Malware analysis Personalization Panel-2.5.exe Malicious activity

Add for printing

File name:	Personalization Panel-2.5.exe
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/bd837a42-8a42-4f54-aa2f-25f9ab6033ee
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Analysis date:	February 19, 2019, 09:20:48
OS:	Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:	installer
Indicators:
MIME:	application/x-dosexec
File info:	PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive
MD5:	7072767C553822AD577E88A7621CFB48
SHA1:	29C9A22E53266B4E1AE6AADAF81D23EB3A68B522
SHA256:	F09E550D842C3B57E163894A6E06E5AE953F72FE5E911637E8CFE103C0BD8CDF
SSDEEP:	12288:KIBQnTr88HuGWEvP7QR4larCBKC/OlyGPu6j:5QTr88HdWEs4ldBK3llm6j

ANY.RUN is an interactive service which provides full access to the guest system. Information in this report could be distorted by user actions and is provided for user acknowledgement as it is. ANY.RUN does not guarantee maliciousness or safety of the content.

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:: on

Software preset

Internet Explorer 8.0.7601.17514 undefined
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC MUI (15.023.20070)
Adobe Flash Player 26 ActiveX (26.0.0.131)
Adobe Flash Player 26 NPAPI (26.0.0.131)
Adobe Flash Player 26 PPAPI (26.0.0.131)
Adobe Refresh Manager (1.8.0)
CCleaner (5.35)
FileZilla Client 3.36.0 (3.36.0)
Google Chrome (68.0.3440.106)
Google Update Helper (1.3.33.17)
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 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 Professional 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++ 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++ 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) - 14.15.26706 (14.15.26706.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 x86 Additional Runtime - 14.15.26706 (14.15.26706)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 x86 Minimum Runtime - 14.15.26706 (14.15.26706)
Mozilla Firefox 61.0.2 (x86 en-US) (61.0.2)
Notepad++ (32-bit x86) (7.5.1)
Opera 12.15 (12.15.1748)
Skype version 8.29 (8.29)
VLC media player (2.2.6)
WinRAR 5.60 (32-bit) (5.60.0)

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

Add for printing

MALICIOUS
- Loads dropped or rewritten executable
  - Personalization Panel-2.5.exe (PID: 2204)
- Application was dropped or rewritten from another process
  - persdwmsrv.exe (PID: 3860)
SUSPICIOUS
- Executable content was dropped or overwritten
  - Personalization Panel-2.5.exe (PID: 2204)
  - msiexec.exe (PID: 3624)
- Starts Microsoft Installer
  - Personalization Panel-2.5.exe (PID: 2204)
- Creates files in the program directory
  - Personalization Panel-2.5.exe (PID: 2204)
- Creates a software uninstall entry
  - Personalization Panel-2.5.exe (PID: 2204)
- Starts SC.EXE for service management
  - Personalization Panel-2.5.exe (PID: 2204)
- Modifies the open verb of a shell class
  - Personalization Panel-2.5.exe (PID: 2204)
INFO
- Dropped object may contain Bitcoin addresses
  - Personalization Panel-2.5.exe (PID: 2204)
- Creates files in the program directory
  - msiexec.exe (PID: 3624)
  - MsiExec.exe (PID: 2656)
- Application launched itself
  - msiexec.exe (PID: 3624)
- Creates a software uninstall entry
  - msiexec.exe (PID: 3624)

Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report

Add for printing

No Malware configuration.

Add for printing

TRiD

.exe	\|	NSIS - Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (94.8)
.exe	\|	Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (3.4)
.dll	\|	Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (0.7)
.exe	\|	Win32 Executable (generic) (0.5)
.exe	\|	Generic Win/DOS Executable (0.2)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType:	Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp:	2009:12:05 23:50:46+01:00
PEType:	PE32
LinkerVersion:	6
CodeSize:	23552
InitializedDataSize:	119808
UninitializedDataSize:	1024
EntryPoint:	0x323c
OSVersion:	4
ImageVersion:	6
SubsystemVersion:	4
Subsystem:	Windows GUI

Summary

Architecture:	IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem:	IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date:	05-Dec-2009 22:50:46
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:	0x000000D8

