File name:

hmpalert3 pre-patched.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/96211b3f-005a-446c-8b8c-3338d1481216
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: March 13, 2022, 20:01:51
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
MD5:

0487C0E38D35B692CD3D377DEDB095BC

SHA1:

6285BBCCED4775544ECC872DC40C70703D59CE82

SHA256:

429CCA7D807F941601E9E2A37F5E3E2B9B0BC7FA911605391D8811F8A9885B22

SSDEEP:

98304:0MNhUAwMxbAL4mJNvEdE74MlBAz9sIHW1/Q9SsOY4OWe1LX:ZN6tT+o4ZzrW1qSsOROWeR

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Drops executable file immediately after starts

      • hmpalert3 pre-patched.exe (PID: 1884)

    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • hmpalert.exe (PID: 3864)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads the computer name

      • hmpalert3 pre-patched.exe (PID: 1884)
      • hmpalert.exe (PID: 3864)
      • hmpalert3 pre-patched.exe (PID: 3752)
      • hmpalert.exe (PID: 2068)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • hmpalert3 pre-patched.exe (PID: 1884)
      • hmpalert.exe (PID: 3864)

    • Drops a file that was compiled in debug mode

      • hmpalert3 pre-patched.exe (PID: 1884)

    • Creates files in the driver directory

      • hmpalert3 pre-patched.exe (PID: 1884)

    • Checks supported languages

      • hmpalert.exe (PID: 3864)
      • hmpalert3 pre-patched.exe (PID: 1884)
      • hmpalert3 pre-patched.exe (PID: 3752)
      • hmpalert.exe (PID: 2068)

    • Creates or modifies windows services

      • hmpalert3 pre-patched.exe (PID: 1884)

    • Creates/Modifies COM task schedule object

      • hmpalert3 pre-patched.exe (PID: 1884)

    • Creates a directory in Program Files

      • hmpalert3 pre-patched.exe (PID: 1884)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • hmpalert3 pre-patched.exe (PID: 1884)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • hmpalert3 pre-patched.exe (PID: 1884)
      • hmpalert.exe (PID: 3864)

    • Searches for installed software

      • hmpalert.exe (PID: 2068)
      • hmpalert3 pre-patched.exe (PID: 1884)
      • hmpalert.exe (PID: 3864)

    • Creates files in the Windows directory

      • hmpalert3 pre-patched.exe (PID: 1884)

    • Application launched itself

      • hmpalert3 pre-patched.exe (PID: 3752)
      • hmpalert.exe (PID: 3864)

    • Executed as Windows Service

      • hmpalert.exe (PID: 3864)

  • INFO

    • Checks Windows Trust Settings

      • hmpalert.exe (PID: 3864)

    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • hmpalert.exe (PID: 3864)
      • hmpalert.exe (PID: 2068)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (18)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (2.9)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (1.3)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (1.3)

EXIF

EXE

Comments: Incorporates Threatstar Exploit Mitigation Platform (EMP)
ProductVersion: 3.8.19.923
ProductName: HitmanPro.Alert
OriginalFileName: hmpalert.exe
LegalCopyright: © 2013-2021 SurfRight A Sophos Company
InternalName: hmpalert.exe
FileVersion: 3.8.19.923
FileDescription: HitmanPro.Alert
CompanyName: SurfRight B.V.
CharacterSet: Unicode
LanguageCode: Process default
FileSubtype: -
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileOS: Windows NT 32-bit
FileFlags: (none)
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
ProductVersionNumber: 3.8.19.923
FileVersionNumber: 3.8.19.923
Subsystem: Windows GUI
SubsystemVersion: 5.1
ImageVersion: -
OSVersion: 5.1
EntryPoint: 0x2174b0
UninitializedDataSize: -
InitializedDataSize: 2607616
CodeSize: 2544128
LinkerVersion: 14.16
PEType: PE32
TimeStamp: 2021:11:26 12:31:16+01:00
MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 26-Nov-2021 11:31:16
Detected languages:
  • English - United States
  • Process Default Language
TLS Callbacks: 2 callback(s) detected.
Debug artifacts:
  • C:\Surfright\Products\Alert\branch-8xx\bin\Release\hmpalert.pdb
CompanyName: SurfRight B.V.
FileDescription: HitmanPro.Alert
FileVersion: 3.8.19.923
InternalName: hmpalert.exe
LegalCopyright: © 2013-2021 SurfRight A Sophos Company
OriginalFilename: hmpalert.exe
ProductName: HitmanPro.Alert
ProductVersion: 3.8.19.923
Comments: Incorporates Threatstar Exploit Mitigation Platform (EMP)

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: 0x00000120

PE Headers

Signature: PE
Machine: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections: 6
Time date stamp: 26-Nov-2021 11:31:16
Pointer to Symbol Table: 0x00000000
Number of symbols: 0
Size of Optional Header: 0x00E0
Characteristics:
  • IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE
  • IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE

Sections

Name
Virtual Address
Virtual Size
Raw Size
Charateristics
Entropy
.text
0x00001000
0x0026D1DA
0x0026D200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.63552
.rdata
0x0026F000
0x00072CF4
0x00072E00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
5.43789
.data
0x002E2000
0x00013634
0x0000E600
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
6.30857
.didat
0x002F6000
0x000003EC
0x00000400
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
4.46543
.rsrc
0x002F7000
0x001DE000
0x001DD200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
7.93059
.reloc
0x004D5000
0x0001DF60
0x0001E000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.68671

