URL:

https://files.ovpn.com/client/latest/OVPN.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/f9c43124-054b-4c3a-80ba-0cb092debdb8
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: March 31, 2020, 09:26:13
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MD5:

71B805A643CDB307E0EC1B6D8B1A0029

SHA1:

93A54B8A0D9697719E20B2754FB6046F80BFE4ED

SHA256:

778EA1877E9BD2027AC584A1DDD1E9EE6BC54F504F88B514CE97B0CF7ABE2705

SSDEEP:

3:N8MWyTdJMuvLn:2MxJMWLn

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • OVPN.exe (PID: 3716)
      • OVPN.exe (PID: 4008)
      • ovpn-controller.exe (PID: 1944)
      • sed.exe (PID: 1516)
      • tapinstall.exe (PID: 3204)
      • sed.exe (PID: 4056)
      • tapinstall.exe (PID: 1672)
      • tapinstall.exe (PID: 2432)
      • openvpn.exe (PID: 2952)
      • tapinstall.exe (PID: 3860)
      • tapinstall.exe (PID: 308)
      • tapinstall.exe (PID: 3996)
      • tapinstall.exe (PID: 3604)
      • tapinstall.exe (PID: 3240)
      • tapinstall.exe (PID: 3664)
      • ovpn-daemon.exe (PID: 528)
      • tapinstall.exe (PID: 1024)
      • ovpn-controller.exe (PID: 3164)
      • nvspbind.exe (PID: 3988)
      • killswitch.exe (PID: 2396)
      • openvpn.exe (PID: 2400)
      • OVPNUninstaller.exe (PID: 580)
      • tapinstall.exe (PID: 1440)
      • killswitch.exe (PID: 1168)
      • OVPN.exe (PID: 2652)
      • tapinstall.exe (PID: 392)
      • tapinstall.exe (PID: 2568)

    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • openvpn.exe (PID: 2952)
      • sed.exe (PID: 4056)
      • sed.exe (PID: 1516)
      • ovpn-controller.exe (PID: 1944)
      • ovpn-controller.exe (PID: 3164)
      • openvpn.exe (PID: 2400)
      • OVPN.exe (PID: 2652)

    • Starts NET.EXE for service management

      • OVPN.exe (PID: 4008)

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • OVPN.exe (PID: 2652)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • chrome.exe (PID: 2784)
      • OVPN.exe (PID: 4008)
      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 1520)
      • tapinstall.exe (PID: 3204)
      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 2896)
      • cscript.exe (PID: 580)

    • Application launched itself

      • OVPN.exe (PID: 3716)

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • OVPN.exe (PID: 4008)

    • Executed via COM

      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 2896)
      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 1520)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • ovpn-controller.exe (PID: 1944)
      • ovpn-daemon.exe (PID: 528)
      • OVPN.exe (PID: 4008)

    • Creates files in the Windows directory

      • certutil.exe (PID: 2496)
      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 1520)
      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 2896)

    • Removes files from Windows directory

      • certutil.exe (PID: 2496)
      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 1520)
      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 2896)

    • Uses RUNDLL32.EXE to load library

      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 2896)

    • Executed as Windows Service

      • vssvc.exe (PID: 2764)
      • ovpn-daemon.exe (PID: 528)

    • Creates files in the driver directory

      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 1520)
      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 2896)

    • Uses NETSH.EXE for network configuration

      • ovpn-controller.exe (PID: 1944)

    • Starts SC.EXE for service management

      • OVPN.exe (PID: 4008)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • OVPN.exe (PID: 4008)

    • Executes scripts

      • OVPN.exe (PID: 4008)

    • Uses TASKLIST.EXE to query information about running processes

      • OVPN.exe (PID: 3716)
      • OVPN.exe (PID: 2652)

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • OVPN.exe (PID: 2652)

    • Uses WMIC.EXE to obtain a system information

      • OVPN.exe (PID: 2652)

  • INFO

    • Reads the hosts file

      • chrome.exe (PID: 3880)
      • chrome.exe (PID: 2784)

    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • chrome.exe (PID: 3880)
      • tapinstall.exe (PID: 3204)
      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 1520)
      • tapinstall.exe (PID: 3996)
      • tapinstall.exe (PID: 3604)
      • tapinstall.exe (PID: 1440)
      • tapinstall.exe (PID: 392)

    • Reads Internet Cache Settings

      • chrome.exe (PID: 2784)

    • Application launched itself

      • chrome.exe (PID: 2784)

    • Dropped object may contain Bitcoin addresses

      • OVPN.exe (PID: 4008)

    • Low-level read access rights to disk partition

      • vssvc.exe (PID: 2764)

    • Searches for installed software

      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 2896)
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No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
123
Monitored processes
54
Malicious processes
7
Suspicious processes
4

