URL:

http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/sw/202003/20200306102745595/samsungdexsetupwin.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/54e13e9a-b433-499b-97e1-c63ef4b17e80
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: March 08, 2020, 09:28:11
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MD5:

5E32FC69767C3AA2F874614B3B920E1C

SHA1:

935413405339FFC9147076E48BF45188A6A91869

SHA256:

754FB25E14FC4FCD11BD978EA7999DD49DBEB5E1F63B5D21936B338141F3CC29

SSDEEP:

3:N1KaKEofXLWEidKL8sVKFX/WUO5UucPQ3du4A:Ca0WdQ9KVWUO/c0a

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • samsungdexsetupwin.exe (PID: 3624)
      • samsungdexsetupwin.exe (PID: 1084)
      • SamsungDeXSetup_1.0.1.40_x86.exe (PID: 2272)
      • vcredist_x86_vc2019.exe (PID: 748)
      • VC_redist.x86.exe (PID: 3180)
      • vcredist_x86_vc2019.exe (PID: 1792)

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • SamsungDeXSetup_1.0.1.40_x86.exe (PID: 2272)
      • VC_redist.x86.exe (PID: 3180)

    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • samsungdexsetupwin.exe (PID: 3624)
      • vcredist_x86_vc2019.exe (PID: 1792)

    • Changes settings of System certificates

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 1440)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • samsungdexsetupwin.exe (PID: 1084)
      • chrome.exe (PID: 2784)
      • samsungdexsetupwin.exe (PID: 3624)
      • SamsungDeXSetup_1.0.1.40_x86.exe (PID: 2272)
      • vcredist_x86_vc2019.exe (PID: 748)
      • vcredist_x86_vc2019.exe (PID: 1792)
      • msiexec.exe (PID: 1440)
      • VC_redist.x86.exe (PID: 3180)

    • Starts itself from another location

      • samsungdexsetupwin.exe (PID: 3624)
      • vcredist_x86_vc2019.exe (PID: 1792)

    • Executed as Windows Service

      • vssvc.exe (PID: 2128)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • SamsungDeXSetup_1.0.1.40_x86.exe (PID: 2272)
      • VC_redist.x86.exe (PID: 3180)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • SamsungDeXSetup_1.0.1.40_x86.exe (PID: 2272)
      • VC_redist.x86.exe (PID: 3180)

    • Searches for installed software

      • SamsungDeXSetup_1.0.1.40_x86.exe (PID: 2272)
      • VC_redist.x86.exe (PID: 3180)

    • Creates files in the Windows directory

      • vcredist_x86_vc2019.exe (PID: 1792)
      • vcredist_x86_vc2019.exe (PID: 748)

    • Adds / modifies Windows certificates

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 1440)

  • INFO

    • Application launched itself

      • chrome.exe (PID: 2784)

    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • chrome.exe (PID: 2784)
      • msiexec.exe (PID: 1440)

    • Reads the hosts file

      • chrome.exe (PID: 2956)
      • chrome.exe (PID: 2784)

    • Reads Internet Cache Settings

      • chrome.exe (PID: 2784)

