File name:

TweakNT.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/78b76195-3ccd-49a7-986e-b9e832b94d55
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: December 17, 2023, 14:00:47
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
MD5:

D4EC6F5779D3D019BCAB475F81F8839A

SHA1:

8B9BA110C46CA5554D14D76167FD44BF66192546

SHA256:

64CCE20D4F335B20B9B497CD0C7107F28ED087D3A9E1DB6E0B785A4B0703BEC0

SSDEEP:

768:f1tj2CAHh2vsrvSUGvkTYjsn/3zMYLyy4I6S6kdDJGVn:jjoHhYJLcEjSrXLAmd1G

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • The process executes via Task Scheduler

      • ctfmon.exe (PID: 1464)
      • sipnotify.exe (PID: 1448)

    • Reads the Internet Settings

      • sipnotify.exe (PID: 1448)

    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • sipnotify.exe (PID: 1448)

  • INFO

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • TweakNT.exe (PID: 2256)
      • TweakNT.exe (PID: 128)
      • TweakNT.exe (PID: 1316)
      • TweakNT.exe (PID: 2388)

    • Manual execution by a user

      • TweakNT.exe (PID: 1316)
      • TweakNT.exe (PID: 2256)
      • TweakNT.exe (PID: 548)
      • IMEKLMG.EXE (PID: 2052)
      • IMEKLMG.EXE (PID: 288)
      • TweakNT.exe (PID: 2252)
      • TweakNT.exe (PID: 2388)
      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 2472)
      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 2492)
      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 2800)

    • Checks supported languages

      • TweakNT.exe (PID: 2256)
      • TweakNT.exe (PID: 128)
      • TweakNT.exe (PID: 1316)
      • IMEKLMG.EXE (PID: 2052)
      • IMEKLMG.EXE (PID: 288)
      • TweakNT.exe (PID: 2388)
      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 2472)
      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 2492)
      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 2800)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • TweakNT.exe (PID: 2256)
      • TweakNT.exe (PID: 128)
      • TweakNT.exe (PID: 1316)
      • TweakNT.exe (PID: 2388)

    • Reads the computer name

      • TweakNT.exe (PID: 1316)
      • IMEKLMG.EXE (PID: 2052)
      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 2492)
      • IMEKLMG.EXE (PID: 288)
      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 2800)
      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 2472)

