File name:

psiphon3(1).exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/9ff353c3-58e2-480a-8952-ef7f6b85261c
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: December 12, 2020, 14:47:18
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, UPX compressed
MD5:

72DF77223C5C07FF61EB63D651B78D05

SHA1:

AB8E27E07A457FED027581F797E1E49D4E929293

SHA256:

DA043E606F336EE9FB985F35B2B98B27E2B4A3678F99AA9C481717781FB35DE3

SSDEEP:

98304:p1U2F2G8+bf+pg/nKJ8tn8E8DtGYK61ENrxuthLJ/2Hi9p/FE1Mn/5n:p1U2F2E/K2YGYkMhLJ/RVd

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • psiphon-tunnel-core.exe (PID: 832)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • psiphon3(1).exe (PID: 2164)
      • psiphon-tunnel-core.exe (PID: 832)

    • Drops a file with too old compile date

      • psiphon3(1).exe (PID: 2164)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • psiphon3(1).exe (PID: 2164)

    • Reads internet explorer settings

      • psiphon3(1).exe (PID: 2164)

  • INFO

    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • psiphon-tunnel-core.exe (PID: 832)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | UPX compressed Win32 Executable (43.5)
.exe | Win32 EXE Yoda's Crypter (42.7)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (7.2)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (3.2)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (3.2)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2020:12:07 23:18:43+01:00
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 14
CodeSize: 7356416
InitializedDataSize: 90112
UninitializedDataSize: 14430208
EntryPoint: 0x14c7b90
OSVersion: 5.1
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 5.1
Subsystem: Windows GUI

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 07-Dec-2020 22:18:43
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: 0x00000120

PE Headers

Signature: PE
Machine: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections: 3
Time date stamp: 07-Dec-2020 22:18:43
Pointer to Symbol Table: 0x00000000
Number of symbols: 0
Size of Optional Header: 0x00E0
Characteristics:
  • IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE
  • IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE

Sections

Name
Virtual Address
Virtual Size
Raw Size
Charateristics
Entropy
UPX0
0x00001000
0x00DC3000
0x00000000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
0
UPX1
0x00DC4000
0x00704000
0x00703E00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
7.92883
.rsrc
0x014C8000
0x00016000
0x00015E00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
7.47073

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
4.91161
381
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_MANIFEST
2
4.0192
744
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
3
5.62289
1384
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
4
5.86281
2216
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
5
5.32737
3752
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
6
5.87817
1128
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
7
5.62758
66
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_STRING
8
4.79539
9640
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
9
7.96592
19543
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
10
7.94804
41745
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON

Imports

ADVAPI32.dll
COMCTL32.dll
CRYPT32.dll
GDI32.dll
KERNEL32.DLL
OLEAUT32.dll
RASAPI32.dll
SHELL32.dll
SHLWAPI.dll
USER32.dll
No data.
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Total processes
37
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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drop and start start psiphon3(1).exe psiphon-tunnel-core.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
832C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\psiphon-tunnel-core.exe --config "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Psiphon3\psiphon.config" --serverList "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Psiphon3\server_list.dat"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\psiphon-tunnel-core.exe
psiphon3(1).exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\psiphon-tunnel-core.exe
c:\systemroot\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\winmm.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
2164"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\psiphon3(1).exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\psiphon3(1).exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\psiphon3(1).exe
c:\systemroot\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_5.82.7601.17514_none_ec83dffa859149af\comctl32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
Total events
627
Read events
593
Write events
34
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2164) psiphon3(1).exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Psiphon3
Operation:writeName:SkipProxySettings
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2164) psiphon3(1).exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Psiphon3
Operation:writeName:SkipAutoConnect
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2164) psiphon3(1).exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Psiphon3
Operation:writeName:SSHParentProxyHost
Value:
(PID) Process:(2164) psiphon3(1).exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Psiphon3
Operation:writeName:SSHParentProxyUsername
Value:
(PID) Process:(2164) psiphon3(1).exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Psiphon3
Operation:writeName:SSHParentProxyPassword
Value:
(PID) Process:(2164) psiphon3(1).exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Psiphon3
Operation:writeName:SSHParentProxyDomain
Value:
(PID) Process:(2164) psiphon3(1).exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2164) psiphon3(1).exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2164) psiphon3(1).exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:(2164) psiphon3(1).exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
17
Unknown types
2

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2164psiphon3(1).exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Psiphon3\psicash\psicashdatastore.prod.temp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2164psiphon3(1).exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Psiphon3\psicash\psicashdatastore.prod.commit —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2164psiphon3(1).exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\6Z2BCOUL\main[1]html
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2164psiphon3(1).exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Psiphon3\server_list.dattext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2164psiphon3(1).exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\B6QGX7LP\flags32[1]image
MD5:722CEB7B1F4A8E338CA9582B10CED8D3
SHA256:9A97CA877033652187DC9BB105D1A6CB7E041B9779982ADD3576EEB8DFA2701F
2164psiphon3(1).exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\psiphon-tunnel-core.exeexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2164psiphon3(1).exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dat440C.tmpeot
MD5:9BA3A958E8254C41E8ACE685E35E8CF1
SHA256:EDB2DF32F1F406895DB11C56998E1390924CFF7137EC67B83A935019EAF7A928
2164psiphon3(1).exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\B6QGX7LP\psicash_coin[1]image
MD5:CBA396707A4339C9EAD9AC6DDE96F93D
SHA256:558CBA644707914E8172333E6D8B8D73EAD464E93C2D1EDE5DD20BD64BD108C8
2164psiphon3(1).exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\PO2HN1X2\flag_unknown_64[1]image
MD5:9A4EC70981F8350743001D2FC21E7167
SHA256:524ADB0EF98AA34A4FFFFE2F4B9476443E78FF8C001752D114B1598C57C401F2
2164psiphon3(1).exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\78RFYB7Z\icomoon[1]eot
MD5:9BA3A958E8254C41E8ACE685E35E8CF1
SHA256:EDB2DF32F1F406895DB11C56998E1390924CFF7137EC67B83A935019EAF7A928
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HTTP(S) requests
11
TCP/UDP connections
252
DNS requests
155
Threats
81

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
832
psiphon-tunnel-core.exe
POST
—
23.215.130.18:80
http://www.talentcalgsmprofessional.com/
US
—
—
suspicious
832
psiphon-tunnel-core.exe
POST
—
185.220.70.118:80
http://185.220.70.118/
unknown
—
—
suspicious
832
psiphon-tunnel-core.exe
POST
—
82.223.11.221:80
http://82.223.11.221/
ES
—
—
unknown
832
psiphon-tunnel-core.exe
POST
—
94.176.148.171:80
http://www.nyrevsunrisegogreen.com/
RO
—
—
unknown
832
psiphon-tunnel-core.exe
POST
—
194.187.251.173:80
http://www.northwestgenuinesnetnational.net/
BE
—
—
suspicious
832
psiphon-tunnel-core.exe
POST
—
185.189.115.146:80
http://185.189.115.146/
CZ
—
—
unknown
832
psiphon-tunnel-core.exe
POST
—
23.215.130.10:80
http://www.retapimaginethereal.com/
US
—
—
unknown
832
psiphon-tunnel-core.exe
POST
404
146.185.157.119:80
http://fundingslidebrooklynextra.net/
NL
xml
341 b
suspicious
832
psiphon-tunnel-core.exe
POST
404
178.62.235.58:80
http://frenzycircleseejax.org/
NL
xml
341 b
suspicious
832
psiphon-tunnel-core.exe
POST
404
23.215.130.16:80
http://www.vtbestcustom.com/
US
xml
341 b
unknown
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
—
—
23.215.130.25:443
a484.na.akamai.net
Akamai International B.V.
US
unknown
—
—
104.18.153.190:443
—
Cloudflare Inc
US
shared
832
psiphon-tunnel-core.exe
146.185.147.66:53
—
Digital Ocean, Inc.
NL
suspicious
832
psiphon-tunnel-core.exe
88.208.229.43:443
—
1&1 Internet SE
GB
unknown
832
psiphon-tunnel-core.exe
185.130.184.94:53
—
—
—
unknown
832
psiphon-tunnel-core.exe
107.161.20.253:22
—
RamNode LLC
US
unknown
832
psiphon-tunnel-core.exe
184.86.251.132:443
a971.w7.akamai.net
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
US
suspicious
—
—
151.101.0.249:80
global.prod.fastly.com
Fastly
US
suspicious
—
—
2.16.186.41:80
a262.gd.akamai.net
Akamai International B.V.
—
whitelisted
832
psiphon-tunnel-core.exe
82.223.43.237:554
—
1&1 Internet SE
ES
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
a484.na.akamai.net
  • 23.215.130.25
  • 23.215.130.33
unknown
a971.w7.akamai.net
  • 184.86.251.132
  • 184.86.251.141
suspicious
global.prod.fastly.com
  • 151.101.0.249
  • 151.101.64.249
  • 151.101.128.249
  • 151.101.192.249
malicious
a262.gd.akamai.net
  • 2.16.186.41
  • 2.16.186.16
whitelisted
cs16.wpc.v0cdn.net
  • 68.232.34.240
unknown
a780.na.akamai.net
  • 23.215.130.10
  • 23.215.130.18
suspicious
prod.global.ssl.fastly.net
  • 151.101.1.194
  • 151.101.65.194
  • 151.101.129.194
  • 151.101.193.194
whitelisted
  • —
whitelisted
a1758.q.akamai.net
  • 72.247.178.9
  • 72.247.178.18
unknown
a1852.gd.akamai.net
  • 2.16.186.113
  • 2.16.186.72
malicious

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
832
psiphon-tunnel-core.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
POLICY [PTsecurity] Psiphon3 VPN connection
832
psiphon-tunnel-core.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
POLICY [PTsecurity] Psiphon3 VPN connection
832
psiphon-tunnel-core.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
POLICY [PTsecurity] Psiphon3 VPN connection
832
psiphon-tunnel-core.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
POLICY [PTsecurity] Psiphon3 VPN connection
832
psiphon-tunnel-core.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
POLICY [PTsecurity] Psiphon3 VPN connection
832
psiphon-tunnel-core.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
POLICY [PTsecurity] Psiphon3 VPN connection
832
psiphon-tunnel-core.exe
Generic Protocol Command Decode
SURICATA Applayer Mismatch protocol both directions
832
psiphon-tunnel-core.exe
Generic Protocol Command Decode
SURICATA HTTP request field missing colon
832
psiphon-tunnel-core.exe
Generic Protocol Command Decode
SURICATA HTTP request header invalid
832
psiphon-tunnel-core.exe
Generic Protocol Command Decode
SURICATA HTTP URI terminated by non-compliant character
Process
Message
psiphon3(1).exe
2020-12-12T14:47:43.250Z:
psiphon3(1).exe
Client Version: 159
psiphon3(1).exe
psiphon3(1).exe
2020-12-12T14:47:43.250Z:
psiphon3(1).exe
Psiphon Tunnel connecting...
psiphon3(1).exe
psiphon3(1).exe
{"data":{"data":{"message":"Config migration: need migration"},"noticeType":"Info","timestamp":"2020-12-12T14:47:43.473Z"},"msg":"CoreNotice","timestamp!!timestamp":"2020-12-12T14:47:43.568Z"}
psiphon3(1).exe
psiphon3(1).exe
{"data":{"data":{"message":"applied [12] parameters with tag ''"},"noticeType":"Info","timestamp":"2020-12-12T14:47:43.475Z"},"msg":"CoreNotice","timestamp!!timestamp":"2020-12-12T14:47:43.568Z"}
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