Malware analysis mssecsvc.exe Malicious activity | ANY.RUN

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File name:	mssecsvc.exe
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/bda2a94a-e606-4c04-93be-3480f39c97e5
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Analysis date:	April 07, 2019, 13:15:35
OS:	Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MIME:	application/x-dosexec
File info:	PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
MD5:	478ABB44DBBA06E87DECD2DF49F3D986
SHA1:	0D1BDC648B6FE87652FD4F299EBB1EAC821DFEF3
SHA256:	A90873267DEB6777193D65A390752E86B6A1BBF3523CFB28C266139E24ED69F8
SSDEEP:	49152:2nAQqMSPbcBVQej/1INRx+TSqTdX1HkQo6SAA:yDqPoBhz1aRxcSUDk36SA

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 60 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:: off
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 8.0.7601.17514 undefined
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC MUI (15.023.20070)
Adobe Flash Player 26 ActiveX (26.0.0.131)
Adobe Flash Player 26 NPAPI (26.0.0.131)
Adobe Flash Player 26 PPAPI (26.0.0.131)
Adobe Refresh Manager (1.8.0)
CCleaner (5.35)
FileZilla Client 3.36.0 (3.36.0)
Google Chrome (73.0.3683.75)
Google Update Helper (1.3.33.23)
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 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 Professional 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++ 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++ 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) - 14.15.26706 (14.15.26706.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 x86 Additional Runtime - 14.15.26706 (14.15.26706)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 x86 Minimum Runtime - 14.15.26706 (14.15.26706)
Mozilla Firefox 65.0.2 (x86 en-US) (65.0.2)
Notepad++ (32-bit x86) (7.5.1)
Opera 12.15 (12.15.1748)
Skype version 8.29 (8.29)
VLC media player (2.2.6)
WinRAR 5.60 (32-bit) (5.60.0)

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

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MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.
SUSPICIOUS
- Creates files in the user directory
  - mssecsvc.exe (PID: 3320)
INFO
No info indicators.

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No Malware configuration.

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TRiD

.exe	\|	Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (42.2)
.exe	\|	Win64 Executable (generic) (37.3)
.dll	\|	Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (8.8)
.exe	\|	Win32 Executable (generic) (6)
.exe	\|	Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.7)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType:	Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp:	2010:11:20 10:03:08+01:00
PEType:	PE32
LinkerVersion:	6
CodeSize:	36864
InitializedDataSize:	3682304
UninitializedDataSize:	-
EntryPoint:	0x9a16
OSVersion:	4
ImageVersion:	-
SubsystemVersion:	4
Subsystem:	Windows GUI

Summary

Architecture:	IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem:	IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date:	20-Nov-2010 09:03:08
Detected languages:	English - United States

DOS Header

Magic number:	MZ
Bytes on last page of file:	0x0090
Pages in file:	0x0003
Relocations:	0x0000
Size of header:	0x0004
Min extra paragraphs:	0x0000
Max extra paragraphs:	0xFFFF
Initial SS value:	0x0000
Initial SP value:	0x00B8
Checksum:	0x0000
Initial IP value:	0x0000
Initial CS value:	0x0000
Overlay number:	0x0000
OEM identifier:	0x0000
OEM information:	0x0000
Address of NE header:	0x000000F8

PE Headers

Signature:	PE
Machine:	IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections:	4
Time date stamp:	20-Nov-2010 09:03:08
Pointer to Symbol Table:	0x00000000
Number of symbols:	0
Size of Optional Header:	0x00E0
Characteristics:	IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE IMAGE_FILE_LINE_NUMS_STRIPPED IMAGE_FILE_LOCAL_SYMS_STRIPPED IMAGE_FILE_RELOCS_STRIPPED

Sections

Name	Virtual Address	Virtual Size	Raw Size	Charateristics	Entropy
.text	0x00001000	0x00008BCA	0x00009000	IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ	6.13452
.rdata	0x0000A000	0x00000998	0x00001000	IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ	3.50362
.data	0x0000B000	0x0030489C	0x00027000	IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE	6.10032
.rsrc	0x00310000	0x0035A454	0x0035B000	IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ	6.52217

Resources

Title	Entropy	Size	Codepage	Language	Type
1	3.08484	944	Latin 1 / Western European	English - United States	RT_VERSION
1831	6.52504	3514368	Latin 1 / Western European	English - United States	R

Imports


ADVAPI32.dll
KERNEL32.dll
MSVCP60.dll
MSVCRT.dll
WININET.dll
WS2_32.dll
iphlpapi.dll

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Total processes

31

Monitored processes

1

Malicious processes

0

Suspicious processes

0

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

3320

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

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

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Exit code:

0

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\mssecsvc.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\ws2_32.dll
c:\windows\system32\nsi.dll

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Total events

39

Read events

21

Write events

18

Delete events

0

Modification events


(PID) Process:	(3320) mssecsvc.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\mssecsvc_RASAPI32
Operation:	write	Name:	EnableFileTracing
Value: 0
(PID) Process:	(3320) mssecsvc.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\mssecsvc_RASAPI32
Operation:	write	Name:	EnableConsoleTracing
Value: 0
(PID) Process:	(3320) mssecsvc.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\mssecsvc_RASAPI32
Operation:	write	Name:	FileTracingMask
Value: 4294901760
(PID) Process:	(3320) mssecsvc.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\mssecsvc_RASAPI32
Operation:	write	Name:	ConsoleTracingMask
Value: 4294901760
(PID) Process:	(3320) mssecsvc.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\mssecsvc_RASAPI32
Operation:	write	Name:	MaxFileSize
Value: 1048576
(PID) Process:	(3320) mssecsvc.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\mssecsvc_RASAPI32
Operation:	write	Name:	FileDirectory
Value: %windir%\tracing
(PID) Process:	(3320) mssecsvc.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\mssecsvc_RASMANCS
Operation:	write	Name:	EnableFileTracing
Value: 0
(PID) Process:	(3320) mssecsvc.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\mssecsvc_RASMANCS
Operation:	write	Name:	EnableConsoleTracing
Value: 0
(PID) Process:	(3320) mssecsvc.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\mssecsvc_RASMANCS
Operation:	write	Name:	FileTracingMask
Value: 4294901760
(PID) Process:	(3320) mssecsvc.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\mssecsvc_RASMANCS
Operation:	write	Name:	ConsoleTracingMask
Value: 4294901760

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Executable files

0

Suspicious files

0

Text files

1

Unknown types

0

Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
3320	mssecsvc.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\admin@iuqerfsodp9ifjaposdfjhgosurijfaewrwergwea[1].txt		text
		MD5:—	SHA256:—

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HTTP(S) requests

1

TCP/UDP connections

1

DNS requests

1

Threats

0

HTTP requests

PID	Process	Method	HTTP Code	IP	URL	CN	Type	Size	Reputation
3320	mssecsvc.exe	GET	200	104.17.244.81:80	http://www.iuqerfsodp9ifjaposdfjhgosurijfaewrwergwea.com/	US	html	607 b	malicious

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
3320	mssecsvc.exe	104.17.244.81:80	www.iuqerfsodp9ifjaposdfjhgosurijfaewrwergwea.com	Cloudflare Inc	US	shared

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
www.iuqerfsodp9ifjaposdfjhgosurijfaewrwergwea.com	104.17.244.81 104.16.173.80	malicious

Threats

No threats detected

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No debug info

General Info

mssecsvc.exe

478ABB44DBBA06E87DECD2DF49F3D986

0D1BDC648B6FE87652FD4F299EBB1EAC821DFEF3

A90873267DEB6777193D65A390752E86B6A1BBF3523CFB28C266139E24ED69F8

49152:2nAQqMSPbcBVQej/1INRx+TSqTdX1HkQo6SAA:yDqPoBhz1aRxcSUDk36SA

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Creates files in the user directory

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