Malware analysis powershell.exe Malicious activity | ANY.RUN

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File name:	powershell.exe
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/c72dbac7-7614-4561-a264-c229168d2f95
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Analysis date:	August 16, 2024, 08:00:22
OS:	Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MIME:	application/x-dosexec
File info:	PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows
MD5:	04029E121A0CFA5991749937DD22A1D9
SHA1:	F43D9BB316E30AE1A3494AC5B0624F6BEA1BF054
SHA256:	9F914D42706FE215501044ACD85A32D58AAEF1419D404FDDFA5D3B48F66CCD9F
SSDEEP:	6144:r2fdXxswSX0z/YWwO9sV1yZywi/PzNKXzJ7BapCK5d3klRzULOnWyjLsPhAQzqOH:qVXqXEgW2KXzJ4pdd3klnnWosPhnzqw

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 60 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:
Network geolocation:: off
Additional time used:: none
MITM proxy:: off
Privacy:: Public submission
Fakenet option:: off
Route via Tor:: off
Autoconfirmation of UAC:: on
Network:: on

Software preset

Internet Explorer 11.3636.19041.0
Adobe Acrobat (64-bit) (23.001.20093)
Adobe Flash Player 32 NPAPI (32.0.0.465)
Adobe Flash Player 32 PPAPI (32.0.0.465)
CCleaner (6.20)
FileZilla 3.65.0 (3.65.0)
Google Chrome (122.0.6261.70)
Google Update Helper (1.3.36.51)
Java 8 Update 271 (64-bit) (8.0.2710.9)
Java Auto Updater (2.8.271.9)
Microsoft Edge (122.0.2365.59)
Microsoft Edge Update (1.3.185.17)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - de-de (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - es-es (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - it-it (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ja-jp (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ko-kr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - pt-br (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - tr-tr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professionnel 2019 - fr-fr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office профессиональный 2019 - ru-ru (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft OneNote - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Update Health Tools (3.74.0.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x64) - 12.0.30501 (12.0.30501.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Additional Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Minimum Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Mozilla Firefox (x64 en-US) (123.0)
Mozilla Maintenance Service (123.0)
Notepad++ (64-bit x64) (7.9.1)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Extensibility Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Licensing Component (16.0.16026.20146)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15928.20198)
PowerShell 7-x64 (7.3.5.0)
Skype version 8.104 (8.104)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.59.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.63.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4480730) (2.55.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB5001716) (8.93.0.0)
VLC media player (3.0.11)
WinRAR 5.91 (64-bit) (5.91.0)
Windows PC Health Check (3.6.2204.08001)

Hotfixes

Client LanguagePack Package
DotNetRollup
DotNetRollup 481
FodMetadata Package
Foundation Package
Hello Face Package
InternetExplorer Optional Package
KB5003791
KB5011048
KB5015684
KB5033052
LanguageFeatures Basic en us Package
LanguageFeatures Handwriting en us Package
LanguageFeatures OCR en us Package
LanguageFeatures Speech en us Package
LanguageFeatures TextToSpeech en us Package
MSPaint FoD Package
MediaPlayer Package
Microsoft OneCore ApplicationModel Sync Desktop FOD Package
Microsoft OneCore DirectX Database FOD Package
NetFx3 OnDemand Package
Notepad FoD Package
OpenSSH Client Package
PowerShell ISE FOD Package
Printing PMCPPC FoD Package
Printing WFS FoD Package
ProfessionalEdition
QuickAssist Package
RollupFix
ServicingStack
ServicingStack 3989
StepsRecorder Package
TabletPCMath Package
UserExperience Desktop Package
WordPad FoD Package

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MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.
SUSPICIOUS
- Process drops legitimate windows executable
  - powershell.exe (PID: 6336)
- Drops the executable file immediately after the start
  - powershell.exe (PID: 6336)
- Reads the date of Windows installation
  - powershell.exe (PID: 6336)
- Starts a Microsoft application from unusual location
  - powershell.exe (PID: 6336)
- Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
  - powershell.exe (PID: 6336)
- Checks Windows Trust Settings
  - powershell.exe (PID: 6336)
- Process checks Powershell history file
  - powershell.exe (PID: 6336)
INFO
- Checks supported languages
  - powershell.exe (PID: 6336)
- Process checks computer location settings
  - powershell.exe (PID: 6336)
- Process checks Powershell version
  - powershell.exe (PID: 6336)
- Reads the computer name
  - powershell.exe (PID: 6336)
- Reads the machine GUID from the registry
  - powershell.exe (PID: 6336)
- Reads the software policy settings
  - powershell.exe (PID: 6336)
- Create files in a temporary directory
  - powershell.exe (PID: 6336)
- Reads Environment values
  - powershell.exe (PID: 6336)
- Checks current location (POWERSHELL)
  - powershell.exe (PID: 6336)

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No Malware configuration.

