | Cloudflare Inc | US | shared |
2664 | SVCHOST.EXE | 208.95.112.1:80 | — | IBURST | — | malicious |
3884 | SVCHOST.EXE | 23.21.213.140:80 | ip-api.com | Amazon.com, Inc. | US | suspicious |
1844 | svchost.exe | 208.95.112.1:80 | — | IBURST | — | malicious |
1844 | svchost.exe | 167.71.58.137:443 | — | — | US | suspicious |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
ip-api.com |
| malicious |
dns.msftncsi.com |
| shared |
freegeoip.net |
| malicious |
api.ipify.org |
| shared |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2572 | SVCHOST.EXE | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET POLICY External IP Lookup ip-api.com |
2572 | SVCHOST.EXE | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | AV POLICY Internal Host Retrieving External IP Address (ip-api. com) |
2572 | SVCHOST.EXE | A Network Trojan was detected | REMOTE [PTsecurity] Quasar.RAT IP Lookup |
3632 | SVCHOST.EXE | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET POLICY External IP Lookup ip-api.com |
3632 | SVCHOST.EXE | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | AV POLICY Internal Host Retrieving External IP Address (ip-api. com) |
3632 | SVCHOST.EXE | A Network Trojan was detected | REMOTE [PTsecurity] Quasar.RAT IP Lookup |
3916 | SVCHOST.EXE | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET POLICY External IP Lookup ip-api.com |
3916 | SVCHOST.EXE | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | AV POLICY Internal Host Retrieving External IP Address (ip-api. com) |
3916 | SVCHOST.EXE | A Network Trojan was detected | REMOTE [PTsecurity] Quasar.RAT IP Lookup |
3884 | SVCHOST.EXE | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET POLICY External IP Lookup api.ipify.org |
Process | Message |
|---|---|
ExpressVPN Checker by xRisky.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE |
ExpressVPN Checker by xRisky.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SVCHOST.EXE |
EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE |
EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SVCHOST.EXE |
EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE |
EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SVCHOST.EXE |
EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE |
EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SVCHOST.EXE |
EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE |
EXPRESSVPN CHECKER BY XRISKY.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SVCHOST.EXE |