| File name: | hpset_2017.11.14.02.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/2c56959b-205d-4b9d-999b-2c77fa3d030d |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | December 02, 2019, 19:40:07 |
| 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, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive |
| MD5: | A45B8A7BBF6726919F6CB5D7E759B124 |
| SHA1: | F0FFD294C750CFBCBA221FF2BBFAAF43DDFF2D20 |
| SHA256: | A95317F599B2C6731BE91507B6A0BC3929DD0EB8D8F05118079B10DAED8A286C |
| SSDEEP: | 6144:VBe6xLkJm4GAwhsvVKfxdr93f2+kT1EODC5yJ8cZzzq41zhfggbebeROiu:Z1kJm4Fw+v8xxZ2+LODVacdJ260 |
MALICIOUS
Loads dropped or rewritten executable
- hpset_2017.11.14.02.exe (PID: 2364)
- YSearchSetTool.exe (PID: 1972)
- webExt_DL.exe (PID: 3836)
Application was dropped or rewritten from another process
- webExt_DL.exe (PID: 3836)
- nsA71A.tmp (PID: 1268)
- nsAD93.tmp (PID: 1404)
- YSearchSetTool.exe (PID: 1972)
Runs PING.EXE for delay simulation
- cmd.exe (PID: 2784)
SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- hpset_2017.11.14.02.exe (PID: 2364)
- webExt_DL.exe (PID: 3836)
Creates files in the user directory
- YSearchSetTool.exe (PID: 1972)
- hpset_2017.11.14.02.exe (PID: 2364)
Starts application with an unusual extension
- hpset_2017.11.14.02.exe (PID: 2364)
Changes the started page of IE
- YSearchSetTool.exe (PID: 1972)
Executes scripts
- nsAD93.tmp (PID: 1404)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- wscript.exe (PID: 2424)
INFO
No info indicators.
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (67.4) |
|---|---|---|
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (14.2) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (9.7) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.3) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (4.3) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2016:12:11 22:50:38+01:00 |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 6 |
| CodeSize: | 24064 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 118272 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | 1024 |
| EntryPoint: | 0x316d |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | 6 |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 2017.11.14.2 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 2017.11.14.2 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x0000 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Windows, Latin1 |
| CompanyName: | Yahoo! Inc. |
| FileDescription: | Yahoo homepage Set Setup |
| FileVersion: | 2017.11.14.02 |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. |
Summary
| Architecture: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
|---|---|
| Subsystem: | IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI |
| Compilation Date: | 11-Dec-2016 21:50:38 |
| Detected languages: |
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| CompanyName: | Yahoo! Inc. |
| FileDescription: | Yahoo homepage Set Setup |
| FileVersion: | 2017.11.14.02 |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. |
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: | 0x000000D8 |
PE Headers
| Signature: | PE |
|---|---|
| Machine: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
| Number of sections: | 5 |
| Time date stamp: | 11-Dec-2016 21:50:38 |
| Pointer to Symbol Table: | 0x00000000 |
| Number of symbols: | 0 |
| Size of Optional Header: | 0x00E0 |
| Characteristics: |
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Sections
Name | Virtual Address | Virtual Size | Raw Size | Charateristics | Entropy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.text | 0x00001000 | 0x00005CEF | 0x00005E00 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 6.44129 |
.rdata | 0x00007000 | 0x00001246 | 0x00001400 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 5.00503 |
.data | 0x00009000 | 0x0001A7F8 | 0x00000400 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | 5.1145 |
.ndata | 0x00024000 | 0x0000E000 | 0x00000000 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | 0 |
.rsrc | 0x00032000 | 0x00002168 | 0x00002200 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 5.5358 |
Resources
Title | Entropy | Size | Codepage | Language | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5.2963 | 1059 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_MANIFEST |
2 | 5.31854 | 1128 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_ICON |
103 | 2.21059 | 34 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_GROUP_ICON |
105 | 2.73893 | 514 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_DIALOG |
106 | 2.91148 | 248 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_DIALOG |
111 | 2.89887 | 238 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_DIALOG |
Imports
ADVAPI32.dll |
COMCTL32.dll |
GDI32.dll |
KERNEL32.dll |
SHELL32.dll |
USER32.dll |
ole32.dll |
Total processes
44
Monitored processes
8
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
1
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1268 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nscA6AB.tmp\nsA71A.tmp" webExt_DL.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nscA6AB.tmp\nsA71A.tmp | — | hpset_2017.11.14.02.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 1404 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nscA6AB.tmp\nsAD93.tmp" wscript.exe invisible.vbs checksets.bat | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nscA6AB.tmp\nsAD93.tmp | — | hpset_2017.11.14.02.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 1972 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Yahoo\yset\YSearchSetTool.exe" /partner=external-ie-installer /yfrc_ie=yset_ie_syc_hp /yfrc_ff=yset_ffbndl_syc_hp /yhspart_ff=mozilla /yhsimp_ff=yhs-102 /yfrc_chr=yset_chrbndl_syc_hp /ytc=oo_hpset /ytchp=oo_hpset /intl=us /setie /setchr /setff | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Yahoo\yset\YSearchSetTool.exe | hpset_2017.11.14.02.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Yahoo Inc. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: YSearchSetTool Exit code: 0 Version: 2017, 11, 14, 02 Modules
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| 2364 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hpset_2017.11.14.02.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hpset_2017.11.14.02.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Yahoo! Inc. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Yahoo homepage Set Setup Exit code: 0 Version: 2017.11.14.02 Modules
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| 2424 | wscript.exe invisible.vbs checksets.bat | C:\Windows\system32\wscript.exe | — | nsAD93.tmp | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft ® Windows Based Script Host Exit code: 0 Version: 5.8.7600.16385 Modules
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| 2784 | cmd /c ""C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Yahoo\yset\checksets.bat" " | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | — | wscript.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) Modules
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| 3432 | PING 127.0.0.1 -n 1800 | C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: TCP/IP Ping Command Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 3836 | webExt_DL.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Yahoo\yset\webExt_DL.exe | nsA71A.tmp | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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Total events
1 308
Read events
1 191
Write events
116
Delete events
1
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (1972) YSearchSetTool.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Yahoo\ss |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | firstRun |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1972) YSearchSetTool.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Yahoo\ss |
| Operation: | write | Name: | checkSetParams |
Value: /partner=external-ie-installer /yfrc_ie=yset_ie_syc_hp /yfrc_ff=yset_ffbndl_syc_hp /yhspart_ff=mozilla /yhsimp_ff=yhs-102 /yfrc_chr=yset_chrbndl_syc_hp /ytc=oo_hpset /ytchp=oo_hpset /intl=us | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1972) YSearchSetTool.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Yahoo\ss |
| Operation: | write | Name: | intl |
Value: us | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2364) hpset_2017.11.14.02.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Yahoo\ss |
| Operation: | write | Name: | clientID |
Value: {6E7CA2A3-5DD5-A648-A45D-ECD3DB5D9622} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2364) hpset_2017.11.14.02.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Yahoo\ss |
| Operation: | write | Name: | firstRun |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1972) YSearchSetTool.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\YSearchSetTool_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1972) YSearchSetTool.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\YSearchSetTool_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1972) YSearchSetTool.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\YSearchSetTool_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: 4294901760 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1972) YSearchSetTool.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\YSearchSetTool_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: 4294901760 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1972) YSearchSetTool.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\YSearchSetTool_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
Executable files
11
Suspicious files
2
Text files
8
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2364 | hpset_2017.11.14.02.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nscA6AB.tmp\nsqAFC6.tmp.htm | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2364 | hpset_2017.11.14.02.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Yahoo\yset\YSearchUtil.dll | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2364 | hpset_2017.11.14.02.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Yahoo\yset\YSearchSetTool.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2364 | hpset_2017.11.14.02.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Yahoo\yset\ypanel.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2364 | hpset_2017.11.14.02.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Yahoo\yset\webExt_DL.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3836 | webExt_DL.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Yahoo\yset\ff_hpset@jetpack.json | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2364 | hpset_2017.11.14.02.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nscA6AB.tmp\nsA71A.tmp | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1972 | YSearchSetTool.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\admin@yahoo[1].txt | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1972 | YSearchSetTool.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Yahoo\search.xml | xml | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3836 | webExt_DL.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Yahoo\yset\ff_hpset@jetpack.xpi | compressed | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
5
DNS requests
4
Threats
0
HTTP requests
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1972 | YSearchSetTool.exe | 188.125.72.139:443 | geo.yahoo.com | — | CH | suspicious |
3836 | webExt_DL.exe | 99.86.4.60:443 | addons.cdn.mozilla.net | AT&T Services, Inc. | US | suspicious |
1972 | YSearchSetTool.exe | 212.82.100.137:443 | search.yahoo.com | Yahoo! UK Services Limited | CH | shared |
2364 | hpset_2017.11.14.02.exe | 188.125.72.139:443 | geo.yahoo.com | — | CH | suspicious |
3836 | webExt_DL.exe | 34.215.211.225:443 | addons.mozilla.org | Amazon.com, Inc. | US | unknown |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
geo.yahoo.com |
| whitelisted |
addons.mozilla.org |
| shared |
search.yahoo.com |
| whitelisted |
addons.cdn.mozilla.net |
| shared |
Threats
Process | Message |
|---|---|
YSearchSetTool.exe | 12-2-2019 19:40:24.376[1972,1796]: YSearchSetUtil called w/params: "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Yahoo\yset\YSearchSetTool.exe" /partner=external-ie-installer /yfrc_ie=yset_ie_syc_hp /yfrc_ff=yset_ffbndl_syc_hp /yhspart_ff=mozilla /yhsimp_ff=yhs-102 /yfrc_chr=yset_chrbndl_syc_hp /ytc=oo_hpset /ytchp=oo_hpset /intl=us /setie /setchr /setff
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YSearchSetTool.exe | 12-2-2019 19:40:24.376[1972,1796]: RedirectKeysToInteractiveUser - LoadUserProfile call failed: 1314
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YSearchSetTool.exe | 12-2-2019 19:40:24.391[1972,1796]: YSearchSetUtil successfully loaded YSearchUtil.dll
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YSearchSetTool.exe | 12-2-2019 19:40:24.407[1972,1796]: Successfully found Firefox profile folder location: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default
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YSearchSetTool.exe | 12-2-2019 19:40:24.407[1972,1796]: -- Successfully read Chrome's local state JSON file
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YSearchSetTool.exe | 12-2-2019 19:40:24.438[1972,1796]: -- Successfully parsed Chrome's local state JSON file
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YSearchSetTool.exe | 12-2-2019 19:40:24.438[1972,1796]: -- first run- sending acceptance beacon!
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YSearchSetTool.exe | 12-2-2019 19:40:24.891[1972,1796]: >> send tracking beacon: https://geo.yahoo.com/p?t=1575315624&browser=inst&chr=1&ctid=%7b6E7CA2A3-5DD5-A648-A45D-ECD3DB5D9622%7d&dc=ieinstaller&defbrows=ie&ff=1&fr=&ie=1&ino=1&intl=us&itype=accept&osname=Windows&osver=6.1&pc=yahoo&s=151340135&ver=1.0.0.130&vtestid=default
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YSearchSetTool.exe | 12-2-2019 19:40:24.891[1972,1796]: Acting on set param: /setchr
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YSearchSetTool.exe | 12-2-2019 19:40:24.891[1972,1796]: Calling CYSearchSetChrome::getCurrentDefaultSP (using secure prefs: 0)
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