download:

/i486/VxKex/releases/download/Version1.1.1.1375/KexSetup_Release_1_1_1_1375.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/0c878a61-100c-4e7e-83f4-73656fa7bef8
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: November 01, 2024, 16:14:13
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 4 sections
MD5:

8B690D6134FCFA6E742F190E6D607F46

SHA1:

78E08CE01A08431799FE13EF308A7E6903950812

SHA256:

652F6D2901C86DE4A05743B5F808FAFB6E28B9720C39BCE5E7E031D26CAC9035

SSDEEP:

98304:ibR022rJmW8zzMBfS46NQLLG+opnHPO3edC8jZXt2be09Z2S/SeIcuZN9fgvXd03:eU5vihQ4H

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • KexSetup_Release_1_1_1_1375.exe (PID: 3212)
      • KexSetup.exe (PID: 3700)
    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • KexSetup.exe (PID: 3700)
    • Creates/Modifies COM task schedule object

      • KexSetup.exe (PID: 3700)
    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • KexSetup_Release_1_1_1_1375.exe (PID: 3212)
      • KexSetup.exe (PID: 3700)
    • The process drops C-runtime libraries

      • KexSetup_Release_1_1_1_1375.exe (PID: 3212)
      • KexSetup.exe (PID: 3700)
    • Reads the Internet Settings

      • KexSetup.exe (PID: 3680)
    • Application launched itself

      • KexSetup.exe (PID: 3680)
    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • KexSetup.exe (PID: 3680)
  • INFO

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • KexSetup_Release_1_1_1_1375.exe (PID: 3212)
    • Checks supported languages

      • KexSetup_Release_1_1_1_1375.exe (PID: 3212)
      • KexSetup.exe (PID: 3680)
      • KexSetup.exe (PID: 3700)
    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • KexSetup.exe (PID: 3700)
    • Reads the computer name

      • KexSetup.exe (PID: 3680)
      • KexSetup.exe (PID: 3700)
    • The process uses the downloaded file

