File name:

ppadsetup.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/010655f1-89b4-40e3-a7ee-01bff66c4cf9
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 24, 2021, 15:55:56
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
MD5:

3DE9087D2DCB3B377831812D9CEFF95E

SHA1:

42BFA95EE0A7D74D47ECED482A4B92382C94B988

SHA256:

C3B182AA3FFA5D856B2586477D4FEDA70750F07E5ABF03D24DEBD9A4C9388D75

SSDEEP:

196608:aVpLf4SglGQDEM7QLsNAWU2rk6VkPYvRUweIG6t+GAvFEtabuSDs:apLwZbsLsnJk65iwC64Gogku2s

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • nchsetup.exe (PID: 2720)
      • Installer.exe (PID: 2516)
      • nchsetup.exe (PID: 1992)
      • photopad.exe (PID: 2136)
      • photopad.exe (PID: 2144)

    • Drops executable file immediately after starts

      • ppadsetup.exe (PID: 4008)
      • Installer.exe (PID: 2516)

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • nchsetup.exe (PID: 2720)
      • nchsetup.exe (PID: 1992)

    • Loads the Task Scheduler COM API

      • photopad.exe (PID: 2144)
      • nchsetup.exe (PID: 1992)
      • photopad.exe (PID: 2136)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • ppadsetup.exe (PID: 4008)
      • Installer.exe (PID: 2516)
      • nchsetup.exe (PID: 2720)
      • nchsetup.exe (PID: 1992)

    • Drops a file that was compiled in debug mode

      • ppadsetup.exe (PID: 4008)
      • Installer.exe (PID: 2516)
      • nchsetup.exe (PID: 1992)

    • Drops a file with a compile date too recent

      • ppadsetup.exe (PID: 4008)
      • Installer.exe (PID: 2516)
      • nchsetup.exe (PID: 1992)

    • Creates a directory in Program Files

      • nchsetup.exe (PID: 1992)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • nchsetup.exe (PID: 1992)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • nchsetup.exe (PID: 1992)

    • Starts itself from another location

      • nchsetup.exe (PID: 1992)

    • Changes default file association

      • nchsetup.exe (PID: 1992)

  • INFO

    • Manual execution by user

      • opera.exe (PID: 2840)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (67.4)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (14.2)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (9.7)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.3)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (4.3)

EXIF

EXE

OriginalFileName: PhotoPad.exe
InternalName: PhotoPad
LegalCopyright: NCH Software
ProductName: PhotoPad
ProductVersion: 7.34IT+
FileVersion: 7.34IT+
FileDescription: PhotoPad - Editor Fotografico
CompanyName: NCH Software
CharacterSet: Unicode
LanguageCode: English (Australian)
FileSubtype: -
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileOS: Win32
FileFlags: (none)
FileFlagsMask: 0x0017
ProductVersionNumber: 0.0.0.0
FileVersionNumber: 0.0.0.0
Subsystem: Windows GUI
SubsystemVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
OSVersion: 4
EntryPoint: 0x11d4
UninitializedDataSize: -
InitializedDataSize: 12321792
CodeSize: 2048
LinkerVersion: 8
PEType: PE32
TimeStamp: 2020:12:30 02:06:58+01:00
MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 30-Dec-2020 01:06:58
Detected languages:
  • English - Australia
CompanyName: NCH Software
FileDescription: PhotoPad - Editor Fotografico
FileVersion: 7.34IT+
ProductVersion: 7.34IT+
ProductName: PhotoPad
LegalCopyright: NCH Software
InternalName: PhotoPad
OriginalFilename: PhotoPad.exe

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: 0x000000D8

PE Headers

Signature: PE
Machine: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections: 5
Time date stamp: 30-Dec-2020 01:06:58
Pointer to Symbol Table: 0x00000000
Number of symbols: 0
Size of Optional Header: 0x00E0
Characteristics:
  • IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE
  • IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE

Sections

Name
Virtual Address
Virtual Size
Raw Size
Charateristics
Entropy
.text
0x00001000
0x00000743
0x00000800
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
5.55773
.rdata
0x00002000
0x00000A42
0x00000C00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
3.6995
.data
0x00003000
0x00000004
0x00000200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
0.0611629
.rsrc
0x00004000
0x00BBF340
0x00BBF400
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
7.9994
.reloc
0x00BC4000
0x0000013A
0x00000200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
2.35421

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
5.09673
1149
Latin 1 / Western European
UNKNOWN
RT_MANIFEST
2
6.26009
2216
Latin 1 / Western European
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON
95
7.99643
454225
Latin 1 / Western European
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
99
7.99933
11854929
Latin 1 / Western European
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN

Imports

KERNEL32.dll
SETUPAPI.dll
SHELL32.dll
USER32.dll
ole32.dll
No data.
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Total processes
46
Monitored processes
8
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
3

Behavior graph

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drop and start start drop and start drop and start drop and start drop and start ppadsetup.exe nchsetup.exe installer.exe nchsetup.exe photopad.exe photopad.exe no specs opera.exe no specs ppadsetup.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1992"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\n2s\nchsetup.exe" -installer "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PhotoPad-2828-1\Installer.exe" -instdata "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\n2s\nchdata.dat"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\n2s\nchsetup.exe
Installer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
NCH Software
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
PhotoPad Image Editor
Exit code:
0
Version:
7.40+
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\n2s\nchsetup.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\imm32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
2136"C:\Program Files\NCH Software\PhotoPad\photopad.exe"C:\Program Files\NCH Software\PhotoPad\photopad.exe
nchsetup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
NCH Software
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
PhotoPad Image Editor
Exit code:
0
Version:
7.40+
Modules
Images
c:\program files\nch software\photopad\photopad.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\imm32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
2144"C:\Program Files\NCH Software\PhotoPad\photopad.exe" -installschedC:\Program Files\NCH Software\PhotoPad\photopad.exe—nchsetup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
NCH Software
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
PhotoPad Image Editor
Exit code:
0
Version:
7.40+
Modules
Images
c:\program files\nch software\photopad\photopad.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\imm32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
2516C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PhotoPad-2828-1\Installer.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PhotoPad-2828-1\Installer.exe
nchsetup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
NCH Software
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
PhotoPad Image Editor
Exit code:
0
Version:
7.40+
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\photopad-2828-1\installer.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\setupapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\cfgmgr32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
2600"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ppadsetup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ppadsetup.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
NCH Software
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
PhotoPad - Editor Fotografico
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
7.34IT+
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\ppadsetup.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
2720"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\n1s\nchsetup.exe" -installer "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ppadsetup.exe" -instdata "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\n1s\nchdata.dat"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\n1s\nchsetup.exe
ppadsetup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
NCH Software
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
PhotoPad - Editor Fotografico
Exit code:
2
Version:
7.34IT+
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\n1s\nchsetup.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\imm32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
2840"C:\Program Files\Opera\opera.exe" C:\Program Files\Opera\opera.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Opera Software
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Opera Internet Browser
Exit code:
0
Version:
1748
4008"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ppadsetup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ppadsetup.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
NCH Software
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
PhotoPad - Editor Fotografico
Exit code:
2
Version:
7.34IT+
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\ppadsetup.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\setupapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\cfgmgr32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
Total events
1 984
Read events
879
Write events
1 102
Delete events
3

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2720) nchsetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
Operation:writeName:PhotoPadInstall
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ppadsetup.exe
(PID) Process:(4008) ppadsetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(4008) ppadsetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2720) nchsetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NCH Software\PhotoPad\Software
Operation:writeName:SVar
Value:
LLIBBlueokbtnon
(PID) Process:(2720) nchsetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
Operation:delete valueName:PhotoPadInstall
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ppadsetup.exe
(PID) Process:(2516) Installer.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2516) Installer.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(1992) nchsetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NCH Software\PhotoPad\Software
Operation:delete valueName:SVar
Value:
LLIBBlueokbtnon
(PID) Process:(1992) nchsetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
Operation:writeName:PhotoPadInstall
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PhotoPad-2828-1\Installer.exe
(PID) Process:(1992) nchsetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NCH Software\PhotoPad\Settings
Operation:writeName:InstalledByAdmin
Value:
1
Executable files
5
Suspicious files
3
Text files
14
Unknown types
22

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
4008ppadsetup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\n1s\nchsetup.cab —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
4008ppadsetup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\n1s\nchdata.cab —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2516Installer.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\n2s\nchsetup.cab —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2516Installer.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\n2s\nchdata.cab —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2720nchsetup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PhotoPad-2828-1\Installer.exeexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1992nchsetup.exeC:\Users\Public\Desktop\NCH Suite.lnklnk
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1992nchsetup.exeC:\Program Files\NCH Software\PhotoPad\photopad.exeexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1992nchsetup.exeC:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Graphics Related Programs\Diagram and Flowchart Software.lnklnk
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1992nchsetup.exeC:\ProgramData\NCH Software\PhotoPad\firefoxsearchplugins\defaults\google.xmltext
MD5:99E6074A4C6E2F9BCDDDDD7955222FAD
SHA256:C985A9142D52184A87A03ECE150C084D3CC90A59818FB31C7BD76E2149B96A91
1992nchsetup.exeC:\ProgramData\NCH Software\PhotoPad\firefoxsearchplugins\profile\nchfastsearch.xmltext
MD5:DA1623BC98A25180C0A4D2BF5C141742
SHA256:5325292AC0303D0D66FA098B0C8F8304D375E19D26C174BB4478DA0BA01416B2
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
2
DNS requests
2
Threats
3

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2720
nchsetup.exe
198.84.119.122:80
www.nchsoftware.com
Hostwinds LLC.
US
suspicious
2136
photopad.exe
184.106.10.72:443
www.livehelpnow.net
Rackspace Ltd.
US
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
www.nchsoftware.com
  • 198.84.119.122
  • 54.149.5.211
  • 66.39.83.155
malicious
www.livehelpnow.net
  • 184.106.10.72
unknown

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
2720
nchsetup.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
AV POLICY HTTP request for .exe file with no User-Agent
2720
nchsetup.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
ET POLICY PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP
2720
nchsetup.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET INFO Executable Retrieved With Minimal HTTP Headers - Potential Second Stage Download
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Reports
ppadsetup.exe