URL:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/npp-compare/

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/f8d2cb60-22a8-4376-8104-3dc0734dfcbf
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: March 14, 2019, 13:21:35
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MD5:

2592D54E6AE063612A1B692C360D128B

SHA1:

0416B6E5B8F895D02582540BAE1390333AC13170

SHA256:

87157FAD5FC5118A882CCDF76550ECD220A9C2CCBF1349497BB0FFA9150C5636

SSDEEP:

3:N8HCGSuLAuUt5TYv:2iGnCt5TYv

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • SearchProtocolHost.exe (PID: 252)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 2336)
  • INFO

    • Changes settings of System certificates

      • chrome.exe (PID: 2988)
    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • chrome.exe (PID: 2988)
    • Modifies the open verb of a shell class

      • chrome.exe (PID: 2988)
    • Application launched itself

      • chrome.exe (PID: 2988)
    • Reads Internet Cache Settings

      • chrome.exe (PID: 2988)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
42
Monitored processes
14
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start chrome.exe chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs winrar.exe searchprotocolhost.exe no specs notepad.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs PhotoViewer.dll no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
252"C:\Windows\system32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe6_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe6 1 -2147483646 "Software\Microsoft\Windows Search" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT; MS Search 4.0 Robot)" "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp\usgthrsvc" "DownLevelDaemon" C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exeSearchIndexer.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Microsoft Windows Search Protocol Host
Exit code:
0
Version:
7.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\searchprotocolhost.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
1204"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=940,6648249723427096982,15695952238347034389,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --gpu-preferences=KAAAAAAAAACAAwBAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACgAAAAEAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAoAAAAAAAAADAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACwAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAoAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAEAAAALAAAA --service-request-channel-token=AA494380577D90A2CDEFA9D0D1E41C19 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=980 --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exechrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google Inc.
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
68.0.3440.106
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\68.0.3440.106\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2336"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" "C:\Users\admin\Downloads\ComparePlugin.v1.5.6.2.bin.zip"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Alexander Roshal
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
WinRAR archiver
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.60.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\winrar\winrar.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\comdlg32.dll
2608"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --field-trial-handle=940,6648249723427096982,15695952238347034389,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --no-sandbox --service-request-channel-token=A09DFCDC030F4C9423960A4ADC2A7883 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4880 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exechrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google Inc.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
68.0.3440.106
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\68.0.3440.106\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2664"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --field-trial-handle=940,6648249723427096982,15695952238347034389,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --service-request-channel-token=604AFC7EEDA6AF0F6A99953AB8A2D1F6 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2280 --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exechrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google Inc.
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
68.0.3440.106
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\68.0.3440.106\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2700"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=940,6648249723427096982,15695952238347034389,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --service-pipe-token=06F0A89E26151B7EC37DAD82D462C525 --lang=en-US --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=06F0A89E26151B7EC37DAD82D462C525 --renderer-client-id=4 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1896 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exechrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google Inc.
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
68.0.3440.106
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\68.0.3440.106\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2716C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{76D0CB12-7604-4048-B83C-1005C7DDC503}C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exesvchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
COM Surrogate
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\dllhost.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
2740"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=940,6648249723427096982,15695952238347034389,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-sandbox --gpu-preferences=KAAAAAAAAACAAwBAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACgAAAAEAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAoAAAAAAAAADAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACwAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAoAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAEAAAALAAAA --service-request-channel-token=66E9ECDCD8D63919F80B79F0B43E44F3 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2656 /prefetch:2C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exechrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google Inc.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
68.0.3440.106
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\68.0.3440.106\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2852"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --field-trial-handle=940,6648249723427096982,15695952238347034389,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --no-sandbox --service-request-channel-token=E8B8B6B7742D391EEA0816A7CA5765AB --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5004 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exechrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google Inc.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
68.0.3440.106
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\68.0.3440.106\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2944"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=watcher --main-thread-id=2992 --on-initialized-event-handle=304 --parent-handle=308 /prefetch:6C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exechrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google Inc.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
68.0.3440.106
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\68.0.3440.106\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
Total events
1 797
Read events
1 687
Write events
106
Delete events
4

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2988) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:failed_count
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2988) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
2
(PID) Process:(2988) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2944) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BrowserExitCodes
Operation:writeName:2988-13197043309229125
Value:
259
(PID) Process:(2988) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Update\ClientState\{8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}
Operation:writeName:dr
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2988) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome
Operation:writeName:UsageStatsInSample
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2988) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BrowserExitCodes
Operation:delete valueName:3516-13180984670829101
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2988) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Update\ClientStateMedium\{8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}
Operation:writeName:usagestats
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2988) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BrowserExitCodes
Operation:delete valueName:2988-13197043309229125
Value:
259
(PID) Process:(2988) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Update\ClientState\{8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}
Operation:writeName:metricsid
Value:
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
73
Text files
64
Unknown types
10

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2988chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\LOG.old
MD5:
SHA256:
2988chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.old
MD5:
SHA256:
2988chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Download Service\EntryDB\000016.dbtmp
MD5:
SHA256:
2988chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\dd9469ea-c394-4446-816e-5547a76204de.tmp
MD5:
SHA256:
2988chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\000016.dbtmp
MD5:
SHA256:
2988chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\302c4b38-8d5f-4c14-9dab-3755ad516dae.tmp
MD5:
SHA256:
2988chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\LOG.old~RF20e3bd.TMPtext
MD5:
SHA256:
2988chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Service Worker\Database\LOG.oldtext
MD5:
SHA256:
2988chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.old~RF20e3cc.TMPtext
MD5:
SHA256:
2988chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Service Worker\Database\LOG.old~RF20e3dc.TMPtext
MD5:
SHA256:
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
201
DNS requests
141
Threats
3

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
2988
chrome.exe
GET
200
13.107.4.50:80
http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootstl.cab
US
compressed
55.2 Kb
whitelisted
2988
chrome.exe
GET
200
13.107.4.50:80
http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootstl.cab
US
compressed
55.2 Kb
whitelisted
2988
chrome.exe
GET
200
104.18.10.39:80
http://cacerts.digicert.com/DigiCertSHA2SecureServerCA.crt
US
der
1.15 Kb
whitelisted
2988
chrome.exe
GET
200
204.13.202.71:80
http://ssl.trustwave.com/issuers/STCA.crt
US
der
956 b
whitelisted
2988
chrome.exe
GET
200
13.35.254.34:80
http://x.ss2.us/x.cer
US
der
1.27 Kb
whitelisted
2988
chrome.exe
GET
200
13.35.254.34:80
http://x.ss2.us/x.cer
US
der
1.27 Kb
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2988
chrome.exe
172.217.21.237:443
accounts.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2988
chrome.exe
172.217.22.67:443
www.gstatic.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2988
chrome.exe
104.20.116.11:443
a.fsdn.com
Cloudflare Inc
US
shared
2988
chrome.exe
172.217.22.10:443
fonts.googleapis.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2988
chrome.exe
216.58.207.67:443
fonts.gstatic.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2988
chrome.exe
37.252.172.27:443
ib.adnxs.com
AppNexus, Inc
unknown
2988
chrome.exe
35.203.66.107:443
dmx.districtm.io
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2988
chrome.exe
152.195.15.114:443
adserver-us.adtech.advertising.com
MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business
US
whitelisted
2988
chrome.exe
72.251.249.9:443
ap.lijit.com
Voxel Dot Net, Inc.
NL
unknown
2988
chrome.exe
216.105.38.9:443
analytics.slashdotmedia.com
American Internet Services, LLC.
US
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
sourceforge.net
  • 216.105.38.13
whitelisted
www.gstatic.com
  • 172.217.22.67
whitelisted
clientservices.googleapis.com
  • 216.58.208.35
whitelisted
accounts.google.com
  • 172.217.21.237
shared
a.fsdn.com
  • 104.20.116.11
  • 104.20.117.11
whitelisted
fonts.googleapis.com
  • 172.217.22.10
whitelisted
fonts.gstatic.com
  • 216.58.207.67
whitelisted
ib.adnxs.com
  • 37.252.172.27
  • 37.252.172.53
  • 37.252.172.40
  • 37.252.172.70
  • 37.252.172.12
  • 37.252.172.80
  • 37.252.172.39
  • 37.252.172.42
whitelisted
dmx.districtm.io
  • 35.203.66.107
whitelisted
fastlane.rubiconproject.com
  • 213.19.162.21
  • 213.19.162.41
  • 213.19.162.71
  • 213.19.162.31
  • 213.19.162.61
  • 213.19.162.51
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
2988
chrome.exe
Generic Protocol Command Decode
SURICATA STREAM excessive retransmissions
2988
chrome.exe
Generic Protocol Command Decode
SURICATA STREAM excessive retransmissions
2988
chrome.exe
Generic Protocol Command Decode
SURICATA STREAM reassembly overlap with different data
No debug info