PE Headers

Signature:	PE
Machine:	IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections:	5
Time date stamp:	05-Dec-2009 22:50:46
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
.text	0x00001000	0x00005A5A	0x00005C00	IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ	6.4177
.rdata	0x00007000	0x00001190	0x00001200	IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ	5.18163
.data	0x00009000	0x0001AF98	0x00000400	IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE	4.70903
.ndata	0x00024000	0x00017000	0x00000000	IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE	0
.rsrc	0x0003B000	0x0000D3F8	0x0000D400	IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ	6.07866

Resources

Title	Entropy	Size	Codepage	Language	Type
1	5.10394	533	UNKNOWN	English - United States	RT_MANIFEST
2	7.85845	6448	UNKNOWN	English - United States	RT_ICON
3	7.8452	6417	UNKNOWN	English - United States	RT_ICON
4	7.85237	6249	UNKNOWN	English - United States	RT_ICON
5	3.10963	4264	UNKNOWN	English - United States	RT_ICON
6	4.37857	3752	UNKNOWN	English - United States	RT_ICON
7	3.97395	2440	UNKNOWN	English - United States	RT_ICON
8	4.61426	2216	UNKNOWN	English - United States	RT_ICON
9	5.07586	1736	UNKNOWN	English - United States	RT_ICON
10	2.70343	1640	UNKNOWN	English - United States	RT_ICON

Imports


ADVAPI32.dll
COMCTL32.dll
GDI32.dll
KERNEL32.dll
SHELL32.dll
USER32.dll
VERSION.dll
ole32.dll

No data.

Add for printing

All screenshots are available in the full report

Add for printing

Total processes

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

Click at the process to see the details

Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

2204

"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Personalization Panel-2.5.exe"

C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Personalization Panel-2.5.exe

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

HIGH

Exit code:

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\personalization panel-2.5.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll

2656

C:\Windows\system32\MsiExec.exe -Embedding DF2989296EC463729600CEADD70F2411 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

2868

C:\Windows\system32\MsiExec.exe -Embedding CFDFD4742022812E49D05FE932DC8965

C:\Windows\system32\MsiExec.exe

—

msiexec.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

HIGH

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

3080

"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Personalization Panel-2.5.exe"

C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Personalization Panel-2.5.exe

—

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Exit code:

3221226540

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\personalization panel-2.5.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll

3268

sc start persdwmsrv

C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe

—

Personalization Panel-2.5.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

HIGH

Description:

A tool to aid in developing services for WindowsNT

Exit code:

Version:

6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\sc.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\apphelp.dll

3624

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

3860

"C:\Program Files\winaero.com\Personalization Panel DWM Controller\persdwmsrv.exe"

C:\Program Files\winaero.com\Personalization Panel DWM Controller\persdwmsrv.exe

—

services.exe

User:

SYSTEM

Company:

http://winaero.com/

Integrity Level:

SYSTEM

Description:

persdwmsrv

Exit code:

Version:

1.1.0.0

Modules

Images
c:\program files\winaero.com\personalization panel dwm controller\persdwmsrv.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.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\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\mscoreei.dll

4056

msiexec.exe /i "C:\Program Files\Personalization Panel\SetupService.msi" /quiet /qn

