| File name: | WindowsDefender.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/a0cb78bc-04c7-4364-af19-e2720862badb |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Remote access trojans (RATs) are a type of malware that enables attackers to establish complete to partial control over infected computers. Such malicious programs often have a modular design, offering a wide range of functionalities for conducting illicit activities on compromised systems. Some of the most common features of RATs include access to the users’ data, webcam, and keystrokes. This malware is often distributed through phishing emails and links. |
| Analysis date: | December 14, 2024, 03:01:45 |
| 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: | EF758B7EC3526C95A6195F7D3D923422 |
| SHA1: | 4E99A4B29AFC091D7919AE8DB21E9652AA777D58 |
| SHA256: | 6048A15418290F575C2C1304E759E1657BD5464D5C2DC8B932E8E72769C231AD |
| SSDEEP: | 3072:GnrZNA9MXLWIdTUh6g17ruavtxye+biKruljxBe6e:stS9o+6g1WqyJbpuNe |
MALICIOUS
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- WindowsDefender.exe (PID: 6092)
Changes the login/logoff helper path in the registry
- WindowsDefender.exe (PID: 6092)
SHEETRAT has been detected (SURICATA)
- WindowsDefender.exe (PID: 6092)
SUSPICIOUS
Reads the date of Windows installation
- WindowsDefender.exe (PID: 5432)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- WindowsDefender.exe (PID: 6092)
Application launched itself
- WindowsDefender.exe (PID: 5432)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- WindowsDefender.exe (PID: 5432)
Connects to unusual port
- WindowsDefender.exe (PID: 6092)
Executes as Windows Service
- WmiApSrv.exe (PID: 5472)
The process checks if it is being run in the virtual environment
- WindowsDefender.exe (PID: 6092)
Contacting a server suspected of hosting an CnC
- WindowsDefender.exe (PID: 6092)
INFO
Reads the computer name
- WindowsDefender.exe (PID: 5432)
- WindowsDefender.exe (PID: 6092)
Checks supported languages
- WindowsDefender.exe (PID: 5432)
- WindowsDefender.exe (PID: 6092)
The process uses the downloaded file
- WindowsDefender.exe (PID: 5432)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- WindowsDefender.exe (PID: 5432)
- WindowsDefender.exe (PID: 6092)
Process checks computer location settings
- WindowsDefender.exe (PID: 5432)
Reads CPU info
- WindowsDefender.exe (PID: 6092)
Reads the time zone
- WindowsDefender.exe (PID: 6092)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (72.2) |
|---|---|---|
| .scr | | | Windows screen saver (12.9) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6.4) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (4.4) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (1.9) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2100:10:13 03:20:15+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 48 |
| CodeSize: | 330752 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 2560 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x52afe |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 21.86.6.79 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 259.41.258.69 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| Comments: | - |
| CompanyName: | Microsoft Money |
| FileDescription: | QuickBooks Upgrade |
| FileVersion: | 21.86.6.79 |
| InternalName: | Inkscape Upgrade.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | Microsoft Visual Studio |
| LegalTrademarks: | Avast Antivirus |
| OriginalFileName: | Inkscape Upgrade.exe |
| ProductName: | F.lux |
| ProductVersion: | 259.41.258.69 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 259.41.258.69 |
Total processes
124
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5432 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\WindowsDefender.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\WindowsDefender.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Money Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: QuickBooks Upgrade Exit code: 0 Version: 21.86.6.79 Modules
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| 6092 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\WindowsDefender.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\WindowsDefender.exe | WindowsDefender.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Money Integrity Level: HIGH Description: QuickBooks Upgrade Version: 21.86.6.79 Modules
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| 5472 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe | C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe | — | services.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: WMI Performance Reverse Adapter Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3758 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
3 334
Read events
3 320
Write events
14
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (5432) WindowsDefender.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE |
| Operation: | write | Name: | hwid |
Value: MUFFQ0EyRTVDODhDMzgzNkJFQkZBM0M= | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6092) WindowsDefender.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Userinit |
Value: C:\Windows\System32\userinit.exe,C:\WINDOWS\Registry | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6092) WindowsDefender.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Windows Defender |
Value: C:\WINDOWS\Registry | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6092) WindowsDefender.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\.NET Memory Cache 4.0\Linkage |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Export |
Value: .NET Memory Cache 4.0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6092) WindowsDefender.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\MSDTC Bridge 3.0.0.0\Linkage |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Export |
Value: MSDTC Bridge 3.0.0.0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6092) WindowsDefender.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\MSDTC Bridge 4.0.0.0\Linkage |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Export |
Value: MSDTC Bridge 4.0.0.0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6092) WindowsDefender.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\ServiceModelEndpoint 3.0.0.0\Linkage |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Export |
Value: ServiceModelEndpoint 3.0.0.0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6092) WindowsDefender.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\ServiceModelOperation 3.0.0.0\Linkage |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Export |
Value: ServiceModelOperation 3.0.0.0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6092) WindowsDefender.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\ServiceModelService 3.0.0.0\Linkage |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Export |
Value: ServiceModelService 3.0.0.0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6092) WindowsDefender.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SMSvcHost 3.0.0.0\Linkage |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Export |
Value: SMSvcHost 3.0.0.0 | |||
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6092 | WindowsDefender.exe | C:\Windows\Registry | executable | |
MD5:EF758B7EC3526C95A6195F7D3D923422 | SHA256:6048A15418290F575C2C1304E759E1657BD5464D5C2DC8B932E8E72769C231AD | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
3
TCP/UDP connections
18
DNS requests
6
Threats
1
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4536 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.20.245.137:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4536 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4536 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4536 | svchost.exe | 2.20.245.137:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
4536 | svchost.exe | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4536 | svchost.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
self.events.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
— | — | Malware Command and Control Activity Detected | REMOTE [ANY.RUN] SheetRat (Ping) |