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File name:

anyconnect-win-4.7.04056-core-vpn-webdeploy-k9.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/be689ed1-41ae-47f1-b6cb-cfcb1eec0407
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: March 31, 2020, 23:17:30
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
MD5:

2BE2690D30E924A67E4C17F1F4F2FF37

SHA1:

61286F38913CE70572B8EB836E40CCBB1D515FC9

SHA256:

B574392D4112CB7326DC1FBF255B7418D8CCFCD45AEC0A2586237B97DF92F0ED

SSDEEP:

98304:KcJCfV+vKe/Od/Bd0TnudmXvfsIJaa09/Xp8UG/US/rjul2sIlgEdva11UXk:KcY+D2beKd0vfMIUG/UuEg/hiU0

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • anyconnect-win-4.7.04056-core-vpn-webdeploy-k9.exe (PID: 540)
      • InstallHelper.exe (PID: 3844)
      • InstallHelper.exe (PID: 3852)
      • InstallHelper.exe (PID: 3452)
      • InstallHelper.exe (PID: 2760)
      • InstallHelper.exe (PID: 2404)
      • InstallHelper.exe (PID: 2792)
      • InstallHelper.exe (PID: 1944)
      • InstallHelper.exe (PID: 2936)
      • InstallHelper.exe (PID: 1412)
      • InstallHelper.exe (PID: 2500)
      • InstallHelper.exe (PID: 3508)
      • vpnagent.exe (PID: 256)
      • vpnui.exe (PID: 1632)

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • InstallHelper.exe (PID: 3844)
      • InstallHelper.exe (PID: 2792)
      • InstallHelper.exe (PID: 2760)
      • InstallHelper.exe (PID: 3452)
      • InstallHelper.exe (PID: 3852)
      • InstallHelper.exe (PID: 2404)
      • VACon.exe (PID: 604)
      • VACon.exe (PID: 2452)
      • InstallHelper.exe (PID: 1944)
      • InstallHelper.exe (PID: 2936)
      • InstallHelper.exe (PID: 2500)
      • InstallHelper.exe (PID: 3508)
      • InstallHelper.exe (PID: 1412)
      • vpnagent.exe (PID: 256)
      • vpnui.exe (PID: 1632)
      • ManifestTool.exe (PID: 2760)

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • VACon.exe (PID: 604)
      • vpnagent.exe (PID: 256)

    • Changes settings of System certificates

      • vpnagent.exe (PID: 256)
      • VACon.exe (PID: 2452)

    • Tries to delete the host file

      • vpnagent.exe (PID: 256)

    • Loads the Task Scheduler DLL interface

      • anyconnect-win-4.7.04056-core-vpn-webdeploy-k9.exe (PID: 540)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executed as Windows Service

      • vssvc.exe (PID: 956)
      • vpnagent.exe (PID: 256)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • anyconnect-win-4.7.04056-core-vpn-webdeploy-k9.exe (PID: 540)
      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3480)
      • VACon.exe (PID: 604)
      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 3340)

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • MsiExec.exe (PID: 2756)

    • Creates files in the Windows directory

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3480)
      • VACon.exe (PID: 604)
      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 3340)
      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 2376)
      • vpnagent.exe (PID: 256)

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3480)

    • Creates COM task schedule object

      • InstallHelper.exe (PID: 2404)

    • Changes IE settings (feature browser emulation)

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3480)

    • Removes files from Windows directory

      • VACon.exe (PID: 604)
      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 3340)
      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 2376)
      • vpnagent.exe (PID: 256)

    • Creates files in the driver directory

      • VACon.exe (PID: 604)
      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 3340)
      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 2376)
      • vpnagent.exe (PID: 256)

    • Executed via COM

      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 2376)
      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 3340)
      • rundll32.exe (PID: 3492)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • InstallHelper.exe (PID: 1944)
      • ManifestTool.exe (PID: 2760)

    • Adds / modifies Windows certificates

      • vpnagent.exe (PID: 256)
      • VACon.exe (PID: 2452)

    • Reads internet explorer settings

      • vpnui.exe (PID: 1632)

    • Reads Internet Cache Settings

      • vpnui.exe (PID: 1632)

  • INFO

    • Low-level read access rights to disk partition

      • vssvc.exe (PID: 956)

    • Searches for installed software

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3480)

