URL:

http://apnmedia.ask.com/media/toolbar/everest/7.0.0/APNSetup.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/a6e0ccfc-362d-40a0-b6a4-3f5a4cf28c92
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: January 20, 2020, 09:19:22
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
loader
Indicators:
MD5:

B6D79D5A876405F76CAF7CE6FF025D4F

SHA1:

0B38C10D2E9BA520B587C004780FDDC4D02E07D0

SHA256:

3F559184FA18146F0FB299A4130EAB3B24AEA0D0C1980C9F16F0B0B6F7D3C714

SSDEEP:

3:N1KfpFwWOtwjsKLXAAXUkA:CfwWOmjvXxA

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Downloads executable files from the Internet

      • chrome.exe (PID: 896)

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • APNSetup.exe (PID: 2588)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • chrome.exe (PID: 896)
      • chrome.exe (PID: 1516)

  • INFO

    • Application launched itself

      • chrome.exe (PID: 1516)

    • Reads the hosts file

      • chrome.exe (PID: 896)
      • chrome.exe (PID: 1516)

    • Reads Internet Cache Settings

      • chrome.exe (PID: 1516)
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No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
45
Monitored processes
11
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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drop and start 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 apnsetup.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
272"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=1032,354074665677595639,13888712457643397029,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-sandbox --use-gl=disabled --gpu-preferences=KAAAAAAAAADgAAAgAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAACgAAAAEAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAoAAAAAAAAADAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAFAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAUAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAGAAAA --service-request-channel-token=17833208748064544311 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4248 /prefetch:2C:\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
896"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --field-trial-handle=1032,354074665677595639,13888712457643397029,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=network --service-request-channel-token=4193240747875990191 --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\gdi32.dll
1516"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" "http://apnmedia.ask.com/media/toolbar/everest/7.0.0/APNSetup.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\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
1636"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1032,354074665677595639,13888712457643397029,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --extension-process --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=13448298040346510801 --renderer-client-id=4 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2448 /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
1744"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=1032,354074665677595639,13888712457643397029,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --gpu-preferences=KAAAAAAAAADgAAAgAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAACgAAAAEAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAoAAAAAAAAADAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAFAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAUAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAGAAAA --service-request-channel-token=3095916793459536237 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1064 --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2C:\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
1852"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1032,354074665677595639,13888712457643397029,131072 --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=8878820266200702920 --renderer-client-id=5 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2228 /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
2236"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1032,354074665677595639,13888712457643397029,131072 --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=16630965133812578511 --renderer-client-id=6 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2100 /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
2284"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=watcher --main-thread-id=2472 --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
2436"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --field-trial-handle=1032,354074665677595639,13888712457643397029,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --no-sandbox --service-request-channel-token=7923876232864090114 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=936 /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\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
2588"C:\Users\admin\Downloads\APNSetup.exe" C:\Users\admin\Downloads\APNSetup.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Ask Partner Network
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Stub Installer
Exit code:
0
Version:
7.2.1.1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\downloads\apnsetup.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msi.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
Total events
922
Read events
856
Write events
63
Delete events
3

Modification events

(PID) Process:(1516) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:failed_count
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1516) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
2
(PID) Process:(1516) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty
Operation:writeName:StatusCodes
Value:
(PID) Process:(1516) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty
Operation:writeName:StatusCodes
Value:
01000000
(PID) Process:(1516) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2284) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BrowserExitCodes
Operation:writeName:1516-13223985578575625
Value:
259
(PID) Process:(1516) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Update\ClientState\{8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}
Operation:writeName:dr
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(1516) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome
Operation:writeName:UsageStatsInSample
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1516) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BrowserExitCodes
Operation:delete valueName:1512-13197841398593750
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1516) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Update\ClientStateMedium\{8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}
Operation:writeName:usagestats
Value:
0
Executable files
5
Suspicious files
12
Text files
54
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
1516chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\adb4022a-dfcc-4807-b031-dfe7cfc21dea.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1516chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\000020.dbtmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1516chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\CURRENT —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1516chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\CURRENT~RF39a766.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1516chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\shared_proto_db\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1516chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\LOG.oldtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1516chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.oldtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1516chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\MANIFEST-000001 —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1516chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\000001.dbtmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1516chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Last Versiontext
MD5:1A89A1BEBE6C843C4FF582E7ED33CA1F
SHA256:65099CA087B66AA8CA420AB121DAAD713E1DB5A61C5A574D9B1C0DF24F012520
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HTTP(S) requests
1
TCP/UDP connections
9
DNS requests
6
Threats
1

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
896
chrome.exe
GET
200
104.111.232.252:80
http://apnmedia.ask.com/media/toolbar/everest/7.0.0/APNSetup.exe
NL
executable
477 Kb
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
896
chrome.exe
104.111.232.252:80
apnmedia.ask.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
896
chrome.exe
172.217.21.195:443
clientservices.googleapis.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
896
chrome.exe
216.58.207.45:443
accounts.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
896
chrome.exe
172.217.16.206:443
sb-ssl.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
896
chrome.exe
216.239.34.117:443
www.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
896
chrome.exe
216.58.206.3:443
ssl.gstatic.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
clientservices.googleapis.com
  • 172.217.21.195
whitelisted
apnmedia.ask.com
  • 104.111.232.252
unknown
accounts.google.com
  • 216.58.207.45
shared
sb-ssl.google.com
  • 172.217.16.206
whitelisted
www.google.com
  • 216.239.34.117
  • 216.239.36.117
  • 216.239.38.117
  • 216.239.32.117
malicious
ssl.gstatic.com
  • 216.58.206.3
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
896
chrome.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
ET POLICY PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP
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Reports
http://apnmedia.ask.com/media/toolbar/everest/7.0.0/APNSetup.exe