Malware analysis READ ME.txt Malicious activity | ANY.RUN

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File name:	READ ME.txt
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/685a0f2a-0e42-4a69-ab8f-7ffe6c941586
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Threats:	Orcus is a modular Remote Access Trojan with some unusual functions. This RAT enables attackers to create plugins using a custom development library and offers a robust core feature set that makes it one of the most dangerous malicious programs in its class. Remote access trojans (RATs) are a type of malware that enables attackers to establish complete to partial control over infected computers. Such malicious programs often have a modular design, offering a wide range of functionalities for conducting illicit activities on compromised systems. Some of the most common features of RATs include access to the users’ data, webcam, and keystrokes. This malware is often distributed through phishing emails and links. Malware Trends Tracker >>>
Analysis date:	June 12, 2019, 05:26:50
OS:	Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:	rat orcus
Indicators:
MIME:	text/plain
File info:	ASCII text, with CRLF line terminators
MD5:	5991C706E73EFEB8B6F07DBABEBCFB74
SHA1:	FEB578D7D6B2F19D23A2C562D6C70D3169260780
SHA256:	B25E01140C48D71709CF9CE685FA298393BDA84C2545FB44C90B3663E6C0871A
SSDEEP:	24:lZDsB9VovZqmhdvwj7OVkL3j065YcLQCzl:T0foRv6OgpJUKl

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 300 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:: off
Network geolocation:: off
Additional time used:: 240 seconds
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
- Loads dropped or rewritten executable
  - Orcus.Administration.exe (PID: 3168)
  - SearchProtocolHost.exe (PID: 1924)
  - Orcus.Server.Patched.exe (PID: 636)
- Orcus was detected
  - Orcus.Administration.exe (PID: 3168)
- Application was dropped or rewritten from another process
  - Orcus.Server.Patched.exe (PID: 636)
SUSPICIOUS
- Modifies files in Chrome extension folder
  - chrome.exe (PID: 1136)
- Executable content was dropped or overwritten
  - WinRAR.exe (PID: 3148)
  - Orcus.Server.Patched.exe (PID: 636)
- Reads Environment values
  - Orcus.Administration.exe (PID: 3168)
- Reads Internet Cache Settings
  - Orcus.Administration.exe (PID: 3168)
INFO
- Manual execution by user
  - chrome.exe (PID: 1136)
  - Orcus.Administration.exe (PID: 3168)
  - Orcus.Server.Patched.exe (PID: 636)
- Reads Internet Cache Settings
  - chrome.exe (PID: 1136)
- Creates files in the user directory
  - chrome.exe (PID: 1136)
- Application launched itself
  - chrome.exe (PID: 1136)
- Dropped object may contain Bitcoin addresses
  - WinRAR.exe (PID: 3148)
- Reads settings of System Certificates
  - chrome.exe (PID: 1136)
  - Orcus.Administration.exe (PID: 3168)

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No data.

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Total processes

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID	CMD	Path	Indicators	Parent process
3336	"C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\READ ME.txt	C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE	—	explorer.exe
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Notepad Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
1136	"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"	C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe		explorer.exe
User: admin Company: Google Inc. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 3221225547 Version: 73.0.3683.75
2096	"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" /prefetch:7 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Crashpad" "--metrics-dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=channel= --annotation=plat=Win32 --annotation=prod=Chrome --annotation=ver=73.0.3683.75 --initial-client-data=0x7c,0x80,0x84,0x78,0x88,0x6f5e0f18,0x6f5e0f28,0x6f5e0f34	C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	—	chrome.exe
User: admin Company: Google Inc. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 73.0.3683.75
3584	"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=watcher --main-thread-id=3948 --on-initialized-event-handle=308 --parent-handle=312 /prefetch:6	C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	—	chrome.exe
User: admin Company: Google Inc. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 73.0.3683.75
2800	"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=960,10475201787745855185,11569598025373852412,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --gpu-preferences=KAAAAAAAAACAAwAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAEAAAAIAAAAAAAAACgAAAAEAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAoAAAAAAAAADAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAFAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAUAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAGAAAA --service-request-channel-token=15920027177994419801 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=932 --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2	C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	—	chrome.exe
User: admin Company: Google Inc. Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 73.0.3683.75
1904	"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=960,10475201787745855185,11569598025373852412,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --service-pipe-token=3294789208902669516 --lang=en-US --instant-process --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=3294789208902669516 --renderer-client-id=5 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1968 /prefetch:1	C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	—	chrome.exe
User: admin Company: Google Inc. Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 73.0.3683.75
1512	"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=960,10475201787745855185,11569598025373852412,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --service-pipe-token=16713318273647596486 --lang=en-US --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=16713318273647596486 --renderer-client-id=6 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2220 /prefetch:1	C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	—	chrome.exe
User: admin Company: Google Inc. Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 73.0.3683.75
3868	"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=960,10475201787745855185,11569598025373852412,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --service-pipe-token=14923747116235490702 --lang=en-US --extension-process --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=14923747116235490702 --renderer-client-id=3 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2204 /prefetch:1	C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	—	chrome.exe
User: admin Company: Google Inc. Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 73.0.3683.75
2544	"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --field-trial-handle=960,10475201787745855185,11569598025373852412,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --service-request-channel-token=5615481860600211993 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3100 --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:8	C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	—	chrome.exe
User: admin Company: Google Inc. Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 73.0.3683.75
2864	"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --field-trial-handle=960,10475201787745855185,11569598025373852412,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --service-request-channel-token=11266410188796666539 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3824 --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:8	C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe	—	chrome.exe
User: admin Company: Google Inc. Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 73.0.3683.75

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Total events

1 825

Read events

1 667

Write events

153

Delete events

Modification events


(PID) Process:	—	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Notepad
Operation:	write	Name:	iWindowPosX
Value: 44
(PID) Process:	—	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Notepad
Operation:	write	Name:	iWindowPosY
Value: 44
(PID) Process:	—	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Notepad
Operation:	write	Name:	iWindowPosDX
Value: 960
(PID) Process:	—	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Notepad
Operation:	write	Name:	iWindowPosDY
Value: 501
(PID) Process:	(1136) chrome.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:	write	Name:	failed_count
Value: 0
(PID) Process:	(1136) chrome.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:	write	Name:	state
Value: 2
(PID) Process:	(1136) chrome.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty
Operation:	write	Name:	StatusCodes
Value:
(PID) Process:	(1136) chrome.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty
Operation:	write	Name:	StatusCodes
Value: 01000000
(PID) Process:	(1136) chrome.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:	write	Name:	state
Value: 1
(PID) Process:	(1136) chrome.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Update\ClientState\{8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}
Operation:	write	Name:	dr
Value: 1

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Executable files

Suspicious files

108

Text files

229

Unknown types

Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
1136	chrome.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\index		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
1136	chrome.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\data_0		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
1136	chrome.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\data_1		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
1136	chrome.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\data_2		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
1136	chrome.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\data_3		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
1136	chrome.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\5b4bb8eb-1635-4071-9ba4-10f83aa5375b.tmp		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
1136	chrome.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\000018.dbtmp		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
1136	chrome.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\GPUCache\index		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
1136	chrome.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\GPUCache\data_0		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
1136	chrome.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\GPUCache\data_1		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—

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HTTP(S) requests

TCP/UDP connections

DNS requests

Threats

HTTP requests

PID	Process	Method	HTTP Code	IP	URL	CN	Type	Size	Reputation
1136	chrome.exe	GET	200	205.185.216.42:80	http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootstl.cab	US	compressed	56.2 Kb	whitelisted
1136	chrome.exe	GET	200	173.194.183.170:80	http://r5---sn-aigl6ney.gvt1.com/edgedl/chromewebstore/L2Nocm9tZV9leHRlbnNpb24vYmxvYnMvMjJlQUFXRC12Ny1ldUFnMXF3SDlXZDlFZw/7319.128.0.1_pkedcjkdefgpdelpbcmbmeomcjbeemfm.crx?cms_redirect=yes&mip=109.169.22.99&mm=28&mn=sn-aigl6ney&ms=nvh&mt=1560317199&mv=m&pl=22&shardbypass=yes	US	crx	842 Kb	whitelisted
1136	chrome.exe	GET	200	205.185.216.42:80	http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootstl.cab	US	compressed	56.2 Kb	whitelisted
1136	chrome.exe	GET	302	172.217.22.78:80	http://redirector.gvt1.com/edgedl/chromewebstore/L2Nocm9tZV9leHRlbnNpb24vYmxvYnMvMjJlQUFXRC12Ny1ldUFnMXF3SDlXZDlFZw/7319.128.0.1_pkedcjkdefgpdelpbcmbmeomcjbeemfm.crx	US	html	504 b	whitelisted
1136	chrome.exe	GET	200	205.185.216.42:80	http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootstl.cab	US	compressed	56.2 Kb	whitelisted
1136	chrome.exe	GET	200	143.204.178.38:80	http://x.ss2.us/x.cer	US	der	1.27 Kb	whitelisted
1136	chrome.exe	GET	200	143.204.178.38:80	http://x.ss2.us/x.cer	US	der	1.27 Kb	whitelisted
1136	chrome.exe	GET	301	194.32.146.61:80	http://anonfile.com/Tav8H6Ybmd/Orcus_rar	unknown	html	178 b	whitelisted
1136	chrome.exe	GET	200	143.204.178.38:80	http://x.ss2.us/x.cer	US	der	1.27 Kb	whitelisted

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
1136	chrome.exe	172.217.21.238:443	apis.google.com	Google Inc.	US	whitelisted
1136	chrome.exe	172.217.21.195:443	clientservices.googleapis.com	Google Inc.	US	whitelisted
1136	chrome.exe	172.217.18.3:443	www.gstatic.com	Google Inc.	US	whitelisted
1136	chrome.exe	216.58.206.14:443	clients1.google.com	Google Inc.	US	whitelisted
1136	chrome.exe	216.58.207.67:443	www.google.com.ua	Google Inc.	US	whitelisted
1136	chrome.exe	172.217.22.14:443	clients2.google.com	Google Inc.	US	whitelisted
1136	chrome.exe	172.217.18.173:443	accounts.google.com	Google Inc.	US	whitelisted
1136	chrome.exe	172.217.23.131:443	ssl.gstatic.com	Google Inc.	US	whitelisted
1136	chrome.exe	172.217.16.161:443	clients2.googleusercontent.com	Google Inc.	US	whitelisted
1136	chrome.exe	172.217.22.78:80	redirector.gvt1.com	Google Inc.	US	whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
clientservices.googleapis.com	172.217.21.195	whitelisted
www.google.com.ua	216.58.207.67	whitelisted
accounts.google.com	172.217.18.173	shared
clients1.google.com	216.58.206.14	whitelisted
ssl.gstatic.com	172.217.23.131	whitelisted
clients2.google.com	172.217.22.14	whitelisted
www.gstatic.com	172.217.18.3	whitelisted
clients2.googleusercontent.com	172.217.16.161	whitelisted
apis.google.com	172.217.21.238	whitelisted
redirector.gvt1.com	172.217.22.78	whitelisted

Threats

PID	Process	Class	Message
—	—	Potentially Bad Traffic	ET DNS Query to a *.pw domain - Likely Hostile

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General Info

READ ME.txt

5991C706E73EFEB8B6F07DBABEBCFB74

FEB578D7D6B2F19D23A2C562D6C70D3169260780

B25E01140C48D71709CF9CE685FA298393BDA84C2545FB44C90B3663E6C0871A

24:lZDsB9VovZqmhdvwj7OVkL3j065YcLQCzl:T0foRv6OgpJUKl

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Launch configuration

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Hotfixes

Behavior activities

MALICIOUS

Loads dropped or rewritten executable

Orcus was detected

Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

SUSPICIOUS

Modifies files in Chrome extension folder

Executable content was dropped or overwritten

Reads Environment values

Reads Internet Cache Settings

INFO

Manual execution by user

Reads Internet Cache Settings

Creates files in the user directory

Application launched itself

Dropped object may contain Bitcoin addresses

Reads settings of System Certificates

Malware configuration

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