| File name: | QHAVFT.EXE |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/a3a123ae-a180-43d0-8c8f-bb9632899c25 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Cobalt Strike is a legitimate penetration software toolkit developed by Forta. But its cracked versions are widely adopted by bad actors, who use it as a C2 system of choice for targeted attacks. |
| Analysis date: | February 13, 2024, 00:51:37 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows |
| MD5: | 2A26198809FFA6433C314F4A7B83173A |
| SHA1: | 6655DB3096F145C4D2DB3AF625AD3C9BA085CDF7 |
| SHA256: | B19D2DBB66FA025D9D8CDEA6F01A58A71FAD7877A225CA1B286FCEE4D9B472DB |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:rd8j7v4InohbhOWfXtwawco+R/aoA0QJiw/pvusuGczFd3Uk/xCmgTWc4UxI/DLx:yv6TgwukYmvQdKRBhR |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (52.9) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (23.5) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (23.5) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2021:07:23 07:20:46+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 9 |
| CodeSize: | 176128 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 167936 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x186b6 |
| OSVersion: | 5 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 13.1.0.1 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 22.0.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Quick Heal Technologies Ltd. |
| FileDescription: | qhunpack.exe |
| FileVersion: | 13.1.0.1 |
| LegalCopyright: | © Quick Heal Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved. |
| OriginalFileName: | qhunpack.exe |
| ProductName: | Quick Heal Unpacker |
| ProductVersion: | 22 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 596 | C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k DcomLaunch | C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Host Process for Windows Services Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 604 | "C:\Program Files\Quick Heal\Quick Heal AntiVirus Pro\emlproui.exe" | C:\Program Files\Quick Heal\Quick Heal AntiVirus Pro\EMLPROUI.EXE | — | INST.EXE | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Quick Heal Technologies Ltd. Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Email Protection Exit code: 0 Version: 13.1.0.2 Modules
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| 752 | "C:\Program Files\Quick Heal\Quick Heal AntiVirus Pro\bdssvc.exe" | C:\Program Files\Quick Heal\Quick Heal AntiVirus Pro\BDSSVC.EXE | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Quick Heal Technologies Ltd. Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: BDS Service Application Exit code: 0 Version: 11.1.90.29 Modules
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| 844 | "C:\Program Files\Quick Heal\Quick Heal AntiVirus Pro\opssvc.exe" -start | C:\Program Files\Quick Heal\Quick Heal AntiVirus Pro\OPSSVC.EXE | — | INST.EXE | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Quick Heal Technologies Ltd. Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Online Protection System Service Exit code: 0 Version: 13.1.0.2 Modules
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| 920 | "C:\Program Files\Quick Heal\Quick Heal AntiVirus Pro\SAPISSVC.EXE" -install | C:\Program Files\Quick Heal\Quick Heal AntiVirus Pro\SAPISSVC.EXE | — | INST.EXE | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Quick Heal Technologies Ltd. Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Antimalware Scan Service Exit code: 0 Version: 11.1.0.1 Modules
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| 920 | "C:\Program Files\Quick Heal\Quick Heal AntiVirus Pro\bdssvc.exe" -uninstall | C:\Program Files\Quick Heal\Quick Heal AntiVirus Pro\BDSSVC.EXE | — | INST.EXE | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Quick Heal Technologies Ltd. Integrity Level: HIGH Description: BDS Service Application Exit code: 0 Version: 11.1.90.29 Modules
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| 1036 | "C:\Program Files\Quick Heal\Quick Heal AntiVirus Pro\EmlProxy.exe" -start | C:\Program Files\Quick Heal\Quick Heal AntiVirus Pro\EMLPROXY.EXE | — | INST.EXE | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Quick Heal Technologies Ltd. Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Mail Protection Service Exit code: 0 Version: 13.1.0.2 Modules
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| 1112 | "C:\Windows\system32\expand.exe" "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QH8474.ins\init.cab" -F:* "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QH8474.ins" | C:\Windows\System32\expand.exe | QHAVFT32.EXE | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: LZ Expansion Utility Exit code: 1 Version: 6.1.7601.24535 (win7sp1_ldr_escrow.191105-1059) Modules
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| 1216 | "C:\Program Files\Quick Heal\Quick Heal AntiVirus Pro\reprsvc.exe" | C:\Program Files\Quick Heal\Quick Heal AntiVirus Pro\REPRSVC.EXE | — | services.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Quick Heal Technologies Ltd. Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Repair Service Exit code: 0 Version: 13.1.0.2 Modules
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| 1388 | "C:\Program Files\Quick Heal\Quick Heal AntiVirus Pro\ScSecSvc.exe" | C:\Program Files\Quick Heal\Quick Heal AntiVirus Pro\SCSECSVC.EXE | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Quick Heal Technologies Ltd. Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Browser Sandbox Safe Browsing Security Service Exit code: 0 Version: 3.0.1.29 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (2844) INST.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2844) INST.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2844) INST.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2844) INST.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProxyEnable |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2844) INST.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | ProxyServer |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2844) INST.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | ProxyOverride |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2844) INST.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | AutoConfigURL |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2844) INST.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2844) INST.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SavedLegacySettings |
Value: 460000005C010000090000000000000000000000000000000400000000000000C0E333BBEAB1D3010000000000000000000000000100000002000000C0A8016B000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2844) INST.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProxyBypass |
Value: 1 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3708 | QHAVFT.EXE.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QH8474.ins\QHDATA.ARJ | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3708 | QHAVFT.EXE.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QH8474.ins\MSVCR90.DLL | executable | |
MD5:00A4893FF670D9D04667DA15719F99E8 | SHA256:4F491A246F14B0F7677121B1B0B93012005CE22FEC67857D5B74696A916D1CAA | |||
| 3708 | QHAVFT.EXE.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QH8474.ins\MSICONF.DAT | csp | |
MD5:22A6D730804E564476BCDE9E55CAF3AE | SHA256:15459C75C82F609B62338D418BB33D17BFC585273ACF8FE2B663BDEBFB0ACFDA | |||
| 3708 | QHAVFT.EXE.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QH8474.ins\GDI_32.DLL | executable | |
MD5:A1C23E152BDDEEDAB71F21A676930063 | SHA256:6E6AEB4332AC7D40C7A4351165941DD495652C1BD65AB8D72862618550682ED0 | |||
| 3708 | QHAVFT.EXE.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QH8474.ins\SLIDERSE.INI | ini | |
MD5:7CE048B8DD506F92940E45E232C88601 | SHA256:D6B5C24E7A87F021712A263629E43E6781273665AAC919D72840ECD04058E7B0 | |||
| 3708 | QHAVFT.EXE.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QH8474.ins\CPY_32.DLL | executable | |
MD5:B67A9EEAE9693BCF0A2AA388B368B2C6 | SHA256:3B3F276CE95D59C3FEDCC150710F5FC17146488B776453BBF06D942ADBD9E387 | |||
| 3708 | QHAVFT.EXE.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QH8474.ins\SETPDN.DAT | binary | |
MD5:9069682DC2B4C26C0E9D8E0D3E9FEA6E | SHA256:B63131973052C59B875C0760518F8AE14F70F1CFDCB57E7C25ADB7A5FCDDA27E | |||
| 3708 | QHAVFT.EXE.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QH8474.ins\GDI_64.DLL | executable | |
MD5:10DED3771CE88C1421205418B8622CE3 | SHA256:D53CD00427727586CDB3943601F76EF59DF75DDB5902C027A3A7A2B077FFD256 | |||
| 3708 | QHAVFT.EXE.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QH8474.ins\MFC90_32.DLL | executable | |
MD5:79BF45E2AD6BCF754D35DA012C1B164B | SHA256:22418C87915E5A0E9679C48050F95D835CF6EA59BE67923743F581F6C71B9C7D | |||
| 3708 | QHAVFT.EXE.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QH8474.ins\INST_32.DLL | binary | |
MD5:DA6CE791A2204B8F834D5C89038B3ECC | SHA256:67F88FCA7064FECB2CD8416B321873111B9DE002310C799BD3D2336B9EACEC13 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2844 | INST.EXE | GET | 200 | 64.185.181.238:80 | http://dlupdate.quickheal.com/builds/2200/eval/av/CONFIG.DAT | unknown | binary | 14.3 Kb | unknown |
2844 | INST.EXE | GET | — | 64.185.181.238:80 | http://dlupdate.quickheal.com/builds/2200/eval/av/QHAVFT32.EXE | unknown | — | — | unknown |
3892 | ARWSRVC.EXE | GET | 304 | 93.184.221.240:80 | http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?647fd33e0fc40b53 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
2844 | INST.EXE | GET | 200 | 64.185.181.238:80 | http://dlupdate.quickheal.com/builds/2200/eval/av/QHAVFT32.EXE | unknown | executable | 133 Mb | unknown |
3892 | ARWSRVC.EXE | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.120:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/microsoftrootcert.crl | unknown | binary | 767 b | unknown |
2928 | QUICKUP.EXE | GET | 200 | 52.117.209.10:80 | http://virusmap.quickheal.com/msg32.htm | unknown | binary | 1 b | unknown |
2928 | QUICKUP.EXE | GET | 200 | 52.117.209.10:80 | http://virusmap.quickheal.com/worldmap/detectinfo.php?data=7%2C0%2C0%2C20%2C0%2C1816837%2C2%2C0%2C6667C6F%2C22.00%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C0 | unknown | binary | 1 b | unknown |
752 | BDSSVC.EXE | GET | 200 | 104.79.89.142:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicWinProPCA2011_2011-10-19.crl | unknown | binary | 564 b | unknown |
2928 | QUICKUP.EXE | GET | 200 | 52.117.209.10:80 | http://virusmap.quickheal.com/msg32.htm | unknown | binary | 1 b | unknown |
3760 | ACTIVATE.EXE | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAsllCLO2YEqFaBOmVKKDvo%3D | unknown | binary | 471 b | unknown |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1080 | svchost.exe | 224.0.0.252:5355 | — | — | — | unknown |
2844 | INST.EXE | 64.185.181.238:80 | dlupdate.quickheal.com | BITGRAVITY | US | unknown |
3892 | ARWSRVC.EXE | 93.184.221.240:80 | ctldl.windowsupdate.com | EDGECAST | GB | whitelisted |
3892 | ARWSRVC.EXE | 2.16.164.120:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | unknown |
752 | BDSSVC.EXE | 2.16.164.120:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | unknown |
3760 | ACTIVATE.EXE | 13.233.240.42:443 | license1.quickheal.com | AMAZON-02 | IN | unknown |
2928 | QUICKUP.EXE | 52.117.209.10:80 | virusmap.quickheal.com | SOFTLAYER | US | unknown |
752 | BDSSVC.EXE | 104.79.89.142:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | unknown |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
dlupdate.quickheal.com |
| unknown |
ctldl.windowsupdate.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
license1.quickheal.com |
| unknown |
virusmap.quickheal.com |
| unknown |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
status.rapidssl.com |
| shared |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2844 | INST.EXE | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET POLICY PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP |
2844 | INST.EXE | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET POLICY PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP |
Process | Message |
|---|---|
QHAVFT.EXE.exe | ExtractFilesToFolder |
QHAVFT.EXE.exe | Calling MoveFileAndAddDelTmpExeEntryToRunOnce(): FALSE == m_bSilentMode |
QHAVFT.EXE.exe | Start MoveFileAndAddDelTmpExeEntryToRunOnce(): C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QH8474.ins\ |
QHAVFT.EXE.exe | MoveFileAndAddDelTmpExeEntryToRunOnce::CopyFail FAIL: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QH8474.ins\QHDELTMP.EXE and C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QHDELTMP.EXE |
QHAVFT.EXE.exe | SUCCESS ExtractFilesToFolder for ROOT.ARJ |
QHAVFT.EXE.exe | Calling MoveFileAndAddDelTmpExeEntryToRunOnce if m_bSilentMode = FALSE |
QHAVFT.EXE.exe | Start MoveFileAndAddDelTmpExeEntryToRunOnce(): C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QH8474.ins\ |
QHAVFT.EXE.exe | MoveFileAndAddDelTmpExeEntryToRunOnce::CopyFail FAIL: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QH8474.ins\QHDELTMP.EXE and C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QHDELTMP.EXE |
QHAVFT.EXE.exe | PerformRenameOperation() Start |
QHAVFT.EXE.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\QH8474.ins\\RenFile.ini |