File name:

EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/117391dc-7a00-4fb7-bd16-0f1bb9cc02f2
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: October 09, 2024, 20:05:35
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive
MD5:

1E090AC355E1F788DC57FCE7E32F0B4B

SHA1:

E4C0C0CC5A489A04BD3ECD75D34C42166F8F9B00

SHA256:

BD0AC49633D02A387F906B5D4F47F9235D229470742D3433018245136756F583

SSDEEP:

98304:f8hN3IMe0fHjf4wWNX7xeDPisNd/8Z2AfdUkzQyoSrGeEDQ4KEl/u6UE8Y7K0/c6:l7lZHqqKG7G3

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Registers / Runs the DLL via REGSVR32.EXE

      • EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exe (PID: 4828)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Malware-specific behavior (creating "System.dll" in Temp)

      • EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exe (PID: 4828)

    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exe (PID: 4828)

    • The process creates files with name similar to system file names

      • EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exe (PID: 4828)

    • The process drops C-runtime libraries

      • EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exe (PID: 4828)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exe (PID: 4828)

  • INFO

    • Reads the computer name

      • EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exe (PID: 4828)

    • Checks supported languages

      • EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exe (PID: 4828)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exe (PID: 4828)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | NSIS - Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (94.8)
.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (3.4)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (0.7)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (0.5)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (0.2)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2009:12:05 22:50:46+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 6
CodeSize: 23552
InitializedDataSize: 119808
UninitializedDataSize: 1024
EntryPoint: 0x323c
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: 6
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
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Total processes
131
Monitored processes
5
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start equalizerapo64-1.2.1.exe regsvr32.exe no specs regsvr32.exe no specs configurator.exe no specs equalizerapo64-1.2.1.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1700"C:\WINDOWS\system32\regsvr32.exe" /s "C:\Program Files\EqualizerAPO\EqualizerAPO.dll"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe—EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Microsoft(C) Register Server
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\regsvr32.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\aclayers.dll
4828"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\equalizerapo64-1.2.1.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\user32.dll
5400"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
3221226540
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\equalizerapo64-1.2.1.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
6356"C:\Program Files\EqualizerAPO\Configurator.exe" /iC:\Program Files\EqualizerAPO\Configurator.exe—EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Modules
Images
c:\program files\equalizerapo\configurator.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
7160 /s "C:\Program Files\EqualizerAPO\EqualizerAPO.dll"C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe—regsvr32.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Microsoft(C) Register Server
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\regsvr32.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
345
Read events
310
Write events
35
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(4828) EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\EqualizerAPO
Operation:writeName:InstallPath
Value:
C:\Program Files\EqualizerAPO
(PID) Process:(4828) EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\EqualizerAPO
Operation:writeName:ConfigPath
Value:
C:\Program Files\EqualizerAPO\config
(PID) Process:(4828) EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\EqualizerAPO
Operation:writeName:EnableTrace
Value:
false
(PID) Process:(4828) EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\EqualizerAPO
Operation:writeName:Start Menu Folder
Value:
Equalizer APO 1.2.1
(PID) Process:(4828) EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\EqualizerAPO
Operation:writeName:DisplayName
Value:
Equalizer APO
(PID) Process:(4828) EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\EqualizerAPO
Operation:writeName:DisplayVersion
Value:
1.2.1
(PID) Process:(4828) EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\EqualizerAPO
Operation:writeName:UninstallString
Value:
"C:\Program Files\EqualizerAPO\Uninstall.exe"
(PID) Process:(4828) EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\EqualizerAPO
Operation:writeName:NoModify
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(4828) EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\EqualizerAPO
Operation:writeName:NoRepair
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(7160) regsvr32.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AudioEngine\AudioProcessingObjects\{EC1CC9CE-FAED-4822-828A-82A81A6F018F}
Operation:writeName:FriendlyName
Value:
EqualizerAPO
Executable files
22
Suspicious files
8
Text files
7
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
4828EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exeC:\Program Files\EqualizerAPO\EqualizerAPO.dllexecutable
MD5:55F1E6B487D6BE7575FA9136A2EEC398
SHA256:EDD53DE48AF404502F21D07E33CDD589E8794867AA07C5FD3401AECDCF1551DE
4828EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exeC:\Program Files\EqualizerAPO\Benchmark.exeexecutable
MD5:E8E5C1A99B6BF3DAEC50BCBDC76F81D5
SHA256:A84C96A9A27648B16A6D8225B1688EDC76E29A670B3EA5F6D577AAA35B1B66FA
4828EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nstB7D1.tmp\nsDialogs.dllexecutable
MD5:C10E04DD4AD4277D5ADC951BB331C777
SHA256:E31AD6C6E82E603378CB6B80E67D0E0DCD9CF384E1199AC5A65CB4935680021A
4828EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nstB7D1.tmp\System.dllexecutable
MD5:C17103AE9072A06DA581DEC998343FC1
SHA256:DC58D8AD81CACB0C1ED72E33BFF8F23EA40B5252B5BB55D393A0903E6819AE2F
4828EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exeC:\Program Files\EqualizerAPO\Editor.exeexecutable
MD5:7D644A3F13712DAF6C4978790B69387F
SHA256:B908F810951185EBB3FD5A21412DB4E3F90EBF64F1AA417EF886FF47AE9794D3
4828EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exeC:\Program Files\EqualizerAPO\Configurator.exeexecutable
MD5:8593B71CC119CDEF9468A7B696C7279B
SHA256:187FE014BD8F7C1A43E6D67F81F9407C917208D73768B33377CBD656971B1710
4828EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exeC:\Program Files\EqualizerAPO\msvcp120.dllexecutable
MD5:46060C35F697281BC5E7337AEE3722B1
SHA256:2ABF0AAB5A3C5AE9424B64E9D19D9D6D4AEBC67814D7E92E4927B9798FEF2848
4828EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exeC:\Program Files\EqualizerAPO\msvcr120.dllexecutable
MD5:9C861C079DD81762B6C54E37597B7712
SHA256:AD32240BB1DE55C3F5FCAC8789F583A17057F9D14914C538C2A7A5AD346B341C
4828EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exeC:\Program Files\EqualizerAPO\Qt5Gui.dllexecutable
MD5:EF976F4141D5251A04566D993354E285
SHA256:AF96AA3513D1CBF13B1E3495FD43A4ACE38CCA8573703D8EED8A746934102FCF
4828EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exeC:\Program Files\EqualizerAPO\libsndfile-1.dllexecutable
MD5:4A54EB67D1089862FEF3CBEC972E5741
SHA256:E1D88DFC7A12D12536C2E1F8C304B99BFB811EA9827A5689D6FC71789FB5B5E0
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
27
DNS requests
8
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
6944
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.48.23.167:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5488
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.48.23.167:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5488
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6944
svchost.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
POST
204
104.126.37.131:443
https://www.bing.com/threshold/xls.aspx
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
POST
204
104.126.37.155:443
https://www.bing.com/threshold/xls.aspx
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
6944
svchost.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
3000
RUXIMICS.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
5488
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4360
SearchApp.exe
104.126.37.123:443
www.bing.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
6944
svchost.exe
23.48.23.167:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
5488
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.48.23.167:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
6944
svchost.exe
184.30.21.171:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
5488
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
184.30.21.171:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 20.73.194.208
  • 51.104.136.2
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 104.126.37.123
  • 104.126.37.131
  • 104.126.37.130
  • 104.126.37.144
  • 104.126.37.137
  • 104.126.37.136
  • 104.126.37.128
  • 104.126.37.145
  • 104.126.37.139
  • 104.126.37.176
  • 104.126.37.155
  • 104.126.37.178
  • 104.126.37.170
  • 104.126.37.153
  • 104.126.37.162
  • 104.126.37.154
  • 104.126.37.163
whitelisted
google.com
  • 172.217.16.142
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.48.23.167
  • 23.48.23.143
  • 23.48.23.180
  • 23.48.23.169
  • 23.48.23.176
  • 23.48.23.194
  • 23.48.23.145
  • 23.48.23.173
  • 23.48.23.177
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 184.30.21.171
whitelisted
self.events.data.microsoft.com
  • 20.52.64.200
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
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Reports
EqualizerAPO64-1.2.1.exe