File name:

0xCheats.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/4757e541-dc98-48c0-b20b-b5f8f2e23fba
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

Orcus is a modular Remote Access Trojan with some unusual functions. This RAT enables attackers to create plugins using a custom development library and offers a robust core feature set that makes it one of the most dangerous malicious programs in its class.

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Analysis date: November 05, 2021, 22:10:06
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
rat
orcus
trojan
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows
MD5:

8E2831F8CAA852E07D40BBFEA79BBF62

SHA1:

671242648658A31A3F9CF48E1FC7CA3ED7710998

SHA256:

522055A9234429465EEDA419E1F915AB7ED268C4426145C91E3EDE4903A145AA

SSDEEP:

24576:0v6/VTu+tC/C0TNO6Qg9Gz+4F5F9wCVlqkn8Q05OiJuZA/TFc6sUqKiJQf0Pn:1/V0pOFhAqKiJQf

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Loads the Task Scheduler COM API

      • 0xCheats.exe (PID: 3376)
      • schtasks.exe (PID: 324)
      • Microsoft Update Check.exe (PID: 988)

    • Drops executable file immediately after starts

      • 0xCheats.exe (PID: 3376)

    • Uses Task Scheduler to run other applications

      • 0xCheats.exe (PID: 3376)

    • ORCUS was detected

      • ?svchost.exe (PID: 968)
      • Microsoft Update Check.exe (PID: 988)
      • Microsoft Update Check.exe (PID: 2268)
      • Microsoft Update Check.exe (PID: 700)
      • SukaTiCheTupayailiGlupiy.exe (PID: 2652)

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • ?svchost.exe (PID: 968)
      • Microsoft Update Check.exe (PID: 988)
      • Microsoft Update Check.exe (PID: 2268)
      • SukaTiCheTupayailiGlupiy.exe (PID: 2652)
      • SukaTiCheTupayailiGlupiy.exe (PID: 3064)
      • WindowsInput.exe (PID: 1084)
      • WindowsInput.exe (PID: 3664)
      • Microsoft Update Check.exe (PID: 700)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Checks supported languages

      • 0xCheats.exe (PID: 3376)
      • WindowsInput.exe (PID: 1084)
      • ?svchost.exe (PID: 968)
      • WindowsInput.exe (PID: 3664)
      • Microsoft Update Check.exe (PID: 988)
      • SukaTiCheTupayailiGlupiy.exe (PID: 3064)
      • SukaTiCheTupayailiGlupiy.exe (PID: 2652)
      • Microsoft Update Check.exe (PID: 700)
      • Microsoft Update Check.exe (PID: 2268)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • 0xCheats.exe (PID: 3376)
      • ?svchost.exe (PID: 968)
      • Microsoft Update Check.exe (PID: 988)

    • Creates files in the Windows directory

      • 0xCheats.exe (PID: 3376)
      • ?svchost.exe (PID: 968)
      • WindowsInput.exe (PID: 1084)

    • Reads the computer name

      • 0xCheats.exe (PID: 3376)
      • ?svchost.exe (PID: 968)
      • WindowsInput.exe (PID: 3664)
      • WindowsInput.exe (PID: 1084)
      • Microsoft Update Check.exe (PID: 988)
      • SukaTiCheTupayailiGlupiy.exe (PID: 2652)
      • Microsoft Update Check.exe (PID: 2268)
      • SukaTiCheTupayailiGlupiy.exe (PID: 3064)
      • Microsoft Update Check.exe (PID: 700)

    • Executed via Task Scheduler

      • ?svchost.exe (PID: 968)
      • Microsoft Update Check.exe (PID: 2268)
      • Microsoft Update Check.exe (PID: 700)

    • Drops a file with a compile date too recent

      • 0xCheats.exe (PID: 3376)
      • ?svchost.exe (PID: 968)

    • Drops a file that was compiled in debug mode

      • ?svchost.exe (PID: 968)
      • Microsoft Update Check.exe (PID: 988)

    • Executed as Windows Service

      • WindowsInput.exe (PID: 3664)

    • Creates a directory in Program Files

      • ?svchost.exe (PID: 968)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • ?svchost.exe (PID: 968)

    • Starts itself from another location

      • ?svchost.exe (PID: 968)

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • Microsoft Update Check.exe (PID: 988)

    • Reads Environment values

      • Microsoft Update Check.exe (PID: 988)

    • Application launched itself

      • SukaTiCheTupayailiGlupiy.exe (PID: 2652)

