File name:

VpnClientSetupX86.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/4e44ca97-1163-4b41-ad49-3f627e287be9
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 21, 2020, 06:08:25
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:

FD002B8FAB24956675FFAEFE5CD54D6F

SHA1:

872420CA6AE4445F4B9306EF76DD7EDE3EE724DE

SHA256:

478B5324209644A744B325A81E7733169564F411E060C634B13A59426D000F86

SSDEEP:

3072:y75U501G5GWp1icKAArDZz4N9GhbkrNEk1yWC4vGx7hOyKZ3Csyw:tbp0yN90QE78ghOyzs

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • VpnClientSetupX86.exe (PID: 1384)
      • VpnClientSetupX86.exe (PID: 3292)

    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • cmstp.exe (PID: 2812)

    • Changes settings of System certificates

      • certutil.exe (PID: 1532)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • cmstp.exe (PID: 1736)
      • cmstp.exe (PID: 2812)

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • cmstp.exe (PID: 1736)
      • cmstp.exe (PID: 2812)

    • Creates files in the Windows directory

      • certutil.exe (PID: 1532)
      • cmstp.exe (PID: 2812)
      • certutil.exe (PID: 3012)

    • Uses REG.EXE to modify Windows registry

      • cmstp.exe (PID: 1736)
      • cmstp.exe (PID: 2812)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • cmstp.exe (PID: 1736)
      • VpnClientSetupX86.exe (PID: 1384)
      • VpnClientSetupX86.exe (PID: 3292)
      • cmstp.exe (PID: 2812)

    • Removes files from Windows directory

      • certutil.exe (PID: 1532)
      • cmstp.exe (PID: 2812)
      • certutil.exe (PID: 3012)

  • INFO

    • Manual execution by user

      • VpnClientSetupX86.exe (PID: 1704)
      • VpnClientSetupX86.exe (PID: 3292)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (42.2)
.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (37.3)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (8.8)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (6)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.7)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2018:01:01 05:48:28+01:00
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 14
CodeSize: 26112
InitializedDataSize: 165376
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x6bd0
OSVersion: 10
ImageVersion: 10
SubsystemVersion: 6
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 11.0.14393.0
ProductVersionNumber: 11.0.14393.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Windows NT 32-bit
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Unicode
CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription: Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor
FileVersion: 11.00.14393.0 (rs1_release.160715-1616)
InternalName: Wextract
LegalCopyright: © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFileName: WEXTRACT.EXE .MUI
ProductName: Internet Explorer
ProductVersion: 11.00.14393.0

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 01-Jan-2018 04:48:28
Detected languages:
  • English - United States
Debug artifacts:
  • wextract.pdb
CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription: Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor
FileVersion: 11.00.14393.0 (rs1_release.160715-1616)
InternalName: Wextract
LegalCopyright: © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename: WEXTRACT.EXE .MUI
ProductName: Internet Explorer
ProductVersion: 11.00.14393.0

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: 0x000000F0

PE Headers

Signature: PE
Machine: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections: 5
Time date stamp: 01-Jan-2018 04:48:28
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
0x0000651C
0x00006600
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.30791
.data
0x00008000
0x00001A48
0x00000200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
4.97064
.idata
0x0000A000
0x0000106E
0x00001200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
5.05715
.rsrc
0x0000C000
0x00026718
0x00026800
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
7.35024
.reloc
0x00033000
0x00000890
0x00000A00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.27466

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
4.74577
367
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_MANIFEST
2
3.15864
744
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_ICON
3
3.07737
488
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_ICON
4
3.50949
296
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_ICON
5
5.56662
3752
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_ICON
6
5.94251
2216
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_ICON
7
5.99361
1736
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_ICON
8
3.37828
1384
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_ICON
9
7.98515
55762
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_ICON
10
5.33023
9640
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_ICON

