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File name:

safeupdate.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/f0a8341f-888e-499d-be0b-cf0aa7d28f35
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: June 17, 2019, 01:51:24
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
trojan
rat
gh0st
pcrat
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
MD5:

1ED39135090117418BA65A08BEA82136

SHA1:

37615CD4AAC3D9B4D54769A1BAB178F7A3D1177C

SHA256:

666593EC415CA7812A2ABC2A9CE72A8C64061D78DE266023EBCC8FA13E9F9C85

SSDEEP:

6144:8VXUqbWTBpv2NLHNEHecve93k/jSaipxv1Cs2NWtvF8c:EvbWTXv2ae7JgEdCs28/8

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • safeupdate.exe (PID: 2296)
    • Connects to CnC server

      • safeupdate.exe (PID: 2296)
    • GH0ST was detected

      • safeupdate.exe (PID: 2296)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • safeupdate.exe (PID: 2296)
  • INFO

    No info indicators.
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (35.8)
.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (31.7)
.scr | Windows screen saver (15)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (7.5)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (5.1)

EXIF

EXE

Subsystem: Windows GUI
SubsystemVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
OSVersion: 4
EntryPoint: 0x90c5
UninitializedDataSize: -
InitializedDataSize: 397312
CodeSize: 102400
LinkerVersion: 6
PEType: PE32
TimeStamp: 2019:06:11 06:59:15+02:00
MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 11-Jun-2019 04:59:15
Detected languages:
  • English - United States

DOS Header

Magic number: MZ
Bytes on last page of file: 0x0090
Pages in file: 0x0003
Relocations: 0x0000
Size of header: 0x0004
Min extra paragraphs: 0x0000
Max extra paragraphs: 0xFFFF
Initial SS value: 0x0000
Initial SP value: 0x00B8
Checksum: 0x0000
Initial IP value: 0x0000
Initial CS value: 0x0000
Overlay number: 0x0000
OEM identifier: 0x0000
OEM information: 0x0000
Address of NE header: 0x000000F0

PE Headers

Signature: PE
Machine: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections: 4
Time date stamp: 11-Jun-2019 04:59:15
Pointer to Symbol Table: 0x00000000
Number of symbols: 0
Size of Optional Header: 0x00E0
Characteristics:
  • IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE
  • IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE
  • IMAGE_FILE_LINE_NUMS_STRIPPED
  • IMAGE_FILE_LOCAL_SYMS_STRIPPED
  • IMAGE_FILE_RELOCS_STRIPPED

Sections

Name
Virtual Address
Virtual Size
Raw Size
Charateristics
Entropy
.text
0x00001000
0x000182A2
0x00019000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.52112
.rdata
0x0001A000
0x00009308
0x0000A000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
5.55463
.data
0x00024000
0x00052140
0x0004F000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
5.47377
.rsrc
0x00077000
0x00003348
0x00004000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
3.28018

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
3.02695
308
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_CURSOR
2
2.74274
180
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_CURSOR
9
1.18832
46
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_STRING
100
3.3622
266
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_DIALOG
128
2.93629
80
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ACCELERATOR
3585
1.7274
56
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_STRING
3603
3.19961
808
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_STRING
3604
2.38123
112
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_STRING
3605
2.99043
262
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_STRING
3606
2.83557
218
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_STRING

Imports

ADVAPI32.dll
COMCTL32.dll
GDI32.dll
KERNEL32.dll
SHELL32.dll
USER32.dll
WINSPOOL.DRV
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
35
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start safeupdate.exe no specs #GH0ST safeupdate.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
3168"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\safeupdate.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\safeupdate.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
3221226540
2296"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\safeupdate.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\safeupdate.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Total events
9
Read events
6
Write events
3
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2296) safeupdate.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Session Manager
Operation:writeName:PendingFileRenameOperations
Value:
\??\C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ee4383c9.tmp
(PID) Process:(2296) safeupdate.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Operation:writeName:Nmbbre hjveaika
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\scvost.bat
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2296safeupdate.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ee4383c9.tmpexecutable
MD5:1ED39135090117418BA65A08BEA82136
SHA256:666593EC415CA7812A2ABC2A9CE72A8C64061D78DE266023EBCC8FA13E9F9C85
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
1
DNS requests
0
Threats
0

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2296
safeupdate.exe
39.100.102.81:8080
Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd.
CN
malicious

DNS requests

No data

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
2296
safeupdate.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
ET TROJAN Backdoor family PCRat/Gh0st CnC traffic (OUTBOUND) 10
2296
safeupdate.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
MALWARE [PTsecurity] Backdoor family PCRat/Gh0st CnC Response
2296
safeupdate.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
MALWARE [PTsecurity] Backdoor family PCRat/Gh0st CnC traffic
2296
safeupdate.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
MALWARE [PTsecurity] Backdoor family PCRat/Gh0st CnC Response
2296
safeupdate.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
MALWARE [PTsecurity] Backdoor family PCRat/Gh0st CnC traffic
2296
safeupdate.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
ET TROJAN Backdoor family PCRat/Gh0st CnC traffic (OUTBOUND) 10
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No debug info