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
5.18199
1977
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_MANIFEST
2
3.61657
21640
Latin 1 / Western European
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON
3
3.52408
16936
Latin 1 / Western European
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON
4
3.67269
9640
Latin 1 / Western European
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON
5
4.15253
4264
Latin 1 / Western European
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON
6
4.6746
2440
Latin 1 / Western European
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON
7
5.35762
1128
Latin 1 / Western European
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON
8
4.98141
4264
Latin 1 / Western European
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON
9
5.84095
1128
Latin 1 / Western European
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON
10
0.913491
4264
Latin 1 / Western European
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON

Imports

FLTLIB.DLL
GDI32.dll (delay-loaded)
KERNEL32.dll
MPR.dll
NETAPI32.dll
USER32.dll
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Total processes
41
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start hmpalert3 pre-patched.exe no specs hmpalert3 pre-patched.exe hmpalert.exe hmpalert.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1884"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hmpalert3 pre-patched.exe" /elevatedC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hmpalert3 pre-patched.exe
hmpalert3 pre-patched.exe
User:
admin
Company:
SurfRight B.V.
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
HitmanPro.Alert
Exit code:
0
Version:
3.8.19.923
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\hmpalert3 pre-patched.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\fltlib.dll
2068"C:\Program Files\HitmanPro.Alert\hmpalert.exe" /trayC:\Program Files\HitmanPro.Alert\hmpalert.exe
hmpalert.exe
User:
admin
Company:
SurfRight B.V.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
HitmanPro.Alert
Exit code:
0
Version:
3.8.19.923
3752"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hmpalert3 pre-patched.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hmpalert3 pre-patched.exe—Explorer.EXE
User:
admin
Company:
SurfRight B.V.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
HitmanPro.Alert
Exit code:
1
Version:
3.8.19.923
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\hmpalert3 pre-patched.exe
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\fltlib.dll
3864"C:\Program Files\HitmanPro.Alert\hmpalert.exe" /serviceC:\Program Files\HitmanPro.Alert\hmpalert.exe
services.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
SurfRight B.V.
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
HitmanPro.Alert
Exit code:
0
Version:
3.8.19.923
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\program files\hitmanpro.alert\hmpalert.exe
c:\windows\system32\hmpalert.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\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
Total events
1 774
Read events
1 385
Write events
389
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(3752) hmpalert3 pre-patched.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:ProxyBypass
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3752) hmpalert3 pre-patched.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:IntranetName
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3752) hmpalert3 pre-patched.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3752) hmpalert3 pre-patched.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1884) hmpalert3 pre-patched.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\HitmanPro.Alert
Operation:writeName:EventMessageFile
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hmpalert3 pre-patched.exe
(PID) Process:(1884) hmpalert3 pre-patched.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\HitmanPro.Alert
Operation:writeName:TypesSupported
Value:
7
(PID) Process:(1884) hmpalert3 pre-patched.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\HitmanPro.Alert
Operation:writeName:CategoryMessageFile
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hmpalert3 pre-patched.exe
(PID) Process:(1884) hmpalert3 pre-patched.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\HitmanPro.Alert
Operation:writeName:CategoryCount
Value:
9
(PID) Process:(1884) hmpalert3 pre-patched.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HitmanPro.Alert
Operation:writeName:DisplayName
Value:
HitmanPro.Alert 3
(PID) Process:(1884) hmpalert3 pre-patched.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HitmanPro.Alert
Operation:writeName:DisplayVersion
Value:
3.8.19.923
Executable files
4
Suspicious files
0
Text files
1
Unknown types
1

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
1884hmpalert3 pre-patched.exeC:\Windows\system32\hmpalert.dllexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1884hmpalert3 pre-patched.exeC:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Event Viewer\Views\hmpalert.xmltext
MD5:866D5C1AF8E4D3B5B517BBBC3896588B
SHA256:4437FED2DD4C5CC1A88711DF343D263BCE08C1601FD4B711AEAF1524C1E1529D
1884hmpalert3 pre-patched.exeC:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\HitmanPro.Alert\HitmanPro.Alert.lnklnk
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1884hmpalert3 pre-patched.exeC:\Windows\system32\drivers\hmpalert.sysexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1884hmpalert3 pre-patched.exeC:\Windows\system32\hmpshell.dllexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1884hmpalert3 pre-patched.exeC:\Program Files\HitmanPro.Alert\hmpalert.exeexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
1
DNS requests
1
Threats
0

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2068
hmpalert.exe
23.97.160.56:443
alert.hitmanpro.com
Microsoft Corporation
NL
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
alert.hitmanpro.com
  • 23.97.160.56
suspicious

Threats

No threats detected
Process
Message
hmpalert.exe
Service: starting
hmpalert.exe
Service: mode 1
hmpalert.exe
LoadCompressed() failed with error 2
hmpalert.exe
FalsePositiveManager: not initialized
hmpalert.exe
Antivirus: startup
hmpalert.exe
Antivirus: initialize
hmpalert.exe
Antivirus: creating C:\ProgramData\HitmanPro\localcache.db
hmpalert.exe
Antivirus: created (result 0)
hmpalert.exe
Antivirus: opening (result 0) C:\ProgramData\HitmanPro\localcache.db
hmpalert.exe
Antivirus: read 0 hashes from store
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