Malware analysis aware.exe Malicious activity | ANY.RUN

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File name:	aware.exe
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/fe78c835-eb2b-4375-8ffa-1656c55d734a
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Analysis date:	July 29, 2024, 19:27:08
OS:	Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:	discord
Indicators:
MIME:	application/x-dosexec
File info:	PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows
MD5:	AA6AEBC3EF0359F1A24D9A619828AC59
SHA1:	D36E07B993C4B668C0DBFE2DA5A998E3787E20DD
SHA256:	7A829D30AF8752B8CB46328AB7DE4FC462287062280B5F9A3824F39D35C22B4C
SSDEEP:	98304:Jl70XCl+KLTAHNMl/v0TqKJtT9IFLdZJULG8/Gkmu/ndyHGBMi0Ya/pNkLdANBHw:uPuM1U/VOmpGujpX9F7zZ5KD

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 60 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:
Network geolocation:: off
Additional time used:: none
MITM proxy:: off
Privacy:: Public submission
Fakenet option:: off
Route via Tor:: off
Autoconfirmation of UAC:: on
Network:: on

Software preset

Internet Explorer 11.3636.19041.0
Adobe Acrobat (64-bit) (23.001.20093)
Adobe Flash Player 32 NPAPI (32.0.0.465)
Adobe Flash Player 32 PPAPI (32.0.0.465)
CCleaner (6.20)
FileZilla 3.65.0 (3.65.0)
Google Chrome (122.0.6261.70)
Google Update Helper (1.3.36.51)
Java 8 Update 271 (64-bit) (8.0.2710.9)
Java Auto Updater (2.8.271.9)
Microsoft Edge (122.0.2365.59)
Microsoft Edge Update (1.3.185.17)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - de-de (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - es-es (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - it-it (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ja-jp (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ko-kr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - pt-br (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - tr-tr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professionnel 2019 - fr-fr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office профессиональный 2019 - ru-ru (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft OneNote - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Update Health Tools (3.74.0.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x64) - 12.0.30501 (12.0.30501.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Additional Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Minimum Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Mozilla Firefox (x64 en-US) (123.0)
Mozilla Maintenance Service (123.0)
Notepad++ (64-bit x64) (7.9.1)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Extensibility Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Licensing Component (16.0.16026.20146)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15928.20198)
PowerShell 7-x64 (7.3.5.0)
Skype version 8.104 (8.104)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.59.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.63.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4480730) (2.55.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB5001716) (8.93.0.0)
VLC media player (3.0.11)
WinRAR 5.91 (64-bit) (5.91.0)
Windows PC Health Check (3.6.2204.08001)

Hotfixes

Client LanguagePack Package
DotNetRollup
DotNetRollup 481
FodMetadata Package
Foundation Package
Hello Face Package
InternetExplorer Optional Package
KB5003791
KB5011048
KB5015684
KB5033052
LanguageFeatures Basic en us Package
LanguageFeatures Handwriting en us Package
LanguageFeatures OCR en us Package
LanguageFeatures Speech en us Package
LanguageFeatures TextToSpeech en us Package
MSPaint FoD Package
MediaPlayer Package
Microsoft OneCore ApplicationModel Sync Desktop FOD Package
Microsoft OneCore DirectX Database FOD Package
NetFx3 OnDemand Package
Notepad FoD Package
OpenSSH Client Package
PowerShell ISE FOD Package
Printing PMCPPC FoD Package
Printing WFS FoD Package
ProfessionalEdition
QuickAssist Package
RollupFix
ServicingStack
ServicingStack 3989
StepsRecorder Package
TabletPCMath Package
UserExperience Desktop Package
WordPad FoD Package

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MALICIOUS
- Drops the executable file immediately after the start
  - aware.exe (PID: 2300)
SUSPICIOUS
- Executable content was dropped or overwritten
  - aware.exe (PID: 2300)
- The process drops C-runtime libraries
  - aware.exe (PID: 2300)
- Process drops legitimate windows executable
  - aware.exe (PID: 2300)
- Process drops python dynamic module
  - aware.exe (PID: 2300)
- Process uses IPCONFIG to discover network configuration
  - aware.exe (PID: 3400)
- Application launched itself
  - aware.exe (PID: 2300)
- Uses DRIVERQUERY.EXE to obtain a list of installed device drivers
  - aware.exe (PID: 3400)
INFO
- Create files in a temporary directory
  - aware.exe (PID: 2300)
- Checks supported languages
  - aware.exe (PID: 2300)
- Reads the computer name
  - aware.exe (PID: 2300)
- Reads Environment values
  - aware.exe (PID: 3400)
- Checks proxy server information
  - aware.exe (PID: 3400)
- Attempting to use instant messaging service
  - aware.exe (PID: 3400)

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No Malware configuration.

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TRiD

.exe	\|	Win64 Executable (generic) (87.3)
.exe	\|	Generic Win/DOS Executable (6.3)
.exe	\|	DOS Executable Generic (6.3)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType:	AMD AMD64
TimeStamp:	2024:07:29 19:26:37+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics:	Executable, Large address aware
PEType:	PE32+
LinkerVersion:	14.4
CodeSize:	172032
InitializedDataSize:	151040
UninitializedDataSize:	-
EntryPoint:	0xb220
OSVersion:	5.2
ImageVersion:	-
SubsystemVersion:	5.2
Subsystem:	Windows command line

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Total processes

140

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

752

ipconfig /all

C:\Windows\System32\ipconfig.exe

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aware.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

IP Configuration Utility

Exit code:

Version:

10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

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c:\windows\system32\ipconfig.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\ws2_32.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\nsi.dll
c:\windows\system32\dhcpcsvc.dll

1476

driverquery /v

C:\Windows\System32\driverquery.exe

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aware.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Queries the drivers on a system

Exit code:

Version:

10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

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c:\windows\system32\driverquery.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll

2300

"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\aware.exe"

C:\Users\admin\Desktop\aware.exe

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Exit code:

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\aware.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll

2496

C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding

C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe

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svchost.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Windows Activation Client

Version:

10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.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

2692

\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1

C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe

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aware.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Console Window Host

Exit code:

Version:

10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

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c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll

3400

"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\aware.exe"

C:\Users\admin\Desktop\aware.exe

aware.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Exit code:

Modules

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c:\windows\system32\dnsapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\nsi.dll
c:\windows\system32\rasadhlp.dll
c:\windows\system32\fwpuclnt.dll
c:\windows\system32\msasn1.dll

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Total events

3 208

Read events

3 208

Write events

Delete events

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Executable files

Suspicious files

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Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
2300	aware.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI23002\VCRUNTIME140.dll		executable
		MD5:BE8DBE2DC77EBE7F88F910C61AEC691A	SHA256:4D292623516F65C80482081E62D5DADB759DC16E851DE5DB24C3CBB57B87DB83
2300	aware.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI23002\Pythonwin\win32ui.pyd		executable
		MD5:39C17A3F9C8064AB1D17213172424CE1	SHA256:E376B270E4CA00C9B3D8F47A03994161949A82304D57C7848FAC4F60E533A7CD
2300	aware.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI23002\Pythonwin\mfc140u.dll		executable
		MD5:03A161718F1D5E41897236D48C91AE3C	SHA256:E06C4BD078F4690AA8874A3DEB38E802B2A16CCB602A7EDC2E077E98C05B5807
2300	aware.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI23002\_ctypes.pyd		executable
		MD5:E72BDB1F065056F3D7068219592C7100	SHA256:C17904B56720E127E910AC9071D6B402686DEA682B885910502CA35AD236F7FF
2300	aware.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI23002\VCRUNTIME140_1.dll		executable
		MD5:F8DFA78045620CF8A732E67D1B1EB53D	SHA256:A113F192195F245F17389E6ECBED8005990BCB2476DDAD33F7C4C6C86327AFE5
2300	aware.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI23002\_bz2.pyd		executable
		MD5:48D518E37202553414F2192D78CEFB58	SHA256:419AC8C3795F8BFA9363ADD917E477CAA1C0CE7139FA0903E8F4863166F907E9
2300	aware.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI23002\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll		executable
		MD5:8F6227DA012EF0717C06820962B801EE	SHA256:F3D260008FAE0C5501FDF4F8D5B50FFC578964DFCB7039B5E2232FA53BAC39DB
2300	aware.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI23002\_queue.pyd		executable
		MD5:B5B5A5E8720D50AD91E06CDACEC3D5A4	SHA256:AB437EFBE3F1C8BFEA5DEDA1613DF0EC8161E94A0852E8DF35CD9ECAACB8EA43
2300	aware.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI23002\_socket.pyd		executable
		MD5:54033C133DCE045E7BA56C8DAFB5A333	SHA256:BC9BF1DBCEEFAD62216F14968F4617AD6D6E526481F02A13D3220E9159B9DDF6
2300	aware.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI23002\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll		executable
		MD5:A7EC2CA3BC14DBB6931F1A69EF0A4E57	SHA256:DBECB3528DA74D472D07246975D803EA1ADE7C414CA5E1076EE6F0B0033DA578

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HTTP(S) requests

TCP/UDP connections

DNS requests

Threats

HTTP requests

PID	Process	Method	HTTP Code	IP	URL	CN	Type	Size	Reputation
5368	SearchApp.exe	GET	200	192.229.221.95:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEApDqVCbATUviZV57HIIulA%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
5368	SearchApp.exe	GET	200	192.229.221.95:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
4424	svchost.exe	GET	200	192.229.221.95:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
3676	backgroundTaskHost.exe	GET	200	192.229.221.95:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
4	System	192.168.100.255:138	—	—	—	whitelisted
—	—	2.23.209.143:443	www.bing.com	Akamai International B.V.	GB	unknown
5812	slui.exe	20.83.72.98:443	—	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	US	whitelisted
5368	SearchApp.exe	131.253.33.254:443	a-ring-fallback.msedge.net	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	US	unknown
6012	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	4.231.128.59:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
6220	svchost.exe	4.231.128.59:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
3948	RUXIMICS.exe	4.231.128.59:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
488	slui.exe	20.83.72.98:443	—	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	US	whitelisted
—	—	239.255.255.250:1900	—	—	—	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:137	—	—	—	whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
a-ring-fallback.msedge.net	131.253.33.254	unknown
www.bing.com	2.23.209.143 2.23.209.154 2.23.209.140 2.23.209.176 2.23.209.149 2.23.209.150 2.23.209.160 2.23.209.158 2.23.209.135 2.19.96.64 2.19.96.66 2.19.96.112 2.19.96.107 2.19.96.91 2.19.96.120 2.19.96.35 2.19.96.74 2.19.96.115	whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com	4.231.128.59 40.127.240.158	whitelisted
google.com	142.250.186.174	whitelisted
discord.com	162.159.135.232 162.159.138.232 162.159.136.232 162.159.128.233 162.159.137.232	whitelisted
fp-afd-nocache-ccp.azureedge.net	13.107.246.60	whitelisted
login.live.com	20.190.159.73 20.190.159.23 20.190.159.64 20.190.159.68 20.190.159.2 20.190.159.71 40.126.31.69 20.190.159.0	whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com	192.229.221.95	whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com	40.113.103.199	whitelisted
fd.api.iris.microsoft.com	20.223.35.26	whitelisted

Threats

PID	Process	Class	Message
3400	aware.exe	Misc activity	ET INFO Observed Discord Domain (discord .com in TLS SNI)
2284	svchost.exe	Misc activity	ET INFO Observed Discord Domain in DNS Lookup (discord .com)

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General Info

aware.exe

AA6AEBC3EF0359F1A24D9A619828AC59

D36E07B993C4B668C0DBFE2DA5A998E3787E20DD

7A829D30AF8752B8CB46328AB7DE4FC462287062280B5F9A3824F39D35C22B4C

98304:Jl70XCl+KLTAHNMl/v0TqKJtT9IFLdZJULG8/Gkmu/ndyHGBMi0Ya/pNkLdANBHw:uPuM1U/VOmpGujpX9F7zZ5KD

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MALICIOUS

Drops the executable file immediately after the start

SUSPICIOUS

Executable content was dropped or overwritten

The process drops C-runtime libraries

Process drops legitimate windows executable

Process drops python dynamic module

Process uses IPCONFIG to discover network configuration

Application launched itself

Uses DRIVERQUERY.EXE to obtain a list of installed device drivers

INFO

Create files in a temporary directory

Checks supported languages

Reads the computer name

Reads Environment values

Checks proxy server information

Attempting to use instant messaging service

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