File name:

SteamSetup.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/15cb2ff0-ef2e-4c8c-a1cf-5faa6d0b3f57
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: July 24, 2024, 19:02:16
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive
MD5:

1B54B70BEEF8EB240DB31718E8F7EB5D

SHA1:

DA5995070737EC655824C92622333C489EB6BCE4

SHA256:

7D3654531C32D941B8CAE81C4137FC542172BFA9635F169CB392F245A0A12BCB

SSDEEP:

98304:S6RFwVoL8grR2bFl3BZmIsejD4m1DnSM3JeZ7FLoiPApPyDqwsd84+e0lLQbolhV:SAbrIo

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Drops the executable file immediately after the start

      • SteamSetup.exe (PID: 504)
      • SteamService.exe (PID: 256)

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • SteamSetup.exe (PID: 504)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Malware-specific behavior (creating "System.dll" in Temp)

      • SteamSetup.exe (PID: 504)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • SteamSetup.exe (PID: 504)
      • SteamService.exe (PID: 256)

    • The process creates files with name similar to system file names

      • SteamSetup.exe (PID: 504)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • SteamSetup.exe (PID: 504)

  • INFO

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • SteamSetup.exe (PID: 504)

    • Checks supported languages

      • SteamSetup.exe (PID: 504)
      • SteamService.exe (PID: 256)
      • Steam.exe (PID: 6568)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • SteamSetup.exe (PID: 504)
      • SteamService.exe (PID: 256)
      • Steam.exe (PID: 6568)

    • Reads the computer name

      • SteamSetup.exe (PID: 504)
      • SteamService.exe (PID: 256)
      • Steam.exe (PID: 6568)

    • Manual execution by a user

      • Steam.exe (PID: 6568)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • Steam.exe (PID: 6568)
      • slui.exe (PID: 5668)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • Steam.exe (PID: 6568)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • Steam.exe (PID: 6568)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • Steam.exe (PID: 6568)
      • slui.exe (PID: 5668)

    • Reads CPU info

      • Steam.exe (PID: 6568)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (42.2)
.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (37.3)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (8.8)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (6)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.7)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2016:07:25 00:55:51+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 6
CodeSize: 25088
InitializedDataSize: 141824
UninitializedDataSize: 2048
EntryPoint: 0x33b6
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: 6
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 2.10.91.91
ProductVersionNumber: 2.10.91.91
FileFlagsMask: 0x0000
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Bulgarian
CharacterSet: Windows, Cyrillic
FileDescription: Steam
FileVersion: 2.10.91.91
LegalCopyright: © Valve Corporation
ProductName: Steam
No data.
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Total processes
141
Monitored processes
7
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start steamsetup.exe steamservice.exe conhost.exe no specs steam.exe slui.exe no specs slui.exe steamsetup.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
256"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\bin\steamservice.exe" /InstallC:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\bin\SteamService.exe
SteamSetup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Valve Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Steam Client Service
Exit code:
0
Version:
08.90.88.32
Modules
Images
c:\program files (x86)\steam\bin\steamservice.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\user32.dll
504"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SteamSetup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SteamSetup.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Steam
Exit code:
0
Version:
2.10.91.91
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\steamsetup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\user32.dll
4176"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SteamSetup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SteamSetup.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Steam
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
2.10.91.91
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\steamsetup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
4336\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—SteamService.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
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
5668C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe
svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.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\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
6568"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe" C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Valve Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Steam
Version:
08.90.88.32
Modules
Images
c:\program files (x86)\steam\steam.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\user32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\win32u.dll
6596C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.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\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
Total events
7 860
Read events
7 829
Write events
29
Delete events
2

Modification events

(PID) Process:(504) SteamSetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Valve\Steam
Operation:writeName:Language
Value:
english
(PID) Process:(504) SteamSetup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Valve\Steam
Operation:writeName:Language
Value:
english
(PID) Process:(504) SteamSetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Operation:writeName:Steam
Value:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe" -silent
(PID) Process:(504) SteamSetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Valve\Steam
Operation:writeName:SteamInstaller
Value:
SteamSetup.exe
(PID) Process:(256) SteamService.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Valve\SteamService
Operation:writeName:installpath_default
Value:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam
(PID) Process:(256) SteamService.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Valve\Steam
Operation:writeName:InstallPath
Value:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam
(PID) Process:(256) SteamService.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\steam
Operation:writeName:URL Protocol
Value:
(PID) Process:(256) SteamService.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\steamlink
Operation:writeName:URL Protocol
Value:
(PID) Process:(256) SteamService.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\steam
Operation:writeName:URL Protocol
Value:
(PID) Process:(256) SteamService.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\steamlink
Operation:writeName:URL Protocol
Value:
Executable files
9
Suspicious files
11
Text files
32
Unknown types
1

