File name:

mcpatcher.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/d42daeab-1f03-43bf-b3a5-e4a98f1d7005
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: December 05, 2023, 05:16:06
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: 1560)

  • SUSPICIOUS

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

      • mcpatcher.exe (PID: 1560)

    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • northstar.exe (PID: 1328)

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

      • mcpatcher.exe (PID: 1560)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • northstar.exe (PID: 1328)

    • Checks Windows Trust Settings

      • northstar.exe (PID: 1328)

  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • mcpatcher.exe (PID: 1560)
      • northstar.exe (PID: 1328)
      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 1608)

    • Reads the computer name

      • mcpatcher.exe (PID: 1560)
      • northstar.exe (PID: 1328)
      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 1608)

    • Reads Environment values

      • northstar.exe (PID: 1328)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • mcpatcher.exe (PID: 1560)

    • Manual execution by a user

      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 1608)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • northstar.exe (PID: 1328)
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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 17:46:24+02:00
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.
screenshot
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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
1328C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsrFEB9.tmp\northstar.exe /u50b892e5-d96c-476b-834e-555c5bc06f2f /e5174922 /dT201212281757C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsrFEB9.tmp\northstar.exe
mcpatcher.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Exit code:
0
Version:
2.2.49
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\nsrfeb9.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
1560"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
Exit code:
0
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
1608"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
2464"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
3 975
Read events
3 963
Write events
12
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(1328) northstar.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\17F\52C64B7E
Operation:writeName:LanguageList
Value:
en-US
Executable files
2
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
1560mcpatcher.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsrFEB9.tmp\northstar.exeexecutable
MD5:A1E2472DB630C7043C2FB486A17300BC
SHA256:0E990E290A6C3B4B3A3AC7495BFC197B698799AE840A06586EB5D5CBE74A1BD7
1560mcpatcher.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsrFEB9.tmp\System.dllexecutable
MD5:5EBC73650256E9C8DDBCDA231DB829A1
SHA256:1EAA543842DF7795404184E8892A1654B0773DBC9BD8B54C7FDB9E68F4355493
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HTTP(S) requests
2
TCP/UDP connections
7
DNS requests
2
Threats
6

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
1328
northstar.exe
GET
302
54.209.32.212:80
http://api.downloadmr.com/installer/50b892e5-d96c-476b-834e-555c5bc06f2f/5174922/config
unknown
—
—
unknown
1328
northstar.exe
POST
404
54.209.32.212:80
http://api.downloadmr.com/installer/50b892e5-d96c-476b-834e-555c5bc06f2f/5174922/event
unknown
—
—
unknown
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
2588
svchost.exe
239.255.255.250:1900
—
—
—
whitelisted
1328
northstar.exe
54.209.32.212:80
api.downloadmr.com
AMAZON-AES
US
unknown
1080
svchost.exe
224.0.0.252:5355
—
—
—
unknown
1328
northstar.exe
104.26.7.37:443
www.hugedomains.com
CLOUDFLARENET
US
shared

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
api.downloadmr.com
  • 54.209.32.212
  • 52.71.57.184
unknown
www.hugedomains.com
  • 104.26.7.37
  • 172.67.70.191
  • 104.26.6.37
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
1328
northstar.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
ET USER_AGENTS Suspicious User-Agent (DownloadMR)
1328
northstar.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
ET USER_AGENTS Suspicious User-Agent (DownloadMR)
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mcpatcher.exe