Malware analysis ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe Malicious activity

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File name:	ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/df8d521d-1322-4ec9-aa59-8e3ff90020f9
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Analysis date:	March 17, 2018, 13:28:56
OS:	Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:	installer
Indicators:
MIME:	application/x-dosexec
File info:	PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
MD5:	13028A5BBAFF94C2F138BBEBB3BF389E
SHA1:	C9117D75A127E1F7263636D860E05816215FD3D5
SHA256:	A36AA945F9F16A862D37551959D4AD628F1C4B4E5520886F2A70CC92EB2CA537
SSDEEP:	49152:eIrw/SEpuhRb2PQZwlEMMcPsPHlWQW48ok5ALuggdGhVRYyIcSF77xCZD5GXlFkZ:hrcSEUhRmQZw1MPFWQmR52uWh/VIcCVA

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 120 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:: off
Network geolocation:: off
Additional time used:: 60 seconds
MITM proxy:: off
Privacy:: Public submission
Fakenet option:: off
Route via Tor:: off
Autoconfirmation of UAC:: on
Network:

Software preset

Internet Explorer 8.0.7601.17514 undefined
7-Zip 16.04 (16.04)
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC MUI (15.007.20033)
Adobe Flash Player 26 ActiveX (26.0.0.137)
CCleaner (5.35)
Google Chrome (61.0.3163.100)
Google Update Helper (1.3.33.5)
Java 8 Update 92 (8.0.920.14)
Java Auto Updater (2.8.92.14)
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1 (4.6.01055)
Microsoft Office Access MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Access Setup Metadata MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Excel MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Home and Business 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office OneNote MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Outlook MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office PowerPoint MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Proof (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Proof (French) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Proof (Spanish) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Proofing (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Publisher MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Shared MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Shared Setup Metadata MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Single Image 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Word MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable (8.0.61001)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.30729.6161 (9.0.30729.6161)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable - 10.0.40219 (10.0.40219)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable (x86) - 11.0.61030 (11.0.61030.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 x86 Additional Runtime - 11.0.61030 (11.0.61030)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 x86 Minimum Runtime - 11.0.61030 (11.0.61030)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x86) - 12.0.30501 (12.0.30501.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x86 Additional Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x86 Minimum Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable (x86) - 14.12.25810 (14.12.25810.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 x86 Additional Runtime - 14.12.25810 (14.12.25810)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 x86 Minimum Runtime - 14.12.25810 (14.12.25810)
Mozilla Firefox 55.0.3 (x86 en-US) (55.0.3)
Mozilla Maintenance Service (55.0.3)
Notepad++ (32-bit x86) (7.5.4)
Opera 12.15 (12.15.1748)
Skype™ 7.39 (7.39.102)
VLC media player (2.2.6)

Hotfixes

Client LanguagePack Package
Client Refresh LanguagePack Package
CodecPack Basic Package
Foundation Package
IE Troubleshooters Package
InternetExplorer Optional Package
KB2534111
KB2999226
KB976902
LocalPack AU Package
LocalPack CA Package
LocalPack GB Package
LocalPack US Package
LocalPack ZA Package
ProfessionalEdition
UltimateEdition
WinMan WinIP Package TopLevel

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MALICIOUS
- Application loaded dropped or rewritten executable
  - ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe (PID: 3164)
- Application was dropped or rewritten from another process
  - Ad-Aware.exe (PID: 3544)
SUSPICIOUS
- Creates files in the user directory
  - hh.exe (PID: 2452)
  - Ad-Aware.exe (PID: 3544)
- Creates a software uninstall entry
  - ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe (PID: 3164)
- Removes files from Windows directory
  - ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe (PID: 3164)
- Creates files in the program directory
  - ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe (PID: 3164)
- Creates files in the Windows directory
  - ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe (PID: 3164)
- Reads internet explorer settings
  - hh.exe (PID: 2452)
INFO
- Loads rich edit control libraries
  - ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe (PID: 3164)
  - Ad-Aware.exe (PID: 3544)
- Dropped object may contain URL's
  - ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe (PID: 3164)

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No Malware configuration.

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TRiD

.exe	\|	Wise Installer executable (91.7)
.exe	\|	Win64 Executable (generic) (5.3)
.dll	\|	Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (1.2)
.exe	\|	Win32 Executable (generic) (0.8)
.exe	\|	Generic Win/DOS Executable (0.3)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType:	Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp:	2001:08:13 19:13:38+02:00
PEType:	PE32
LinkerVersion:	6
CodeSize:	8704
InitializedDataSize:	5632
UninitializedDataSize:	-
EntryPoint:	0x21af
OSVersion:	4
ImageVersion:	4
SubsystemVersion:	4
Subsystem:	Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber:	1.0.5.0
ProductVersionNumber:	1.0.5.0
FileFlagsMask:	0x003f
FileFlags:	(none)
FileOS:	Windows 16-bit
ObjectFileType:	Executable application
FileSubtype:	-
LanguageCode:	English (U.S.)
CharacterSet:	Windows, Latin1
CompanyName:	Lavasoft
FileDescription:	Ad-Aware SE Personal
FileVersion:	1.0.5.0
LegalCopyright:	Nicolas Stark Computing AB

