File name:

HideToolz.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/2fd4d44e-e08f-4875-89a5-e085f78e49ec
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: March 22, 2021, 18:05:08
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
installer
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
MD5:

16FB540B297276D0A7624C8B23F79D87

SHA1:

2DD25170C9A36CBF656A793936C8D7DB0729A8BE

SHA256:

9C51B691AABC5931F7E1B8DCE7B9810AD5A266843AA6EA30E666C3AFD98CB9F4

SSDEEP:

1536:crqWCQfhvJ6jYY7Nmpub8KWWDedty40Pjfzg2zDRH9SfV:KCsJ6jToyTeJ0PjfzrffUV

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Drops executable file immediately after starts

      • HideToolz.exe (PID: 1180)

    • Loads the Task Scheduler COM API

      • CCleaner.exe (PID: 2120)

    • Steals credentials from Web Browsers

      • CCleaner.exe (PID: 1000)

    • Actions looks like stealing of personal data

      • CCleaner.exe (PID: 1000)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Creates or modifies windows services

      • HideToolz.exe (PID: 1180)

    • Creates files in the Windows directory

      • HideToolz.exe (PID: 1180)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • HideToolz.exe (PID: 1180)

    • Removes files from Windows directory

      • HideToolz.exe (PID: 1180)

    • Drops a file with too old compile date

      • HideToolz.exe (PID: 1180)

    • Drops a file that was compiled in debug mode

      • HideToolz.exe (PID: 1180)

    • Application launched itself

      • taskmgr.exe (PID: 1920)

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • CCleaner.exe (PID: 1000)

    • Executed via Task Scheduler

      • CCleaner.exe (PID: 1000)

    • Low-level read access rights to disk partition

      • CCleaner.exe (PID: 1000)

    • Reads internet explorer settings

      • CCleaner.exe (PID: 1000)

  • INFO

    • Manual execution by user

      • taskmgr.exe (PID: 1920)
      • CCleaner.exe (PID: 2120)

    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • CCleaner.exe (PID: 1000)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | InstallShield setup (57.1)
.scr | Windows screen saver (17.3)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (8.7)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (5.9)
.exe | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (2.7)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 0000:00:00 00:00:00
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 77.7
CodeSize: 67072
InitializedDataSize: 29696
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x1155c
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 01-Jan-1970 00:00:00
Detected languages:
  • English - United States

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: 0x00000100

PE Headers

Signature: PE
Machine: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections: 8
Time date stamp: 01-Jan-1970 00:00:00
Pointer to Symbol Table: 0x00000000
Number of symbols: 0
Size of Optional Header: 0x00E0
Characteristics:
  • IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE
  • IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE
  • IMAGE_FILE_LINE_NUMS_STRIPPED
  • IMAGE_FILE_LOCAL_SYMS_STRIPPED

Sections

Name
Virtual Address
Virtual Size
Raw Size
Charateristics
Entropy
.text
0x00001000
0x000105C8
0x00010600
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.47949
.data
0x00012000
0x000003E8
0x00000400
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
3.01468
.bss
0x00013000
0x0000075D
0x00000000
IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
0
.idata
0x00014000
0x00001490
0x00001600
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
4.63937
.tls
0x00016000
0x00000008
0x00000000
IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
0
.rdata
0x00017000
0x00000018
0x00000200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_SHARED
0.204488
.reloc
0x00018000
0x00000B98
0x00000C00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_SHARED
6.60135
.rsrc
0x00019000
0x00004C00
0x00004C00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_SHARED
6.04374

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
4.86299
646
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_MANIFEST
HTDRV1
6.0993
16256
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RESFILE
ICON0_TIMAGE
3.12638
616
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_BITMAP
DVCLAL
4
16
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_RCDATA
PACKAGEINFO
5.29092
276
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_RCDATA
_464D0_464D1
2.16096
20
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_GROUP_ICON

Imports

IMAGEHLP.DLL
advapi32.dll
comctl32.dll
gdi32.dll
kernel32.dll
ntdll.dll
ole32.dll
shell32.dll
shlwapi.dll
user32.dll
No data.
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Total processes
50
Monitored processes
6
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start hidetoolz.exe taskmgr.exe no specs taskmgr.exe ccleaner.exe no specs ccleaner.exe hidetoolz.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1000"C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner.exe" /uacC:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner.exe
taskeng.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Piriform Ltd
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
CCleaner
Exit code:
0
Version:
5, 35, 0, 6210
Modules
Images
c:\program files\ccleaner\ccleaner.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.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
1180"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HideToolz.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HideToolz.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\hidetoolz.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
1512"C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe" /1C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe
taskmgr.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows Task Manager
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\taskmgr.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\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
1920"C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe" /4C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Task Manager
Exit code:
1
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\taskmgr.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\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
2120"C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner.exe" C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Piriform Ltd
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
CCleaner
Exit code:
0
Version:
5, 35, 0, 6210
Modules
Images
c:\program files\ccleaner\ccleaner.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.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
3428"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HideToolz.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HideToolz.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
3221226540
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\hidetoolz.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
Total events
666
Read events
467
Write events
197
Delete events
2

Modification events

(PID) Process:(1180) HideToolz.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\96D.sys
Operation:writeName:ImagePath
Value:
\??\C:\Windows\temp\96D.sys
(PID) Process:(1180) HideToolz.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\96D.sys
Operation:writeName:Type
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(1180) HideToolz.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\96D.sys\Enum
Operation:delete keyName:(default)
Value:
(PID) Process:(1180) HideToolz.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\96D.sys
Operation:delete keyName:(default)
Value:
(PID) Process:(1920) taskmgr.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1920) taskmgr.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(1920) taskmgr.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\TaskManager
Operation:writeName:Preferences
Value:
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
(PID) Process:(1920) taskmgr.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\TaskManager
Operation:writeName:UsrColumnSettings
Value:
1C0C0000340400000000000050000000010000001D0C0000350400000000000023000000010000001E0C000036040000000000003C000000010000001F0C000039040000000000004E00000001000000200C000037040000000000004E00000001000000
(PID) Process:(1000) CCleaner.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Piriform\CCleaner
Operation:writeName:NewVersion
Value:
(PID) Process:(1000) CCleaner.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\13D\52C64B7E
Operation:writeName:LanguageList
Value:
en-US
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
7
Text files
21
Unknown types
2

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
1000CCleaner.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\UPGJTCFUD3H61X313H0I.temp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1000CCleaner.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cab54D2.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1000CCleaner.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tar54D3.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1000CCleaner.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\EVT0GDNPHQBPQZ0ELIWD.temp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1000CCleaner.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\05VQKYZJF4WRRUE4AVM4.temp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1180HideToolz.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HideToolz.initext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1180HideToolz.exeC:\Windows\temp\96D.sysexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1000CCleaner.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_7DC3E633EDFAEFC3AA3C99552548EC2Fder
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1000CCleaner.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\ed7a5cc3cca8d52a.customDestinations-msbinary
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1000CCleaner.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_7DC3E633EDFAEFC3AA3C99552548EC2Fbinary
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
4
TCP/UDP connections
8
DNS requests
5
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
1000
CCleaner.exe
GET
301
151.101.0.64:80
http://www.piriform.com/auto?a=0&p=cc&v=5.35.6210&l=1033&lk=&mk=IJR6-W5SV-5KYR-QBZD-6BY4-RN5Z-WAV9-RVK2-VAKU&o=6.1W3&au=1&mx=97B7721C4994E2556FF6A439510F665DB45337A341A47E15F4997584423BF714&gu=00000000-0000-4000-8000-d6f7f2be5127
US
—
—
whitelisted
1000
CCleaner.exe
GET
200
151.101.2.133:80
http://ocsp.globalsign.com/rootr1/MEwwSjBIMEYwRDAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBS3V7W2nAf4FiMTjpDJKg6%2BMgGqMQQUYHtmGkUNl8qJUC99BM00qP%2F8%2FUsCCwQAAAAAAURO8EJH
US
der
1.48 Kb
whitelisted
1000
CCleaner.exe
GET
200
151.101.2.109:80
http://license.piriform.com/verify/?p=ccpro&c=cc&cv=5.35.6210&l=1033&lk=CJ9T-J7CU-SPNV-GWMB-WBEC&mk=IJR6-W5SV-5KYR-QBZD-6BY4-RN5Z-WAV9-RVK2-VAKU&mx=97B7721C4994E2556FF6A439510F665DB45337A341A47E15F4997584423BF714&gu=00000000-0000-4000-8000-d6f7f2be5127
US
text
14 b
whitelisted
1000
CCleaner.exe
GET
200
151.101.2.133:80
http://ocsp.globalsign.com/rootr1/ME8wTTBLMEkwRzAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBS3V7W2nAf4FiMTjpDJKg6%2BMgGqMQQUYHtmGkUNl8qJUC99BM00qP%2F8%2FUsCDkbwjNvPLFRm7zMB3V80
US
der
1.49 Kb
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
1000
CCleaner.exe
151.101.0.64:443
www.piriform.com
Fastly
US
whitelisted
1000
CCleaner.exe
151.101.0.64:80
www.piriform.com
Fastly
US
whitelisted
1000
CCleaner.exe
151.101.2.202:443
www.ccleaner.com
Fastly
US
suspicious
1000
CCleaner.exe
151.101.2.133:80
ocsp.globalsign.com
Fastly
US
malicious
1000
CCleaner.exe
151.101.2.109:443
license.piriform.com
Fastly
US
suspicious
1000
CCleaner.exe
151.101.2.109:80
license.piriform.com
Fastly
US
suspicious

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
www.piriform.com
  • 151.101.0.64
  • 151.101.64.64
  • 151.101.128.64
  • 151.101.192.64
whitelisted
www.ccleaner.com
  • 151.101.2.202
  • 151.101.66.202
  • 151.101.130.202
  • 151.101.194.202
whitelisted
ocsp.globalsign.com
  • 151.101.2.133
  • 151.101.66.133
  • 151.101.130.133
  • 151.101.194.133
whitelisted
license.piriform.com
  • 151.101.2.109
  • 151.101.66.109
  • 151.101.130.109
  • 151.101.194.109
whitelisted

Threats

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HideToolz.exe