| File name: | smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/27c0a85d-b80d-4425-8ca7-558814ab3c75 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | February 21, 2025, 08:23:05 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows, 8 sections |
| MD5: | A0FAE301F3962549F5ADE0E22441AFFF |
| SHA1: | 3CBD3AB54F04E19B2FFBBD593BF13F0FB2437710 |
| SHA256: | 76880E7303403667739066782B1C458EDE2B4462A8EBD6AEACF97EFECD4BDDE7 |
| SSDEEP: | 49152:3E6/OpM0EkB/slZyDs1gVETmAaLINBBXd7R5ODCeXAoGhZu/DdvBfyXADezLViLi:3EtpM0EkqA4cETm8/RR5OFQ3hZeDdvBO |
MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe (PID: 6468)
The process creates files with name similar to system file names
- smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe (PID: 6468)
Malware-specific behavior (creating "System.dll" in Temp)
- smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe (PID: 6468)
Creates a software uninstall entry
- smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe (PID: 6468)
There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)
- smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe (PID: 6468)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe (PID: 6468)
INFO
Create files in a temporary directory
- smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe (PID: 6468)
The sample compiled with english language support
- smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe (PID: 6468)
Checks supported languages
- smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe (PID: 6468)
- runcmdu.exe (PID: 6756)
- smartctl.exe (PID: 6676)
Reads the computer name
- smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe (PID: 6468)
Creates files in the program directory
- smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe (PID: 6468)
Manual execution by a user
- runcmdu.exe (PID: 6756)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- smartctl.exe (PID: 6676)
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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: | 2022:08:15 05:58:35+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit, No debug |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 2.37 |
| CodeSize: | 38400 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 56832 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | 131072 |
| EntryPoint: | 0x46d4 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | 6 |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 7.4.0.5530 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 7.4.0.5530 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x0000 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | www.smartmontools.org |
| FileDescription: | SMART Monitoring Tools |
| FileVersion: | 7.4.0.5530 |
| LegalCopyright: | (C) 2002-2023, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org |
| OriginalFileName: | smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe |
| ProductName: | smartmontools |
| ProductVersion: | 7.4.0.5530 |
Total processes
138
Monitored processes
5
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6372 | "C:\WINDOWS\smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe" | C:\Windows\smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: www.smartmontools.org Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: SMART Monitoring Tools Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 7.4.0.5530 Modules
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| 6468 | "C:\WINDOWS\smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe" | C:\Windows\smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: www.smartmontools.org Integrity Level: HIGH Description: SMART Monitoring Tools Exit code: 0 Version: 7.4.0.5530 Modules
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| 6676 | smartctl -H sda | C:\Program Files\smartmontools\bin\smartctl.exe | — | runcmdu.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: www.smartmontools.org Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Control and Monitor Utility for SMART Disks Exit code: 0 Version: 7.4.0.5530 Modules
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| 6752 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | runcmdu.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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| 6756 | "C:\Program Files\smartmontools\bin\runcmdu.exe" smartctl -H sda | C:\Program Files\smartmontools\bin\runcmdu.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: www.smartmontools.org Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Run console command Exit code: 0 Version: 7.4.0.5530 Modules
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Total events
508
Read events
497
Write events
11
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (6468) smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\smartmontools |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayName |
Value: smartmontools | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6468) smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\smartmontools |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayVersion |
Value: 7.4 2023-08-01 r5530 (sf-7.4-1) | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6468) smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\smartmontools |
| Operation: | write | Name: | InstallLocation |
