File name:

X.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/4a9a8ad2-164d-40cf-b25a-2ea801858897
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

Adware is a form of malware that targets users with unwanted advertisements, often disrupting their browsing experience. It typically infiltrates systems through software bundling, malicious websites, or deceptive downloads. Once installed, it may track user activity, collect sensitive data, and display intrusive ads, including pop-ups or banners. Some advanced adware variants can bypass security measures and establish persistence on devices, making removal challenging. Additionally, adware can create vulnerabilities that other malware can exploit, posing a significant risk to user privacy and system security.

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Analysis date: December 06, 2019, 23:23:02
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
adware
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
MD5:

6EC1DE672D647074097886BBD04CDD5D

SHA1:

3D8EF938776BDD42846E320760C5E4701617B005

SHA256:

E2FE0450AF3890A166F8CBEA7FD2804462113A5F72BCFEA47964773AC32B5FF3

SSDEEP:

12288:1FemobdamNpEOi7lIWWgNV7HK5jwJlyJUZhCpzan4V2ICmtHQoss1+c4Eh8do7+U:1aRzO7lIWWAq5jwJUan47CMHQo1r7NPP

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • X.exe (PID: 392)

    • Connects to CnC server

      • IEXPLORE.EXE (PID: 3768)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • X.exe (PID: 392)

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • X.exe (PID: 392)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • X.exe (PID: 392)

    • Changes the started page of IE

      • X.exe (PID: 392)

    • Starts Internet Explorer

      • X.exe (PID: 392)

    • Reads internet explorer settings

      • X.exe (PID: 392)

    • Reads Internet Cache Settings

      • X.exe (PID: 392)

  • INFO

    • Reads Internet Cache Settings

      • IEXPLORE.EXE (PID: 3768)

    • Reads internet explorer settings

      • IEXPLORE.EXE (PID: 3768)

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • IEXPLORE.EXE (PID: 3768)

    • Adds / modifies Windows certificates

      • IEXPLORE.EXE (PID: 2648)

    • Changes internet zones settings

      • IEXPLORE.EXE (PID: 2648)

    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • IEXPLORE.EXE (PID: 2648)

    • Changes settings of System certificates

      • IEXPLORE.EXE (PID: 2648)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (76.4)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (12.4)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (5.5)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (5.5)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2019:11:28 09:39:03+01:00
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 14.16
CodeSize: 283136
InitializedDataSize: 952320
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x2365a
OSVersion: 5.1
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 5.1
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 5.4.0.8
ProductVersionNumber: 5.4.0.8
FileFlagsMask: 0x0017
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Unknown
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Unicode
CompanyName: SpringTech (Cayman) Ltd.
FileVersion: 5.4.0.8
InternalName: IENewTab
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2019 SpringTech (Cayman) Ltd.
OriginalFileName: IENewTab
ProductName: IENewTab
ProductVersion: 5.4.0.8

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 28-Nov-2019 08:39:03
Detected languages:
  • English - United States
CompanyName: SpringTech (Cayman) Ltd.
FileVersion: 5.4.0.8
InternalName: IENewTab
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2019 SpringTech (Cayman) Ltd.
OriginalFilename: IENewTab
ProductName: IENewTab
ProductVersion: 5.4.0.8

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: 5
Time date stamp: 28-Nov-2019 08:39:03
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
.text
0x00001000
0x000450B7
0x00045200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.64557
.rdata
0x00047000
0x00021256
0x00021400
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
4.73221
.data
0x00069000
0x00002CAC
0x00001E00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
4.06019
.rsrc
0x0006C000
0x000C0380
0x000C0400
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.3624
.reloc
0x0012D000
0x000041D0
0x00004200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.60549

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
5.3298
822
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_MANIFEST
2
3.47151
1384
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
3
3.91708
744
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
4
3.91366
2216
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
5
4.02252
3752
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
6
3.62911
1640
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
7
3.25755
296
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
8
3.47151
1384
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
9
3.91708
744
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
10
3.91366
2216
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON

Imports

ADVAPI32.dll
GDI32.dll
KERNEL32.dll
OLEACC.dll
OLEAUT32.dll
PSAPI.DLL
SHELL32.dll
SHLWAPI.dll
USER32.dll
VERSION.dll
No data.
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Total processes
38
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start x.exe iexplore.exe iexplore.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
392"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\X.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\X.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
SpringTech (Cayman) Ltd.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.4.0.8
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\x.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\wininet.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
2648"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" http://search.hdownloadmyinboxhelper.com/?source=-lp0-bb9-iei-dd&uid=4bc3cae7-1931-4f50-b7c4-6b54393d8903&uc=20191206&ap=appfocus1&i_id=email_spt__1.30C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
X.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Internet Explorer
Exit code:
0
Version:
8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.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\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
3768"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:2648 CREDAT:71937C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
IEXPLORE.EXE
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Internet Explorer
Exit code:
0
Version:
8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.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\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
Total events
609
Read events
476
Write events
128
Delete events
5

Modification events

(PID) Process:(392) X.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\X_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(392) X.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\X_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableConsoleTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(392) X.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\X_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileTracingMask
Value:
4294901760
(PID) Process:(392) X.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\X_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:ConsoleTracingMask
Value:
4294901760
(PID) Process:(392) X.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\X_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:MaxFileSize
Value:
1048576
(PID) Process:(392) X.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\X_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileDirectory
Value:
%windir%\tracing
(PID) Process:(392) X.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\X_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(392) X.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\X_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:EnableConsoleTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(392) X.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\X_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:FileTracingMask
Value:
4294901760
(PID) Process:(392) X.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\X_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:ConsoleTracingMask
Value:
4294901760
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
5
Text files
35
Unknown types
9

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
3768IEXPLORE.EXEC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Low\CabC624.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3768IEXPLORE.EXEC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Low\TarC625.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3768IEXPLORE.EXEC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Low\CabC636.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3768IEXPLORE.EXEC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Low\TarC646.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3768IEXPLORE.EXEC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Low\CabC6B5.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3768IEXPLORE.EXEC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Low\TarC6B6.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3768IEXPLORE.EXEC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\admin@hdownloadmyinboxhelper[1].txt —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3768IEXPLORE.EXEC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\N77C8X1Y\search_hdownloadmyinboxhelper_com[1].txt —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
392X.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\LH043OAM\main[1]html
MD5:—
SHA256:—
392X.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\{28e56cfb-e30e-4f66-85d8-339885b726b8}\Uninstall.exeexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
13
TCP/UDP connections
24
DNS requests
12
Threats
2

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
392
X.exe
GET
500
3.90.167.48:80
http://3.90.167.48/ies/api.cgi?act=getConfig&id=&rf=1&ver=5.4.0.8&proto=1&ihp=&nto=
US
html
608 b
unknown
392
X.exe
GET
500
52.206.61.22:80
http://www.searchnewtabs.com/ies/api.cgi?act=getConfig&id=&rf=1&ver=5.4.0.8&proto=1&ihp=&nto=
US
html
618 b
malicious
3768
IEXPLORE.EXE
GET
302
54.86.196.110:80
http://search.hdownloadmyinboxhelper.com/?source=-lp0-bb9-iei-dd&uid=4bc3cae7-1931-4f50-b7c4-6b54393d8903&uc=20191206&ap=appfocus1&i_id=email_spt__1.30
US
html
285 b
malicious
392
X.exe
GET
500
52.206.61.22:80
http://www.searchnewtabs.com/advplatform/api.cgi?act=postStat&cx=-1&cy=-1&id=&rf=1&ver=5.4.0.8&proto=1
US
html
618 b
malicious
3768
IEXPLORE.EXE
GET
200
143.204.208.228:80
http://x.ss2.us/x.cer
US
der
1.27 Kb
whitelisted
392
X.exe
GET
200
34.233.251.138:80
http://imp.hdownloadmyinboxhelper.com/impression.do?implementation_id=email_spt__1.30&source=-lp0-bb9-iei-dd&sub_id=20191206&traffic_source=appfocus1&user_id=4bc3cae7-1931-4f50-b7c4-6b54393d8903&useragent=Mozilla%2F5.0+(Windows+NT+10.0%3B+WOW64%3B+Trident%2F7.0%3B+rv%3A11.0)+like+Gecko&subid2=8.0.7601.17514&event=ex_shown
US
image
109 b
unknown
392
X.exe
GET
200
34.233.251.138:80
http://imp.hdownloadmyinboxhelper.com/impression.do?implementation_id=email_spt__1.30&source=-lp0-bb9-iei-dd&sub_id=20191206&traffic_source=appfocus1&user_id=4bc3cae7-1931-4f50-b7c4-6b54393d8903&useragent=Mozilla%2F5.0+(Windows+NT+10.0%3B+WOW64%3B+Trident%2F7.0%3B+rv%3A11.0)+like+Gecko&subid2=8.0.7601.17514&event=ex_shown_ds
US
image
109 b
unknown
392
X.exe
GET
200
34.233.251.138:80
http://imp.hdownloadmyinboxhelper.com/impression.do?implementation_id=email_spt__1.30&source=-lp0-bb9-iei-dd&sub_id=20191206&traffic_source=appfocus1&user_id=4bc3cae7-1931-4f50-b7c4-6b54393d8903&useragent=Mozilla%2F5.0+(Windows+NT+10.0%3B+WOW64%3B+Trident%2F7.0%3B+rv%3A11.0)+like+Gecko&subid2=8.0.7601.17514&event=ex_set_ds
US
image
109 b
unknown
3768
IEXPLORE.EXE
GET
200
92.122.213.217:80
http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootstl.cab
unknown
compressed
57.4 Kb
whitelisted
392
X.exe
GET
200
34.233.251.138:80
http://imp.hdownloadmyinboxhelper.com/impression.do?implementation_id=email_spt__1.30&source=-lp0-bb9-iei-dd&sub_id=20191206&traffic_source=appfocus1&user_id=4bc3cae7-1931-4f50-b7c4-6b54393d8903&useragent=Mozilla%2F5.0+(Windows+NT+10.0%3B+WOW64%3B+Trident%2F7.0%3B+rv%3A11.0)+like+Gecko&subid2=8.0.7601.17514&event=ex_accepted
US
image
109 b
unknown
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
392
X.exe
52.206.61.22:80
www.searchnewtabs.com
Amazon.com, Inc.
US
malicious
392
X.exe
3.90.167.48:80
—
—
US
unknown
392
X.exe
3.225.182.50:80
imp.hdownloadmyinboxhelper.com
—
US
unknown
392
X.exe
34.233.251.138:80
imp.hdownloadmyinboxhelper.com
Amazon.com, Inc.
US
unknown
3768
IEXPLORE.EXE
35.173.75.18:443
imp.onesearch.org
Amazon.com, Inc.
US
unknown
2648
IEXPLORE.EXE
54.210.54.178:443
search.hdownloadmyinboxhelper.tools
Amazon.com, Inc.
US
unknown
3768
IEXPLORE.EXE
54.210.54.178:443
search.hdownloadmyinboxhelper.tools
Amazon.com, Inc.
US
unknown
3768
IEXPLORE.EXE
34.250.110.70:443
appfocus.go2cloud.org
Amazon.com, Inc.
IE
suspicious
3768
IEXPLORE.EXE
52.222.149.105:443
d3ff8olul1r3ot.cloudfront.net
Amazon.com, Inc.
US
whitelisted
3768
IEXPLORE.EXE
92.122.213.217:80
www.download.windowsupdate.com
Akamai International B.V.
—
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
www.searchnewtabs.com
  • 52.206.61.22
  • 54.172.174.133
unknown
imp.hdownloadmyinboxhelper.com
  • 3.225.182.50
  • 34.233.251.138
unknown
dns.msftncsi.com
  • 131.107.255.255
shared
search.hdownloadmyinboxhelper.com
  • 54.86.196.110
  • 34.227.129.46
unknown
x.ss2.us
  • 143.204.208.228
  • 143.204.208.196
  • 143.204.208.222
  • 143.204.208.42
whitelisted
www.download.windowsupdate.com
  • 92.122.213.217
  • 92.122.213.201
whitelisted
appfocus.go2cloud.org
  • 34.250.110.70
  • 52.211.241.110
  • 63.33.21.129
shared
search.hdownloadmyinboxhelper.tools
  • 54.210.54.178
  • 54.84.183.50
unknown
imp.onesearch.org
  • 35.173.75.18
  • 35.168.129.108
whitelisted
dap2y8k6nefku.cloudfront.net
  • 143.204.208.154
  • 143.204.208.96
  • 143.204.208.224
  • 143.204.208.40
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
3768
IEXPLORE.EXE
Misc activity
ADWARE [PTsecurity] Application.AdSearch (A)
1 ETPRO signatures available at the full report
No debug info