File name:

mcpatcher.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/95fdca07-c5ef-4c21-a8c5-139ca850a662
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: March 25, 2024, 16:12:12
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, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive
MD5:

FEFBE2912C3A7203B24315333D9B63BF

SHA1:

8DA5826F4D287E4C2920091597987EC496916052

SHA256:

D9B8890CE626D1238D2D50536CC7A699347C01EE4D9567C1A0994E7FAD3EC973

SSDEEP:

3072:VnOn7t7XpdpCCTg/sxFgJDhQtmCw2lB/AQTmO42Pp73xd60diTbcUB78zo+8t:VKpdcCrTqhUfw2xm/2Ppj60d8cm7lZt

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Drops the executable file immediately after the start

      • mcpatcher.exe (PID: 2292)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Malware-specific behavior (creating "System.dll" in Temp)

      • mcpatcher.exe (PID: 2292)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • mcpatcher.exe (PID: 2292)

    • The process creates files with name similar to system file names

      • mcpatcher.exe (PID: 2292)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • northstar.exe (PID: 2908)

    • Checks Windows Trust Settings

      • northstar.exe (PID: 2908)

    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • northstar.exe (PID: 2908)

  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • mcpatcher.exe (PID: 2292)
      • northstar.exe (PID: 2908)
      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 1860)

    • Reads the computer name

      • mcpatcher.exe (PID: 2292)
      • northstar.exe (PID: 2908)
      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 1860)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • mcpatcher.exe (PID: 2292)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • northstar.exe (PID: 2908)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • northstar.exe (PID: 2908)

    • Reads Environment values

      • northstar.exe (PID: 2908)

    • Manual execution by a user

      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 1860)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | NSIS - Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (91.9)
.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (3.3)
.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (3)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (0.7)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (0.4)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2011:08:30 15:46:24+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit, No debug
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 2.21
CodeSize: 35328
InitializedDataSize: 19456
UninitializedDataSize: 109568
EntryPoint: 0x4327
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: 6
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 2.2.49.0
ProductVersionNumber: 2.2.49.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x0000
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Neutral
CharacterSet: Windows, Latin1
FileDescription: mcpatcher
FileVersion: 2.2.49.0
LegalCopyright: (c) 2010 (2012-12-28 17:57)
ProductName: mcpatcher
No data.
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Total processes
42
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start mcpatcher.exe northstar.exe wmpnscfg.exe no specs mcpatcher.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1860"C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe"C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Configuration Application
Exit code:
0
Version:
12.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\windows media player\wmpnscfg.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
2292"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mcpatcher.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mcpatcher.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
mcpatcher
Version:
2.2.49.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\mcpatcher.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\winsxs\x86_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_5.82.7601.18837_none_ec86b8d6858ec0bc\comctl32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2908C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsm37D6.tmp\northstar.exe /u50b892e5-d96c-476b-834e-555c5bc06f2f /e5174922 /dT201212281757C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsm37D6.tmp\northstar.exe
mcpatcher.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Version:
2.2.49
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\nsm37d6.tmp\northstar.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.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\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\mscoreei.dll
3500"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mcpatcher.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mcpatcher.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
mcpatcher
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
2.2.49.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\mcpatcher.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
Total events
6 055
Read events
6 035
Write events
17
Delete events
3

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2908) northstar.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\182\52C64B7E
Operation:writeName:LanguageList
Value:
en-US
(PID) Process:(2908) northstar.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EnterpriseCertificates\Root\Certificates
Operation:delete valueName:9F6134C5FA75E4FDDE631B232BE961D6D4B97DB6
Value:
(PID) Process:(2908) northstar.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EnterpriseCertificates\Root\Certificates\9F6134C5FA75E4FDDE631B232BE961D6D4B97DB6
Operation:writeName:Blob
Value:
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
(PID) Process:(2908) northstar.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EnterpriseCertificates\Root\Certificates\9F6134C5FA75E4FDDE631B232BE961D6D4B97DB6
Operation:writeName:Blob
Value:
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
(PID) Process:(2908) northstar.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EnterpriseCertificates\Root\Certificates\9F6134C5FA75E4FDDE631B232BE961D6D4B97DB6
Operation:writeName:Blob
Value:
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
Executable files
2
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2292mcpatcher.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsm37D6.tmp\northstar.exeexecutable
MD5:A1E2472DB630C7043C2FB486A17300BC
SHA256:0E990E290A6C3B4B3A3AC7495BFC197B698799AE840A06586EB5D5CBE74A1BD7
2292mcpatcher.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsm37D6.tmp\System.dllexecutable
MD5:5EBC73650256E9C8DDBCDA231DB829A1
SHA256:1EAA543842DF7795404184E8892A1654B0773DBC9BD8B54C7FDB9E68F4355493
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
7
DNS requests
2
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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unknown
2908
northstar.exe
49.13.77.253:80
api.downloadmr.com
Hetzner Online GmbH
DE
unknown
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
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whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
api.downloadmr.com
  • 49.13.77.253
unknown
dns.msftncsi.com
  • 131.107.255.255
shared

Threats

No threats detected
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mcpatcher.exe