| File name: | Aimware Loader.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/e0864c30-9aea-479d-bed2-3e2bcbd04a8c |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Orcus is a modular Remote Access Trojan with some unusual functions. This RAT enables attackers to create plugins using a custom development library and offers a robust core feature set that makes it one of the most dangerous malicious programs in its class. |
| Analysis date: | April 13, 2020, 17:17:17 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows |
| MD5: | AF34F2B8CBD8D1492AAB3C179A6266BE |
| SHA1: | 804FCE8FAC30AE3C9164A4A45F6C01F765AB35D3 |
| SHA256: | 7AE035472A919B5838FD8E1B3C8FE39DAD1E3C49337F47C01C75A9F3D748D345 |
| SSDEEP: | 49152:BVgQ2eVRd7SfayIIZOy9ewP66AJCcvOL/XVxxf:BVv2eLx0ayB4yJP66AJTvO5 |
MALICIOUS
Application was dropped or rewritten from another process
- oyz2szc4.exe (PID: 2248)
- Aimware orc.exe (PID: 3248)
- AIMWARE.exe (PID: 3072)
- Windows Background Application Installer.exe (PID: 2316)
- Windows Background Application Installer.exe (PID: 1888)
- Windows Modules Install Background Worker.exe (PID: 1232)
- Windows Modules Install Background Worker.exe (PID: 3872)
- WindowsInput.exe (PID: 3928)
- WindowsInput.exe (PID: 3992)
Known privilege escalation attack
- DllHost.exe (PID: 3776)
ORCUS was detected
- Aimware orc.exe (PID: 3248)
- Windows Background Application Installer.exe (PID: 2316)
- Windows Modules Install Background Worker.exe (PID: 1232)
- Windows Background Application Installer.exe (PID: 1888)
Loads the Task Scheduler COM API
- Windows Background Application Installer.exe (PID: 2316)
SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- Aimware Loader.exe (PID: 2864)
- oyz2szc4.exe (PID: 2248)
- Aimware orc.exe (PID: 3248)
- Windows Background Application Installer.exe (PID: 2316)
Creates files in the Windows directory
- Aimware Loader.exe (PID: 2864)
- WindowsInput.exe (PID: 3928)
- Aimware orc.exe (PID: 3248)
Executed via COM
- DllHost.exe (PID: 3776)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- DllHost.exe (PID: 3776)
Uses TASKKILL.EXE to kill process
- DllHost.exe (PID: 3776)
Creates files in the program directory
- DllHost.exe (PID: 3776)
Creates files in the user directory
- Windows Background Application Installer.exe (PID: 2316)
Executed via Task Scheduler
- Windows Background Application Installer.exe (PID: 1888)
Application launched itself
- Windows Modules Install Background Worker.exe (PID: 1232)
Connects to unusual port
- Windows Background Application Installer.exe (PID: 2316)
Executed as Windows Service
- WindowsInput.exe (PID: 3992)
Starts itself from another location
- Aimware orc.exe (PID: 3248)
INFO
No info indicators.
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (63.1) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (23.8) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (5.6) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (3.8) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (1.7) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2020:02:01 12:42:22+01:00 |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 8 |
| CodeSize: | 1658368 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 2048 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x196d6a |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.3.4.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.3.4.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| Comments: | Aimware |
| CompanyName: | Aimware.net |
| FileDescription: | Aimware Loader.exe |
| FileVersion: | 1.3.4.0 |
| InternalName: | Aimware Loader.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | (c)2008-2020 |
| OriginalFileName: | Aimware Loader.exe |
| ProductName: | Aimware.net |
| ProductVersion: | 1.3.4.0 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 1.3.4.0 |
Summary
| Architecture: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
|---|---|
| Subsystem: | IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI |
| Compilation Date: | 01-Feb-2020 11:42:22 |
| Comments: | Aimware |
| CompanyName: | Aimware.net |
| FileDescription: | Aimware Loader.exe |
| FileVersion: | 1.3.4.0 |
| InternalName: | Aimware Loader.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | (c)2008-2020 |
| OriginalFilename: | Aimware Loader.exe |
| ProductName: | Aimware.net |
| ProductVersion: | 1.3.4.0 |
| Assembly Version: | 1.3.4.0 |
DOS Header
| Magic number: | MZ |
|---|---|
| Bytes on last page of file: | 0x0090 |
| Pages in file: | 0x0003 |
| Relocations: | 0x0000 |
| Size of header: | 0x0004 |
| Min extra paragraphs: | 0x0000 |
| Max extra paragraphs: | 0xFFFF |
| Initial SS value: | 0x0000 |
| Initial SP value: | 0x00B8 |
| Checksum: | 0x0000 |
| Initial IP value: | 0x0000 |
| Initial CS value: | 0x0000 |
| Overlay number: | 0x0000 |
| OEM identifier: | 0x0000 |
| OEM information: | 0x0000 |
| Address of NE header: | 0x00000080 |
PE Headers
| Signature: | PE |
|---|---|
| Machine: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
| Number of sections: | 3 |
| Time date stamp: | 01-Feb-2020 11:42:22 |
| Pointer to Symbol Table: | 0x00000000 |
| Number of symbols: | 0 |
| Size of Optional Header: | 0x00E0 |
| Characteristics: |
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Sections
Name | Virtual Address | Virtual Size | Raw Size | Charateristics | Entropy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.text | 0x00002000 | 0x00194D70 | 0x00194E00 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 7.95011 |
.rsrc | 0x00198000 | 0x000005C2 | 0x00000600 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 4.14256 |
.reloc | 0x0019A000 | 0x0000000C | 0x00000200 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 0.10191 |
Resources
Title | Entropy | Size | Codepage | Language | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5.00112 | 490 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | RT_MANIFEST |
Imports
mscoree.dll |
Total processes
55
Monitored processes
14
Malicious processes
8
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1232 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Modules Install Background Worker.exe" /launchSelfAndExit "C:\Windows\Google Chrom\Windows Background Application Installer.exe" 2316 /protectFile | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Modules Install Background Worker.exe | Windows Background Application Installer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 3872 Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
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| 1888 | "C:\Windows\Google Chrom\Windows Background Application Installer.exe" | C:\Windows\Google Chrom\Windows Background Application Installer.exe | taskeng.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 2248 | C:\Windows\temp\oyz2szc4.exe | C:\Windows\temp\oyz2szc4.exe | cmd.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 4294967295 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 2316 | "C:\Windows\Google Chrom\Windows Background Application Installer.exe" | C:\Windows\Google Chrom\Windows Background Application Installer.exe | Aimware orc.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 2864 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Aimware Loader.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Aimware Loader.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Aimware.net Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Aimware Loader.exe Exit code: 0 Version: 1.3.4.0 Modules
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| 3040 | "c:\windows\system32\cmstp.exe" /au C:\Windows\temp\o3c12qnm.inf | c:\windows\system32\cmstp.exe | — | Aimware Loader.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Connection Manager Profile Installer Exit code: 1 Version: 7.02.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 3072 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AIMWARE.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AIMWARE.exe | — | oyz2szc4.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 3248 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Aimware orc.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Aimware orc.exe | oyz2szc4.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 3740 | taskkill /IM cmstp.exe /F | C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe | — | DllHost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Terminates Processes Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 3776 | C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3E5FC7F9-9A51-4367-9063-A120244FBEC7} | C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: COM Surrogate Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
| |||||||||||||||
Total events
1 203
Read events
1 171
Write events
32
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (3040) cmstp.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\CMSTP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3040) cmstp.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\CMSTP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3040) cmstp.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\CMSTP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: 4294901760 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3040) cmstp.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\CMSTP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: 4294901760 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3040) cmstp.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\CMSTP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3040) cmstp.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\CMSTP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3776) DllHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\cmmgr32.exe |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProfileInstallPath |
Value: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Cm | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3776) DllHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SM_AccessoriesName |
Value: Accessories | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3776) DllHost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion |
| Operation: | write | Name: | PF_AccessoriesName |
Value: Accessories | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3040) cmstp.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Network\Network Connections |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DesktopShortcut |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
6
Suspicious files
0
Text files
9
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2864 | Aimware Loader.exe | C:\Windows\temp\oyz2szc4.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3776 | DllHost.exe | C:\Windows\INF\setupapi.app.log | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2248 | oyz2szc4.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Aimware orc.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2248 | oyz2szc4.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AIMWARE.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2864 | Aimware Loader.exe | C:\Windows\temp\o3c12qnm.inf | ini | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3248 | Aimware orc.exe | C:\Windows\Google Chrom\Windows Background Application Installer.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3248 | Aimware orc.exe | C:\Windows\system32\WindowsInput.exe | executable | |
MD5:E6FCF516D8ED8D0D4427F86E08D0D435 | SHA256:8DBE814359391ED6B0B5B182039008CF1D00964DA9FBC4747F46242A95C24337 | |||
| 3248 | Aimware orc.exe | C:\Windows\system32\WindowsInput.exe.config | xml | |
MD5:A2B76CEA3A59FA9AF5EA21FF68139C98 | SHA256:F99EF5BF79A7C43701877F0BB0B890591885BB0A3D605762647CC8FFBF10C839 | |||
| 3248 | Aimware orc.exe | C:\Windows\Google Chrom\Windows Background Application Installer.exe.config | xml | |
MD5:A2B76CEA3A59FA9AF5EA21FF68139C98 | SHA256:F99EF5BF79A7C43701877F0BB0B890591885BB0A3D605762647CC8FFBF10C839 | |||
| 2316 | Windows Background Application Installer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows Modules Install Background Worker.exe.config | xml | |
MD5:A2B76CEA3A59FA9AF5EA21FF68139C98 | SHA256:F99EF5BF79A7C43701877F0BB0B890591885BB0A3D605762647CC8FFBF10C839 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
16
DNS requests
3
Threats
3
HTTP requests
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2316 | Windows Background Application Installer.exe | 89.182.146.234:3600 | dontreachme.ddns.net | htp GmbH | DE | unknown |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
dontreachme.ddns.net |
| malicious |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
1052 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET POLICY DNS Query to DynDNS Domain *.ddns .net |
1052 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET POLICY DNS Query to DynDNS Domain *.ddns .net |
1052 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET POLICY DNS Query to DynDNS Domain *.ddns .net |