File name:

MediaCreationTool22H2.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/968fbece-14a0-4deb-9f38-200911fc61c3
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 16, 2024, 16:17:52
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
MD5:

AA2AD37BB74C05A49417E3D2F1BD89CE

SHA1:

1BF5F814FFE801B4E6F118E829C0D2821D78A60A

SHA256:

690C8A63769D444FAD47B7DDECEE7F24C9333AA735D0BD46587D0DF5CF15CDE5

SSDEEP:

196608:MmtHa+5hH1km/Sf7byFXKEBmih9S5rQ5FNFl001p4Ki:Y+5RB/SDbyFBH9eQD/l00/4

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Drops the executable file immediately after the start

      • MediaCreationTool22H2.exe (PID: 2508)

    • The DLL Hijacking

      • SetupHost.exe (PID: 6112)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Starts a Microsoft application from unusual location

      • MediaCreationTool22H2.exe (PID: 1508)
      • MediaCreationTool22H2.exe (PID: 2508)
      • MediaCreationTool22H2.exe (PID: 6968)
      • MediaCreationTool22H2.exe (PID: 7068)
      • MediaCreationTool22H2.exe (PID: 6828)
      • MediaCreationTool22H2.exe (PID: 5936)

    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • MediaCreationTool22H2.exe (PID: 2508)

    • The process creates files with name similar to system file names

      • MediaCreationTool22H2.exe (PID: 2508)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • MediaCreationTool22H2.exe (PID: 2508)

  • INFO

    • Reads the computer name

      • MediaCreationTool22H2.exe (PID: 2508)
      • SetupHost.exe (PID: 6112)
      • MediaCreationTool22H2.exe (PID: 5936)
      • MediaCreationTool22H2.exe (PID: 6968)
      • MediaCreationTool22H2.exe (PID: 7068)

    • Checks supported languages

      • MediaCreationTool22H2.exe (PID: 2508)
      • SetupHost.exe (PID: 6112)
      • MediaCreationTool22H2.exe (PID: 6968)
      • MediaCreationTool22H2.exe (PID: 5936)
      • MediaCreationTool22H2.exe (PID: 7068)

    • Reads Environment values

      • SetupHost.exe (PID: 6112)

    • Manual execution by a user

      • MediaCreationTool22H2.exe (PID: 6828)
      • MediaCreationTool22H2.exe (PID: 7068)
      • MediaCreationTool22H2.exe (PID: 6968)
      • MediaCreationTool22H2.exe (PID: 5936)

    • Process checks computer location settings

      • SetupHost.exe (PID: 6112)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • SetupHost.exe (PID: 6112)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • SetupHost.exe (PID: 6112)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • SetupHost.exe (PID: 6112)
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) (67.4)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (14.2)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (9.7)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.3)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (4.3)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 1974:05:29 19:08:33+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, 32-bit, Removable run from swap, Net run from swap
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 14.2
CodeSize: 490496
InitializedDataSize: 11057152
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x729b0
OSVersion: 10
ImageVersion: 10
SubsystemVersion: 6.1
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 10.0.19041.572
ProductVersionNumber: 10.0.19041.572
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Windows NT 32-bit
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Arabic
CharacterSet: Unicode
CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription: ‎‎إعداد Windows 10
FileVersion: 10.0.19041.572 (vb_release_svc_prod1.201007-1724)
InternalName: SetupPrep.exe
LegalCopyright: © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFileName: SetupPrep.exe
ProductName: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
ProductVersion: 10.0.19041.572
No data.
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Total processes
121
Monitored processes
9
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start mediacreationtool22h2.exe setuphost.exe vdsldr.exe no specs mediacreationtool22h2.exe filecoauth.exe no specs mediacreationtool22h2.exe mediacreationtool22h2.exe no specs mediacreationtool22h2.exe mediacreationtool22h2.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1508"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\MediaCreationTool22H2.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\MediaCreationTool22H2.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows 10 Setup
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
10.0.19041.572 (vb_release_svc_prod1.201007-1724)
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\mediacreationtool22h2.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
2508"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\MediaCreationTool22H2.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\MediaCreationTool22H2.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows 10 Setup
Version:
10.0.19041.572 (vb_release_svc_prod1.201007-1724)
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\mediacreationtool22h2.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\advapi32.dll
3688C:\WINDOWS\System32\vdsldr.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\vdsldr.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Virtual Disk Service Loader
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\vdsldr.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\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
5108C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\19.043.0304.0013\FileCoAuth.exe -EmbeddingC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\19.043.0304.0013\FileCoAuth.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft OneDriveFile Co-Authoring Executable
Exit code:
0
Version:
19.043.0304.0013
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\microsoft\onedrive\19.043.0304.0013\filecoauth.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\user32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\win32u.dll
5936"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\MediaCreationTool22H2.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\MediaCreationTool22H2.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows 10 Setup
Exit code:
2147944018
Version:
10.0.19041.572 (vb_release_svc_prod1.201007-1724)
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\mediacreationtool22h2.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\advapi32.dll
6112"C:\$Windows.~WS\Sources\SetupHost.Exe" /Download /Web C:\$Windows.~WS\Sources\SetupHost.exe
MediaCreationTool22H2.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Modern Setup Host
Version:
10.0.19041.572 (vb_release_svc_prod1.201007-1724)
Modules
Images
c:\$windows.~ws\sources\setuphost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\aclayers.dll
6828"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\MediaCreationTool22H2.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\MediaCreationTool22H2.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows 10 Setup
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
10.0.19041.572 (vb_release_svc_prod1.201007-1724)
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\mediacreationtool22h2.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
6968"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\MediaCreationTool22H2.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\MediaCreationTool22H2.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows 10 Setup
Exit code:
2147944018
Version:
10.0.19041.572 (vb_release_svc_prod1.201007-1724)
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\mediacreationtool22h2.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\advapi32.dll
7068"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\MediaCreationTool22H2.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\MediaCreationTool22H2.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows 10 Setup
Version:
10.0.19041.572 (vb_release_svc_prod1.201007-1724)
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\mediacreationtool22h2.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\advapi32.dll
Total events
4 232
Read events
4 201
Write events
27
Delete events
4

