File name:

400000.nslookup.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/3e79eedc-12ed-4397-8887-2013f996216a
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

Amadey is a formidable Windows infostealer threat, characterized by its persistence mechanisms, modular design, and ability to execute various malicious tasks.

Analysis date: July 12, 2019, 08:46:21
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 64 bit)
Tags:
trojan
amadey
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows
MD5:

AECB32883857E09E013B01882D6CFBB8

SHA1:

D58571D09D5ADA5807639BDD00054BD076BDFAB1

SHA256:

93F5ADA9F453527769DD5A55B93BAB669371247B7D29FB545499797276A1890D

SSDEEP:

384:5Zcsr9MNC3HD0Fz8u3t1EB4MDgDbo74vCTHrGLjq:5nbj0l9meMDgHosSX

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Changes the Startup folder

      • REG.exe (PID: 2460)
      • REG.exe (PID: 2788)
    • AMADEY was detected

      • 400000.nslookup.exe (PID: 2856)
      • kntd.exe (PID: 2684)
      • kntd.exe (PID: 1980)
    • Connects to CnC server

      • kntd.exe (PID: 2684)
      • kntd.exe (PID: 1980)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • 400000.nslookup.exe (PID: 2856)
    • Starts itself from another location

      • 400000.nslookup.exe (PID: 2856)
    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • 400000.nslookup.exe (PID: 2856)
    • Uses REG.EXE to modify Windows registry

      • kntd.exe (PID: 2684)
      • kntd.exe (PID: 1980)
    • Connects to server without host name

      • kntd.exe (PID: 2684)
      • kntd.exe (PID: 1980)
  • INFO

    • Manual execution by user

      • kntd.exe (PID: 1980)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (42.1)
.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (37.3)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (8.8)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (6)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.7)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2019:07:05 09:11:56+02:00
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 2.56
CodeSize: 14336
InitializedDataSize: 30208
UninitializedDataSize: 85504
EntryPoint: 0x1240
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: 1
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 05-Jul-2019 07:11:56
Debug artifacts:
  • Embedded COFF debugging symbols

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: 7
Time date stamp: 05-Jul-2019 07:11:56
Pointer to Symbol Table: 0x00007A00
Number of symbols: 1208
Size of Optional Header: 0x00E0
Characteristics:
  • IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE
  • IMAGE_FILE_DEBUG_STRIPPED
  • IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE
  • IMAGE_FILE_LINE_NUMS_STRIPPED

Sections

Name
Virtual Address
Virtual Size
Raw Size
Charateristics
Entropy
.text
0x00001000
0x000037D4
0x00003800
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
5.50995
.data
0x00005000
0x00002060
0x00002200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
0.833131
.rdata
0x00008000
0x00000100
0x00000200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
3.18742
.bss
0x00009000
0x00014DB0
0x00000000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
0
.edata
0x0001E000
0x00000AD2
0x00000C00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
5.14511
.idata
0x0001F000
0x000008C0
0x00000A00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
4.84604
.reloc
0x00020000
0x00000310
0x00000400
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
5.61168

Imports

ADVAPI32.DLL
KERNEL32.dll
SHELL32.DLL
USER32.dll
WSOCK32.DLL
msvcrt.dll

Exports

Title
Ordinal
Address
_Z10aBypassUACv
1
0x00003DEC
_Z10aCharToIntPc
2
0x000016F4
_Z10aGetOsArchv
3
0x00001B72
_Z10aIntToChari
4
0x000016B6
_Z10bBasicTH_1Pv@4
5
0x0000393A
_Z10bBasicTH_2Pv@4
6
0x0000394A
_Z10bBasicTH_3Pv@4
7
0x0000395A
_Z11aAutoRunSetPc
8
0x00003CFE
_Z11aCheckAdminv
9
0x00001B0E
_Z11aCreateFilePc
10
0x0000162A
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Total processes
79
Monitored processes
5
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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drop and start start #AMADEY 400000.nslookup.exe #AMADEY kntd.exe reg.exe #AMADEY kntd.exe reg.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1980"C:\ProgramData\0433b5cdb4\kntd.exe" C:\ProgramData\0433b5cdb4\kntd.exe
Explorer.EXE
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\programdata\0433b5cdb4\kntd.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\systemroot\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
2460REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders" /f /v Startup /t REG_SZ /d C:\ProgramData\0433b5cdb4C:\Windows\SysWOW64\REG.exe
kntd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Registry Console Tool
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\reg.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\systemroot\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
2684c:\programdata\0433b5cdb4\kntd.exec:\programdata\0433b5cdb4\kntd.exe
400000.nslookup.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
1073807364
Modules
Images
c:\programdata\0433b5cdb4\kntd.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\systemroot\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
2788REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders" /f /v Startup /t REG_SZ /d C:\ProgramData\0433b5cdb4C:\Windows\SysWOW64\REG.exe
kntd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Registry Console Tool
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\reg.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\systemroot\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
2856"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\400000.nslookup.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\400000.nslookup.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\400000.nslookup.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\systemroot\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
Total events
2
Read events
0
Write events
2
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2460) REG.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
Operation:writeName:Startup
Value:
C:\ProgramData\0433b5cdb4
(PID) Process:(2788) REG.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
Operation:writeName:Startup
Value:
C:\ProgramData\0433b5cdb4
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2856400000.nslookup.exeC:\ProgramData\0
MD5:
SHA256:
2856400000.nslookup.exeC:\programdata\0433b5cdb4\kntd.exe:Zone.Identifier
MD5:
SHA256:
2684kntd.exeC:\ProgramData\0
MD5:
SHA256:
1980kntd.exeC:\ProgramData\0
MD5:
SHA256:
2856400000.nslookup.exeC:\programdata\0433b5cdb4\kntd.exeexecutable
MD5:
SHA256:
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HTTP(S) requests
4
TCP/UDP connections
4
DNS requests
1
Threats
16

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
2684
kntd.exe
POST
200
46.166.129.157:80
http://46.166.129.157/index.php
NL
text
6 b
malicious
2684
kntd.exe
POST
200
46.166.129.157:80
http://46.166.129.157/index.php
NL
text
6 b
malicious
1980
kntd.exe
POST
200
46.166.129.157:80
http://46.166.129.157/index.php
NL
text
6 b
malicious
2684
kntd.exe
POST
200
46.166.129.157:80
http://46.166.129.157/index.php
NL
text
6 b
malicious
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2684
kntd.exe
46.166.129.157:80
NForce Entertainment B.V.
NL
malicious
1980
kntd.exe
46.166.129.157:80
NForce Entertainment B.V.
NL
malicious

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
teredo.ipv6.microsoft.com
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
2684
kntd.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
ET TROJAN Amadey CnC Check-In
2684
kntd.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
AV TROJAN Agent.DHOA System Info Exfiltration
2684
kntd.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
MALWARE [PTsecurity] Trojan.Win32.Amadey
2684
kntd.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
MALWARE [PTsecurity] Trojan.Win32.Amadey
2684
kntd.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
ET TROJAN Amadey CnC Check-In
2684
kntd.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
AV TROJAN Agent.DHOA System Info Exfiltration
2684
kntd.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
MALWARE [PTsecurity] Trojan.Win32.Amadey
2684
kntd.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
MALWARE [PTsecurity] Trojan.Win32.Amadey
2684
kntd.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
ET TROJAN Amadey CnC Check-In
2684
kntd.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
AV TROJAN Agent.DHOA System Info Exfiltration
No debug info