Imports

ADVAPI32.dll
COMCTL32.dll
Cabinet.dll
GDI32.dll
KERNEL32.dll
USER32.dll
VERSION.dll
msvcrt.dll
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Total processes
56
Monitored processes
12
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start vpnclientsetupx86.exe cmstp.exe reg.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs certutil.exe no specs vpnclientsetupx86.exe no specs vpnclientsetupx86.exe cmstp.exe reg.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs certutil.exe no specs vpnclientsetupx86.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
864reg add HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RasMan\PPP\EAP\13 /v SelectSelfSignedCert /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /fC:\Windows\system32\reg.exe—cmstp.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Registry Console Tool
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\reg.exe
c:\systemroot\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\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
1384"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\VpnClientSetupX86.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\VpnClientSetupX86.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor
Exit code:
0
Version:
11.00.14393.0 (rs1_release.160715-1616)
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\vpnclientsetupx86.exe
c:\systemroot\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\system32\user32.dll
1532certutil -addstore root C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Cm\a01339dd-df25-4f51-99f7-97a3f1245854\a01339dd-df25-4f51-99f7-97a3f1245854.cerC:\Windows\system32\certutil.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
CertUtil.exe
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\certutil.exe
c:\systemroot\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\certcli.dll
c:\windows\system32\atl.dll
1704"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\VpnClientSetupX86.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\VpnClientSetupX86.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
11.00.14393.0 (rs1_release.160715-1616)
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\vpnclientsetupx86.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
1736cmstp.exe /s /su /ns a01339dd-df25-4f51-99f7-97a3f1245854.infC:\Windows\system32\cmstp.exe
VpnClientSetupX86.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Microsoft Connection Manager Profile Installer
Exit code:
1
Version:
7.02.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmstp.exe
c:\systemroot\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\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2328cmd.exe /c certutil -addstore root %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Cm\a01339dd-df25-4f51-99f7-97a3f1245854\a01339dd-df25-4f51-99f7-97a3f1245854.cerC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe—cmstp.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\winbrand.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
2524"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\VpnClientSetupX86.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\VpnClientSetupX86.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
11.00.14393.0 (rs1_release.160715-1616)
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\vpnclientsetupx86.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
2556reg add HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RasMan\PPP\EAP\13 /v SelectSelfSignedCert /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /fC:\Windows\system32\reg.exe—cmstp.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Registry Console Tool
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\reg.exe
c:\systemroot\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\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2812cmstp.exe /s /su /ns a01339dd-df25-4f51-99f7-97a3f1245854.infC:\Windows\system32\cmstp.exe
VpnClientSetupX86.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Microsoft Connection Manager Profile Installer
Exit code:
1
Version:
7.02.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmstp.exe
c:\systemroot\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\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
3012certutil -addstore root C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Cm\a01339dd-df25-4f51-99f7-97a3f1245854\a01339dd-df25-4f51-99f7-97a3f1245854.cerC:\Windows\system32\certutil.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
CertUtil.exe
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\certutil.exe
c:\systemroot\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\certcli.dll
c:\windows\system32\atl.dll
Total events
96
Read events
42
Write events
50
Delete events
4

Modification events

(PID) Process:(1736) cmstp.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\CMSTP
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1736) cmstp.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\CMSTP
Operation:writeName:EnableConsoleTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1736) cmstp.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\CMSTP
Operation:writeName:FileTracingMask
Value:
4294901760
(PID) Process:(1736) cmstp.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\CMSTP
Operation:writeName:ConsoleTracingMask
Value:
4294901760
(PID) Process:(1736) cmstp.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\CMSTP
Operation:writeName:MaxFileSize
Value:
1048576
(PID) Process:(1736) cmstp.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\CMSTP
Operation:writeName:FileDirectory
Value:
%windir%\tracing
(PID) Process:(1384) VpnClientSetupX86.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
Operation:writeName:wextract_cleanup0
Value:
rundll32.exe C:\Windows\system32\advpack.dll,DelNodeRunDLL32 "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\"
(PID) Process:(1736) cmstp.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Connection Manager
Operation:writeName:ProfileInstallPath
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Cm
(PID) Process:(1736) cmstp.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
Operation:writeName:SM_AccessoriesName
Value:
Accessories
(PID) Process:(1736) cmstp.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
Operation:writeName:PF_AccessoriesName
Value:
Accessories
Executable files
5
Suspicious files
5
Text files
142
Unknown types
5

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
1736cmstp.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Cm\a01339dd-df25-4f51-99f7-97a3f1245854\SETD53B.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1736cmstp.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Cm\a01339dd-df25-4f51-99f7-97a3f1245854\SETD54C.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1736cmstp.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Cm\a01339dd-df25-4f51-99f7-97a3f1245854\SETD54D.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1736cmstp.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Cm\a01339dd-df25-4f51-99f7-97a3f1245854\SETD55E.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1736cmstp.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Cm\a01339dd-df25-4f51-99f7-97a3f1245854\SETD55F.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1736cmstp.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Cm\a01339dd-df25-4f51-99f7-97a3f1245854\SETD56F.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1736cmstp.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Cm\a01339dd-df25-4f51-99f7-97a3f1245854\SETD570.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1736cmstp.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Cm\a01339dd-df25-4f51-99f7-97a3f1245854\SETD581.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1736cmstp.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Cm\a01339dd-df25-4f51-99f7-97a3f1245854\SETD582.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1384VpnClientSetupX86.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\a01339dd-df25-4f51-99f7-97a3f1245854.cmptext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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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
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VpnClientSetupX86.exe