File name:

SearchIndexer.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/d35c4819-f925-4b3f-9c37-37b897b87482
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: July 15, 2021, 20:11:33
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:

74B69BABC7F1F7FC505B98B7D017F317

SHA1:

3F60C1938B2FFE1A28D3570CE062C4B3CB4E41CC

SHA256:

EB8417D0CF40160474FAF587F3E1FDF94A0A2C9636AD1CF32005FF29EF3852DC

SSDEEP:

768:Nnh134y6Kls/Q6+EzANhqlgBeet/cbYVGRbQsJMXaJG8XCNTWL4HmfwRXNa2R:SyUcqOhEqsqqvXyvjRXNd

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Drops executable file immediately after starts

      • DllHost.exe (PID: 2912)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Checks supported languages

      • SearchIndexer.exe (PID: 280)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 3976)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 3816)
      • SearchIndexer.exe (PID: 2344)
      • SearchIndexer.exe (PID: 3564)
      • SearchIndexer.exe (PID: 668)

    • Executed via COM

      • DllHost.exe (PID: 2912)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • DllHost.exe (PID: 2912)

    • Reads the computer name

      • SearchIndexer.exe (PID: 280)
      • SearchIndexer.exe (PID: 668)
      • SearchIndexer.exe (PID: 3564)

    • Drops a file that was compiled in debug mode

      • DllHost.exe (PID: 2912)

    • Creates files in the Windows directory

      • DllHost.exe (PID: 2912)

  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • explorer.exe (PID: 2396)
      • DllHost.exe (PID: 2912)

    • Manual execution by user

      • explorer.exe (PID: 2396)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 3976)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 3816)

    • Reads the computer name

      • DllHost.exe (PID: 2912)
      • explorer.exe (PID: 2396)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (42.2)
.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (37.3)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (8.8)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (6)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.7)

EXIF

EXE

Subsystem: Windows GUI
SubsystemVersion: 5
ImageVersion: -
OSVersion: 5
EntryPoint: 0x415d
UninitializedDataSize: -
InitializedDataSize: 22016
CodeSize: 41472
LinkerVersion: 9
PEType: PE32
TimeStamp: 2015:02:14 15:46:35+01:00
MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 14-Feb-2015 14:46:35
Detected languages:
  • English - United States
Debug artifacts:
  • k:\work\DataRecovery\SVN\DataRecovery_UI\output\Release\updater.pdb

DOS Header

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: 0x000000E0

PE Headers

Signature: PE
Machine: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections: 5
Time date stamp: 14-Feb-2015 14:46:35
Pointer to Symbol Table: 0x00000000
Number of symbols: 0
Size of Optional Header: 0x00E0
Characteristics:
  • IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE
  • IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE

Sections

Name
Virtual Address
Virtual Size
Raw Size
Charateristics
Entropy
.text
0x00001000
0x0000A0B3
0x0000A200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.44391
.rdata
0x0000C000
0x00002E10
0x00003000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
5.13753
.data
0x0000F000
0x00001980
0x00000E00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
2.71018
.rsrc
0x00011000
0x000001B4
0x00000200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
5.10501
.reloc
0x00012000
0x00001562
0x00001600
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
3.95513

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
4.79597
346
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_MANIFEST

Imports

ADVAPI32.dll
KERNEL32.dll
WTSAPI32.dll
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Total processes
51
Monitored processes
8
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start searchindexer.exe no specs explorer.exe no specs Copy/Move/Rename/Delete/Link Object cmd.exe no specs cmd.exe searchindexer.exe no specs searchindexer.exe no specs searchindexer.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
280"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SearchIndexer.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SearchIndexer.exe—Explorer.EXE
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\searchindexer.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\wtsapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
668.\SearchIndexer.exe c1 c2 c3 c4C:\Windows\SearchIndexer.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\windows\searchindexer.exe
c:\windows\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\wtsapi32.dll
2344SearchIndexer.exe c1 c2 c3 c4 c5 c6 c7 c8C:\Windows\SearchIndexer.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\windows\searchindexer.exe
c:\windows\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\wtsapi32.dll
2396"C:\Windows\explorer.exe" C:\Windows\explorer.exe—Explorer.EXE
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Explorer
Exit code:
1
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\explorer.exe
c:\windows\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\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
2912C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3AD05575-8857-4850-9277-11B85BDB8E09}C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
COM Surrogate
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\dllhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
3564.\SearchIndexer.exe c1 c2 c3 c4 c5 c6 c7 c8C:\Windows\SearchIndexer.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\windows\searchindexer.exe
c:\windows\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\wtsapi32.dll
3816"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
Explorer.EXE
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\winbrand.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
3976"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe—Explorer.EXE
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
3221225786
Version:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\winbrand.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
Total events
205
Read events
205
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2912DllHost.exeC:\Windows\SearchIndexer.exeexecutable
MD5:74B69BABC7F1F7FC505B98B7D017F317
SHA256:EB8417D0CF40160474FAF587F3E1FDF94A0A2C9636AD1CF32005FF29EF3852DC
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
0
DNS requests
0
Threats
0

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

No data

DNS requests

No data

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info
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SearchIndexer.exe