File name:

npp.8.6.7.Installer.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/6fd47ff2-d357-4b03-b28b-2c52d29a620d
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: June 14, 2024, 21:55:05
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive
MD5:

09B2737D35F9F80A32E859D852F6CAD3

SHA1:

A67250D0C178B4B3EB464AF0B960048608DF9E70

SHA256:

81612F8619D793F8D988D771FC1F2586C88FF43A449B0D8B80849512894D93C9

SSDEEP:

98304:ZhCpqAIs7Wwhtr+KV00ttNd9zqY7lAphuHeERs0cFzYCBNu/uYUG1NEpnIcF0dtc:djPjuU

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Drops the executable file immediately after the start

      • npp.8.6.7.Installer.exe (PID: 4080)

    • Registers / Runs the DLL via REGSVR32.EXE

      • npp.8.6.7.Installer.exe (PID: 4080)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • npp.8.6.7.Installer.exe (PID: 4080)

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

      • npp.8.6.7.Installer.exe (PID: 4080)

    • Searches for installed software

      • npp.8.6.7.Installer.exe (PID: 4080)

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

      • npp.8.6.7.Installer.exe (PID: 4080)

    • Creates/Modifies COM task schedule object

      • regsvr32.exe (PID: 1036)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • npp.8.6.7.Installer.exe (PID: 4080)

    • Explorer used for Indirect Command Execution

      • explorer.exe (PID: 2024)

  • INFO

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • npp.8.6.7.Installer.exe (PID: 4080)

    • Checks supported languages

      • npp.8.6.7.Installer.exe (PID: 4080)

    • Reads Environment values

      • npp.8.6.7.Installer.exe (PID: 4080)

    • Reads the computer name

      • npp.8.6.7.Installer.exe (PID: 4080)

    • Dropped object may contain TOR URL's

      • npp.8.6.7.Installer.exe (PID: 4080)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • npp.8.6.7.Installer.exe (PID: 4080)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • npp.8.6.7.Installer.exe (PID: 4080)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • explorer.exe (PID: 1440)

    • Reads the Internet Settings

      • explorer.exe (PID: 1440)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (67.4)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (14.2)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (9.7)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.3)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (4.3)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2023:07:02 02:09:43+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 6
CodeSize: 26624
InitializedDataSize: 139776
UninitializedDataSize: 2048
EntryPoint: 0x3645
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: 6
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 8.6.7.0
ProductVersionNumber: 8.6.7.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x0000
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Unicode
CompanyName: Don HO don.h@free.fr
FileDescription: Notepad++ : a free (GNU) source code editor
FileVersion: 8.6.7.0
LegalCopyright: Copyleft 1998-2017 by Don HO
ProductName: Notepad++
ProductVersion: 8.67
No data.
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Total processes
42
Monitored processes
7
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start npp.8.6.7.installer.exe regsvr32.exe no specs explorer.exe no specs explorer.exe no specs notepad++.exe no specs notepad++.exe no specs npp.8.6.7.installer.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
304"C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe" "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\change.log" C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe—npp.8.6.7.Installer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Don HO don.h@free.fr
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Notepad++
Exit code:
0
Version:
8.6.7
Modules
Images
c:\program files\notepad++\notepad++.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.7601.24483_none_2b200f664577e14b\comctl32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
1036regsvr32 /s "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\contextMenu\NppShell.dll"C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe—npp.8.6.7.Installer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Microsoft(C) Register Server
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\regsvr32.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\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
1440C:\Windows\explorer.exe /factory,{75dff2b7-6936-4c06-a8bb-676a7b00b24b} -EmbeddingC:\Windows\explorer.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Explorer
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\explorer.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\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
2024"C:\Windows\explorer.exe" "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe"C:\Windows\explorer.exe—npp.8.6.7.Installer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows Explorer
Exit code:
1
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\explorer.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\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
2316"C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe" C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Don HO don.h@free.fr
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Notepad++
Version:
8.6.7
Modules
Images
c:\program files\notepad++\notepad++.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.7601.24483_none_2b200f664577e14b\comctl32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
3968"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\npp.8.6.7.Installer.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\npp.8.6.7.Installer.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Don HO don.h@free.fr
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Notepad++ : a free (GNU) source code editor
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
8.6.7.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\npp.8.6.7.installer.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
4080"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\npp.8.6.7.Installer.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\npp.8.6.7.Installer.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Don HO don.h@free.fr
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Notepad++ : a free (GNU) source code editor
Exit code:
0
Version:
8.6.7.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\npp.8.6.7.installer.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\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
Total events
3 860
Read events
3 615
Write events
245
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(4080) npp.8.6.7.Installer.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Notepad++
Operation:writeName:InstallerLanguage
Value:
1033
(PID) Process:(1036) regsvr32.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\shell\ANotepad++
Operation:writeName:ExplorerCommandHandler
Value:
{00F3C2EC-A6EE-11DE-A03A-EF8F55D89593}
(PID) Process:(1036) regsvr32.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\shell\ANotepad++
Operation:writeName:NeverDefault
Value:
(PID) Process:(1036) regsvr32.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{00F3C2EC-A6EE-11DE-A03A-EF8F55D89593}\InprocServer32
Operation:writeName:ThreadingModel
Value:
Apartment
(PID) Process:(1036) regsvr32.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Session Manager
Operation:writeName:PendingFileRenameOperations
Value:
\??\C:\Program Files\Notepad++\NppShell_01.dll
(PID) Process:(1036) regsvr32.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
Operation:writeName:GlobalAssocChangedCounter
Value:
116
(PID) Process:(4080) npp.8.6.7.Installer.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++
Operation:writeName:DisplayName
Value:
Notepad++ (32-bit x86)
(PID) Process:(4080) npp.8.6.7.Installer.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++
Operation:writeName:Publisher
Value:
Notepad++ Team
(PID) Process:(4080) npp.8.6.7.Installer.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++
Operation:writeName:MajorVersion
Value:
8
(PID) Process:(4080) npp.8.6.7.Installer.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++
Operation:writeName:MinorVersion
Value:
67
Executable files
13
Suspicious files
0
Text files
197
Unknown types
1

