| File name: | CCUpdate.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/b4c15d35-a1dc-491e-8149-8f7defb81270 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Stealers are a group of malicious software that are intended for gaining unauthorized access to users’ information and transferring it to the attacker. The stealer malware category includes various types of programs that focus on their particular kind of data, including files, passwords, and cryptocurrency. Stealers are capable of spying on their targets by recording their keystrokes and taking screenshots. This type of malware is primarily distributed as part of phishing campaigns. |
| Analysis date: | August 10, 2024, 15:33:13 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows |
| MD5: | 943A4F169E9A3303ED6DEFC1AC3690BD |
| SHA1: | E0BD76B866624164C10B85D37EFB6474B84164DF |
| SHA256: | E531742A357907248DE84B99F68ED7E8EDD70E7CA918D21B24CC17EE4C128240 |
| SSDEEP: | 24576:q3mWRxLHNGoftow6ayTJGSeeWFwDQXTdVZ:q3mWRxLHNGoftow6ayGSeeWF2QXTdVZ |
MALICIOUS
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- CCUpdate.exe (PID: 6472)
Actions looks like stealing of personal data
- CCleaner64.exe (PID: 6532)
Steals credentials from Web Browsers
- CCleaner64.exe (PID: 6532)
SUSPICIOUS
Drops the executable file immediately after the start
- CCUpdate.exe (PID: 6472)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- CCUpdate.exe (PID: 6472)
Searches for installed software
- CCleaner64.exe (PID: 6532)
Checks for external IP
- CCUpdate.exe (PID: 6472)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- CCUpdate.exe (PID: 6472)
- CCleaner64.exe (PID: 6532)
Creates files in the program directory
- CCUpdate.exe (PID: 6472)
Reads the computer name
- CCUpdate.exe (PID: 6472)
- CCleaner64.exe (PID: 6532)
Dropped object may contain TOR URL's
- CCUpdate.exe (PID: 6472)
Reads the software policy settings
- CCUpdate.exe (PID: 6472)
- CCleaner64.exe (PID: 6532)
Reads Environment values
- CCleaner64.exe (PID: 6532)
Reads CPU info
- CCleaner64.exe (PID: 6532)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- CCleaner64.exe (PID: 6532)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
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: | 2024:07:03 07:16:09+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.38 |
| CodeSize: | 536576 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 283136 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x46df0 |
| OSVersion: | 6 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 24.8.15.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 24.8.15.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Gen Digital Inc. |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright © 2005-2024 Gen Digital Inc. All rights reserved. |
| FileDescription: | CCleaner CCleaner emergency updater |
| FileVersion: | 24.8.15.0 |
| InternalName: | CCUpdate |
| OriginalFileName: | CCUpdate.exe |
| ProductName: | CCleaner CCleaner |
| ProductVersion: | 24.8.15.0 |
| ProductId: | piriform-cc |
Total processes
136
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6424 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CCUpdate.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CCUpdate.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Gen Digital Inc. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: CCleaner CCleaner emergency updater Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 24.8.15.0 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 6472 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CCUpdate.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CCUpdate.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Gen Digital Inc. Integrity Level: HIGH Description: CCleaner CCleaner emergency updater Exit code: 0 Version: 24.8.15.0 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 6532 | dummy /ccupdate | C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner64.exe | CCUpdate.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Piriform Software Ltd Integrity Level: HIGH Description: CCleaner Exit code: 0 Version: 6.20.0.10897 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
Total events
2 503
Read events
2 496
Write events
3
Delete events
4
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (6472) CCUpdate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ccleaner_update_helper |
Value: C:\Program Files\CCleaner\ccleaner_update_helper.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6472) CCUpdate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Piriform\CCleaner |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UpdateVersion |
Value: 46 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6472) CCUpdate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Piriform\CCleaner |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MicroUpdates |
Value: 46=1723304000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6532) CCleaner64.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Piriform\CCleaner |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | GUID |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6532) CCleaner64.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Piriform\CCleaner |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | GD |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6532) CCleaner64.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Piriform\CCleaner |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | SetupGD |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6532) CCleaner64.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | CCleaner Logging Type |
Value: | |||
Executable files
2
Suspicious files
1
Text files
3
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6472 | CCUpdate.exe | C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Setup\e09f8a9a-e03e-46aa-9a6d-0ba114d11935.xml | xml | |
MD5:AE6A8195071CA62513212CC891097046 | SHA256:6670A81A48EA5C942C3617F0CFA026352ADFA1A9BCBB7848F4C41EA427585FF0 | |||
| 6472 | CCUpdate.exe | C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Setup\ad4bf38b-e1a3-4b3c-87d8-e026aed8f434.cab | compressed | |
MD5:AA7D1C7FFA867757AE6F8C4DDF541A7C | SHA256:4D1E4C02610B3A26F801C122B2FA66532E5CC231D7DE8134E1CFF0EAEA1C5ACD | |||
| 6472 | CCUpdate.exe | C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Setup\b81aca84-73af-411a-9f86-4391eceebd78\update.xml | xml | |
MD5:31AE11ECE7D6DDEF5388AA54B9AF4831 | SHA256:6798CD41AC2F9ED932AF01EFE92B34D0BAEF8A141212A8A8BE88B778BB75B208 | |||
| 6472 | CCUpdate.exe | C:\Program Files\CCleaner\ccleaner_update_helper.exe | executable | |
MD5:085836D33A93601B93FED6945B5888B7 | SHA256:B35772D5854293EE72E324BA2AE49964D326EF56DC71D6C9D90133432B713AFA | |||
| 6472 | CCUpdate.exe | C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Setup\eb245c5a-2ce0-431a-b6ed-e0dccdaf9ed2.ini | ini | |
MD5:2AF9F69DF769F876F6E02DA18E966020 | SHA256:473D48A44A348F6C547AEFD2C60DD4B9DE0092E1FB94A7611BDD374783EF3B2C | |||
| 6472 | CCUpdate.exe | C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Setup\b81aca84-73af-411a-9f86-4391eceebd78\ccleaner_update_helper.exe | executable | |
MD5:085836D33A93601B93FED6945B5888B7 | SHA256:B35772D5854293EE72E324BA2AE49964D326EF56DC71D6C9D90133432B713AFA | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
10
TCP/UDP connections
49
DNS requests
24
Threats
7
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6472 | CCUpdate.exe | HEAD | 200 | 23.48.23.4:80 | http://emupdate.avcdn.net/files/emupdate/pong.txt | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6472 | CCUpdate.exe | GET | 200 | 23.48.23.59:80 | http://ccleaner.tools.avcdn.net/tools/ccleaner/update/patches.ini | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6472 | CCUpdate.exe | GET | 200 | 23.48.23.59:80 | http://ccleaner.tools.avcdn.net/tools/ccleaner/update/ccupdate046.cab | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6472 | CCUpdate.exe | GET | 200 | 23.48.23.59:80 | http://ccleaner.tools.avcdn.net/tools/ccleaner/update/updates.xml | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6380 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6532 | CCleaner64.exe | GET | 200 | 23.48.23.31:80 | http://ncc.avast.com/ncc.txt | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5336 | SearchApp.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3812 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3812 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1556 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3888 | svchost.exe | 239.255.255.250:1900 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4016 | svchost.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
2876 | RUXIMICS.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
2120 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
6472 | CCUpdate.exe | 34.149.149.62:443 | ip-info.ff.avast.com | GOOGLE | US | unknown |
6472 | CCUpdate.exe | 23.48.23.4:80 | emupdate.avcdn.net | Akamai International B.V. | DE | unknown |
6472 | CCUpdate.exe | 23.48.23.59:80 | ccleaner.tools.avcdn.net | Akamai International B.V. | DE | unknown |
6532 | CCleaner64.exe | 23.48.23.31:80 | ncc.avast.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | unknown |
6532 | CCleaner64.exe | 34.117.223.223:443 | analytics.avcdn.net | GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM | US | unknown |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
ip-info.ff.avast.com |
| whitelisted |
emupdate.avcdn.net |
| whitelisted |
ccleaner.tools.avcdn.net |
| whitelisted |
ncc.avast.com |
| whitelisted |
analytics.avcdn.net |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2256 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO External IP Lookup Service in DNS Query (ip-info .ff .avast .com) |
2256 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO External IP Lookup Service in DNS Query (ip-info .ff .avast .com) |
6472 | CCUpdate.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed External IP Lookup Domain (ip-info .ff .avast .com) in TLS SNI |
4 ETPRO signatures available at the full report
Process | Message |
|---|---|
CCleaner64.exe | [2024-08-10 15:33:21.873] [error ] [settings ] [ 6532: 6536] [000000: 0] Failed to get program directory
Exception: Unable to determine program folder of product 'piriform-cc'!
Code: 0x000000c0 (192)
|
CCleaner64.exe | [2024-08-10 15:33:21.873] [error ] [ini_access ] [ 6532: 6536] [000000: 0] Incorrect ini_accessor configuration! Fixing relative input path to avoid recursion. Input was: Setup
|
CCleaner64.exe | Failed to open log file 'C:\Program Files\CCleaner' |