Malware analysis Fortect.exe Malicious activity | ANY.RUN

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File name:	Fortect.exe
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/533d7be9-270d-45e6-9789-7da069024b0a
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Threats:	Adware is a form of malware that targets users with unwanted advertisements, often disrupting their browsing experience. It typically infiltrates systems through software bundling, malicious websites, or deceptive downloads. Once installed, it may track user activity, collect sensitive data, and display intrusive ads, including pop-ups or banners. Some advanced adware variants can bypass security measures and establish persistence on devices, making removal challenging. Additionally, adware can create vulnerabilities that other malware can exploit, posing a significant risk to user privacy and system security. Malware Trends Tracker >>>
Analysis date:	February 14, 2025, 16:02:50
OS:	Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:	pua adware
Indicators:
MIME:	application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info:	PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive, 5 sections
MD5:	06973CD452BFD255A42DB3081722E0D2
SHA1:	D742F584DA1F3B2ED212125A61415133A0384398
SHA256:	B50D674FE3873196EE5FF2BC24CA30C28054A01532943D969273A5562B0B5EF0
SSDEEP:	24576:GJ8mNKKeiKjRBWFhWK893mkYyslfL3u4VqBnr4EcYOjfZT:GJ8mleiKjRBWFhWK893XYyslfL3uCqBQ

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 60 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:
Network geolocation:: off
Additional time used:: none
MITM proxy:: off
Privacy:: Public submission
Fakenet option:: off
Route via Tor:: off
Autoconfirmation of UAC:: on
Network:: on

Software preset

Internet Explorer 11.3636.19041.0
Adobe Acrobat (64-bit) (23.001.20093)
Adobe Flash Player 32 NPAPI (32.0.0.465)
Adobe Flash Player 32 PPAPI (32.0.0.465)
CCleaner (6.20)
FileZilla 3.65.0 (3.65.0)
Google Chrome (122.0.6261.70)
Google Update Helper (1.3.36.51)
Java 8 Update 271 (64-bit) (8.0.2710.9)
Java Auto Updater (2.8.271.9)
Microsoft Edge (122.0.2365.59)
Microsoft Edge Update (1.3.185.17)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - de-de (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - es-es (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - it-it (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ja-jp (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ko-kr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - pt-br (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - tr-tr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professionnel 2019 - fr-fr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office профессиональный 2019 - ru-ru (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft OneNote - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Update Health Tools (3.74.0.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x64) - 12.0.30501 (12.0.30501.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Additional Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Minimum Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Mozilla Firefox (x64 en-US) (123.0)
Mozilla Maintenance Service (123.0)
Notepad++ (64-bit x64) (7.9.1)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Extensibility Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Licensing Component (16.0.16026.20146)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15928.20198)
PowerShell 7-x64 (7.3.5.0)
Skype version 8.104 (8.104)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.59.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.63.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4480730) (2.55.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB5001716) (8.93.0.0)
VLC media player (3.0.11)
WinRAR 5.91 (64-bit) (5.91.0)
Windows PC Health Check (3.6.2204.08001)

Hotfixes

Client LanguagePack Package
DotNetRollup
DotNetRollup 481
FodMetadata Package
Foundation Package
Hello Face Package
InternetExplorer Optional Package
KB5003791
KB5011048
KB5015684
KB5033052
LanguageFeatures Basic en us Package
LanguageFeatures Handwriting en us Package
LanguageFeatures OCR en us Package
LanguageFeatures Speech en us Package
LanguageFeatures TextToSpeech en us Package
MSPaint FoD Package
MediaPlayer Package
Microsoft OneCore ApplicationModel Sync Desktop FOD Package
Microsoft OneCore DirectX Database FOD Package
NetFx3 OnDemand Package
Notepad FoD Package
OpenSSH Client Package
PowerShell ISE FOD Package
Printing PMCPPC FoD Package
Printing WFS FoD Package
ProfessionalEdition
QuickAssist Package
RollupFix
ServicingStack
ServicingStack 3989
StepsRecorder Package
TabletPCMath Package
UserExperience Desktop Package
WordPad FoD Package

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MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.
SUSPICIOUS
- The process creates files with name similar to system file names
  - Fortect.exe (PID: 6420)
- Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
  - Fortect.exe (PID: 6420)
- Executable content was dropped or overwritten
  - Fortect.exe (PID: 6420)
  - Fortect.exe (PID: 6640)
- Application launched itself
  - Fortect.exe (PID: 6420)
- There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)
  - Fortect.exe (PID: 6640)
  - Fortect.exe (PID: 6420)
INFO
- The sample compiled with english language support
  - Fortect.exe (PID: 6420)
  - Fortect.exe (PID: 6640)
- Create files in a temporary directory
  - Fortect.exe (PID: 6420)
  - Fortect.exe (PID: 6640)
- Checks supported languages
  - Fortect.exe (PID: 6420)
- Reads the computer name
  - Fortect.exe (PID: 6420)
- Reads the software policy settings
  - Fortect.exe (PID: 6640)
- Checks proxy server information
  - Fortect.exe (PID: 6640)
- Process checks computer location settings
  - Fortect.exe (PID: 6420)
- Creates files or folders in the user directory
  - Fortect.exe (PID: 6640)

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No Malware configuration.

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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:	2021:09:25 21:56:47+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics:	No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType:	PE32
LinkerVersion:	6
CodeSize:	26624
InitializedDataSize:	141824
UninitializedDataSize:	2048
EntryPoint:	0x3640
OSVersion:	4
ImageVersion:	6
SubsystemVersion:	4
Subsystem:	Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber:	7.2.1.6
ProductVersionNumber:	7.2.1.6
FileFlagsMask:	0x0000
FileFlags:	(none)
FileOS:	Win32
ObjectFileType:	Executable application
FileSubtype:	-
LanguageCode:	English (U.S.)
CharacterSet:	Windows, Latin1
CompanyName:	Fortect
FileDescription:	Fortect Setup
FileVersion:	7.2.1.6
InternalName:	Fortect.exe
LegalCopyright:	© Fortect
LegalTrademarks:	© Fortect
OriginalFileName:	Fortect.exe
ProductName:	Fortect
ProductVersion:	7.2.1.6

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Total processes

127

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

6420

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Fortect.exe"

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Fortect.exe

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Fortect

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Fortect Setup

Version:

7.2.1.6

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\fortect.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\advapi32.dll

6640

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Fortect.exe" /UAC=new

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Fortect.exe

Fortect.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Fortect

Integrity Level:

HIGH

Description:

Fortect Setup

Version:

7.2.1.6

Modules

Images
c:\windows\syswow64\cryptnet.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\dhcpcsvc6.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\dhcpcsvc.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\webio.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ncrypt.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ncryptsslp.dll
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\fortect\plugins\banner.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\textinputframework.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\coreuicomponents.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\wintypes.dll

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Total events

382

Read events

379

Write events

Delete events

Modification events


(PID) Process:	(6640) Fortect.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content
Operation:	write	Name:	CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:	(6640) Fortect.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies
Operation:	write	Name:	CachePrefix
Value: Cookie:
(PID) Process:	(6640) Fortect.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History
Operation:	write	Name:	CachePrefix
Value: Visited:

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Executable files

Suspicious files

Text files

Unknown types

Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
6420	Fortect.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Fortect\plugins\UserInfo.dll		executable
		MD5:7C12B2DDE3D65C1D4DE5456C2F92AA9D	SHA256:D6360E692B8EDC5CEDA976E9027A917D379B5C62C958227130DD68DE2F5BE3A6
6640	Fortect.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Fortect\plugins\fUtil.dll		executable
		MD5:1297CA8428913A757F0783075445E763	SHA256:434D85E0EF451962D2F33B53FB0738B371A699FDD11691FBF6E09C6BD7D4994A
6640	Fortect.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Fortect\plugins\INetC.dll		executable
		MD5:A6674D9F6E0C1E30AFA8007B9E4F211B	SHA256:DBBC53126213C325D209C242FBB6C097E86906A77F8A98896200492CDE19B0B8
6640	Fortect.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\B46811C17859FFB409CF0E904A4AA8F8		binary
		MD5:971C514F84BBA0785F80AA1C23EDFD79	SHA256:F157ED17FCAF8837FA82F8B69973848C9B10A02636848F995698212A08F31895
6640	Fortect.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Fortect\plugins\Banner.dll		executable
		MD5:297E0EB8AC76B69B873C26A8532A6AAC	SHA256:64BA1AFEBFD0CA81D294D6001A358711E8E8992C08E40181050A3D465ACB4030
6640	Fortect.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8B2B9A00839EED1DFDCCC3BFC2F5DF12		binary
		MD5:BA9E9E379A721EAF37D5C0D049F0DB3F	SHA256:286568F69A65175F04F8161FCF9D4A2F18491C993C449BF45F8D888852D9F453
6640	Fortect.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Fortect\plugins\fortect-side.bmp		image
		MD5:3B4EE5451899C2B00555C573A389AEB8	SHA256:8FBD59EE64AF8A702F7A57657AB1766030885E28090E63E966E31B0358AE11F3
6640	Fortect.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B46811C17859FFB409CF0E904A4AA8F8		binary
		MD5:03B49586BE2357413C4C7841D49308C1	SHA256:CD427044C9846B3DB49822AF119BBFC713F472F3CEB5B7D4DEB4E57E8BD3DCDA
6640	Fortect.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Fortect\plugins\nsProcess.dll		executable
		MD5:35C8EF832F608E8C8852E920127B81A6	SHA256:7652DACE2737A5F431EC3CABC149BA1152B74F1100A4F2F843FDCB43D15758F5
6640	Fortect.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8B2B9A00839EED1DFDCCC3BFC2F5DF12		binary
		MD5:C9BE626E9715952E9B70F92F912B9787	SHA256:C13E8D22800C200915F87F71C31185053E4E60CA25DE2E41E160E09CD2D815D4

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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
6640	Fortect.exe	GET	200	216.58.206.67:80	http://c.pki.goog/r/gsr1.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
—	—	GET	200	23.54.109.203:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
1176	svchost.exe	GET	200	23.54.109.203:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
5496	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	184.30.21.171:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
6776	backgroundTaskHost.exe	GET	200	23.54.109.203:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
6640	Fortect.exe	GET	200	216.58.206.67:80	http://c.pki.goog/r/r4.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
5496	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	184.30.21.171:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
—	—	23.54.109.203:80	ocsp.digicert.com	AKAMAI-AS	DE	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:137	—	—	—	whitelisted
3884	svchost.exe	51.104.136.2:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
1520	RUXIMICS.exe	51.104.136.2:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
—	—	51.104.136.2:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
3976	svchost.exe	51.104.136.2:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
—	—	192.168.100.255:138	—	—	—	whitelisted
—	—	104.26.2.16:443	app.fortect.com	CLOUDFLARENET	US	unknown
1176	svchost.exe	20.190.160.4:443	login.live.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted
6640	Fortect.exe	216.58.206.67:80	c.pki.goog	GOOGLE	US	whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
ocsp.digicert.com	23.54.109.203	whitelisted
app.fortect.com	104.26.2.16 104.26.3.16 172.67.75.40	unknown
login.live.com	20.190.160.4 40.126.32.74 40.126.32.140 20.190.160.22 40.126.32.136 20.190.160.5 20.190.160.67 20.190.160.64	whitelisted
c.pki.goog	216.58.206.67	whitelisted
go.microsoft.com	23.35.238.131	whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com	51.104.136.2	whitelisted
arc.msn.com	20.31.169.57	whitelisted
fd.api.iris.microsoft.com	20.103.156.88	whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com	52.149.20.212	whitelisted
www.microsoft.com	184.30.21.171	whitelisted

Threats

PID	Process	Class	Message
—	—	Possibly Unwanted Program Detected	ET ADWARE_PUP Observed PC Optimizer Software Domain (fortect .com in TLS SNI)
—	—	Possibly Unwanted Program Detected	ET ADWARE_PUP Observed DNS Query to PC Optimizer Software Domain (fortect .com)

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No debug info

General Info

Fortect.exe

06973CD452BFD255A42DB3081722E0D2

D742F584DA1F3B2ED212125A61415133A0384398

B50D674FE3873196EE5FF2BC24CA30C28054A01532943D969273A5562B0B5EF0

24576:GJ8mNKKeiKjRBWFhWK893mkYyslfL3u4VqBnr4EcYOjfZT:GJ8mleiKjRBWFhWK893XYyslfL3uCqBQ

Software environment set and analysis options

Launch configuration

Software preset

Hotfixes

Behavior activities

MALICIOUS

SUSPICIOUS

The process creates files with name similar to system file names

Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

Executable content was dropped or overwritten

Application launched itself

There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)

INFO

The sample compiled with english language support

Create files in a temporary directory

Checks supported languages

Reads the computer name

Reads the software policy settings

Checks proxy server information

Process checks computer location settings

Creates files or folders in the user directory

Malware configuration

Static information

TRiD

EXIF

EXE

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Modules

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