| download: | download |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/5471693f-7db4-4db4-87b4-0da2fc957c7f |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Adware is a form of malware that targets users with unwanted advertisements, often disrupting their browsing experience. It typically infiltrates systems through software bundling, malicious websites, or deceptive downloads. Once installed, it may track user activity, collect sensitive data, and display intrusive ads, including pop-ups or banners. Some advanced adware variants can bypass security measures and establish persistence on devices, making removal challenging. Additionally, adware can create vulnerabilities that other malware can exploit, posing a significant risk to user privacy and system security. |
| Analysis date: | September 26, 2019, 19:13:22 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows |
| MD5: | 079DC233F9FD8A835B74879B3C4CFD2B |
| SHA1: | 147A45F551592BC286E53E2B20A1ED00A131DC49 |
| SHA256: | C18F6845DE650F16FC03597180EB216062FDC4F5EB3935C123B09E73989F558D |
| SSDEEP: | 24576:OCwe5cwDRP7kXOooyWDHfEaW54VhhXbnD:4w97kwQadjhXbnD |
MALICIOUS
Connects to CnC server
- IEXPLORE.EXE (PID: 3652)
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- download.exe (PID: 2972)
SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- download.exe (PID: 2972)
Reads internet explorer settings
- download.exe (PID: 2972)
Changes the started page of IE
- download.exe (PID: 2972)
Starts Internet Explorer
- download.exe (PID: 2972)
Creates a software uninstall entry
- download.exe (PID: 2972)
Creates files in the user directory
- download.exe (PID: 2972)
Reads Internet Cache Settings
- download.exe (PID: 2972)
INFO
Changes internet zones settings
- IEXPLORE.EXE (PID: 3180)
Creates files in the user directory
- IEXPLORE.EXE (PID: 3652)
Reads Internet Cache Settings
- IEXPLORE.EXE (PID: 3652)
- IEXPLORE.EXE (PID: 3180)
Reads internet explorer settings
- IEXPLORE.EXE (PID: 3652)
Changes settings of System certificates
- IEXPLORE.EXE (PID: 3180)
Adds / modifies Windows certificates
- IEXPLORE.EXE (PID: 3180)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (64.6) |
|---|---|---|
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (15.4) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (10.5) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.6) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (4.6) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2019:09:09 10:16:40+02:00 |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.16 |
| CodeSize: | 340992 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 876544 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x31309 |
| OSVersion: | 5.1 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5.1 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 5.2.0.9 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 5.2.0.9 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x0017 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Unknown |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | SpringTech Ltd. |
| FileVersion: | 5.2.0.9 |
| InternalName: | IENewTab |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright (C) 2017 SpringTech Ltd. |
| OriginalFileName: | IENewTab |
| ProductName: | IENewTab |
| ProductVersion: | 5.2.0.9 |
Summary
| Architecture: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
|---|---|
| Subsystem: | IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI |
| Compilation Date: | 09-Sep-2019 08:16:40 |
| Detected languages: |
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| CompanyName: | SpringTech Ltd. |
| FileVersion: | 5.2.0.9 |
| InternalName: | IENewTab |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright (C) 2017 SpringTech Ltd. |
| OriginalFilename: | IENewTab |
| ProductName: | IENewTab |
| ProductVersion: | 5.2.0.9 |
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: | 0x00000110 |
PE Headers
| Signature: | PE |
|---|---|
| Machine: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
| Number of sections: | 5 |
| Time date stamp: | 09-Sep-2019 08:16:40 |
| 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 | 0x00001000 | 0x00053387 | 0x00053400 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 6.57614 |
.rdata | 0x00055000 | 0x0002DC8A | 0x0002DE00 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 4.33922 |
.data | 0x00083000 | 0x00002CB8 | 0x00001E00 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | 4.13592 |
.rsrc | 0x00086000 | 0x000A0D48 | 0x000A0E00 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 6.21948 |
.reloc | 0x00127000 | 0x0000456C | 0x00004600 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 6.58646 |
Resources
Title | Entropy | Size | Codepage | Language | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5.3298 | 822 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_MANIFEST |
2 | 3.47151 | 1384 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_ICON |
3 | 3.91708 | 744 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_ICON |