    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • MsiExec.exe (PID: 3960)
      • MsiExec.exe (PID: 2992)
      • MsiExec.exe (PID: 2756)

    • Application launched itself

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3480)

    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3480)

    • Dropped object may contain Bitcoin addresses

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3480)
      • anyconnect-win-4.7.04056-core-vpn-webdeploy-k9.exe (PID: 540)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3480)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3480)

    • Creates or modifies windows services

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3480)

    • Reads the hosts file

      • vpnagent.exe (PID: 256)

    • Manual execution by user

      • vpnui.exe (PID: 1632)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (42.2)
.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (37.3)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (8.8)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (6)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.7)

EXIF

EXE

ProductVersion: 4.7.04056
ProductName: Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client
OriginalFileName: WinSetup-Release-web-deploy.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2019 Cisco Systems, Inc.
InternalName: WinSetup-Release-web-deploy
FileVersion: 4.7.04056
FileDescription: A SmartNET contract is required for support - Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client.
CompanyName: Cisco Systems, Inc.
CharacterSet: Unicode
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
FileSubtype: -
ObjectFileType: Dynamic link library
FileOS: Win32
FileFlags: Debug
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
ProductVersionNumber: 4.7.4056.0
FileVersionNumber: 4.7.4056.0
Subsystem: Windows GUI
SubsystemVersion: 5.1
ImageVersion: -
OSVersion: 5.1
EntryPoint: 0x272c9
UninitializedDataSize: -
InitializedDataSize: 155648
CodeSize: 256000
LinkerVersion: 14
PEType: PE32
TimeStamp: 2016:11:15 17:17:16+01:00
MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 15-Nov-2016 16:17:16
Detected languages:
  • English - United States
Debug artifacts:
  • C:\Branch\win\Release\stubs\x86\setup.pdb
CompanyName: Cisco Systems, Inc.
FileDescription: A SmartNET contract is required for support - Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client.
FileVersion: 4.7.04056
InternalName: WinSetup-Release-web-deploy
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2019 Cisco Systems, Inc.
OriginalFileName: WinSetup-Release-web-deploy.exe
ProductName: Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client
ProductVersion: 4.7.04056

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: 0x00000120

PE Headers

Signature: PE
Machine: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections: 7
Time date stamp: 15-Nov-2016 16:17:16
Pointer to Symbol Table: 0x00000000
Number of symbols: 0
Size of Optional Header: 0x00E0
Characteristics:
  • IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE
  • IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE

Sections

Name
Virtual Address
Virtual Size
Raw Size
Charateristics
Entropy
.text
0x00001000
0x0003E720
0x0003E800
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.62814
.rdata
0x00040000
0x00012294
0x00012400
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
4.67103
.data
0x00053000
0x000022A4
0x00000E00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
3.31769
.gfids
0x00056000
0x00000108
0x00000200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
2.16534
.tls
0x00057000
0x00000009
0x00000200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
0.0203931
.rsrc
0x00058000
0x0000EB9C
0x0000EC00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
4.05777
.reloc
0x00067000
0x00003C0C
0x00003E00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.60409

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
5.221
1915
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_MANIFEST
2
3.1591
9640
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_ICON
3
3.46873
4264
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_ICON
4
3.54157
2440
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_ICON
5
4.01317
1128
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_ICON
9
3.37783
1116
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_STRING
10
3.35254
1888
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_STRING
11
3.31743
760
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_STRING
12
3.23118
1432
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_STRING
13
3.34109
1000
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_STRING

Imports

KERNEL32.dll
msi.dll (delay-loaded)
No data.
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Total processes
72
Monitored processes
31
Malicious processes
18
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start drop and start drop and start drop and start drop and start drop and start drop and start drop and start drop and start drop and start drop and start drop and start drop and start drop and start drop and start anyconnect-win-4.7.04056-core-vpn-webdeploy-k9.exe msiexec.exe no specs msiexec.exe msiexec.exe no specs vssvc.exe no specs msiexec.exe no specs msiexec.exe cmd.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs installhelper.exe no specs installhelper.exe no specs installhelper.exe no specs installhelper.exe no specs installhelper.exe no specs installhelper.exe no specs vacon.exe runonce.exe grpconv.exe no specs vacon.exe drvinst.exe no specs drvinst.exe installhelper.exe no specs rundll32.exe no specs installhelper.exe no specs installhelper.exe no specs installhelper.exe no specs installhelper.exe no specs vpnagent.exe manifesttool.exe no specs vpnui.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
540"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\anyconnect-win-4.7.04056-core-vpn-webdeploy-k9.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\anyconnect-win-4.7.04056-core-vpn-webdeploy-k9.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
A SmartNET contract is required for support - Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client.
Exit code:
0
Version:
4.7.04056
3488 /i "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cisco\Installer\3331AA2\WinSetup-Release-web-deploy.msi" AI_SETUPEXEPATH="C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\anyconnect-win-4.7.04056-core-vpn-webdeploy-k9.exe" SETUPEXEDIR="C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\" EXE_CMD_LINE="/exenoupdates /noprereqs "C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe—anyconnect-win-4.7.04056-core-vpn-webdeploy-k9.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows® installer
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
3480C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /VC:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
services.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Windows® installer
Version:
5.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
3960C:\Windows\system32\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 27FC176329007DA054FDAD1724F5E14B CC:\Windows\system32\MsiExec.exe—msiexec.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows® installer
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
956C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe—services.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Microsoft® Volume Shadow Copy Service
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
2992C:\Windows\system32\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 5FDC528952ADC9B6ADA4DC7151A70381C:\Windows\system32\MsiExec.exe—msiexec.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows® installer
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
2756C:\Windows\system32\MsiExec.exe -Embedding DDDE3187A581812259DD99C7F80E0F1B M Global\MSI0000C:\Windows\system32\MsiExec.exe
msiexec.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Windows® installer
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
2728/C "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{5FAFFECF-5F26-4F74-A3F2-10E63A644B06}.bat"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe—MsiExec.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
1
Version:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
2656/C "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{5FAFFECF-5F26-4F74-A3F2-10E63A644B06}.bat"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe—MsiExec.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
1
Version:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
3504/C "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{5FAFFECF-5F26-4F74-A3F2-10E63A644B06}.bat"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe—MsiExec.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
1
Version:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
Total events
3 142
Read events
963
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
173
Suspicious files
24
Text files
250
Unknown types
10

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
540anyconnect-win-4.7.04056-core-vpn-webdeploy-k9.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cisco\Installer\holder0.aiph —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3488msiexec.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI774B.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3488msiexec.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI77BA.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3488msiexec.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI77DA.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3488msiexec.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI7819.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3480msiexec.exeC:\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2 —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3480msiexec.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DF05EC1B074D221004.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3480msiexec.exeC:\Windows\Installer\MSIC5EA.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3480msiexec.exeC:\Windows\Installer\MSIC60A.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3480msiexec.exeC:\Windows\Installer\MSIC64A.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
3
TCP/UDP connections
5
DNS requests
4
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
256
vpnagent.exe
GET
—
72.163.1.80:80
http://72.163.1.80/
US
—
—
whitelisted
256
vpnagent.exe
GET
—
72.163.1.80:80
http://72.163.1.80/
US
—
—
whitelisted
256
vpnagent.exe
GET
—
72.163.1.80:80
http://72.163.1.80/
US
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
256
vpnagent.exe
72.163.1.80:80
mus.cisco.com
Cisco Systems, Inc.
US
unknown
1632
vpnui.exe
72.163.1.80:443
mus.cisco.com
Cisco Systems, Inc.
US
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
mus.cisco.com
  • 72.163.1.80
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
256
vpnagent.exe
Generic Protocol Command Decode
SURICATA STREAM CLOSEWAIT FIN out of window
Process
Message
MsiExec.exe
DBGHELP: Symbol Search Path: .
MsiExec.exe
DBGHELP: Symbol Search Path: C:\Windows\system32
MsiExec.exe
DBGHELP: SymSrv load failure: symsrv.dll
MsiExec.exe
DBGHELP: C:\Windows\system32\ntdll.pdb - file not found
MsiExec.exe
DBGHELP: C:\Windows\system32\dll\ntdll.pdb - file not found
MsiExec.exe
DBGHELP: C:\Windows\system32\symbols\dll\ntdll.pdb - file not found
MsiExec.exe
DBGHELP: ntdll.pdb - file not found
MsiExec.exe
DBGHELP: ntdll - export symbols
VACon.exe
VACON: -install
MsiExec.exe
DBGHELP: Symbol Search Path: .
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