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| File name: | npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/b60d91e7-5754-4a02-9bf6-318ba45c4fce |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | December 11, 2024 at 10:16:34 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive, 5 sections |
| MD5: | 6BBBE78171ED5B9EB4FECAA682033B82 |
| SHA1: | 6B4AE5162C8CC49C498D6BA361B288775D8DCC45 |
| SHA256: | 4C895DD29A0BC5E30506CB67AB7199150DE73FC41A4221974F3E4BB576474600 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:m5BtZH98txA30UWNYbVs37VzOyxMkLaCmqLNsVXnTBqN7lyIelSH4hZC3btIepJS:m3DB4E638Axq |
MALICIOUS
Registers / Runs the DLL via REGSVR32.EXE
- npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe (PID: 6376)
SUSPICIOUS
Malware-specific behavior (creating "System.dll" in Temp)
- npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe (PID: 6376)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- notepad++.exe (PID: 7068)
Searches for installed software
- npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe (PID: 6376)
Reads the date of Windows installation
- notepad++.exe (PID: 7068)
Creates/Modifies COM task schedule object
- regsvr32.exe (PID: 6812)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe (PID: 6376)
Explorer used for Indirect Command Execution
- explorer.exe (PID: 6984)
Creates a software uninstall entry
- npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe (PID: 6376)
INFO
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe (PID: 6376)
Creates files in the program directory
- npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe (PID: 6376)
Checks supported languages
- npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe (PID: 6376)
Create files in a temporary directory
- npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe (PID: 6376)
The sample compiled with english language support
- npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe (PID: 6376)
The process uses the downloaded file
- notepad++.exe (PID: 7068)
- explorer.exe (PID: 7028)
Reads the computer name
- npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe (PID: 6376)
Process checks computer location settings
- notepad++.exe (PID: 7068)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (67.4) |
|---|---|---|
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (14.2) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (9.7) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.3) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (4.3) |
EXIF
EXE
| ProductVersion: | 8.74 |
|---|---|
| ProductName: | Notepad++ |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyleft 1998-2017 by Don HO |
| FileVersion: | 8.7.4.0 |
| FileDescription: | Notepad++ : a free (GNU) source code editor |
| CompanyName: | Don HO don.h@free.fr |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x0000 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 8.7.4.0 |
| FileVersionNumber: | 8.7.4.0 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | 6 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| EntryPoint: | 0x3645 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | 2048 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 139776 |
| CodeSize: | 26624 |
| LinkerVersion: | 6 |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit |
| TimeStamp: | 2023:07:02 02:09:43+00:00 |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
Total processes
131
Monitored processes
9
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6220 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Don HO don.h@free.fr Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Notepad++ : a free (GNU) source code editor Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 8.7.4.0 Modules
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| 6376 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Don HO don.h@free.fr Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Notepad++ : a free (GNU) source code editor Exit code: 0 Version: 8.7.4.0 Modules
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| 6800 | regsvr32 /s "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\contextMenu\NppShell.dll" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe | — | npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft(C) Register Server Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6812 | /s "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\contextMenu\NppShell.dll" | C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe | — | regsvr32.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft(C) Register Server Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6984 | "C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe" "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe" | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | — | npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows Explorer Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3758 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7028 | C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe /factory,{75dff2b7-6936-4c06-a8bb-676a7b00b24b} -Embedding | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Explorer Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3758 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7068 | "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe" | C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Don HO don.h@free.fr Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Notepad++ Version: 8.7.4 Modules
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| 4136 | "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\updater\gup.exe" -v8.74 -px64 | C:\Program Files\Notepad++\updater\GUP.exe | notepad++.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Don HO don.h@free.fr Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: WinGup for Notepad++ Exit code: 0 Version: 5.31 Modules
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| 204 | "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe" "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\change.log" | C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe | — | npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Don HO don.h@free.fr Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Notepad++ Exit code: 0 Version: 8.7.4 Modules
