File name:

ecsinstallnewplayer.msi

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/55f77a90-aee9-48e0-abee-c6329e20cd8c
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: July 09, 2019, 12:11:51
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-msi
File info: Composite Document File V2 Document, Little Endian, Os: Windows, Version 6.1, MSI Installer, Create Time/Date: Mon Jun 21 08:00:00 1999, Name of Creating Application: Windows Installer, Code page: 1252, Last Printed: Wed Aug 27 21:05:16 2014, Title: Marlin ECS, Subject: Marlin ECS, Author: The Marlin Company, Comments: Marlin ECS, Template: Intel;1033, Last Saved By: prajagopalan, Revision Number: {AC11ED4A-4E79-4D7D-B013-43E00D69DA1E}, Last Saved Time/Date: Wed Aug 27 21:06:17 2014, Number of Pages: 200, Number of Words: 2, Security: 1
MD5:

68E8AFE1FB6FA8C5E8794F8A2BF35D42

SHA1:

3E4258E9B876A0F4031F089C7726891BA4DD655A

SHA256:

E4AFE24302B07EF5771C7A4A90D71A254FE9FE5423506A8C4691D299F252DA70

SSDEEP:

196608:Au6wIxGFfInpnkhxjT5aXN4QS/gT1DY6egzcXqVQnLu7:swYGFfbzT504h/oFY/yVQnLu7

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • InstallECSSoftwareAutoUpdater.exe (PID: 2912)
      • ecssoftwareautoupdater.exe (PID: 3280)
      • ECSSoftwareAutoUpdater.exe (PID: 2292)
      • ECSManager.exe (PID: 4032)
      • ECSPlayer.exe (PID: 2532)
      • ECSAlert.exe (PID: 3824)
      • ECSMonitor.exe (PID: 2712)

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • InstallECSSoftwareAutoUpdater.exe (PID: 2912)
      • ecssoftwareautoupdater.exe (PID: 3280)
      • ECSPlayer.exe (PID: 2532)
      • ECSManager.exe (PID: 4032)
      • ECSSoftwareAutoUpdater.exe (PID: 2292)
      • ECSAlert.exe (PID: 3824)
      • ECSMonitor.exe (PID: 2712)

    • Writes to a start menu file

      • ecssoftwareautoupdater.exe (PID: 3280)
      • ECSSoftwareAutoUpdater.exe (PID: 2292)
      • ECSManager.exe (PID: 4032)
      • ECSPlayer.exe (PID: 2532)
      • ECSMonitor.exe (PID: 2712)
      • ECSAlert.exe (PID: 3824)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executed as Windows Service

      • vssvc.exe (PID: 4068)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 2672)
      • InstallECSSoftwareAutoUpdater.exe (PID: 2912)
      • ECSSoftwareAutoUpdater.exe (PID: 2292)

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • InstallECSSoftwareAutoUpdater.exe (PID: 2912)
      • msiexec.exe (PID: 2672)
      • ecssoftwareautoupdater.exe (PID: 3280)
      • ECSManager.exe (PID: 4032)
      • ECSPlayer.exe (PID: 2532)
      • ECSAlert.exe (PID: 3824)
      • ECSMonitor.exe (PID: 2712)

    • Executed via COM

      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 3424)

    • Creates files in the Windows directory

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 2672)

    • Changes the desktop background image

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 2672)

    • Reads Environment values

      • ecssoftwareautoupdater.exe (PID: 3280)
      • ECSSoftwareAutoUpdater.exe (PID: 2292)
      • ECSManager.exe (PID: 4032)
      • ECSAlert.exe (PID: 3824)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • ECSAlert.exe (PID: 3824)

  • INFO

    • Searches for installed software

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 2672)

    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 2672)

    • Low-level read access rights to disk partition

      • vssvc.exe (PID: 4068)

    • Application launched itself

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 2672)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 2672)

    • Manual execution by user

      • ECSSoftwareAutoUpdater.exe (PID: 2292)

    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • ECSSoftwareAutoUpdater.exe (PID: 2292)
      • ECSManager.exe (PID: 4032)
      • ECSAlert.exe (PID: 3824)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.msi | Microsoft Windows Installer (93.3)
.pps/ppt | Microsoft PowerPoint document (5.2)
.msi | Microsoft Installer (100)

EXIF

FlashPix

CreateDate: 1999:06:21 07:00:00
Software: Windows Installer
CodePage: Windows Latin 1 (Western European)
LastPrinted: 2014:08:27 20:05:16
Title: Marlin ECS
Subject: Marlin ECS
Author: The Marlin Company
Keywords: -
Comments: Marlin ECS
Template: Intel;1033
LastModifiedBy: prajagopalan
RevisionNumber: {AC11ED4A-4E79-4D7D-B013-43E00D69DA1E}
ModifyDate: 2014:08:27 20:06:17
Pages: 200
Words: 2
Security: Password protected
No data.
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All screenshots are available in the full report
Total processes
63
Monitored processes
18
Malicious processes
8
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start drop and start drop and start drop and start drop and start drop and start drop and start msiexec.exe no specs msiexec.exe msiexec.exe no specs vssvc.exe no specs drvinst.exe no specs msiexec.exe no specs installecssoftwareautoupdater.exe ecssoftwareautoupdater.exe msiexec.exe no specs powercfg.exe no specs powercfg.exe no specs powercfg.exe no specs powercfg.exe no specs ecssoftwareautoupdater.exe ecsmanager.exe ecsplayer.exe ecsalert.exe ecsmonitor.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2112"C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe" -s 381B4222-F694-41F0-9685-FF5BB260DF2EC:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe—MsiExec.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Power Settings Command-Line Tool
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\powercfg.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
2244"C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe" -change -standby-timeout-ac 0C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe—MsiExec.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Power Settings Command-Line Tool
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\powercfg.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
2292"C:\ECS\ECSSoftwareAutoUpdater\ECSSoftwareAutoUpdater.exe" C:\ECS\ECSSoftwareAutoUpdater\ECSSoftwareAutoUpdater.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
ECSSoftwareAutoUpdater
Exit code:
0
Version:
4.0.5393.29965
Modules
Images
c:\ecs\ecssoftwareautoupdater\ecssoftwareautoupdater.exe
c:\systemroot\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
2412C:\Windows\system32\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 742E27851CA7C78156AD7149F30315A1 CC:\Windows\system32\MsiExec.exe—msiexec.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows® installer
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\msiexec.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.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
2424C:\Windows\system32\MsiExec.exe -Embedding AA1642295E477DB62285B2D4546E58A0C:\Windows\system32\MsiExec.exe—msiexec.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows® installer
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\msiexec.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
2532"C:\ECS\ECSPlayer\ECSPlayer.exe" C:\ECS\ECSPlayer\ECSPlayer.exe
ECSSoftwareAutoUpdater.exe
User:
admin
Company:
THE MARLIN COMPANY
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
ECSPlayer
Exit code:
0
Version:
4.0.7024.17816
Modules
Images
c:\ecs\ecsplayer\ecsplayer.exe
c:\systemroot\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
2672C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /VC:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
services.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Windows® installer
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\msiexec.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
2712"C:\ECS\ECSMonitor\ECSMonitor.exe" C:\ECS\ECSMonitor\ECSMonitor.exe
ECSSoftwareAutoUpdater.exe
User:
admin
Company:
THE MARLIN COMPANY
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
ECSMonitor
Exit code:
0
Version:
4.0.5873.26593
Modules
Images
c:\ecs\ecsmonitor\ecsmonitor.exe
c:\systemroot\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
2912"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Marlin\InstallECSSoftwareAutoUpdater\InstallECSSoftwareAutoUpdater.exe"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Marlin\InstallECSSoftwareAutoUpdater\InstallECSSoftwareAutoUpdater.exe
msiexec.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
InstallECSSoftwareAutoUpdater
Exit code:
0
Version:
4.0.5345.28841
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\roaming\marlin\installecssoftwareautoupdater\installecssoftwareautoupdater.exe
c:\systemroot\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
3164"C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe" /i "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ecsinstallnewplayer.msi"C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows® installer
Exit code:
3010
Version:
5.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\msiexec.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\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
Total events
2 494
Read events
1 874
Write events
608
Delete events
12

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2672) msiexec.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\SystemRestore
Operation:writeName:SrCreateRp (Enter)
Value:
40000000000000006A9862934F36D501700A0000380F0000D5070000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(2672) msiexec.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\SPP
Operation:writeName:SppCreate (Enter)
Value:
40000000000000006A9862934F36D501700A0000380F0000D0070000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(4068) vssvc.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\Registry Writer
Operation:writeName:IDENTIFY (Enter)
Value:
40000000000000006CCFBA934F36D501E40F0000B00E0000E8030000010000000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(4068) vssvc.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\ASR Writer
Operation:writeName:IDENTIFY (Enter)
Value:
40000000000000006CCFBA934F36D501E40F0000C80A0000E8030000010000000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(4068) vssvc.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\Shadow Copy Optimization Writer
Operation:writeName:IDENTIFY (Enter)
Value:
40000000000000006CCFBA934F36D501E40F0000C00A0000E8030000010000000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(4068) vssvc.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\COM+ REGDB Writer
Operation:writeName:IDENTIFY (Enter)
Value:
40000000000000006CCFBA934F36D501E40F0000B80E0000E8030000010000000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(2672) msiexec.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SPP
Operation:writeName:LastIndex
Value:
23
(PID) Process:(2672) msiexec.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\SPP
Operation:writeName:SppGatherWriterMetadata (Enter)
Value:
40000000000000009CBCA7934F36D501700A0000380F0000D3070000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(2672) msiexec.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\VssapiPublisher
Operation:writeName:IDENTIFY (Enter)
Value:
4000000000000000F61EAA934F36D501700A0000440E0000E8030000010000000000000000000000B0E3B4FDE1A4654585F7DA458CF9E3E40000000000000000
(PID) Process:(4068) vssvc.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\COM+ REGDB Writer
Operation:writeName:IDENTIFY (Leave)
Value:
40000000000000007AF6C1934F36D501E40F0000B80E0000E8030000000000000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Executable files
161
Suspicious files
16
Text files
373
Unknown types
42

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
3164msiexec.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI949.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3164msiexec.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI9E6.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2672msiexec.exeC:\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2 —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2672msiexec.exeC:\Windows\Installer\109210.msi —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2672msiexec.exeC:\Windows\Installer\MSI95AA.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2672msiexec.exeC:\Windows\Installer\MSI9657.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2672msiexec.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DF60DB6A6683F811E3.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
4068vssvc.exeC: —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3424DrvInst.exeC:\Windows\INF\setupapi.dev.logini
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2672msiexec.exeC:\System Volume Information\SPP\snapshot-2binary
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
4
TCP/UDP connections
8
DNS requests
2
Threats
1

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
2912
InstallECSSoftwareAutoUpdater.exe
GET
301
216.244.103.219:80
http://ecs.themarlincompany.com/currentsoftware/ecssoftwareautoupdater.zip
US
html
198 b
unknown
2912
InstallECSSoftwareAutoUpdater.exe
GET
200
205.185.216.10:80
http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/B51C067CEE2B0C3DF855AB2D92F4FE39D4E70F0E.crt
US
der
993 b
whitelisted
2912
InstallECSSoftwareAutoUpdater.exe
GET
200
205.185.216.10:80
http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootstl.cab
US
compressed
56.3 Kb
whitelisted
2912
InstallECSSoftwareAutoUpdater.exe
POST
200
216.244.103.219:80
http://ecs.themarlincompany.com/webservices/clientsoftware.asmx
US
xml
11.5 Kb
unknown
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2912
InstallECSSoftwareAutoUpdater.exe
216.244.103.219:80
ecs.themarlincompany.com
CyrusOne LLC
US
unknown
2912
InstallECSSoftwareAutoUpdater.exe
216.244.103.219:443
ecs.themarlincompany.com
CyrusOne LLC
US
unknown
2912
InstallECSSoftwareAutoUpdater.exe
205.185.216.10:80
www.download.windowsupdate.com
Highwinds Network Group, Inc.
US
whitelisted
2292
ECSSoftwareAutoUpdater.exe
216.244.103.219:443
ecs.themarlincompany.com
CyrusOne LLC
US
unknown
4032
ECSManager.exe
216.244.103.219:443
ecs.themarlincompany.com
CyrusOne LLC
US
unknown
3824
ECSAlert.exe
216.244.103.219:443
ecs.themarlincompany.com
CyrusOne LLC
US
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
ecs.themarlincompany.com
  • 216.244.103.219
unknown
www.download.windowsupdate.com
  • 205.185.216.10
  • 205.185.216.42
whitelisted

Threats

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Reports
ecsinstallnewplayer.msi