| File name: | adwcleaner.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/ac2a6e5d-8fc3-4a8e-8732-67ab8da27640 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Stealers are a group of malicious software that are intended for gaining unauthorized access to users’ information and transferring it to the attacker. The stealer malware category includes various types of programs that focus on their particular kind of data, including files, passwords, and cryptocurrency. Stealers are capable of spying on their targets by recording their keystrokes and taking screenshots. This type of malware is primarily distributed as part of phishing campaigns. |
| Analysis date: | August 01, 2024, 15:04:38 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec |
| File info: | PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed |
| MD5: | F0CB04AD4C15FBA31532EB922FA6DE6F |
| SHA1: | 097D5C12EAE63BA6F9E7791AA4D65C6DDDB4BCE9 |
| SHA256: | 91068EFBEF44F8CEEDBBBDFEEA8959633C4ECC9100C3BA08B2603D7C5D59AC22 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:XgQCsbdyK8CqTIQADDzY+VFxNulUHwv4Zv1AIjgLWCnxNLFY7K3Vv7DAiKR6Cr1J:Dx67BV6LLP1qV3U+qmNx |
MALICIOUS
Drops the executable file immediately after the start
- adwcleaner.exe (PID: 5924)
Steals credentials from Web Browsers
- adwcleaner.exe (PID: 5924)
Actions looks like stealing of personal data
- adwcleaner.exe (PID: 5924)
SUSPICIOUS
Reads the BIOS version
- adwcleaner.exe (PID: 5924)
Searches for installed software
- adwcleaner.exe (PID: 5924)
The process verifies whether the antivirus software is installed
- adwcleaner.exe (PID: 5924)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- adwcleaner.exe (PID: 5924)
Reads the computer name
- adwcleaner.exe (PID: 5924)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- adwcleaner.exe (PID: 5924)
Reads the software policy settings
- adwcleaner.exe (PID: 5924)
UPX packer has been detected
- adwcleaner.exe (PID: 5924)
Checks proxy server information
- adwcleaner.exe (PID: 5924)
Create files in a temporary directory
- adwcleaner.exe (PID: 5924)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | UPX compressed Win32 Executable (76) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (12.6) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (5.6) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (5.6) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2024:03:04 11:34:36+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.16 |
| CodeSize: | 8486912 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 126976 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | 14610432 |
| EntryPoint: | 0x1606b80 |
| OSVersion: | 6 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows command line |
| FileVersionNumber: | 8.4.2.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 8.4.2.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x0000 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Unknown (0) |
| ObjectFileType: | Unknown |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Windows, Latin1 |
| CompanyName: | Malwarebytes |
| FileDescription: | AdwCleaner |
| FileVersion: | 8.4.2.0 |
| InternalName: | AdwCleaner |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright 2024 Malwarebytes |
| LegalTrademarks1: | All Rights Reserved |
| LegalTrademarks2: | All Rights Reserved |
| OriginalFileName: | AdwCleaner.exe |
| ProductName: | AdwCleaner |
| ProductVersion: | 8.4 |
Total processes
128
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 236 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\adwcleaner.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\adwcleaner.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Malwarebytes Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: AdwCleaner Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 8.4.2.0 Modules
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| 1184 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | adwcleaner.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5924 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\adwcleaner.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\adwcleaner.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Malwarebytes Integrity Level: HIGH Description: AdwCleaner Version: 8.4.2.0 Modules
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Total events
82 878
Read events
82 876
Write events
2
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (5924) adwcleaner.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Malwarebytes |
| Operation: | write | Name: | id |
Value: 826a3aa9501711ef8315525400e5a584 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5924) adwcleaner.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Malwarebytes |
| Operation: | write | Name: | id |
Value: 826a3aa9501711ef8315525400e5a584 | |||
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
1
Text files
0
Unknown types
2
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5924 | adwcleaner.exe | C:\AdwCleaner\Logs\AdwCleaner[S00].txt | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5924 | adwcleaner.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5924aaaaaa | sqlite | |
MD5:F6C33AC5E1032A0873BE7BFC65169287 | SHA256:D97895CEDED32E33D57BDCACCDBE144E58AA87AF4D2F8855D630286CE30A8D83 | |||
| 5924 | adwcleaner.exe | C:\AdwCleaner\settings | binary | |
MD5:04B490CF784F3E4C36BD3EAFF567CAC8 | SHA256:— | |||
| 5924 | adwcleaner.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5924baaaaa | sqlite | |
MD5:95FFD778940E6DF4846B0B12C8DD5821 | SHA256:21A2DEBD389DB456465DFEFFDB15F0AF3FBC46F007CBA67513A13EB10D14E94F | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
43
DNS requests
14
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6600 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6648 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3888 | svchost.exe | 239.255.255.250:1900 | — | — | — | unknown |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | unknown |
2876 | svchost.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | unknown |
1076 | RUXIMICS.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | unknown |
— | — | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | unknown |
5336 | SearchApp.exe | 2.23.209.174:443 | www.bing.com | Akamai International B.V. | GB | unknown |
— | — | 192.229.221.95:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | EDGECAST | US | unknown |
— | — | 40.126.31.71:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | unknown |
— | — | 40.113.103.199:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | unknown |
6572 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | 2.23.209.174:443 | www.bing.com | Akamai International B.V. | GB | unknown |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| unknown |
google.com |
| unknown |
www.bing.com |
| unknown |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| unknown |
login.live.com |
| unknown |
client.wns.windows.com |
| unknown |
fd.api.iris.microsoft.com |
| unknown |
th.bing.com |
| unknown |
arc.msn.com |
| unknown |
adwcleaner.malwarebytes.com |
| unknown |
Threats
Process | Message |
|---|---|
adwcleaner.exe | [Json Parser] Failed to open file "C:\\AdwCleaner\\settings" ( "The system cannot find the file specified." )
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adwcleaner.exe | [Application] AdwCleaner 8 . 4 . 2 launched
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adwcleaner.exe | [Telemetry] Sending hello
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adwcleaner.exe | [AdwUpgrade] Checking application updates
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adwcleaner.exe | [SslCert] Issued by ("Amazon RSA 2048 M02")
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adwcleaner.exe | [SslCert] Issued to ("malwarebytes.com")
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adwcleaner.exe | [SslCert] Locality Name ()
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adwcleaner.exe | [SslCert] Organization ()
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adwcleaner.exe | [SslCert] Certificate EffectiveDate: "Tue Sep 5 00:00:00 2023 GMT"
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adwcleaner.exe | [SslCert] Certificate ExpirationDate: "Thu Oct 3 23:59:59 2024 GMT"
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