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Total events
1 988
Read events
1 775
Write events
213
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (6376) npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Notepad++ |
| Operation: | write | Name: | InstallerLanguage |
Value: 1033 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6376) npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++ |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayName |
Value: Notepad++ (64-bit x64) | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6376) npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++ |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Publisher |
Value: Notepad++ Team | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6376) npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++ |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MajorVersion |
Value: 8 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6376) npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++ |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MinorVersion |
Value: 74 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6376) npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++ |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UninstallString |
Value: "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\uninstall.exe" | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6376) npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++ |
| Operation: | write | Name: | QuietUninstallString |
Value: "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\uninstall.exe" /S | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6376) npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++ |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayIcon |
Value: C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6376) npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++ |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayVersion |
Value: 8.7.4 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6376) npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++ |
| Operation: | write | Name: | URLInfoAbout |
Value: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ | |||
Executable files
13
Suspicious files
2
Text files
206
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6376 | npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe | C:\Program Files\Notepad++\functionList\java.xml | xml | |
MD5:E5A76A3287909497F328B0F12CF5CE89 | SHA256:2487221A75A52B4F8AA6D2E62F1C0A55A5CD5240B1CB7AAFA66FBB2042590B06 | |||
| 6376 | npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe | C:\Program Files\Notepad++\autoCompletion\powershell.xml | xml | |
MD5:D161F77EA1500DE3D863BE2E0F91E16C | SHA256:6123E3294CCFC27143361426EB5874E8EFAE8A31B26E0078776DAF82CF74D8B0 | |||
| 6376 | npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe | C:\Program Files\Notepad++\functionList\cpp.xml | xml | |
MD5:C794BB828625F83122E89B24BBC5F0C8 | SHA256:40CF1AF5650B699A947899D2B43A00DCB64CDEAF080651C82A7930910C1C03F4 | |||
| 6376 | npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsi6CD8.tmp\modern-header.bmp | image | |
MD5:56DA15FDB8D96F8F5C649DCB5E79D775 | SHA256:BB90D4338D2474138473E6B16E94B0237EE847BEA45019ED0DD4439C71BD233E | |||
| 6376 | npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe | C:\Program Files\Notepad++\functionList\asm.xml | xml | |
MD5:2C5F4897D7F169E06AEA28310C8AB9EC | SHA256:73526DDB1D23D595680BADD6BD87F5DD82869606A7CF7E8707758D48D848257E | |||
| 6376 | npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe | C:\Program Files\Notepad++\autoCompletion\gdscript.xml | xml | |
MD5:E4A787C8BE6FFA469D2914A03622A08D | SHA256:6B0955260345C49A52D8BD35F1A6CFB98F7048894EABABCCE38EEDED00EF630D | |||
| 6376 | npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe | C:\Program Files\Notepad++\functionList\sql.xml | xml | |
MD5:C73F99D5647E98C053FAD2FB8333AE55 | SHA256:B647B20E4A5F0266A6ED8B3792588EADBD213FCB2544C8A4D809FE9A7CD29988 | |||
| 6376 | npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsi6CD8.tmp\InstallOptions.dll | executable | |
MD5:D095B082B7C5BA4665D40D9C5042AF6D | SHA256:B2091205E225FC07DAF1101218C64CE62A4690CACAC9C3D0644D12E93E4C213C | |||
| 6376 | npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsi6CD8.tmp\LangDLL.dll | executable | |
MD5:50016010FB0D8DB2BC4CD258CEB43BE5 | SHA256:32230128C18574C1E860DFE4B17FE0334F685740E27BC182E0D525A8948C9C2E | |||
| 6376 | npp.8.7.4.Installer.x64.exe | C:\Program Files\Notepad++\functionList\bash.xml | xml | |
MD5:162DED022D600DCF4BA4B7E9AC6917A2 | SHA256:2AE1142B08D296C25000E451237EA919F981DA28F6A723D39540F43F18BAC762 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
19
DNS requests
7
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5964 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 23.48.23.156:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2736 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2736 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.48.23.156:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5964 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 204 | 104.126.37.130:443 | https://www.bing.com/threshold/xls.aspx | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 92.113.23.249:443 | https://notepad-plus-plus.org/update/getDownloadUrl.php?version=8.74¶m=x64 | unknown | text | 48 b | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2736 | svchost.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
5964 | RUXIMICS.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5964 | RUXIMICS.exe | 23.48.23.156:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
2736 | svchost.exe | 23.48.23.156:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
5964 | RUXIMICS.exe | 184.30.21.171:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
2736 | svchost.exe | 184.30.21.171:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
2736 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
notepad-plus-plus.org |
| whitelisted |
self.events.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |