Malware analysis WgaTray.exe Malicious activity | ANY.RUN

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File name:	WgaTray.exe
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/06b1994f-ae59-48d2-81e3-375433aca4e3
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Analysis date:	January 07, 2025, 06:30:43
OS:	Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MIME:	application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info:	PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 3 sections
MD5:	296112859A1E4F17FAF9806B9BA253DA
SHA1:	EDF7C0721B79453143D3F428E5675BDD1FD5226E
SHA256:	5E3ACF0F7060C3AE895AB8E3A0D3E25A8A24E881F21BDD2D1BE5C3D5A6394105
SSDEEP:	24576:C2Cnx2h0UX0d/EhvA6LfOSciSCOAHVk+OsxG:C2Cnx2h0UX0d/EhvA6LfOScvCOAHV9OP

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 60 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:
Network geolocation:: off
Additional time used:: none
MITM proxy:: off
Privacy:: Public submission
Fakenet option:: on
Route via Tor:: off
Autoconfirmation of UAC:: on
Network:: on

Software preset

Internet Explorer 11.3636.19041.0
Adobe Acrobat (64-bit) (23.001.20093)
Adobe Flash Player 32 NPAPI (32.0.0.465)
Adobe Flash Player 32 PPAPI (32.0.0.465)
CCleaner (6.20)
FileZilla 3.65.0 (3.65.0)
Google Chrome (122.0.6261.70)
Google Update Helper (1.3.36.51)
Java 8 Update 271 (64-bit) (8.0.2710.9)
Java Auto Updater (2.8.271.9)
Microsoft Edge (122.0.2365.59)
Microsoft Edge Update (1.3.185.17)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - de-de (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - es-es (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - it-it (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ja-jp (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ko-kr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - pt-br (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - tr-tr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professionnel 2019 - fr-fr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office профессиональный 2019 - ru-ru (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft OneNote - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Update Health Tools (3.74.0.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x64) - 12.0.30501 (12.0.30501.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Additional Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Minimum Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Mozilla Firefox (x64 en-US) (123.0)
Mozilla Maintenance Service (123.0)
Notepad++ (64-bit x64) (7.9.1)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Extensibility Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Licensing Component (16.0.16026.20146)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15928.20198)
PowerShell 7-x64 (7.3.5.0)
Skype version 8.104 (8.104)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.59.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.63.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4480730) (2.55.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB5001716) (8.93.0.0)
VLC media player (3.0.11)
WinRAR 5.91 (64-bit) (5.91.0)
Windows PC Health Check (3.6.2204.08001)

Hotfixes

Client LanguagePack Package
DotNetRollup
DotNetRollup 481
FodMetadata Package
Foundation Package
Hello Face Package
InternetExplorer Optional Package
KB5003791
KB5011048
KB5015684
KB5033052
LanguageFeatures Basic en us Package
LanguageFeatures Handwriting en us Package
LanguageFeatures OCR en us Package
LanguageFeatures Speech en us Package
LanguageFeatures TextToSpeech en us Package
MSPaint FoD Package
MediaPlayer Package
Microsoft OneCore ApplicationModel Sync Desktop FOD Package
Microsoft OneCore DirectX Database FOD Package
NetFx3 OnDemand Package
Notepad FoD Package
OpenSSH Client Package
PowerShell ISE FOD Package
Printing PMCPPC FoD Package
Printing WFS FoD Package
ProfessionalEdition
QuickAssist Package
RollupFix
ServicingStack
ServicingStack 3989
StepsRecorder Package
TabletPCMath Package
UserExperience Desktop Package
WordPad FoD Package

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MALICIOUS
- Changes the autorun value in the registry
  - WgaTray.exe (PID: 1864)
SUSPICIOUS
- Process drops legitimate windows executable
  - WgaTray.exe (PID: 1864)
- Starts a Microsoft application from unusual location
  - WgaTray.exe (PID: 1864)
- Executable content was dropped or overwritten
  - update.exe (PID: 6188)
  - WgaTray.exe (PID: 1864)
INFO
- Checks supported languages
  - WgaTray.exe (PID: 1864)
  - WgaTray.exe (PID: 6164)
  - update.exe (PID: 6188)
- Reads mouse settings
  - update.exe (PID: 6188)
- Create files in a temporary directory
  - update.exe (PID: 6188)
  - WgaTray.exe (PID: 1864)
- The sample compiled with english language support
  - update.exe (PID: 6188)
  - WgaTray.exe (PID: 1864)

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No Malware configuration.

