File name:

sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/f423b92b-0b73-41d0-8c4f-a9f18fff2d13
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: September 07, 2024, 18:03:20
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:
pyinstaller
python
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
MD5:

D34CE38D2811B4014DC5576D7671A780

SHA1:

FB0948BDA56D6AB2D70E490A5CD9E77EA3F06D17

SHA256:

7D30BA7852E9047E93C2488CB0305AD71551692FF42A295225BC8EFBE7E8053C

SSDEEP:

98304:RsiYNXu8M+DHmOVWjtKxgJpNC0ErFqTGJbU8U0OBTfMXFSYAbYpB4RplQ94geo7d:H1YYCyPuI3pIwhqbr6TnYlF7KbI4

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exe (PID: 5704)

    • Application launched itself

      • sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exe (PID: 5704)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exe (PID: 5704)

    • Process drops python dynamic module

      • sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exe (PID: 5704)

    • The process drops C-runtime libraries

      • sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exe (PID: 5704)

    • Loads Python modules

      • sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exe (PID: 2476)

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exe (PID: 2476)

  • INFO

    • Reads the computer name

      • sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exe (PID: 5704)
      • sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exe (PID: 2476)

    • Checks supported languages

      • sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exe (PID: 5704)
      • sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exe (PID: 2476)

    • PyInstaller has been detected (YARA)

      • sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exe (PID: 5704)
      • sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exe (PID: 2476)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exe (PID: 5704)
      • sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exe (PID: 2476)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exe (PID: 2476)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exe (PID: 2476)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | InstallShield setup (57.6)
.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (36.9)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.6)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (2.6)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: AMD AMD64
TimeStamp: 2024:07:09 00:12:23+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, Large address aware
PEType: PE32+
LinkerVersion: 14.32
CodeSize: 165888
InitializedDataSize: 137728
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0xafb0
OSVersion: 5.2
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 5.2
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
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Total processes
124
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start THREAT sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exe THREAT sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exe cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1840\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\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
Images
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
2476"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exe
sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.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
5704"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.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
6368C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c "updater_readme.txt"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe—sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.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\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
Total events
361
Read events
361
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
76
Suspicious files
4
Text files
926
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
5704sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI57042\_bz2.pydexecutable
MD5:86D1B2A9070CD7D52124126A357FF067
SHA256:62173A8FADD4BF4DD71AB89EA718754AA31620244372F0C5BBBAE102E641A60E
5704sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI57042\_tkinter.pydexecutable
MD5:8DA8E5348D9F9572CE9216AC8A628C2B
SHA256:06B96357F5DD83D0D8105127E7AAEACB834DDF1AE03FA46AAFFDC1E5FD0A7621
5704sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI57042\_decimal.pydexecutable
MD5:20C77203DDF9FF2FF96D6D11DEA2EDCF
SHA256:9AAC010A424C757C434C460C3C0A6515D7720966AB64BAD667539282A17B4133
5704sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI57042\VCRUNTIME140.dllexecutable
MD5:F34EB034AA4A9735218686590CBA2E8B
SHA256:9D2B40F0395CC5D1B4D5EA17B84970C29971D448C37104676DB577586D4AD1B1
5704sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI57042\_win32sysloader.pydexecutable
MD5:F9C9445BE13026F8DB777E2BBC26651D
SHA256:C953DB1F67BBD92114531FF44EE4D76492FDD3CF608DA57D5C04E4FE4FDD1B96
5704sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI57042\_lzma.pydexecutable
MD5:7447EFD8D71E8A1929BE0FAC722B42DC
SHA256:60793C8592193CFBD00FD3E5263BE4315D650BA4F9E4FDA9C45A10642FD998BE
5704sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI57042\_socket.pydexecutable
MD5:819166054FEC07EFCD1062F13C2147EE
SHA256:E6DEB751039CD5424A139708475CE83F9C042D43E650765A716CB4A924B07E4F
5704sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI57042\_ctypes.pydexecutable
MD5:1635A0C5A72DF5AE64072CBB0065AEBE
SHA256:1EA3DD3DF393FA9B27BF6595BE4AC859064CD8EF9908A12378A6021BBA1CB177
5704sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI57042\_multiprocessing.pydexecutable
MD5:A9A0588711147E01EED59BE23C7944A9
SHA256:7581EDEA33C1DB0A49B8361E51E6291688601640E57D75909FB2007B2104FA4C
5704sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI57042\_uuid.pydexecutable
MD5:B68C98113C8E7E83AF56BA98FF3AC84A
SHA256:990586F2A2BA00D48B59BDD03D3C223B8E9FB7D7FAB6D414BAC2833EB1241CA2
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HTTP(S) requests
3
TCP/UDP connections
21
DNS requests
8
Threats
2

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
6880
svchost.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
2120
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6192
RUXIMICS.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
6880
svchost.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
6192
RUXIMICS.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
2120
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
6880
svchost.exe
184.30.21.171:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
2120
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
184.30.21.171:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
6192
RUXIMICS.exe
184.30.21.171:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
2120
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
3888
svchost.exe
239.255.255.250:1900
—
—
—
whitelisted
6880
svchost.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 40.127.240.158
  • 51.104.136.2
whitelisted
google.com
  • 216.58.212.174
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 184.30.21.171
whitelisted
gist.githubusercontent.com
  • 185.199.108.133
  • 185.199.109.133
  • 185.199.111.133
  • 185.199.110.133
shared
rentry.co
  • 104.26.2.16
  • 172.67.75.40
  • 104.26.3.16
unknown
rentry.org
  • 164.132.58.105
unknown

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
2256
svchost.exe
Misc activity
ET INFO Pastebin Service Domain in DNS Lookup (rentry .co)
2476
sims-4-updater-v1.3.4.exe
Misc activity
ET INFO Observed Pastebin Service Domain (rentry .co in TLS SNI)
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