File name:

PingCastle.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/035f7c94-973f-4089-b2a8-48e3d3fbd087
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: October 23, 2023, 12:33:07
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows
MD5:

F4A84D6F1CAF0875B50135423D04139F

SHA1:

3A515551814775DF0CCBE09F219BC972EAE45A10

SHA256:

7C1B1E8C880A30C43B3A52EE245F963A977E1F40284F4B83F4B9AFE3821753DD

SSDEEP:

24576:VmI84Q+fKBCxH3TmdVxkJygeHCpPpHrll3qhN87PQOEwxBVwk1W0JYefc9Q:YIYi3ygeHYPpHLF74OPBhdJYek+

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • PingCastle.exe (PID: 3852)
    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • PingCastle.exe (PID: 3852)
    • Checks Windows Trust Settings

      • PingCastle.exe (PID: 3852)
    • Reads the Internet Settings

      • PingCastle.exe (PID: 3852)
  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • PingCastle.exe (PID: 3852)
    • Reads the computer name

      • PingCastle.exe (PID: 3852)
    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • PingCastle.exe (PID: 3852)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (49.4)
.scr | Windows screen saver (23.4)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (11.7)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (8)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (3.5)

EXIF

EXE

AssemblyVersion: 3.1.0.1
ProductVersion: 3.1.0.1
ProductName: Ping Castle
OriginalFileName: PingCastle.exe
LegalTrademarks: -
LegalCopyright: Copyright © 2015-2023 Vincent LE TOUX / Ping Castle
InternalName: PingCastle.exe
FileVersion: 3.1.0.1
FileDescription: Ping Castle
CompanyName: Ping Castle
Comments: -
CharacterSet: Unicode
LanguageCode: Neutral
FileSubtype: -
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileOS: Win32
FileFlags: (none)
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
ProductVersionNumber: 3.1.0.1
FileVersionNumber: 3.1.0.1
Subsystem: Windows command line
SubsystemVersion: 6
ImageVersion: -
OSVersion: 4
EntryPoint: 0x2317be
UninitializedDataSize: -
InitializedDataSize: 36864
CodeSize: 2297856
LinkerVersion: 48
PEType: PE32
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, Large address aware
TimeStamp: 2023:08:28 17:10:30+00:00
MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
37
Monitored processes
1
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start pingcastle.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
3852"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PingCastle.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PingCastle.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Ping Castle
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Ping Castle
Exit code:
0
Version:
3.1.0.1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\pingcastle.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.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\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\mscoreei.dll
Total events
3 020
Read events
3 000
Write events
20
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(3852) PingCastle.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:ProxyBypass
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3852) PingCastle.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:IntranetName
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3852) PingCastle.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3852) PingCastle.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3852) PingCastle.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\178\52C64B7E
Operation:writeName:LanguageList
Value:
en-US
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

No data
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
3
DNS requests
0
Threats
0

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2656
svchost.exe
239.255.255.250:1900
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted

DNS requests

No data

Threats

No threats detected
Process
Message
PingCastle.exe
Running on dotnet:4.0.30319.34209
PingCastle.exe
Starting the license checking
PingCastle.exe
PingCastle version 3.1.0.1
PingCastle.exe
Exception when getting the license string
PingCastle.exe
Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
PingCastle.exe
License info uncompressed
PingCastle.exe
Using the license inside the product
PingCastle.exe
License: PC2H4sIAAAAAAAEAGNkYGDgAGKGA3JCxcW3GZmBzCIgdgOSqUCowODKkMKQyVACxPkMeUB+PkMakAwA8vMY0hmcGRIZioGyOWC1xgx6DIZAbABk6wKxH1B1CZBOA9JFQDoZSOcCYSqQlww0IRGoT4GhFGhCKsgNDA1AXG85/ddKHe2s8FjT3Wujsg+EzZW596ora96aq8J7unVvHlnuf/8au/USvt/8vvGzj8euiPh3sy9oyZaIcwXqfRev1G565ZDVlB7LujUg2MX1hEndvC88CsxGRs9mZdt/PyCrFGxnZsLvPHlHyqJJCRJVQu+UE26WuW56FpvWf+z2zy6rbQdSAT+MAE8SAQAA
PingCastle.exe
starting the license analysis
PingCastle.exe
at PingCastle.Program.GetSerialNumber()