| File name: | sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/b8ecdcff-b726-4402-b445-673e156dc774 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | June 14, 2024, 08:10:39 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec |
| File info: | PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows |
| MD5: | AF904D5AC85254F8096397CB805697A0 |
| SHA1: | CDFDBF883CADFB7F4967BFB077EBAA2285021BB2 |
| SHA256: | 6219AFAEE569E4B3B685DC8663F5980D746CA572DBCCA00CFDB3B59BC25810F5 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:SsiLNqu8M+DHmOVWjtKxgJpNC0ErFqTGJbU8U0OBTfMXFSYAbYpB4RplQ94geo7f:o1YYCyPuI3pIwhqbr6TnYlF7KBI4 |
MALICIOUS
Drops the executable file immediately after the start
- sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe (PID: 6376)
SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe (PID: 6376)
The process drops C-runtime libraries
- sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe (PID: 6376)
Process drops legitimate windows executable
- sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe (PID: 6376)
Process drops python dynamic module
- sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe (PID: 6376)
Application launched itself
- sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe (PID: 6376)
Loads Python modules
- sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe (PID: 6584)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe (PID: 6584)
INFO
Create files in a temporary directory
- sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe (PID: 6376)
- sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe (PID: 6584)
Checks supported languages
- sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe (PID: 6376)
- sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe (PID: 6584)
Reads the computer name
- sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe (PID: 6376)
- sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe (PID: 6584)
Checks proxy server information
- sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe (PID: 6584)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe (PID: 6584)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | InstallShield setup (57.6) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (36.9) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.6) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (2.6) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | AMD AMD64 |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2024:04:29 16:52:28+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.32 |
| CodeSize: | 165888 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 137728 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0xafb0 |
| OSVersion: | 5.2 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5.2 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
Total processes
117
Monitored processes
6
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6376 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Modules
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| 6584 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe | sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Modules
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| 6648 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c "updater_readme.txt" | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6656 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6716 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c "updater_readme.txt" | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6724 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
694
Read events
694
Write events
0
Delete events
0
Modification events
Executable files
76
Suspicious files
4
Text files
926
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6376 | sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI63762\_multiprocessing.pyd | executable | |
MD5:A9A0588711147E01EED59BE23C7944A9 | SHA256:7581EDEA33C1DB0A49B8361E51E6291688601640E57D75909FB2007B2104FA4C | |||
| 6376 | sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI63762\_bz2.pyd | executable | |
MD5:86D1B2A9070CD7D52124126A357FF067 | SHA256:62173A8FADD4BF4DD71AB89EA718754AA31620244372F0C5BBBAE102E641A60E | |||
| 6376 | sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI63762\_ctypes.pyd | executable | |
MD5:1635A0C5A72DF5AE64072CBB0065AEBE | SHA256:1EA3DD3DF393FA9B27BF6595BE4AC859064CD8EF9908A12378A6021BBA1CB177 | |||
| 6376 | sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI63762\_decimal.pyd | executable | |
MD5:20C77203DDF9FF2FF96D6D11DEA2EDCF | SHA256:9AAC010A424C757C434C460C3C0A6515D7720966AB64BAD667539282A17B4133 | |||
| 6376 | sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI63762\_socket.pyd | executable | |
MD5:819166054FEC07EFCD1062F13C2147EE | SHA256:E6DEB751039CD5424A139708475CE83F9C042D43E650765A716CB4A924B07E4F | |||
| 6376 | sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI63762\_hashlib.pyd | executable | |
MD5:D4674750C732F0DB4C4DD6A83A9124FE | SHA256:CAA4D2F8795E9A55E128409CC016E2CC5C694CB026D7058FC561E4DD131ED1C9 | |||
| 6376 | sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI63762\_lzma.pyd | executable | |
MD5:7447EFD8D71E8A1929BE0FAC722B42DC | SHA256:60793C8592193CFBD00FD3E5263BE4315D650BA4F9E4FDA9C45A10642FD998BE | |||
| 6376 | sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI63762\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll | executable | |
MD5:8B03D7C248A3B8D5A3AD1029AF37C889 | SHA256:4358B538205E9637E8DED05E8490DC0B673E0F756803DA451E933411B0E0CB9E | |||
| 6376 | sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI63762\_uuid.pyd | executable | |
MD5:B68C98113C8E7E83AF56BA98FF3AC84A | SHA256:990586F2A2BA00D48B59BDD03D3C223B8E9FB7D7FAB6D414BAC2833EB1241CA2 | |||
| 6376 | sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI63762\_win32sysloader.pyd | executable | |
MD5:F9C9445BE13026F8DB777E2BBC26651D | SHA256:C953DB1F67BBD92114531FF44EE4D76492FDD3CF608DA57D5C04E4FE4FDD1B96 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
3
TCP/UDP connections
17
DNS requests
7
Threats
2
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5004 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 23.36.76.219:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | NO | binary | 1.01 Kb | unknown |
5004 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 23.221.249.232:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | NL | binary | 973 b | unknown |
— | — | POST | 200 | 13.69.239.72:443 | https://self.events.data.microsoft.com/OneCollector/1.0/ | IE | binary | 9 b | unknown |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5004 | RUXIMICS.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | unknown |
5140 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | unknown |
5004 | RUXIMICS.exe | 23.36.76.219:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NO | unknown |
— | — | 239.255.255.250:1900 | — | — | — | unknown |
5004 | RUXIMICS.exe | 23.221.249.232:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | NL | unknown |
5456 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | unknown |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
6584 | sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe | 185.199.110.133:443 | gist.githubusercontent.com | FASTLY | US | unknown |
6584 | sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe | 172.67.75.40:443 | rentry.co | CLOUDFLARENET | US | unknown |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
gist.githubusercontent.com |
| shared |
rentry.co |
| unknown |
rentry.org |
| unknown |
self.events.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2184 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Pastebin Service Domain in DNS Lookup (rentry .co) |
6584 | sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed Pastebin Service Domain (rentry .co in TLS SNI) |