File name:

GTweak.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/535725ff-56d4-4f41-b92c-f691b5607d37
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: December 19, 2024, 20:03:50
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:
evasion
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 2 sections
MD5:

4FB7FFD49EB96188C1C39BE0B0602881

SHA1:

802BFFAFE1D53EA0F9FD1C237B8C0564787B5D33

SHA256:

A361D7C0A5EAEC150BCEF9CB223328087ECE98C5F871C0D4E3FE86DE999BDAE3

SSDEEP:

98304:e5a6zUWrpljUCzsmeX2y8JBi1B39u8WflB2bz14b8Msb8kN7NXKhF:qrip

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Starts CMD.EXE for self-deleting

      • GTweak.exe (PID: 6724)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • GTweak.exe (PID: 6724)

    • Starts application with an unusual extension

      • cmd.exe (PID: 5388)

    • Uses TIMEOUT.EXE to delay execution

      • cmd.exe (PID: 6852)

    • Suspicious use of NETSH.EXE

      • cmd.exe (PID: 5388)

    • Starts POWERSHELL.EXE for commands execution

      • GTweak.exe (PID: 6724)

    • Checks for external IP

      • GTweak.exe (PID: 6724)
      • svchost.exe (PID: 2192)

    • Executes as Windows Service

      • VSSVC.exe (PID: 6388)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • GTweak.exe (PID: 6724)

  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • GTweak.exe (PID: 6724)
      • chcp.com (PID: 2828)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • GTweak.exe (PID: 6724)

    • Reads Environment values

      • GTweak.exe (PID: 6724)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • GTweak.exe (PID: 6724)

    • Disables trace logs

      • GTweak.exe (PID: 6724)
      • netsh.exe (PID: 1296)
      • netsh.exe (PID: 396)
      • netsh.exe (PID: 2972)
      • netsh.exe (PID: 1512)

    • Reads the computer name

      • GTweak.exe (PID: 6724)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • GTweak.exe (PID: 6724)

    • Changes the display of characters in the console

      • cmd.exe (PID: 5388)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • GTweak.exe (PID: 6724)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • GTweak.exe (PID: 6724)

    • The process uses the downloaded file

      • powershell.exe (PID: 1472)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

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: 2024:12:09 13:10:40+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, Large address aware
PEType: PE32+
LinkerVersion: 48
CodeSize: 1993216
InitializedDataSize: 218624
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x0000
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 6
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 5.0.35.603
ProductVersionNumber: 0.0.0.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Neutral
CharacterSet: Unicode
Comments: Perfect setup of Windows 10 & Windows 11 with the choice of options you need for better convenience and performance
FileDescription: GTweak
FileVersion: 5.0.35.603
InternalName: GTweak.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright © Greedeks 2024
LegalTrademarks: Greedeks
OriginalFileName: GTweak.exe
ProductName: GTweak
ProductVersion: Build: 5.0.3
AssemblyVersion: 5.0.35.603
No data.
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Total processes
170
Monitored processes
51
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start gtweak.exe cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs timeout.exe no specs powershell.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs powershell.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs chcp.com no specs netsh.exe no specs netsh.exe no specs netsh.exe no specs netsh.exe no specs svchost.exe powershell.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs SPPSurrogate no specs vssvc.exe no specs powershell.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs SPPSurrogate no specs powershell.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs SPPSurrogate no specs powershell.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs SPPSurrogate no specs powershell.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs SPPSurrogate no specs powershell.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs powershell.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs SPPSurrogate no specs powershell.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs SPPSurrogate no specs powershell.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs SPPSurrogate no specs powershell.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs SPPSurrogate no specs powershell.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs powershell.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs gtweak.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
236\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—powershell.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
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
396netsh int ipv6 6to4 show stateC:\Windows\System32\netsh.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Network Command Shell
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\netsh.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
396\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—powershell.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
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
520C:\WINDOWS\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{F32D97DF-E3E5-4CB9-9E3E-0EB5B4E49801}C:\Windows\System32\dllhost.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
COM Surrogate
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\dllhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
524\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—powershell.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
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
1296netsh int teredo show state C:\Windows\System32\netsh.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Network Command Shell
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\netsh.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
1416\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—powershell.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
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
1416"powershell.exe" Get-ComputerRestorePoint | Where-Object {$_.Description -ne 'Точка созданная с помощью GTweak' -and $_.Description -ne 'A point created with a GTweak'} | Select-Object EventType | ft -hideC:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe—GTweak.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows PowerShell
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\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\atl.dll
1416\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—powershell.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
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
1472"powershell.exe" Get-LocalUser | Where-Object { $_.Enabled -match 'True'} | Select-Object PrincipalSource | ft -hideC:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe—GTweak.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows PowerShell
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\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
Total events
70 967
Read events
70 792
Write events
174
Delete events
1

Modification events

(PID) Process:(6724) GTweak.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\GTweak
Operation:writeName:Notification
Value:
True
(PID) Process:(6724) GTweak.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\GTweak
Operation:writeName:Sound
Value:
True
(PID) Process:(6724) GTweak.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\GTweak
Operation:writeName:Volume
Value:
50
(PID) Process:(6724) GTweak.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\GTweak
Operation:writeName:TopMost
Value:
False
(PID) Process:(6724) GTweak.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\GTweak
Operation:writeName:Update
Value:
True
(PID) Process:(6724) GTweak.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\GTweak
Operation:writeName:HiddenIP
Value:
False
(PID) Process:(6724) GTweak.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\GTweak
Operation:writeName:Theme
Value:
Dark
(PID) Process:(6724) GTweak.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\GTweak
Operation:writeName:Language
Value:
en
(PID) Process:(6724) GTweak.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\GTweak_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(6724) GTweak.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\GTweak_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableAutoFileTracing
Value:
0
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
3
Text files
32
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
6724GTweak.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\GTweak\resource\GTweak.icoimage
MD5:66B70CDF1E3AC3AABFD6A04FD585E153
SHA256:1C6FBF4479B892AE5CC03FCD0945E33D86BA51B5248C63681DF4A5215DC0317F
3140powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_z2sfp5ux.eeo.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
2632powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_qjenv2wr.2r1.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
6724GTweak.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Media\12.0\WMSDKNS.XML.baktext
MD5:7050D5AE8ACFBE560FA11073FEF8185D
SHA256:CB87767C4A384C24E4A0F88455F59101B1AE7B4FB8DE8A5ADB4136C5F7EE545B
6724GTweak.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Media\12.0\WMSDKNS.DTDxml
MD5:90BE2701C8112BEBC6BD58A7DE19846E
SHA256:644FBCDC20086E16D57F31C5BAD98BE68D02B1C061938D2F5F91CBE88C871FBF
6724GTweak.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Media\12.0\WMSDKNS.XMLtext
MD5:5433EAB10C6B5C6D55B7CBD302426A39
SHA256:23DBF7014E99E93AF5F2760F18EE1370274F06A453145C8D539B66D798DAD131
1876powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_nsh1wvzp.g4u.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
6724GTweak.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Media Player\CurrentDatabase_400.wmdbbinary
MD5:CAF15722EE937A480F0BB2484A6E7805
SHA256:BCDF195F522AB1F5D9A83D48B1A2674754765EE2174698C5C8BA54326D436E1B
6192powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_dkazlyeg.rf2.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
6228powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_kmyzt4n2.byw.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
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HTTP(S) requests
3
TCP/UDP connections
19
DNS requests
8
Threats
4

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
—
—
GET
—
140.82.121.6:443
https://api.github.com/repos/greedeks/gtweak/releases/latest
unknown
—
—
unknown
6724
GTweak.exe
GET
—
208.95.112.1:80
http://ip-api.com/json/?fields=61439
unknown
—
—
shared
6724
GTweak.exe
GET
—
208.95.112.1:80
http://ip-api.com/json/?fields=61439
unknown
—
—
shared
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
—
—
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
—
—
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
3976
svchost.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
5496
svchost.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
6724
GTweak.exe
140.82.121.6:443
api.github.com
GITHUB
US
whitelisted
6724
GTweak.exe
208.95.112.1:80
ip-api.com
TUT-AS
US
shared

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.104.136.2
  • 4.231.128.59
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.186.110
whitelisted
api.github.com
  • 140.82.121.6
whitelisted
ip-api.com
  • 208.95.112.1
shared
self.events.data.microsoft.com
  • 20.189.173.5
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
2192
svchost.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
INFO [ANY.RUN] External IP Check (ip-api .com)
2192
svchost.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (ip-api .com)
6724
GTweak.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
ET POLICY External IP Lookup ip-api.com
6724
GTweak.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
ET POLICY External IP Lookup ip-api.com
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Reports
GTweak.exe