Malware analysis PhishAlert.msi Malicious activity | ANY.RUN

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File name:	PhishAlert.msi
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/023ecd1c-929f-402b-83c1-a3832ae9a1aa
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Analysis date:	July 06, 2018, 11:03:14
OS:	Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MIME:	application/x-msi
File info:	Composite Document File V2 Document, Little Endian, Os: Windows, Version 10.0, MSI Installer, Create Time/Date: Mon Jun 21 08:00:00 1999, Name of Creating Application: Windows Installer, Security: 1, Code page: 1252, Template: Intel;0, Number of Pages: 200, Revision Number: {0C99D41D-63E9-448F-B92D-CD295730CB83}, Title: Phish Alert, Subject: Phish Alert 1.1.17, Author: KnowBe4, Comments: Phish Alert, Number of Words: 2, Last Saved Time/Date: Thu Mar 8 13:50:20 2018, Last Printed: Thu Mar 8 13:50:20 2018
MD5:	4EC14DCB7F8A12D58910D0AFC0EAD343
SHA1:	72B07655EBA807BE35B161796FC77313386DCCD0
SHA256:	EAAAF0BF69BAD7899F72DE064361F20ABFE95E96D9F57A312836C59811ACDAA0
SSDEEP:	196608:kbQlSUVxldOpy+VCsD5GuHnK4b/VgvGbW24waGW56Cc/9ECyYP:yqSsrdOTvKY/eGi2vG56po

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 60 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:: off
Network geolocation:: off
Additional time used:: none
MITM proxy:: off
Privacy:: Public submission
Fakenet option:: off
Route via Tor:: off
Autoconfirmation of UAC:: on
Network:

Software preset

Internet Explorer 8.0.7601.17514 undefined
7-Zip 16.04 (16.04)
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC MUI (15.007.20033)
Adobe Flash Player 27 ActiveX (27.0.0.187)
CCleaner (5.35)
FileZilla Client 3.31.0 (3.31.0)
Google Chrome (61.0.3163.100)
Google Update Helper (1.3.33.5)
Java 8 Update 92 (8.0.920.14)
Java Auto Updater (2.8.92.14)
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1 (4.6.01055)
Microsoft Office Access MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Access Setup Metadata MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Excel MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Home and Business 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office OneNote MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Outlook MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office PowerPoint MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Proof (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Proof (French) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Proof (Spanish) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Proofing (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Publisher MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Shared MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Shared Setup Metadata MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Single Image 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Word MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable (8.0.61001)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.30729.6161 (9.0.30729.6161)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable - 10.0.40219 (10.0.40219)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable (x86) - 11.0.61030 (11.0.61030.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 x86 Additional Runtime - 11.0.61030 (11.0.61030)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 x86 Minimum Runtime - 11.0.61030 (11.0.61030)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x86) - 12.0.30501 (12.0.30501.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x86 Additional Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x86 Minimum Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable (x86) - 14.12.25810 (14.12.25810.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 x86 Additional Runtime - 14.12.25810 (14.12.25810)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 x86 Minimum Runtime - 14.12.25810 (14.12.25810)
Mozilla Firefox 55.0.3 (x86 en-US) (55.0.3)
Mozilla Maintenance Service (55.0.3)
Notepad++ (32-bit x86) (7.5.4)
Opera 12.15 (12.15.1748)
Skype™ 7.39 (7.39.102)
VLC media player (2.2.6)

Hotfixes

Client LanguagePack Package
Client Refresh LanguagePack Package
CodecPack Basic Package
Foundation Package
IE Troubleshooters Package
InternetExplorer Optional Package
KB2534111
KB2999226
KB976902
LocalPack AU Package
LocalPack CA Package
LocalPack GB Package
LocalPack US Package
LocalPack ZA Package
ProfessionalEdition
UltimateEdition
WinMan WinIP Package TopLevel