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2508) MediaCreationTool22H2.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\MoSetup\Volatile
Operation:delete keyName:(default)
Value:
(PID) Process:(2508) MediaCreationTool22H2.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\MoSetup
Operation:delete valueName:CorrelationVector
Value:
IYXEGxww/0WC95lB.37
(PID) Process:(6112) SetupHost.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\MoSetup
Operation:writeName:CorrelationVector
Value:
ESkvtBaAdE6smXPs.0
(PID) Process:(6112) SetupHost.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OneSettings\WSD\Setup360
Operation:writeName:ETag
Value:
1653:66A2A386
(PID) Process:(6112) SetupHost.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OneSettings\WSD\Setup360
Operation:writeName:RefreshInterval
Value:
1653
(PID) Process:(6112) SetupHost.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OneSettings\WSD\Setup360\QueryParameters
Operation:writeName:os
Value:
windows
(PID) Process:(6112) SetupHost.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OneSettings\WSD\Setup360\QueryParameters
Operation:writeName:osver
Value:
10.0.19041.4046.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-1406
(PID) Process:(6112) SetupHost.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OneSettings\WSD\Setup360\QueryParameters
Operation:writeName:scenarioId
Value:
7
(PID) Process:(6112) SetupHost.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OneSettings\WSD\Setup360\QueryParameters
Operation:writeName:platformEdition
Value:
Professional
(PID) Process:(6112) SetupHost.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OneSettings\WSD\Setup360\QueryParameters
Operation:writeName:platformInstallationType
Value:
Client
Executable files
19
Suspicious files
2
Text files
6
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2508MediaCreationTool22H2.exeC:\$Windows.~WS\Sources\DU.dllexecutable
MD5:7727A405C9878C2FE052922C1F965384
SHA256:4912ABC0A250DFAF63A48E4165E94AB701505F14BCC7A1464D5588FA2D434564
2508MediaCreationTool22H2.exeC:\$Windows.~WS\Sources\Diager.dllexecutable
MD5:4396BDD1707419909F04A92184AD1317
SHA256:AE0F8123D3EF8801961211D7D71780BEE76C418EBC8C6893B385D5FABA6BB68F
2508MediaCreationTool22H2.exeC:\$Windows.~WS\Sources\DiagTrackRunner.exeexecutable
MD5:76F30A1E149792D2542A253B920CBEF6
SHA256:488CBC8330952DD13B797BB40E4E30610ED03483C25919C39555F7B334A3C159
2508MediaCreationTool22H2.exeC:\$Windows.~WS\Sources\setupplatform.dllexecutable
MD5:0DB2EB7B159D7289DFBDF3CA29D44704
SHA256:CBEEC25C578F4E8EAE81BB8829C3B7BC81648DA6F63EEB4A606B9A66660D6D91
2508MediaCreationTool22H2.exeC:\$Windows.~WS\Sources\setupplatform.cfgtext
MD5:033E7ADC314C248CC29A9F14906C21E5
SHA256:C40FDDBB16853406D12D30E01E170DE8474728BB8EC24794DB721DE0A7F67927
2508MediaCreationTool22H2.exeC:\$Windows.~WS\Sources\wdscsl.dllexecutable
MD5:0B778AD42D5E17CE89936F6D4C42957D
SHA256:D5BCFDAB29EA1DEEA22679A4A4473A9CC84871A5D707C006EB99FACB4AF9081B
2508MediaCreationTool22H2.exeC:\$Windows.~WS\Sources\wpx.dllexecutable
MD5:15E92D3769E6EEFA80DAAC3085741BF6
SHA256:08C8A6B2F76F9D9152E01FF3118990FDCDBB0D2E8C57DBFE43568367493187D4
2508MediaCreationTool22H2.exeC:\$Windows.~WS\Sources\MediaSetupUIMgr.dllexecutable
MD5:BDBD14F60FC78EDCA16A022C9801CF70
SHA256:A2679D717DB07F43D81F895E508520E01CD0262F1BE5870333D12CE71FE02DB4
2508MediaCreationTool22H2.exeC:\$Windows.~WS\Sources\SetupMgr.dllexecutable
MD5:59D1A173F6B27A8A1CC367CA9FF6E560
SHA256:45C2EE2387026A50F0C6B9C9119F39B6D2B6505312DBDF352399FD41E8DEB78F
2508MediaCreationTool22H2.exeC:\$Windows.~WS\Sources\SetupCore.dllexecutable
MD5:55A4344E76136460BE2C8547C38567B4
