| download: | expressvpn_7.2.3.9028.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/43c49500-d7d9-42ad-9ebc-67b25ccaa0d2 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | August 29, 2019, 07:03:02 |
| 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 |
| MD5: | CA9A74189BDD51EF72653E85355BBD30 |
| SHA1: | 8A3CC51B45329FB08BD48245677F881B073899DB |
| SHA256: | E55456FD93947FA13A0227F511D902138971B0BE2B0CF82491EB601BEC8DB092 |
| SSDEEP: | 786432:QzsNPLZ+BevKx4fjogiYViSxaYvVSc2kdOL760TvECHenZ0TgRD/sS9X:csmOggz8SxaYvVSvkdOL76YvECHenZ0K |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (52.9) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (23.5) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (23.5) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2017:05:01 16:33:52+02:00 |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.1 |
| CodeSize: | 302080 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 276480 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x2e1fd |
| OSVersion: | 5.1 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5.1 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 7.2.3.9028 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 7.2.3.9028 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Windows, Latin1 |
| CompanyName: | ExpressVPN |
| FileDescription: | ExpressVPN |
| FileVersion: | 7.2.3.9028 |
| InternalName: | setup |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright (c) ExpressVPN. All rights reserved. |
| OriginalFileName: | ExpressVPN_7.2.3.9028.exe |
| ProductName: | ExpressVPN |
| ProductVersion: | 7.2.3.9028 |
| Architecture: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
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| Subsystem: | IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI |
| Compilation Date: | 01-May-2017 14:33:52 |
| Detected languages: |
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| Debug artifacts: |
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| CompanyName: | ExpressVPN |
| FileDescription: | ExpressVPN |
| FileVersion: | 7.2.3.9028 |
| InternalName: | setup |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright (c) ExpressVPN. All rights reserved. |
| OriginalFilename: | ExpressVPN_7.2.3.9028.exe |
| ProductName: | ExpressVPN |
| ProductVersion: | 7.2.3.9028 |
| 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: | 0x00000118 |
| Signature: | PE |
|---|---|
| Machine: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
| Number of sections: | 7 |
| Time date stamp: | 01-May-2017 14:33:52 |
| Pointer to Symbol Table: | 0x00000000 |
| Number of symbols: | 0 |
| Size of Optional Header: | 0x00E0 |
| Characteristics: |
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Name | Virtual Address | Virtual Size | Raw Size | Charateristics | Entropy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.text | 0x00001000 | 0x00049A67 | 0x00049C00 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 6.56282 |
.rdata | 0x0004B000 | 0x0001EC60 | 0x0001EE00 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 5.10841 |
.data | 0x0006A000 | 0x00001730 | 0x00000A00 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | 3.15458 |
.wixburn8 | 0x0006C000 | 0x00000038 | 0x00000200 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 0.751437 |
.tls | 0x0006D000 | 0x00000009 | 0x00000200 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | 0 |
.rsrc | 0x0006E000 | 0x0001FD54 | 0x0001FE00 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 5.42356 |
.reloc | 0x0008E000 | 0x00003DEC | 0x00003E00 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 6.79026 |
Title | Entropy | Size | Codepage | Language | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5.30829 | 1234 | Latin 1 / Western European | English - United States | RT_MANIFEST |
2 | 5.28278 | 4264 | Latin 1 / Western European | English - United States | RT_ICON |
3 | 4.79794 | 9640 | Latin 1 / Western European | English - United States | RT_ICON |
4 | 4.53707 | 16936 | Latin 1 / Western European | English - United States | RT_ICON |
5 | 3.98383 | 67624 | Latin 1 / Western European | English - United States | RT_ICON |
6 | 7.97065 | 17766 | Latin 1 / Western European | English - United States | RT_ICON |
ADVAPI32.dll |
Cabinet.dll (delay-loaded) |
GDI32.dll |
KERNEL32.dll |
OLEAUT32.dll |
RPCRT4.dll |
SHELL32.dll |
USER32.dll |
ole32.dll |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 552 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{290015CC-843D-457C-BBEB-3CBAD0112B66}\.cr\expressvpn_7.2.3.9028.exe" -burn.clean.room="C:\Users\admin\Desktop\expressvpn_7.2.3.9028.exe" -burn.filehandle.attached=148 -burn.filehandle.self=156 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{290015CC-843D-457C-BBEB-3CBAD0112B66}\.cr\expressvpn_7.2.3.9028.exe | expressvpn_7.2.3.9028.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: ExpressVPN Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: ExpressVPN Exit code: 0 Version: 7.2.3.9028 Modules
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| 808 | "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEF:4032 CREDAT:71937 | C:\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
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| 960 | "C:\Program Files\ExpressVPN\expressvpn-ui\..\bootstrap\x86\nssm.exe" set ExpressVPNService DisplayName ExpressVPN Service | C:\Program Files\ExpressVPN\bootstrap\x86\nssm.exe | — | ExpressVPN-Installer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: ExpressVPN Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Service Manager Exit code: 0 Version: 2.24-1-ga3819d9 Modules
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| 2192 | "C:\Program Files\ExpressVPN\expressvpn-ui\..\bootstrap\x86\nssm.exe" set ExpressVPNService AppParameters --workdir C:\ProgramData\ExpressVPN\v4\ --client-version 7.2.3 --client-build 7.2.3.9028 --verbose start | C:\Program Files\ExpressVPN\bootstrap\x86\nssm.exe | — | ExpressVPN-Installer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: ExpressVPN Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Service Manager Exit code: 0 Version: 2.24-1-ga3819d9 Modules
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| 2260 | DrvInst.exe "1" "200" "STORAGE\VolumeSnapshot\HarddiskVolumeSnapshot22" "" "" "695c3f483" "00000000" "000003C8" "00000550" | C:\Windows\system32\DrvInst.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Driver Installation Module Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 2268 | rundll32.exe "C:\Windows\Installer\MSI22A.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_1507890 5 WixSharp Setup!ExpressVpn.Client.Setup.CustomActions.SetWin10 | C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe | MsiExec.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows host process (Rundll32) Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 2348 | "C:\Program Files\ExpressVPN\expressvpn-ui\ExpressVPN.exe" | C:\Program Files\ExpressVPN\expressvpn-ui\ExpressVPN.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: ExpressVPN Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: ExpressVPN Exit code: 0 Version: 7.2.3.9028 Modules
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| 2484 | "C:\Program Files\ExpressVPN\expressvpn-ui\ExpressVPNNotificationService.exe" | C:\Program Files\ExpressVPN\expressvpn-ui\ExpressVPNNotificationService.exe | expressvpn_7.2.3.9028.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: ExpressVPN Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: ExpressVPN Notifications Exit code: 0 Version: 7.2.3.9028 Modules
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| 2540 | C:\Windows\System32\net.exe stop expressvpnsplittunnel | C:\Windows\System32\net.exe | — | expressvpnd.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Net Command Exit code: 2 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 2548 | "C:\Program Files\ExpressVPN\expressvpn-ui\..\bootstrap\x86\nssm.exe" set ExpressVPNService Description This service enables ExpressVPN to connect to VPN locations and allows Network Lock to operate. It also ensures that VPN locations and configuration settings are updated on a regular basis. If this service is stopped, ExpressVPN will not function and any VPN connection will be terminated. | C:\Program Files\ExpressVPN\bootstrap\x86\nssm.exe | — | ExpressVPN-Installer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: ExpressVPN Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Service Manager Exit code: 0 Version: 2.24-1-ga3819d9 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (552) expressvpn_7.2.3.9028.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ExpressVPN |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UserId |
Value: 1382ef62-0e67-42c3-a294-1aeab0f4a95c | |||
| (PID) Process: | (552) expressvpn_7.2.3.9028.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Direct3D\MostRecentApplication |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Name |
Value: expressvpn_7.2.3.9028.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (552) expressvpn_7.2.3.9028.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (552) expressvpn_7.2.3.9028.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3560) ExpressVPN_7.2.3.9028.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\SystemRestore |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SrCreateRp (Enter) |
Value: 4000000000000000E70BF1DE375ED501E80D0000F00D0000D5070000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3560) ExpressVPN_7.2.3.9028.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppCreate (Enter) |
Value: 40000000000000000C32F1DE375ED501E80D0000F00D0000D0070000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3560) ExpressVPN_7.2.3.9028.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LastIndex |
Value: 24 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3560) ExpressVPN_7.2.3.9028.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppGatherWriterMetadata (Enter) |
Value: 400000000000000043A54BDF375ED501E80D0000F00D0000D3070000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3560) ExpressVPN_7.2.3.9028.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\VssapiPublisher |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IDENTIFY (Enter) |
Value: 4000000000000000E1484DDF375ED501E80D000048090000E803000001000000000000000000000067A64166E16D70449A0B4E069B6CBFC40000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2756) vssvc.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\Registry Writer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IDENTIFY (Enter) |
Value: 4000000000000000B14A5BDF375ED501C40A0000140A0000E8030000010000000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 552 | expressvpn_7.2.3.9028.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{9B48539D-556B-4E66-ABD7-578F20EA0A06}\.ba\WixSharp Setup.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 552 | expressvpn_7.2.3.9028.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{9B48539D-556B-4E66-ABD7-578F20EA0A06}\.ba\mbahost.dll | executable | |
MD5:50FC7F7C7CE6E83AF568B43649F69FF8 | SHA256:C4C1CE0850535D9591F6D67F094B3985B32547193605F81F302315BF0CA7005E | |||
| 3028 | expressvpn_7.2.3.9028.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{290015CC-843D-457C-BBEB-3CBAD0112B66}\.cr\expressvpn_7.2.3.9028.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 552 | expressvpn_7.2.3.9028.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{9B48539D-556B-4E66-ABD7-578F20EA0A06}\.ba\mbapreq.thm | xml | |
MD5:A20778EC90A094A62A6C3A6AB2A6DC7D | SHA256:F8C3A03F47F0B9B3C20F0522A2481DA28C77FECDBB302F8DD8FBED87758CBAEA | |||
| 552 | expressvpn_7.2.3.9028.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{9B48539D-556B-4E66-ABD7-578F20EA0A06}\.ba\Newtonsoft.Json.dll | executable | |
MD5:95044CC7B85C33F9132CF258F3E9618C | SHA256:8DA65EFC680600C50DDBEDEA524CBCA889F3C9BB5FE9287952BFA1A6D24FC711 | |||
| 552 | expressvpn_7.2.3.9028.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{9B48539D-556B-4E66-ABD7-578F20EA0A06}\.ba\BootstrapperCore.dll | executable | |
MD5:1197872FA5DBF0A9D8C742558812DDE8 | SHA256:C1232F304EC8B3CE1626569AC28C6D1EEEA2EB891FC52D39E56F0D6102AC3D7E | |||
| 552 | expressvpn_7.2.3.9028.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{9B48539D-556B-4E66-ABD7-578F20EA0A06}\.ba\mbapreq.wxl | xml | |
MD5:4D2C8D10C5DCCA6B938B71C8F02CA8A8 | SHA256:C63DE5F309502F9272402587A6BE22624D1BC2FEACD1BD33FB11E44CD6614B96 | |||
| 552 | expressvpn_7.2.3.9028.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{9B48539D-556B-4E66-ABD7-578F20EA0A06}\.ba\mbapreq.png | image | |
MD5:A356956FD269567B8F4612A33802637B | SHA256:A401A225ADDAF89110B4B0F6E8CF94779E7C0640BCDD2D670FFCF05AAB0DAD03 | |||
| 552 | expressvpn_7.2.3.9028.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{9B48539D-556B-4E66-ABD7-578F20EA0A06}\.ba\System.Windows.Interactivity.dll | executable | |
MD5:43459C7AADA805B42CEC893E18A7FBB4 | SHA256:3054975DC74ADB9844CA7BDC4AE8488F587B934108D8CCF2D276A1D762A281F3 | |||
| 552 | expressvpn_7.2.3.9028.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{9B48539D-556B-4E66-ABD7-578F20EA0A06}\.ba\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll | executable | |
MD5:5EF88919012E4A3D8A1E2955DC8C8D81 | SHA256:3E54286E348EBD3D70EAED8174CCA500455C3E098CDD1FCCB167BC43D93DB29D | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
808 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 68.232.34.240:80 | http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootstl.cab | US | compressed | 56.6 Kb | whitelisted |
808 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 13.35.254.54:80 | http://x.ss2.us/x.cer | US | der | 1.27 Kb | whitelisted |
3732 | msiexec.exe | GET | 200 | 91.199.212.52:80 | http://crt.usertrust.com/USERTrustRSAAddTrustCA.crt | GB | der | 1.37 Kb | whitelisted |
3732 | msiexec.exe | GET | 200 | 91.199.212.52:80 | http://crt.comodoca.com/COMODORSAAddTrustCA.crt | GB | der | 1.37 Kb | whitelisted |
4032 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 204.79.197.200:80 | http://www.bing.com/favicon.ico | US | image | 237 b | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3732 | msiexec.exe | 91.199.212.52:80 | crt.comodoca.com | Comodo CA Ltd | GB | suspicious |
3772 | expressvpnd.exe | 3.220.254.12:443 | www.expressapisv2.net | — | US | unknown |
3772 | expressvpnd.exe | 3.211.229.28:443 | www.expressapisv2.net | — | US | unknown |
3772 | expressvpnd.exe | 3.219.6.82:443 | www.expressapisv2.net | — | US | unknown |
3772 | expressvpnd.exe | 3.211.239.214:443 | www.expressapisv2.net | — | US | unknown |
3772 | expressvpnd.exe | 3.209.45.230:443 | www.expressapisv2.net | — | US | unknown |
4032 | iexplore.exe | 204.79.197.200:80 | www.bing.com | Microsoft Corporation | US | whitelisted |
808 | iexplore.exe | 13.35.253.121:443 | www.zdbwoet.com | — | US | shared |
808 | iexplore.exe | 68.232.34.240:80 | www.download.windowsupdate.com | MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business | US | whitelisted |
808 | iexplore.exe | 13.35.253.11:443 | www.expressvpn.com | — | US | malicious |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
crt.comodoca.com |
| whitelisted |
crt.usertrust.com |
| whitelisted |
www.expressapisv2.net |
| unknown |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
www.zdbwoet.com |
| shared |
x.ss2.us |
| whitelisted |
www.download.windowsupdate.com |
| whitelisted |
www.expressvpn.com |
| shared |
steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net |
| whitelisted |
d3hndmbr6e28d5.cloudfront.net |
| malicious |
Process | Message |
|---|---|
ExpressVPN.exe | log4net:ERROR RollingFileAppender: INTERNAL ERROR. Append is False but OutputFile [C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\ExpressVPN\v4\Log\ExpressVpn.Windows.Client.UI.log] already exists.
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