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MALICIOUS
- Loads dropped or rewritten executable
  - adxregistrator.exe (PID: 348)
  - adxregistrator.exe (PID: 1356)
- Application was dropped or rewritten from another process
  - adxregistrator.exe (PID: 1356)
  - adxregistrator.exe (PID: 348)
SUSPICIOUS
- Creates files in the user directory
  - msiexec.exe (PID: 2036)
- Creates COM task schedule object
  - adxregistrator.exe (PID: 348)
- Executable content was dropped or overwritten
  - msiexec.exe (PID: 2036)
INFO
- Low-level read access rights to disk partition
  - vssvc.exe (PID: 2828)
- Creates files in the program directory
  - MsiExec.exe (PID: 1584)
  - msiexec.exe (PID: 2036)
- Reads Microsoft Office registry keys
  - adxregistrator.exe (PID: 348)
- Creates or modifies windows services
  - msiexec.exe (PID: 2036)
  - vssvc.exe (PID: 2828)
- Application launched itself
  - msiexec.exe (PID: 2036)
- Loads dropped or rewritten executable
  - MsiExec.exe (PID: 1584)
  - msiexec.exe (PID: 2036)
- Dropped object may contain URL's
  - msiexec.exe (PID: 2036)

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TRiD

.msi	\|	Microsoft Windows Installer (90.2)
.msp	\|	Windows Installer Patch (8.4)
.	\|	Generic OLE2 / Multistream Compound File (1.2)

EXIF

FlashPix

CreateDate:	1999:06:21 07:00:00
Software:	Windows Installer
Security:	Password protected
CodePage:	Windows Latin 1 (Western European)
Template:	Intel;0
Pages:	200
RevisionNumber:	{0C99D41D-63E9-448F-B92D-CD295730CB83}
Title:	Phish Alert
Subject:	Phish Alert 1.1.17
Author:	KnowBe4
Keywords:	-
Comments:	Phish Alert
Words:	2
ModifyDate:	2018:03:08 13:50:20
LastPrinted:	2018:03:08 13:50:20

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Total processes

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

348

"C:\Program Files\KnowBe4\Phish Alert\adxregistrator.exe" /install="PhishAlert.dll" /privileges=admin

C:\Program Files\KnowBe4\Phish Alert\adxregistrator.exe

—

msiexec.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Add-in Express Ltd.

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

adxregistrator

Exit code:

Version:

8.7.4430.0

Modules

Images
c:\program files\knowbe4\phish alert\adxregistrator.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll

1356

"C:\Program Files\KnowBe4\Phish Alert\adxregistrator.exe" /uninstall="PhishAlert.dll" /privileges=admin /generateLogFile=false

C:\Program Files\KnowBe4\Phish Alert\adxregistrator.exe

—

msiexec.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Add-in Express Ltd.

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

adxregistrator

Exit code:

Version:

8.7.4430.0

Modules

Images
c:\program files\knowbe4\phish alert\adxregistrator.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll

1584

C:\Windows\system32\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 52DE762CF7F1CEC003490BB10EC1B231 M Global\MSI0000

C:\Windows\system32\MsiExec.exe

—

msiexec.exe

User:

SYSTEM

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

SYSTEM

Description:

Windows® installer

Exit code:

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

2036

C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V

C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe

services.exe

User:

SYSTEM

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

SYSTEM

Description:

Windows® installer

Exit code:

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

2092

C:\Windows\system32\MsiExec.exe -Embedding AA4E99FCA759BBD9D4DB813C928515C1 C

C:\Windows\system32\MsiExec.exe

—

msiexec.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Windows® installer

Exit code:

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

2740

"C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe" /i "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PhishAlert.msi"

C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe

—

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Windows® installer

Exit code:

1603

Version:

5.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\msiexec.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll

2828

C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe

—

services.exe

User:

SYSTEM

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

SYSTEM

Description:

Microsoft® Volume Shadow Copy Service

Exit code:

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

3356

C:\Windows\system32\MsiExec.exe -Embedding D8DCDF74D0C938915629C533900F052C

C:\Windows\system32\MsiExec.exe

—

msiexec.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Windows® installer

Exit code:

