File name:

ChromeSetup.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/542f305a-aee9-4bb6-b060-81cfeb859abf
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: January 24, 2022, 21:52:03
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:

7FEC81E6423A7D53DE7AE355C3599090

SHA1:

345F22EE05F829ADA414BD5CDCD6F24752996B72

SHA256:

CAD6C95D5F5DD36C0445AA2621892FDBA3FE328281589DF8B3CB2F2A756D8387

SSDEEP:

24576:9S4c4c1mPDsfb5kMRjrky7BBcJ4yM+Q0OFxpfClsogJKrYEaKwi3:oR4ck+b5kMJB7BBcJE+Q0OFvfClxg0Yu

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Drops executable file immediately after starts

      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 2052)
      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 1256)

    • Loads the Task Scheduler COM API

      • GoogleUpdate.exe (PID: 2672)

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • GoogleUpdate.exe (PID: 2672)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Checks supported languages

      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 1256)
      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 2052)
      • GoogleUpdate.exe (PID: 2672)
      • GoogleUpdate.exe (PID: 1460)
      • GoogleUpdate.exe (PID: 1112)
      • GoogleUpdate.exe (PID: 3716)
      • svchost.com (PID: 1324)
      • GOOGLE~1.EXE (PID: 3028)

    • Drops a file with a compile date too recent

      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 2052)
      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 1256)

    • Drops a file that was compiled in debug mode

      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 2052)
      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 1256)

    • Reads the computer name

      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 2052)
      • GoogleUpdate.exe (PID: 2672)
      • GoogleUpdate.exe (PID: 1112)
      • GoogleUpdate.exe (PID: 1460)
      • GoogleUpdate.exe (PID: 3716)

    • Creates files in the Windows directory

      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 2052)
      • svchost.com (PID: 1324)

    • Changes default file association

      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 2052)

    • Creates a directory in Program Files

      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 1256)
      • GoogleUpdate.exe (PID: 2672)
      • GoogleUpdate.exe (PID: 1460)
      • GoogleUpdate.exe (PID: 1112)
      • GoogleUpdate.exe (PID: 3716)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 1256)
      • GoogleUpdate.exe (PID: 2672)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 1256)
      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 2052)

    • Drops a file with too old compile date

      • ChromeSetup.exe (PID: 2052)

    • Disables SEHOP

      • GoogleUpdate.exe (PID: 2672)

    • Creates/Modifies COM task schedule object

      • GoogleUpdate.exe (PID: 1112)

    • Starts application with an unusual extension

      • GoogleUpdate.exe (PID: 2672)

    • Removes files from Windows directory

      • svchost.com (PID: 1324)

  • INFO

    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • GoogleUpdate.exe (PID: 3716)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable Borland Delphi 6 (93.8)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (2.3)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (1.6)
.exe | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (0.7)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (0.7)

EXIF

EXE

Subsystem: Windows GUI
SubsystemVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
OSVersion: 4
EntryPoint: 0x80e4
UninitializedDataSize: -
InitializedDataSize: 10752
CodeSize: 29696
LinkerVersion: 2.25
PEType: PE32
TimeStamp: 1992:06:20 00:22:17+02:00
MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 19-Jun-1992 22:22:17
Detected languages:
  • Russian - Russia

DOS Header

Magic number: MZ
Bytes on last page of file: 0x0050
Pages in file: 0x0002
Relocations: 0x0000
Size of header: 0x0004
Min extra paragraphs: 0x000F
Max extra paragraphs: 0xFFFF
Initial SS value: 0x0000
Initial SP value: 0x00B8
Checksum: 0x0000
Initial IP value: 0x0000
Initial CS value: 0x0000
Overlay number: 0x001A
OEM identifier: 0x0000
OEM information: 0x0000
Address of NE header: 0x00000100

PE Headers

Signature: PE
Machine: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections: 8
Time date stamp: 19-Jun-1992 22:22:17
Pointer to Symbol Table: 0x00000000
Number of symbols: 0
Size of Optional Header: 0x00E0
Characteristics:
  • IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE
  • IMAGE_FILE_BYTES_REVERSED_HI
  • IMAGE_FILE_BYTES_REVERSED_LO
  • IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE
  • IMAGE_FILE_LINE_NUMS_STRIPPED
  • IMAGE_FILE_LOCAL_SYMS_STRIPPED

Sections

Name
Virtual Address
Virtual Size
Raw Size
Charateristics
Entropy
CODE
0x00001000
0x0000722C
0x00007400
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.51167
DATA
0x00009000
0x00000218
0x00000400
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
3.1517
BSS
0x0000A000
0x0000A899
0x00000000
IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
0
.idata
0x00015000
0x00000864
0x00000A00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
4.17386
.tls
0x00016000
0x00000008
0x00000000
IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
0
.rdata
0x00017000
0x00000018
0x00000200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_SHARED
0.20692
.reloc
0x00018000
0x000005CC
0x00000600
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_SHARED
6.44309
.rsrc
0x00019000
0x00001400
0x00001400
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_SHARED
4.26248

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
3.5313
4264
UNKNOWN
Russian - Russia
RT_ICON
DVCLAL
4
16
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_RCDATA
PACKAGEINFO
6.90278
172
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_RCDATA
MAINICON
1.7815
20
UNKNOWN
Russian - Russia
RT_GROUP_ICON

Imports

advapi32.dll
gdi32.dll
kernel32.dll
oleaut32.dll
shell32.dll
user32.dll
No data.
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Total processes
45
Monitored processes
9
Malicious processes
4
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start drop and start chromesetup.exe chromesetup.exe googleupdate.exe no specs googleupdate.exe no specs googleupdate.exe no specs googleupdate.exe svchost.com no specs google~1.exe no specs chromesetup.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1112"C:\Program Files\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe" /regserverC:\Program Files\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe—GoogleUpdate.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google Inc.
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Google Installer
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.3.33.23
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\update\googleupdate.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
1256"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\ChromeSetup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\ChromeSetup.exe
ChromeSetup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Google Update Setup
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.3.36.122
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\3582-490\chromesetup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
1324"C:\Windows\svchost.com" "C:\PROGRA~1\Google\Update\GOOGLE~1.EXE" /handoff "appguid={8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}&iid={24D10F94-33B9-D3C7-77BC-150B2DAB6744}&lang=ru&browser=4&usagestats=0&appname=Google%20Chrome&needsadmin=prefers&ap=x64-stable" /installsource taggedmi /sessionid "{52F1A874-DECD-4F35-A1B9-A816437CA0B9}"C:\Windows\svchost.com—GoogleUpdate.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\windows\svchost.com
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
1460"C:\Program Files\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe" /regsvcC:\Program Files\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe—GoogleUpdate.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google Inc.
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Google Installer
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.3.33.23
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\update\googleupdate.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
2052"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ChromeSetup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ChromeSetup.exe
Explorer.EXE
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\chromesetup.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\sechost.dll
2068"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ChromeSetup.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ChromeSetup.exe—Explorer.EXE
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
3221226540
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\chromesetup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
2672"C:\Program Files\Google\Temp\GUM2FF6.tmp\GoogleUpdate.exe" /installsource taggedmi /install "appguid={8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}&iid={24D10F94-33B9-D3C7-77BC-150B2DAB6744}&lang=ru&browser=4&usagestats=0&appname=Google%20Chrome&needsadmin=prefers&ap=x64-stable"C:\Program Files\Google\Temp\GUM2FF6.tmp\GoogleUpdate.exe—ChromeSetup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Google Installer
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.3.36.121
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\temp\gum2ff6.tmp\googleupdate.exe
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
3028C:\PROGRA~1\Google\Update\GOOGLE~1.EXE /handoff appguid={8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}&iid={24D10F94-33B9-D3C7-77BC-150B2DAB6744}&lang=ru&browser=4&usagestats=0&appname=Google%20Chrome&needsadmin=prefers&ap=x64-stable /installsource taggedmi /sessionid {52F1A874-DECD-4F35-A1B9-A816437CA0B9}C:\PROGRA~1\Google\Update\GOOGLE~1.EXE—svchost.com
User:
admin
Company:
Google Inc.
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Google Installer
Exit code:
2147942402
Version:
1.3.33.23
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\update\googleupdate.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\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
3716"C:\Program Files\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe" /ping 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:\Program Files\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe
GoogleUpdate.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google Inc.
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Google Installer
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.3.33.23
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\update\googleupdate.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\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
Total events
4 529
Read events
3 935
Write events
508
Delete events
86

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2052) ChromeSetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:ProxyBypass
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2052) ChromeSetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:IntranetName
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2052) ChromeSetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2052) ChromeSetup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2052) ChromeSetup.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command
Operation:writeName:(default)
Value:
C:\Windows\svchost.com "%1" %*
(PID) Process:(2672) GoogleUpdate.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Update\ClientState\{8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}
Operation:writeName:usagestats
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2672) GoogleUpdate.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Update\ClientStateMedium\{8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}
Operation:delete valueName:usagestats
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2672) GoogleUpdate.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Update
Operation:writeName:path
Value:
C:\Program Files\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe
(PID) Process:(2672) GoogleUpdate.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Update
Operation:writeName:UninstallCmdLine
Value:
"C:\Program Files\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe" /uninstall
(PID) Process:(2672) GoogleUpdate.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Update\Clients\{430FD4D0-B729-4F61-AA34-91526481799D}
Operation:writeName:pv
Value:
1.3.36.122
Executable files
60
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2052ChromeSetup.exeC:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-006E-040C-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\DW20.EXE —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2052ChromeSetup.exeC:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-006E-0410-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\DW20.EXE —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2052ChromeSetup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\ChromeSetup.exeexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1256ChromeSetup.exeC:\Program Files\Google\Temp\GUM2FF6.tmp\GoogleCrashHandler.exe —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2052ChromeSetup.exeC:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-006E-0416-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\DW20.EXEexecutable
MD5:02EE6A3424782531461FB2F10713D3C1
SHA256:EAD58C483CB20BCD57464F8A4929079539D634F469B213054BF737D227C026DC
2052ChromeSetup.exeC:\Windows\svchost.comexecutable
MD5:F44ECB4AE571F3356AE16632B9046857
SHA256:F04ACD9936CE613948E18CEF4590AC6A78F3C26824CB4ACA62BF3B9D2C765E15
1256ChromeSetup.exeC:\Program Files\Google\Temp\GUM2FF6.tmp\GoogleUpdateOnDemand.exeexecutable
MD5:1F30E2172C8737E144B3204C362B469C
SHA256:3293A739D005E424F2E470CB81405596912F0D23B525C8447A397174B058F205
1256ChromeSetup.exeC:\Program Files\Google\Temp\GUM2FF6.tmp\GoogleUpdateComRegisterShell64.exeexecutable
MD5:A201B4E3527EEEF223F3B0231188FB15
SHA256:AD4B3CB532C565A396CBC5D3D985E87B1A0208B52645F964C88EEB8443881223
1256ChromeSetup.exeC:\Program Files\Google\Temp\GUM2FF6.tmp\goopdateres_bg.dllexecutable
MD5:21A5F5B59E8905D375052EBA2AD46897
SHA256:5EE45E26517642D8EBC856ED4BB9DB957B94158F1E86221FFA5579AF5252924C
1256ChromeSetup.exeC:\Program Files\Google\Temp\GUM2FF6.tmp\goopdateres_bn.dllexecutable
MD5:E7225B76978566A38E4A2DACA5D8FA66
SHA256:86683CDA7130F770D4B70F739668504747BAE948C0770C8FCD9787780874DC02
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
2
DNS requests
2
Threats
0

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
3716
GoogleUpdate.exe
142.250.186.131:443
update.googleapis.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
update.googleapis.com
  • 142.250.186.131
  • 142.250.185.195
whitelisted

Threats

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Reports
ChromeSetup.exe