File name:

EnsoulLoader.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/8f469846-24eb-4396-aae2-db72959bf57c
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

Remote access trojans (RATs) are a type of malware that enables attackers to establish complete to partial control over infected computers. Such malicious programs often have a modular design, offering a wide range of functionalities for conducting illicit activities on compromised systems. Some of the most common features of RATs include access to the users’ data, webcam, and keystrokes. This malware is often distributed through phishing emails and links.

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Analysis date: October 20, 2020, 00:33:30
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
trojan
rat
remcos
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
MD5:

CCC11C9425155C46E6743E2C294FB8AF

SHA1:

53C64D8826FD4066287FF2A447026623EA335FC0

SHA256:

8E301C7A18C955727878AD178516AF42A20CEC85F0B3B292DF76EB988534F3B6

SSDEEP:

12288:6hqxSLo5C1Ps4Xh8CqXg98pjFZ6GxxyB8f1qpU:6HLmCiIh5qQCZQGxxyCdqpU

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • EnsoulLeague.exe (PID: 3132)
      • EnsoulLeague.exe (PID: 3700)
      • EnsoulLoader.sfx.exe (PID: 3848)
      • winupdater.exe (PID: 1044)
      • winupdater.exe (PID: 2768)
      • EnsoulLoader.exe (PID: 1480)
      • winupdater.exe (PID: 3716)
      • EnsoulLoader.sfx.exe (PID: 1000)

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • EnsoulLoader.exe (PID: 1480)
      • winupdater.exe (PID: 3716)

    • Runs PING.EXE for delay simulation

      • cmd.exe (PID: 2848)

    • REMCOS was detected

      • winupdater.exe (PID: 3716)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2960)

    • Connects to CnC server

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2960)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • EnsoulLoader.exe (PID: 116)
      • EnsoulLoader.sfx.exe (PID: 1000)
      • EnsoulLoader.exe (PID: 1480)

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • EnsoulLeague.exe (PID: 3132)
      • EnsoulLoader.exe (PID: 116)
      • EnsoulLoader.exe (PID: 1480)

    • Starts Internet Explorer

      • winupdater.exe (PID: 3716)

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • EnsoulLoader.exe (PID: 1480)

    • Uses REG.EXE to modify Windows registry

      • cmd.exe (PID: 3704)

  • INFO

    No info indicators.
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (52.9)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (23.5)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (23.5)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2020:06:25 12:38:24+02:00
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 14
CodeSize: 200704
InitializedDataSize: 284160
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x1ea80
OSVersion: 5.1
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 5.1
Subsystem: Windows GUI

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 25-Jun-2020 10:38:24
Detected languages:
  • English - United States
Debug artifacts:
  • D:\Projects\WinRAR\sfx\build\sfxrar32\Release\sfxrar.pdb

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: 0x00000118

PE Headers

Signature: PE
Machine: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections: 6
Time date stamp: 25-Jun-2020 10:38:24
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
0x00030F2A
0x00031000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.70442
.rdata
0x00032000
0x0000A5F2
0x0000A600
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
5.2593
.data
0x0003D000
0x00023720
0x00001000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
3.70568
.didat
0x00061000
0x00000188
0x00000200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
3.29951
.rsrc
0x00062000
0x00015167
0x00015200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
4.20663
.reloc
0x00078000
0x00002264
0x00002400
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.55675

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
5.25329
1875
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_MANIFEST
7
3.1586
482
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_STRING
8
3.11685
460
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_STRING
9
3.11236
440
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_STRING
10
2.99727
326
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_STRING
11
3.2036
1094
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_STRING
12
3.12889
358
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_STRING
13
3.01704
338
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_STRING
14
2.94627
266
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_STRING
15
2.83619
188
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_STRING

