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File name:

SearchSmart-21911084.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/2af123df-ed04-4ffe-97ca-170e01ebcb58
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: June 19, 2019, 10:58:50
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
adware
adload
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
MD5:

0D83A645018D9C2CD6AD9D00FF721636

SHA1:

5703E0C3CC6CA954CA08A0AAE0884C932CDDC991

SHA256:

90CFABF6F24FD6298A1F11E7DE6A101406B952642F303CCE54AE58F35FF546AA

SSDEEP:

12288:Z7ytnLW49hHtzjOeop+57nPY9FPVFL0XnGurJz+0KIfg2fZ:py84PJOg7PY9FPHyGu9+0F9Z

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  • MALICIOUS

    • ADLOAD was detected

      • SearchSmart-21911084.exe (PID: 3544)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • SearchSmart-21911084.exe (PID: 3544)
    • Creates files in the user directory

      • SearchSmart-21911084.exe (PID: 3544)
    • Reads internet explorer settings

      • SearchSmart-21911084.exe (PID: 3544)
    • Changes the started page of IE

      • SearchSmart-21911084.exe (PID: 3544)
    • Starts Internet Explorer

      • SearchSmart-21911084.exe (PID: 3544)
    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • SearchSmart-21911084.exe (PID: 3544)
  • INFO

    • Changes internet zones settings

      • IEXPLORE.EXE (PID: 4004)
    • Application launched itself

      • IEXPLORE.EXE (PID: 4004)
    • Creates files in the user directory

      • IEXPLORE.EXE (PID: 3560)
    • Reads Internet Cache Settings

      • IEXPLORE.EXE (PID: 3560)
      • IEXPLORE.EXE (PID: 4004)
    • Reads internet explorer settings

      • IEXPLORE.EXE (PID: 3560)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (76.4)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (12.4)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (5.5)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (5.5)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2018:05:11 16:00:34+02:00
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 14.11
CodeSize: 273920
InitializedDataSize: 856064
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x213d9
OSVersion: 5.1
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 5.1
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 4.4.0.3
ProductVersionNumber: 4.4.0.3
FileFlagsMask: 0x0017
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Unknown
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Unicode
CompanyName: SpringTech Ltd.
FileVersion: 4, 4, 0, 3
InternalName: IEInstaller
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2017 SpringTech Ltd.
OriginalFileName: IEInstaller
ProductName: IEInstaller
ProductVersion: 4, 4, 0, 3

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 11-May-2018 14:00:34
Detected languages:
  • English - United States
CompanyName: SpringTech Ltd.
FileVersion: 4, 4, 0, 3
InternalName: IEInstaller
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2017 SpringTech Ltd.
OriginalFilename: IEInstaller
ProductName: IEInstaller
ProductVersion: 4, 4, 0, 3

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: 0x00000108

PE Headers

Signature: PE
Machine: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections: 6
Time date stamp: 11-May-2018 14:00:34
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
0x00042CC7
0x00042E00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.64236
.rdata
0x00044000
0x000168B4
0x00016A00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
5.24493
.data
0x0005B000
0x00002CC4
0x00001E00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
4.10743
.AESeal
0x0005E000
0x00001983
0x00001A00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
5.9412
.rsrc
0x00060000
0x000B1C78
0x000B1E00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
5.525
.reloc
0x00112000
0x00003E7C
0x00004000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.55532

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
5.3298
822
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_MANIFEST
2
3.47151
1384
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
3
3.91708
744
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
4
3.91366
2216
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
5
4.02252
3752
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
6
3.62911
1640
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
7
3.25755
296
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
8
3.47151
1384
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
9
3.91708
744
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
10
3.91366
2216
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON

Imports

ADVAPI32.dll
GDI32.dll
KERNEL32.dll
OLEACC.dll
OLEAUT32.dll
PSAPI.DLL
SHELL32.dll
SHLWAPI.dll
USER32.dll
WININET.dll
No data.
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Total processes
35
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start #ADLOAD searchsmart-21911084.exe iexplore.exe iexplore.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
3544"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SearchSmart-21911084.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SearchSmart-21911084.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
SpringTech Ltd.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Version:
4, 4, 0, 3
4004"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" http://search.hsearchsmart.co/?ap=appfocus1&uid=ad31b632-ab54-4625-a356-75b7f548c1e1&uc=20190619&i_id=searchmanager_spt__1.30&source=-lp0-bb8-ieiC:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
SearchSmart-21911084.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Internet Explorer
Version:
8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
3560"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:4004 CREDAT:71937C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
IEXPLORE.EXE
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Internet Explorer
Version:
8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Total events
598
Read events
490
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
5
Text files
30
Unknown types
11

