| File name: | Zeppelin.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/ec2e6901-f875-4254-b6b9-dbcd25e0a9ea |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Ransomware is a type of malicious software that locks users out of their system or data using different methods to force them to pay a ransom. Most often, such programs encrypt files on an infected machine and demand a fee to be paid in exchange for the decryption key. Additionally, such programs can be used to steal sensitive information from the compromised computer and even conduct DDoS attacks against affected organizations to pressure them into paying. |
| Analysis date: | March 20, 2025, 11:30:06 |
| 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, 9 sections |
| MD5: | 7A5A9299E4553B64DD43941E515A6FA5 |
| SHA1: | 5BC0F38D2CD4846A8437EB662C7F4F32C5F3249D |
| SHA256: | 7CACA8B1DA2FF2C6B00CDFB40A769516E26D1E8590C9ED9F14B8C9805DBCC09C |
| SSDEEP: | 6144:iTFFKWstKmP1g1urU+6qFo15TdWGEH4sSvsA7od2H8PTmZSNWuhVb/Q4GfcHcIut:iTauWGEH4sSkA7od2H8PTmZSNWuhVb/B |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable Delphi generic (45.2) |
|---|---|---|
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (20.9) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (14.3) |
| .exe | | | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (6.6) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (6.3) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2024:11:26 12:34:08+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, Bytes reversed lo, 32-bit, Bytes reversed hi |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 2.25 |
| CodeSize: | 195072 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 23552 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x31780 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 632 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe" /C C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~temp001.bat | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | — | smss.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 2147749908 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1164 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe" /C bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled no | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | — | smss.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1328 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1388 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\smss.exe" -agent 0 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\smss.exe | — | smss.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Modules
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| 2088 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe" /C bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | — | smss.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2136 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\smss.exe" -start | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\smss.exe | Zeppelin.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Modules
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| 2340 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: KMS Connection Broker Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2568 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2600 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe" /C wbadmin delete catalog -quiet | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | — | smss.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3268 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (3884) Zeppelin.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zeppelin |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Process |
Value: p/jxq9mmvdB0f+wgwfHhCJ2shc9uvmwFa83tHOA6kOW1AwGADxxaeg== | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3884) Zeppelin.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | smss.exe |
Value: "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\smss.exe" -start | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2136) smss.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zeppelin\Keys |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Encrypted Private Key |
Value: 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 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2136) smss.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zeppelin\Keys |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Public Key |
Value: ozSC7OR/E4tn7qZCFZn1k9e4WnlitMztVRY+Is+lxF4xc3CkauUJBG5Wb3VvzspwYnmWr+AS8vU/w1zMNSZo2mFDZLS6qQn6xcZFVSPMkmlBBJPFATR/qg4IvjD5Miv+pShN+QT7IHDM37YSvJFvJh4qttrO3uDtYatneMv7WHj4w4rLVlVHS3hKWcfKfzqZKUGDvcTfU4hPqMldY4J86kuPAV1inOyoqkKaXkHDjV4v43GJVNMVkyaqzSSakcgLJ/hzdWT0AJmUfyvjY2PaNYZh9DD9wC1MQojvovjTqHY+xQcSTpyBF8LLmFjq0xKxAep+4FrgpZnIV88AlP1Rg5QJJC1fWmvpvYekX4S2N0nywzs7yagvuNSzRGphxY99602brz40lWAnNW/vG2l6Jg== | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2136) smss.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zeppelin\Paths |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 0 |
Value: C:\ | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1388) smss.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zeppelin\Log |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 0 |
Value: 2|C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-18\ | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1388) smss.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zeppelin\Log |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 0 |
Value: 2|C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-21-1693682860-607145093-2874071422-1000\ | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1388) smss.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zeppelin\Log |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 0 |
Value: 2|C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-21-1693682860-607145093-2874071422-1001\ | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1388) smss.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zeppelin\Log |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 0 |
Value: 2|C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-21-1693682860-607145093-2874071422-500\ | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1388) smss.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zeppelin\Log |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 0 |
Value: 2|C:\$Recycle.Bin\ | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3884 | Zeppelin.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\A869BE81.Zeppelin | binary | |
MD5:93B885ADFE0DA089CDF634904FD59F71 | SHA256:6E340B9CFFB37A989CA544E6BB780A2C78901D3FB33738768511A30617AFA01D | |||
| 2136 | smss.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\C26DC0CA.Zeppelin | binary | |
MD5:93B885ADFE0DA089CDF634904FD59F71 | SHA256:6E340B9CFFB37A989CA544E6BB780A2C78901D3FB33738768511A30617AFA01D | |||
| 6228 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_r2eacwci.0b1.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 1388 | smss.exe | C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-21-1693682860-607145093-2874071422-1001\.Zeppelin | text | |
MD5:8BFF8F7EC2DEE0630915C750011B1BAD | SHA256:ACA5C1161A85A45D36EAF2BCEEFF54A0D668BC04957B91F49665FE2A52857EF3 | |||
| 2136 | smss.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~temp001.bat | text | |
MD5:E6545CCB3660F88529716ED4E647C713 | SHA256:E802BF0C4481BEF693D4D1F307ABA48301E330D3728DD46A4EC97C4A96B4D4A7 | |||
| 6228 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_b2rihrpq.yre.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 3884 | Zeppelin.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\smss.exe | executable | |
MD5:7A5A9299E4553B64DD43941E515A6FA5 | SHA256:7CACA8B1DA2FF2C6B00CDFB40A769516E26D1E8590C9ED9F14B8C9805DBCC09C | |||
| 1388 | smss.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\BOOTNXT | binary | |
MD5:780E9A90D08143E787372448D4BA28A6 | SHA256:BABECE92E739B672BB0D2EDB02451F6E99FBF943CAA7B0C0C1C75FA98B66F9F0 | |||
| 1388 | smss.exe | C:\bootTel.dat | binary | |
MD5:73036D5AB97845968496164C9465BA76 | SHA256:103D2015E92B3963A160DCEEA3C31025CA93E750A583DFF83728DC1F738E0BDD | |||
| 1388 | smss.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Adobe\.Zeppelin | text | |
MD5:8BFF8F7EC2DEE0630915C750011B1BAD | SHA256:ACA5C1161A85A45D36EAF2BCEEFF54A0D668BC04957B91F49665FE2A52857EF3 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 23.48.23.185:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6112 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6132 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6132 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 4.231.128.59:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.48.23.185:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
1616 | RUXIMICS.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 40.113.110.67:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 40.126.32.68:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 184.30.131.245:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
arc.msn.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |