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File name:

KMSAuto.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/0fdf181b-4f73-47d5-ac96-18af3e6ec441
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: February 19, 2019, 01:50:02
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, UPX compressed
MD5:

848874FBB3932941804E383C3A7DF4C1

SHA1:

9E0A0313E6B9850D5C38066193B41C6586660D4F

SHA256:

EF46ED3FAA5EF8CD58BDDE77CC7D5547DCA57E3216B7CF3D32D3B77A55C92A26

SSDEEP:

98304:DTgfYUkkf9GdLj1gsR7eYxSJe6KyvrFQnL39W7hSHUsNKiyzoxQyqoIEU:DTCRt+PxAe6VY39WqUssi3qa

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • KMSSS.exe (PID: 2672)
      • KMSSS.exe (PID: 2236)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • KMSAuto.exe (PID: 560)
    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • KMSAuto.exe (PID: 560)
    • Starts SC.EXE for service management

      • cmd.exe (PID: 2648)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 3544)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 908)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 2788)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 2848)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 2288)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 3488)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 2428)
    • Uses NETSH.EXE for network configuration

      • cmd.exe (PID: 3600)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 3564)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 2304)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 3212)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 2396)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 3180)
    • Creates files in the Windows directory

      • KMSAuto.exe (PID: 560)
      • KMSSS.exe (PID: 2236)
    • Creates or modifies windows services

      • KMSAuto.exe (PID: 560)
    • Uses REG.EXE to modify Windows registry

      • KMSAuto.exe (PID: 560)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 3868)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 3928)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 2872)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 3008)
    • Executes scripts

      • cmd.exe (PID: 4080)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 3624)
    • Removes files from Windows directory

      • KMSAuto.exe (PID: 560)
  • INFO

    No info indicators.
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | UPX compressed Win32 Executable (64.1)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (15.5)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (10.6)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.7)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (4.7)

EXIF

EXE

CharacterSet: Unicode
LanguageCode: Neutral
FileSubtype: -
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileOS: Windows NT 32-bit
FileFlags: (none)
FileFlagsMask: 0x0000
ProductVersionNumber: 1.4.0.0
FileVersionNumber: 1.4.0.0
Subsystem: Windows GUI
SubsystemVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
OSVersion: 4
EntryPoint: 0x4b8e40
UninitializedDataSize: 1282048
InitializedDataSize: 49152
CodeSize: 3665920
LinkerVersion: 2.5
PEType: PE32
TimeStamp: 2018:09:29 07:45:00+02:00
MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 29-Sep-2018 05:45:00
Detected languages:
  • English - United States

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: 0x00000080

PE Headers

Signature: PE
Machine: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections: 3
Time date stamp: 29-Sep-2018 05:45:00
Pointer to Symbol Table: 0x00000000
Number of symbols: 0
Size of Optional Header: 0x00E0
Characteristics:
  • IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE
  • IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE
  • IMAGE_FILE_LINE_NUMS_STRIPPED
  • IMAGE_FILE_LOCAL_SYMS_STRIPPED
  • IMAGE_FILE_RELOCS_STRIPPED

Sections

Name
Virtual Address
Virtual Size
Raw Size
Charateristics
Entropy
UPX0
0x00001000
0x00139000
0x00000000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
0
UPX1
0x0013A000
0x0037F000
0x0037F000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
7.802
.rsrc
0x004B9000
0x0000C000
0x0000B800
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
4.53246

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
4.94291
1117
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_MANIFEST
2
5.29604
2216
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
3
4.35071
1736
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
4
3.03007
1384
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
5
3.79019
16936
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
6
4.1678
9640
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
7
4.32586
4264
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
8
4.672
2440
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON
9
5.05539
1128
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_ICON

Imports

ADVAPI32.DLL
COMCTL32.DLL
GDI32.DLL
ICMP.DLL
IMAGEHLP.DLL
IPHLPAPI.DLL
KERNEL32.DLL
MSI.DLL
MSVCRT.dll
NETAPI32.DLL
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Total processes
104
Monitored processes
48
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start kmsauto.exe no specs kmsauto.exe cmd.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs netsh.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs netsh.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs netsh.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs netsh.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs sc.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs sc.exe no specs kmsss.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs sc.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs sc.exe no specs kmsss.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs sc.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs sc.exe no specs reg.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs reg.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs reg.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs reg.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs reg.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs cscript.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs wmic.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs cscript.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs sc.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs sc.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs netsh.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs netsh.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2976"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\KMSAuto.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\KMSAuto.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
3221226540
560"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\KMSAuto.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\KMSAuto.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
3284"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c copy C:\Windows\system32\Tasks\KMSAuto "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\KMSAuto.tmp" /YC:\Windows\System32\cmd.exeKMSAuto.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
1
Version:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
3564"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c Netsh.exe Advfirewall Firewall delete rule name=0pen_Port_KMS protocol=TCPC:\Windows\System32\cmd.exeKMSAuto.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
1
Version:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
4012Netsh.exe Advfirewall Firewall delete rule name=0pen_Port_KMS protocol=TCPC:\Windows\system32\netsh.execmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Network Command Shell
Exit code:
1
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
3212"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c Netsh.exe Advfirewall Firewall add rule name=0pen_Port_KMS dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=1688C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exeKMSAuto.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)
3776Netsh.exe Advfirewall Firewall add rule name=0pen_Port_KMS dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=1688C:\Windows\system32\netsh.execmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Network Command Shell
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
2304"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c Netsh.exe Advfirewall Firewall delete rule name=0pen_Port_KMS2 protocol=TCPC:\Windows\System32\cmd.exeKMSAuto.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
1
Version:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
3032Netsh.exe Advfirewall Firewall delete rule name=0pen_Port_KMS2 protocol=TCPC:\Windows\system32\netsh.execmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Network Command Shell
Exit code:
1
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
3600"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c Netsh.exe Advfirewall Firewall add rule name=0pen_Port_KMS2 dir=out action=allow protocol=TCP localport=1688C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exeKMSAuto.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)
Total events
513
Read events
236
Write events
277
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(560) KMSAuto.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Script Host\Settings
Operation:writeName:Enabled
Value:
1
(PID) Process:Key:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\5F\52C64B7E
Operation:writeName:LanguageList
Value:
en-US
(PID) Process:Key:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\5F\52C64B7E
Operation:writeName:@%SystemRoot%\system32\dhcpqec.dll,-100
Value:
DHCP Quarantine Enforcement Client
(PID) Process:Key:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\5F\52C64B7E
Operation:writeName:@%SystemRoot%\system32\dhcpqec.dll,-101
Value:
Provides DHCP based enforcement for NAP
(PID) Process:Key:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\5F\52C64B7E
Operation:writeName:@%SystemRoot%\system32\dhcpqec.dll,-103
Value:
1.0
(PID) Process:Key:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\5F\52C64B7E
Operation:writeName:@%SystemRoot%\system32\dhcpqec.dll,-102
Value:
Microsoft Corporation
(PID) Process:Key:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\5F\52C64B7E
Operation:writeName:@%SystemRoot%\system32\napipsec.dll,-1
Value:
IPsec Relying Party
(PID) Process:Key:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\5F\52C64B7E
Operation:writeName:@%SystemRoot%\system32\napipsec.dll,-2
Value:
Provides IPsec based enforcement for Network Access Protection
(PID) Process:Key:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\5F\52C64B7E
Operation:writeName:@%SystemRoot%\system32\napipsec.dll,-4
Value:
1.0
(PID) Process:Key:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\5F\52C64B7E
Operation:writeName:@%SystemRoot%\system32\napipsec.dll,-3
Value:
Microsoft Corporation
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
66
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2236KMSSS.exeC:\Windows\Temp\KMSAuto_Files\bin\KMSSS.logtext
MD5:3BFCE26A8C3D7E541A1C1A8187A48D9F
SHA256:FB1EB07BA3C4F1E2C8FEC6C46AE6252E4743A5F0788FDD1ED2CEDA656D724B82
2672KMSSS.exeC:\Windows\Temp\KMSAuto_Files\bin\KMSSS.logtext
MD5:3BFCE26A8C3D7E541A1C1A8187A48D9F
SHA256:FB1EB07BA3C4F1E2C8FEC6C46AE6252E4743A5F0788FDD1ED2CEDA656D724B82
560KMSAuto.exeC:\Windows\Temp\KMSAuto_Files\bin\KMSSS.exeexecutable
MD5:463C7CE8E2EC2C33536E9697C0EEBA7D
SHA256:D3ED9D3B8DD6A6A8DFA0A9BB02374B079E8E0C33E600677EF15BFA19264C4F04
560KMSAuto.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\slmgr.vbstext
MD5:38482A5013D8AB40DF0FB15EAE022C57
SHA256:AC5C46B97345465A96E9AE1EDAFF44B191A39BF3D03DC1128090B8FFA92A16F8
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HTTP(S) requests
3
TCP/UDP connections
2
DNS requests
2
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
2164
wmiprvse.exe
POST
302
2.19.38.59:80
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88341
unknown
whitelisted
2164
wmiprvse.exe
POST
302
2.19.38.59:80
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88339
unknown
whitelisted
2164
wmiprvse.exe
POST
302
2.19.38.59:80
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88340
unknown
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2164
wmiprvse.exe
2.19.38.59:80
go.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
whitelisted
2164
wmiprvse.exe
65.52.98.231:443
activation.sls.microsoft.com
Microsoft Corporation
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
go.microsoft.com
  • 2.19.38.59
whitelisted
activation.sls.microsoft.com
  • 65.52.98.231
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info