| File name: | DarkStart.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/2aff1a68-8503-4877-9b19-f14918a79ad2 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | July 24, 2021, 03:34:12 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows |
| MD5: | 1FB4CAB119FA4C5728F614C9977B2158 |
| SHA1: | FF50BF4196E4ABAF234048B54151FD1D4E153D46 |
| SHA256: | C061E72757CC525B095FACFF34BBD0FA4116F570B5A7361D76F44CCA61A71A3C |
| SSDEEP: | 12288:6FTPHszD6yM/YZ13B3JFKDkvdAr57vEplMEN2ra7ZPV7+DpnU60oDaoxlI+aFG4T:6GH9VJFvdAl7QU2NPV7F60oDaInN4R5 |
MALICIOUS
Application was dropped or rewritten from another process
- Ch2.exe (PID: 2548)
Drops executable file immediately after starts
- DarkStart.exe (PID: 3784)
SUSPICIOUS
Reads the computer name
- DarkStart.exe (PID: 3784)
- dw20.exe (PID: 2680)
Checks supported languages
- dw20.exe (PID: 2680)
- Ch2.exe (PID: 2548)
- DarkStart.exe (PID: 3784)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- DarkStart.exe (PID: 3784)
Creates files in the user directory
- DarkStart.exe (PID: 3784)
Drops a file with a compile date too recent
- DarkStart.exe (PID: 3784)
Drops a file that was compiled in debug mode
- DarkStart.exe (PID: 3784)
INFO
No info indicators.
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TRiD
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (43.5) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (29.8) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (13.2) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (13.2) |
EXIF
EXE
| AssemblyVersion: | 5.20.19.23 |
|---|---|
| ProductVersion: | 5.20.19.23 |
| ProductName: | twin |
| OriginalFileName: | DarkStart.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | cunning © factual |
| InternalName: | DarkStart.exe |
| FileVersion: | 5.20.19.23 |
| FileDescription: | arrivalfactual |
| CompanyName: | carcinogenic |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 5.20.19.23 |
| FileVersionNumber: | 5.20.19.23 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| EntryPoint: | 0xff10e |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| InitializedDataSize: | 2048 |
| CodeSize: | 1036800 |
| LinkerVersion: | 11 |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| TimeStamp: | 2021:07:21 11:57:20+02:00 |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
Summary
| Architecture: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
|---|---|
| Subsystem: | IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI |
| Compilation Date: | 21-Jul-2021 09:57:20 |
| CompanyName: | carcinogenic |
| FileDescription: | arrivalfactual |
| FileVersion: | 5.20.19.23 |
| InternalName: | DarkStart.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | cunning © factual |
| OriginalFilename: | DarkStart.exe |
| ProductName: | twin |
| ProductVersion: | 5.20.19.23 |
| Assembly Version: | 5.20.19.23 |
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: | 0x00000080 |
PE Headers
| Signature: | PE |
|---|---|
| Machine: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
| Number of sections: | 3 |
| Time date stamp: | 21-Jul-2021 09:57:20 |
| Pointer to Symbol Table: | 0x00000000 |
| Number of symbols: | 0 |
| Size of Optional Header: | 0x00E0 |
| Characteristics: |
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Sections
Name | Virtual Address | Virtual Size | Raw Size | Charateristics | Entropy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.text | 0x00002000 | 0x000FD114 | 0x000FD200 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 7.99944 |
.rsrc | 0x00100000 | 0x00000590 | 0x00000600 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 4.08296 |
.reloc | 0x00102000 | 0x0000000C | 0x00000200 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 0.10191 |
Resources
Title | Entropy | Size | Codepage | Language | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4.96555 | 485 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | RT_MANIFEST |
Imports
mscoree.dll |
Total processes
41
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2548 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Ch2.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Ch2.exe | — | DarkStart.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 2680 | dw20.exe -x -s 848 | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\dw20.exe | — | DarkStart.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft .NET Error Reporting Shim Exit code: 0 Version: 2.0.50727.5483 (Win7SP1GDR.050727-5400) Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 3416 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkStart.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkStart.exe | — | Explorer.EXE | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: carcinogenic Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: arrivalfactual Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 5.20.19.23 Modules
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| 3784 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkStart.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkStart.exe | Explorer.EXE | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: carcinogenic Integrity Level: HIGH Description: arrivalfactual Exit code: 0 Version: 5.20.19.23 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
Total events
809
Read events
801
Write events
8
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (3784) DarkStart.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProxyBypass |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3784) DarkStart.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IntranetName |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3784) DarkStart.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3784) DarkStart.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
2
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3784 | DarkStart.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\DriverUpdate.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3784 | DarkStart.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Ch2.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
3
DNS requests
1
Threats
0
HTTP requests
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | Microsoft Corporation | GB | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |