File name:

SpywareQuake.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/a3cb00e3-ed6c-4d3a-b88c-2227419ce32a
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: February 10, 2024, 17:14:09
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive
MD5:

7E56EA2BA66F0BA2DB6591C428923872

SHA1:

70B485DE20CE726B0F407070FFB22C38E5D29627

SHA256:

568D759BB2AAC5D177941063E14775727DDE17857FF64EB68586831F4B734EA1

SSDEEP:

49152:NJLz7hYYuHSQS/jElpu/ni1/1ZWNWIfgDqhX4DFauM0A4JV0znwtQ7:NJhYYrHADu/nw1+fdpC840nw67

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Drops the executable file immediately after the start

      • SpywareQuake.exe (PID: 3216)
    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • SpywareQuake.exe (PID: 3216)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads the BIOS version

      • SpywareQuaked.exe (PID: 1876)
      • SpywareQuaked.exe (PID: 4008)
    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • SpywareQuake.exe (PID: 3216)
    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • SpywareQuake.exe (PID: 3216)
    • The process drops C-runtime libraries

      • SpywareQuake.exe (PID: 3216)
    • Reads the Internet Settings

      • SpywareQuaked.exe (PID: 4008)
    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • SpywareQuaked.exe (PID: 4008)
    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • SpywareQuaked.exe (PID: 4008)
    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • SpywareQuake.exe (PID: 3216)
    • Starts application from unusual location

      • SpywareQuaked.exe (PID: 4008)
  • INFO

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • SpywareQuake.exe (PID: 3216)
      • SpywareQuaked.exe (PID: 4008)
    • Creates files in the program directory

      • SpywareQuake.exe (PID: 3216)
    • Reads the computer name

      • SpywareQuake.exe (PID: 3216)
      • SpywareQuaked.exe (PID: 1876)
      • SpywareQuaked.exe (PID: 4008)
    • Checks supported languages

      • SpywareQuake.exe (PID: 3216)
      • SpywareQuaked.exe (PID: 1876)
      • SpywareQuaked.exe (PID: 4008)
    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • SpywareQuaked.exe (PID: 1876)
      • SpywareQuaked.exe (PID: 4008)
    • Checks proxy server information

      • SpywareQuaked.exe (PID: 4008)
    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • SpywareQuake.exe (PID: 3216)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | NSIS - Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (94.8)
.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (3.4)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (0.7)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (0.5)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (0.2)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2007:01:13 18:26:07+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 6
CodeSize: 23040
InitializedDataSize: 121856
UninitializedDataSize: 1024
EntryPoint: 0x3132
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 2.4.0.0
ProductVersionNumber: 2.4.0.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x0000
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Windows, Latin1
Comments: SpywareQuaked AntiSpyware
CompanyName: SpywareQuaked
FileDescription: SpywareQuaked Install
FileVersion: 2.4.0.0
LegalCopyright: 2007, All rights reserverd (c) SpywareQuaked.
OriginalFileName: SpywareQuaked.exe
ProductName: SpywareQuaked 2.4
No data.
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Total processes
44
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start spywarequake.exe spywarequaked.exe spywarequaked.exe spywarequake.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1876"C:\Program Files\SpywareQuaked\SpywareQuaked.exe" /regserverC:\Program Files\SpywareQuaked\SpywareQuaked.exe
SpywareQuake.exe
User:
admin
Company:
SpywareQuake.com
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Anti- spyware and adware
Exit code:
0
Version:
2.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\spywarequaked\spywarequaked.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
3216"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SpywareQuake.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SpywareQuake.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
SpywareQuaked
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
SpywareQuaked Install
Exit code:
0
Version:
2.4.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\spywarequake.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
3672"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SpywareQuake.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SpywareQuake.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
SpywareQuaked
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
SpywareQuaked Install
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
2.4.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\spywarequake.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
4008"C:\Program Files\SpywareQuaked\SpywareQuaked.exe"C:\Program Files\SpywareQuaked\SpywareQuaked.exe
SpywareQuake.exe
User:
admin
Company:
SpywareQuake.com
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Anti- spyware and adware
Exit code:
0
Version:
2.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\spywarequaked\spywarequaked.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
Total events
8 680
Read events
8 569
Write events
62
Delete events
49

Modification events

(PID) Process:(3216) SpywareQuake.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SpywareQuaked
Operation:writeName:refid
Value:
240
(PID) Process:(1876) SpywareQuaked.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RFC1156Agent\CurrentVersion\Parameters
Operation:writeName:TrapPollTimeMilliSecs
Value:
15000
(PID) Process:(1876) SpywareQuaked.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Licenses
Operation:writeName:{K7C0DB872A3F777C0}
Value:
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
(PID) Process:(1876) SpywareQuaked.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{48E9638F-E6A2-25BB-6004-732790C793EF}
Operation:delete valueName:0
Value:
(PID) Process:(1876) SpywareQuaked.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Licenses
Operation:writeName:{I7CAB8726BC4A5C74}
Value:
01000000
(PID) Process:(1876) SpywareQuaked.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Licenses
Operation:writeName:{07CAB8726BC4A5C74}
Value:
563EA80E0BA2A7A641065398E89044A3081B9266BCB601AB99E8099B1FB1523D7EE30B3D94E19C50278AD672A0CEA650B7DD6C6617AC728F901EBA5252056332C7B5327936B9D32D93101FAC7E5D6F8B1F0AEFA31CB7EFF4D52037A8968C572534A695353A0277940C05EC696D55
(PID) Process:(1876) SpywareQuaked.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Licenses
Operation:writeName:{I7CAB8726BC4A5C74}
Value:
02000000
(PID) Process:(1876) SpywareQuaked.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Licenses
Operation:writeName:{07CAB8726BC4A5C74}
Value:
563EA80E0BA2A7A641065398E89044A3081B9266BCB601AB99E8099B1FB1523D7EE30B3D94E19C50278AD672A0CEA650B7DD6C6617AC728F901EBA5252056332C7B5327937B9D32D93101EAC7E5D6F8B1F0AEFA31CB7EFF4D52037A8968C572534A695353A0177940C0574EB9F6E
(PID) Process:(1876) SpywareQuaked.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{71FE0640-481B-4609-A13B-02ED7520512A}\TypeLib
Operation:writeName:Version
Value:
1.0
(PID) Process:(1876) SpywareQuaked.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{3DD6957B-BAAF-4A07-8737-3105F4F4083C}\TypeLib
Operation:writeName:Version
Value:
1.0
Executable files
8
Suspicious files
8
Text files
3
Unknown types
3

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
3216SpywareQuake.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsnEEB6.tmp\InstallOptions.dllexecutable
MD5:B3EBE1CB6BDD529302C121DD4E2E0D00
SHA256:5A1696F9892567B3339FAF2BF4DF5EB1D2D886C49807529028B65F0F493E79B2
3216SpywareQuake.exeC:\Program Files\SpywareQuaked\ref.datbinary
MD5:B6E3E7AFF5AC5CE53D6AAC7AF21ACC0A
SHA256:8AC664FE10CF0F13C6C5F42DBACDFCF50455B4332014E5E3DE860DCE7656900B
3216SpywareQuake.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsnEEB6.tmp\modern-wizard.bmpimage
MD5:A798E55047197FE7D3A67C6A5B2719BB
SHA256:AAC849727C2E9B365F2C8EF6D6AEE2120F180874849BACA09019067C40A208C5
3216SpywareQuake.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsnEEB6.tmp\StartMenu.dllexecutable
MD5:CB1FC3CD20EAD3E20CBBA5D24BC850AE
SHA256:079C8D22844C2806B2577C093059E1B0404F295F35B26314FAB4EF56DF8572DC
3216SpywareQuake.exeC:\Program Files\SpywareQuaked\msvcp71.dllexecutable
MD5:561FA2ABB31DFA8FAB762145F81667C2
SHA256:DF96156F6A548FD6FE5672918DE5AE4509D3C810A57BFFD2A91DE45A3ED5B23B
3216SpywareQuake.exeC:\Program Files\SpywareQuaked\SpywareQuaked.urltext
MD5:26F3D24F81B255DC40987D9994BCD442
SHA256:88F6558D26CA9CF036229DB718E6C60101577F310416F3276A316FE991ACDD61
3216SpywareQuake.exeC:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\SpywareQuaked.lnkbinary
MD5:2BF40E05E92F9F0902F98FD320D502CB
SHA256:E9DAAB4B0B547171746425E75C422C26941064BFF8F43D1E352CDE9840B9B9C6
3216SpywareQuake.exeC:\Program Files\SpywareQuaked\SpywareQuaked.exeexecutable
MD5:212114126209130D62BFE083B91BB12C
SHA256:038CEDF313F205C50F98232D1918D23F199165B869A2892A5BCF10226CB50479
3216SpywareQuake.exeC:\Program Files\SpywareQuaked\Lang\English.inibinary
MD5:A9EE06B49A3666AA1B017D974FD442C3
SHA256:5456BD3EE941CD84EC6E0BE1FAFD62F6BDD7DDA0510BF1CE3D925C719452DF53
3216SpywareQuake.exeC:\Program Files\SpywareQuaked\blacklist.txttext
MD5:00372593B3438D9E475AF653E582A4C6
SHA256:FFDCBAF556098434CA1EDBEC498B0D78AC455AE2E9AB086E17BCD9EA15064B93
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HTTP(S) requests
1
TCP/UDP connections
5
DNS requests
1
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
4008
SpywareQuaked.exe
GET
198.2.199.45:80
http://updates.spywarequake.com/db/dbver.php
unknown
unknown
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
1080
svchost.exe
224.0.0.252:5355
unknown
4008
SpywareQuaked.exe
198.2.199.45:80
updates.spywarequake.com
PEGTECHINC
US
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
updates.spywarequake.com
  • 198.2.199.45
unknown

Threats

No threats detected
Process
Message
SpywareQuaked.exe
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SpywareQuaked.exe
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SpywareQuaked.exe
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SpywareQuaked.exe
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