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

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Total events

1 222

Read events

366

Write events

547

Delete events

309

Modification events


(PID) Process:	(2740) msiexec.exe	Key:	HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\93\52C64B7E
Operation:	write	Name:	LanguageList
Value: en-US
(PID) Process:	(2036) msiexec.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\SystemRestore
Operation:	write	Name:	SrCreateRp (Enter)
Value: 40000000000000000C8B7A0D1915D401F4070000D0080000D5070000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:	(2036) msiexec.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\SPP
Operation:	write	Name:	SppCreate (Enter)
Value: 40000000000000000C8B7A0D1915D401F4070000D0080000D0070000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:	(2036) msiexec.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SPP
Operation:	write	Name:	LastIndex
Value: 50
(PID) Process:	(2036) msiexec.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\SPP
Operation:	write	Name:	SppGatherWriterMetadata (Enter)
Value: 40000000000000003837E80D1915D401F4070000D0080000D3070000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:	(2036) msiexec.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\VssapiPublisher
Operation:	write	Name:	IDENTIFY (Enter)
Value: 4000000000000000ECFBEC0D1915D401F4070000D8060000E8030000010000000000000000000000AAAC5D0920042C45A074C9D33B45E5DD0000000000000000
(PID) Process:	(2828) vssvc.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\Shadow Copy Optimization Writer
Operation:	write	Name:	IDENTIFY (Enter)
Value: 400000000000000062ACFD0D1915D4010C0B0000140D0000E8030000010000000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:	(2828) vssvc.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\Registry Writer
Operation:	write	Name:	IDENTIFY (Enter)
Value: 400000000000000062ACFD0D1915D4010C0B0000B8040000E8030000010000000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:	(2828) vssvc.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\COM+ REGDB Writer
Operation:	write	Name:	IDENTIFY (Enter)
Value: 400000000000000062ACFD0D1915D4010C0B000098070000E8030000010000000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
(PID) Process:	(2828) vssvc.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\VSS\Diag\ASR Writer
Operation:	write	Name:	IDENTIFY (Enter)
Value: 400000000000000062ACFD0D1915D4010C0B00003C0B0000E8030000010000000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

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Executable files

Suspicious files

Text files

Unknown types

Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
2740	msiexec.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIC46A.tmp		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
2740	msiexec.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIC546.tmp		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
2036	msiexec.exe	C:\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
2036	msiexec.exe	C:\Windows\Installer\1b18e3.msi		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
2036	msiexec.exe	C:\Windows\Installer\MSI1BD1.tmp		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
2036	msiexec.exe	C:\Windows\Installer\MSI1C9D.tmp		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
2828	vssvc.exe	C:		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
2036	msiexec.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DF2186670A5059F65F.TMP		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
2036	msiexec.exe	C:\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{095dacaa-0420-452c-a074-c9d33b45e5dd}_OnDiskSnapshotProp		binary
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
2036	msiexec.exe	C:\Windows\Installer\1b18e4.ipi		binary
		MD5:—	SHA256:—

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HTTP(S) requests

TCP/UDP connections

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Connections

No data

DNS requests

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General Info

PhishAlert.msi

4EC14DCB7F8A12D58910D0AFC0EAD343

72B07655EBA807BE35B161796FC77313386DCCD0

EAAAF0BF69BAD7899F72DE064361F20ABFE95E96D9F57A312836C59811ACDAA0

196608:kbQlSUVxldOpy+VCsD5GuHnK4b/VgvGbW24waGW56Cc/9ECyYP:yqSsrdOTvKY/eGi2vG56po

Software environment set and analysis options

Launch configuration

Software preset

Hotfixes

Behavior activities

MALICIOUS

Loads dropped or rewritten executable

Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

SUSPICIOUS

Creates files in the user directory

Creates COM task schedule object

Executable content was dropped or overwritten

INFO

Low-level read access rights to disk partition

Creates files in the program directory

Reads Microsoft Office registry keys

Creates or modifies windows services

Application launched itself

Loads dropped or rewritten executable

Dropped object may contain URL's

Malware configuration

Static information

TRiD

EXIF

FlashPix

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