| File name: | UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.3.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/edd65de2-f437-435b-9596-494bc7bc6f56 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | November 08, 2024, 01:26:12 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive, 5 sections |
| MD5: | 8992718C128B589E19216EF1609C50C3 |
| SHA1: | DEE042937934AE88BA0ADB59752EF5ED13EDB0AD |
| SHA256: | 431675FCBB448567FAFC83FEE2B93C620AB7A7F5D3D7A7C7B922FEC52D58DEB2 |
| SSDEEP: | 3072:0iIRsGru9dtkbDCuqIE7zvA328AE7N4DbdeTAskO1GD0RVBDJ:XGsHAfCtIE77A328A84DE9kOID0Jt |
MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.SUSPICIOUS
Malware-specific behavior (creating "System.dll" in Temp)
- UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.3.exe (PID: 6368)
The process creates files with name similar to system file names
- UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.3.exe (PID: 6368)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.3.exe (PID: 6368)
Executes as Windows Service
- VSSVC.exe (PID: 6220)
Process drops legitimate windows executable
- UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.3.exe (PID: 6368)
Uses ICACLS.EXE to modify access control lists
- UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.3.exe (PID: 6368)
Takes ownership (TAKEOWN.EXE)
- UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.3.exe (PID: 6368)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.3.exe (PID: 6368)
Create files in a temporary directory
- UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.3.exe (PID: 6368)
Reads the computer name
- UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.3.exe (PID: 6368)
Manages system restore points
- SrTasks.exe (PID: 2364)
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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
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2024:03:30 16:55:19+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 6 |
| CodeSize: | 26624 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 139776 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | 2048 |
| EntryPoint: | 0x3665 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | 6 |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 4.4.3.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 4.4.3.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x0000 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| Comments: | UltraUXThemePatcher modifies your system file(s) to use 3rd party themes |
| CompanyName: | Manuel Hoefs (Zottel) |
| FileDescription: | Windows UltraUXThemePatcher |
| FileVersion: | 4.4.3.0 |
| InternalName: | UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.3 |
| LegalCopyright: | 2008 - 2024 Manuel Hoefs (Zottel) |
| LegalTrademarks: | UltraUXThemePatcher created by Manuel Hoefs (Zottel) |
| OriginalFileName: | UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.3.exe |
| ProductName: | UltraUXThemePatcher |
| ProductVersion: | 4.4.3.0 |
| Website: | https://mhoefs.eu |
Total processes
146
Monitored processes
18
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | icacls.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) | |||||||||||||||
| 1008 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | takeown.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) | |||||||||||||||
| 1568 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{F32D97DF-E3E5-4CB9-9E3E-0EB5B4E49801} | C:\Windows\System32\dllhost.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: COM Surrogate Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 2360 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\takeown.exe" /f "C:\WINDOWS\system32\themeui.dll" | C:\Windows\System32\takeown.exe | — | UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.3.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Takes ownership of a file Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) | |||||||||||||||
| 2364 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:11 | C:\Windows\System32\SrTasks.exe | — | dllhost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft® Windows System Protection background tasks. Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) | |||||||||||||||
| 3508 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\takeown.exe" /f "C:\WINDOWS\system32\uxinit.dll" | C:\Windows\System32\takeown.exe | — | UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.3.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Takes ownership of a file Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) | |||||||||||||||
| 3728 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\icacls.exe" "C:\WINDOWS\system32\themeui.dll" /grant admin:F | C:\Windows\System32\icacls.exe | — | UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.3.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) | |||||||||||||||
| 4088 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | takeown.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) | |||||||||||||||
| 4260 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | takeown.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) | |||||||||||||||
| 5564 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\takeown.exe" /f "C:\WINDOWS\system32\themeui.dll" | C:\Windows\System32\takeown.exe | — | UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.3.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Takes ownership of a file Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) | |||||||||||||||
Total events
1 030
Read events
996
Write events
25
Delete events
9
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (6368) UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.3.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SystemRestore |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SrCreateRp (Enter) |
Value: 4000000000000000501B2E7D7D31DB01E018000000190000D5070000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1568) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppGetSnapshots (Enter) |