C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe

—

Personalization Panel-2.5.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

HIGH

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

Add for printing

Total events

428

Read events

312

Write events

104

Delete events

Modification events


(PID) Process:	(3624) msiexec.exe	Key:	HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1302019708-1500728564-335382590-1000\Software\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000
Operation:	write	Name:	Owner
Value: 280E000086D2337834C8D401
(PID) Process:	(3624) msiexec.exe	Key:	HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1302019708-1500728564-335382590-1000\Software\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000
Operation:	write	Name:	SessionHash
Value: 833E8E10FA4240476361416C1DBBA737A9C0528B964C177B858A668EFF788E94
(PID) Process:	(3624) msiexec.exe	Key:	HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1302019708-1500728564-335382590-1000\Software\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000
Operation:	write	Name:	Sequence
Value: 1
(PID) Process:	(3624) msiexec.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\InProgress
Operation:	write	Name:
Value: C:\Windows\Installer\211b78.ipi
(PID) Process:	(3624) msiexec.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Rollback\Scripts
Operation:	write	Name:	C:\Config.Msi\211b79.rbs
Value: 30722100
(PID) Process:	(3624) msiexec.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Rollback\Scripts
Operation:	write	Name:	C:\Config.Msi\211b79.rbsLow
Value: 2032438400
(PID) Process:	(3624) msiexec.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\89832743DC9AD19C1244A50884D754C7
Operation:	write	Name:	E7BE52932A77B6F4B879C38063764DAA
Value: C:\Program Files\winaero.com\Personalization Panel DWM Controller\persdwmsrv.exe.config
(PID) Process:	(3624) msiexec.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\F45B70460D3A786B2DFE788EF0519E13
Operation:	write	Name:	E7BE52932A77B6F4B879C38063764DAA
Value: C:\Program Files\winaero.com\Personalization Panel DWM Controller\persdwmsrv.exe
(PID) Process:	(3624) msiexec.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders
Operation:	write	Name:	C:\Program Files\winaero.com\Personalization Panel DWM Controller\
Value:
(PID) Process:	(3624) msiexec.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders
Operation:	write	Name:	C:\Program Files\winaero.com\
Value:

Add for printing

Executable files

Suspicious files

Text files

Unknown types

Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
2204	Personalization Panel-2.5.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsfEE1F.tmp\modern-header.bmp		image
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
2204	Personalization Panel-2.5.exe	C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Personalization Panel\Uninstall Personalization Panel.lnk		lnk
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
2204	Personalization Panel-2.5.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsfEE1F.tmp\LangDLL.dll		executable
		MD5:9384F4007C492D4FA040924F31C00166	SHA256:60A964095AF1BE79F6A99B22212FEFE2D16F5A0AFD7E707D14394E4143E3F4F5
2204	Personalization Panel-2.5.exe	C:\Program Files\Personalization Panel\SetupService.msi		executable
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
3624	msiexec.exe	C:\Windows\Installer\MSI1EC3.tmp		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
3624	msiexec.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DF7279CDBEA02DC40D.TMP		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
2204	Personalization Panel-2.5.exe	C:\Program Files\Personalization Panel\whatsnew.txt		text
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
3624	msiexec.exe	C:\Windows\Installer\MSI1FAE.tmp		—
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
2204	Personalization Panel-2.5.exe	C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Personalization Panel\Personalization Panel.lnk		lnk
		MD5:—	SHA256:—
2204	Personalization Panel-2.5.exe	C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Personalization Panel\Readme me!.lnk		lnk
		MD5:—	SHA256:—

Download PCAP, analyze network streams, HTTP content and a lot more at the full report

Add for printing

HTTP(S) requests

TCP/UDP connections

DNS requests

Threats

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests

Download PCAP, analyze network streams, HTTP content and a lot more at the full report

Connections

No data

DNS requests

No data

Threats

No threats detected

Add for printing

No debug info

General Info

Personalization Panel-2.5.exe

7072767C553822AD577E88A7621CFB48

29C9A22E53266B4E1AE6AADAF81D23EB3A68B522

F09E550D842C3B57E163894A6E06E5AE953F72FE5E911637E8CFE103C0BD8CDF

12288:KIBQnTr88HuGWEvP7QR4larCBKC/OlyGPu6j:5QTr88HdWEs4ldBK3llm6j

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

Executable content was dropped or overwritten

Starts Microsoft Installer

Creates files in the program directory

Creates a software uninstall entry

Starts SC.EXE for service management

Modifies the open verb of a shell class

INFO

Dropped object may contain Bitcoin addresses

Creates files in the program directory

Application launched itself

Creates a software uninstall entry

Malware configuration

Static information

TRiD

EXIF

EXE

Summary

DOS Header

PE Headers

Sections

Resources

Imports

Video and screenshots

Processes

Behavior graph

Specs description

Process information

Information

Modules

Information

Modules

Information

Modules

Information

Modules

Information

Modules

Information

Modules

Information

Modules

Information

Modules

Registry activity

Modification events

Files activity

Dropped files

Network activity

HTTP requests

Connections

DNS requests

Threats

Debug output strings