4 | 3.91366 | 2216 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_ICON |
5 | 4.02252 | 3752 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_ICON |
6 | 3.62911 | 1640 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_ICON |
7 | 3.25755 | 296 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_ICON |
8 | 3.47151 | 1384 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_ICON |
9 | 3.91708 | 744 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_ICON |
10 | 3.91366 | 2216 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_ICON |
Imports
ADVAPI32.dll |
GDI32.dll |
KERNEL32.dll |
OLEACC.dll |
OLEAUT32.dll |
PSAPI.DLL |
SHELL32.dll |
SHLWAPI.dll |
USER32.dll |
VERSION.dll |
Total processes
37
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2972 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\download.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\download.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: SpringTech Ltd. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Version: 5.2.0.9 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 3180 | "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" http://search.hdownloadmyinboxhelper.com/?source=-lp0-bb9-iei-dd&uid=3b40f68f-4e4f-431e-89e2-f6599c3ad5f8&uc=20190926&ap=appfocus1&i_id=email_spt__1.30 | C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE | download.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Internet Explorer Exit code: 0 Version: 8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 3652 | "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:3180 CREDAT:71937 | C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE | IEXPLORE.EXE | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Internet Explorer Exit code: 0 Version: 8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
| |||||||||||||||
Total events
659
Read events
525
Write events
129
Delete events
5
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (2972) download.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\download_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2972) download.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\download_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2972) download.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\download_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: 4294901760 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2972) download.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\download_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: 4294901760 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2972) download.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\download_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2972) download.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\download_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2972) download.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\download_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2972) download.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\download_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2972) download.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\download_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: 4294901760 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2972) download.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\download_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: 4294901760 | |||
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
5
Text files
38
Unknown types
9
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3652 | IEXPLORE.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Low\Cab6AA7.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3652 | IEXPLORE.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Low\Tar6AA8.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3652 | IEXPLORE.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Low\Cab6AB9.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3652 | IEXPLORE.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Low\Tar6ACA.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3652 | IEXPLORE.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Low\Cab6B57.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3652 | IEXPLORE.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Low\Tar6B68.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3652 | IEXPLORE.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\admin@hdownloadmyinboxhelper[1].txt | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3652 | IEXPLORE.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\K6KTJV6S\search_hdownloadmyinboxhelper_com[1].txt | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2972 | download.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\LH043OAM\main[1] | html | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2972 | download.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\{28e56cfb-e30e-4f66-85d8-339885b726b8}\Uninstall.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
