URL:

https://www.nch.com.au/components/essetup.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/75eadbd4-a2e4-4726-8f04-0cea488225de
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: February 04, 2025, 02:03:24
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MD5:

37472895886235E48D934D6BB30FBE17

SHA1:

6E7C86E8136E345F6B8931E1DEA6CB0141B542CA

SHA256:

B8FBEC448ED7941C8148179021F5262EF81860943A7A3F95885618D02DBB77D8

SSDEEP:

3:N8DSLyZGTlIXLAL6AvA:2OLyZKGXLbQA

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • nchsetup.exe (PID: 7096)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • essetup.exe (PID: 7104)
      • nchsetup.exe (PID: 7096)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • essetup.exe (PID: 7104)
      • nchsetup.exe (PID: 7096)

    • Starts itself from another location

      • nchsetup.exe (PID: 7096)

    • Searches for installed software

      • nchsetup.exe (PID: 7096)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • nchsetup.exe (PID: 7096)

    • Checks Windows Trust Settings

      • nchsetup.exe (PID: 7096)

  • INFO

    • Manual execution by a user

      • essetup.exe (PID: 7104)
      • essetup.exe (PID: 2844)

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • chrome.exe (PID: 2612)
      • essetup.exe (PID: 7104)
      • nchsetup.exe (PID: 7096)

    • Application launched itself

      • chrome.exe (PID: 2612)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • chrome.exe (PID: 2612)

    • Checks supported languages

      • essetup.exe (PID: 7104)
      • nchsetup.exe (PID: 7096)
      • scribe.exe (PID: 1612)
      • scribe.exe (PID: 4388)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • essetup.exe (PID: 7104)
      • scribe.exe (PID: 4388)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • nchsetup.exe (PID: 7096)

    • Reads the computer name

      • essetup.exe (PID: 7104)
      • nchsetup.exe (PID: 7096)
      • scribe.exe (PID: 4388)
      • scribe.exe (PID: 1612)

    • Process checks computer location settings

      • essetup.exe (PID: 7104)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • nchsetup.exe (PID: 7096)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • scribe.exe (PID: 4388)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • nchsetup.exe (PID: 7096)
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No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
151
Monitored processes
18
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start chrome.exe chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs rundll32.exe no specs essetup.exe no specs essetup.exe nchsetup.exe scribe.exe no specs scribe.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
448"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilReadIcon --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=icon_reader --disable-quic --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5076 --field-trial-handle=1884,i,12978370340660245674,2229803464751181515,262144 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
122.0.6261.70
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\aclayers.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
1612"C:\Program Files (x86)\NCH Software\Scribe\scribe.exe" -installschedC:\Program Files (x86)\NCH Software\Scribe\scribe.exe—nchsetup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
NCH Software
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Express Scribe Transcription Software
Exit code:
0
Version:
14.00+
Modules
Images
c:\program files (x86)\nch software\scribe\scribe.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\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\msvcrt.dll
2396"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.ProcessorMetrics --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-quic --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5356 --field-trial-handle=1884,i,12978370340660245674,2229803464751181515,262144 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
122.0.6261.70
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\aclayers.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2612"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --disk-cache-dir=null --disk-cache-size=1 --media-cache-size=1 --disable-gpu-shader-disk-cache --disable-background-networking --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction,OptimizationHints "https://www.nch.com.au/components/essetup.exe"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
122.0.6261.70
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\aclayers.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2844"C:\Users\admin\Downloads\essetup.exe" C:\Users\admin\Downloads\essetup.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
NCH Software
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Express Scribe Transcription Software
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
14.00+
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\downloads\essetup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
4388"C:\Program Files (x86)\NCH Software\Scribe\scribe.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\NCH Software\Scribe\scribe.exe—nchsetup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
NCH Software
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Express Scribe Transcription Software
Version:
14.00+
Modules
Images
c:\program files (x86)\nch software\scribe\scribe.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\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\msvcrt.dll
6196"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Crashpad" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=channel= --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Chrome --annotation=ver=122.0.6261.70 --initial-client-data=0x21c,0x220,0x224,0x1fc,0x228,0x7ff818e3dc40,0x7ff818e3dc4c,0x7ff818e3dc58C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
122.0.6261.70
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\aclayers.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
6516"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --no-appcompat-clear --gpu-preferences=WAAAAAAAAADgABAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAA4AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAA== --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1880 --field-trial-handle=1884,i,12978370340660245674,2229803464751181515,262144 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction --variations-seed-version /prefetch:2C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
122.0.6261.70
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\aclayers.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
6524"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-quic --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2096 --field-trial-handle=1884,i,12978370340660245674,2229803464751181515,262144 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction --variations-seed-version /prefetch:3C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
122.0.6261.70
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\aclayers.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
6568"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --disable-quic --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2236 --field-trial-handle=1884,i,12978370340660245674,2229803464751181515,262144 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
122.0.6261.70
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\aclayers.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
Total events
16 740
Read events
16 598
Write events
128
Delete events
14

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2612) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:failed_count
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2612) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
2
(PID) Process:(2612) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2612) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Google\Chrome\StabilityMetrics
Operation:writeName:user_experience_metrics.stability.exited_cleanly
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2612) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Google\Update\ClientStateMedium\{8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}
Operation:writeName:usagestats
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(6952) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Cached
Operation:writeName:{2781761E-28E0-4109-99FE-B9D127C57AFE} {56FFCC30-D398-11D0-B2AE-00A0C908FA49} 0xFFFF
Value:
01000000000000003858BEFFA876DB01
(PID) Process:(2612) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Google\Chrome\StabilityMetrics
Operation:writeName:user_experience_metrics.stability.exited_cleanly
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2612) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Operation:delete valueName:GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_A822CA3D40D4B8944864CFEA751D8D57
Value:
(PID) Process:(7096) nchsetup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\ExcludedApplications
Operation:writeName:scribe.exe
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(7096) nchsetup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\NCH Software\Scribe\Settings
Operation:writeName:ToastActivatorCLSID
Value:
d58585f5-dcf4-4757-a0f2-f715e8df00c0
Executable files
10
Suspicious files
91
Text files
31
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2612chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old~RF1360c1.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2612chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\chrome_cart_db\LOG.old~RF1360c1.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2612chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2612chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\chrome_cart_db\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2612chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old~RF1360c1.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2612chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old~RF1360d0.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2612chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old~RF1360d0.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2612chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2612chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2612chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
7
TCP/UDP connections
39
DNS requests
25
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
—
—
GET
200
95.101.78.32:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5064
SearchApp.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1176
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1684
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
1684
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
6332
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
95.101.78.32:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
—
—
184.30.21.171:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
—
—
40.127.240.158:443
—
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
unknown
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
40.127.240.158:443
—
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
unknown
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
5064
SearchApp.exe
104.126.37.178:443
www.bing.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
2612
chrome.exe
239.255.255.250:1900
—
—
—
whitelisted
1076
svchost.exe
184.30.18.9:443
go.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
6524
chrome.exe
66.39.105.214:443
www.nch.com.au
PAIR-NETWORKS
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
crl.microsoft.com
  • 95.101.78.32
  • 95.101.78.42
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.185.206
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 184.30.21.171
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 104.126.37.178
  • 104.126.37.162
  • 104.126.37.144
  • 104.126.37.137
  • 104.126.37.185
  • 104.126.37.128
  • 104.126.37.153
whitelisted
go.microsoft.com
  • 184.30.18.9
whitelisted
www.nch.com.au
  • 66.39.105.214
  • 23.235.214.26
whitelisted
accounts.google.com
  • 108.177.127.84
whitelisted
sb-ssl.google.com
  • 216.58.206.46
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.32.138
  • 20.190.160.17
  • 40.126.32.72
  • 40.126.32.68
  • 20.190.160.4
  • 20.190.160.130
  • 20.190.160.2
  • 20.190.160.5
whitelisted

Threats

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Reports
https://www.nch.com.au/components/essetup.exe