      • KexSetup.exe (PID: 3680)
    • Creates files in the program directory

      • KexSetup.exe (PID: 3700)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (42.2)
.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (37.3)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (8.8)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (6)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.7)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2023:06:20 07:00:00+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, Large address aware, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 6
CodeSize: 28160
InitializedDataSize: 5632
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x7b04
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 1.1.1.1375
ProductVersionNumber: 0.0.0.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x0000
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Windows NT
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Unicode
LegalCopyright: https://github.com/vxiiduu/VxKex
FileDescription: VxKex Setup and Maintenance Tool
FileVersion: 1.1.1.1375
InternalName: KexSetup
OriginalFileName: KEXSETUP.EXE
No data.
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Total processes
39
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start kexsetup_release_1_1_1_1375.exe kexsetup.exe no specs kexsetup.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
3212"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\KexSetup_Release_1_1_1_1375.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\KexSetup_Release_1_1_1_1375.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
VxKex Setup and Maintenance Tool
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.1.1.1375
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\kexsetup_release_1_1_1_1375.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\shell32.dll
3680C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7z2E4AFC8C\KexSetup.exe C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7z2E4AFC8C\KexSetup.exeKexSetup_Release_1_1_1_1375.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
VxKex Setup and Maintenance Tool
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.1.1.1375
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\7z2e4afc8c\kexsetup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
3700"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7z2E4AFC8C\KexSetup.exe" /SILENTUNATTEND /HWND:2490904 /KEXDIR:"C:\Program Files\VxKex"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7z2E4AFC8C\KexSetup.exe
KexSetup.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
VxKex Setup and Maintenance Tool
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.1.1.1375
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\7z2e4afc8c\kexsetup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
Total events
360
Read events
316
Write events
44
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(3680) KexSetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:ProxyBypass
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3680) KexSetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:IntranetName
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3680) KexSetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3680) KexSetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3700) KexSetup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VXsoft\VxKex
Operation:writeName:InstalledVersion
Value:
(PID) Process:(3700) KexSetup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VXsoft\VxKex
Operation:writeName:KexDir
Value:
C:\Program Files\VxKex
(PID) Process:(3700) KexSetup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VXsoft\VxKex
Operation:writeName:LogDir
Value:
C:\ProgramData\VxKex\Logs
(PID) Process:(3700) KexSetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VXsoft\VxKex
Operation:writeName:LogDir
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\VxKex\Logs
(PID) Process:(3700) KexSetup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\{VxKexPropagationVirtualKey}
Operation:writeName:GlobalFlag
Value:
256
(PID) Process:(3700) KexSetup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\{VxKexPropagationVirtualKey}
Operation:writeName:VerifierFlags
Value:
Executable files
59
Suspicious files
2
Text files
2
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
3212KexSetup_Release_1_1_1_1375.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7z2E4AFC8C\Core64\KexCfg.exeexecutable
MD5:A344490BA1201AFD14108F3F4290C82E
SHA256:56EB15C4E3BE0A755A3FAE174E9FED86F80EAABFE4E02666FD4D901CBA5D5DF9
3212KexSetup_Release_1_1_1_1375.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7z2E4AFC8C\Core64\KexDll.dllexecutable
MD5:C4FC5F3D4AC048615CF1BD15D9653009
SHA256:C60CAFE0316D56EB03D2112F2F4ACB987D3FE4B93FACF92C327D9842C45F4EB8
3212KexSetup_Release_1_1_1_1375.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7z2E4AFC8C\Core64\KexShlEx.dllexecutable
MD5:A9E0539FD93CF853F09EB0282A961478
SHA256:12E6A92141A0A229B3E7440B60756B775ABB0F94D459F8FFE2BA6A1A3C577F4F
3212KexSetup_Release_1_1_1_1375.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7z2E4AFC8C\Core64\VxKexLdr.exeexecutable
MD5:F6B598DE271D06FC93CF65C420112611
SHA256:2EF61DB799E2B6C6E56999E04D92DD997352A93142A02E482AB4E4698D631640
3212KexSetup_Release_1_1_1_1375.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7z2E4AFC8C\Core64\VxlView.exeexecutable
MD5:1BF82A4F30D50611BFBA5C83758A893A
SHA256:DBA30FB077309CB7B0FF14E9845D598932596D9ABF17409D9CF3B50235206018
3212KexSetup_Release_1_1_1_1375.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7z2E4AFC8C\Kex32\dcow8.dllexecutable
MD5:C819BABCF29DDB94D08F4A2ABDA12439
SHA256:1C6EF7DE493F26AB22D9B1C872000CF09B5FE38E6A0A414CAC9BDCBA4B21E145
3212KexSetup_Release_1_1_1_1375.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7z2E4AFC8C\Core32\CpiwBypa.dllexecutable
MD5:5361B9CD11BB0C335E77261E727B8DF9
SHA256:7CD2E7EA7D9CA48512DCB88F35E7AA7121636379E378C81461A1F2CB6CCD10BA
3212KexSetup_Release_1_1_1_1375.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7z2E4AFC8C\Core32\KexShlEx.dllexecutable
MD5:DC12C92ADCF72DAF6EA4648DE98EEECE
SHA256:17ECFBA7BEE3D9A7F581BB341DB75B848589CEC7462F5FD206B3DAF75E71B0DC
3212KexSetup_Release_1_1_1_1375.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7z2E4AFC8C\Core64\CpiwBypa.dllexecutable
MD5:313020D2D18B5516E005D77FC5CD4E4E
SHA256:219D639EE4B554F63D64F633515898C0F16671479893391DEFE5E9E4B95BF458
3212KexSetup_Release_1_1_1_1375.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7z2E4AFC8C\Core32\KexCfg.exeexecutable
MD5:BF2A75DCB0BF8FBF2905B0D4D058C50D
SHA256:50D4BFBC76749C74497E7F8298681F131715D6010E42F02DA0090D5B7F24A5B4
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
4
DNS requests
1
Threats
0

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
224.0.0.252:5355
whitelisted
1060
svchost.exe
224.0.0.252:5355
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
google.com
  • 216.58.212.142
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info