| File name: | MSIAfterburnerInstaller466Beta5.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/aad8a655-325b-4e1f-8d28-cce368310751 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | March 19, 2025, 08:12:27 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 3 sections |
| MD5: | 76C62CF9D6E6B1B7397E717669B7661F |
| SHA1: | 7817DC33F8825E28D693250438D6F23BC200E1E9 |
| SHA256: | 540E033AF11406E141BD306EBA69D9166DF9C2C3725F898ECF9A4165D05366A3 |
| SSDEEP: | 393216:jdQ4BTS4vxv3JDnTI5+F/WFFdb3aJh2qynHA1J6aVpoeHc:jmcSmxvlI5EUF5JHAHkeHc |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (52.9) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (23.5) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (23.5) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2101:08:02 17:53:38+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 48 |
| CodeSize: | 45681664 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 365568 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x2b92b16 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.3 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.3 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| Comments: | MSI Afterburner Installer |
| CompanyName: | Micro-Star INT'L CO., LTD. |
| FileDescription: | MSI Afterburner Installer |
| FileVersion: | 1.0.0.3 |
| InternalName: | MSIAfterburnerSetup.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright © 2024 Micro-Star INT'L CO., LTD. |
| LegalTrademarks: | - |
| OriginalFileName: | MSIAfterburnerSetup.exe |
| ProductName: | MSI Afterburner Installer |
| ProductVersion: | 1.0.0.3 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 1.0.0.3 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 664 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI_Afterburner_Installer\File\77B8B2E9-593F-45F3-A32E-778730B62B6B\MSIAfterburnerSetup466Beta5\MSIAfterburnerSetup466Beta5.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI_Afterburner_Installer\File\77B8B2E9-593F-45F3-A32E-778730B62B6B\MSIAfterburnerSetup466Beta5\MSIAfterburnerSetup466Beta5.exe | — | MSIAfterburnerInstaller466Beta5.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 3221226540 Modules
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| 672 | C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe | svchost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Activation Client Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1244 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1324 | "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c powershell Expand-Archive -LiteralPath 'C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI_Afterburner_Installer\File\18256D11-615C-4EAC-8E8E-6D80FEF9218D\N360GamerDownloader.zip' -DestinationPath 'C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI_Afterburner_Installer\File\18256D11-615C-4EAC-8E8E-6D80FEF9218D\N360GamerDownloader\' -Force | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | — | MSIAfterburnerInstaller466Beta5.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1764 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\MSIAfterburnerInstaller466Beta5.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\MSIAfterburnerInstaller466Beta5.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Micro-Star INT'L CO., LTD. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: MSI Afterburner Installer Exit code: 0 Version: 1.0.0.3 Modules
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| 1804 | "C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenWith.exe" "C:\Users\Public\Downloads\Norton\{DSP-N360-GAMER-2222109-36270-FSD5330004}\N360GamerDownloader.exe /m" | C:\Windows\System32\OpenWith.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Pick an app Exit code: 2147942487 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3100 | powershell Expand-Archive -LiteralPath 'C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI_Afterburner_Installer\File\77B8B2E9-593F-45F3-A32E-778730B62B6B\MSIAfterburnerSetup466Beta5.zip' -DestinationPath 'C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI_Afterburner_Installer\File\77B8B2E9-593F-45F3-A32E-778730B62B6B\MSIAfterburnerSetup466Beta5\' -Force | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows PowerShell Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3888 | "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c powershell Expand-Archive -LiteralPath 'C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI_Afterburner_Installer\File\77B8B2E9-593F-45F3-A32E-778730B62B6B\MSIAfterburnerSetup466Beta5.zip' -DestinationPath 'C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI_Afterburner_Installer\File\77B8B2E9-593F-45F3-A32E-778730B62B6B\MSIAfterburnerSetup466Beta5\' -Force | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | — | MSIAfterburnerInstaller466Beta5.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4164 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\N360GamerDownloader.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\N360GamerDownloader.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: NortonLifeLock Inc. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Norton Download Manager Exit code: 2147778088 Version: 5.34.0.5 Modules
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| 5084 | "C:\Users\Public\Downloads\Norton\{DSP-N360-GAMER-2222109-36270-FSD5330004}\N360GamerDownloader.exe" /r | C:\Users\Public\Downloads\Norton\{DSP-N360-GAMER-2222109-36270-FSD5330004}\N360GamerDownloader.exe | N360GamerDownloader.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: NortonLifeLock Inc. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Norton Download Manager Version: 5.34.0.5 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (5988) N360GamerDownloader.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Norton Download Manager{DSP-N360-GAMER-2222109-36270-FSD5330004} |