Behavior graph

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drop and start start drop and start chrome.exe chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs ovpn.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs ovpn.exe cmd.exe no specs sed.exe no specs sed.exe no specs ovpn-controller.exe no specs openvpn.exe no specs tapinstall.exe no specs certutil.exe no specs tapinstall.exe no specs tapinstall.exe no specs tapinstall.exe drvinst.exe rundll32.exe no specs vssvc.exe no specs drvinst.exe tapinstall.exe no specs tapinstall.exe no specs tapinstall.exe no specs tapinstall.exe no specs tapinstall.exe no specs netsh.exe no specs sc.exe no specs cscript.exe no specs cscript.exe tasklist.exe no specs net.exe no specs net1.exe no specs ovpn-daemon.exe no specs killswitch.exe no specs sc.exe no specs ovpn.exe tasklist.exe no specs wmic.exe no specs nvspbind.exe no specs ovpn-controller.exe no specs killswitch.exe no specs openvpn.exe no specs ovpnuninstaller.exe tapinstall.exe no specs tapinstall.exe no specs tapinstall.exe no specs tapinstall.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
308"C:\Program Files\OVPN\openvpn\x86\bin\tapinstall.exe" find tap0901C:\Program Files\OVPN\openvpn\x86\bin\tapinstall.exe—ovpn-controller.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Windows (R) Win 7 DDK provider
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows Setup API
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.10011.16384
Modules
Images
c:\program files\ovpn\openvpn\x86\bin\tapinstall.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
392"C:\Program Files\OVPN\openvpn\x86\bin\tapinstall.exe" driverfiles @ROOT\NET\0000C:\Program Files\OVPN\openvpn\x86\bin\tapinstall.exe—ovpn-controller.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Windows (R) Win 7 DDK provider
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Windows Setup API
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.10011.16384
Modules
Images
c:\program files\ovpn\openvpn\x86\bin\tapinstall.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
528"C:\Program Files\OVPN\ovpn-daemon.exe"C:\Program Files\OVPN\ovpn-daemon.exe—services.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.8.1.2948
Modules
Images
c:\program files\ovpn\ovpn-daemon.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
580"C:\Program Files\OVPN\OVPNUninstaller.exe" --checkupdatesC:\Program Files\OVPN\OVPNUninstaller.exe
OVPN.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
1
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\wshom.ocx
c:\windows\system32\mlang.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_5.82.7601.17514_none_ec83dffa859149af\comctl32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msisip.dll
c:\windows\system32\cryptsp.dll
c:\windows\system32\crypt32.dll
c:\windows\system32\vbscript.dll
c:\windows\system32\sxs.dll
c:\windows\system32\msctf.dll
580cscript //Nologo C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\deferredrenameRm3716.vbsC:\Windows\system32\cscript.exe
OVPN.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Microsoft ® Console Based Script Host
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.8.7600.16385
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cscript.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
880"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1044,1344918207105440434,7727677917971419389,131072 --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=9383586115470717365 --renderer-client-id=4 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2432 /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
1024"C:\Program Files\OVPN\openvpn\x86\bin\tapinstall.exe" find tap0901C:\Program Files\OVPN\openvpn\x86\bin\tapinstall.exe—ovpn-controller.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Windows (R) Win 7 DDK provider
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Windows Setup API
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.10011.16384
Modules
Images
c:\program files\ovpn\openvpn\x86\bin\tapinstall.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
1168"C:\Program Files\OVPN/killswitch.exe"C:\Program Files\OVPN\killswitch.exe—ovpn-daemon.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\ovpn\killswitch.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\fwpuclnt.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\ws2_32.dll
c:\windows\system32\nsi.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp140.dll
1356C:\Windows\system32\net1 start OVPNServiceC:\Windows\system32\net1.exe—net.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Net Command
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\net1.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\dsrole.dll
c:\windows\system32\netutils.dll
1440"C:\Program Files\OVPN\openvpn\x86\bin\tapinstall.exe" drivernodes @ROOT\NET\0000C:\Program Files\OVPN\openvpn\x86\bin\tapinstall.exe—ovpn-controller.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Windows (R) Win 7 DDK provider
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Windows Setup API
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.10011.16384
Modules
Images
c:\program files\ovpn\openvpn\x86\bin\tapinstall.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
Total events
2 730
Read events
2 001
Write events
676
Delete events
53

Modification events

(PID) Process:(3028) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BrowserExitCodes
Operation:writeName:2784-13230120389519375
Value:
259
(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:(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
90
Suspicious files
351
Text files
839
Unknown types
14

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2784chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\BrowserMetrics\BrowserMetrics-5E830CC5-AE0.pma —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2784chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\e1416586-9137-4d5e-941b-a44ffc46c608.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\Site Characteristics Database\LOG.oldtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2784chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Site Characteristics Database\LOG.old~RFa66bd2.TMPtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2784chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\LOG.old~RFa66c01.TMPtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2784chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.old~RFa66be1.TMPtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2784chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\BudgetDatabase\LOG.oldtext
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~RFa66db6.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
18
DNS requests
10
Threats
0

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
3880
chrome.exe
217.64.148.10:443
files.ovpn.com
—
IR
unknown
3880
chrome.exe
172.217.16.141:443
accounts.google.com
Google Inc.
US
suspicious
3880
chrome.exe
172.217.22.36:443
www.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
3880
chrome.exe
216.58.208.35:443
ssl.gstatic.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
3880
chrome.exe
172.217.22.14:443
sb-ssl.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
580
OVPNUninstaller.exe
217.64.148.10:443
files.ovpn.com
—
IR
unknown
2652
OVPN.exe
217.64.148.10:443
files.ovpn.com
—
IR
unknown
3880
chrome.exe
216.58.206.3:443
clientservices.googleapis.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
clientservices.googleapis.com
  • 216.58.206.3
whitelisted
files.ovpn.com
  • 217.64.148.10
unknown
accounts.google.com
  • 172.217.16.141
shared
www.google.com
  • 172.217.22.36
malicious
ssl.gstatic.com
  • 216.58.208.35
whitelisted
sb-ssl.google.com
  • 172.217.22.14
whitelisted
www.gstatic.com
  • 216.58.206.3
whitelisted
www.ovpn.com
  • 217.64.148.10
unknown

Threats

No threats detected
Process
Message
OVPN.exe
Keychain: Restoring data failed for account "https://www.ovpn.com", error text: Password entry not found
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Reports
https://files.ovpn.com/client/latest/OVPN.exe