URL:

https://freefilesync.org/

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/2484c516-a31c-4176-a773-d1a69afb258a
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: November 16, 2023, 17:32:55
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
SHA1:

D22C0C960B91D55A3F3548D0D3E3052B6DAF421B

SHA256:

A80DE0D2A8A574B256207B65807B7DD33E8212B42BF6860871257CCC47213667

SSDEEP:

3:N839byLMJ:2eMJ

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Drops the executable file immediately after the start

      • FreeFileSync_13.1_Windows_Setup.exe (PID: 1376)
      • FreeFileSync_13.1_Windows_Setup.exe (PID: 1344)
      • FreeFileSync_13.1_Windows_Setup.tmp (PID: 1660)

    • Adds process to the Windows Defender exclusion list

      • FreeFileSync_13.1_Windows_Setup.tmp (PID: 1660)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads the Windows owner or organization settings

      • FreeFileSync_13.1_Windows_Setup.tmp (PID: 1660)

    • Powershell version downgrade attack

      • powershell.exe (PID: 1996)

    • The process hide an interactive prompt from the user

      • FreeFileSync_13.1_Windows_Setup.tmp (PID: 1660)

    • Starts POWERSHELL.EXE for commands execution

      • FreeFileSync_13.1_Windows_Setup.tmp (PID: 1660)

    • Script adds exclusion process to Windows Defender

      • FreeFileSync_13.1_Windows_Setup.tmp (PID: 1660)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • FreeFileSync_Win32.exe (PID: 1612)
      • FreeFileSync_Win32.exe (PID: 2748)

    • Checks Windows Trust Settings

      • FreeFileSync_Win32.exe (PID: 1612)
      • FreeFileSync_Win32.exe (PID: 2748)

    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • FreeFileSync_Win32.exe (PID: 2748)
      • FreeFileSync_Win32.exe (PID: 1612)

    • Reads the Internet Settings

      • FreeFileSync_Win32.exe (PID: 2748)

    • Adds/modifies Windows certificates

      • FreeFileSync.exe (PID: 588)

  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 3560)
      • FreeFileSync_13.1_Windows_Setup.exe (PID: 1376)
      • FreeFileSync_13.1_Windows_Setup.tmp (PID: 2060)
      • FreeFileSync_13.1_Windows_Setup.exe (PID: 1344)
      • FreeFileSync_13.1_Windows_Setup.tmp (PID: 1660)
      • FreeFileSync.exe (PID: 296)
      • FreeFileSync.exe (PID: 588)
      • FreeFileSync_Win32.exe (PID: 1612)
      • FreeFileSync_Win32.exe (PID: 2748)
      • FreeFileSync.exe (PID: 604)

    • Application launched itself

      • chrome.exe (PID: 3428)

    • Reads the computer name

      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 3560)
      • FreeFileSync_13.1_Windows_Setup.tmp (PID: 2060)
      • FreeFileSync_13.1_Windows_Setup.tmp (PID: 1660)
      • FreeFileSync_Win32.exe (PID: 1612)
      • FreeFileSync_Win32.exe (PID: 2748)

    • Manual execution by a user

      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 3560)
      • FreeFileSync.exe (PID: 604)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 3560)
      • FreeFileSync_Win32.exe (PID: 1612)
      • FreeFileSync_Win32.exe (PID: 2748)

    • The process uses the downloaded file

      • chrome.exe (PID: 476)
      • chrome.exe (PID: 924)
      • chrome.exe (PID: 3296)
      • chrome.exe (PID: 3428)
      • chrome.exe (PID: 2092)

    • Drops the executable file immediately after the start

      • chrome.exe (PID: 3428)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • FreeFileSync_13.1_Windows_Setup.exe (PID: 1376)
      • FreeFileSync_13.1_Windows_Setup.exe (PID: 1344)
      • FreeFileSync_13.1_Windows_Setup.tmp (PID: 1660)
      • FreeFileSync.exe (PID: 296)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • FreeFileSync_13.1_Windows_Setup.tmp (PID: 1660)
      • FreeFileSync_Win32.exe (PID: 1612)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • FreeFileSync_13.1_Windows_Setup.tmp (PID: 1660)
      • FreeFileSync_Win32.exe (PID: 2748)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • FreeFileSync_Win32.exe (PID: 2748)
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No data.
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Total processes
81
Monitored processes
42
Malicious processes
9
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start chrome.exe chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs wmpnscfg.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs freefilesync_13.1_windows_setup.exe no specs freefilesync_13.1_windows_setup.tmp no specs freefilesync_13.1_windows_setup.exe freefilesync_13.1_windows_setup.tmp chrome.exe no specs freefilesync.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs powershell.exe no specs freefilesync.exe no specs freefilesync_win32.exe no specs freefilesync.exe no specs freefilesync_win32.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
124"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3792 --field-trial-handle=1172,i,12702368135996918326,17627924695304067257,131072 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.5414.120
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\109.0.5414.120\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
296"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-L1102.tmp\FreeFileSync.exe" ffs_setup_convert_jpg_to_bmp "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-L1102.tmp\img_48.jpg"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-L1102.tmp\FreeFileSync.exe—FreeFileSync_13.1_Windows_Setup.tmp
User:
admin
Company:
FreeFileSync.org
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
FreeFileSync - Folder Comparison and Synchronization
Exit code:
0
Version:
13.1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\is-l1102.tmp\freefilesync.exe
c:\windows\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
476"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=quarantine.mojom.Quarantine --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4124 --field-trial-handle=1172,i,12702368135996918326,17627924695304067257,131072 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.5414.120
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\109.0.5414.120\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
588"C:\Program Files\FreeFileSync\FreeFileSync.exe" ffs_setup_finalizeC:\Program Files\FreeFileSync\FreeFileSync.exe—FreeFileSync_13.1_Windows_Setup.tmp
User:
admin
Company:
FreeFileSync.org
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
FreeFileSync - Folder Comparison and Synchronization
Exit code:
0
Version:
13.1
Modules
Images
c:\program files\freefilesync\freefilesync.exe
c:\windows\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
604"C:\Program Files\FreeFileSync\FreeFileSync.exe" C:\Program Files\FreeFileSync\FreeFileSync.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
FreeFileSync.org
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
FreeFileSync - Folder Comparison and Synchronization
Exit code:
0
Version:
13.1
Modules
Images
c:\program files\freefilesync\freefilesync.exe
c:\windows\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
860"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilReadIcon --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=icon_reader --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4508 --field-trial-handle=1172,i,12702368135996918326,17627924695304067257,131072 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.5414.120
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\109.0.5414.120\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
916"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=audio.mojom.AudioService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=audio --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3292 --field-trial-handle=1172,i,12702368135996918326,17627924695304067257,131072 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.5414.120
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\109.0.5414.120\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
924"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=quarantine.mojom.Quarantine --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4316 --field-trial-handle=1172,i,12702368135996918326,17627924695304067257,131072 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.5414.120
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\109.0.5414.120\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
1064"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4176 --field-trial-handle=1172,i,12702368135996918326,17627924695304067257,131072 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.5414.120
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\109.0.5414.120\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
1248"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3816 --field-trial-handle=1172,i,12702368135996918326,17627924695304067257,131072 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.5414.120
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\109.0.5414.120\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
Total events
18 411
Read events
18 172
Write events
235
Delete events
4

Modification events

(PID) Process:(3428) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:failed_count
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3428) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3428) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty
Operation:writeName:StatusCodes
Value:
01000000
(PID) Process:(3428) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
2
(PID) Process:(3428) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Update\ClientState\{8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}
Operation:writeName:dr
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3428) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\StabilityMetrics
Operation:writeName:user_experience_metrics.stability.exited_cleanly
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3428) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome
Operation:writeName:UsageStatsInSample
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3428) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Update\ClientStateMedium\{8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}
Operation:writeName:usagestats
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3428) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Update\ClientState\{8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}
Operation:writeName:metricsid_installdate
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3428) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Update\ClientState\{8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}
Operation:writeName:metricsid_enableddate
Value:
0
Executable files
20
Suspicious files
152
Text files
48
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
3428chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old~RF16716c.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3428chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3428chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Site Characteristics Database\LOG.old~RF16716c.TMPtext
MD5:D5C9ECBD2DCA29D89266782824D7AF99
SHA256:D22D1243ACC064A30823180D0E583C853E9395367C78C2AD9DE59A463904F702
3428chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Variationsbinary
MD5:961E3604F228B0D10541EBF921500C86
SHA256:F7B24F2EB3D5EB0550527490395D2F61C3D2FE74BB9CB345197DAD81B58B5FED
3428chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Crashpad\settings.datbinary
MD5:9C016064A1F864C8140915D77CF3389A
SHA256:0E7265D4A8C16223538EDD8CD620B8820611C74538E420A88E333BE7F62AC787
3428chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.old~RF16717b.TMPtext
MD5:CDCC923CEC2CD9228330551E6946A9C2
SHA256:592F4750166BE662AA88728F9969537163FEC5C3E95E81537C8C6917F8D0929E
3428chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\coupon_db\LOG.old~RF167813.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3428chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\coupon_db\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3428chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Local Storage\leveldb\LOG.oldtext
MD5:B806171F9E7C87423595645872D869B0
SHA256:851A8D533BEBF6A69C5518375396E97463302C1E2031D04F8EB5851C5C82CEB9
3428chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\678ca207-59a5-4e68-92dc-2f69a4a7690e.tmpbinary
MD5:5058F1AF8388633F609CADB75A75DC9D
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
71
DNS requests
73
Threats
0

HTTP requests

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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
2588
svchost.exe
239.255.255.250:1900
—
—
—
whitelisted
3464
chrome.exe
172.217.16.205:443
accounts.google.com
GOOGLE
US
whitelisted
1080
svchost.exe
224.0.0.252:5355
—
—
—
unknown
3428
chrome.exe
239.255.255.250:1900
—
—
—
whitelisted
3464
chrome.exe
104.21.2.160:443
freefilesync.org
CLOUDFLARENET
—
unknown
3464
chrome.exe
142.250.186.98:443
securepubads.g.doubleclick.net
GOOGLE
US
unknown
3464
chrome.exe
142.250.185.130:443
pagead2.googlesyndication.com
GOOGLE
US
unknown
3464
chrome.exe
142.250.184.238:443
www.youtube.com
GOOGLE
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
accounts.google.com
  • 172.217.16.205
shared
freefilesync.org
  • 104.21.2.160
  • 172.67.129.95
malicious
securepubads.g.doubleclick.net
  • 142.250.186.98
whitelisted
fto.freefilesync.org
  • 104.21.2.160
  • 172.67.129.95
unknown
pagead2.googlesyndication.com
  • 142.250.185.130
  • 142.250.181.226
whitelisted
www.youtube.com
  • 142.250.184.238
  • 142.250.186.142
  • 142.250.186.174
  • 142.250.186.46
  • 172.217.18.14
  • 172.217.16.206
  • 216.58.206.46
  • 142.250.185.78
  • 142.250.185.110
  • 142.250.185.142
  • 142.250.185.174
  • 142.250.185.206
  • 142.250.185.238
  • 142.250.186.78
  • 142.250.186.110
  • 142.250.181.238
whitelisted
i.ytimg.com
  • 142.250.186.54
  • 172.217.18.22
  • 172.217.16.214
  • 216.58.206.54
  • 142.250.74.214
  • 172.217.18.118
  • 172.217.23.118
  • 216.58.212.150
  • 142.250.185.86
  • 142.250.185.118
  • 142.250.185.150
  • 142.250.185.182
  • 142.250.185.214
  • 142.250.185.246
  • 142.250.186.86
  • 142.250.186.118
whitelisted
fonts.gstatic.com
  • 216.58.212.131
  • 142.250.185.195
whitelisted
googleads.g.doubleclick.net
  • 142.250.185.194
whitelisted
fundingchoicesmessages.google.com
  • 142.250.186.46
whitelisted

Threats

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