File name:

windows-activation.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/cf74d635-4c6c-48bd-9ded-24f14527672e
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 17, 2024, 05:42:28
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows
MD5:

04923B22F4F342A06A485B6B50869FB7

SHA1:

E9AF5CE18039D6630970ED4FD9A17E56F8A3844C

SHA256:

5CDF578561F1CE44491D6ABC000E8CA89B82561D1F8E2E716BF75E11C5D07CAE

SSDEEP:

768:bmqVcVrESRzLsskjpjQhnCXbOfq10koCseQ:pSVrEKzAsAJbOgoC0

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Drops the executable file immediately after the start

      • windows-activation.exe (PID: 3976)
      • csc.exe (PID: 1292)

    • Starts Visual C# compiler

      • windows-activation.exe (PID: 3976)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Gets or sets the security protocol (POWERSHELL)

      • windows-activation.exe (PID: 3976)

    • Uses RUNDLL32.EXE to load library

      • windows-activation.exe (PID: 3976)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • windows-activation.exe (PID: 3976)

    • Checks Windows Trust Settings

      • windows-activation.exe (PID: 3976)

    • Reads the Internet Settings

      • windows-activation.exe (PID: 3976)
      • sipnotify.exe (PID: 1060)

    • Gets path to any of the special folders (POWERSHELL)

      • windows-activation.exe (PID: 3976)

    • Uses .NET C# to load dll

      • windows-activation.exe (PID: 3976)

    • The process executes via Task Scheduler

      • sipnotify.exe (PID: 1060)

    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • sipnotify.exe (PID: 1060)
      • windows-activation.exe (PID: 3976)

    • Executes as Windows Service

      • EOSNotify.exe (PID: 304)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • csc.exe (PID: 1292)

  • INFO

    • Reads Environment values

      • windows-activation.exe (PID: 3976)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • windows-activation.exe (PID: 3976)
      • csc.exe (PID: 1292)
      • cvtres.exe (PID: 2316)

    • Reads the computer name

      • windows-activation.exe (PID: 3976)
      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 2008)

    • Checks supported languages

      • windows-activation.exe (PID: 3976)
      • csc.exe (PID: 1292)
      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 2008)
      • cvtres.exe (PID: 2316)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • windows-activation.exe (PID: 3976)
      • csc.exe (PID: 1292)
      • cvtres.exe (PID: 2316)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • sipnotify.exe (PID: 1060)
      • windows-activation.exe (PID: 3976)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • sipnotify.exe (PID: 1060)

    • Manual execution by a user

      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 2008)

    • Disables trace logs

      • windows-activation.exe (PID: 3976)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (55.8)
.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (21)
.scr | Windows screen saver (9.9)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (5)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (3.4)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2024:02:02 10:49:47+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 11
CodeSize: 34816
InitializedDataSize: 2048
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0xa75e
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 0.0.0.0
ProductVersionNumber: 0.0.0.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Neutral
CharacterSet: Unicode
FileDescription:
FileVersion: 0.0.0.0
InternalName: file.exe
LegalCopyright:
OriginalFileName: file.exe
ProductVersion: 0.0.0.0
AssemblyVersion: 0.0.0.0
No data.
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Total processes
41
Monitored processes
7
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start windows-activation.exe rundll32.exe no specs csc.exe cvtres.exe no specs eosnotify.exe no specs sipnotify.exe wmpnscfg.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
304C:\Windows\system32\EOSNotify.exe C:\Windows\System32\EOSNotify.exe—services.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
EOS Notification
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7601.24544 (win7sp1_ldr_escrow.191230-1647)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\eosnotify.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\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
1060C:\Windows\system32\sipnotify.exe -LogonOrUnlockC:\Windows\System32\sipnotify.exe
taskeng.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
sipnotify
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7602.20480 (win7sp1_ldr_escrow.191010-1716)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\sipnotify.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\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
1292"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\csc.exe" /noconfig /fullpaths @"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tkpxi5ju.cmdline"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\csc.exe
windows-activation.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Visual C# Command Line Compiler
Exit code:
0
Version:
4.8.3761.0 built by: NET48REL1
Modules
Images
c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\csc.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\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\vcruntime140_clr0400.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase_clr0400.dll
2008"C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe"C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Configuration Application
Exit code:
0
Version:
12.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\windows media player\wmpnscfg.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.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\rpcrt4.dll
2316C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe /NOLOGO /READONLY /MACHINE:IX86 "/OUT:C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RES44EA.tmp" "c:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CSC82B42FA7C574564966593C4E981DEC0.TMP"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe—csc.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft® Resource File To COFF Object Conversion Utility
Exit code:
0
Version:
14.10.25028.0 built by: VCTOOLSD15RTM
Modules
Images
c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\cvtres.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\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\vcruntime140_clr0400.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase_clr0400.dll
3976"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windows-activation.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windows-activation.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Version:
0.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\windows-activation.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
4048"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" user32.dll,LockWorkStationC:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe—windows-activation.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows host process (Rundll32)
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\rundll32.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\imagehlp.dll
Total events
10 337
Read events
10 270
Write events
55
Delete events
12

Modification events

(PID) Process:(3976) windows-activation.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:ProxyBypass
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3976) windows-activation.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:IntranetName
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3976) windows-activation.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3976) windows-activation.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1060) sipnotify.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\182\52C64B7E
Operation:writeName:LanguageList
Value:
en-US
(PID) Process:(1060) sipnotify.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EnterpriseCertificates\Root\Certificates
Operation:delete valueName:9F6134C5FA75E4FDDE631B232BE961D6D4B97DB6
Value:
(PID) Process:(1060) sipnotify.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EnterpriseCertificates\Root\Certificates\9F6134C5FA75E4FDDE631B232BE961D6D4B97DB6
Operation:writeName:Blob
Value:
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
(PID) Process:(1060) sipnotify.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EnterpriseCertificates\Root\Certificates\9F6134C5FA75E4FDDE631B232BE961D6D4B97DB6
Operation:delete valueName:File
Value:
(PID) Process:(1060) sipnotify.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EnterpriseCertificates\Root\Certificates\9F6134C5FA75E4FDDE631B232BE961D6D4B97DB6
Operation:delete keyName:(default)
Value:
(PID) Process:(1060) sipnotify.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EnterpriseCertificates\Root\Certificates\9F6134C5FA75E4FDDE631B232BE961D6D4B97DB6
Operation:writeName:Blob
Value:
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
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
6
Text files
9
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
3976windows-activation.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\j2kicj0e.li1.ps1binary
MD5:C4CA4238A0B923820DCC509A6F75849B
SHA256:—
1292csc.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tkpxi5ju.dllexecutable
MD5:2F4EDDE85EA57864BA90BDC847D51A78
SHA256:490D20D7291F82AE7F3D5953BB1CD25C08D07821F0E91D99FBE563DB29002D39
2316cvtres.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RES44EA.tmpbinary
MD5:67DD354FB77B709772AF8E13FB359C57
SHA256:8E9ADCF0950788AFEB9E1DFFADED80B272350246DFB247FE54C0047B69236640
1292csc.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tkpxi5ju.outtext
MD5:6355380EA8BDDE3E141484F2AAE169D1
SHA256:D1A7F1572B923C8158986834846F9CD332971E0F2F9797606D0E6E49853DB16B
1292csc.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CSC82B42FA7C574564966593C4E981DEC0.TMPres
MD5:35B15135A80C2488F7046DCD0652F317
SHA256:F3E8FD4D6CBEE15D700DF127789616BD2DF17A72F2F5B25321FABFFDE47916EB
1060sipnotify.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\microsoft\windows\SipNotify\eoscontent\main.jpgimage
MD5:B342ACE63F77961249A084C61EABC884
SHA256:E5067BBA2095B5DA7C3171EC116E9A92337E24E471339B0860A160076EFE49B9
3976windows-activation.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\i2ccy0s0.14t.psm1binary
MD5:C4CA4238A0B923820DCC509A6F75849B
SHA256:—
3976windows-activation.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tkpxi5ju.cmdlinetext
MD5:7CF35FAC3814CA09E2FDDC989519DACC
SHA256:EEAB55D3E95731A59A4C6FD0522EFBECE091DFB3B55EBF03B260EE704E7AFAEA
3976windows-activation.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tkpxi5ju.0.cstext
MD5:A29444398AC9A819C5D208948B81A14C
SHA256:F447865E0C75B6C39BECAB9B9527FCC583DEF24C18A66CC815A9419F375DDC11
1060sipnotify.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\microsoft\windows\SipNotify\eoscontent\metadata.jsonbinary
MD5:E8A970BA6CE386EED9A5E724F26212A6
SHA256:7E06107D585D8FC7870998F3856DCC3E35800AA97E4406AAB83BC8444B6CBDE3
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HTTP(S) requests
1
TCP/UDP connections
6
DNS requests
2
Threats
1

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
1060
sipnotify.exe
HEAD
200
23.197.138.118:80
http://query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com/cms/api/am/binary/RE2JgkA?v=133604017657210000
unknown
—
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unknown
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
224.0.0.252:5355
—
—
—
unknown
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
1088
svchost.exe
224.0.0.252:5355
—
—
—
unknown
1060
sipnotify.exe
23.197.138.118:80
query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
US
unknown
3976
windows-activation.exe
162.19.58.157:443
i.ibb.co
OVH SAS
FR
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com
  • 23.197.138.118
whitelisted
i.ibb.co
  • 162.19.58.157
  • 162.19.58.160
  • 162.19.58.159
  • 162.19.58.156
  • 162.19.58.161
  • 162.19.58.158
shared

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
3976
windows-activation.exe
Not Suspicious Traffic
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Reports
windows-activation.exe