Value: C:\Users\Public\Downloads\Norton\{DSP-N360-GAMER-2222109-36270-FSD5330004}\N360GamerDownloader.exe /m | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5084) N360GamerDownloader.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Norton\FSD\{DSP-N360-GAMER-2222109-36270-FSD5330004}\{ff87b5e5-7856-4081-a0c0-a0e54435a7ec} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Started |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1764) MSIAfterburnerInstaller466Beta5.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\CTF\CUAS\DefaultCompositionWindow |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Left |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1764) MSIAfterburnerInstaller466Beta5.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\CTF\CUAS\DefaultCompositionWindow |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Top |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5084) N360GamerDownloader.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Norton Download Manager{DSP-N360-GAMER-2222109-36270-FSD5330004} |
Value: C:\Users\Public\Downloads\Norton\{DSP-N360-GAMER-2222109-36270-FSD5330004}\N360GamerDownloader.exe /m | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4164) N360GamerDownloader.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Norton\FSD\{DSP-N360-GAMER-2222109-36270-FSD5330004} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FailureCount |
Value: 0 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1764 | MSIAfterburnerInstaller466Beta5.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI_Afterburner_Installer\File\77B8B2E9-593F-45F3-A32E-778730B62B6B\MSIAfterburnerSetup466Beta5.zip | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3100 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI_Afterburner_Installer\File\77B8B2E9-593F-45F3-A32E-778730B62B6B\MSIAfterburnerSetup466Beta5\MSIAfterburnerSetup466Beta5.exe | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3100 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive | binary | |
MD5:41A0BB828C59239B31A12CA4BC5916D9 | SHA256:69390470E79F8A1D5D076B78904D0F357B1CFC297CA560D51FAF9DF7E38DA693 | |||
| 5988 | N360GamerDownloader.exe | C:\ProgramData\Norton\URLS-{DSP-N360-GAMER-2222109-36270-FSD5330004}-S-1-5-21-1693682860-607145093-2874071422-1001.txt | text | |
MD5:19AED0F8613F3607F41D87A458045869 | SHA256:0E5FD3E11CE3A379BA041E768D11211EFD1A7918DD6300F6E8F669EC0E9D9AF8 | |||
| 3100 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_jlttr4ot.1aj.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 3100 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_bviwvwb1.ojz.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 1764 | MSIAfterburnerInstaller466Beta5.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI_Afterburner_Installer\File\18256D11-615C-4EAC-8E8E-6D80FEF9218D\N360GamerDownloader.zip | compressed | |
MD5:0066121E0BDF2C77CBF522087FBFACA6 | SHA256:EE0B6FFEA90E0E4D63F4EDF10AA6F144C17E55D5D2624D8AB63102BF14BC908A | |||
| 7000 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_s1tjp4kd.yus.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 7000 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ekzhfvvb.hq5.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 7000 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_vf31kadp.exu.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | HEAD | 200 | 162.159.140.167:443 | https://definitions.symantec.com/defs/dm/symcdefsi3264sdscore3g2.exe | unknown | — | — | — |
— | — | HEAD | 200 | 23.35.236.5:443 | https://buy-download.norton.com/downloads/FSD/5.34.0/5/FSDPlugin64.dll | unknown | — | — | — |
— | — | GET | — | 23.35.236.5:443 | https://buy-download.norton.com/downloads/2022/MSI/36270/18644/N360Gmr/MUI/Setup.exe | unknown | — | — | — |
— | — | GET | — | 23.35.236.5:443 | https://buy-download.norton.com/downloads/2022/MSI/36270/18644/N360Gmr/MUI/Setup.exe | unknown | — | — | — |
— | — | GET | — | 23.35.236.5:443 | https://buy-download.norton.com/downloads/2022/MSI/36270/18644/N360Gmr/MUI/Setup.exe | unknown | — | — | — |
— | — | GET | — | 23.35.236.5:443 | https://buy-download.norton.com/downloads/2022/MSI/36270/18644/N360Gmr/MUI/Setup.exe | unknown | — | — | — |
— | — | GET | — | 23.35.236.5:443 | https://buy-download.norton.com/downloads/2022/MSI/36270/18644/N360Gmr/MUI/Setup.exe | unknown | — | — | — |
— | — | GET | 200 | 52.188.144.172:443 | https://stats.norton.com/n/p?module=9090&language=09.01&product=Norton%20Download%20Manager&version=5.34.0.5&pln=Norton%20360&plv=22.23.6.5&OS=10.0.19045.0.0.1&error=00000000&e=00000100&b=%7BDSP-N360-GAMER-2222109-36270-FSD5330004%7D&MID=6BEFFB1E-B3F3-4C65-942D-FF848A6AD391&zzz=047a67d92a73dc959&x=PSN_NOT_SET&ctt=1742371989622&cst=1742371989622 | unknown | text | 13 b | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 500 | 40.91.76.224:443 | https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail | unknown | xml | 512 b | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 500 | 40.91.76.224:443 | https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail | unknown | xml | 512 b | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5988 | N360GamerDownloader.exe | 52.188.144.172:443 | stats.norton.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
5084 | N360GamerDownloader.exe | 52.188.144.172:443 | stats.norton.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
5084 | N360GamerDownloader.exe | 23.35.236.5:443 | buy-download.norton.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
5084 | N360GamerDownloader.exe | 162.159.140.167:443 | definitions.symantec.com | CLOUDFLARENET | — | whitelisted |
4164 | N360GamerDownloader.exe | 13.64.142.149:443 | stats.norton.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
4164 | N360GamerDownloader.exe | 52.188.144.172:443 | stats.norton.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
4996 | slui.exe | 40.91.76.224:443 | activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
stats.norton.com |
| whitelisted |
buy-download.norton.com |
| whitelisted |
definitions.symantec.com |
| whitelisted |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |