File name:

WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/aa95e55d-f469-43e9-9009-740501515f39
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: June 14, 2024, 11:23:52
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:

50B3D855CE754D42210383F873997EA9

SHA1:

803588AC0397F273B22AD0D4BE34F7E6C2568782

SHA256:

C76BCFDD5025059F398E94F97D801A4A6CF52BEF5B86F88209DCDFFB28A141CD

SSDEEP:

98304:Rg/M+ztdkVR1Qs3LCsszystbKm401aHJ3yYFwF0Lo/VrpPv9vlvnE/y6Mk571/14:b3IdnEoopk6dmZ6SJIh+/

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Drops the executable file immediately after the start

      • WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.exe (PID: 3948)
      • WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmp (PID: 2072)
      • WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.exe (PID: 4088)

    • Registers / Runs the DLL via REGSVR32.EXE

      • WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmp (PID: 2072)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.exe (PID: 3948)
      • WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmp (PID: 2072)
      • WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.exe (PID: 4088)

    • Drops 7-zip archiver for unpacking

      • WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmp (PID: 2072)

    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmp (PID: 2072)

    • Reads the Windows owner or organization settings

      • WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmp (PID: 2072)

  • INFO

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.exe (PID: 3948)
      • WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.exe (PID: 4088)

    • Reads the computer name

      • WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmp (PID: 3964)
      • WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmp (PID: 2072)

    • Checks supported languages

      • WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmp (PID: 3964)
      • WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.exe (PID: 4088)
      • WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.exe (PID: 3948)
      • WinMerge32BitPluginProxy.exe (PID: 112)
      • WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmp (PID: 2072)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmp (PID: 2072)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmp (PID: 2072)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable Delphi generic (45.2)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (20.9)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (14.3)
.exe | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (6.6)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (6.3)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2016:04:06 14:39:04+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, Bytes reversed lo, 32-bit, Bytes reversed hi
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 2.25
CodeSize: 66560
InitializedDataSize: 53760
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x117dc
OSVersion: 5
ImageVersion: 6
SubsystemVersion: 5
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 2.16.40.0
ProductVersionNumber: 2.16.40.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Neutral
CharacterSet: Unicode
Comments: This installation was built with Inno Setup.
CompanyName: https://winmerge.org
FileDescription: WinMerge Installer
FileVersion: 2.16.40.0
LegalCopyright:
ProductName: WinMerge
ProductVersion: 2.16.40.0
No data.
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Total processes
41
Monitored processes
6
Malicious processes
4
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start winmerge-2.16.40-x64-setup.exe winmerge-2.16.40-x64-setup.tmp no specs winmerge-2.16.40-x64-setup.exe winmerge-2.16.40-x64-setup.tmp regsvr32.exe no specs winmerge32bitpluginproxy.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
112"C:\Program Files\WinMerge\WinMerge32BitPluginProxy.exe" /RegServerC:\Program Files\WinMerge\WinMerge32BitPluginProxy.exe—WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmp
User:
admin
Company:
http://www.geocities.co.jp/SiliconValley-SanJose/8165/winmerge.html
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
WinMerge 32 Bit Plug-in Proxy
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.0.4
Modules
Images
c:\program files\winmerge\winmerge32bitpluginproxy.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.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
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
1136"C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe" /s "C:\Program Files\WinMerge\ShellExtensionX64.dll"C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe—WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmp
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Microsoft(C) Register Server
Exit code:
3
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
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\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2072"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-7BS34.tmp\WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmp" /SL5="$20140,9267469,121344,C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.exe" /SPAWNWND=$20130 /NOTIFYWND=$20138 C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-7BS34.tmp\WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmp
WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.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-7bs34.tmp\winmerge-2.16.40-x64-setup.tmp
c:\windows\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
3948"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
https://winmerge.org
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
WinMerge Installer
Exit code:
0
Version:
2.16.40.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\winmerge-2.16.40-x64-setup.exe
c:\windows\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
3964"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-KCV2V.tmp\WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmp" /SL5="$20138,9267469,121344,C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-KCV2V.tmp\WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmp—WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.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-kcv2v.tmp\winmerge-2.16.40-x64-setup.tmp
c:\windows\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
4088"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.exe" /SPAWNWND=$20130 /NOTIFYWND=$20138 C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.exe
WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmp
User:
admin
Company:
https://winmerge.org
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
WinMerge Installer
Exit code:
0
Version:
2.16.40.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\winmerge-2.16.40-x64-setup.exe
c:\windows\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
Total events
3 810
Read events
3 756
Write events
47
Delete events
7

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2072) WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmpKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000
Operation:writeName:Owner
Value:
18080000F860555A4DBEDA01
(PID) Process:(2072) WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmpKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000
Operation:writeName:SessionHash
Value:
B5FFBBE5CD778DA1EE947E3B6FA4EF06509137F581C87B2A56B579A46E0CC0A3
(PID) Process:(2072) WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmpKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000
Operation:writeName:Sequence
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2072) WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmpKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000
Operation:writeName:RegFiles0000
Value:
C:\Program Files\WinMerge\WinMergeU.exe
(PID) Process:(2072) WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmpKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000
Operation:writeName:RegFilesHash
Value:
19E7B39956787435277088D581B3D9E92C09183C212FF982C56A31964CBA2B5A
(PID) Process:(2072) WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmpKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Thingamahoochie\WinMerge
Operation:writeName:Executable
Value:
C:\Program Files\WinMerge\WinMergeU.exe
(PID) Process:(2072) WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmpKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Thingamahoochie\WinMerge
Operation:writeName:Executable
Value:
C:\Program Files\WinMerge\WinMergeU.exe
(PID) Process:(2072) WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmpKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Thingamahoochie\WinMerge
Operation:writeName:ContextMenuEnabled
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2072) WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmpKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Thingamahoochie\WinMerge
Operation:writeName:ContextMenuEnabled
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2072) WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmpKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Thingamahoochie\WinMerge
Operation:writeName:ContextMenuEnabled
Value:
1
Executable files
50
Suspicious files
13
Text files
350
Unknown types
3

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
3948WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-KCV2V.tmp\WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmpexecutable
MD5:C8DB4DDEA101C90CCCEA094D8FD50810
SHA256:1BCC000174046980A9B3424A700239EF79177A52C33879B00524BC9518AAE0D9
2072WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmpC:\Program Files\WinMerge\WinMergeU.exeexecutable
MD5:F44D4291108147CCBAD59599E6C7CD80
SHA256:65934528F57CB736DB0AC8A2CFD58856A025D23D823A15C86118BA91C7DE2D40
4088WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-7BS34.tmp\WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmpexecutable
MD5:C8DB4DDEA101C90CCCEA094D8FD50810
SHA256:1BCC000174046980A9B3424A700239EF79177A52C33879B00524BC9518AAE0D9
2072WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmpC:\Program Files\WinMerge\LogoImages\is-AHFQE.tmpimage
MD5:21145408985267F224425F18CCDD96AE
SHA256:79545A24803B150F573D37D9D497F91612384A5CDFB909CC82D8A12CAC50797B
2072WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmpC:\Program Files\WinMerge\unins000.exeexecutable
MD5:C8DB4DDEA101C90CCCEA094D8FD50810
SHA256:1BCC000174046980A9B3424A700239EF79177A52C33879B00524BC9518AAE0D9
2072WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmpC:\Program Files\WinMerge\is-TDFHV.tmpexecutable
MD5:F44D4291108147CCBAD59599E6C7CD80
SHA256:65934528F57CB736DB0AC8A2CFD58856A025D23D823A15C86118BA91C7DE2D40
2072WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmpC:\Program Files\WinMerge\is-5SL9O.tmpexecutable
MD5:C8DB4DDEA101C90CCCEA094D8FD50810
SHA256:1BCC000174046980A9B3424A700239EF79177A52C33879B00524BC9518AAE0D9
2072WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmpC:\Program Files\WinMerge\WinMergeU.VisualElementsManifest.xmlxml
MD5:33F4B444448D11D1E9740FB35F5A7241
SHA256:9F57ABA99AC13C6CE2E76E29C9D11EC2BBDFD891E93E363EE77B2BE4C5A2DFFA
2072WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmpC:\Program Files\WinMerge\is-E3J8B.tmpxml
MD5:33F4B444448D11D1E9740FB35F5A7241
SHA256:9F57ABA99AC13C6CE2E76E29C9D11EC2BBDFD891E93E363EE77B2BE4C5A2DFFA
2072WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.tmpC:\Program Files\WinMerge\LogoImages\WinMergeLogo.pngimage
MD5:21145408985267F224425F18CCDD96AE
SHA256:79545A24803B150F573D37D9D497F91612384A5CDFB909CC82D8A12CAC50797B
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
3
DNS requests
0
Threats
0

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
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whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
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whitelisted
1088
svchost.exe
224.0.0.252:5355
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unknown

DNS requests

No data

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info
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WinMerge-2.16.40-x64-Setup.exe