URL:

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/v2/202980021.S29831.1/nsis/937675-S29831.1/181022154103926/msniMapsGalaxy/MapsGalaxy.291009ff407843d9be11572b61cc31f8.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/d3d589dd-c5be-43ef-8c24-5a62774f3601
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: December 18, 2018, 15:11:44
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
loader
adware
mindspark
Indicators:
MD5:

2F72D8E152AAFEC8F377A5687330D6DA

SHA1:

FD37D99FC93E4A8A026BF150FEDD02FE8C08DC3B

SHA256:

40C73C7D62D8601D36FD9E401D40401D2C332BDF7787BB43A40004CC92A60354

SSDEEP:

3:N1KfeEKCA0GEaAp3LWgOXBcVc/hVed2MdWUsSX5RUVbXfWl8eKdLdNMVQRVSTGN+:C5TLpigOXBkchMdpd4SX5RWfWKeGpNUz

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • MapsGalaxy.291009ff407843d9be11572b61cc31f8[1].exe (PID: 4072)
    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • MapsGalaxy.291009ff407843d9be11572b61cc31f8[1].exe (PID: 4072)
    • Downloads executable files from the Internet

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3764)
    • MINDSPARK was detected

      • MapsGalaxy.291009ff407843d9be11572b61cc31f8[1].exe (PID: 4072)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3764)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3488)
      • MapsGalaxy.291009ff407843d9be11572b61cc31f8[1].exe (PID: 4072)
    • Creates files in the user directory

      • MapsGalaxy.291009ff407843d9be11572b61cc31f8[1].exe (PID: 4072)
    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • MapsGalaxy.291009ff407843d9be11572b61cc31f8[1].exe (PID: 4072)
    • Changes the started page of IE

      • MapsGalaxy.291009ff407843d9be11572b61cc31f8[1].exe (PID: 4072)
  • INFO

    • Application launched itself

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3488)
    • Reads Internet Cache Settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3764)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3488)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2992)
    • Changes internet zones settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3488)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2732)
    • Reads internet explorer settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2992)
    • Creates files in the user directory

      • FlashUtil32_26_0_0_131_ActiveX.exe (PID: 2332)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2992)
    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2992)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
36
Monitored processes
6
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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drop and start start iexplore.exe iexplore.exe #MINDSPARK mapsgalaxy.291009ff407843d9be11572b61cc31f8[1].exe iexplore.exe iexplore.exe flashutil32_26_0_0_131_activex.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2332C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_26_0_0_131_ActiveX.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_26_0_0_131_ActiveX.exesvchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 26.0 r0
Exit code:
0
Version:
26,0,0,131
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\macromed\flash\flashutil32_26_0_0_131_activex.exe
c:\systemroot\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
2732"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -EmbeddingC:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Internet Explorer
Exit code:
0
Version:
8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.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
2992"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEF:2732 CREDAT:71937C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
iexplore.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Internet Explorer
Exit code:
0
Version:
8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.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
3488"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohomeC:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Internet Explorer
Exit code:
1
Version:
8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.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
3764"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEF:3488 CREDAT:71937C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
iexplore.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Internet Explorer
Exit code:
0
Version:
8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.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
4072"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\R9ZEWH8D\MapsGalaxy.291009ff407843d9be11572b61cc31f8[1].exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\R9ZEWH8D\MapsGalaxy.291009ff407843d9be11572b61cc31f8[1].exe
iexplore.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
MapsGalaxy Setup
Exit code:
0
Version:
2.7.1.3000
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\r9zewh8d\mapsgalaxy.291009ff407843d9be11572b61cc31f8[1].exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
Total events
1 202
Read events
1 042
Write events
156
Delete events
4