12
TCP/UDP connections
21
DNS requests
12
Threats
2
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3652 | IEXPLORE.EXE | GET | 302 | 54.86.196.110:80 | http://search.hdownloadmyinboxhelper.com/?source=-lp0-bb9-iei-dd&uid=3b40f68f-4e4f-431e-89e2-f6599c3ad5f8&uc=20190926&ap=appfocus1&i_id=email_spt__1.30 | US | html | 285 b | malicious |
2972 | download.exe | GET | 500 | 34.192.88.201:80 | http://www.browser-tech.com/ies/api.cgi?act=getConfig&id=&rf=1&ver=5.2.0.9&proto=1&ihp=&nto= | US | html | 617 b | shared |
2972 | download.exe | GET | 200 | 54.87.172.192:80 | http://imp.hdownloadmyinboxhelper.com/impression.do?implementation_id=email_spt__1.30&source=-lp0-bb9-iei-dd&sub_id=20190926&traffic_source=appfocus1&user_id=3b40f68f-4e4f-431e-89e2-f6599c3ad5f8&useragent=Mozilla%2F5.0+(Windows+NT+10.0%3B+WOW64%3B+Trident%2F7.0%3B+rv%3A11.0)+like+Gecko&subid2=8.0.7601.17514&event=ex_set_hp | US | image | 109 b | malicious |
2972 | download.exe | GET | 200 | 54.87.172.192:80 | http://imp.hdownloadmyinboxhelper.com/impression.do?implementation_id=email_spt__1.30&source=-lp0-bb9-iei-dd&sub_id=20190926&traffic_source=appfocus1&user_id=3b40f68f-4e4f-431e-89e2-f6599c3ad5f8&useragent=Mozilla%2F5.0+(Windows+NT+10.0%3B+WOW64%3B+Trident%2F7.0%3B+rv%3A11.0)+like+Gecko&subid2=8.0.7601.17514&event=ex_accepted | US | image | 109 b | malicious |
2972 | download.exe | GET | 200 | 54.87.172.192:80 | http://imp.hdownloadmyinboxhelper.com/impression.do?implementation_id=email_spt__1.30&source=-lp0-bb9-iei-dd&sub_id=20190926&traffic_source=appfocus1&user_id=3b40f68f-4e4f-431e-89e2-f6599c3ad5f8&useragent=Mozilla%2F5.0+(Windows+NT+10.0%3B+WOW64%3B+Trident%2F7.0%3B+rv%3A11.0)+like+Gecko&subid2=8.0.7601.17514&event=ex_shown | US | image | 109 b | malicious |
3652 | IEXPLORE.EXE | GET | 200 | 143.204.98.76:80 | http://x.ss2.us/x.cer | US | der | 1.27 Kb | whitelisted |
2972 | download.exe | GET | 200 | 54.87.172.192:80 | http://imp.hdownloadmyinboxhelper.com/impression.do?implementation_id=email_spt__1.30&source=-lp0-bb9-iei-dd&sub_id=20190926&traffic_source=appfocus1&user_id=3b40f68f-4e4f-431e-89e2-f6599c3ad5f8&useragent=Mozilla%2F5.0+(Windows+NT+10.0%3B+WOW64%3B+Trident%2F7.0%3B+rv%3A11.0)+like+Gecko&subid2=8.0.7601.17514&event=ex_shown_ds | US | image | 109 b | malicious |
2972 | download.exe | GET | 200 | 54.87.172.192:80 | http://imp.hdownloadmyinboxhelper.com/impression.do?implementation_id=email_spt__1.30&source=-lp0-bb9-iei-dd&sub_id=20190926&traffic_source=appfocus1&user_id=3b40f68f-4e4f-431e-89e2-f6599c3ad5f8&useragent=Mozilla%2F5.0+(Windows+NT+10.0%3B+WOW64%3B+Trident%2F7.0%3B+rv%3A11.0)+like+Gecko&subid2=8.0.7601.17514&event=ex_executed | US | image | 109 b | malicious |
2972 | download.exe | GET | 200 | 54.87.172.192:80 | http://imp.hdownloadmyinboxhelper.com/impression.do?implementation_id=email_spt__1.30&source=-lp0-bb9-iei-dd&sub_id=20190926&traffic_source=appfocus1&user_id=3b40f68f-4e4f-431e-89e2-f6599c3ad5f8&useragent=Mozilla%2F5.0+(Windows+NT+10.0%3B+WOW64%3B+Trident%2F7.0%3B+rv%3A11.0)+like+Gecko&subid2=8.0.7601.17514&event=ex_set_ds | US | image | 109 b | malicious |
3652 | IEXPLORE.EXE | GET | 200 | 205.185.216.10:80 | http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootstl.cab | US | compressed | 57.0 Kb | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3652 | IEXPLORE.EXE | 54.86.196.110:443 | search.hdownloadmyinboxhelper.com | Amazon.com, Inc. | US | malicious |
3652 | IEXPLORE.EXE | 35.168.129.108:443 | imp.onesearch.org | Amazon.com, Inc. | US | suspicious |
3652 | IEXPLORE.EXE | 143.204.98.3:443 | dap2y8k6nefku.cloudfront.net | — | US | whitelisted |
3652 | IEXPLORE.EXE | 172.217.22.14:443 | apis.google.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
3652 | IEXPLORE.EXE | 172.217.18.99:443 | ssl.gstatic.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
3180 | IEXPLORE.EXE | 54.86.196.110:443 | search.hdownloadmyinboxhelper.com | Amazon.com, Inc. | US | malicious |
3652 | IEXPLORE.EXE | 216.58.207.45:443 | accounts.google.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
3652 | IEXPLORE.EXE | 54.72.199.154:443 | appfocus.go2cloud.org | Amazon.com, Inc. | IE | suspicious |
3652 | IEXPLORE.EXE | 205.185.216.10:80 | www.download.windowsupdate.com | Highwinds Network Group, Inc. | US | whitelisted |
3652 | IEXPLORE.EXE | 13.224.197.83:443 | d3ff8olul1r3ot.cloudfront.net | — | US | suspicious |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
www.browser-tech.com |
| shared |
imp.hdownloadmyinboxhelper.com |
| unknown |
search.hdownloadmyinboxhelper.com |
| unknown |
x.ss2.us |
| whitelisted |
www.download.windowsupdate.com |
| whitelisted |
appfocus.go2cloud.org |
| shared |
imp.onesearch.org |
| whitelisted |
apis.google.com |
| whitelisted |
d3ff8olul1r3ot.cloudfront.net |
| shared |
dap2y8k6nefku.cloudfront.net |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
3652 | IEXPLORE.EXE | Misc activity | ADWARE [PTsecurity] Application.AdSearch (A) |
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