| File name: | NordInstaller.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/3a9e2847-b6f1-4245-aaf7-ca00dd8c33bf |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | May 19, 2025, 23:02:49 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 3 sections |
| MD5: | 63DC12C0FD2B783DEDFF56E03B6F0BD7 |
| SHA1: | BF82A11C8626DC83E3DAFC8058BE0D5A9A6A6845 |
| SHA256: | 9CCC286D762C4504EF0F6CF91CB7691D8F6B04D38DB766323662608C2E640B74 |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:gbiKFaVkAG8tGocKhhekcyVBQslpZI8A4b2fMYhyeFB5f245YN4l9zq8FCEIrZEJ:TT/myV+qPZOAzq |
MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.SUSPICIOUS
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- NordInstaller.exe (PID: 1912)
- NordInstaller.exe (PID: 6744)
Reads the date of Windows installation
- NordInstaller.exe (PID: 1912)
Process drops legitimate windows executable
- NordInstaller.exe (PID: 1912)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- NordInstaller.exe (PID: 1912)
The process creates files with name similar to system file names
- NordInstaller.exe (PID: 1912)
Command gets lists installed versions of .NET Runtime on the system
- cmd.exe (PID: 4112)
Adds/modifies Windows certificates
- NordInstaller.exe (PID: 6744)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- NordInstaller.exe (PID: 6744)
INFO
Reads the computer name
- NordInstaller.exe (PID: 1912)
- NordInstaller.exe (PID: 6744)
Creates files in the program directory
- NordInstaller.exe (PID: 1912)
- NordInstaller.exe (PID: 6744)
Disables trace logs
- NordInstaller.exe (PID: 1912)
- NordInstaller.exe (PID: 6744)
Checks supported languages
- NordInstaller.exe (PID: 1912)
- NordInstaller.exe (PID: 6744)
Create files in a temporary directory
- NordInstaller.exe (PID: 1912)
- NordInstaller.exe (PID: 6744)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- NordInstaller.exe (PID: 1912)
- NordInstaller.exe (PID: 6744)
The sample compiled with english language support
- NordInstaller.exe (PID: 1912)
Reads Environment values
- NordInstaller.exe (PID: 1912)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- NordInstaller.exe (PID: 1912)
- NordInstaller.exe (PID: 6744)
Checks proxy server information
- NordInstaller.exe (PID: 1912)
- NordInstaller.exe (PID: 6744)
- slui.exe (PID: 3768)
Reads the software policy settings
- NordInstaller.exe (PID: 1912)
- NordInstaller.exe (PID: 6744)
- slui.exe (PID: 3768)
Process checks computer location settings
- NordInstaller.exe (PID: 1912)
Reads CPU info
- NordInstaller.exe (PID: 6744)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (64.6) |
|---|---|---|
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (15.4) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (10.5) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.6) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (4.6) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2067:11:16 20:21:30+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 48 |
| CodeSize: | 9233920 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 108544 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x8d0596 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.3.3.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.3.3.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | NordInstaller |
| FileDescription: | NordInstaller |
| FileVersion: | 1.3.3.0 |
| InternalName: | NordInstaller.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright © nordvpn S.A. 2025 |
| OriginalFileName: | NordInstaller.exe |
| ProductName: | NordInstaller |
| ProductVersion: | 1.3.3.0 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 1.3.3.0 |
Total processes
127
Monitored processes
5
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
1
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\NordInstaller.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\NordInstaller.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: NordInstaller Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: NordInstaller Version: 1.3.3.0 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 3768 | C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe | svchost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Activation Client Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 4112 | "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c dotnet --list-runtimes | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | — | NordInstaller.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 6148 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.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
| |||||||||||||||
| 6744 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d168ddf-6f3e-49a1-9e83-1d921719c719\NordInstaller.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d168ddf-6f3e-49a1-9e83-1d921719c719\NordInstaller.exe | NordInstaller.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: nordvpn S.A. Integrity Level: HIGH Description: NordVPN Version: 1.2.0.39 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
Total events
16 904
Read events
16 864
Write events
34
Delete events
6
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (1912) NordInstaller.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\NordInstaller_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1912) NordInstaller.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\NordInstaller_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1912) NordInstaller.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\NordInstaller_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1912) NordInstaller.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\NordInstaller_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1912) NordInstaller.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\NordInstaller_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1912) NordInstaller.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\NordInstaller_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1912) NordInstaller.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\NordInstaller_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1912) NordInstaller.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\NordInstaller_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1912) NordInstaller.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\NordInstaller_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1912) NordInstaller.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\NordInstaller_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
162
Suspicious files
34
Text files
2
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | NordInstaller.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d168ddf-6f3e-49a1-9e83-1d921719c719\1.3.3.0\CommandLine.dll | executable | |
MD5:0E0F9DF633292B5F9E324C94DC94BBB3 | SHA256:8434E02228A44B40685EFC0C566F3C5CC5F8A02819404C437FAC2269093EBB48 | |||
| 1912 | NordInstaller.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NordInstallerLauncher-20250519.log | text | |
MD5:A56A735C679631527BB3657CC89FB146 | SHA256:31DDF3A737A971E255323B4D738454FA285EB48FBC0B6E24DC12F3B052F3A045 | |||
| 1912 | NordInstaller.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d168ddf-6f3e-49a1-9e83-1d921719c719\1.3.3.0\nudler.dll | executable | |
MD5:F983FFB3C1D6B9A391AC8BE91F6A49DD | SHA256:C01826268CC2A7C2B1F475CF5F42BAD6E8BBCF492196D8AA2194492B578211DF | |||
| 1912 | NordInstaller.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d168ddf-6f3e-49a1-9e83-1d921719c719\1.3.3.0\Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions.dll | executable | |
MD5:3DC57F68B6F9615F25D375E8831B1D87 | SHA256:E27FC174F1B8AA265B3CF508B3BB91A776108B54774030A714CA024ED6C055DB | |||
| 1912 | NordInstaller.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d168ddf-6f3e-49a1-9e83-1d921719c719\1.3.3.0\Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.dll | executable | |
MD5:249D4B9463F6A2171C458F35186B11CB | SHA256:18A16BC62ABDEA999A7589EA79DDCE4B13D07DFFA92439E217C63B7D029CDCE4 | |||
| 1912 | NordInstaller.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d168ddf-6f3e-49a1-9e83-1d921719c719\1.3.3.0\Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions.dll | executable | |
MD5:6C4F133196CCA4DA00282A9432150E3E | SHA256:F60A833E0585A2AE236A865B5D3403F86178E75018EFEF5CBFB5C9E2B3A9C9C3 | |||
| 1912 | NordInstaller.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d168ddf-6f3e-49a1-9e83-1d921719c719\1.3.3.0\NordSecurity.LibMoose.Core.dll | executable | |
MD5:F70C9A8D94CE716CA78B4A9FFECA338D | SHA256:982C47E848DE88C97D231B42B6EC8DCCA3B7C4F77E5AC1EB68490278318FF811 | |||
| 1912 | NordInstaller.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d168ddf-6f3e-49a1-9e83-1d921719c719\1.3.3.0\Microsoft.Extensions.Options.dll | executable | |
MD5:F4ABBD89D71D5574A0663F0C0EC0933A | SHA256:3B489AF129E2FDDB921DAC66BAC725A7734CA6D23E1D958D54343CE369DED8CA | |||
| 1912 | NordInstaller.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d168ddf-6f3e-49a1-9e83-1d921719c719\1.3.3.0\MediatR.dll | executable | |
MD5:D50D20F592E60A6E4D04092105FF58F8 | SHA256:7513F60BDCF5160B288BD0E1D487106290ADFBC9E3A923021B1E3D5534AFB791 | |||
| 1912 | NordInstaller.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d168ddf-6f3e-49a1-9e83-1d921719c719\1.3.3.0\CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.dll | executable | |
MD5:7FE8A5D8EBA8912F7B0A72F32BEDE365 | SHA256:2D0319756EB9F1E052B5EF4C8C82C4CC7CD3446BAF239109E1B2A53E8021DD08 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
25
TCP/UDP connections
59
DNS requests
22
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1912 | NordInstaller.exe | GET | 200 | 151.101.194.133:80 | http://ocsp.globalsign.com/gsgccr45evcodesignca2020/ME0wSzBJMEcwRTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQaCbVYh07WONuW4e63Ydlu4AlbDAQUJZ3Q%2FFkJhmPF7POxEztXHAOSNhECDGLN%2BBiNNqTPN6M0%2FQ%3D%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1912 | NordInstaller.exe | GET | 200 | 151.101.194.133:80 | http://ocsp.globalsign.com/rootr3/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBT1nGh%2FJBjWKnkPdZIzB1bqhelHBwQUj%2FBLf6guRSSuTVD6Y5qL3uLdG7wCEHgDGEJFcIpBz28BuO60qVQ%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1912 | NordInstaller.exe | GET | 200 | 151.101.2.133:80 | http://ocsp2.globalsign.com/rootr6/ME4wTDBKMEgwRjAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBRi%2B7TJbHYn9EmJ9W03lecB7P%2BG7QQUrmwFo5MT4qLn4tcc1sfwf8hnU6ACDQHsHJJA3v0uQF18R3Q%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6744 | NordInstaller.exe | GET | 200 | 23.48.23.170:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6744 | NordInstaller.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBT3xL4LQLXDRDM9P665TW442vrsUQQUReuir%2FSSy4IxLVGLp6chnfNtyA8CEA6bGI750C3n79tQ4ghAGFo%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6744 | NordInstaller.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicCodSigPCA2011_2011-07-08.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6744 | NordInstaller.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTjzY2p9Pa8oibmj%2BNSMWsz63kmWgQUuhbZbU2FL3MpdpovdYxqII%2BeyG8CEAuuZrxaun%2BVh8b56QTjMwQ%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6744 | NordInstaller.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTfqhLjKLEJQZPin0KCzkdAQpVYowQUsT7DaQP4v0cB1JgmGggC72NkK8MCEAewQY2lHhSMMxu83rcTgyM%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6744 | NordInstaller.exe | GET | 200 | 23.48.23.170:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut_2010-06-23.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6744 | NordInstaller.exe | GET | 200 | 23.48.23.170:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/microsoftrootcert.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 40.126.32.136:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 172.211.123.248:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 40.126.32.136:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
1912 | NordInstaller.exe | 172.67.180.146:443 | applytics.nordvpn.com | CLOUDFLARENET | US | unknown |
2104 | svchost.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.248:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
1912 | NordInstaller.exe | 151.101.194.133:80 | ocsp.globalsign.com | FASTLY | US | whitelisted |
1912 | NordInstaller.exe | 151.101.2.133:80 | ocsp.globalsign.com | FASTLY | US | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
applytics.nordvpn.com |
| unknown |
ocsp.globalsign.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp2.globalsign.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |