| File name: | PATHPING.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/e28048c9-3556-43af-87f2-6dfe76d60372 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Emotet is one of the most dangerous trojans ever created. Over the course of its lifetime, it was upgraded to become a very destructive malware. It targets mostly corporate victims but even private users get infected in mass spam email campaigns. |
| Analysis date: | October 23, 2020, 19:32:33 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 16299, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows |
| MD5: | B71CCBEF32AF6D8CBB6EFF6D1EE3CA61 |
| SHA1: | 1091FB3DD833DD2DADECA86E6EA36CD940CF8573 |
| SHA256: | B13AECD25A8F1A681033437BA831E13C01098C1CDFE721D24C9E2E80FE98C918 |
| SSDEEP: | 6144:AozjUrx4KVHa9eUfTLHygDVjfML+YSetsAlyb57P/z6GcNdJ8lGn:AoiHV8zpYSezlyRnzpcNdCM |
MALICIOUS
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- ncobjapi.exe (PID: 3620)
EMOTET was detected
- ncobjapi.exe (PID: 3620)
Connects to CnC server
- ncobjapi.exe (PID: 3620)
SUSPICIOUS
Starts itself from another location
- PATHPING.exe (PID: 1108)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- PATHPING.exe (PID: 1108)
Connects to server without host name
- ncobjapi.exe (PID: 3620)
INFO
No info indicators.
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (52.5) |
|---|---|---|
| .scr | | | Windows screen saver (22) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (11) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (7.5) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (3.3) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2020:10:23 00:34:37+02:00 |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 6 |
| CodeSize: | 172032 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 217088 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x6388 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.1 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.1 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | - |
| FileDescription: | EffectDemo MFC Application |
| FileVersion: | 1, 0, 0, 1 |
| InternalName: | EffectDemo |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright (C) 2003 |
| LegalTrademarks: | - |
| OriginalFileName: | EffectDemo.EXE |
| ProductName: | EffectDemo Application |
| ProductVersion: | 1, 0, 0, 1 |
Summary
| Architecture: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
|---|---|
| Subsystem: | IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI |
| Compilation Date: | 22-Oct-2020 22:34:37 |
| Detected languages: |
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| CompanyName: | - |
| FileDescription: | EffectDemo MFC Application |
| FileVersion: | 1, 0, 0, 1 |
| InternalName: | EffectDemo |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright (C) 2003 |
| LegalTrademarks: | - |
| OriginalFilename: | EffectDemo.EXE |
| ProductName: | EffectDemo Application |
| ProductVersion: | 1, 0, 0, 1 |
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: | 0x000000E8 |
PE Headers
| Signature: | PE |
|---|---|
| Machine: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
| Number of sections: | 4 |
| Time date stamp: | 22-Oct-2020 22:34:37 |
| 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 | 0x00029EF1 | 0x0002A000 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 6.56309 |
.rdata | 0x0002B000 | 0x0000A8BE | 0x0000B000 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 4.42923 |
.data | 0x00036000 | 0x00005890 | 0x00002000 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | 3.63735 |
.rsrc | 0x0003C000 | 0x00023812 | 0x00024000 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 7.73643 |
Resources
Title | Entropy | Size | Codepage | Language | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3.33063 | 788 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_VERSION |
2 | 2.55844 | 296 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_ICON |
3 | 2.4028 | 744 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_ICON |
4 | 2.68898 | 296 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_ICON |
5 | 3.02695 | 308 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_CURSOR |
6 | 2.74274 | 180 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_CURSOR |
7 | 2.57601 | 308 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_CURSOR |
8 | 2.57942 | 180 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_CURSOR |
9 | 2.37086 | 144 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_STRING |
128 | 2.77177 | 30 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | UNKNOWN |
Imports
ADVAPI32.dll |
COMCTL32.dll |
GDI32.dll |
KERNEL32.dll |
SHELL32.dll |
USER32.dll |
WINSPOOL.DRV |
comdlg32.dll |
Total processes
88
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1108 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\PATHPING.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\PATHPING.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: EffectDemo MFC Application Exit code: 0 Version: 1, 0, 0, 1 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 3620 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\WinSync\ncobjapi.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\WinSync\ncobjapi.exe | PATHPING.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: EffectDemo MFC Application Exit code: 0 Version: 1, 0, 0, 1 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
Total events
170
Read events
166
Write events
4
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (3620) ncobjapi.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3620) ncobjapi.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3620) ncobjapi.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3620) ncobjapi.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ncobjapi |
Value: "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\WinSync\ncobjapi.exe" | |||
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1108 | PATHPING.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\WinSync\ncobjapi.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
2
TCP/UDP connections
2
DNS requests
1
Threats
4
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3620 | ncobjapi.exe | POST | 200 | 188.226.165.170:8080 | http://188.226.165.170:8080/pWd6Thb6/VxaK/Sd4B474wJol/GkfGO9/29l0SDb/ | NL | binary | 132 b | malicious |
3620 | ncobjapi.exe | POST | — | 78.90.78.210:80 | http://78.90.78.210/9X22uGhgDjsDt2qqEBO/lmFTy/hfoDLamnYGbo64xCyq/ptYXDlCXn/ | BG | — | — | malicious |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3620 | ncobjapi.exe | 188.226.165.170:8080 | — | Digital Ocean, Inc. | NL | malicious |
3620 | ncobjapi.exe | 78.90.78.210:80 | — | Mobiltel Ead | BG | malicious |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
dns.msftncsi.com |
| shared |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
3620 | ncobjapi.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | MALWARE [PTsecurity] Emotet |
3620 | ncobjapi.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | MALWARE [PTsecurity] Emotet |
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