File name:

PlugX.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/635e5b7d-2ea5-4370-9799-28473300da7b
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: March 11, 2024, 02:25:36
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:

23595373D96BDBAF4A1361971AA96539

SHA1:

020B0F179386A5CEEE09E042ED7818EE42B2EBA8

SHA256:

A9511CDAA96ED59DE73A7A7C7DC375DE204BEE7A9511C5EE71BF013010324A91

SSDEEP:

24576:tLpELUGIzkZlvrxGU7aEm4WYT/yng1zmLuBqsZ5Nguxh:t8UTIZlvdGeaENWYT/yng1zmLuBqsZ5P

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Drops the executable file immediately after the start

      • PlugX.exe (PID: 4052)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • PlugX.exe (PID: 4052)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • PlugX.exe (PID: 4052)

    • Uses RUNDLL32.EXE to load library

      • mcinsupd.exe (PID: 3932)

    • Reads the Internet Settings

      • PlugX.exe (PID: 4052)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • mcinsupd.exe (PID: 3932)

  • INFO

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • PlugX.exe (PID: 4052)
      • mcinsupd.exe (PID: 3932)

    • Checks supported languages

      • PlugX.exe (PID: 4052)
      • mcinsupd.exe (PID: 3932)

    • Reads the computer name

      • PlugX.exe (PID: 4052)
      • mcinsupd.exe (PID: 3932)

    • Process checks whether UAC notifications are on

      • mcinsupd.exe (PID: 3932)

    • Manual execution by a user

      • msedge.exe (PID: 2340)
      • taskmgr.exe (PID: 1028)

    • Application launched itself

      • msedge.exe (PID: 2340)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (64.6)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (15.4)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (10.5)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.6)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (4.6)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2018:06:24 15:04:40+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 14
CodeSize: 190464
InitializedDataSize: 109056
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x1d4f9
OSVersion: 5.1
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 5.1
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
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Total processes
61
Monitored processes
26
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start plugx.exe mcinsupd.exe no specs rundll32.exe no specs msedge.exe msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs taskmgr.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
128"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3644 --field-trial-handle=1228,i,8254744915635899408,12255847147362054398,131072 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
392"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=21 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4656 --field-trial-handle=1228,i,8254744915635899408,12255847147362054398,131072 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
448"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3360 --field-trial-handle=1228,i,8254744915635899408,12255847147362054398,131072 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
696"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1656 --field-trial-handle=1228,i,8254744915635899408,12255847147362054398,131072 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
952"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4364 --field-trial-handle=1228,i,8254744915635899408,12255847147362054398,131072 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
1020"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4404 --field-trial-handle=1228,i,8254744915635899408,12255847147362054398,131072 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
1028"C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe" /4C:\Windows\System32\taskmgr.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Task Manager
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\taskmgr.exe
c:\windows\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\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
1036"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4220 --field-trial-handle=1228,i,8254744915635899408,12255847147362054398,131072 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
1560"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --first-renderer-process --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=6 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2228 --field-trial-handle=1228,i,8254744915635899408,12255847147362054398,131072 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
1624"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3744 --field-trial-handle=1228,i,8254744915635899408,12255847147362054398,131072 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
Total events
7 063
Read events
7 013
Write events
43
Delete events
7

Modification events

(PID) Process:(4052) PlugX.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:ProxyBypass
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(4052) PlugX.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:IntranetName
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(4052) PlugX.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(4052) PlugX.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3932) mcinsupd.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{A16390FC-9D81-43B1-8A3C-82802F608193}
Operation:writeName:UninstallString
Value:
"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\mcinsupd.exe" 100 0
(PID) Process:(3932) mcinsupd.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{A16390FC-9D81-43B1-8A3C-82802F608193}
Operation:delete valueName:UninstallString
Value:
"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\mcinsupd.exe" 100 0
(PID) Process:(2340) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:failed_count
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2340) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
2
(PID) Process:(2340) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\ThirdParty
Operation:writeName:StatusCodes
Value:
(PID) Process:(2340) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\ThirdParty
Operation:writeName:StatusCodes
Value:
01000000
Executable files
10
Suspicious files
273
Text files
104
Unknown types
156

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2340msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old~RF181112.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2340msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2340msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgePushStorageWithConnectTokenAndKey\LOG.old~RF181131.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2340msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgePushStorageWithConnectTokenAndKey\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2340msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\LOG.old~RF181160.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2340msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3932mcinsupd.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp20180827.tmptext
MD5:81DC9BDB52D04DC20036DBD8313ED055
SHA256:03AC674216F3E15C761EE1A5E255F067953623C8B388B4459E13F978D7C846F4
4052PlugX.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\mcinsupd.exeexecutable
MD5:53C1F090734129FBCCC2693D6B4AFA04
SHA256:507D49186748DD83D808281743A17FCA4B226883C410EC76EB305360CBC8C091
2340msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.old~RF181122.TMPtext
MD5:AB24748B6383043489AC0960A5BBCA45
SHA256:502CF9B7B647DC938CB1C9A0F7E50B13087881494E81D81420BFB425BC02DD4B
2340msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Variationsbinary
MD5:961E3604F228B0D10541EBF921500C86
SHA256:F7B24F2EB3D5EB0550527490395D2F61C3D2FE74BB9CB345197DAD81B58B5FED
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
36
DNS requests
66
Threats
0

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
224.0.0.252:5355
—
—
—
unknown
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
1080
svchost.exe
224.0.0.252:5355
—
—
—
unknown
1824
msedge.exe
204.79.197.203:443
ntp.msn.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
2340
msedge.exe
239.255.255.250:1900
—
—
—
unknown
1824
msedge.exe
13.107.21.239:443
edge.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
unknown
1824
msedge.exe
13.107.42.16:443
config.edge.skype.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
1824
msedge.exe
92.123.106.178:443
assets.msn.com
TELECOM ITALIA SPARKLE S.p.A.
IT
unknown
1824
msedge.exe
18.244.18.27:443
sb.scorecardresearch.com
—
US
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
config.edge.skype.com
  • 13.107.42.16
whitelisted
ntp.msn.com
  • 204.79.197.203
whitelisted
edge.microsoft.com
  • 13.107.21.239
  • 204.79.197.239
whitelisted
assets.msn.com
  • 92.123.106.178
  • 92.123.106.177
  • 92.123.106.163
  • 92.123.106.208
  • 92.123.106.146
  • 92.123.106.152
  • 92.123.106.201
  • 92.123.106.202
  • 92.123.106.209
whitelisted
img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net
  • 92.123.106.51
  • 92.123.106.26
whitelisted
sb.scorecardresearch.com
  • 18.244.18.27
  • 18.244.18.38
  • 18.244.18.32
  • 18.244.18.122
shared
th.bing.com
  • 92.123.106.179
  • 92.123.106.217
  • 92.123.106.203
  • 92.123.106.178
  • 92.123.106.177
  • 92.123.106.194
whitelisted
api.msn.com
  • 204.79.197.203
whitelisted
c.bing.com
  • 13.107.21.200
  • 204.79.197.200
whitelisted
c.msn.com
  • 68.219.88.97
whitelisted

Threats

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PlugX.exe