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
504SteamSetup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsg18A6.tmp\System.dllexecutable
MD5:A36FBE922FFAC9CD85A845D7A813F391
SHA256:FA367AE36BFBE7C989C24C7ABBB13482FC20BC35E7812DC377AA1C281EE14CC0
504SteamSetup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsg18A6.tmp\modern-header.bmpimage
MD5:DA3486D12BB4C8AEC16BD9E0D363D23F
SHA256:D93B76D51BD2214FA6E999C1BF70B4AFF5165A6542F9B9B2A92B5672601F4624
504SteamSetup.exeC:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\public\steambootstrapper_hungarian.txttext
MD5:18AAAF5FFCDD21B1B34291E812D83063
SHA256:1F45BB7BDFA01424F9237EEC60EBA35DC7F0DC4E8C2E193FE768FE96D3FF76D5
504SteamSetup.exeC:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\public\steambootstrapper_danish.txttext
MD5:03B664BD98485425C21CDF83BC358703
SHA256:FDF7B42B3B027A12E1B79CB10AB9E6E34C668B04EB9E8A907D8611BA46473115
504SteamSetup.exeC:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exeexecutable
MD5:33BCB1C8975A4063A134A72803E0CA16
SHA256:12222B0908EB69581985F7E04AA6240E928FB08AA5A3EC36ACAE3440633C9EB1
504SteamSetup.exeC:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\bin\SteamService.exeexecutable
MD5:BA0EA9249DA4AB8F62432617489AE5A6
SHA256:CE177DC8CF42513FF819C7B8597C7BE290F9E98632A34ECD868DC76003421F0D
504SteamSetup.exeC:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\public\steambootstrapper_czech.txttext
MD5:2158881817B9163BF0FD4724D549AED4
SHA256:650A265DFFDC5DC50200BB82D56F416A3A423EECC08C962CFD1BA2D40A1FF3F7
504SteamSetup.exeC:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\public\steambootstrapper_dutch.txttext
MD5:31A29061E51E245F74BB26D103C666AD
SHA256:56C8A86FA95EAB0D8F34F498E079B5516B96D2A2F1AD9C2A888555E50E47F192
504SteamSetup.exeC:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\public\steambootstrapper_brazilian.txttext
MD5:0340D1A0BBDB8F3017D2326F4E351E0A
SHA256:0FCD7AE491B467858F2A8745C5ECDD55451399778C2119517EE686D1F264B544
504SteamSetup.exeC:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\public\steambootstrapper_bulgarian.txttext
MD5:4C81277A127E3D65FB5065F518FFE9C2
SHA256:76A6BD74194EFD819D33802DECDFDDAAE893069D7000E44944DDA05022CFA6D9
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HTTP(S) requests
4
TCP/UDP connections
48
DNS requests
19
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
6568
Steam.exe
GET
200
95.101.54.139:80
http://r11.o.lencr.org/MFMwUTBPME0wSzAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQaUrm0WeTDM5ghfoZtS72KO9ZnzgQUCLkRO6XQhRi06g%2BgrZ%2BGHo78OCcCEgS7Tvyktds%2BiLclC0nnQdHBKA%3D%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5272
svchost.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
4360
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
3908
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
6012
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
3056
RUXIMICS.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4516
svchost.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
—
—
184.86.251.26:443
—
Akamai International B.V.
DE
unknown
3952
svchost.exe
239.255.255.250:1900
—
—
—
whitelisted
4204
svchost.exe
4.209.32.67:443
—
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
unknown
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
4516
svchost.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
unknown
6568
Steam.exe
2.16.202.96:443
cdn.steamstatic.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 20.73.194.208
  • 40.127.240.158
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.185.78
whitelisted
cdn.steamstatic.com
  • 2.16.202.96
  • 2.16.202.65
  • 2.16.202.67
whitelisted
r11.o.lencr.org
  • 95.101.54.139
  • 2.16.202.128
  • 95.101.54.145
  • 95.101.54.115
  • 2.16.202.115
  • 2.16.202.112
  • 2.16.202.123
  • 95.101.54.112
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 20.83.72.98
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.32.76
  • 40.126.32.72
  • 20.190.160.14
  • 20.190.160.22
  • 40.126.32.68
  • 40.126.32.136
  • 40.126.32.74
  • 40.126.32.140
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 192.229.221.95
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 184.86.251.28
  • 184.86.251.25
  • 184.86.251.27
  • 184.86.251.24
  • 184.86.251.31
  • 184.86.251.30
  • 184.86.251.15
  • 184.86.251.18
  • 184.86.251.16
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 40.115.3.253
whitelisted
arc.msn.com
  • 20.31.169.57
whitelisted

Threats

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Reports
SteamSetup.exe