| URL: | https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/623144/pimindexmaintenancesvc-20127-unknown-infection/ |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/45e1db29-ba96-4ad4-964a-fcd4b279dab6 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | August 20, 2020, 06:18:18 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MD5: | 5D92428BC8A8F240BBC4906FF616CA57 |
| SHA1: | 8456C5008C46B884544D03CD732AAAD489BFE44D |
| SHA256: | CF1C397A2C47A06182183EC222CAFDD27A42C888B02CE083EE12AB8153DFBCA4 |
| SSDEEP: | 3:N8DSLpyCGTVEApiWbT6izOAGkFIKhC:2OLdIbVzOBkFIx |
MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.SUSPICIOUS
Executed via COM
- FlashUtil32_26_0_0_131_ActiveX.exe (PID: 2484)
INFO
Reads Internet Cache Settings
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2280)
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2720)
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2660)
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2748)
Application launched itself
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2280)
- chrome.exe (PID: 2676)
Reads internet explorer settings
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2720)
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2748)
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2660)
Reads settings of System Certificates
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2720)
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2748)
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2280)
- chrome.exe (PID: 3876)
Changes internet zones settings
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2280)
Changes settings of System certificates
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2280)
- chrome.exe (PID: 3876)
Creates files in the user directory
- FlashUtil32_26_0_0_131_ActiveX.exe (PID: 2484)
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2720)
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2280)
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2748)
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2660)
- opera.exe (PID: 3860)
Adds / modifies Windows certificates
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2280)
Reads the hosts file
- chrome.exe (PID: 2676)
- chrome.exe (PID: 3876)
Manual execution by user
- chrome.exe (PID: 2676)
- opera.exe (PID: 3860)
Dropped object may contain Bitcoin addresses
- chrome.exe (PID: 3876)
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Total processes
102
Monitored processes
61
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 256 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1032,11736582232592305120,7056605147749809912,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=11547882348421753696 --renderer-client-id=27 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5888 /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 75.0.3770.100 Modules
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| 868 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1032,11736582232592305120,7056605147749809912,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=5548473809690900845 --renderer-client-id=16 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4084 /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 75.0.3770.100 Modules
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| 1000 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1032,11736582232592305120,7056605147749809912,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=8408117484830124046 --renderer-client-id=19 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4784 /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 75.0.3770.100 Modules
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| 1276 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1032,11736582232592305120,7056605147749809912,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=9894277391173069521 --renderer-client-id=11 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3692 /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 75.0.3770.100 Modules
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| 1484 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1032,11736582232592305120,7056605147749809912,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=737097814514528019 --renderer-client-id=26 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5392 /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 75.0.3770.100 Modules
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| 1832 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --field-trial-handle=1032,11736582232592305120,7056605147749809912,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --service-request-channel-token=3269389125441516224 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3312 --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 75.0.3770.100 Modules
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| 1852 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1032,11736582232592305120,7056605147749809912,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=8430322910267637494 --renderer-client-id=21 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5080 /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 75.0.3770.100 Modules
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| 2080 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1032,11736582232592305120,7056605147749809912,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=12213723754156176958 --renderer-client-id=13 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3068 /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 75.0.3770.100 Modules
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| 2148 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1032,11736582232592305120,7056605147749809912,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=14519821131220267327 --renderer-client-id=18 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4668 /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 75.0.3770.100 Modules
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| 2184 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1032,11736582232592305120,7056605147749809912,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --extension-process --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=632490740730493086 --renderer-client-id=4 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2492 /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 75.0.3770.100 Modules
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Total events
2 995
Read events
2 539
Write events
449
Delete events
7
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (2280) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UrlBlockManager |
| Operation: | write | Name: | NextCheckForUpdateLowDateTime |
Value: 3451149352 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2280) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UrlBlockManager |
| Operation: | write | Name: | NextCheckForUpdateHighDateTime |
Value: 30832313 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2280) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2280) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2280) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2280) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CompatibilityFlags |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2280) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProxyEnable |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2280) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SavedLegacySettings |
Value: 46000000A3000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000C0E333BBEAB1D301000000000000000000000000020000001700000000000000FE800000000000007D6CB050D9C573F70B000000000000006D00330032005C004D00530049004D004700330032002E0064006C000100000004AA400014AA4000040000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002000000C0A8016400000000000000000000000000000000000000000800000000000000805D3F00983740000008000002000000000000600000002060040000B8A94000020000008802000060040000B8A9400004000000F8010000B284000088B64000B84B400043003A000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2280) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2280) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 1 | |||
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
327
Text files
239
Unknown types
55
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2720 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Low\CabE15.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2720 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Low\TarE16.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2720 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\07CEF2F654E3ED6050FFC9B6EB844250_3431D4C539FB2CFCB781821E9902850D | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2720 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\07CEF2F654E3ED6050FFC9B6EB844250_3431D4C539FB2CFCB781821E9902850D | der | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2720 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\YTOWV792\ipb.lang[1].js | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2720 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\B2FAF7692FD9FFBD64EDE317E42334BA_D7393C8F62BDE4D4CB606228BC7A711E | der | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2720 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\MFAQUS6V\pimindexmaintenancesvc-20127-unknown-infection[1].htm | html | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2720 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\YTOWV792\ipb[1].js | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2720 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B2FAF7692FD9FFBD64EDE317E42334BA_D7393C8F62BDE4D4CB606228BC7A711E | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2720 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\PIUA5AO7.txt | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
72
TCP/UDP connections
438
DNS requests
250
Threats
3
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2720 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 216.58.208.35:80 | http://ocsp.pki.goog/gsr2/ME4wTDBKMEgwRjAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTgXIsxbvr2lBkPpoIEVRE6gHlCnAQUm%2BIHV2ccHsBqBt5ZtJot39wZhi4CDQHjtJqhjYqpgSVpULg%3D | US | der | 468 b | whitelisted |
2720 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 93.184.220.29:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTBL0V27RVZ7LBduom%2FnYB45SPUEwQU5Z1ZMIJHWMys%2BghUNoZ7OrUETfACEAo3h2ReX7SMIk79G%2B0UDDw%3D | US | der | 1.47 Kb | whitelisted |
2720 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 216.58.208.35:80 | http://ocsp.pki.goog/gts1o1core/MFIwUDBOMEwwSjAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBRCRjDCJxnb3nDwj%2Fxz5aZfZjgXvAQUmNH4bhDrz5vsYJ8YkBug630J%2FSsCEQDM9j8%2B94pW6ggAAAAATZ8E | US | der | 472 b | whitelisted |
2720 | iexplore.exe | GET | 304 | 13.107.4.50:80 | http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootstl.cab | US | compressed | 56.7 Kb | whitelisted |
2720 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 93.184.220.29:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQS14tALDViBvqCf47YkiQRtKz1BAQUpc436uuwdQ6UZ4i0RfrZJBCHlh8CEAiU9sC8%2BkObUlV5N9tGedw%3D | US | der | 280 b | whitelisted |
2720 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 216.58.208.35:80 | http://ocsp.pki.goog/gts1o1core/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBRCRjDCJxnb3nDwj%2Fxz5aZfZjgXvAQUmNH4bhDrz5vsYJ8YkBug630J%2FSsCEFdFG9fGhWGSCAAAAABNnwI%3D | US | der | 471 b | whitelisted |
2720 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 151.139.128.14:80 | http://ocsp.sectigo.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQh80WaEMqmyEvaHjlisSfVM4p8SAQUF9nWJSdn%2BTHCSUPZMDZEjGypT%2BsCED%2FAmsEWzZ%2FCYvi8sg6cQEo%3D | US | der | 471 b | whitelisted |
2720 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 13.107.4.50:80 | http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootstl.cab | US | compressed | 56.7 Kb | whitelisted |
2720 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 93.184.220.29:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTPJvUY%2Bsl%2Bj4yzQuAcL2oQno5fCgQUUWj%2FkK8CB3U8zNllZGKiErhZcjsCEAHBrC%2BxeCnHJwc5Xn74zbM%3D | US | der | 471 b | whitelisted |
2720 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 216.58.208.35:80 | http://ocsp.pki.goog/gts1o1core/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBRCRjDCJxnb3nDwj%2Fxz5aZfZjgXvAQUmNH4bhDrz5vsYJ8YkBug630J%2FSsCEFdFG9fGhWGSCAAAAABNnwI%3D | US | der | 471 b | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2720 | iexplore.exe | 172.217.22.104:443 | www.googletagmanager.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
2720 | iexplore.exe | 172.67.75.139:443 | www.bleepstatic.com | — | US | suspicious |
2720 | iexplore.exe | 172.217.18.174:443 | apis.google.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
2720 | iexplore.exe | 151.139.128.11:443 | s.skimresources.com | Highwinds Network Group, Inc. | US | malicious |
2720 | iexplore.exe | 93.184.220.29:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business | US | whitelisted |
2720 | iexplore.exe | 185.3.93.185:443 | ecdn.firstimpression.io | Linode, LLC | GB | unknown |
2720 | iexplore.exe | 35.188.71.214:443 | d.pub.network | Google Inc. | US | suspicious |
2720 | iexplore.exe | 104.26.9.50:443 | freestar-io.videoplayerhub.com | Cloudflare Inc | US | shared |
2720 | iexplore.exe | 13.107.4.50:80 | www.download.windowsupdate.com | Microsoft Corporation | US | whitelisted |
2720 | iexplore.exe | 172.217.21.226:443 | www.googletagservices.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
www.bleepingcomputer.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.comodoca.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.usertrust.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bleepstatic.com |
| whitelisted |
www.googletagmanager.com |
| whitelisted |
apis.google.com |
| whitelisted |
s.skimresources.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.pki.goog |
| whitelisted |
a.pub.network |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
3860 | opera.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET INFO TLS Handshake Failure |
3860 | opera.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET INFO TLS Handshake Failure |
1048 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET INFO Observed DNS Query to .cloud TLD |