URL:

http://cdn.bullzip.com/download/gsl/gslite.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/2c3634ad-fce7-47db-a6e8-f0d6ef81310c
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 10, 2021, 13:35:01
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MD5:

2FFC3879FC11A96B95F2DC21574A8942

SHA1:

A1613EFDAF06FB3A6E6193AC4C6E7701842DF3FC

SHA256:

C0AB3C5BE6D49E9A8B207C86F2AB3E28A0E68F21259BF0F817925B33F18559D4

SSDEEP:

3:N1KdBLYJftBLxE:CXYRtBe

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • gslite.exe (PID: 1200)
      • gslite.exe (PID: 2408)
    • Drops executable file immediately after starts

      • gslite.exe (PID: 2408)
      • gslite.tmp (PID: 2856)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 1816)
      • gslite.exe (PID: 1200)
      • gslite.tmp (PID: 2856)
      • gslite.exe (PID: 2408)
    • Reads Windows owner or organization settings

      • gslite.tmp (PID: 2856)
    • Reads the Windows organization settings

      • gslite.tmp (PID: 2856)
    • Drops a file with too old compile date

      • gslite.tmp (PID: 2856)
    • Drops a file that was compiled in debug mode

      • gslite.tmp (PID: 2856)
    • Creates a directory in Program Files

      • gslite.tmp (PID: 2856)
  • INFO

    • Changes internet zones settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 1816)
    • Modifies the phishing filter of IE

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 1816)
    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • gslite.tmp (PID: 3828)
      • gslite.tmp (PID: 2856)
    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 1816)
    • Changes settings of System certificates

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 1816)
    • Adds / modifies Windows certificates

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 1816)
    • Creates files in the program directory

      • gslite.tmp (PID: 2856)
    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • gslite.tmp (PID: 2856)
    • Application launched itself

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 1816)
    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • gslite.tmp (PID: 2856)
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No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
44
Monitored processes
6
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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drop and start start drop and start drop and start iexplore.exe iexplore.exe gslite.exe gslite.tmp no specs gslite.exe gslite.tmp

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1200"C:\Users\admin\Downloads\gslite.exe" C:\Users\admin\Downloads\gslite.exe
iexplore.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Free Distribution
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
GPL Ghostscript Lite 9.26.20 package
Exit code:
0
Version:
9.26.20.0.20
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\downloads\gslite.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
1816"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" "http://cdn.bullzip.com/download/gsl/gslite.exe"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Internet Explorer
Exit code:
1
Version:
11.00.9600.16428 (winblue_gdr.131013-1700)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-downlevel-advapi32-l1-1-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\iertutil.dll
2408"C:\Users\admin\Downloads\gslite.exe" /SPAWNWND=$40150 /NOTIFYWND=$20190 C:\Users\admin\Downloads\gslite.exe
gslite.tmp
User:
admin
Company:
Free Distribution
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
GPL Ghostscript Lite 9.26.20 package
Exit code:
0
Version:
9.26.20.0.20
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\downloads\gslite.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
2856"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-E9VIK.tmp\gslite.tmp" /SL5="$301A0,21880800,139776,C:\Users\admin\Downloads\gslite.exe" /SPAWNWND=$40150 /NOTIFYWND=$20190 C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-E9VIK.tmp\gslite.tmp
gslite.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Setup/Uninstall
Exit code:
0
Version:
51.1052.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\is-e9vik.tmp\gslite.tmp
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
3828"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-1887B.tmp\gslite.tmp" /SL5="$20190,21880800,139776,C:\Users\admin\Downloads\gslite.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-1887B.tmp\gslite.tmpgslite.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Setup/Uninstall
Exit code:
0
Version:
51.1052.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\is-1887b.tmp\gslite.tmp
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
3852"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEF:1816 CREDAT:267521 /prefetch:2C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
iexplore.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Internet Explorer
Exit code:
0
Version:
11.00.9600.16428 (winblue_gdr.131013-1700)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-downlevel-advapi32-l1-1-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\iertutil.dll
Total events
1 035
Read events
938
Write events
88
Delete events
9

Modification events

(PID) Process:(1816) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UrlBlockManager
Operation:writeName:NextCheckForUpdateLowDateTime
Value:
1678283574
(PID) Process:(1816) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UrlBlockManager
Operation:writeName:NextCheckForUpdateHighDateTime
Value:
30885281
(PID) Process:(1816) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:(1816) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
(PID) Process:(1816) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Visited:
(PID) Process:(1816) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Operation:writeName:CompatibilityFlags
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1816) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
Operation:writeName:ProxyEnable
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1816) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections
Operation:writeName:SavedLegacySettings
Value:
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
(PID) Process:(1816) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1816) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
1
Executable files
7
Suspicious files
6
Text files
53
Unknown types
19

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
3852iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\MFAQUS6V\gslite[1].exe
MD5:
SHA256:
3852iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\Downloads\gslite.exe.xl0ru7a.partial
MD5:
SHA256:
1816iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DFCFEB1DA43A21D5CD.TMP
MD5:
SHA256:
1816iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\Downloads\gslite.exe.xl0ru7a.partial:Zone.Identifier
MD5:
SHA256:
1816iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cab55.tmp
MD5:
SHA256:
1816iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tar56.tmp
MD5:
SHA256:
2856gslite.tmpC:\Program Files\GSLITE\is-3UH0P.tmp
MD5:
SHA256:
2856gslite.tmpC:\Program Files\GSLITE\is-ILPK2.tmp
MD5:
SHA256:
2856gslite.tmpC:\Program Files\GSLITE\is-HN2TN.tmp
MD5:
SHA256:
2856gslite.tmpC:\Program Files\GSLITE\is-JFGS9.tmp
MD5:
SHA256:
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HTTP(S) requests
1
TCP/UDP connections
7
DNS requests
5
Threats
1

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
1816
iexplore.exe
GET
200
93.184.220.29:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
US
der
471 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
3852
iexplore.exe
89.187.169.15:80
cdn.bullzip.com
CZ
suspicious
1816
iexplore.exe
152.199.19.161:443
iecvlist.microsoft.com
MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business
US
whitelisted
1816
iexplore.exe
93.184.220.29:80
ocsp.digicert.com
MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
cdn.bullzip.com
  • 89.187.169.15
malicious
iecvlist.microsoft.com
  • 152.199.19.161
whitelisted
r20swj13mr.microsoft.com
  • 152.199.19.161
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 93.184.220.29
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
3852
iexplore.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
ET POLICY PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP
No debug info