    • Low-level read access rights to disk partition

      • vssvc.exe (PID: 2128)
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No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
59
Monitored processes
19
Malicious processes
8
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
748"C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\AFA5BADCE64EE67290ADD24E0DC3D8210954AC6C\vcredist_x86_vc2019.exe" /install /quiet /norestartC:\ProgramData\Package Cache\AFA5BADCE64EE67290ADD24E0DC3D8210954AC6C\vcredist_x86_vc2019.exe
SamsungDeXSetup_1.0.1.40_x86.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable (x86) - 14.24.28127
Exit code:
0
Version:
14.24.28127.4
Modules
Images
c:\programdata\package cache\afa5badce64ee67290add24e0dc3d8210954ac6c\vcredist_x86_vc2019.exe
c:\systemroot\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\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
1084"C:\Users\admin\Downloads\samsungdexsetupwin.exe" C:\Users\admin\Downloads\samsungdexsetupwin.exe
chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Samsung DeX
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.1.40
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\downloads\samsungdexsetupwin.exe
c:\systemroot\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
1440C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /VC:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
services.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Windows® installer
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\msiexec.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
1792"C:\Windows\Temp\{558E0B4E-0AEE-4B77-BB6E-AF6BDFE40968}\.cr\vcredist_x86_vc2019.exe" -burn.clean.room="C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\AFA5BADCE64EE67290ADD24E0DC3D8210954AC6C\vcredist_x86_vc2019.exe" -burn.filehandle.attached=148 -burn.filehandle.self=156 /install /quiet /norestartC:\Windows\Temp\{558E0B4E-0AEE-4B77-BB6E-AF6BDFE40968}\.cr\vcredist_x86_vc2019.exe
vcredist_x86_vc2019.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable (x86) - 14.24.28127
Exit code:
0
Version:
14.24.28127.4
Modules
Images
c:\windows\temp\{558e0b4e-0aee-4b77-bb6e-af6bdfe40968}\.cr\vcredist_x86_vc2019.exe
c:\systemroot\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
1904"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=1012,14334500486330115458,1680929877215465718,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-sandbox --use-gl=disabled --gpu-preferences=KAAAAAAAAADgAAAgAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAACgAAAAEAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAoAAAAAAAAADAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAFAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAUAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAGAAAA --service-request-channel-token=13118418990114489869 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3440 /prefetch:2C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2076"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=watcher --main-thread-id=2580 --on-initialized-event-handle=324 --parent-handle=328 /prefetch:6C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2128C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe—services.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Microsoft® Volume Shadow Copy Service
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\vssvc.exe
c:\systemroot\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
2272"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{DF95DFD9-6C43-494E-BA51-AAACE39FB476}\.be\SamsungDeXSetup_1.0.1.40_x86.exe" -q -burn.elevated BurnPipe.{D64D3210-D0AA-4645-BD3D-76132D68D930} {B77E7FDB-6532-49A7-89C7-B0C2A3D0DFEA} 3624C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{DF95DFD9-6C43-494E-BA51-AAACE39FB476}\.be\SamsungDeXSetup_1.0.1.40_x86.exe
samsungdexsetupwin.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Samsung DeX
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.1.40
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\{df95dfd9-6c43-494e-ba51-aaace39fb476}\.be\samsungdexsetup_1.0.1.40_x86.exe
c:\systemroot\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
2280"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1012,14334500486330115458,1680929877215465718,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --extension-process --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=11236204124139611732 --renderer-client-id=4 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2468 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2404"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --field-trial-handle=1012,14334500486330115458,1680929877215465718,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --service-request-channel-token=11897665936003815846 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3004 --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
Total events
2 906
Read events
1 698
Write events
1 205
Delete events
3

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2784) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:failed_count
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2784) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
2
(PID) Process:(2784) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty
Operation:writeName:StatusCodes
Value:
(PID) Process:(2784) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty
Operation:writeName:StatusCodes
Value:
01000000
(PID) Process:(2784) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2076) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BrowserExitCodes
Operation:writeName:2784-13228133306006125
Value:
259
(PID) Process:(2784) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Update\ClientState\{8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}
Operation:writeName:dr
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2784) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome
Operation:writeName:UsageStatsInSample
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2784) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BrowserExitCodes
Operation:delete valueName:3120-13213713943555664
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2784) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Update\ClientStateMedium\{8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}
Operation:writeName:usagestats
Value:
0
Executable files
53
Suspicious files
11
Text files
161
Unknown types
2

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2784chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\BrowserMetrics\BrowserMetrics-5E64BABA-AE0.pma —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2784chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\6b7da929-633a-46f1-ae8d-dc5d0ad143d9.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2784chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\000028.dbtmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2784chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Feature Engagement Tracker\AvailabilityDB\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2784chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Session Storage\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2784chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.oldtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2784chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Site Characteristics Database\LOG.oldtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2784chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\LOG.old~RFa66be1.TMPtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2784chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\shared_proto_db\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2784chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\shared_proto_db\LOG.old~RFa66d49.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
11
DNS requests
7
Threats
1

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2956
chrome.exe
216.58.210.3:443
clientservices.googleapis.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2956
chrome.exe
172.217.23.163:443
ssl.gstatic.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2956
chrome.exe
216.58.208.35:443
www.gstatic.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2956
chrome.exe
172.217.18.110:443
clients1.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2956
chrome.exe
172.217.21.205:443
accounts.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2956
chrome.exe
216.58.205.228:443
www.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2956
chrome.exe
23.210.248.84:80
downloadcenter.samsung.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
suspicious

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
clientservices.googleapis.com
  • 216.58.210.3
whitelisted
downloadcenter.samsung.com
  • 23.210.248.84
whitelisted
accounts.google.com
  • 172.217.21.205
shared
www.google.com
  • 216.58.205.228
malicious
ssl.gstatic.com
  • 172.217.23.163
whitelisted
www.gstatic.com
  • 216.58.208.35
whitelisted
clients1.google.com
  • 172.217.18.110
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
2956
chrome.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
ET POLICY PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP
Process
Message
samsungdexsetupwin.exe
Pre-Device Connected : 0, Device Connected : 1, Hubs Connected: 0
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Reports
http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/sw/202003/20200306102745595/samsungdexsetupwin.exe