Modification events

(PID) Process:(3488) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Operation:writeName:CompatibilityFlags
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3488) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3488) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3488) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones
Operation:writeName:SecuritySafe
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3488) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
Operation:writeName:ProxyEnable
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3488) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections
Operation:writeName:SavedLegacySettings
Value:
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
(PID) Process:(3488) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\Active
Operation:writeName:{4444F0C9-02D7-11E9-834A-5254004A04AF}
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3488) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{2670000A-7350-4F3C-8081-5663EE0C6C49}\iexplore
Operation:writeName:Type
Value:
4
(PID) Process:(3488) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{2670000A-7350-4F3C-8081-5663EE0C6C49}\iexplore
Operation:writeName:Count
Value:
3
(PID) Process:(3488) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{2670000A-7350-4F3C-8081-5663EE0C6C49}\iexplore
Operation:writeName:Time
Value:
E2070C00020012000F000C0001008A00
Executable files
5
Suspicious files
1
Text files
58
Unknown types
5

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
3488iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\RB73MZ6Y\favicon[1].ico
MD5:
SHA256:
3488iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Services\search_{0633EE93-D776-472f-A0FF-E1416B8B2E3A}.ico
MD5:
SHA256:
3488iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DFD859DA0C14E33579.TMP
MD5:
SHA256:
3488iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DF259FE23D543AB516.TMP
MD5:
SHA256:
3488iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\Active\RecoveryStore.{4444F0C9-02D7-11E9-834A-5254004A04AF}.dat
MD5:
SHA256:
2732iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\0UU90R59\favicon[1].ico
MD5:
SHA256:
2732iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Services\search_{0633EE93-D776-472f-A0FF-E1416B8B2E3A}.ico
MD5:
SHA256:
3488iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\Active\{4444F0CA-02D7-11E9-834A-5254004A04AF}.datbinary
MD5:
SHA256:
2992iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\PP6KS563\ie8[1].js
MD5:
SHA256:
3764iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\OCDM6JB6\MapsGalaxy.291009ff407843d9be11572b61cc31f8[1].exeexecutable
MD5:
SHA256:
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HTTP(S) requests
51
TCP/UDP connections
21
DNS requests
10
Threats
10

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
4072
MapsGalaxy.291009ff407843d9be11572b61cc31f8[1].exe
GET
204
74.113.233.192:80
http://anx.mindspark.com/anx.gif?anxa=CAPDownloadProcess&anxe=Error&errorCode=-13&errorType=nsisError&errorDetails=EmptyPartnerId&platform=vicinio&anxv=2.7.1.3000&anxd=2018-10-22&coid=291009ff407843d9be11572b61cc31f8&refPartner=^UX^mni000^S29831&refSub=&anxl=en-US&anxr=-2121213396&refCobrand=UX&refCampaign=mni000&refTrack=S29831&refCountry=
US
whitelisted
4072
MapsGalaxy.291009ff407843d9be11572b61cc31f8[1].exe
GET
204
74.113.233.192:80
http://anx.mindspark.com/anx.gif?anxa=CAPDownloadProcess&anxe=InstallerInvoked&platform=vicinio&anxv=2.7.1.3000&anxd=2018-10-22&coid=291009ff407843d9be11572b61cc31f8&refPartner=^UX^mni000^S29831&refSub=&anxl=en-US&anxr=-2021363139&refCobrand=UX&refCampaign=mni000&refTrack=S29831&refCountry=
US
whitelisted
4072
MapsGalaxy.291009ff407843d9be11572b61cc31f8[1].exe
GET
204
74.113.233.192:80
http://anx.mindspark.com/anx.gif?anxa=CAPDownloadProcess&anxe=InstallerFinished&tbUID=20B5ADB8-394B-468C-BD5A-E00286DF34C6&tbVer=&platform=vicinio&anxv=2.7.1.3000&anxd=2018-10-22&coid=291009ff407843d9be11572b61cc31f8&refPartner=^UX^mni000^S29831&refSub=&anxl=en-US&anxr=2101120718&refCobrand=UX&refCampaign=mni000&refTrack=S29831&refCountry=
US
whitelisted
2992
iexplore.exe
GET
200
2.18.232.251:80
http://ak.staticimgfarm.com/images/webtooltab/assets/searchbar/223755667.png
unknown
image
559 b
whitelisted
2992
iexplore.exe
GET
200
2.18.232.251:80
http://ak.staticimgfarm.com/images/webtooltab/assets/searchbar/223755648.png
unknown
image
726 b
whitelisted
2992
iexplore.exe
GET
200
2.18.232.251:80
http://hp.myway.com/mapsgalaxy/ttab02/index.html?n=784A1857&p2=^UX^mni000^S29831&ptb=20B5ADB8-394B-468C-BD5A-E00286DF34C6&coid=291009ff407843d9be11572b61cc31f8
unknown
html
4.38 Kb
whitelisted
2992
iexplore.exe
GET
200
2.18.232.251:80
http://ak.staticimgfarm.com/images/webtooltab/assets/searchbar/223755663.png
unknown
image
462 b
whitelisted
3764
iexplore.exe
GET
200
2.18.232.251:80
http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/v2/202980021.S29831.1/nsis/937675-S29831.1/181022154103926/msniMapsGalaxy/MapsGalaxy.291009ff407843d9be11572b61cc31f8.exe
unknown
executable
374 Kb
whitelisted
2992
iexplore.exe
GET
200
2.18.232.251:80
http://hp.myway.com/mapsgalaxy/ttab02/assets/1543609507806/ie8.js
unknown
html
870 b
whitelisted
2992
iexplore.exe
GET
200
2.18.232.251:80
http://ak.staticimgfarm.com/images/webtooltab/search/google.png
unknown
image
3.38 Kb
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
3488
iexplore.exe
204.79.197.200:80
www.bing.com
Microsoft Corporation
US
whitelisted
3764
iexplore.exe
2.18.232.251:80
ak.imgfarm.com
Akamai International B.V.
whitelisted
4072
MapsGalaxy.291009ff407843d9be11572b61cc31f8[1].exe
74.113.235.138:443
dp.tb.ask.com
Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc.
IE
malicious
4072
MapsGalaxy.291009ff407843d9be11572b61cc31f8[1].exe
74.113.233.192:80
anx.mindspark.com
Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc.
US
suspicious
2732
iexplore.exe
204.79.197.200:80
www.bing.com
Microsoft Corporation
US
whitelisted
2992
iexplore.exe
2.18.232.251:80
ak.imgfarm.com
Akamai International B.V.
whitelisted
2732
iexplore.exe
2.18.232.251:80
ak.imgfarm.com
Akamai International B.V.
whitelisted
2992
iexplore.exe
74.113.233.187:80
anx.tb.ask.com
Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc.
US
unknown
2992
iexplore.exe
104.109.68.59:443
imp.admarketplace.net
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
2992
iexplore.exe
74.113.237.38:80
weatherblink.wdgserv.com
Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc.
US
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
www.bing.com
  • 204.79.197.200
  • 13.107.21.200
whitelisted
ak.imgfarm.com
  • 2.18.232.251
whitelisted
dp.tb.ask.com
  • 74.113.235.138
whitelisted
anx.mindspark.com
  • 74.113.233.192
whitelisted
hp.myway.com
  • 2.18.232.251
whitelisted
ak.staticimgfarm.com
  • 2.18.232.251
whitelisted
imp.admarketplace.net
  • 104.109.68.59
unknown
anx.tb.ask.com
  • 74.113.233.187
whitelisted
weatherblink.wdgserv.com
  • 74.113.237.38
unknown

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
3764
iexplore.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
ET POLICY PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP
4072
MapsGalaxy.291009ff407843d9be11572b61cc31f8[1].exe
Misc activity
ADWARE [PTsecurity] Mindspark CAPDownloadProcess
4072
MapsGalaxy.291009ff407843d9be11572b61cc31f8[1].exe
Misc activity
ADWARE [PTsecurity] Mindspark User-Agent
4072
MapsGalaxy.291009ff407843d9be11572b61cc31f8[1].exe
Misc activity
ADWARE [PTsecurity] Mindspark CAPDownloadProcess
4072
MapsGalaxy.291009ff407843d9be11572b61cc31f8[1].exe
Misc activity
ADWARE [PTsecurity] Mindspark User-Agent
4072
MapsGalaxy.291009ff407843d9be11572b61cc31f8[1].exe
Misc activity
ADWARE [PTsecurity] Mindspark CAPDownloadProcess
4072
MapsGalaxy.291009ff407843d9be11572b61cc31f8[1].exe
Misc activity
ADWARE [PTsecurity] Mindspark User-Agent
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No debug info