File name:

MEGAsyncSetup (1).exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/3e734bf0-cfe2-47c8-98d8-485b71ca305b
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: March 11, 2018, 20:10:31
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
MD5:

ADC7C95D154D1BE54200FF3184A023C7

SHA1:

20D35B4310865BAF8D26D1636CA7A908692CA022

SHA256:

8223BAD9310DBC9449C8965CF915CB762E9EED9C94166A903ED48C3861CC4C8D

SSDEEP:

196608:m3sMqwJ4lv/yPIAtzHYXI/xxdDGucjXGIEOFfTO8Ln9/jUEUDloB:IlqwOv/yOXcRGhy2l7/jBmli

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Application loaded dropped or rewritten executable

      • MEGAsyncSetup (1).exe (PID: 3208)
      • MEGAsyncSetup (1).exe (PID: 2664)
      • svchost.exe (PID: 772)
      • explorer.exe (PID: 3920)
      • MEGAsync.exe (PID: 3620)

    • Loads the Task Scheduler COM API

      • explorer.exe (PID: 3920)

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • MEGAsync.exe (PID: 3620)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • MEGAsyncSetup (1).exe (PID: 3208)

    • Application launched itself

      • MEGAsyncSetup (1).exe (PID: 3208)

    • Modifies files in the system directory

      • svchost.exe (PID: 772)

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • MEGAsyncSetup (1).exe (PID: 3208)

    • Uses TASKKILL.EXE to kill process

      • MEGAsyncSetup (1).exe (PID: 2664)

    • Creates COM task schedule object

      • MEGAsyncSetup (1).exe (PID: 2664)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • MEGAsyncSetup (1).exe (PID: 2664)

  • INFO

    • Loads rich edit control libraries

      • MEGAsyncSetup (1).exe (PID: 2664)

    • Dropped object may contain URL's

      • MEGAsyncSetup (1).exe (PID: 2664)
      • MEGAsyncSetup (1).exe (PID: 3208)
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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: 2012:02:24 20:20:04+01:00
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 10
CodeSize: 29696
InitializedDataSize: 489984
UninitializedDataSize: 16896
EntryPoint: 0x38af
OSVersion: 5
ImageVersion: 6
SubsystemVersion: 5
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 1.0.36.0
ProductVersionNumber: 1.0.36.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x0000
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Neutral
CharacterSet: Unicode
CompanyName: MEGA Limited
FileDescription: MEGAsync
FileVersion: 1.0.36.0
LegalCopyright: MEGA Limited
ProductName: MEGAsync
ProductVersion: 1.0.36.0

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 24-Feb-2012 19:20:04
Detected languages:
  • English - United States
CompanyName: MEGA Limited
FileDescription: MEGAsync
FileVersion: 1.0.36.0
LegalCopyright: MEGA Limited
ProductName: MEGAsync
ProductVersion: 1.0.36.0

DOS Header

Magic number: MZ
Bytes on last page of file: 0x0090
Pages in file: 0x0003
Relocations: 0x0000
Size of header: 0x0004
Min extra paragraphs: 0x0000
Max extra paragraphs: 0xFFFF
Initial SS value: 0x0000
Initial SP value: 0x00B8
Checksum: 0x0000
Initial IP value: 0x0000
Initial CS value: 0x0000
Overlay number: 0x0000
OEM identifier: 0x0000
OEM information: 0x0000
Address of NE header: 0x000000D0

PE Headers

Signature: PE
Machine: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections: 6
Time date stamp: 24-Feb-2012 19:20:04
Pointer to Symbol Table: 0x00000000
Number of symbols: 0
Size of Optional Header: 0x00E0
Characteristics:
  • IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE
  • IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE

Sections

Name
Virtual Address
Virtual Size
Raw Size
Charateristics
Entropy
.text
0x00001000
0x0000728C
0x00007400
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.49971
.rdata
0x00009000
0x00002B6E
0x00002C00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
4.49793
.data
0x0000C000
0x00072B9C
0x00000200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
1.80494
.ndata
0x0007F000
0x0017D000
0x00000000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
0
.rsrc
0x001FC000
0x00029010
0x00029200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
3.21187
.reloc
0x00226000
0x00000FD6
0x00001000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
0.551016

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
5.2266
957
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_MANIFEST
2
2.464
38056
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
3
2.60259
16936
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
4
2.78203
9640
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
5
7.86793
8362
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
6
2.85173
4264
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
7
2.96868
2440
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
8
3.42366
1128
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
102
2.71813
180
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_DIALOG
103
2.93224
118
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_GROUP_ICON

Imports

ADVAPI32.dll
COMCTL32.dll
GDI32.dll
KERNEL32.dll
SHELL32.dll
USER32.dll
VERSION.dll
ole32.dll
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Total processes
48
Monitored processes
8
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
2