    • Process checks are UAC notifies on

      • IMEKLMG.EXE (PID: 288)
      • IMEKLMG.EXE (PID: 2052)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • sipnotify.exe (PID: 1448)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 EXE PECompact compressed (generic) (73.3)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (11.6)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (7.9)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (3.5)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (3.5)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2002:10:25 10:25:36+02:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 6
CodeSize: 90112
InitializedDataSize: 8192
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x18200
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: 1
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
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Total processes
96
Monitored processes
13
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start tweaknt.exe no specs tweaknt.exe no specs tweaknt.exe no specs tweaknt.exe ctfmon.exe no specs sipnotify.exe imeklmg.exe no specs imeklmg.exe no specs tweaknt.exe no specs tweaknt.exe wmpnscfg.exe no specs wmpnscfg.exe no specs wmpnscfg.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
128"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\TweakNT.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\TweakNT.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\tweaknt.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvbvm60.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
288"C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\IME14\SHARED\IMEKLMG.EXE" /SetPreload /JPN /LogC:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\IME14\SHARED\IMEKLMG.EXE—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft Office IME 2010
Exit code:
1
Version:
14.0.4734.1000
Modules
Images
c:\program files\common files\microsoft shared\ime14\shared\imeklmg.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\userenv.dll
548"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\TweakNT.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\TweakNT.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
3221226540
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\tweaknt.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
1316"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\TweakNT.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\TweakNT.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
1073807364
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\tweaknt.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvbvm60.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
1448C:\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
1464C:\Windows\System32\ctfmon.exe C:\Windows\System32\ctfmon.exe—taskeng.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
CTF Loader
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\ctfmon.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\msctfmonitor.dll
c:\windows\system32\msctf.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
2052"C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\IME14\SHARED\IMEKLMG.EXE" /SetPreload /KOR /LogC:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\IME14\SHARED\IMEKLMG.EXE—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft Office IME 2010
Exit code:
1
Version:
14.0.4734.1000
Modules
Images
c:\program files\common files\microsoft shared\ime14\shared\imeklmg.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\userenv.dll
2252"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\TweakNT.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\TweakNT.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
3221226540
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\tweaknt.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
2256"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\TweakNT.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\TweakNT.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\tweaknt.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvbvm60.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
2388"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\TweakNT.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\TweakNT.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\tweaknt.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvbvm60.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
Total events
3 457
Read events
3 433
Write events
24
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(1316) TweakNT.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\TWEAKNT\ControlSet001\Control\ProductOptions
Operation:writeName:ProductSuite
Value:
Terminal Server
(PID) Process:(1316) TweakNT.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\TWEAKNT\ControlSet001\Control\ProductOptions
Operation:writeName:ProductType
Value:
WinNT
(PID) Process:(1316) TweakNT.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\TWEAKNT\WPA\TabletPC
Operation:writeName:Installed
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1316) TweakNT.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\TWEAKNT\WPA\MediaCenter
Operation:writeName:Installed
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1316) TweakNT.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\TWEAKNT\ControlSet002\Control\ProductOptions
Operation:writeName:ProductSuite
Value:
Terminal Server
(PID) Process:(1316) TweakNT.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\TWEAKNT\ControlSet002\Control\ProductOptions
Operation:writeName:ProductType
Value:
WinNT
(PID) Process:(288) IMEKLMG.EXEKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\IMEJP\14.0
Operation:writeName:SetPreload
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2052) IMEKLMG.EXEKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\IMEKR\14.0
Operation:writeName:SetPreload
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(1448) sipnotify.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\182\52C64B7E
Operation:writeName:LanguageList
Value:
en-US
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
5
Text files
5
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
1316TweakNT.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TweakNT956 —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1316TweakNT.exeC:\Windows\System32\config\SYSTEM —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1316TweakNT.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DF73AA101814EDF90C.TMPbinary
MD5:54F229C5F00C85EE82B6C3B2D9967CE4
SHA256:8B03F64F4B0D3B03710CD0C36C3CDCB1A12782544E13AA69C07330B3277BBC88
2256TweakNT.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DF7868C2733EA9D194.TMPbinary
MD5:C0114D679BF44457AD7157117FF5B339
SHA256:89E4A6C0EC7F9D03D3260E0F16ED7DB33D9BB4B1E580E11C9CFE56DD4C6FD7FB
1448sipnotify.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\microsoft\windows\SipNotify\eoscontent\en-us.htmlhtml
MD5:9752942B57692148B9F614CF4C119A36
SHA256:E31B834DD53FA6815F396FC09C726636ABF98F3367F0CF1590EF5EB3801C75D1
1448sipnotify.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\microsoft\windows\SipNotify\eoscontent\metadata.jsonbinary
MD5:E8A970BA6CE386EED9A5E724F26212A6
SHA256:7E06107D585D8FC7870998F3856DCC3E35800AA97E4406AAB83BC8444B6CBDE3
1448sipnotify.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\microsoft\windows\SipNotify\eoscontent\styles.csstext
MD5:3383EEF350240253D7C2C2564381B3CB
SHA256:85443493D86D6D7FB0E07BC9705DFC9C858086FBA1B0E508092AB328D5F145E8
1448sipnotify.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\microsoft\windows\SipNotify\eoscontent\script.jstext
MD5:A2682382967C351F7ED21762F9E5DE9E
SHA256:36B1D26F1EC69685648C0528C2FCE95A3C2DBECF828CDFA4A8B4239A15B644A2
2388TweakNT.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DF62709C9F28407A1D.TMPbinary
MD5:573D6A95ED7926235F6280481C22B390
SHA256:A73C796D0E5D84AA2AC1E2B6241F659540E9802124F3DE40ED4AC961F08910D5
1448sipnotify.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\microsoft\windows\SipNotify\eoscontent\main.jpgimage
MD5:B342ACE63F77961249A084C61EABC884
SHA256:E5067BBA2095B5DA7C3171EC116E9A92337E24E471339B0860A160076EFE49B9
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HTTP(S) requests
1
TCP/UDP connections
14
DNS requests
2
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
1448
sipnotify.exe
HEAD
200
23.197.138.118:80
http://query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com/cms/api/am/binary/RE2JgkA?v=133472953446870000
unknown
—
—
unknown
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
1104
svchost.exe
224.0.0.252:5355
—
—
—
unknown
1448
sipnotify.exe
23.197.138.118:80
query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
US
unknown
1404
svchost.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com
  • 23.197.138.118
whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 40.127.240.158
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
Process
Message
TweakNT.exe
FTH: (1316): *** Fault tolerant heap shim applied to current process. This is usually due to previous crashes. ***
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Reports
TweakNT.exe