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:
python
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

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Drops the executable file immediately after the start

      • sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe (PID: 6376)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe (PID: 6584)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe (PID: 6376)

    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • 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 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)

  • 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)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe (PID: 6584)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe (PID: 6584)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

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
No data.
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Total processes
117
Monitored processes
6
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs

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
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
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
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
6648C:\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
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
6656\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\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
Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
6716C:\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
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
6724\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\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
Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
Total events
694
Read events
694
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
76
Suspicious files
4
Text files
926
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
6376sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI63762\_decimal.pydexecutable
MD5:20C77203DDF9FF2FF96D6D11DEA2EDCF
SHA256:9AAC010A424C757C434C460C3C0A6515D7720966AB64BAD667539282A17B4133
6376sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI63762\_queue.pydexecutable
MD5:D8C1B81BBC125B6AD1F48A172181336E
SHA256:925F05255F4AAE0997DC4EC94D900FD15950FD840685D5B8AA755427C7422B14
6376sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI63762\_ctypes.pydexecutable
MD5:1635A0C5A72DF5AE64072CBB0065AEBE
SHA256:1EA3DD3DF393FA9B27BF6595BE4AC859064CD8EF9908A12378A6021BBA1CB177
6376sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI63762\_lzma.pydexecutable
MD5:7447EFD8D71E8A1929BE0FAC722B42DC
SHA256:60793C8592193CFBD00FD3E5263BE4315D650BA4F9E4FDA9C45A10642FD998BE
6376sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI63762\_bz2.pydexecutable
MD5:86D1B2A9070CD7D52124126A357FF067
SHA256:62173A8FADD4BF4DD71AB89EA718754AA31620244372F0C5BBBAE102E641A60E
6376sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI63762\VCRUNTIME140.dllexecutable
MD5:F34EB034AA4A9735218686590CBA2E8B
SHA256:9D2B40F0395CC5D1B4D5EA17B84970C29971D448C37104676DB577586D4AD1B1
6376sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI63762\VCRUNTIME140_1.dllexecutable
MD5:135359D350F72AD4BF716B764D39E749
SHA256:34048ABAA070ECC13B318CEA31425F4CA3EDD133D350318AC65259E6058C8B32
6376sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI63762\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dllexecutable
MD5:FEB41D426BF3CDFCC7D21464C26AED53
SHA256:299BF8705F61598548975E0B122DEBEDF5DC928FC874801D8988D64B7D623DA1
6376sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI63762\_tkinter.pydexecutable
MD5:8DA8E5348D9F9572CE9216AC8A628C2B
SHA256:06B96357F5DD83D0D8105127E7AAEACB834DDF1AE03FA46AAFFDC1E5FD0A7621
6376sims-4-updater-v1.3.3.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI63762\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dllexecutable
MD5:8B03D7C248A3B8D5A3AD1029AF37C889
SHA256:4358B538205E9637E8DED05E8490DC0B673E0F756803DA451E933411B0E0CB9E
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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
unknown
—
—
unknown
5004
RUXIMICS.exe
GET
200
23.221.249.232:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
unknown
—
—
POST
200
13.69.239.72:443
https://self.events.data.microsoft.com/OneCollector/1.0/
unknown
binary
9 b
—
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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
  • 23.36.76.219
  • 23.36.76.227
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.221.249.232
whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 40.127.240.158
whitelisted
gist.githubusercontent.com
  • 185.199.110.133
  • 185.199.108.133
  • 185.199.109.133
  • 185.199.111.133
shared
rentry.co
  • 172.67.75.40
  • 104.26.2.16
  • 104.26.3.16
unknown
rentry.org
  • 164.132.58.105
unknown
self.events.data.microsoft.com
  • 13.89.179.11
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)
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