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TRiD

.exe	\|	Win64 Executable (generic) (87.3)
.exe	\|	Generic Win/DOS Executable (6.3)
.exe	\|	DOS Executable Generic (6.3)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType:	AMD AMD64
TimeStamp:	2037:06:10 07:45:25+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics:	Executable, Large address aware
PEType:	PE32+
LinkerVersion:	14.2
CodeSize:	36352
InitializedDataSize:	417280
UninitializedDataSize:	-
EntryPoint:	0x3d40
OSVersion:	10
ImageVersion:	10
SubsystemVersion:	10
Subsystem:	Windows command line
FileVersionNumber:	10.0.19041.546
ProductVersionNumber:	10.0.19041.546
FileFlagsMask:	0x003f
FileFlags:	(none)
FileOS:	Windows NT 32-bit
ObjectFileType:	Executable application
FileSubtype:	-
LanguageCode:	English (U.S.)
CharacterSet:	Unicode
CompanyName:	Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription:	Windows PowerShell
FileVersion:	10.0.19041.546 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
InternalName:	POWERSHELL
LegalCopyright:	© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFileName:	PowerShell.EXE
ProductName:	Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
ProductVersion:	10.0.19041.546

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Total processes

133

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

6336

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\powershell.exe"

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\powershell.exe

—

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Windows PowerShell

Version:

10.0.19041.546 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

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c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\powershell.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll

6344

\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1

C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe

—

powershell.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Console Window Host

Version:

10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll

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Total events

5 506

Read events

5 498

Write events

Delete events

Modification events


(PID) Process:	(6336) powershell.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:	write	Name:	ProxyBypass
Value: 1
(PID) Process:	(6336) powershell.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:	write	Name:	IntranetName
Value: 1
(PID) Process:	(6336) powershell.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:	write	Name:	UNCAsIntranet
Value: 1
(PID) Process:	(6336) powershell.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:	write	Name:	AutoDetect
Value: 0

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Executable files

Suspicious files

Text files

Unknown types

Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
6336	powershell.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_zetwo42d.wmx.ps1		text
		MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641	SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
6336	powershell.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_wjuzcfjp.r0g.psm1		text
		MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641	SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7

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HTTP(S) requests

TCP/UDP connections

DNS requests

Threats

HTTP requests

PID	Process	Method	HTTP Code	IP	URL	CN	Type	Size	Reputation
5336	SearchApp.exe	GET	200	192.229.221.95:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
5552	svchost.exe	GET	200	192.229.221.95:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
5552	svchost.exe	GET	200	192.229.221.95:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
6868	backgroundTaskHost.exe	GET	200	192.229.221.95:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
6924	backgroundTaskHost.exe	GET	200	192.229.221.95:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
4	System	192.168.100.255:138	—	—	—	whitelisted
4100	svchost.exe	51.104.136.2:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
3888	svchost.exe	239.255.255.250:1900	—	—	—	whitelisted
1076	RUXIMICS.exe	51.104.136.2:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
2120	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	51.104.136.2:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
4100	svchost.exe	4.231.128.59:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
5336	SearchApp.exe	104.126.37.178:443	www.bing.com	Akamai International B.V.	DE	unknown
5336	SearchApp.exe	192.229.221.95:80	ocsp.digicert.com	EDGECAST	US	whitelisted
5552	svchost.exe	20.190.160.14:443	login.live.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	unknown
5552	svchost.exe	192.229.221.95:80	ocsp.digicert.com	EDGECAST	US	whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com	51.104.136.2 4.231.128.59 20.73.194.208	whitelisted
google.com	172.217.16.206	whitelisted
www.bing.com	104.126.37.178 104.126.37.161 104.126.37.176 104.126.37.162 104.126.37.177 104.126.37.160 104.126.37.179 104.126.37.170 104.126.37.155	whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com	192.229.221.95	whitelisted
login.live.com	20.190.160.14 40.126.32.133 20.190.160.17 40.126.32.76 40.126.32.134 40.126.32.140 20.190.160.20 40.126.32.138	whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com	40.115.3.253	whitelisted
th.bing.com	104.126.37.179 104.126.37.137 104.126.37.184 104.126.37.131 104.126.37.186 104.126.37.129 104.126.37.128 104.126.37.123 104.126.37.130	whitelisted
arc.msn.com	20.74.47.205 20.223.35.26	whitelisted
fd.api.iris.microsoft.com	20.199.58.43	whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com	13.85.23.86	whitelisted

Threats

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General Info

powershell.exe

04029E121A0CFA5991749937DD22A1D9

F43D9BB316E30AE1A3494AC5B0624F6BEA1BF054

9F914D42706FE215501044ACD85A32D58AAEF1419D404FDDFA5D3B48F66CCD9F

6144:r2fdXxswSX0z/YWwO9sV1yZywi/PzNKXzJ7BapCK5d3klRzULOnWyjLsPhAQzqOH:qVXqXEgW2KXzJ4pdd3klnnWosPhnzqw

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MALICIOUS

SUSPICIOUS

Process drops legitimate windows executable

Drops the executable file immediately after the start

Reads the date of Windows installation

Starts a Microsoft application from unusual location

Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

Checks Windows Trust Settings

Process checks Powershell history file

INFO

Checks supported languages

Process checks computer location settings

Process checks Powershell version

Reads the computer name

Reads the machine GUID from the registry

Reads the software policy settings

Create files in a temporary directory

Reads Environment values

Checks current location (POWERSHELL)

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