Imports

KERNEL32.dll
USER32.dll (delay-loaded)
gdiplus.dll
No data.
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Total processes
59
Monitored processes
15
Malicious processes
7
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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drop and start drop and start drop and start start drop and start ensoulloader.exe ensoulleague.exe no specs ensoulleague.exe cmd.exe no specs ensoulloader.sfx.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs ensoulloader.sfx.exe reg.exe no specs ensoulloader.exe cmd.exe no specs ping.exe no specs winupdater.exe no specs winupdater.exe no specs #REMCOS winupdater.exe #REMCOS iexplore.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
116"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EnsoulLoader.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EnsoulLoader.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\ensoulloader.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft.windows.gdiplus_6595b64144ccf1df_1.1.7601.17514_none_72d18a4386696c80\gdiplus.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
1000EnsoulLoader.sfx.exe -pepicdev -dC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\TempC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EnsoulLoader.sfx.exe
cmd.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\ensoulloader.sfx.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft.windows.gdiplus_6595b64144ccf1df_1.1.7601.17514_none_72d18a4386696c80\gdiplus.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
1044"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\windowsupdate\winupdater.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\windowsupdate\winupdater.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
3221226540
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\roaming\windowsupdate\winupdater.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
1480"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX1\EnsoulLoader.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX1\EnsoulLoader.exe
EnsoulLoader.sfx.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\rarsfx1\ensoulloader.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\advapi32.dll
2260cmd /c ""C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EnsoulScripts.bat" "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe—EnsoulLoader.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\winbrand.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
2768"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\windowsupdate\winupdater.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\windowsupdate\winupdater.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
3221226540
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\roaming\windowsupdate\winupdater.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
2848cmd /c ""C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\install.bat" "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe—EnsoulLoader.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
1
Version:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\winbrand.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
2960"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
winupdater.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Internet Explorer
Exit code:
3765269347
Version:
11.00.9600.16428 (winblue_gdr.131013-1700)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.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\advapi32.dll
3132"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EnsoulLeague.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EnsoulLeague.exe
EnsoulLoader.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\ensoulleague.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.7601.17514_none_41e6975e2bd6f2b2\comctl32.dll
3360PING 127.0.0.1 -n 2 C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
TCP/IP Ping Command
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\ping.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\iphlpapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\nsi.dll
Total events
1 431
Read events
1 408
Write events
22
Delete events
1

Modification events

(PID) Process:(116) EnsoulLoader.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(116) EnsoulLoader.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(1480) EnsoulLoader.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Operation:writeName:winupdater10
Value:
"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\windowsupdate\winupdater.exe"
(PID) Process:(1480) EnsoulLoader.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1480) EnsoulLoader.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(1000) EnsoulLoader.sfx.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1000) EnsoulLoader.sfx.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2848) cmd.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2848) cmd.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2960) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\remcos_lzbhcvpojv
Operation:delete valueName:Inj
Value:
1
Executable files
4
Suspicious files
0
Text files
2
Unknown types
4

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
3132EnsoulLeague.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5326.tmp\5327.tmp\5328.bat —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
116EnsoulLoader.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EnsoulLeague.exeexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1000EnsoulLoader.sfx.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX1\EnsoulLoader.exeexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3716winupdater.exeC:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\UsrClass.dat.LOG1log
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3716winupdater.exeC:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\UsrClass.dathiv
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3716winupdater.exeC:\Users\Administrator\NTUSER.DAThiv
MD5:—
SHA256:—
116EnsoulLoader.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EnsoulScripts.battext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
116EnsoulLoader.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EnsoulLoader.sfx.exeexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1480EnsoulLoader.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\windowsupdate\winupdater.exeexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3716winupdater.exeC:\Users\Administrator\NTUSER.DAT.LOG1log
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
1
DNS requests
1
Threats
9

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2960
iexplore.exe
193.161.193.99:24014
bogyz1-24014.portmap.host
OOO Bitree Networks
RU
malicious

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
bogyz1-24014.portmap.host
  • 193.161.193.99
malicious

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
1052
svchost.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
ET POLICY DNS Query to a Reverse Proxy Service Observed
2960
iexplore.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
REMOTE [PTsecurity] Remcos.RAT
2960
iexplore.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
REMOTE [PTsecurity] Remcos.RAT
2960
iexplore.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
REMOTE [PTsecurity] Remcos.RAT
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Reports
EnsoulLoader.exe