| File name: | SophosSetup.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/321aa4d3-77c2-4499-a49b-a4bf48fe9c6f |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | August 27, 2024, 17:32:41 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows |
| MD5: | 0DC7BA590031512F011F1FEC30967119 |
| SHA1: | 8F61F9C5DB959DA42980EBA1A2B95330D9BC55B8 |
| SHA256: | 6A432BDD2CBF274B6C50413C6B353481AC27B490DAC3F9D47459F9AD84F69D80 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:dDdEcEiN9/UTMNG3DcCzWi935jXE1gM4lF+QlXW/djfUmgN7GETTMN2:mrF |
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (76.4) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (12.4) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (5.5) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (5.5) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2024:05:17 15:23:27+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.29 |
| CodeSize: | 222720 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 1732608 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x18b00 |
| OSVersion: | 6.1 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6.1 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.20.627.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.20.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (British) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| Comments: | d767e1c6d9d6ee9844e17c59f1d00c2c411bc542 |
| CompanyName: | Sophos Limited |
| FileDescription: | Sophos Setup |
| FileVersion: | 1.20.627.0 |
| InternalName: | SophosSetup.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright 1989-2024 Sophos Limited. All rights reserved. |
| OriginalFileName: | SophosSetup.exe |
| ProductName: | Sophos Setup |
| ProductVersion: | 1.2 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 208 | C:\ProgramData\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Cache\decoded\sed64\SEDcli.exe | C:\ProgramData\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Cache\decoded\sed64\SEDcli.exe | — | su-setup64.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Sophos Limited Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Sophos Endpoint Defense Software Exit code: 0 Version: 3.3.0.1755 Modules
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| 208 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\CloudInstaller\su-setup64.exe" --quiet | C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\CloudInstaller\su-setup64.exe | SophosSetup_Stage2.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Sophos Limited Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Sophos Update 64-bit Setup Runner Exit code: 0 Version: 6.17.985 Modules
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| 400 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\McsAgent.exe" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\McsAgent.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Sophos Limited Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Sophos MCS Agent Service Version: 2024.2.611 Modules
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| 460 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | su-setup64.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 788 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\CloudInstaller\su-setup64.exe" --quiet | C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\CloudInstaller\su-setup64.exe | SophosSetup_Stage2.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Sophos Limited Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Sophos Update 64-bit Setup Runner Exit code: 0 Version: 6.17.985 Modules
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| 904 | "C:\ProgramData\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Cache\decoded\sme64\SophosSMEValidator.exe" "C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos ML Engine\ML1\docmodel\17247802577140511" | C:\ProgramData\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Cache\decoded\sme64\SophosSMEValidator.exe | — | su-setup64.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Sophos Limited Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Sophos ML Engine validator tool Exit code: 0 Version: 1.9.0.154 Modules
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| 1084 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\CloudInstaller\su-setup64.exe" --quiet | C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\CloudInstaller\su-setup64.exe | SophosSetup_Stage2.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Sophos Limited Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Sophos Update 64-bit Setup Runner Exit code: 0 Version: 6.17.985 Modules
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| 1108 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | su-setup64.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1116 | C:\ProgramData\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Cache\decoded\sfs64\SophosFSVerify.exe | C:\ProgramData\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Cache\decoded\sfs64\SophosFSVerify.exe | — | su-setup64.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Sophos Limited Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Sophos File Scanner data verifier Exit code: 0 Version: 1.12.0.313 Modules
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| 1332 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Health\SophosHealth.exe" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Health\SophosHealth.exe | — | services.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Sophos Limited Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Sophos Health Service Version: 2.14.338 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (6128) SophosSetup_Stage2.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Sophos Endpoint Defense\TamperProtection\Components\INSTALLER |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IntegrityPath |
Value: C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\CloudInstaller\integrity.dat | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6128) SophosSetup_Stage2.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Sophos Endpoint Defense\TamperProtection\Components\INSTALLER |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | IntegrityDat |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6128) SophosSetup_Stage2.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Sophos Endpoint Defense\TamperProtection\Components\INSTALLER |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Enable |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6128) SophosSetup_Stage2.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Sophos\Health\CloudInstaller |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IsInstalling |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6128) SophosSetup_Stage2.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Sophos\AutoUpdate\UpdateStatus |
