| File name: | New-Client.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/7d6526ca-b995-490f-b87b-f10795342efc |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | LimeRAT is Remote Administration Trojan malware that boasts an array of harmful capabilities. While masquerading as a legitimate tool, it can perform malicious operations like encryption, keylogging, and cryptomining, which makes it appealing to cybercriminals |
| Analysis date: | December 14, 2024, 05:15:43 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 2 sections |
| MD5: | B8813BA4749B8BEA32E1EF702AD83C34 |
| SHA1: | AA849260F51FE5DE7715C7891D2ECDB451D9D64C |
| SHA256: | 46C414D0DA7AB1033AE781C9DA1A37914CFBC8EBA076F1A77887C69D333DAEA1 |
| SSDEEP: | 768:vneEySmLewQW0mr90ed3Xbp45NjiQshjED80DSNz0s:/e1LeGr90ed3XbePBshjEDtyz |
MALICIOUS
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- New-Client.exe (PID: 3560)
LIMERAT has been detected (YARA)
- New-Client.exe (PID: 3560)
- svhost.exe (PID: 2012)
LimeRAT is detected
- svhost.exe (PID: 2012)
NJRAT has been detected (SURICATA)
- svhost.exe (PID: 2012)
Starts CMD.EXE for self-deleting
- svhost.exe (PID: 2012)
Connects to the CnC server
- svhost.exe (PID: 2012)
SUSPICIOUS
Starts itself from another location
- New-Client.exe (PID: 3560)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- New-Client.exe (PID: 3560)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- New-Client.exe (PID: 3560)
The process creates files with name similar to system file names
- New-Client.exe (PID: 3560)
Deletes scheduled task without confirmation
- schtasks.exe (PID: 4716)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- svhost.exe (PID: 2012)
Connects to unusual port
- svhost.exe (PID: 2012)
Contacting a server suspected of hosting an CnC
- svhost.exe (PID: 2012)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- New-Client.exe (PID: 3560)
- svhost.exe (PID: 2012)
Reads the computer name
- svhost.exe (PID: 2012)
- New-Client.exe (PID: 3560)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- New-Client.exe (PID: 3560)
- svhost.exe (PID: 2012)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- New-Client.exe (PID: 3560)
Process checks computer location settings
- New-Client.exe (PID: 3560)
The process uses the downloaded file
- New-Client.exe (PID: 3560)
Checks proxy server information
- svhost.exe (PID: 2012)
Disables trace logs
- svhost.exe (PID: 2012)
Reads the software policy settings
- svhost.exe (PID: 2012)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (55.8) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (21) |
| .scr | | | Windows screen saver (9.9) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (5) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (3.4) |
EXIF
EXE
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
|---|---|
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| EntryPoint: | 0x8d3e |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| InitializedDataSize: | 512 |
| CodeSize: | 28160 |
| LinkerVersion: | 11 |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| TimeStamp: | 2024:12:14 05:02:28+00:00 |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
Total processes
124
Monitored processes
7
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3560 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\New-Client.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\New-Client.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 2012 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Sys\svhost.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Sys\svhost.exe | New-Client.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 4716 | schtasks /Delete /tn LimeRAT-Admin /F | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | — | svhost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Task Scheduler Configuration Tool Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4944 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | schtasks.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5588 | cmd.exe /c ping 0 -n 2 & del "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Sys\svhost.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | — | svhost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5096 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4512 | ping 0 -n 2 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: TCP/IP Ping Command Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
5 473
Read events
5 451
Write events
20
Delete events
2
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (3560) New-Client.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | svhost.exe |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Sys\svhost.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2012) svhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\svhost_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2012) svhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\svhost_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2012) svhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\svhost_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2012) svhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\svhost_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2012) svhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\svhost_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2012) svhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\svhost_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2012) svhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\svhost_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2012) svhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\svhost_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2012) svhost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\svhost_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3560 | New-Client.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Sys\svhost.exe | executable | |
MD5:B8813BA4749B8BEA32E1EF702AD83C34 | SHA256:46C414D0DA7AB1033AE781C9DA1A37914CFBC8EBA076F1A77887C69D333DAEA1 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
22
DNS requests
8
Threats
2
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | — | 104.20.4.235:443 | https://pastebin.com/raw/aNRufvVn | unknown | — | — | — |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.106:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3508 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 172.67.19.24:443 | https://pastebin.com/raw/aNRufvVn | unknown | text | 18 b | shared |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
3508 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 2.23.209.140:443 | www.bing.com | Akamai International B.V. | GB | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.16.164.106:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
3508 | svchost.exe | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
3508 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
pastebin.com |
| shared |
self.events.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
— | — | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Online Pastebin Text Storage |
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