| File name: | PulseSecureAppLauncher.msi |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/dc82c0f3-f50d-4a79-80fc-a90f16d3d1d7 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | November 26, 2024, 08:54:24 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-msi |
| File info: | Composite Document File V2 Document, Little Endian, Os: Windows, Version 6.2, MSI Installer, Code page: 1252, Title: Installation Database, Subject: Pulse Application Launcher, Author: Ivanti, Inc., Keywords: Installer, Comments: This installer database contains the logic and data required to install Pulse Application Launcher., Template: Intel;1033, Revision Number: {8F87C69B-36F6-4655-915B-E16F57D705E9}, Create Time/Date: Wed May 8 22:04:10 2024, Last Saved Time/Date: Wed May 8 22:04:10 2024, Number of Pages: 300, Number of Words: 10, Name of Creating Application: Windows Installer XML Toolset (3.14.0.4118), Security: 2 |
| MD5: | DA2F007D3B75C37AE2D836C0F7B1E9A5 |
| SHA1: | 1BD648FCAC2C6DA98B01C1F85E43BA44D16022B8 |
| SHA256: | E62F4ADB1EF5585921591E7B3B8C7090B088999B485362B58ED1E5C859FD237A |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:4cpPxvPgVZVR0JOSeVoj1EXaeUpmA7ZEGjN++CmfgFzA96JDTwJcmKY8MF6pjwGy:Vzm3whzGSOiU+QjzU |
MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.SUSPICIOUS
The process drops C-runtime libraries
- msiexec.exe (PID: 6196)
- msiexec.exe (PID: 6344)
Process drops legitimate windows executable
- msiexec.exe (PID: 6344)
- msiexec.exe (PID: 6196)
Executes as Windows Service
- VSSVC.exe (PID: 6404)
INFO
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- msiexec.exe (PID: 6196)
Reads the software policy settings
- msiexec.exe (PID: 6196)
Manages system restore points
- SrTasks.exe (PID: 7164)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- msiexec.exe (PID: 6344)
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TRiD
| .msi | | | Microsoft Windows Installer (98.5) |
|---|---|---|
| .msi | | | Microsoft Installer (100) |
EXIF
FlashPix
| CodePage: | Windows Latin 1 (Western European) |
|---|---|
| Title: | Installation Database |
| Subject: | Pulse Application Launcher |
| Author: | Ivanti, Inc. |
| Keywords: | Installer |
| Comments: | This installer database contains the logic and data required to install Pulse Application Launcher. |
| Template: | Intel;1033 |
| RevisionNumber: | {8F87C69B-36F6-4655-915B-E16F57D705E9} |
| CreateDate: | 2024:05:08 22:04:10 |
| ModifyDate: | 2024:05:08 22:04:10 |
| Pages: | 300 |
| Words: | 10 |
| Software: | Windows Installer XML Toolset (3.14.0.4118) |
| Security: | Read-only recommended |
Total processes
136
Monitored processes
7
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
1
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 936 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Pulse Secure\PSAL\PulseApplicationLauncher.exe" PSALInstallFinished | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Pulse Secure\PSAL\PulseApplicationLauncher.exe | — | msiexec.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Ivanti, Inc. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Pulse Secure Application Launcher Version: 22, 7, 1, 29163 Modules
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| 4804 | C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding B7DD36819E7D6242E76C6166D326BC1C | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe | — | msiexec.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows® installer Exit code: 0 Version: 5.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6188 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | SrTasks.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6196 | "C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe" /i C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PulseSecureAppLauncher.msi | C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows® installer Exit code: 0 Version: 5.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6344 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\msiexec.exe /V | C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Windows® installer Version: 5.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6404 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\vssvc.exe | C:\Windows\System32\VSSVC.exe | — | services.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Microsoft® Volume Shadow Copy Service Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7164 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:11 | C:\Windows\System32\SrTasks.exe | — | msiexec.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Microsoft® Windows System Protection background tasks. Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
9 628
Read events
9 342
Write events
268
Delete events
18
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (6344) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SystemRestore |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SrCreateRp (Enter) |
Value: 48000000000000003F7812D0E03FDB01C8180000F0180000D50700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6344) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppGetSnapshots (Enter) |
Value: 48000000000000003F7812D0E03FDB01C8180000F0180000D20700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6344) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppGetSnapshots (Leave) |
Value: 480000000000000024655CD0E03FDB01C8180000F0180000D20700000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6344) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppEnumGroups (Enter) |
Value: 4800000000000000B1C95ED0E03FDB01C8180000F0180000D10700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6344) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppEnumGroups (Leave) |
Value: 4800000000000000EB2E61D0E03FDB01C8180000F0180000D10700000100000000000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6344) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppCreate (Enter) |
Value: 48000000000000004CF665D0E03FDB01C8180000F0180000D00700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6344) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LastIndex |
Value: 11 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6344) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\SPP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SppGatherWriterMetadata (Enter) |
Value: 480000000000000096C918D1E03FDB01C8180000F0180000D30700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6344) msiexec.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\VssapiPublisher |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IDENTIFY (Enter) |
Value: 4800000000000000DB2D1BD1E03FDB01C818000070190000E803000001000000000000000000000096B3F38986682745967ED48A91EE215B00000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6404) VSSVC.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\VSS\Diag\Shadow Copy Optimization Writer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IDENTIFY (Enter) |
Value: 48000000000000002E7429D1E03FDB010419000094190000E80300000100000001000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |||
Executable files
52
Suspicious files
24
Text files
14
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6344 | msiexec.exe | C:\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2 | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6344 | msiexec.exe | C:\Windows\Installer\139b2a.msi | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6196 | msiexec.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\42B9A473B4DAF01285A36B4D3C7B1662_178C086B699FD6C56B804AF3EF759CB5 | binary | |
MD5:67E4594A220EF03F19E7383E5A6AB837 | SHA256:6652DED66D73BA90739109470A187B2ABD8F50D7ACEBA21AB9FE4E16F0A75E24 | |||
| 6344 | msiexec.exe | C:\System Volume Information\SPP\snapshot-2 | binary | |
MD5:C10DDCD7882667FCF4E3AFA2B771313E | SHA256:F01F3183DA996A6A136C8D8B9083D46E9BA9AFFB6DBFF99403EB0B09F54E8AFF | |||
| 6196 | msiexec.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\66AE3BFDF94A732B262342AD2154B86E_6F051139928C549506C1CA842E999B7F | binary | |
MD5:A5F20E849ABC523ACA2B6895958EB24F | SHA256:9E115ADB8A8BDF5AFBAD37627D8629E77579CDF186CE005C2CEE04A43C377A38 | |||
| 6344 | msiexec.exe | C:\Windows\Installer\MSI9C43.tmp | executable | |
MD5:E05884F57BC8BC8E131C2B0E50CEDEF0 | SHA256:7548A0F20CB0AE214DA3F0A4D3F21A59C6F50CE9F2E5BD666A471D6BB70BE74C | |||
| 6344 | msiexec.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Pulse Secure\PSAL\x64\dsWinClientResource_DE.dll | executable | |
MD5:5DD07134F508FFD9D8F60D74DC51543E | SHA256:552258FD74E02AFAB3E715D3E97580363503D453FC7274FB4EEF3D75763FEAD5 | |||
| 6344 | msiexec.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Pulse Secure\PSAL\x86\dsOpenSSL.dll | executable | |
MD5:8E474EA7DE9EB06EEC3D3FC89BAB77AE | SHA256:8C98A9772EBEE1E822BE9E1541AEFEAB2D95AC45C6103545D2F27222F79C9E8B | |||
| 6344 | msiexec.exe | C:\Windows\Temp\~DF14B9DFB8D4128835.TMP | binary | |
MD5:16A9941FCAF1E2F253CAA1605FDD06B3 | SHA256:CC995A17C986E91D98430E7A07A5D719B58AEFEA2339AC6CDD441058343655C2 | |||
| 6344 | msiexec.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Pulse Secure\PSAL\dsOpenSSL.dll | executable | |
MD5:187C78DFC9CFFF9038B06ED0A84CA472 | SHA256:B1EC028AC6D43106C43A69AC8379585EFC02AAB5B46B10154168BF43F991F633 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
9
TCP/UDP connections
34
DNS requests
17
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.49:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6196 | msiexec.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSnR4FoxLLkI7vkvsUIFlZt%2BlGH3gQUWsS5eyoKo6XqcQPAYPkt9mV1DlgCEAPEpQvvR5yitJDAp%2BSvuUc%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6196 | msiexec.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBT3xL4LQLXDRDM9P665TW442vrsUQQUReuir%2FSSy4IxLVGLp6chnfNtyA8CEAQJGBtf1btmdVNDtW%2BVUAg%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1176 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5400 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.181.156:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5400 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.181.156:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3808 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5448 | svchost.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 2.16.164.49:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
5064 | SearchApp.exe | 2.23.209.176:443 | www.bing.com | Akamai International B.V. | GB | whitelisted |
— | — | 192.229.221.95:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | EDGECAST | US | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
6196 | msiexec.exe | 192.229.221.95:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | EDGECAST | US | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
go.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
arc.msn.com |
| whitelisted |