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Total processes

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

2452

"C:\Windows\hh.exe" manual.chm

C:\Windows\hh.exe

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ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

HIGH

Description:

Microsoft® HTML Help Executable

Exit code:

Version:

6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\hh.exe
c:\systemroot\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\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\hhctrl.ocx

2952

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe"

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe

—

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Exit code:

3221226540

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll

3164

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe"

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

HIGH

Exit code:

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.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
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll

3544

"C:\PROGRA~1\Lavasoft\AD-AWA~1\Ad-Aware.exe" /598853 +483832

C:\PROGRA~1\Lavasoft\AD-AWA~1\Ad-Aware.exe

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ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Lavasoft Sweden

Integrity Level:

HIGH

Description:

Ad-Aware SE Core application

Exit code:

1073807364

Version:

6.2.0.206

Modules

Images
c:\program files\lavasoft\ad-aware se personal\ad-aware.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.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
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll

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Total events

350

Read events

336

Write events

Delete events

Modification events


(PID) Process:	(3164) ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Ad-Aware SE Personal
Operation:	write	Name:	DisplayName
Value: Ad-Aware SE Personal
(PID) Process:	(3164) ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Ad-Aware SE Personal
Operation:	write	Name:	UninstallString
Value: C:\PROGRA~1\Lavasoft\AD-AWA~1\UNWISE.EXE C:\PROGRA~1\Lavasoft\AD-AWA~1\INSTALL.LOG
(PID) Process:	(3164) ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Ad-Aware SE Personal
Operation:	write	Name:	HelpLink
Value: http://www.lavasoft.de
(PID) Process:	(3164) ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Ad-Aware SE Personal
Operation:	write	Name:	Publisher
Value: Lavasoft
(PID) Process:	(3164) ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Ad-Aware SE Personal
Operation:	write	Name:	DisplayIcon
Value: C:\PROGRA~1\Lavasoft\AD-AWA~1\Ad-Aware.exe,-0
(PID) Process:	(3164) ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Ad-Aware SE Personal
Operation:	write	Name:	URLInfoAbout
Value: http://www.lavasoft.de
(PID) Process:	(3164) ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:	write	Name:	UNCAsIntranet
Value: 0
(PID) Process:	(3164) ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:	write	Name:	AutoDetect
Value: 1
(PID) Process:	(2452) hh.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:	write	Name:	UNCAsIntranet
Value: 0
(PID) Process:	(2452) hh.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:	write	Name:	AutoDetect
Value: 1

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Executable files

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Text files

Unknown types

Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
3164	ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~GLH0000.TMP		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
3164	ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~GLH0001.TMP		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
3164	ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~GLH0002.TMP		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
3164	ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe	C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE Personal\~GLH0003.TMP		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
3164	ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe	C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE Personal\~GLH0004.TMP		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
3164	ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe	C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE Personal\~GLH0005.TMP		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
3164	ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe	C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE Personal\temp.000		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
3164	ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe	C:\PROGRA~1\Lavasoft\AD-AWA~1\~GLH0006.TMP		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
3164	ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe	C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE Personal\~GLH0007.TMP		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
3164	ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe	C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE Personal\~GLH0008.TMP		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—

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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
—	—	GET	—	82.99.19.110:80	http://download.lavasoft.de/public/wu.dat	SE	—	—	unknown
—	—	GET	—	207.44.136.40:80	http://207.44.136.40/public/wu.dat	US	—	—	unknown

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
—	—	82.99.19.110:80	download.lavasoft.de	IP-Only Networks AB	SE	unknown
—	—	207.44.136.40:80	—	SoftLayer Technologies Inc.	US	unknown

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
download.lavasoft.de	82.99.19.110	unknown
download.lavasoft.de.edgesuite.net	—	unknown

Threats

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General Info

ad-aware-personal-1-05-aawsepersonal.exe

13028A5BBAFF94C2F138BBEBB3BF389E

C9117D75A127E1F7263636D860E05816215FD3D5

A36AA945F9F16A862D37551959D4AD628F1C4B4E5520886F2A70CC92EB2CA537

49152:eIrw/SEpuhRb2PQZwlEMMcPsPHlWQW48ok5ALuggdGhVRYyIcSF77xCZD5GXlFkZ:hrcSEUhRmQZw1MPFWQmR52uWh/VIcCVA

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Hotfixes

Behavior activities

MALICIOUS

Application loaded dropped or rewritten executable

Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

SUSPICIOUS

Creates files in the user directory

Creates a software uninstall entry

Removes files from Windows directory

Creates files in the program directory

Creates files in the Windows directory

Reads internet explorer settings

INFO

Loads rich edit control libraries

Dropped object may contain URL's

Malware configuration

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