| File name: | vpnconn.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/709653a2-8f3f-453e-9c5a-593b7d351519 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | July 11, 2019, 21:13:40 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed |
| MD5: | 4AAD025BB50A2C7D5E876E1832992842 |
| SHA1: | D455B671BA27F3D6EE6E8292384E16E3528CBB6A |
| SHA256: | 941E8CB6DD34D9684185C51A333BBB63433F778339D4A77C9A7E4E028F652FCE |
| SSDEEP: | 6144:M1db49+rEg024fpLZazEjvE/rbay19tSt4bO2BaDmeBJe59PuXYSu95ipt1NaZjy:MjkArEN249AyE/rbaMct4bO2/VPMYSFJ |
MALICIOUS
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- ~qlimtgh-connectoid.exe (PID: 3216)
Application was dropped or rewritten from another process
- ~qlimtgh-connectoid.exe (PID: 3216)
- cmstp.exe (PID: 2432)
Loads dropped or rewritten executable
- cmstp.exe (PID: 2432)
SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- vpnconn.exe (PID: 3292)
- ~qlimtgh-connectoid.exe (PID: 3216)
- cmstp.exe (PID: 2432)
Reads Internet Cache Settings
- rundll32.exe (PID: 3504)
- vpnconn.exe (PID: 3292)
Uses RUNDLL32.EXE to load library
- vpnconn.exe (PID: 3292)
Creates files in the user directory
- cmstp.exe (PID: 2432)
INFO
No info indicators.
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TRiD
| .exe | | | AutoIt3 compiled script executable (88.1) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | UPX compressed Win32 Executable (4.6) |
| .exe | | | Win32 EXE Yoda's Crypter (4.5) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (1.1) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (0.7) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2010:04:16 09:47:33+02:00 |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 9 |
| CodeSize: | 270336 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 8192 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | 458752 |
| EntryPoint: | 0xb2b80 |
| OSVersion: | 5 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 3.3.6.1 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 3.3.6.1 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x0017 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Unknown |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (British) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| FileDescription: | - |
| FileVersion: | 3, 3, 6, 1 |
| CompiledScript: | AutoIt v3 Script: 3, 3, 6, 1 |
Summary
| Architecture: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
|---|---|
| Subsystem: | IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI |
| Compilation Date: | 16-Apr-2010 07:47:33 |
| Detected languages: |
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| FileDescription: | - |
| FileVersion: | 3, 3, 6, 1 |
| CompiledScript: | AutoIt v3 Script: 3, 3, 6, 1 |
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: | 0x00000110 |
PE Headers
| Signature: | PE |
|---|---|
| Machine: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
| Number of sections: | 3 |
| Time date stamp: | 16-Apr-2010 07:47:33 |
| Pointer to Symbol Table: | 0x00000000 |
| Number of symbols: | 0 |
| Size of Optional Header: | 0x00E0 |
| Characteristics: |
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Sections
Name | Virtual Address | Virtual Size | Raw Size | Charateristics | Entropy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UPX0 | 0x00001000 | 0x00070000 | 0x00000000 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | 0 |
UPX1 | 0x00071000 | 0x00042000 | 0x00041E00 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | 7.92873 |
.rsrc | 0x000B3000 | 0x00002000 | 0x00001A00 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | 4.29134 |
Resources
Title | Entropy | Size | Codepage | Language | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5.01246 | 620 | Latin 1 / Western European | English - United States | RT_MANIFEST |
2 | 3.66371 | 296 | Latin 1 / Western European | English - United Kingdom | RT_ICON |
3 | 2.25499 | 296 | Latin 1 / Western European | English - United Kingdom | RT_ICON |
4 | 3.3495 | 2216 | UNKNOWN | English - United Kingdom | RT_ICON |
7 | 7.75301 | 1328 | Latin 1 / Western European | English - United Kingdom | RT_STRING |
8 | 7.79238 | 1680 | Latin 1 / Western European | English - United Kingdom | RT_STRING |
9 | 7.64738 | 1082 | Latin 1 / Western European | English - United Kingdom | RT_STRING |
10 | 7.68228 | 1532 | Latin 1 / Western European | English - United Kingdom | RT_STRING |
11 | 7.69892 | 1628 | Latin 1 / Western European | English - United Kingdom | RT_STRING |
12 | 7.50718 | 904 | Latin 1 / Western European | English - United Kingdom | RT_STRING |
Imports
ADVAPI32.dll |
COMCTL32.dll |
COMDLG32.dll |
GDI32.dll |
KERNEL32.DLL |
MPR.dll |
OLEAUT32.dll |
PSAPI.DLL |
SHELL32.dll |
USER32.dll |
Total processes
37
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2432 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\cmstp.exe vpnconn.inf /i /s /su | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\cmstp.exe | ~qlimtgh-connectoid.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Connection Manager Profile Installer Exit code: 1 Version: 7.02.6001.18000 (longhorn_rtm.080118-1840) Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 3216 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~qlimtgh-connectoid.exe /q:a /c:"cmstp.exe vpnconn.inf /i /s /su" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~qlimtgh-connectoid.exe | vpnconn.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor Exit code: 0 Version: 6.0.6001.18000 (longhorn_rtm.080118-1840) Modules
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| 3292 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vpnconn.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vpnconn.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Version: 3, 3, 6, 1 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 3504 | "C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Windows\system32\WININET.dll",DispatchAPICall 1 | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe | — | vpnconn.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Windows host process (Rundll32) Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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Total events
160
Read events
108
Write events
51
Delete events
1
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (3292) vpnconn.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings |
| Operation: | write | Name: | GlobalUserOffline |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3292) vpnconn.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\vpnconn_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3292) vpnconn.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\vpnconn_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3292) vpnconn.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\vpnconn_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: 4294901760 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3292) vpnconn.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\vpnconn_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: 4294901760 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3292) vpnconn.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\vpnconn_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3292) vpnconn.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\vpnconn_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3292) vpnconn.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\vpnconn_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3292) vpnconn.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\vpnconn_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3292) vpnconn.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\vpnconn_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: 4294901760 | |||
Executable files
6
Suspicious files
0
Text files
31
Unknown types
3
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3216 | ~qlimtgh-connectoid.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\vpnconn.inf | txt | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3292 | vpnconn.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\JGRR2OYX\vpnconn[1].exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2432 | cmstp.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Cm\vpnconn\SETDB.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3216 | ~qlimtgh-connectoid.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\cmstp.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2432 | cmstp.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Cm\vpnconn\SETEC.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3216 | ~qlimtgh-connectoid.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\vpnconn.cmp | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2432 | cmstp.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Cm\vpnconn\SETED.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3216 | ~qlimtgh-connectoid.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\32x32.ico | image | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2432 | cmstp.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Cm\vpnconn\SETEE.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3216 | ~qlimtgh-connectoid.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\16x16.ico | image | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
3
DNS requests
2
Threats
0
HTTP requests
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3292 | vpnconn.exe | 148.85.136.64:443 | vpnconnectoid.amherst.edu | Five Colleges Network | US | unknown |
— | — | 148.85.136.179:500 | vpnconnect.amherst.edu | Five Colleges Network | US | unknown |
— | — | 148.85.136.179:4500 | vpnconnect.amherst.edu | Five Colleges Network | US | unknown |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
vpnconnectoid.amherst.edu |
| unknown |
vpnconnect.amherst.edu |
| unknown |