Behavior graph

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start megasyncsetup (1).exe megasyncsetup (1).exe taskkill.exe no specs taskkill.exe no specs taskkill.exe no specs explorer.exe no specs svchost.exe no specs megasync.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
772C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcsC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe—services.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Host Process for Windows Services
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
2664"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MEGAsyncSetup (1).exe" /UAC:401B8 /NCRC C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MEGAsyncSetup (1).exe
MEGAsyncSetup (1).exe
User:
admin
Company:
MEGA Limited
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
MEGAsync
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.36.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\megasyncsetup (1).exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
2892taskkill /f /IM explorer.exeC:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe—MEGAsyncSetup (1).exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Terminates Processes
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\taskkill.exe
c:\systemroot\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\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
3208"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MEGAsyncSetup (1).exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MEGAsyncSetup (1).exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
MEGA Limited
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
MEGAsync
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.36.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\megasyncsetup (1).exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
3364taskkill /f /IM MEGAsync.exeC:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe—MEGAsyncSetup (1).exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Terminates Processes
Exit code:
128
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\taskkill.exe
c:\systemroot\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\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
3620C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\MEGAsync\MEGAsync.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\MEGAsync\MEGAsync.exe—MEGAsyncSetup (1).exe
User:
admin
Company:
Mega Limited
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
MEGAsync
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\megasync\megasync.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
3756taskkill /f /IM MEGAlogger.exeC:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe—MEGAsyncSetup (1).exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Terminates Processes
Exit code:
128
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\taskkill.exe
c:\systemroot\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\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
3920explorer.exeC:\Windows\explorer.exe—MEGAsyncSetup (1).exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Explorer
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\explorer.exe
c:\systemroot\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
Total events
1 894
Read events
1 749
Write events
142
Delete events
3

Modification events

(PID) Process:(772) svchost.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\S-1-5-21-1302019708-1500728564-335382590-1000
Operation:writeName:RefCount
Value:
4
(PID) Process:(772) svchost.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\S-1-5-21-1302019708-1500728564-335382590-1000
Operation:writeName:RefCount
Value:
3
(PID) Process:(2664) MEGAsyncSetup (1).exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{0229E5E7-09E9-45CF-9228-0228EC7D5F17}
Operation:writeName:
Value:
###MegaContextMenuExt
(PID) Process:(2664) MEGAsyncSetup (1).exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{0229E5E7-09E9-45CF-9228-0228EC7D5F17}\InprocServer32
Operation:writeName:
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\MEGAsync\ShellExtX32.dll
(PID) Process:(2664) MEGAsyncSetup (1).exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{0229E5E7-09E9-45CF-9228-0228EC7D5F17}\InprocServer32
Operation:writeName:ThreadingModel
Value:
Apartment
(PID) Process:(2664) MEGAsyncSetup (1).exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\###MegaContextMenuExt
Operation:writeName:
Value:
{0229E5E7-09E9-45CF-9228-0228EC7D5F17}
(PID) Process:(2664) MEGAsyncSetup (1).exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\###MegaContextMenuExt
Operation:writeName:
Value:
{0229E5E7-09E9-45CF-9228-0228EC7D5F17}
(PID) Process:(2664) MEGAsyncSetup (1).exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{05B38830-F4E9-4329-978B-1DD28605D202}
Operation:writeName:
Value:
###MegaShellExtSynced
(PID) Process:(2664) MEGAsyncSetup (1).exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{05B38830-F4E9-4329-978B-1DD28605D202}\InprocServer32
Operation:writeName:
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\MEGAsync\ShellExtX32.dll
(PID) Process:(2664) MEGAsyncSetup (1).exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{05B38830-F4E9-4329-978B-1DD28605D202}\InprocServer32
Operation:writeName:ThreadingModel
Value:
Apartment
Executable files
25
Suspicious files
0
Text files
4
Unknown types
6

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
3208MEGAsyncSetup (1).exeC:\ProgramData\megatmp.ini —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
772svchost.exeC:\Windows\appcompat\programs\RecentFileCache.bcftxt
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3208MEGAsyncSetup (1).exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsoBED9.tmp\UAC.dllexecutable
MD5:113C5F02686D865BC9E8332350274FD1
SHA256:0D21041A1B5CD9F9968FC1D457C78A802C9C5A23F375327E833501B65BCD095D
2664MEGAsyncSetup (1).exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsaC189.tmp\modern-wizard.bmpimage
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2664MEGAsyncSetup (1).exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\MEGAsync\QtXml4.dllexecutable
MD5:9689EA720343938D97DC2F335AD30F6B
SHA256:A53F6236086F0971317C5671F5D926C1306767A9C394BEF4A421F2CAEC4F9B13
3208MEGAsyncSetup (1).exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsoBED9.tmp\System.dllexecutable
MD5:BF712F32249029466FA86756F5546950
SHA256:7851CB12FA4131F1FEE5DE390D650EF65CAC561279F1CFE70AD16CC9780210AF
2664MEGAsyncSetup (1).exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\MEGAsync\QtSvg4.dllexecutable
MD5:D22B832024D9692FA3C0A042E55A4491
SHA256:DD17639DD960D00ECEA56B633CBD05209412BB0F75F3C6A6748665FA9F899DE9
2664MEGAsyncSetup (1).exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsaC189.tmp\AccessControl.dllexecutable
MD5:65D017BA65785B43720DE6C9979A2E8C
SHA256:CCC6AAF1071D9077475B574D9BF1FC23DE40A06547FC90CF4255A44D3BF631AC
2664MEGAsyncSetup (1).exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\MEGAsync\imageformats\qjpeg4.dllexecutable
MD5:45D07056761375BC4213C6C2816CB8E4
SHA256:83B0F1A4C80BDADEE72B0F2D34C986BF2049D3F8BA87408F7C6AEE9EE8CDE7DD
2664MEGAsyncSetup (1).exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsaC189.tmp\execDos.dllexecutable
MD5:0DEB397CA1E716BB7B15E1754E52B2AC
SHA256:720BE35CD1B4A333264713DC146B4AD024F3A7AD0644C2D8C6FCEDD3C30E8A1F
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
0
DNS requests
0
Threats
0

HTTP requests

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Connections

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DNS requests

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Threats

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MEGAsyncSetup (1).exe