File name:

PulseSecureAppLauncher.msi

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/c655b2a5-9240-4c9c-a6ef-78abce842d96
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: March 10, 2018, 07:29:22
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
generated-doc
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: Pulse Secure, LLC, Keywords: Installer, Comments: This installer database contains the logic and data required to install Pulse Application Launcher., Template: Intel;1033, Revision Number: {143ED70F-51A9-4DE8-97B9-C8E624952266}, Create Time/Date: Wed Feb 22 08:06:14 2017, Last Saved Time/Date: Wed Feb 22 08:06:14 2017, Number of Pages: 300, Number of Words: 10, Name of Creating Application: Windows Installer XML Toolset (3.8.1128.0), Security: 2
MD5:

9C28ACAA66E2B04B79C9E8EC6D0EF955

SHA1:

7DCCA6B79E508F08149FFDAF7F9104F3CED170B1

SHA256:

E919CD486170077BD98C0375569CAE55CD05CF3EC3DAA741865E307414462D16

SSDEEP:

6144:38aQ/LoPnLLWXNzsqZRxeHwG3hWqZLuYxPvYYEc4dxsZ:sx6uX1XRcwGhMYxXYA

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • PulseApplicationLauncher.exe (PID: 3628)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Modifies files in the system directory

      • vssvc.exe (PID: 3872)
      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3836)

    • Creates files in the Windows directory

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3836)

    • Removes files from Windows directory

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3836)

    • Creates or modifies windows services

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3836)
      • vssvc.exe (PID: 3872)

    • Low-level read access rights to disk partition

      • vssvc.exe (PID: 3872)

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3836)

    • Modifies the open verb of a shell class

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3836)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3836)

  • INFO

    • Dropped object may contain URL's

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 2804)
      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3836)

    • Dropped object may contain Bitcoin addresses

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3836)
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 (98.5)
. | Generic OLE2 / Multistream Compound File (1.4)

EXIF

FlashPix

CodePage: Windows Latin 1 (Western European)
Title: Installation Database
Subject: Pulse Application Launcher
Author: Pulse Secure, LLC
Keywords: Installer
Comments: This installer database contains the logic and data required to install Pulse Application Launcher.
Template: Intel;1033
RevisionNumber: {143ED70F-51A9-4DE8-97B9-C8E624952266}
CreateDate: 2017:02:22 08:06:14
ModifyDate: 2017:02:22 08:06:14
Pages: 300
Words: 10
Software: Windows Installer XML Toolset (3.8.1128.0)
Security: Read-only recommended
No data.
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Total processes
36
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start drop and start msiexec.exe no specs msiexec.exe vssvc.exe no specs pulseapplicationlauncher.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2804"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:
5.0.7600.16385 (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
3628"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Pulse Secure\PSAL\PulseApplicationLauncher.exe" PSALInstallFinishedC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Pulse Secure\PSAL\PulseApplicationLauncher.exe—msiexec.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Pulse Secure, LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Pulse Secure Application Launcher
Exit code:
0
Version:
8, 2, 7, 1025
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\roaming\pulse secure\psal\pulseapplicationlauncher.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ws2_32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\nsi.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\crypt32.dll
3836C:\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
3872C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe—services.exe
User:
SYSTEM
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Microsoft® Volume Shadow Copy Service
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\vssvc.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
Total events
610
Read events
340
Write events
258
Delete events
12

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2804) msiexec.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\8F\52C64B7E
Operation:writeName:LanguageList
Value:
en-US
(PID) Process:(3836) msiexec.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\SystemRestore
Operation:writeName:SrCreateRp (Enter)
Value:
400000000000000004B1C49341B8D301FC0E00004C0E0000D5070000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(3836) msiexec.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\SPP
Operation:writeName:SppCreate (Enter)
Value:
400000000000000004B1C49341B8D301FC0E00004C0E0000D0070000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(3836) msiexec.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SPP
Operation:writeName:LastIndex
Value:
47
(PID) Process:(3836) msiexec.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\SPP
Operation:writeName:SppGatherWriterMetadata (Enter)
Value:
400000000000000090370C9441B8D301FC0E00004C0E0000D3070000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(3836) msiexec.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\VssapiPublisher
Operation:writeName:IDENTIFY (Enter)
Value:
400000000000000090370C9441B8D301FC0E0000D80C0000E80300000100000000000000000000008AF8C7712F23C949858E09D37592965C0000000000000000
(PID) Process:(3872) vssvc.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\ASR Writer
Operation:writeName:IDENTIFY (Enter)
Value:
4000000000000000F8C0159441B8D301200F000058090000E8030000010000000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(3872) vssvc.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\COM+ REGDB Writer
Operation:writeName:IDENTIFY (Enter)
Value:
4000000000000000F8C0159441B8D301200F0000440D0000E8030000010000000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(3872) vssvc.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\Shadow Copy Optimization Writer
Operation:writeName:IDENTIFY (Enter)
Value:
4000000000000000F8C0159441B8D301200F00004C0D0000E8030000010000000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:(3872) vssvc.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\Registry Writer
Operation:writeName:IDENTIFY (Enter)
Value:
4000000000000000F8C0159441B8D301200F000054090000E8030000010000000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Executable files
4
Suspicious files
8
Text files
12
Unknown types
2

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2804msiexec.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CabE126.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2804msiexec.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TarE127.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3836msiexec.exeC:\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2 —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3836msiexec.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cab3D1.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3836msiexec.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tar3D2.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3836msiexec.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DF87C498524A649C89.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2804msiexec.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\EA618097E393409AFA316F0F87E2C202_94B797853669CABADC32E288BDE9451Bder
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3836msiexec.exeC:\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{71c7f88a-232f-49c9-858e-09d37592965c}_OnDiskSnapshotPropbinary
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2804msiexec.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\EA618097E393409AFA316F0F87E2C202_94B797853669CABADC32E288BDE9451Bbinary
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3836msiexec.exeC:\System Volume Information\SPP\snapshot-2binary
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
2
TCP/UDP connections
2
DNS requests
2
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
—
—
GET
200
23.51.123.27:80
http://s2.symcb.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBS56bKHAoUD%2BOyl%2B0LhPg9JxyQm4gQUf9Nlp8Ld7LvwMAnzQzn6Aq8zMTMCED141%2Fl2SWCyYX308B7Khio%3D
NL
der
1.71 Kb
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
23.51.123.27:80
http://sv.symcd.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQe6LNDJdqx%2BJOp7hVgTeaGFJ%2FCQgQUljtT8Hkzl699g%2B8uK8zKt4YecmYCEDlCxA4yoT436XJEhT3%2Bgjw%3D
NL
der
1.57 Kb
shared
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
—
—
23.51.123.27:80
s2.symcb.com
Akamai Technologies, Inc.
NL
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
s2.symcb.com
  • 23.51.123.27
whitelisted
sv.symcd.com
  • 23.51.123.27
shared

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info
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