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
3544SearchSmart-21911084.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\H6QNMHE9\api[1].txt
MD5:
SHA256:
3560IEXPLORE.EXEC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Low\Cab9127.tmp
MD5:
SHA256:
3560IEXPLORE.EXEC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Low\Tar9128.tmp
MD5:
SHA256:
3560IEXPLORE.EXEC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Low\Cab9139.tmp
MD5:
SHA256:
3560IEXPLORE.EXEC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Low\Tar913A.tmp
MD5:
SHA256:
3544SearchSmart-21911084.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\H6QNMHE9\dbg[1]text
MD5:04BE6B6B29DDC67DE95F160D8398D521
SHA256:FC7C8B68E63EFE64D422D410B1E234C7EAA21085D12288C93EC85121A3DBEDC6
3544SearchSmart-21911084.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\I0488CJO\script[1]text
MD5:757AA3AA7A8FE348C0C68A241A2DBCCD
SHA256:1D9FFC683471AC3858CEF645CA2E2497EB1DFB977C8C4CD1AE14EE3C42101D16
3544SearchSmart-21911084.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\I0488CJO\styles[1]text
MD5:3833A85ADFB7017A9D94C4DAFCAEEA0D
SHA256:797748022948F093C59698D3003B54D28A81F8E054C219CAF84A54B56EC85F3E
3544SearchSmart-21911084.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\LH043OAM\grey-btn[1]image
MD5:EC801557DFF8B503B9338FE9B6BD61A4
SHA256:06E6259B95A8854987189B3A082F390D29A9053F07909F9C82B9F8926B56DFAA
3560IEXPLORE.EXEC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\index.datdat
MD5:7E5722B42F9F9AE86C719CE64AA70185
SHA256:56B1C4945536FD94FFD92C65AAA2CD381A68CC49B30995C604D1B365232FEB9D
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HTTP(S) requests
10
TCP/UDP connections
19
DNS requests
12
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
3544
SearchSmart-21911084.exe
GET
200
107.23.13.37:80
http://www.springdwnld2.com/impression.do?domain=hsearchsmart.co&implementation_id=searchmanager_spt__1.30&offer_id=_iei_&source=-lp0-bb8-iei&sub_id=20190619&traffic_source=appfocus1&user_id=ad31b632-ab54-4625-a356-75b7f548c1e1&useragent=Mozilla%2F5.0+(Windows+NT+6.3%3B+WOW64%3B+Trident%2F7.0%3B+rv%3A11.0)+like+Gecko&ts=1560935118&sgn=14d3ebd2ba754c7853b37e67dc65833ace1e9e6a&subid2=8.0.7601.17514&event=ex_shown
US
shared
3544
SearchSmart-21911084.exe
GET
200
107.23.13.37:80
http://www.springdwnld2.com/impression.do?domain=hsearchsmart.co&implementation_id=searchmanager_spt__1.30&offer_id=_iei_&source=-lp0-bb8-iei&sub_id=20190619&traffic_source=appfocus1&user_id=ad31b632-ab54-4625-a356-75b7f548c1e1&useragent=Mozilla%2F5.0+(Windows+NT+6.3%3B+WOW64%3B+Trident%2F7.0%3B+rv%3A11.0)+like+Gecko&ts=1560935118&sgn=14d3ebd2ba754c7853b37e67dc65833ace1e9e6a&subid2=8.0.7601.17514&event=ex_installed
US
shared
3544
SearchSmart-21911084.exe
GET
200
107.23.13.37:80
http://www.springdwnld2.com/impression.do?domain=hsearchsmart.co&implementation_id=searchmanager_spt__1.30&offer_id=_iei_&source=-lp0-bb8-iei&sub_id=20190619&traffic_source=appfocus1&user_id=ad31b632-ab54-4625-a356-75b7f548c1e1&useragent=Mozilla%2F5.0+(Windows+NT+6.3%3B+WOW64%3B+Trident%2F7.0%3B+rv%3A11.0)+like+Gecko&ts=1560935118&sgn=14d3ebd2ba754c7853b37e67dc65833ace1e9e6a&subid2=8.0.7601.17514&event=ex_set_ds
US
shared
3544
SearchSmart-21911084.exe
GET
200
107.23.13.37:80
http://www.springdwnld2.com/impression.do?domain=hsearchsmart.co&implementation_id=searchmanager_spt__1.30&offer_id=_iei_&source=-lp0-bb8-iei&sub_id=20190619&traffic_source=appfocus1&user_id=ad31b632-ab54-4625-a356-75b7f548c1e1&useragent=Mozilla%2F5.0+(Windows+NT+6.3%3B+WOW64%3B+Trident%2F7.0%3B+rv%3A11.0)+like+Gecko&ts=1560935118&sgn=14d3ebd2ba754c7853b37e67dc65833ace1e9e6a&subid2=8.0.7601.17514&event=ex_executed
US
shared
3544
SearchSmart-21911084.exe
GET
200
107.23.13.37:80
http://www.springdwnld2.com/impression.do?domain=hsearchsmart.co&implementation_id=searchmanager_spt__1.30&offer_id=_iei_&source=-lp0-bb8-iei&sub_id=20190619&traffic_source=appfocus1&user_id=ad31b632-ab54-4625-a356-75b7f548c1e1&useragent=Mozilla%2F5.0+(Windows+NT+6.3%3B+WOW64%3B+Trident%2F7.0%3B+rv%3A11.0)+like+Gecko&ts=1560935118&sgn=14d3ebd2ba754c7853b37e67dc65833ace1e9e6a&subid2=8.0.7601.17514&event=ex_accepted