SHA256:A9AC64EC515D04589DFC38B25D68D01F281BBB794D0DF9EC4205FE473703AEF5
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HTTP(S) requests
9
TCP/UDP connections
19
DNS requests
8
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
6112
SetupHost.exe
HEAD
302
2.19.217.218:443
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=841361
unknown
—
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GET
200
40.127.240.158:443
https://settings-win.data.microsoft.com/settings/v2.0/WSD/Setup360?os=windows&osver=10.0.19041.4046.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-1406&scenarioId=7&platformEdition=Professional&platformInstallationType=Client&sku=48&deviceId=%7BBAD99146-31D3-4EC6-A1A4-BE76F32BA5D4%7D&appver=10.0.19041.572&appBuildLab=vb_release_svc_prod1
unknown
binary
67 b
—
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—
POST
204
95.100.146.32:443
https://www.bing.com/threshold/xls.aspx
unknown
—
—
—
4680
SearchApp.exe
GET
200
95.100.146.10:443
https://www.bing.com/rb/18/jnc,nj/6hU_LneafI_NFLeDvM367ebFaKQ.js?bu=DyIrb3t-gQF4cnWyAbUBK6UBK7gB&or=w
unknown
s
21.3 Kb
—
4680
SearchApp.exe
GET
200
95.100.146.10:443
https://www.bing.com/manifest/threshold.appcache
unknown
text
3.36 Kb
—
4680
SearchApp.exe
GET
200
95.100.146.32:443
https://r.bing.com/rb/17/jnc,nj/6hU_LneafI_NFLeDvM367ebFaKQ.js?bu=DygxeIQBhwGKAYEBe369AcABMbABMcMB&or=w
unknown
s
21.3 Kb
—
4680
SearchApp.exe
POST
204
95.100.146.10:443
https://www.bing.com/threshold/xls.aspx
unknown
—
—
—
6112
SetupHost.exe
GET
200
40.127.240.158:443
https://settings-win.data.microsoft.com/settings/v2.0/WSD/Setup360?os=windows&osver=10.0.19041.4046.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-1406&scenarioId=7&platformEdition=Professional&platformInstallationType=Client&sku=48&deviceId=%7BBAD99146-31D3-4EC6-A1A4-BE76F32BA5D4%7D&appver=10.0.19041.572&appBuildLab=vb_release_svc_prod1
unknown
binary
67 b
—
4680
SearchApp.exe
GET
503
204.79.197.222:443
https://fp.msedge.net/conf/v2/asgw/fpconfig.min.json?monitorId=asgw
unknown
html
981 b
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
—
—
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
unknown
6112
SetupHost.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
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whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
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whitelisted
4680
SearchApp.exe
2.23.209.133:443
—
Akamai International B.V.
GB
unknown
4680
SearchApp.exe
204.79.197.222:443
fp.msedge.net
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
4680
SearchApp.exe
2.23.209.158:443
www.bing.com
Akamai International B.V.
GB
unknown
4680
SearchApp.exe
2.23.209.135:443
www.bing.com
Akamai International B.V.
GB
unknown
6112
SetupHost.exe
2.19.105.250:443
go.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
unknown
6112
SetupHost.exe
23.212.89.111:443
download.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
MX
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.124.78.146
whitelisted
fp.msedge.net
  • 204.79.197.222
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 2.23.209.158
  • 2.23.209.161
  • 2.23.209.150
  • 2.23.209.177
  • 2.23.209.135
  • 2.23.209.140
  • 2.23.209.149
  • 2.23.209.176
  • 2.23.209.179
whitelisted
r.bing.com
  • 2.23.209.135
  • 2.23.209.158
  • 2.23.209.176
  • 2.23.209.149
  • 2.23.209.177
  • 2.23.209.179
  • 2.23.209.150
  • 2.23.209.161
  • 2.23.209.140
whitelisted
go.microsoft.com
  • 2.19.105.250
whitelisted
download.microsoft.com
  • 23.212.89.111
whitelisted

Threats

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Reports
MediaCreationTool22H2.exe