URL:

https://anadius.su/sims-4-updater

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/a40d56d8-4bfb-4ae0-a663-e4f2d88d0dc8
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: December 08, 2024, 17:31:15
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:
arch-exec
arch-doc
python
pyinstaller
Indicators:
MD5:

EE4D81BE70C48FE95642798144A91C26

SHA1:

4BEC542D542F7D7E5F39F4FDE49EFEC59D5E5EA0

SHA256:

A0E8F455220880512354B4E6DCCECCDA67F168B7D5A554BCD9C90BAE7D449980

SSDEEP:

3:N8HMQAXPRIQQg:2H6Im

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • The process drops C-runtime libraries

      • sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exe (PID: 5880)

    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exe (PID: 5880)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exe (PID: 5880)

    • Process drops python dynamic module

      • sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exe (PID: 5880)

    • Application launched itself

      • sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exe (PID: 5880)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exe (PID: 2200)

    • Loads Python modules

      • sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exe (PID: 2200)

    • Reads the date of Windows installation

      • sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exe (PID: 2200)

    • Start notepad (likely ransomware note)

      • sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exe (PID: 2200)

  • INFO

    • Reads the computer name

      • sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exe (PID: 5880)
      • sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exe (PID: 2200)

    • The process uses the downloaded file

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 7608)
      • sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exe (PID: 2200)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 7608)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exe (PID: 5880)
      • sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exe (PID: 2200)

    • Checks supported languages

      • sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exe (PID: 5880)
      • sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exe (PID: 2200)

    • PyInstaller has been detected (YARA)

      • sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exe (PID: 5880)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exe (PID: 2200)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exe (PID: 2200)

    • Reads Microsoft Office registry keys

      • sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exe (PID: 2200)

    • Process checks computer location settings

      • sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exe (PID: 2200)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • notepad.exe (PID: 2216)
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No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
183
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

Click at the process to see the details
sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exe notepad.exe no specs sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exe winrar.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2200"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exe
sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
2216"C:\WINDOWS\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\updater_readme.txtC:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe—sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Notepad
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
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\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
5880"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
7608"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" "C:\Users\admin\Downloads\sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.zip"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Alexander Roshal
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
WinRAR archiver
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.91.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\winrar\winrar.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
Total events
2 556
Read events
2 537
Write events
19
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(7608) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:3
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\preferences.zip
(PID) Process:(7608) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:2
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\chromium_ext.zip
(PID) Process:(7608) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:1
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\omni_23_10_2024_.zip
(PID) Process:(7608) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:0
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Downloads\sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.zip
(PID) Process:(7608) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:name
Value:
120
(PID) Process:(7608) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:size
Value:
80
(PID) Process:(7608) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:type
Value:
120
(PID) Process:(7608) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:mtime
Value:
100
(PID) Process:(2200) sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.txt\OpenWithProgids
Operation:writeName:txtfile
Value:
(PID) Process:(7608) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\Interface\MainWin
Operation:writeName:Placement
Value:
2C0000000000000001000000FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF3D0000002D000000FD03000016020000
Executable files
97
Suspicious files
4
Text files
934
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
5880sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI58802\VCRUNTIME140.dllexecutable
MD5:F34EB034AA4A9735218686590CBA2E8B
SHA256:9D2B40F0395CC5D1B4D5EA17B84970C29971D448C37104676DB577586D4AD1B1
5880sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI58802\_hashlib.pydexecutable
MD5:D4674750C732F0DB4C4DD6A83A9124FE
SHA256:CAA4D2F8795E9A55E128409CC016E2CC5C694CB026D7058FC561E4DD131ED1C9
5880sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI58802\_multiprocessing.pydexecutable
MD5:A9A0588711147E01EED59BE23C7944A9
SHA256:7581EDEA33C1DB0A49B8361E51E6291688601640E57D75909FB2007B2104FA4C
5880sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI58802\_queue.pydexecutable
MD5:D8C1B81BBC125B6AD1F48A172181336E
SHA256:925F05255F4AAE0997DC4EC94D900FD15950FD840685D5B8AA755427C7422B14
5880sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI58802\_decimal.pydexecutable
MD5:20C77203DDF9FF2FF96D6D11DEA2EDCF
SHA256:9AAC010A424C757C434C460C3C0A6515D7720966AB64BAD667539282A17B4133
5880sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI58802\_lzma.pydexecutable
MD5:7447EFD8D71E8A1929BE0FAC722B42DC
SHA256:60793C8592193CFBD00FD3E5263BE4315D650BA4F9E4FDA9C45A10642FD998BE
5880sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI58802\_socket.pydexecutable
MD5:819166054FEC07EFCD1062F13C2147EE
SHA256:E6DEB751039CD5424A139708475CE83F9C042D43E650765A716CB4A924B07E4F
5880sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI58802\_ctypes.pydexecutable
MD5:1635A0C5A72DF5AE64072CBB0065AEBE
SHA256:1EA3DD3DF393FA9B27BF6595BE4AC859064CD8EF9908A12378A6021BBA1CB177
5880sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI58802\_tkinter.pydexecutable
MD5:8DA8E5348D9F9572CE9216AC8A628C2B
SHA256:06B96357F5DD83D0D8105127E7AAEACB834DDF1AE03FA46AAFFDC1E5FD0A7621
5880sims-4-updater-v1.4.1.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI58802\_ssl.pydexecutable
MD5:7910FB2AF40E81BEE211182CFFEC0A06
SHA256:D2A7999E234E33828888AD455BAA6AB101D90323579ABC1095B8C42F0F723B6F
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HTTP(S) requests
50
TCP/UDP connections
80
DNS requests
82
Threats
12

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
4024
svchost.exe
GET
200
184.24.77.12:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
184.24.77.12:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
4024
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7760
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7760
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1176
svchost.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6208
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5064
SearchApp.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1476
svchost.exe
HEAD
200
23.32.238.98:80
http://msedge.b.tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/c08f1970-45bc-4dbe-8166-4ecef7a1f617?P1=1734260463&P2=404&P3=2&P4=LJ%2b5W9I2FbJweKsipWQ0EN9LzwGACmE2xrDwaxDvfvCUSzFv0RQi6zqap7xF1W6U656FyWEAceVPOumawDljYw%3d%3d
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
—
—
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
184.24.77.12:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
4024
svchost.exe
184.24.77.12:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.35.229.160:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
4024
svchost.exe
23.35.229.160:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
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—
whitelisted
—
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92.123.104.63:443
www.bing.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
—
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104.17.24.14:443
cdnjs.cloudflare.com
—
—
whitelisted
—
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104.18.11.207:443
stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com
—
—
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 4.231.128.59
  • 40.127.240.158
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 184.24.77.12
  • 184.24.77.35
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.35.229.160
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.185.142
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 92.123.104.63
  • 92.123.104.32
  • 92.123.104.7
  • 92.123.104.6
  • 92.123.104.67
  • 92.123.104.19
  • 92.123.104.31
  • 92.123.104.33
  • 92.123.104.38
whitelisted
anadius.su
  • 91.149.227.100
unknown
config.edge.skype.com
  • 13.107.42.16
whitelisted
edge.microsoft.com
  • 13.107.21.239
  • 204.79.197.239
whitelisted
edge-mobile-static.azureedge.net
  • 13.107.246.45
whitelisted
business.bing.com
  • 13.107.6.158
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
—
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Not Suspicious Traffic
INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare content delivery network (cdnjs .cloudflare .com)
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Not Suspicious Traffic
INFO [ANY.RUN] jQuery JavaScript Library Code Loaded (code .jquery .com)
—
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Not Suspicious Traffic
INFO [ANY.RUN] BootstrapCDN (stackpath .bootstrapcdn .com)
—
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Not Suspicious Traffic
INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare content delivery network (cdnjs .cloudflare .com)
—
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Not Suspicious Traffic
INFO [ANY.RUN] jQuery JavaScript Library Code Loaded (code .jquery .com)
—
—
Not Suspicious Traffic
INFO [ANY.RUN] BootstrapCDN (stackpath .bootstrapcdn .com)
—
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Not Suspicious Traffic
INFO [ANY.RUN] BootstrapCDN (stackpath .bootstrapcdn .com)
—
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Not Suspicious Traffic
INFO [ANY.RUN] jQuery JavaScript Library Code Loaded (code .jquery .com)
—
—
Not Suspicious Traffic
INFO [ANY.RUN] jQuery JavaScript Library Code Loaded (code .jquery .com)
—
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Not Suspicious Traffic
INFO [ANY.RUN] BootstrapCDN (stackpath .bootstrapcdn .com)
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