  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • schtasks.exe (PID: 324)
      • explorer.exe (PID: 2780)

    • Reads the computer name

      • schtasks.exe (PID: 324)
      • explorer.exe (PID: 2780)

    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • Microsoft Update Check.exe (PID: 988)

    • Manual execution by user

      • explorer.exe (PID: 2780)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (82.8)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (7.4)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (5)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.2)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (2.2)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2021:11:03 22:36:47+01:00
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 8
CodeSize: 1619968
InitializedDataSize: 214528
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x18d6de
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 1.0.0.0
ProductVersionNumber: 1.0.0.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Neutral
CharacterSet: Unicode
Comments: -
CompanyName: -
FileDescription: WindowsApplication62
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: WindowsApplication62.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright © 2020
LegalTrademarks: -
OriginalFileName: WindowsApplication62.exe
ProductName: WindowsApplication62
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
AssemblyVersion: 1.0.0.0

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 03-Nov-2021 21:36:47
Comments: -
CompanyName: -
FileDescription: WindowsApplication62
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: WindowsApplication62.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright © 2020
LegalTrademarks: -
OriginalFilename: WindowsApplication62.exe
ProductName: WindowsApplication62
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0

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: 0x00000080

PE Headers

Signature: PE
Machine: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections: 3
Time date stamp: 03-Nov-2021 21:36:47
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
0x00002000
0x0018B6E4
0x0018B800
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.05238
.rsrc
0x0018E000
0x00034288
0x00034400
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
3.95642
.reloc
0x001C4000
0x0000000C
0x00000200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
0.10191

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
5.01561
2672
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_MANIFEST
BOMBA
2.16096
20
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_GROUP_ICON

Imports

mscoree.dll
No data.
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Total processes
50
Monitored processes
12
Malicious processes
6
Suspicious processes
2

Behavior graph

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start drop and start drop and start drop and start 0xcheats.exe schtasks.exe no specs #ORCUS ?svchost.exe windowsinput.exe no specs windowsinput.exe no specs #ORCUS microsoft update check.exe #ORCUS microsoft update check.exe no specs #ORCUS sukatichetupayailiglupiy.exe no specs sukatichetupayailiglupiy.exe no specs explorer.exe no specs #ORCUS microsoft update check.exe no specs 0xcheats.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
324schtasks /run /TN UpdateC:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe—0xCheats.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Manages scheduled tasks
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\schtasks.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
700"C:\Program Files\Windows Update Center\Microsoft Update Check.exe" C:\Program Files\Windows Update Center\Microsoft Update Check.exe
taskeng.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\windows update center\microsoft update check.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.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\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\mscoreei.dll
968C:\Windows\System32\?svchost.exe C:\Windows\System32\?svchost.exe
taskeng.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\?svchost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.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\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\mscoreei.dll
988"C:\Program Files\Windows Update Center\Microsoft Update Check.exe" C:\Program Files\Windows Update Center\Microsoft Update Check.exe
?svchost.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\windows update center\microsoft update check.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
1084"C:\Windows\system32\WindowsInput.exe" --installC:\Windows\system32\WindowsInput.exe—?svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows Input
Exit code:
0
Version:
0.1.0
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\windowsinput.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.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\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\mscoreei.dll
2268"C:\Program Files\Windows Update Center\Microsoft Update Check.exe" C:\Program Files\Windows Update Center\Microsoft Update Check.exe
taskeng.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\windows update center\microsoft update check.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.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\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\mscoreei.dll
2652"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\SukaTiCheTupayailiGlupiy.exe" /launchSelfAndExit "C:\Program Files\Windows Update Center\Microsoft Update Check.exe" 988 /protectFileC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\SukaTiCheTupayailiGlupiy.exe
Microsoft Update Check.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
3064
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\roaming\sukatichetupayailiglupiy.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.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\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\mscoreei.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
2780"C:\Windows\explorer.exe" C:\Windows\explorer.exe—Explorer.EXE
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Explorer
Exit code:
1
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\explorer.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\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
3064"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\SukaTiCheTupayailiGlupiy.exe" /watchProcess "C:\Program Files\Windows Update Center\Microsoft Update Check.exe" 988 "/protectFile"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\SukaTiCheTupayailiGlupiy.exe—SukaTiCheTupayailiGlupiy.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\users\admin\appdata\roaming\sukatichetupayailiglupiy.exe
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\mscoreei.dll
3260"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0xCheats.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0xCheats.exe—Explorer.EXE
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
WindowsApplication62
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\0xcheats.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
Total events
7 037
Read events
6 979
Write events
58
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(968) ?svchost.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:ProxyBypass
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(968) ?svchost.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:IntranetName
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(968) ?svchost.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(968) ?svchost.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1084) WindowsInput.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application
Operation:writeName:AutoBackupLogFiles
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1084) WindowsInput.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\WindowsInput
Operation:writeName:EventMessageFile
Value:
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\EventLogMessages.dll
(PID) Process:(1084) WindowsInput.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:ProxyBypass
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(1084) WindowsInput.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:IntranetName
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(1084) WindowsInput.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(1084) WindowsInput.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
0
Executable files
4
Suspicious files
3
Text files
4
Unknown types
1

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
968?svchost.exeC:\Program Files\Windows Update Center\Microsoft Update Check.exeexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
33760xCheats.exeC:\Windows\System32\?svchost.exeexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
968?svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\WindowsInput.exe.configxml
MD5:A2B76CEA3A59FA9AF5EA21FF68139C98
SHA256:F99EF5BF79A7C43701877F0BB0B890591885BB0A3D605762647CC8FFBF10C839
988Microsoft Update Check.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\SukaTiCheTupayailiGlupiy.exeexecutable
MD5:913967B216326E36A08010FB70F9DBA3
SHA256:8D880758549220154D2FF4EE578F2B49527C5FB76A07D55237B61E30BCC09E3A
988Microsoft Update Check.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\77EC63BDA74BD0D0E0426DC8F8008506compressed
MD5:ACAEDA60C79C6BCAC925EEB3653F45E0
SHA256:6B0CECCF0103AFD89844761417C1D23ACC41F8AEBF3B7230765209B61EEE5658
1084WindowsInput.exeC:\Windows\system32\WindowsInput.InstallStatexml
MD5:FFB29BD88BD23C639985F1D369DBD1CA
SHA256:1ADB4F9D1D152E018246A0A2762B473D910906340207F57D3F8CE1097E1DE09F
988Microsoft Update Check.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\SukaTiCheTupayailiGlupiy.exe.configxml
MD5:A2B76CEA3A59FA9AF5EA21FF68139C98
SHA256:F99EF5BF79A7C43701877F0BB0B890591885BB0A3D605762647CC8FFBF10C839
968?svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\WindowsInput.exeexecutable
MD5:E6FCF516D8ED8D0D4427F86E08D0D435
SHA256:8DBE814359391ED6B0B5B182039008CF1D00964DA9FBC4747F46242A95C24337
988Microsoft Update Check.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cab5F9B.tmpcompressed
MD5:ACAEDA60C79C6BCAC925EEB3653F45E0
SHA256:6B0CECCF0103AFD89844761417C1D23ACC41F8AEBF3B7230765209B61EEE5658
988Microsoft Update Check.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tar5F9C.tmpcat
MD5:D99661D0893A52A0700B8AE68457351A
SHA256:BDD5111162A6FA25682E18FA74E37E676D49CAFCB5B7207E98E5256D1EF0D003
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HTTP(S) requests
1
TCP/UDP connections
5
DNS requests
5
Threats
4

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
988
Microsoft Update Check.exe
GET
200
2.16.106.186:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootstl.cab?92587364fb14d1ac
unknown
compressed
59.9 Kb
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
988
Microsoft Update Check.exe
2.16.106.186:80
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
Akamai International B.V.
—
whitelisted
—
—
104.23.98.190:443
pastebin.com
Cloudflare Inc
US
malicious
—
—
3.128.107.74:17879
2.tcp.ngrok.io
—
US
malicious
988
Microsoft Update Check.exe
104.23.99.190:443
pastebin.com
Cloudflare Inc
US
malicious
988
Microsoft Update Check.exe
3.134.125.175:18557
0.tcp.ngrok.io
—
US
malicious

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
pastebin.com
  • 104.23.99.190
  • 104.23.98.190
malicious
0.tcp.ngrok.io
  • 3.134.125.175
malicious
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
  • 2.16.106.186
  • 2.16.106.171
whitelisted
2.tcp.ngrok.io
  • 3.128.107.74
malicious

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
—
—
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
ET POLICY DNS Query to a *.ngrok domain (ngrok.io)
—
—
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
ET POLICY DNS Query to a *.ngrok domain (ngrok.io)
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0xCheats.exe