File name:

WinMergePortable_2.16.40.paf.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/55835ab6-7d0e-4256-aabe-17d074bc4312
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: December 09, 2024, 11:57:33
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:

179B100FA827FCEF7201A2F6B5EC049C

SHA1:

5D65D174D12F00C4680DE4E144FF44B4CE384592

SHA256:

451ABFC8B67B3520E5DD1B7DFE4A7E2B057AF206C5D958485226974459D52A32

SSDEEP:

98304:CaX8qaRUKwAJS5OyjQVwCIwenDftRaF6b4IKI3Y1yfwSiQWPDkN+1jMRI+PGzaSG:vVyMCTpcd4/cDWO3oZI4ojKo

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Executing a file with an untrusted certificate

      • WinMergePortable_2.16.40.paf.exe (PID: 6424)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • WinMergePortable_2.16.40.paf.exe (PID: 6424)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • WinMergePortable_2.16.40.paf.exe (PID: 6424)

    • Drops 7-zip archiver for unpacking

      • WinMergePortable_2.16.40.paf.exe (PID: 6424)

    • Malware-specific behavior (creating "System.dll" in Temp)

      • WinMergePortable_2.16.40.paf.exe (PID: 6424)

    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • WinMergePortable_2.16.40.paf.exe (PID: 6424)

  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • WinMergePortable_2.16.40.paf.exe (PID: 6424)

    • Reads the computer name

      • WinMergePortable_2.16.40.paf.exe (PID: 6424)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • WinMergePortable_2.16.40.paf.exe (PID: 6424)
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No Malware configuration.

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: 2023:07:02 02:10:30+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 6
CodeSize: 26624
InitializedDataSize: 412160
UninitializedDataSize: 16384
EntryPoint: 0x3645
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: 6
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 2.16.40.0
ProductVersionNumber: 2.16.40.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x0000
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Unicode
Comments: For additional details, visit PortableApps.com
CompanyName: PortableApps.com
FileDescription: WinMerge Portable
FileVersion: 2.16.40.0
InternalName: WinMerge Portable
LegalCopyright: 2007-2023 PortableApps.com, PortableApps.com Installer 3.8.5.0
LegalTrademarks: PortableApps.com is a registered trademark of Rare Ideas, LLC.
OriginalFileName: WinMergePortable_2.16.40.paf.exe
PortableAppscomAppID: WinMergePortable
PortableAppscomFormatVersion: 3.8
PortableAppscomInstallerVersion: 3.8.5.0
ProductName: WinMerge Portable
ProductVersion: 2.16.40.0
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Total processes
129
Monitored processes
1
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start winmergeportable_2.16.40.paf.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
6424"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WinMergePortable_2.16.40.paf.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WinMergePortable_2.16.40.paf.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
PortableApps.com
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
WinMerge Portable
Version:
2.16.40.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\winmergeportable_2.16.40.paf.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\advapi32.dll
Total events
2 323
Read events
2 316
Write events
6
Delete events
1

Modification events

(PID) Process:(6424) WinMergePortable_2.16.40.paf.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
Operation:writeName:GlobalAssocChangedCounter
Value:
105
(PID) Process:(6424) WinMergePortable_2.16.40.paf.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\OneDrive\Accounts
Operation:writeName:LastUpdate
Value:
4FDB566700000000
(PID) Process:(6424) WinMergePortable_2.16.40.paf.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Discardable\PostSetup\ShellNew
Operation:delete keyName:(default)
Value:
(PID) Process:(6424) WinMergePortable_2.16.40.paf.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Discardable\PostSetup\ShellNew
Operation:writeName:Classes
Value:
.accdb
(PID) Process:(6424) WinMergePortable_2.16.40.paf.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Discardable\PostSetup\ShellNew
Operation:writeName:~reserved~
Value:
0800000000000600
(PID) Process:(6424) WinMergePortable_2.16.40.paf.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
Operation:writeName:Browse For Folder Width
Value:
318
(PID) Process:(6424) WinMergePortable_2.16.40.paf.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
Operation:writeName:Browse For Folder Height
Value:
288
Executable files
52
Suspicious files
13
Text files
519
Unknown types
3

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
6424WinMergePortable_2.16.40.paf.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsk5808.tmp\LangDLL.dllexecutable
MD5:50016010FB0D8DB2BC4CD258CEB43BE5
SHA256:32230128C18574C1E860DFE4B17FE0334F685740E27BC182E0D525A8948C9C2E
6424WinMergePortable_2.16.40.paf.exeC:\temp\WinMergePortable\App\AppInfo\appicon.icoimage
MD5:F764BA8A720BC41B35DF94E889544E2B
SHA256:B84BD0764320CB794BD6C66BA768F3887F32A2E958C9C7A4F2AA6E85AF9FA84E
6424WinMergePortable_2.16.40.paf.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsk5808.tmp\modern-header.bmpimage
MD5:D47E1E16AB85325D89D36BA7425278E7
SHA256:D327B5A3A5E367AA3CB9DF74EFEABAF160AEF988D228B5F508D9588ACB8C4342
6424WinMergePortable_2.16.40.paf.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsk5808.tmp\modern-wizard.bmpimage
MD5:4DF53EFCAA2C52F39618B2AAD77BB552
SHA256:EE13539F3D66CC0592942EA1A4C35D8FD9AF67B1A7F272D0D791931E6E9CE4EB
6424WinMergePortable_2.16.40.paf.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsk5808.tmp\System.dllexecutable
MD5:4ADD245D4BA34B04F213409BFE504C07
SHA256:9111099EFE9D5C9B391DC132B2FAF0A3851A760D4106D5368E30AC744EB42706
6424WinMergePortable_2.16.40.paf.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsk5808.tmp\nsDialogs.dllexecutable
MD5:1D8F01A83DDD259BC339902C1D33C8F1
SHA256:4B7D17DA290F41EBE244827CC295CE7E580DA2F7E9F7CC3EFC1ABC6898E3C9ED
6424WinMergePortable_2.16.40.paf.exeC:\temp\WinMergePortable\App\AppInfo\appicon_16.pngimage
MD5:374D81109E66FEA36D8C84BDC2797AC9
SHA256:BB36424525312EC373683C62AC6B3A377A51BFD75C1E697116AD06CFF798EA9C
6424WinMergePortable_2.16.40.paf.exeC:\temp\WinMergePortable\App\Readme.txttext
MD5:50A1227C8DFEF16D5F98039EAD77010D
SHA256:7DDD729BA9DB617E8364B8F2793C8239270C66DAF192269B359BE2620807E972
6424WinMergePortable_2.16.40.paf.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsk5808.tmp\w7tbp.dllexecutable
MD5:9A3031CC4CEF0DBA236A28EECDF0AFB5
SHA256:53BB519E3293164947AC7CBD7E612F637D77A7B863E3534BA1A7E39B350D3C00
6424WinMergePortable_2.16.40.paf.exeC:\temp\WinMergePortable\App\AppInfo\Launcher\custom.nshtext
MD5:0240471514D776C45B6E5108C6EE3FA6
SHA256:24FFB1600B6FB084BF1677B1604BE31D0A9F4E4D577FDB91CF13A072C129DB60
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
28
DNS requests
16
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
—
—
GET
200
2.16.164.9:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7072
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
88.221.125.143:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
88.221.125.143:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7072
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
88.221.125.143:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1176
svchost.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
5564
svchost.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
—
—
2.16.164.9:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
—
—
88.221.125.143:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
4428
RUXIMICS.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
5064
SearchApp.exe
2.23.209.189:443
www.bing.com
Akamai International B.V.
GB
whitelisted
1176
svchost.exe
40.126.32.136:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 20.73.194.208
  • 51.124.78.146
  • 4.231.128.59
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.16.164.9
  • 2.16.164.49
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 88.221.125.143
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.181.238
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 2.23.209.189
  • 2.23.209.186
  • 2.23.209.135
  • 2.23.209.131
  • 2.23.209.133
  • 2.23.209.130
  • 2.23.209.140
  • 2.23.209.141
  • 2.23.209.142
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.32.136
  • 40.126.32.74
  • 40.126.32.140
  • 40.126.32.134
  • 40.126.32.76
  • 40.126.32.72
  • 40.126.32.138
  • 40.126.32.68
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 192.229.221.95
whitelisted
go.microsoft.com
  • 23.32.186.57
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 20.12.23.50
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 40.69.42.241
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
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WinMergePortable_2.16.40.paf.exe