File name:

HijackThis.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/513c1bc7-abd7-4caa-a5bc-2cdbc5abf8be
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: March 27, 2024, 19:21:16
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:

47811D50390A86A17102D7496E6EABB9

SHA1:

2623749CDB27887F6746ACDEE7E8065475F8B541

SHA256:

9DA5A899B9D55E1D43718EC0AD6368F9E9EF0242A4E88CD5DDB2CC6D7BFA5FB3

SSDEEP:

6144:VlTObRvp4MRMEZ40E3pItODKMsFN3pClZQIuScGGSDMpI5:jqk44k8DKfFlu3F5

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Drops the executable file immediately after the start

      • HijackThis.exe (PID: 1692)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads the Internet Settings

      • HijackThis.exe (PID: 1692)
    • Start notepad (likely ransomware note)

      • HijackThis.exe (PID: 1692)
    • Read startup parameters

      • HijackThis.exe (PID: 1692)
  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • HijackThis.exe (PID: 1692)
    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • HijackThis.exe (PID: 1692)
    • Reads the computer name

      • HijackThis.exe (PID: 1692)
    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • HijackThis.exe (PID: 1692)
    • Checks proxy server information

      • HijackThis.exe (PID: 1692)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | UPX compressed Win32 Executable (39.3)
.exe | Win32 EXE Yoda's Crypter (38.6)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (9.5)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (6.5)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.9)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2013:05:09 17:08:08+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 6
CodeSize: 278528
InitializedDataSize: 110592
UninitializedDataSize: 1036288
EntryPoint: 0x141920
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: 2
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 2.0.0.5
ProductVersionNumber: 2.0.0.5
FileFlagsMask: 0x0000
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Unicode
CompanyName: Trend Micro Inc.
FileDescription: HijackThis
LegalCopyright: (c) 2007 Trend Micro Inc
LegalTrademarks: ©
ProductName: HijackThis
FileVersion: 2.00.0005
ProductVersion: 2.00.0005
InternalName: HijackThis
OriginalFileName: HijackThis.exe
No data.
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Total processes
38
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start hijackthis.exe no specs notepad.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1692"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HijackThis.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HijackThis.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Trend Micro Inc.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
HijackThis
Version:
2.00.0005
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\hijackthis.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvbvm60.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
2896"C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hijackthis.logC:\Windows\System32\notepad.exeHijackThis.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Notepad
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\notepad.exe
c:\windows\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
Total events
5 529
Read events
5 526
Write events
2
Delete events
1

Modification events

(PID) Process:(1692) HijackThis.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\TrendMicro\HijackThis
Operation:writeName:LanguageFile
Value:
(Default)
(PID) Process:(1692) HijackThis.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\TrendMicro\HijackThis
Operation:writeName:ShowIntroFrame
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(1692) HijackThis.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\TrendMicro\HijackThis
Operation:delete keyName:(default)
Value:
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
2
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
1692HijackThis.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~dummy.tmptext
MD5:
SHA256:
1692HijackThis.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hijackthis.logtext
MD5:
SHA256:
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
4
DNS requests
0
Threats
0

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
unknown
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
unknown
224.0.0.252:5355
unknown
1080
svchost.exe
224.0.0.252:5355
unknown

DNS requests

No data

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info