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| File name: | Nexus_Apex.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/7df163d7-cec4-4635-a7f0-7d5e714443fd |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | July 11, 2019, 17:13:02 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec |
| File info: | PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows |
| MD5: | F7D4679FC3038ED55B6F980A0D382FB2 |
| SHA1: | E38099D58368B1BF1A954B58F28E39A3EEDCA108 |
| SHA256: | 82B0A752737BD46BBC6E09640C249EAFD89E7C0890424AF8A1FF3657CB0E677B |
| SSDEEP: | 3072:VxOOAMU833ROrebU6yoFwQzzROAbrwiSizFEDfjVkEeqZWKAQlnnqY:VxOOhdg5Ch3wiHGbjVkGZW9Sq |
MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.SUSPICIOUS
Reads Environment values
- Nexus_Apex.exe (PID: 3640)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- Nexus_Apex.exe (PID: 3640)
Creates files in the Windows directory
- Nexus_Apex.exe (PID: 3640)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- Nexus_Apex.exe (PID: 3640)
Starts SC.EXE for service management
- cmd.exe (PID: 3328)
- cmd.exe (PID: 2064)
- cmd.exe (PID: 3036)
- cmd.exe (PID: 3896)
Removes files from Windows directory
- cmd.exe (PID: 2820)
INFO
Reads settings of System Certificates
- Nexus_Apex.exe (PID: 3640)
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TRiD
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (38.3) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (26.2) |
| .exe | | | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (12) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (11.6) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (11.6) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2092:11:03 00:01:35+01:00 |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 48 |
| CodeSize: | 59904 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 122880 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x3400a |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows command line |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| Comments: | - |
| CompanyName: | - |
| FileDescription: | Nexus |
| FileVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| InternalName: | Nexus.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright © 2019 |
| LegalTrademarks: | - |
| OriginalFileName: | Nexus.exe |
| ProductName: | Nexus |
| ProductVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
Summary
| Architecture: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
|---|---|
| Subsystem: | IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_CUI |
| Compilation Date: | 27-Sep-1956 16:33:19 |
| Comments: | - |
| CompanyName: | - |
| FileDescription: | Nexus |
| FileVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| InternalName: | Nexus.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright © 2019 |
| LegalTrademarks: | - |
| OriginalFilename: | Nexus.exe |
| ProductName: | Nexus |
| ProductVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| Assembly Version: | 1.0.0.0 |
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: | 0x00000080 |
PE Headers
| Signature: | PE |
|---|---|
| Machine: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
| Number of sections: | 5 |
| Time date stamp: | 27-Sep-1956 16:33:19 |
| Pointer to Symbol Table: | 0x00000000 |
| Number of symbols: | 0 |
| Size of Optional Header: | 0x00E0 |
| Characteristics: |
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Sections
Name | Virtual Address | Virtual Size | Raw Size | Charateristics | Entropy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
"?j\x06'2D7\xa4V | 0x00002000 | 0x000056A4 | 0x00005800 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | 7.9926 |
.text | 0x00008000 | 0x0000E780 | 0x0000E800 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 6.41718 |
.rsrc | 0x00018000 | 0x00018460 | 0x00018600 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 7.81812 |
.reloc | 0x00032000 | 0x0000000C | 0x00000200 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 0.0980042 |
0x00034000 | 0x00000010 | 0x00000200 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 0.142636 |
Resources
Title | Entropy | Size | Codepage | Language | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5.00772 | 3168 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | RT_MANIFEST |
2 | 5.86915 | 2440 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | RT_ICON |
3 | 5.90606 | 4264 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | RT_ICON |
4 | 5.8906 | 9640 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | RT_ICON |
5 | 7.98977 | 77448 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | RT_ICON |
32512 | 2.65209 | 76 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | RT_GROUP_ICON |
Imports
mscoree.dll |
Total processes
52
Monitored processes
11
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3124 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Nexus_Apex.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Nexus_Apex.exe | — | explorer.exe |
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Nexus Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 1.0.0.0 | ||||
| 3640 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Nexus_Apex.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Nexus_Apex.exe | explorer.exe | |
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Nexus Exit code: 0 Version: 1.0.0.0 | ||||
| 3328 | "cmd" /c sc create Sandboxie binpath= C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\aero\msbt02bi2eh.sys type= kernel | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | — | Nexus_Apex.exe |
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) | ||||
| 3800 | sc create Sandboxie binpath= C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\aero\msbt02bi2eh.sys type= kernel | C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe | — | cmd.exe |
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: A tool to aid in developing services for WindowsNT Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) | ||||
| 2064 | "cmd" /c sc start Sandboxie | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | — | Nexus_Apex.exe |
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 193 Version: 6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) | ||||
| 2692 | sc start Sandboxie | C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe | — | cmd.exe |
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: A tool to aid in developing services for WindowsNT Exit code: 193 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) | ||||
| 3036 | "cmd" /c sc stop Sandboxie | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | — | Nexus_Apex.exe |
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 1062 Version: 6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) | ||||
| 3568 | sc stop Sandboxie | C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe | — | cmd.exe |
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: A tool to aid in developing services for WindowsNT Exit code: 1062 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) | ||||
| 3896 | "cmd" /c sc delete Sandboxie | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | — | Nexus_Apex.exe |
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) | ||||
| 2492 | sc delete Sandboxie | C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe | — | cmd.exe |
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: A tool to aid in developing services for WindowsNT Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) | ||||
Total events
89
Read events
63
Write events
0
Delete events
0
Modification events
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
1
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3640 | Nexus_Apex.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Nexus\Nexus_Apex.exe_Url_bgubhpsgme2l3x45vo20hgeo0f1ukcoh\1.0.0.0\52i01zc4.newcfg | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3640 | Nexus_Apex.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Nexus\Nexus_Apex.exe_Url_bgubhpsgme2l3x45vo20hgeo0f1ukcoh\1.0.0.0\user.config | xml | |
MD5:6A2C5F8CCD26DBE9548D1B4A6FD6AA9E | SHA256:1B5FDE580A3086104B01F879EC2843E6E70846CC91CF193C2A016824F1741033 | |||
| 3640 | Nexus_Apex.exe | C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\aero\msbt02bi2eh.sys | executable | |
MD5:D98440F02B61934B596C3FDB35C35E0D | SHA256:C38AF558D2FB43BBF70942BD1A1627AD21E4E105EEF6CDB59B3786925B0581F2 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
1
DNS requests
1
Threats
0
HTTP requests
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3640 | Nexus_Apex.exe | 104.18.49.208:443 | api.skinworld.cc | Cloudflare Inc | US | shared |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
api.skinworld.cc |
| unknown |
Threats
Process | Message |
|---|---|
Nexus_Apex.exe | %s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s |