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TRiD

.exe	\|	Win32 MS Cabinet Self-Extractor (WExtract stub) (80.4)
.exe	\|	Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (8.2)
.exe	\|	Win64 Executable (generic) (7.3)
.dll	\|	Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (1.7)
.exe	\|	Win32 Executable (generic) (1.1)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType:	Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp:	2008:04:13 18:32:45+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics:	No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType:	PE32
LinkerVersion:	7.1
CodeSize:	39424
InitializedDataSize:	460288
UninitializedDataSize:	-
EntryPoint:	0x645c
OSVersion:	5.1
ImageVersion:	5.1
SubsystemVersion:	4
Subsystem:	Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber:	6.0.2900.5512
ProductVersionNumber:	6.0.2900.5512
FileFlagsMask:	0x003f
FileFlags:	(none)
FileOS:	Windows NT 32-bit
ObjectFileType:	Executable application
FileSubtype:	-
LanguageCode:	English (U.S.)
CharacterSet:	Unicode
CompanyName:	Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription:	Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor
FileVersion:	6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105)
InternalName:	Wextract
LegalCopyright:	© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFileName:	WEXTRACT.EXE
ProductName:	Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
ProductVersion:	6.00.2900.5512

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Total processes

121

Monitored processes

4

Malicious processes

1

Suspicious processes

0

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

1864

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WgaTray.exe"

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WgaTray.exe

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor

Exit code:

0

Version:

6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105)

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\wgatray.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\aclayers.dll

6164

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\WgaTray.exe

—

WgaTray.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Exit code:

0

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\ixp000.tmp\wgatray.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\aclayers.dll

6188

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\update.exe

WgaTray.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Exit code:

0

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\ixp000.tmp\update.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\aclayers.dll

6224

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp/update.exe

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\update.exe

—

update.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Exit code:

3221226540

Version:

1.00

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\update.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll

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Total events

89

Read events

87

Write events

1

Delete events

1

Modification events


(PID) Process:	(1864) WgaTray.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
Operation:	write	Name:	wextract_cleanup0
Value: rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\advpack.dll,DelNodeRunDLL32 "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\"
(PID) Process:	(1864) WgaTray.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
Operation:	delete value	Name:	wextract_cleanup0
Value:

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Executable files

3

Suspicious files

1

Text files

0

Unknown types

0

Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
1864	WgaTray.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\WgaTray.exe		executable
		MD5:C923696F5821E690CF8DD6365026E520	SHA256:FFA543BAE5B182C14F75F083B001FF36B3DBE6A9A78F38F0EF54744DCAFCBB05
6188	update.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aut5A77.tmp		binary
		MD5:7647F0D06DED25B46E9A678EFEAF4CDF	SHA256:8D2C8146FEDD2FF7B4F27F3D3A0DAD0A02DE1F0CD4F47B1E7F28F5DBB082BEBC
1864	WgaTray.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\update.exe		executable
		MD5:A8BF50DC4DCAF601934046F874C5584C	SHA256:D85F6A7B3C06AF1D2E40A5ED6D87D6B89BFBD384A1E889C431A5A30D61E7A59F
6188	update.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\update.exe		executable
		MD5:129046141B85ABD32262DC5432814D68	SHA256:8B625351E507C47D4703E52CECF485F93A9CEF7E6B6DE80B5269B035BFB69994

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HTTP(S) requests

0

TCP/UDP connections

29

DNS requests

4

Threats

0

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
—	—	51.104.136.2:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	unknown
—	—	192.168.100.255:137	—	—	—	whitelisted
—	—	2.23.227.215:443	www.bing.com	Ooredoo Q.S.C.	QA	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:138	—	—	—	whitelisted
—	—	2.23.227.221:443	www.bing.com	Ooredoo Q.S.C.	QA	whitelisted
4712	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	51.104.136.2:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
3976	svchost.exe	40.127.240.158:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
5340	svchost.exe	40.127.240.158:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	unknown

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com	51.104.136.2 40.127.240.158	whitelisted
www.bing.com	2.23.227.215 2.23.227.221 2.23.227.208	whitelisted
google.com	172.217.16.206	unknown

Threats

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General Info

WgaTray.exe

296112859A1E4F17FAF9806B9BA253DA

EDF7C0721B79453143D3F428E5675BDD1FD5226E

5E3ACF0F7060C3AE895AB8E3A0D3E25A8A24E881F21BDD2D1BE5C3D5A6394105

24576:C2Cnx2h0UX0d/EhvA6LfOSciSCOAHVk+OsxG:C2Cnx2h0UX0d/EhvA6LfOScvCOAHV9OP

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Behavior activities

MALICIOUS

Changes the autorun value in the registry

SUSPICIOUS

Process drops legitimate windows executable

Starts a Microsoft application from unusual location

Executable content was dropped or overwritten

INFO

Checks supported languages

Reads mouse settings

Create files in a temporary directory

The sample compiled with english language support

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