US
shared
3544
SearchSmart-21911084.exe
GET
200
107.23.13.37:80
http://www.springdwnld2.com/impression.do?domain=hsearchsmart.co&implementation_id=searchmanager_spt__1.30&offer_id=_iei_&source=-lp0-bb8-iei&sub_id=20190619&traffic_source=appfocus1&user_id=ad31b632-ab54-4625-a356-75b7f548c1e1&useragent=Mozilla%2F5.0+(Windows+NT+6.3%3B+WOW64%3B+Trident%2F7.0%3B+rv%3A11.0)+like+Gecko&ts=1560935118&sgn=14d3ebd2ba754c7853b37e67dc65833ace1e9e6a&subid2=8.0.7601.17514&event=ex_set_hp
US
shared
3544
SearchSmart-21911084.exe
GET
200
107.23.13.37:80
http://www.springtechdld.com/ies/api.cgi?act=getConfig&id=U2VhcmNoU21hcnQtMjE5MTEwODQuZXhl&rf=1&proto=1
US
text
1.18 Kb
shared
3544
SearchSmart-21911084.exe
POST
200
107.23.13.37:80
http://www.springtechdld.com/advplatform/api.cgi?act=postStat
US
compressed
1.18 Kb
shared
3560
IEXPLORE.EXE
GET
200
205.185.216.10:80
http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootstl.cab
US
compressed
56.2 Kb
whitelisted
3560
IEXPLORE.EXE
GET
200
52.85.182.165:80
http://x.ss2.us/x.cer
US
der
1.27 Kb
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
3560
IEXPLORE.EXE
172.217.18.3:443
fonts.gstatic.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
3544
SearchSmart-21911084.exe
107.23.13.37:80
www.springtechdld.com
Amazon.com, Inc.
US
malicious
3560
IEXPLORE.EXE
216.58.205.234:443
fonts.googleapis.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
3560
IEXPLORE.EXE
205.185.216.10:80
www.download.windowsupdate.com
Highwinds Network Group, Inc.
US
whitelisted
3560
IEXPLORE.EXE
34.237.31.102:443
search.hsearchsmart.co
Amazon.com, Inc.
US
unknown
3560
IEXPLORE.EXE
52.85.182.238:443
dap2y8k6nefku.cloudfront.net
Amazon.com, Inc.
US
malicious
4004
IEXPLORE.EXE
34.198.233.159:443
search.hsearchsmart.co
Amazon.com, Inc.
US
unknown
3560
IEXPLORE.EXE
34.237.31.102:80
search.hsearchsmart.co
Amazon.com, Inc.
US
unknown
3560
IEXPLORE.EXE
52.85.182.165:80
x.ss2.us
Amazon.com, Inc.
US
whitelisted
3560
IEXPLORE.EXE
52.22.227.196:443
imp.onesearch.org
Amazon.com, Inc.
US
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
www.springtechdld.com
  • 107.23.13.37
  • 34.192.66.209
shared
www.springdwnld2.com
  • 107.23.13.37
  • 34.192.66.209
shared
search.hsearchsmart.co
  • 34.198.233.159
  • 34.237.31.102
unknown
x.ss2.us
  • 52.85.182.165
  • 52.85.182.185
  • 52.85.182.11
  • 52.85.182.145
whitelisted
www.download.windowsupdate.com
  • 205.185.216.10
  • 205.185.216.42
whitelisted
fonts.googleapis.com
  • 216.58.205.234
whitelisted
fonts.gstatic.com
  • 172.217.18.3
whitelisted
appfocus.go2cloud.org
  • 52.49.160.253
  • 52.31.45.52
  • 52.30.81.218
shared
imp.onesearch.org
  • 52.22.227.196
  • 54.174.5.12
whitelisted
dap2y8k6nefku.cloudfront.net
  • 52.85.182.238
  • 52.85.182.129
  • 52.85.182.43
  • 52.85.182.46
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
3544
SearchSmart-21911084.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
ET MALWARE MALWARE W32/WinWrapper.Adware User-Agent
3544
SearchSmart-21911084.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
ET MALWARE MSIL/Adload.AT Beacon
3544
SearchSmart-21911084.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
ET MALWARE MSIL/Adload.AT Beacon
3544
SearchSmart-21911084.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
ET MALWARE MSIL/Adload.AT Beacon
3544
SearchSmart-21911084.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
ET MALWARE MSIL/Adload.AT Beacon
3544
SearchSmart-21911084.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
ET MALWARE MSIL/Adload.AT Beacon
3544
SearchSmart-21911084.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
ET MALWARE MSIL/Adload.AT Beacon
3544
SearchSmart-21911084.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
ET MALWARE MALWARE W32/WinWrapper.Adware User-Agent
No debug info