| File name: | chromedriver.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/ede080cb-b8fb-4c04-9697-c134984308a4 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | A backdoor is a type of cybersecurity threat that allows attackers to secretly compromise a system and conduct malicious activities, such as stealing data and modifying files. Backdoors can be difficult to detect, as they often use legitimate system applications to evade defense mechanisms. Threat actors often utilize special malware, such as PlugX, to establish backdoors on target devices. |
| Analysis date: | February 01, 2025, 06:16:40 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 8 sections |
| MD5: | BEA3347C7C3091438F975697301BA879 |
| SHA1: | 3C0EBF7BCC8F7C8E1BE88F6CF9E31C869B51BD0B |
| SHA256: | 7AA910536EF6062C71ACDF7B3B1CB7954FE94CA06C1D6A642EE25A4A02958864 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:rr7ayGJ6kHOSdaRtT3f1wExKCaDxuPXfdhGLnQLxb3/syQ6hDw9eBc3GvtxEI86o:dMDSXWs94Yq |
MALICIOUS
XRED mutex has been found
- chromedriver.exe (PID: 1520)
- Synaptics.exe (PID: 2928)
XRED has been detected
- chromedriver.exe (PID: 1520)
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- chromedriver.exe (PID: 1520)
XRED has been detected (YARA)
- Synaptics.exe (PID: 2928)
SUSPICIOUS
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- chromedriver.exe (PID: 1520)
- Synaptics.exe (PID: 2928)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- chromedriver.exe (PID: 1520)
There is functionality for communication over UDP network (YARA)
- Synaptics.exe (PID: 2928)
There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)
- Synaptics.exe (PID: 2928)
Checks Windows Trust Settings
- Synaptics.exe (PID: 2928)
There is functionality for communication dyndns network (YARA)
- Synaptics.exe (PID: 2928)
INFO
Reads the computer name
- chromedriver.exe (PID: 1520)
- ._cache_chromedriver.exe (PID: 132)
- Synaptics.exe (PID: 2928)
Checks supported languages
- chromedriver.exe (PID: 1520)
- ._cache_chromedriver.exe (PID: 132)
- Synaptics.exe (PID: 2928)
The sample compiled with turkish language support
- chromedriver.exe (PID: 1520)
Process checks computer location settings
- chromedriver.exe (PID: 1520)
Creates files in the program directory
- chromedriver.exe (PID: 1520)
- Synaptics.exe (PID: 2928)
Checks proxy server information
- Synaptics.exe (PID: 2928)
Compiled with Borland Delphi (YARA)
- conhost.exe (PID: 5916)
- ._cache_chromedriver.exe (PID: 132)
- Synaptics.exe (PID: 2928)
Reads the software policy settings
- Synaptics.exe (PID: 2928)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- Synaptics.exe (PID: 2928)
Create files in a temporary directory
- Synaptics.exe (PID: 2928)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable Borland Delphi 7 (79) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Inno Setup installer (13) |
| .exe | | | Win32 EXE PECompact compressed (generic) (4.9) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable Delphi generic (1.6) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (0.5) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 1992:06:19 22:22:17+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, Bytes reversed lo, 32-bit, Bytes reversed hi |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 2.25 |
| CodeSize: | 629760 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 12414464 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x9ab80 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.4 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.4 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Turkish |
| CharacterSet: | Windows, Turkish |
| CompanyName: | Synaptics |
| FileDescription: | Synaptics Pointing Device Driver |
| FileVersion: | 1.0.0.4 |
| InternalName: | - |
| LegalCopyright: | - |
| LegalTrademarks: | - |
| OriginalFileName: | - |
| ProductName: | Synaptics Pointing Device Driver |
| ProductVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| Comments: | - |
Total processes
117
Monitored processes
5
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\._cache_chromedriver.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\._cache_chromedriver.exe | — | chromedriver.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Modules
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| 1520 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\chromedriver.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\chromedriver.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Synaptics Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Synaptics Pointing Device Driver Exit code: 0 Version: 1.0.0.4 Modules
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| 2192 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s Dnscache | C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Host Process for Windows Services Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2928 | "C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate | C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe | chromedriver.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Synaptics Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Synaptics Pointing Device Driver Version: 1.0.0.4 Modules
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| 5916 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | ._cache_chromedriver.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
4 645
Read events
4 640
Write events
5
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (1520) chromedriver.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SlowContextMenuEntries |
Value: 6024B221EA3A6910A2DC08002B30309D0A010000BD0E0C47735D584D9CEDE91E22E23282770100000114020000000000C0000000000000468D0000006078A409B011A54DAFA526D86198A780390100009AD298B2EDA6DE11BA8CA68E55D895936E000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1520) chromedriver.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Synaptics Pointing Device Driver |
Value: C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2928) Synaptics.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2928) Synaptics.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2928) Synaptics.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
Executable files
4
Suspicious files
0
Text files
1
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1520 | chromedriver.exe | C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\RCX7E8A.tmp | executable | |
MD5:C84EEC31EF88A4F342D1283B8EB852E1 | SHA256:7B8489F453223B9B232581677BA106ED2EB3C5B1D1153A11288940440B0FCA4D | |||
| 2928 | Synaptics.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\UTrPD28.ini | html | |
MD5:5F4F3481F8F7D1470E94E1F4B0FAD929 | SHA256:BCCA2903DF702082737CF6BD0CE500CDD5697ED9AB903B8B3B6F3E3A27D604C3 | |||
| 1520 | chromedriver.exe | C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe | executable | |
MD5:BEA3347C7C3091438F975697301BA879 | SHA256:7AA910536EF6062C71ACDF7B3B1CB7954FE94CA06C1D6A642EE25A4A02958864 | |||
| 1520 | chromedriver.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\._cache_chromedriver.exe | executable | |
MD5:7F45280701AF0B75EAB76F41A39CB6A8 | SHA256:0A80A3BB252A5CE730A384DDB71D73799BD82D89144A73DA930CA296E10BE67E | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
9
TCP/UDP connections
21
DNS requests
9
Threats
1
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 303 | 108.177.127.84:443 | https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BxsMXGfPIZfSVlVsOGlEVGxuZVk&export=download | unknown | — | — | — |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.9:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2928 | Synaptics.exe | GET | 200 | 69.42.215.252:80 | http://freedns.afraid.org/api/?action=getdyndns&sha=a30fa98efc092684e8d1c5cff797bcc613562978 | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 303 | 108.177.127.84:443 | https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BxsMXGfPIZfSVlVsOGlEVGxuZVk&export=download | unknown | — | — | — |
— | — | GET | 303 | 108.177.127.84:443 | https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BxsMXGfPIZfSVlVsOGlEVGxuZVk&export=download | unknown | — | — | — |
— | — | GET | 404 | 216.58.212.129:443 | https://drive.usercontent.google.com/download?id=0BxsMXGfPIZfSVlVsOGlEVGxuZVk&export=download | unknown | html | 1.61 Kb | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 404 | 216.58.212.129:443 | https://drive.usercontent.google.com/download?id=0BxsMXGfPIZfSVlVsOGlEVGxuZVk&export=download | unknown | html | 1.61 Kb | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 404 | 216.58.212.129:443 | https://drive.usercontent.google.com/download?id=0BxsMXGfPIZfSVlVsOGlEVGxuZVk&export=download | unknown | html | 1.61 Kb | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 40.119.249.228:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | SG | unknown |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 40.119.249.228:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | SG | unknown |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.16.164.9:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
2928 | Synaptics.exe | 69.42.215.252:80 | freedns.afraid.org | AWKNET | US | whitelisted |
2192 | svchost.exe | 224.0.0.251:5353 | — | — | — | unknown |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
2192 | svchost.exe | 224.0.0.252:5355 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
xred.mooo.com |
| whitelisted |
freedns.afraid.org |
| whitelisted |
docs.google.com |
| whitelisted |
drive.usercontent.google.com |
| whitelisted |
self.events.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2192 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DYN_DNS DYNAMIC_DNS Query to Abused Domain *.mooo.com |