File name:

Ghostexp.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/cab20d9e-ffe0-4fe5-9105-ec5b816c9616
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: August 29, 2021, 18:08:53
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, UPX compressed
MD5:

E41B5F99C94A953401875FE40080BCF2

SHA1:

8CC70916284644174286F20E78C1B6B3AB2B6293

SHA256:

471E6E99FD6A86098D949510B72A06D326597470828BC467C136C705AC066F14

SSDEEP:

24576:MpjCYpif/NZEjmlk85OYlC1IQguRvp7tDoQZTa5jJM6cZ:4pid+jQ7L8FXLstJJw

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Drops executable file immediately after starts

      • Ghostexp.exe (PID: 1100)
    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • Ghostexp.exe (PID: 3132)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Checks supported languages

      • Ghostexp.exe (PID: 3276)
      • Ghostexp.exe (PID: 3132)
      • Ghostexp.exe (PID: 1100)
    • Drops a file that was compiled in debug mode

      • Ghostexp.exe (PID: 1100)
    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • Ghostexp.exe (PID: 1100)
    • Reads the computer name

      • Ghostexp.exe (PID: 3276)
      • Ghostexp.exe (PID: 3132)
    • Application launched itself

      • Ghostexp.exe (PID: 1100)
    • Changes default file association

      • Ghostexp.exe (PID: 3132)
  • INFO

    No info indicators.
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (50)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (49.9)

EXIF

EXE

ProductVersion: 12.0.0.10520
ProductName: Symantec Ghost Explorer
OriginalFileName: Ghostexp.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2017 Symantec Corporation. All rights reserved.
InternalName: Ghostexp
FileVersion: 12.0.0.10520
FileDescription: Symantec Ghost Explorer
CompanyName: Symantec Corporation
CharacterSet: Windows, Latin1
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
FileSubtype: -
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileOS: Win32
FileFlags: (none)
FileFlagsMask: 0x0000
ProductVersionNumber: 12.0.0.10520
FileVersionNumber: 12.0.0.10520
Subsystem: Windows GUI
SubsystemVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
OSVersion: 4
EntryPoint: 0x32fd0
UninitializedDataSize: 139264
InitializedDataSize: 32768
CodeSize: 69632
LinkerVersion: 8
PEType: PE32
TimeStamp: 2012:12:30 09:49:49+01:00
MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 30-Dec-2012 08:49:49
Detected languages:
  • Chinese - PRC
  • English - United States
CompanyName: Symantec Corporation
FileDescription: Symantec Ghost Explorer
FileVersion: 12.0.0.10520
InternalName: Ghostexp
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2017 Symantec Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename: Ghostexp.exe
ProductName: Symantec Ghost Explorer
ProductVersion: 12.0.0.10520

DOS Header

Magic number: MZ
Bytes on last page of file: 0x0060
Pages in file: 0x0001
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: 0x00000060

PE Headers

Signature: PE
Machine: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections: 3
Time date stamp: 30-Dec-2012 08:49:49
Pointer to Symbol Table: 0x00000000
Number of symbols: 0
Size of Optional Header: 0x00E0
Characteristics:
  • IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE
  • IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE
  • IMAGE_FILE_RELOCS_STRIPPED

Sections

Name
Virtual Address
Virtual Size
Raw Size
Charateristics
Entropy
UPX0
0x00001000
0x00022000
0x00000000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
0
UPX1
0x00023000
0x00011000
0x00010200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
7.91378
.rsrc
0x00034000
0x00008000
0x00007800
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
4.26598

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
4.92411
1342
UNKNOWN
Chinese - PRC
RT_MANIFEST
2
3.23897
744
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON
3
3.05725
296
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON
4
4.78587
3752
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON
5
4.86136
2216
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON
6
2.89138
1384
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON
7
3.47583
9640
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON
8
3.55059
4264
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON
9
3.55749
1128
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON
10
7.87074
1640
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON

Imports

ADVAPI32.dll
COMCTL32.dll
GDI32.dll
KERNEL32.DLL
MSVCRT.dll
OLEAUT32.dll
SHELL32.dll
USER32.dll
ole32.dll
No data.
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Total processes
42
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1100"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Ghostexp.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Ghostexp.exe
Explorer.EXE
User:
admin
Company:
Symantec Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Symantec Ghost Explorer
Exit code:
0
Version:
12.0.0.10520
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\ghostexp.exe
c:\windows\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\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.7601.24483_none_2b200f664577e14b\comctl32.dll
2820"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Ghostexp.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Ghostexp.exeExplorer.EXE
User:
admin
Company:
Symantec Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Symantec Ghost Explorer
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
12.0.0.10520
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\ghostexp.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
3132"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7ZipSfx.000\Ghostexp.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7ZipSfx.000\Ghostexp.exeGhostexp.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Symantec Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Symantec Ghost Explorer
Exit code:
0
Version:
12.0.0.10520
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\7zipsfx.000\ghostexp.exe
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
3276"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Ghostexp.exe" -sfxwaitall:0 "Ghostexp.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Ghostexp.exeGhostexp.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Symantec Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Symantec Ghost Explorer
Exit code:
0
Version:
12.0.0.10520
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\ghostexp.exe
c:\windows\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\winsxs\x86_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.7601.24483_none_2b200f664577e14b\comctl32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
Total events
1 246
Read events
1 235
Write events
11
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(3276) Ghostexp.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:ProxyBypass
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3276) Ghostexp.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:IntranetName
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3276) Ghostexp.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3276) Ghostexp.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3132) Ghostexp.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ghost
Operation:writeName:(default)
Value:
Ghost image file
(PID) Process:(3132) Ghostexp.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ghost\shell\open\command
Operation:writeName:(default)
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7ZipSfx.000\Ghostexp.exe "%1"
(PID) Process:(3132) Ghostexp.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.gho
Operation:writeName:(default)
Value:
Ghost
Executable files
2
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
1100Ghostexp.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7ZipSfx.000\GhostExp_ZH.dllexecutable
MD5:0CFE033E18E8232E2306E2F6BF636C46
SHA256:42CC26B5707F0798F0B9F36C6E66A56F2C0A6EAE35D7081AB39693B77F2F4682
1100Ghostexp.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7ZipSfx.000\Ghostexp.exeexecutable
MD5:12D158BEF969E75FC2B6184AD4B8D810
SHA256:AE4528132DE555220FDD57E36EF037897CF285D6D3EECEE55405035EF704156A
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
0
DNS requests
0
Threats
0

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

No data

DNS requests

No data

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info