| Operation: | write | Name: | BlockUpdates |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6128) SophosSetup_Stage2.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Sophos\AutoUpdate\UpdateStatus |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | LastSyncedTime |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6128) SophosSetup_Stage2.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Sophos\AutoUpdate |
| Operation: | write | Name: | InstallIncomplete |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6128) SophosSetup_Stage2.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Sophos\Management\Policy\Authority\20240827173644851952 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | deviceId |
Value: b450fe3a-f488-48a6-9905-93fc068027d0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6128) SophosSetup_Stage2.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Sophos\Management\Policy\Authority\20240827173644851952 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | registration_token |
Value: 688b397b8b458a1735d7f3f2bd48c1c24f528d2f5f0122ec3dc9c9c311b0e5e6 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6128) SophosSetup_Stage2.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Sophos\Management\Policy\Authority\20240827173644851952 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | tenantId |
Value: 090e5e2b-3c34-495a-a4f9-c7e0a7e27773 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6472 | SophosSetup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SophosSetup-290581812\Setup.exe | executable | |
MD5:9F057CFE665C40AB2CE66953EC021A15 | SHA256:D090AF7CC0C4B666C76CFD5C23213095133E9A3B4177D55846EEAD7A6B394968 | |||
| 4876 | Setup.exe | C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\CloudInstaller\extract_cache\Management Certs\sophosca3.crl | der | |
MD5:9DEC7DBA2A6449FA5457740FBEF79D01 | SHA256:D1FD764F8A1BBF5FCEBA137F1B09EB6B76EC8F868C60B176DB43ECC0D40D2797 | |||
| 4876 | Setup.exe | C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\CloudInstaller\extract_cache\Management Certs\sophosca4.crt | der | |
MD5:150C183892DE69BDCBEA89E8F59AC9DA | SHA256:4D44A6BA0CE8FC3771C6BC95D385AAA944AABDCD2D908D87EF5CA20418BF5D90 | |||
| 4876 | Setup.exe | C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\CloudInstaller\extract_cache\Management Certs\sophosca3.crt | der | |
MD5:608B95A5138684796FE2B57AD00DAC03 | SHA256:AB9DC99032C498691A788817D5AF925EF0580F32904DEFE58B7A52D971D8BEC4 | |||
| 4876 | Setup.exe | C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\CloudInstaller\extract_cache\ManifestCerts\rootca384.crl | text | |
MD5:EE71956F99740A9E15BBBD4E71B76F2F | SHA256:865C9E89A44090820AC85EF791428B807E023AE7CCD23AEEFF7E3E98FE552EA5 | |||
| 4876 | Setup.exe | C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\CloudInstaller\extract_cache\SDDS3.dll | executable | |
MD5:1EC8B54B89D8545B6CAC00D9AC39EF5E | SHA256:2B0597513F71360AAC78F047C75A16C7693BBC50925587777D001A924849A9FD | |||
| 4876 | Setup.exe | C:\ProgramData\Sophos\CloudInstaller\Logs\SophosCloudInstaller_20240827_173249.log | text | |
MD5:FA30958FA3EEBBEE400A478BB59396A8 | SHA256:CAF2CF6F594BB64D08F4BA0FDDB897D06705FD5FCF237C8D79C6206DAB1B44F1 | |||
| 4876 | Setup.exe | C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\CloudInstaller\extract_cache\SophosACSenabledTest.exe | executable | |
MD5:9BE4885AB94F7E72C9922E42F716A00E | SHA256:7EB2F4BFAFA455D1E6B32BEA5C860F72E7D6D2F7FAF657C6ED02D38190CCD39F | |||
| 4876 | Setup.exe | C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\CloudInstaller\extract_cache\Management Certs\sophosca1.crt | der | |
MD5:9608EDF834FE19C2BF34CC00F954ECA5 | SHA256:653E1A599023B1EB88AB96137238D978529A070B828DD3309800BD131D8FFAF3 | |||
| 4876 | Setup.exe | C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\CloudInstaller\extract_cache\integrity.dat | text | |
MD5:D84CDD1D0AA7AF11461FD904A2F8C361 | SHA256:955918CA902367F9AE06828CC12344A9B953E5F06CD28E9E90BCB874CEDEB556 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3652 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6644 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 88.221.169.152:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7020 | Sophos UI.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBT3xL4LQLXDRDM9P665TW442vrsUQQUReuir%2FSSy4IxLVGLp6chnfNtyA8CEA6bGI750C3n79tQ4ghAGFo%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6644 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 88.221.169.152:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7020 | Sophos UI.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSRXerF0eFeSWRripTgTkcJWMm7iQQUaDfg67Y7%2BF8Rhvv%2BYXsIiGX0TkICEAnKajHVVe7kGFMvSuSsOMs%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7020 | Sophos UI.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTfIs%2BLjDtGwQ09XEB1Yeq%2BtX%2BBgQQU7NfjgtJxXWRM3y5nP%2Be6mK4cD08CEAitQLJg0pxMn17Nqb2Trtk%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6012 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
3888 | svchost.exe | 239.255.255.250:1900 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4876 | Setup.exe | 35.167.49.145:443 | dzr-api-amzn-us-west-2-fa88.api-upe.p.hmr.sophos.com | AMAZON-02 | US | suspicious |
3260 | svchost.exe | 40.113.103.199:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4876 | Setup.exe | 23.32.101.218:443 | downloads.sophos.com | AKAMAI-AS | SE | suspicious |
3652 | svchost.exe | 20.190.159.64:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
3652 | svchost.exe | 192.229.221.95:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | EDGECAST | US | whitelisted |
6128 | SophosSetup_Stage2.exe | 52.36.116.97:443 | mcs2-cloudstation-us-west-2.prod.hydra.sophos.com | AMAZON-02 | US | suspicious |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
dzr-api-amzn-us-west-2-fa88.api-upe.p.hmr.sophos.com |
| unknown |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
downloads.sophos.com |
| unknown |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
mcs2-cloudstation-us-west-2.prod.hydra.sophos.com |
| unknown |
sus.sophosupd.com |
| unknown |
sdds3.sophosupd.com |
| unknown |
Process | Message |
|---|---|
McsAgent.exe | CorcAdapter entering DllMain
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McsAgent.exe | CorcAdapter attaching process
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McsAgent.exe | CorcAdapter leaving DllMain
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McsAgent.exe | CoreEndpointAdapter entering DllMain
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McsAgent.exe | CoreEndpointAdapter attaching process
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McsAgent.exe | CoreEndpointAdapter leaving DllMain
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McsAgent.exe | CorcAdapter entering DllMain
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McsAgent.exe | CorcAdapter attaching thread
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McsAgent.exe | CorcAdapter leaving DllMain
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McsAgent.exe | CoreEndpointAdapter entering DllMain
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