Value: C:\Program Files\smartmontools | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6468) smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\smartmontools |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UninstallString |
Value: "C:\Program Files\smartmontools\uninst-smartmontools.exe" | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6468) smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\smartmontools |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Publisher |
Value: smartmontools.org | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6468) smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\smartmontools |
| Operation: | write | Name: | URLInfoAbout |
Value: https://www.smartmontools.org/ | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6468) smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\smartmontools |
| Operation: | write | Name: | HelpLink |
Value: https://www.smartmontools.org/wiki/Help | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6468) smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\smartmontools |
| Operation: | write | Name: | URLUpdateInfo |
Value: https://builds.smartmontools.org/ | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6468) smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\smartmontools |
| Operation: | write | Name: | NoModify |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6468) smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\smartmontools |
| Operation: | write | Name: | NoRepair |
Value: 1 | |||
Executable files
7
Suspicious files
50
Text files
20
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6468 | smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe | C:\Program Files\smartmontools\bin\smartd_warning.cmd | text | |
MD5:75C0ACF470AEF859B4103388D1487708 | SHA256:F18BA270FA5921ECDA61C4A0635261E1831641717B8E130E69B757227D4D949F | |||
| 6468 | smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe | C:\Program Files\smartmontools\bin\smartd.exe | executable | |
MD5:93D977C837012359A794675ECF188D17 | SHA256:FB4EC56D79477F15445F170D2FA40CD928533B6A87F7CFC686043278958BC74C | |||
| 6468 | smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe | C:\Program Files\smartmontools\bin\smartctl.exe | executable | |
MD5:C4845F3AFE7D92B48783020E11492A8A | SHA256:CDD8EA133BB5A62F67FC1684425C032F5E408621C6FD48DDBEE73A9272510F81 | |||
| 6468 | smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe | C:\Program Files\smartmontools\bin\smartd.conf | text | |
MD5:9A67330C2DB05620299F0024568FD206 | SHA256:F1859884BB2B2294505C51ADDEF0C6DCB1FFECA6E58AE5C9C116C7FE8BC9CF62 | |||
| 6468 | smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe | C:\Program Files\smartmontools\bin\smartd_mailer.ps1 | text | |
MD5:7F6633B7EE14B2F29A085810B799CF7E | SHA256:0B53755B7A4E20F5957538C9108212D838C3C0AB292669F1D4EE762EA95465EC | |||
| 6468 | smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe | C:\Program Files\smartmontools\bin\drivedb.h | text | |
MD5:8D5FFBC2DAD0747379BFD91570F18104 | SHA256:F5BB295D1E53828833487B065D6CBA63942477D0310DE8F895684F9139915CE5 | |||
| 6468 | smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsk7C98.tmp\System.dll | executable | |
MD5:DAB726BFF7CB0F079D232B2C4D0EFD8D | SHA256:9D46463E1925BF29CD86C7A56CCF540F1EEEF3CB50064A222B84703436CD7E8C | |||
| 6468 | smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe | C:\Program Files\smartmontools\bin\smartctl-nc.exe | executable | |
MD5:F32BB8EEA3EBA188BA50EC56682CC760 | SHA256:4B75CB9A9C4BE0AFB3143E2A80696A7A832A0AC3DCD6961F55124B1C65DC6F0C | |||
| 6468 | smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe | C:\Program Files\smartmontools\doc\INSTALL.txt | text | |
MD5:C99768A32F2807F418F62CAA8405EC2B | SHA256:7B4B5BC0A48AE7A55E65242DEFD66B5DE92E559C86D31BB78914E0F4E614F50B | |||
| 6468 | smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe | C:\Program Files\smartmontools\doc\COPYING.txt | text | |
MD5:FFA10F40B98BE2C2BC9608F56827ED23 | SHA256:189B1AF95D661151E054CEA10C91B3D754E4DE4D3FECFB074C1FB29476F7167B | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
9
TCP/UDP connections
41
DNS requests
19
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 23.53.40.178:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.53.40.178:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5064 | SearchApp.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1176 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2996 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2996 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6580 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.53.40.178:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.53.40.178:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.35.229.160:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.35.229.160:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
5064 | SearchApp.exe | 2.16.110.138:443 | www.bing.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
1076 | svchost.exe | 23.35.238.131:443 | go.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
1176 | svchost.exe | 40.126.31.73:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
1176 | svchost.exe | 184.30.131.245:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
go.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |