Malware analysis pmcon.exe Malicious activity | ANY.RUN

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File name:	pmcon.exe
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/e336234f-15eb-4bde-8ce8-06fa7a24deb5
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Analysis date:	July 15, 2024, 16:11:26
OS:	Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:	python
Indicators:
MIME:	application/x-dosexec
File info:	PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
MD5:	01032406518002A917A91076B7DE6C9A
SHA1:	2494BF74D7B631E648EADFCEEC6FB71E0D908A3F
SHA256:	DD17EF0CB2D392DDA24FD265F54EB6AD84BCB559B82C1B16DD99797A198ED34C
SSDEEP:	196608:HQP6SCsXDjpf/2WliXYrHW1B48RmU/3ZlsPvywTvN8Cfq70H:wPPCEJ2ciIrHWTtN3ZWywTY4H

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 60 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:
Network geolocation:: off
Additional time used:: none
MITM proxy:: off
Privacy:: Public submission
Fakenet option:: off
Route via Tor:: off
Autoconfirmation of UAC:: on
Network:: on

Software preset

Internet Explorer 11.3636.19041.0
Adobe Acrobat (64-bit) (23.001.20093)
Adobe Flash Player 32 NPAPI (32.0.0.465)
Adobe Flash Player 32 PPAPI (32.0.0.465)
CCleaner (6.20)
FileZilla 3.65.0 (3.65.0)
Google Chrome (122.0.6261.70)
Google Update Helper (1.3.36.51)
Java 8 Update 271 (64-bit) (8.0.2710.9)
Java Auto Updater (2.8.271.9)
Microsoft Edge (122.0.2365.59)
Microsoft Edge Update (1.3.185.17)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - de-de (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - es-es (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - it-it (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ja-jp (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ko-kr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - pt-br (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - tr-tr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professionnel 2019 - fr-fr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office профессиональный 2019 - ru-ru (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft OneNote - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Update Health Tools (3.74.0.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x64) - 12.0.30501 (12.0.30501.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Additional Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Minimum Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Mozilla Firefox (x64 en-US) (123.0)
Mozilla Maintenance Service (123.0)
Notepad++ (64-bit x64) (7.9.1)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Extensibility Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Licensing Component (16.0.16026.20146)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15928.20198)
PowerShell 7-x64 (7.3.5.0)
Skype version 8.104 (8.104)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.59.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.63.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4480730) (2.55.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB5001716) (8.93.0.0)
VLC media player (3.0.11)
WinRAR 5.91 (64-bit) (5.91.0)
Windows PC Health Check (3.6.2204.08001)

Hotfixes

Client LanguagePack Package
DotNetRollup
DotNetRollup 481
FodMetadata Package
Foundation Package
Hello Face Package
InternetExplorer Optional Package
KB5003791
KB5011048
KB5015684
KB5033052
LanguageFeatures Basic en us Package
LanguageFeatures Handwriting en us Package
LanguageFeatures OCR en us Package
LanguageFeatures Speech en us Package
LanguageFeatures TextToSpeech en us Package
MSPaint FoD Package
MediaPlayer Package
Microsoft OneCore ApplicationModel Sync Desktop FOD Package
Microsoft OneCore DirectX Database FOD Package
NetFx3 OnDemand Package
Notepad FoD Package
OpenSSH Client Package
PowerShell ISE FOD Package
Printing PMCPPC FoD Package
Printing WFS FoD Package
ProfessionalEdition
QuickAssist Package
RollupFix
ServicingStack
ServicingStack 3989
StepsRecorder Package
TabletPCMath Package
UserExperience Desktop Package
WordPad FoD Package

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MALICIOUS
- Drops the executable file immediately after the start
  - pmcon.exe (PID: 3152)
SUSPICIOUS
- Process drops legitimate windows executable
  - pmcon.exe (PID: 3152)
- The process drops C-runtime libraries
  - pmcon.exe (PID: 3152)
- Executable content was dropped or overwritten
  - pmcon.exe (PID: 3152)
- Process drops python dynamic module
  - pmcon.exe (PID: 3152)
- Loads Python modules
  - pmcon.exe (PID: 6956)
- Application launched itself
  - pmcon.exe (PID: 3152)
- Connects to unusual port
  - pmcon.exe (PID: 6956)
INFO
- Reads the computer name
  - pmcon.exe (PID: 3152)
  - pmcon.exe (PID: 6956)
- Checks supported languages
  - pmcon.exe (PID: 3152)
  - pmcon.exe (PID: 6956)
- Create files in a temporary directory
  - pmcon.exe (PID: 3152)
- Reads the machine GUID from the registry
  - pmcon.exe (PID: 6956)

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No Malware configuration.

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TRiD

.exe	\|	InstallShield setup (57.6)
.exe	\|	Win64 Executable (generic) (36.9)
.exe	\|	Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.6)
.exe	\|	DOS Executable Generic (2.6)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType:	AMD AMD64
TimeStamp:	2022:12:22 19:51:47+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics:	Executable, Large address aware
PEType:	PE32+
LinkerVersion:	14.32
CodeSize:	165888
InitializedDataSize:	154624
UninitializedDataSize:	-
EntryPoint:	0xafb0
OSVersion:	5.2
ImageVersion:	-
SubsystemVersion:	5.2
Subsystem:	Windows GUI

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Total processes

130

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

3152

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pmcon.exe"

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pmcon.exe

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\pmcon.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll

6492

C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -Embedding

C:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exe

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svchost.exe

User:

NETWORK SERVICE

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

SYSTEM

Description:

KMS Connection Broker

Version:

10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\sppextcomobj.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\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll

6524

"C:\WINDOWS\System32\SLUI.exe" RuleId=3482d82e-ca2c-4e1f-8864-da0267b484b2;Action=AutoActivate;AppId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;SkuId=4de7cb65-cdf1-4de9-8ae8-e3cce27b9f2c;NotificationInterval=1440;Trigger=TimerEvent

C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe

—

SppExtComObj.Exe

User:

NETWORK SERVICE

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

SYSTEM

Description:

Windows Activation Client

Version:

10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.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\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll

6956

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pmcon.exe"

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pmcon.exe

pmcon.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\pmcon.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll

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Total events

491

Read events

491

Write events

Delete events

Modification events

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Executable files

Suspicious files

Text files

915

Unknown types

Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
3152	pmcon.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI31522\VCRUNTIME140.dll		executable
		MD5:18049F6811FC0F94547189A9E104F5D2	SHA256:C865C3366A98431EC3A5959CB5AC3966081A43B82DFCD8BFEFAFE0146B1508DB
3152	pmcon.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI31522\_tkinter.pyd		executable
		MD5:DF830D3061AA2524EEEC14ED02F7AD65	SHA256:1B4D93153D06BCDBFF02CE3A68F6A620CCBE4BA163BAF78698D5FBA3F54D4357
3152	pmcon.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI31522\_bz2.pyd		executable
		MD5:A991152FD5B8F2A0EB6C34582ADF7111	SHA256:7301FC2447E7E6D599472D2C52116FBE318A9FF9259B8A85981C419BFD20E3EF
3152	pmcon.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI31522\_hashlib.pyd		executable
		MD5:88E2BF0A590791891FB5125FFCF5A318	SHA256:E7AECB61A54DCC77B6D9CAFE9A51FD1F8D78B2194CC3BAF6304BBD1EDFD0AEE6
3152	pmcon.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI31522\_decimal.pyd		executable
		MD5:3CCE2CA89817962AEA5B6A98891EEA1C	SHA256:0809DE4A8DEE3B6CF6DDC40A10C52D53867EE47BF5A6769D16027F2AB766B5CF
3152	pmcon.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI31522\_socket.pyd		executable
		MD5:478ABD499EEFEBA3E50CFC4FF50EC49D	SHA256:FDB14859EFEE35E105F21A64F7AFDF50C399FFA0FA8B7FCC76DAE4B345D946CB
3152	pmcon.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI31522\libcrypto-1_1.dll		executable
		MD5:89511DF61678BEFA2F62F5025C8C8448	SHA256:296426E7CE11BC3D1CFA9F2AEB42F60C974DA4AF3B3EFBEB0BA40E92E5299FDF
3152	pmcon.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI31522\_ssl.pyd		executable
		MD5:CF7886B3AC590D2EA1A6EFE4EE47DC20	SHA256:3D183C1B3A24D634387CCE3835F58B8E1322BF96AB03F9FE9F02658FB17D1F8C
3152	pmcon.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI31522\_lzma.pyd		executable
		MD5:CDD13B537DAD6A910CB9CBB932770DC9	SHA256:638CD8C336F90629A6260E67827833143939497D542838846F4FC94B2475BB3E
3152	pmcon.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI31522\python39.dll		executable
		MD5:1D5E4C20A20740F38F061BDF48AACA4F	SHA256:F8172151D11BCF934F2A7518CD0D834E3F079BD980391E9DA147CE4CFF72C366

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HTTP(S) requests

TCP/UDP connections

DNS requests

Threats

HTTP requests

PID	Process	Method	HTTP Code	IP	URL	CN	Type	Size	Reputation
1776	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	GET	200	2.16.164.43:80	http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
1776	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	GET	200	88.221.169.152:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
4656	SearchApp.exe	GET	200	192.229.221.95:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
3656	svchost.exe	GET	200	192.229.221.95:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
4020	backgroundTaskHost.exe	GET	200	192.229.221.95:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
5908	backgroundTaskHost.exe	GET	200	192.229.221.95:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
6816	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	88.221.169.152:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
6816	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	88.221.169.152:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
4	System	192.168.100.255:137	—	—	—	whitelisted
2252	RUXIMICS.exe	51.104.136.2:443	—	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
—	—	51.104.136.2:443	—	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
2448	svchost.exe	51.104.136.2:443	—	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
4032	svchost.exe	239.255.255.250:1900	—	—	—	whitelisted
1776	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	2.16.164.43:80	crl.microsoft.com	Akamai International B.V.	NL	unknown
4	System	192.168.100.255:138	—	—	—	whitelisted
1776	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	88.221.169.152:80	www.microsoft.com	AKAMAI-AS	DE	whitelisted
4656	SearchApp.exe	92.123.104.60:443	www.bing.com	Akamai International B.V.	DE	unknown
3656	svchost.exe	20.190.159.73:443	login.live.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
google.com	142.250.186.142	whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com	2.16.164.43 2.16.164.81 2.16.164.106 2.16.164.114	whitelisted
www.microsoft.com	88.221.169.152	whitelisted
www.bing.com	92.123.104.60 92.123.104.54 92.123.104.61 92.123.104.65 92.123.104.64 92.123.104.58 92.123.104.52 92.123.104.59 92.123.104.53 2.23.209.140 2.23.209.179 2.23.209.133 2.23.209.182 2.23.209.177 2.23.209.148 2.23.209.189 2.23.209.149 2.23.209.187	whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com	192.229.221.95	whitelisted
login.live.com	20.190.159.73 40.126.31.71 20.190.159.0 20.190.159.4 40.126.31.69 40.126.31.67 20.190.159.68 20.190.159.23 20.190.159.2 20.190.159.75 20.190.159.64	whitelisted
go.microsoft.com	184.28.89.167	whitelisted
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com	52.111.227.14	whitelisted
arc.msn.com	20.103.156.88 20.223.35.26	whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com	4.231.128.59	whitelisted

Threats

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General Info

pmcon.exe

01032406518002A917A91076B7DE6C9A

2494BF74D7B631E648EADFCEEC6FB71E0D908A3F

DD17EF0CB2D392DDA24FD265F54EB6AD84BCB559B82C1B16DD99797A198ED34C

196608:HQP6SCsXDjpf/2WliXYrHW1B48RmU/3ZlsPvywTvN8Cfq70H:wPPCEJ2ciIrHWTtN3ZWywTY4H

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MALICIOUS

Drops the executable file immediately after the start

SUSPICIOUS

Process drops legitimate windows executable

The process drops C-runtime libraries

Executable content was dropped or overwritten

Process drops python dynamic module

Loads Python modules

Application launched itself

Connects to unusual port

INFO

Reads the computer name

Checks supported languages

Create files in a temporary directory

Reads the machine GUID from the registry

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