File name:

Bootstrapper.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/246bdabd-09e5-4d35-b701-728977301686
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

Crypto mining malware is a resource-intensive threat that infiltrates computers with the purpose of mining cryptocurrencies. This type of threat can be deployed either on an infected machine or a compromised website. In both cases the miner will utilize the computing power of the device and its network bandwidth.

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Analysis date: October 30, 2024, 01:07:24
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:
miner
pastebin
silentcryptominer
xor-url
generic
upx
xmrig
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows, 4 sections
MD5:

40DD4390417DEC8DFFF3039705D9A9D0

SHA1:

FCF8E0710802EB51CADC52F268CB1B429EA5A33E

SHA256:

55214AF6A7D5BA907E941186E5C192F128B02F9CC3EF08E5DD712BEE7729F4B1

SSDEEP:

98304:+l4SkAFUx6LEiNaUKF1CWmKLBGSRt7JqwVnExMQDVymhRL/0DSJAOEeC1vjVrksK:6Ux6LDNdy/voMnEeQRymh+8MRKa

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Adds extension to the Windows Defender exclusion list

      • Bootstrapper.exe (PID: 5952)
      • updater.exe (PID: 5832)

    • MINER has been detected (SURICATA)

      • svchost.exe (PID: 2172)

    • XORed URL has been found (YARA)

      • explorer.exe (PID: 6308)

    • XMRIG has been detected (YARA)

      • explorer.exe (PID: 6308)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • Bootstrapper.exe (PID: 4828)

    • Starts POWERSHELL.EXE for commands execution

      • Bootstrapper.exe (PID: 4828)
      • Bootstrapper.exe (PID: 5952)
      • updater.exe (PID: 5832)

    • BASE64 encoded PowerShell command has been detected

      • Bootstrapper.exe (PID: 4828)

    • Base64-obfuscated command line is found

      • Bootstrapper.exe (PID: 4828)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • Bootstrapper.exe (PID: 4828)
      • Bootstrapper.exe (PID: 5952)
      • updater.exe (PID: 5832)

    • Script adds exclusion extension to Windows Defender

      • Bootstrapper.exe (PID: 5952)
      • updater.exe (PID: 5832)

    • Manipulates environment variables

      • powershell.exe (PID: 6200)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 5100)

    • Script adds exclusion path to Windows Defender

      • Bootstrapper.exe (PID: 5952)
      • updater.exe (PID: 5832)

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • Bootstrapper.exe (PID: 5952)
      • updater.exe (PID: 5832)

    • Starts SC.EXE for service management

      • Bootstrapper.exe (PID: 5952)
      • updater.exe (PID: 5832)

    • Process uninstalls Windows update

      • wusa.exe (PID: 6224)
      • wusa.exe (PID: 6272)

    • Executes as Windows Service

      • updater.exe (PID: 5832)

    • Uses powercfg.exe to modify the power settings

      • updater.exe (PID: 5832)
      • Bootstrapper.exe (PID: 5952)

    • Drops a system driver (possible attempt to evade defenses)

      • updater.exe (PID: 5832)

    • Potential Corporate Privacy Violation

      • svchost.exe (PID: 2172)

    • Connects to unusual port

      • explorer.exe (PID: 6308)

  • INFO

    • Process checks computer location settings

      • Bootstrapper.exe (PID: 4828)

    • Checks supported languages

      • Bootstrapper.exe (PID: 4828)
      • Bootstrapper.exe (PID: 5940)
      • Bootstrapper.exe (PID: 5952)

    • Reads the computer name

      • Bootstrapper.exe (PID: 4828)

    • The process uses the downloaded file

      • Bootstrapper.exe (PID: 4828)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • Bootstrapper.exe (PID: 4828)

    • Sends debugging messages

      • Bootstrapper.exe (PID: 4828)

    • UPX packer has been detected

      • explorer.exe (PID: 6308)
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No Malware configuration.

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: 6090240
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x14d1
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
186
Monitored processes
64
Malicious processes
5
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start bootstrapper.exe powershell.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs bootstrapper.exe bootstrapper.exe no specs powershell.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs sc.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs wusa.exe no specs sc.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs sc.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs sc.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs sc.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs powercfg.exe no specs powercfg.exe no specs powercfg.exe no specs powercfg.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs sc.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs sc.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs sc.exe no specs sc.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs updater.exe powershell.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs sc.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs sc.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs wusa.exe no specs sc.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs sc.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs sc.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs powercfg.exe no specs powercfg.exe no specs powercfg.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs powercfg.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs #XOR-URL explorer.exe #MINER svchost.exe bootstrapper.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
864C:\WINDOWS\system32\sc.exe stop dosvcC:\Windows\System32\sc.exe—Bootstrapper.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Service Control Manager Configuration Tool
Exit code:
1062
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\sc.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
1184C:\WINDOWS\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe—updater.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Power Settings Command-Line Tool
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\powercfg.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\powrprof.dll
1396C:\WINDOWS\system32\sc.exe stop bitsC:\Windows\System32\sc.exe—Bootstrapper.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Service Control Manager Configuration Tool
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\sc.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
1440C:\WINDOWS\system32\sc.exe stop bitsC:\Windows\System32\sc.exe—updater.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Service Control Manager Configuration Tool
Exit code:
1062
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\sc.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
1452\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—sc.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Console Window Host
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
2172C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s DnscacheC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
services.exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Host Process for Windows Services
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
2236C:\WINDOWS\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvcC:\Windows\System32\sc.exe—Bootstrapper.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Service Control Manager Configuration Tool
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\sc.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
2484\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—cmd.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Console Window Host
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
2588\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—powercfg.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Console Window Host
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
2928\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—sc.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Console Window Host
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
Total events
20 704
Read events
20 702
Write events
2
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(5952) Bootstrapper.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\MRT
Operation:writeName:DontOfferThroughWUAU
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(5832) updater.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\MRT
Operation:writeName:DontOfferThroughWUAU
Value:
1
Executable files
3
Suspicious files
2
Text files
11
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
5100powershell.exeC:\Windows\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_hmysch5r.21a.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
5584powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_qzrnd2tb.4pt.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
5584powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_gsuaticp.uta.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
6200powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_rj50uwg2.off.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
5584powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractivebinary
MD5:D89C8A3367C5D63A92A7D3BF8338B972
SHA256:70EA644539DFCA9A041958473E9071B104ED7E396B45AB44D6BD877D3B05BE60
5100powershell.exeC:\Windows\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_c5xipwgh.4z0.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
5952Bootstrapper.exeC:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hoststext
MD5:A3FB8664A45F92A22F28880820BE3701
SHA256:A6B5ED0BC2D4E6C476A582D79F5CDCD2FB428F84B157E6BEFDB25C0FE359346C
5100powershell.exeC:\Windows\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_xtx3nn3w.qkl.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
5100powershell.exeC:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractivebinary
MD5:2914308FCD8FA91F365730CAB44432DF
SHA256:A75D9F59EBB41464B349A0EE579A2D79CD46FBCCEA90C626B20A9533A71739AA
5100powershell.exeC:\Windows\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_uneher0z.pyz.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
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HTTP(S) requests
7
TCP/UDP connections
24
DNS requests
8
Threats
3

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
6944
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.48.23.156:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5488
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.48.23.156:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1752
RUXIMICS.exe
GET
200
23.48.23.156:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6944
svchost.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1752
RUXIMICS.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5488
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
104.20.3.235:443
https://pastebin.com/raw/mWS4nLY1
unknown
binary
496 b
shared
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
6944
svchost.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
1752
RUXIMICS.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
5488
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
6944
svchost.exe
23.48.23.156:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
5488
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.48.23.156:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
1752
RUXIMICS.exe
23.48.23.156:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
6944
svchost.exe
184.30.21.171:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
1752
RUXIMICS.exe
184.30.21.171:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 20.73.194.208
  • 4.231.128.59
whitelisted
google.com
  • 172.217.18.14
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.48.23.156
  • 23.48.23.143
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 184.30.21.171
whitelisted
xmr-us-east1.nanopool.org
  • 51.222.12.201
  • 51.222.200.133
  • 51.79.71.77
  • 51.222.106.253
whitelisted
pastebin.com
  • 172.67.19.24
  • 104.20.3.235
  • 104.20.4.235
shared
self.events.data.microsoft.com
  • 20.42.65.90
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
—
—
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
ET POLICY Observed DNS Query to Coin Mining Domain (nanopool .org)
—
—
Not Suspicious Traffic
INFO [ANY.RUN] Online Pastebin Text Storage
—
—
A Network Trojan was detected
ET MALWARE SilentCryptoMiner Agent Config Inbound
Process
Message
Bootstrapper.exe
Invalid parameter passed to C runtime function.
Bootstrapper.exe
Invalid parameter passed to C runtime function.
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Bootstrapper.exe