Value: 4800000000000000501B2E7D7D31DB01200600007C0F0000D20700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1568) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppGetSnapshots (Leave) |
Value: 480000000000000060A2757D7D31DB01200600007C0F0000D20700000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1568) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppEnumGroups (Enter) |
Value: 480000000000000060A2757D7D31DB01200600007C0F0000D10700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1568) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppEnumGroups (Leave) |
Value: 48000000000000002108787D7D31DB01200600007C0F0000D10700000100000000000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1568) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppCreate (Enter) |
Value: 4800000000000000C68D817D7D31DB01200600007C0F0000D00700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1568) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LastIndex |
Value: 11 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1568) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppGatherWriterMetadata (Enter) |
Value: 4800000000000000D9E2EC7D7D31DB01200600007C0F0000D30700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1568) dllhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\VssapiPublisher |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IDENTIFY (Enter) |
Value: 4800000000000000A946EF7D7D31DB0120060000D8130000E80300000100000000000000000000002DCBD47DAF900D4193EB374BFEC6FE1200000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6220) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\ASR Writer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IDENTIFY (Enter) |
Value: 48000000000000007F28FB7D7D31DB014C180000380C0000E80300000100000001000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
Executable files
13
Suspicious files
4
Text files
2
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1568 | dllhost.exe | C:\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2 | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6368 | UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.3.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsqC85C.tmp\modern-wizard.bmp | image | |
MD5:5F728E4E6B970DB76C64BE8CA3CAFC87 | SHA256:AEA40659BDB08337064640EA8B4F171881D37456B37B3E2899349AC04F0889C5 | |||
| 6368 | UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.3.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsqC85C.tmp\nsDialogs.dll | executable | |
MD5:B7D61F3F56ABF7B7FF0D4E7DA3AD783D | SHA256:89A82C4849C21DFE765052681E1FAD02D2D7B13C8B5075880C52423DCA72A912 | |||
| 6368 | UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.3.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsqC85C.tmp\System.dll | executable | |
MD5:192639861E3DC2DC5C08BB8F8C7260D5 | SHA256:23D618A0293C78CE00F7C6E6DD8B8923621DA7DD1F63A070163EF4C0EC3033D6 | |||
| 6368 | UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.3.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsqC85C.tmp\SysRestore.dll | executable | |
MD5:4310BD09FC2300B106F0437B6E995330 | SHA256:C686B4DF9B4DB50FC1DDB7BE4CD50D4B1D75894288F4DC50571B79937D7C0D7E | |||
| 6368 | UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.3.exe | C:\Windows\System32\uxinit.dll | executable | |
MD5:40C064486D8D485BCCB0020EE33CCF8A | SHA256:F5D9874C6FF19307DA15FEFF354C7CD755945B7BACA6F3B6022B8347EB34CEFC | |||
| 6368 | UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.3.exe | C:\Windows\System32\uxinit.dll.old | executable | |
MD5:F125A0876D8684A04F4BABD010DAF904 | SHA256:D45894E386AA667220EA8B5397A82449EDC8E977EE1EA8CB2B78FFEE2A64A73B | |||
| 6368 | UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.3.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\UltraUXThemePatcher\Uninstall.lnk | binary | |
MD5:9EDE5962CC7B7C5640D908733F509E44 | SHA256:6BCBE2D67B570AAF2333F87B5CBBA307AE8CEAF7ECBC19E8906FC95F14721958 | |||
| 6368 | UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.3.exe | C:\Windows\System32\themeui.dll.backup | executable | |
MD5:DD04F37E7E19F9BCBCCE3119D2B30D2F | SHA256:69B401FF2CF6762E18B5665B40CFE2DDC143DCF7DA1C635036844A745918E67D | |||
| 6368 | UltraUXThemePatcher_4.4.3.exe | C:\Windows\System32\themeui.dll.new | executable | |
MD5:DD04F37E7E19F9BCBCCE3119D2B30D2F | SHA256:69B401FF2CF6762E18B5665B40CFE2DDC143DCF7DA1C635036844A745918E67D | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
7
TCP/UDP connections
21
DNS requests
8
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6944 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.168.11:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5488 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.168.11:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6944 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
864 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.168.11:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
864 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5488 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 204 | 2.16.204.135:443 | https://www.bing.com/threshold/xls.aspx | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
6944 | svchost.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
5488 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
864 | RUXIMICS.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
6944 | svchost.exe | 2.16.168.11:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | RU | whitelisted |
5488 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.16.168.11:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | RU | whitelisted |
6944 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
864 | RUXIMICS.exe | 2.16.168.11:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | RU | whitelisted |
6944 | svchost.exe | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
self.events.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |