File name:

windhawk_setup.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/de041eba-f84e-42dc-9d0e-b120d56b1bfa
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: August 27, 2024, 00:59:50
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive
MD5:

D634FCD62241A93EFD88315091CCED44

SHA1:

F1BAAD89DA31BF3F63D07E9CB1517E371101DDE1

SHA256:

E60928DEE71B11866A826BC474A72B928327D1378EA80319819217CEBCD53B2A

SSDEEP:

98304:xNTiJgw8einZCXrJMorrJ/dAjo39ZjqlQuA7GY5nbr4XZmNd/uWN2OM15OeD2q4m:IomYSkJ324+A

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Malware-specific behavior (creating "System.dll" in Temp)

      • windhawk_setup.exe (PID: 6152)
      • windhawk_setup.exe (PID: 4292)
    • Drops the executable file immediately after the start

      • windhawk_setup.exe (PID: 6152)
      • windhawk_setup.exe (PID: 4292)
    • The process creates files with name similar to system file names

      • windhawk_setup.exe (PID: 6152)
      • windhawk_setup.exe (PID: 4292)
    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • windhawk_setup.exe (PID: 6152)
      • windhawk_setup.exe (PID: 4292)
    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • windhawk_setup.exe (PID: 6152)
      • windhawk_setup.exe (PID: 4292)
    • Reads the date of Windows installation

      • windhawk_setup.exe (PID: 6152)
    • Application launched itself

      • windhawk_setup.exe (PID: 6152)
    • Checks Windows Trust Settings

      • windhawk_setup.exe (PID: 4292)
    • Drops 7-zip archiver for unpacking

      • windhawk_setup.exe (PID: 4292)
  • INFO

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • windhawk_setup.exe (PID: 6152)
      • windhawk_setup.exe (PID: 4292)
    • Checks supported languages

      • windhawk_setup.exe (PID: 6152)
      • windhawk_setup.exe (PID: 4292)
    • Reads the computer name

      • windhawk_setup.exe (PID: 6152)
      • windhawk_setup.exe (PID: 4292)
    • Process checks computer location settings

      • windhawk_setup.exe (PID: 6152)
    • Creates files in the program directory

      • windhawk_setup.exe (PID: 4292)
    • Checks proxy server information

      • windhawk_setup.exe (PID: 4292)
    • Reads the software policy settings

      • windhawk_setup.exe (PID: 4292)
    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • windhawk_setup.exe (PID: 4292)
    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • windhawk_setup.exe (PID: 4292)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (67.4)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (14.2)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (9.7)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.3)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (4.3)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2024:03:30 16:55:19+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 6
CodeSize: 26624
InitializedDataSize: 139776
UninitializedDataSize: 2048
EntryPoint: 0x3665
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: 6
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 1.5.1.0
ProductVersionNumber: 1.5.1.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x0000
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Windows, Latin1
CompanyName: Ramen Software
FileDescription: Windhawk
FileVersion: 1.5.1
LegalCopyright: https://windhawk.net/
ProductName: Windhawk
ProductVersion: 1.5.1
No data.
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Total processes
124
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start windhawk_setup.exe windhawk_setup.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
4292"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\windhawk_setup.exe" /STANDARD /LANG=1033 C:\Users\admin\Desktop\windhawk_setup.exe
windhawk_setup.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Ramen Software
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windhawk
Version:
1.5.1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\windhawk_setup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\advapi32.dll
6152"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\windhawk_setup.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\windhawk_setup.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Ramen Software
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windhawk
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.5.1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\windhawk_setup.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\advapi32.dll
Total events
4 504
Read events
4 485
Write events
19
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(6152) windhawk_setup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:ProxyBypass
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(6152) windhawk_setup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:IntranetName
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(6152) windhawk_setup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(6152) windhawk_setup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(4292) windhawk_setup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:ProxyBypass
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(4292) windhawk_setup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:IntranetName
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(4292) windhawk_setup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(4292) windhawk_setup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(4292) windhawk_setup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:(4292) windhawk_setup.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
Executable files
6
Suspicious files
180
Text files
1 354
Unknown types
307

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
4292windhawk_setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\RR3E01RZ\windhawk-compiler-1.5[1].7z
MD5:
SHA256:
4292windhawk_setup.exeC:\Program Files\Windhawk\Compiler\windhawk-compiler.7z
MD5:
SHA256:
6152windhawk_setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsxACA5.tmp\System.dllexecutable
MD5:192639861E3DC2DC5C08BB8F8C7260D5
SHA256:23D618A0293C78CE00F7C6E6DD8B8923621DA7DD1F63A070163EF4C0EC3033D6
6152windhawk_setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsxACA5.tmp\nsDialogs.dllexecutable
MD5:B7D61F3F56ABF7B7FF0D4E7DA3AD783D
SHA256:89A82C4849C21DFE765052681E1FAD02D2D7B13C8B5075880C52423DCA72A912
6152windhawk_setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsxACA5.tmp\modern-header.bmpimage
MD5:DA5C5013B5FEABD247AC98460D5F4077
SHA256:42023BAF6AB9CC3DAF47FBEBE76B78C6B22C560A863B557BEFEF4A68304928A5
4292windhawk_setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nstC7BF.tmp\System.dllexecutable
MD5:192639861E3DC2DC5C08BB8F8C7260D5
SHA256:23D618A0293C78CE00F7C6E6DD8B8923621DA7DD1F63A070163EF4C0EC3033D6
4292windhawk_setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nstC7BF.tmp\modern-wizard.bmpimage
MD5:566514B5802E326406DF34C35877484F
SHA256:4653F410DCB67A35E280BDEF7D563EF8F5788E72A05D472419F9E864AF563984
6152windhawk_setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsiAC95.tmpbinary
MD5:C473624C9F4EE79B0E1D490D1B0FB4EB
SHA256:7DC1894111DE0E1A5A21BF6EBB95045343B23852B44EE240A496C0AD6A86D537
4292windhawk_setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nstC7BF.tmp\modern-header.bmpimage
MD5:DA5C5013B5FEABD247AC98460D5F4077
SHA256:42023BAF6AB9CC3DAF47FBEBE76B78C6B22C560A863B557BEFEF4A68304928A5
6152windhawk_setup.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsxACA5.tmp\modern-wizard.bmpimage
MD5:566514B5802E326406DF34C35877484F
SHA256:4653F410DCB67A35E280BDEF7D563EF8F5788E72A05D472419F9E864AF563984
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HTTP(S) requests
2
TCP/UDP connections
17
DNS requests
6
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
GET
302
104.21.74.253:443
https://ramensoftware.com/downloads/windhawk-compiler-1.5.7z
unknown
GET
302
140.82.121.4:443
https://github.com/ramensoftware/windhawk-dependencies/releases/download/v1.5/windhawk-compiler-1.5.7z
unknown
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
6052
svchost.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
6400
RUXIMICS.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
2120
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
2120
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
3888
svchost.exe
239.255.255.250:1900
whitelisted
6052
svchost.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4324
svchost.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4292
windhawk_setup.exe
104.21.74.253:443
ramensoftware.com
CLOUDFLARENET
suspicious
4292
windhawk_setup.exe
140.82.121.4:443
github.com
GITHUB
US
shared

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.104.136.2
  • 20.73.194.208
whitelisted
google.com
  • 216.58.206.78
whitelisted
ramensoftware.com
  • 104.21.74.253
  • 172.67.209.77
unknown
github.com
  • 140.82.121.4
shared
objects.githubusercontent.com
  • 185.199.108.133
  • 185.199.110.133
  • 185.199.111.133
  • 185.199.109.133
shared

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info