File name:

W95ws2setup.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/ab4786f2-b7ce-42fc-979c-912220a5b366
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: January 29, 2025, 19:37:45
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows, 5 sections
MD5:

FC1D00A94F95A88662229604F68F2669

SHA1:

79912F041DC43D0918452A00019646CCD466F956

SHA256:

48C82825328EF63BCE1D471D505F0E243CAE94B5B05C66CF2E51B75C6D4D4922

SSDEEP:

49152:OIqvmgTS46FKdMd5uyMl3IdYlffcLGHEz+ipAF5NVguRqMw1GPWMNzKYcNSJYTxd:ovmdbd56lCYlffcLGHVipAv3guRqMw1j

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Executing a file with an untrusted certificate

      • W95ws2setup.exe (PID: 6604)

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • W95ws2setup.exe (PID: 6768)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Starts a Microsoft application from unusual location

      • W95ws2setup.exe (PID: 6604)
      • W95ws2setup.exe (PID: 6768)
      • setup.exe (PID: 6824)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • W95ws2setup.exe (PID: 6768)

    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • W95ws2setup.exe (PID: 6768)

    • The process creates files with name similar to system file names

      • W95ws2setup.exe (PID: 6768)

  • INFO

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • W95ws2setup.exe (PID: 6768)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • W95ws2setup.exe (PID: 6768)

    • Checks supported languages

      • W95ws2setup.exe (PID: 6768)
      • setup.exe (PID: 6824)

    • Reads the computer name

      • setup.exe (PID: 6824)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 MS Cabinet Self-Extractor (WExtract stub) (58)
.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ 4.x (25.7)
.exe | InstallShield setup (8.2)
.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (5.9)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (0.8)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 1996:09:30 17:14:31+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, 32-bit, No debug
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 3.1
CodeSize: 60416
InitializedDataSize: 910336
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x5cab
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: 4
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 4.71.30.1
ProductVersionNumber: 4.71.30.1
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: 4.71.0030.1
InternalName: Wextract
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1995
OriginalFileName: WEXTRACT.EXE
ProductName: Microsoft(R) Windows NT(TM) Operating System
ProductVersion: 4.71.0030.1
No data.
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Total processes
132
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start w95ws2setup.exe pcaui.exe no specs setup.exe no specs w95ws2setup.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
6604"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\W95ws2setup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\W95ws2setup.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
4.71.0030.1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\w95ws2setup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
6768"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\W95ws2setup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\W95ws2setup.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor
Version:
4.71.0030.1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\w95ws2setup.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\sechost.dll
6784"C:\WINDOWS\system32\pcaui.exe" -g {11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111} -x {5eaf2c05-cc3d-4667-93a8-36dad7233794} -a "WinSock 2" -v "Microsoft" -s "This version of Winsock 2 is meant for older Windows platforms. All of its features are already part of your current Windows operating system, so there is no need to install it." -n 1 -f 0 -k 0 -e "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\W95ws2setup.exe"C:\Windows\System32\pcaui.exe—W95ws2setup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Program Compatibility Assistant User Interface
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\pcaui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
6824C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSE000\setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSE000\setup.exe—W95ws2setup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Winsock2 Setup
Version:
4.10.1658
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\mse000\setup.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\acgenral.dll
Total events
59
Read events
58
Write events
1
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(6768) W95ws2setup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
Operation:writeName:wextract_cleanup0
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\W95ws2setup.exe /D:C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSE000\
Executable files
41
Suspicious files
1
Text files
1
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
6768W95ws2setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSE000\setupapi.dllexecutable
MD5:B36B666D14A52513D7654812A861E925
SHA256:381114A1E28732FE011CCF9E53EF5D291B977CF6C57AC24F2798905CF410E61A
6768W95ws2setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSE000\setup.exeexecutable
MD5:43605C7BC2986DF52F793452C0D77451
SHA256:D39799960C41AF7308AB4EFA6A0EB984EC8ECBFFFA537B2B45C09E1E4E77A21C
6768W95ws2setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSE000\WS2_32.DLXexecutable
MD5:EB9E109970C64A44F99D5B103457C9F2
SHA256:A3F2A139587F8F1F69028EBC30AB3FD3A833BB87C6FC3E2A133B3E917953ADD0
6768W95ws2setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSE000\WINSOCK.DLLexecutable
MD5:692E3A1168520EF2FC91653EB405D74D
SHA256:8382FD797A9E6A9C6EDED398601DAF91C8E55E9B3CC1F3E837DCA75FE5B9B415
6768W95ws2setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSE000\wsock32.dlxexecutable
MD5:9569DF48091D5B2085DAF44A36E738C6
SHA256:A9E0246213DBA79D6CA3C2B00C2691903149700510EADA68E7FF1FE9AF75BCA0
6768W95ws2setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSE000\wsock.vxdexecutable
MD5:17793DB2732E24CDDFB8EB8BDDBC64C9
SHA256:6A34A9195F68EDCF9B248A0F9A8E219F2D655D00A47F96E113F746065608347F
6768W95ws2setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSE000\WSASRV.exeexecutable
MD5:6515E4A2E6D10B36395721747D2C9D02
SHA256:BD30C987EDDEBFE7160182F7922686CC51550D25A9B05967A3A9E0A5CAF21B34
6768W95ws2setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSE000\msafd.dllexecutable
MD5:59AC0E3167C58D227F54354ADA2D61FE
SHA256:2E0DA87D1A8DD09F899EF316B1DA5AD6A3E15F6EEBF6046D454A18927C6FDE73
6768W95ws2setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSE000\vudp.386executable
MD5:F0A896FD38A1432CAFC4339876318C83
SHA256:B94ABEA943223B5CAB482F5A9303A8E80D49613E644EE159579A2B25E70E5E7B
6768W95ws2setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSE000\rnr20.dllexecutable
MD5:9E97AEA459E2D592F30DD09D33EC5279
SHA256:876FCBEBFA527BC07004AD3D405400490A18F46BB6B7C838AFD3CBE4B42EE1CA
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HTTP(S) requests
9
TCP/UDP connections
33
DNS requests
17
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
—
—
GET
200
2.16.164.42:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1752
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.52.120.96:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
2.16.164.42:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.52.120.96:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6284
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1752
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.52.120.96:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
2.23.77.188:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
23.52.120.96:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
2.23.77.188:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
—
—
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
2.16.164.42:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
2.16.164.42:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.52.120.96:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
—
—
23.52.120.96:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
—
—
2.21.65.154:443
www.bing.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
—
—
2.23.77.188:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
1176
svchost.exe
40.126.31.73:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
google.com
  • 142.250.184.206
whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 40.127.240.158
  • 51.104.136.2
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.16.164.42
  • 2.16.164.43
  • 2.16.164.98
  • 2.16.164.34
  • 2.16.164.24
  • 2.16.164.17
  • 2.16.164.72
  • 2.16.164.107
  • 2.16.164.114
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.52.120.96
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 2.21.65.154
  • 2.21.65.132
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.23.77.188
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.31.73
  • 20.190.159.0
  • 20.190.159.64
  • 20.190.159.71
  • 20.190.159.23
  • 40.126.31.69
  • 40.126.31.71
  • 20.190.159.2
whitelisted
go.microsoft.com
  • 184.28.89.167
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 20.12.23.50
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 13.95.31.18
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
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Reports
W95ws2setup.exe