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
4080npp.8.6.7.Installer.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsw2ED4.tmp\System.dllexecutable
MD5:4ADD245D4BA34B04F213409BFE504C07
SHA256:9111099EFE9D5C9B391DC132B2FAF0A3851A760D4106D5368E30AC744EB42706
4080npp.8.6.7.Installer.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsw2ED4.tmp\modern-wizard.bmpimage
MD5:C2CF6928A3AB574A5548B4DC1C38B6C0
SHA256:2125550C12FA512782F2016E802D70BC51F4A06017CFBD4176B4A994EB2542F0
4080npp.8.6.7.Installer.exeC:\Program Files\Notepad++\autoCompletion\cobol.xmlxml
MD5:C435D68DF074BA8D660EBACE763E9DA9
SHA256:7690E1BBE3EE5D55B993EBC1F41DF35F5BF1B7AAC7C6B6152A6F1112CB9A6773
4080npp.8.6.7.Installer.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsw2ED4.tmp\LangDLL.dllexecutable
MD5:50016010FB0D8DB2BC4CD258CEB43BE5
SHA256:32230128C18574C1E860DFE4B17FE0334F685740E27BC182E0D525A8948C9C2E
4080npp.8.6.7.Installer.exeC:\Program Files\Notepad++\functionList\bash.xmlxml
MD5:162DED022D600DCF4BA4B7E9AC6917A2
SHA256:2AE1142B08D296C25000E451237EA919F981DA28F6A723D39540F43F18BAC762
4080npp.8.6.7.Installer.exeC:\Program Files\Notepad++\functionList\cpp.xmlxml
MD5:C794BB828625F83122E89B24BBC5F0C8
SHA256:40CF1AF5650B699A947899D2B43A00DCB64CDEAF080651C82A7930910C1C03F4
4080npp.8.6.7.Installer.exeC:\Program Files\Notepad++\functionList\c.xmlxml
MD5:9AEB2C0DC00ADAEDE0E06F24080F233E
SHA256:F3A7E5E59E883A3EF6C99967766A546D55DD7A767FADB9F4D433CEDF0555E992
4080npp.8.6.7.Installer.exeC:\Program Files\Notepad++\autoCompletion\raku.xmlxml
MD5:3204AAD1FDD74450017479C0AA953E56
SHA256:20809301E7D81E43AD38755A07801D290B07062CC7A0775C1101D0DD9847437F
4080npp.8.6.7.Installer.exeC:\Program Files\Notepad++\functionList\cs.xmlxml
MD5:0F35EE0CB20A383942B7EA9A0DC91B61
SHA256:59345C006CD9BDE5EF532AAE1F119758D45030993181C272BB0DD6FC0C5D01E5
4080npp.8.6.7.Installer.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsw2ED4.tmp\ioSpecial.initext
MD5:E2D5070BC28DB1AC745613689FF86067
SHA256:D95AED234F932A1C48A2B1B0D98C60CA31F962310C03158E2884AB4DDD3EA1E0
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
4
DNS requests
0
Threats
0

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
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whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
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whitelisted
1088
svchost.exe
224.0.0.252:5355
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unknown

DNS requests

No data

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info
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