| File name: | inteltcss.1.0.2-installer.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/48368a7a-5998-452c-a475-b5146ec5b564 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | May 17, 2025, 16:51:31 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive, 5 sections |
| MD5: | 5E9F48B2F060C6E14D6045418DCBD12C |
| SHA1: | F65B7587131F61680E15E0EEE39353B552C88323 |
| SHA256: | F29543F4300A533522A9F696856BC31A809E49954FFC7F43AAC5F375848DF75B |
| SSDEEP: | 24576:aRyFUHybNprZpOzBLO8t+5mDpg2Fnm1fZhQ6SiayKJfvnplJI:KyFUHybNprvOzZO8t+5mDpg2Fnm1f/Qw |
MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.SUSPICIOUS
The process creates files with name similar to system file names
- inteltcss.1.0.2-installer.exe (PID: 7516)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- inteltcss.1.0.2-installer.exe (PID: 7516)
- drvinst.exe (PID: 7984)
- dpinst.exe (PID: 7884)
- dpinst.exe (PID: 8132)
- drvinst.exe (PID: 8160)
Malware-specific behavior (creating "System.dll" in Temp)
- inteltcss.1.0.2-installer.exe (PID: 7516)
Process drops legitimate windows executable
- inteltcss.1.0.2-installer.exe (PID: 7516)
- dpinst.exe (PID: 7884)
Drops a system driver (possible attempt to evade defenses)
- inteltcss.1.0.2-installer.exe (PID: 7516)
- dpinst.exe (PID: 7884)
- drvinst.exe (PID: 7984)
- dpinst.exe (PID: 8132)
- drvinst.exe (PID: 8160)
Creates files in the driver directory
- drvinst.exe (PID: 7984)
- drvinst.exe (PID: 8160)
Creates a software uninstall entry
- dpinst.exe (PID: 7884)
- dpinst.exe (PID: 8132)
The process executes via Task Scheduler
- mmc.exe (PID: 6724)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- inteltcss.1.0.2-installer.exe (PID: 7516)
- dpinst.exe (PID: 7884)
- drvinst.exe (PID: 7984)
- dpinst.exe (PID: 8132)
- drvinst.exe (PID: 8160)
Create files in a temporary directory
- inteltcss.1.0.2-installer.exe (PID: 7516)
- dpinst.exe (PID: 7884)
- dpinst.exe (PID: 8132)
Reads the computer name
- inteltcss.1.0.2-installer.exe (PID: 7516)
- dpinst.exe (PID: 7884)
- drvinst.exe (PID: 7984)
- dpinst.exe (PID: 8132)
- drvinst.exe (PID: 8160)
Creates files in the program directory
- inteltcss.1.0.2-installer.exe (PID: 7516)
- dpinst.exe (PID: 7884)
The sample compiled with arabic language support
- inteltcss.1.0.2-installer.exe (PID: 7516)
- dpinst.exe (PID: 7884)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- drvinst.exe (PID: 7984)
- dpinst.exe (PID: 7884)
- drvinst.exe (PID: 8160)
- dpinst.exe (PID: 8132)
Reads the software policy settings
- drvinst.exe (PID: 7984)
- dpinst.exe (PID: 7884)
- drvinst.exe (PID: 8160)
- dpinst.exe (PID: 8132)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- mmc.exe (PID: 6724)
Manual execution by a user
- WINWORD.EXE (PID: 6132)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (67.4) |
|---|---|---|
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (14.2) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (9.7) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.3) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (4.3) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2021:09:25 21:57:46+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 6 |
| CodeSize: | 27136 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 186880 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | 2048 |
| EntryPoint: | 0x352d |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | 6 |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
Total processes
152
Monitored processes
13
Malicious processes
4
Suspicious processes
1
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2516 | C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Activation Client Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3156 | "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\VFS\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\ai.exe" "13EF369A-2A1C-41C8-9E67-18AD356BBAC2" "A523AAEC-1299-426A-9A36-E78BAAE1931C" "6132" | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\VFS\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\ai.exe | — | WINWORD.EXE | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Host for the Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and Platform x64. Version: 0.12.2.0 Modules
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| 6132 | "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE" /n "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\worthrole.rtf" /o "" | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Word Version: 16.0.16026.20146 Modules
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| 6724 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\mmc.exe" C:\WINDOWS\system32\devmgmt.msc | C:\Windows\System32\mmc.exe | RuntimeBroker.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft Management Console Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7424 | "C:\Users\admin\Downloads\inteltcss.1.0.2-installer.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Downloads\inteltcss.1.0.2-installer.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 3221226540 Modules
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| 7508 | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{06622D85-6856-4460-8DE1-A81921B41C4B} | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dllhost.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: COM Surrogate Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7516 | "C:\Users\admin\Downloads\inteltcss.1.0.2-installer.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Downloads\inteltcss.1.0.2-installer.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 7576 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: KMS Connection Broker Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7608 | "C:\WINDOWS\System32\SLUI.exe" RuleId=3482d82e-ca2c-4e1f-8864-da0267b484b2;Action=AutoActivate;AppId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;SkuId=4de7cb65-cdf1-4de9-8ae8-e3cce27b9f2c;NotificationInterval=1440;Trigger=TimerEvent | C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe | SppExtComObj.Exe | ||||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Windows Activation Client Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7884 | "C:\Program Files\inteltcss\drivers\dpinst.exe" /sw /f /path "C:\Program Files\inteltcss\drivers\intelpmc" | C:\Program Files\inteltcss\drivers\dpinst.exe | inteltcss.1.0.2-installer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Driver Package Installer Exit code: 256 Version: 2.1 Modules
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Total events
27 232
Read events
26 860
Write events
349
Delete events
23
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (7884) dpinst.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\SetupapiLogStatus |
| Operation: | write | Name: | setupapi.dev.log |
Value: 4096 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7884) dpinst.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\6B1A77C85212509D1C759B940EC55E4308926459 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UninstallString |
Value: C:\PROGRA~1\DIFX\D29FE547208FE130\dpinst.exe /u C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\intelpmc.inf_amd64_a07b123d916060eb\intelpmc.inf | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7884) dpinst.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\6B1A77C85212509D1C759B940EC55E4308926459 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayName |
Value: Windows Driver Package - CoolStar (intelpmc) System (04/22/2024 1.0.1.0) | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7884) dpinst.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\6B1A77C85212509D1C759B940EC55E4308926459 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayIcon |
Value: C:\PROGRA~1\DIFX\D29FE547208FE130\dpinst.exe,0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7884) dpinst.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\6B1A77C85212509D1C759B940EC55E4308926459 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayVersion |
Value: 04/22/2024 1.0.1.0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7884) dpinst.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\6B1A77C85212509D1C759B940EC55E4308926459 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Publisher |
Value: CoolStar | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8132) dpinst.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\38C408EEF5D93B010C43A3349C32DF2DC4E409B0 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UninstallString |
Value: C:\PROGRA~1\DIFX\D29FE547208FE130\dpinst.exe /u C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\inteltcss.inf_amd64_3d152c82c9d341f0\inteltcss.inf | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8132) dpinst.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\38C408EEF5D93B010C43A3349C32DF2DC4E409B0 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayName |
Value: Windows Driver Package - CoolStar (inteltcss) USB (04/17/2024 1.0.1.0) | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8132) dpinst.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\38C408EEF5D93B010C43A3349C32DF2DC4E409B0 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayIcon |
Value: C:\PROGRA~1\DIFX\D29FE547208FE130\dpinst.exe,0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8132) dpinst.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\38C408EEF5D93B010C43A3349C32DF2DC4E409B0 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayVersion |
Value: 04/17/2024 1.0.1.0 | |||
Executable files
47
Suspicious files
164
Text files
18
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7884 | dpinst.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{94f08c6f-aca6-fb48-9f10-90fffdd6ec5d}\SETCAA7.tmp | executable | |
MD5:276BCB7637488A24099E4522E562B1FB | SHA256:0C155FDB7FF6E680EAC57048AC922843D226A02A98AB1772692644D9019F1F53 | |||
| 7516 | inteltcss.1.0.2-installer.exe | C:\Program Files\inteltcss\drivers\intelpmc\intelpmc.cat | binary | |
MD5:EE36D5B3ECAD1337B252D000EE0C4DFE | SHA256:CF3F390C1D609340EBBEFA54BEA9250374C11A475439D623BB739C9312211B32 | |||
| 7884 | dpinst.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{94f08c6f-aca6-fb48-9f10-90fffdd6ec5d}\intelpmc.sys | executable | |
MD5:276BCB7637488A24099E4522E562B1FB | SHA256:0C155FDB7FF6E680EAC57048AC922843D226A02A98AB1772692644D9019F1F53 | |||
| 7516 | inteltcss.1.0.2-installer.exe | C:\Program Files\inteltcss\drivers\dpinst.exe | executable | |
MD5:4192A5B905374E423EC1E545599AA86E | SHA256:567F40A09F1D9E72396296AD194FA7CF48B72361D6E259D6B99DA774C2CD8981 | |||
| 7516 | inteltcss.1.0.2-installer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nszB51A.tmp\System.dll | executable | |
MD5:CFF85C549D536F651D4FB8387F1976F2 | SHA256:8DC562CDA7217A3A52DB898243DE3E2ED68B80E62DDCB8619545ED0B4E7F65A8 | |||
| 7984 | drvinst.exe | C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\Temp\{8d2e27fc-4680-0a4c-a54c-23044d3f5633}\SETCAF3.tmp | binary | |
MD5:EE36D5B3ECAD1337B252D000EE0C4DFE | SHA256:CF3F390C1D609340EBBEFA54BEA9250374C11A475439D623BB739C9312211B32 | |||
| 7984 | drvinst.exe | C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\Temp\{8d2e27fc-4680-0a4c-a54c-23044d3f5633}\SETCAF4.tmp | binary | |
MD5:8BB9A736A427002694D9670A2045FB0E | SHA256:0A93E47C38A6997EE82290B0EBDA9EBFD0CE67837E9E0E09DB0CC21B6790D6BB | |||
| 7884 | dpinst.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{94f08c6f-aca6-fb48-9f10-90fffdd6ec5d}\SETCA95.tmp | binary | |
MD5:EE36D5B3ECAD1337B252D000EE0C4DFE | SHA256:CF3F390C1D609340EBBEFA54BEA9250374C11A475439D623BB739C9312211B32 | |||
| 7884 | dpinst.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{94f08c6f-aca6-fb48-9f10-90fffdd6ec5d}\intelpmc.inf | binary | |
MD5:8BB9A736A427002694D9670A2045FB0E | SHA256:0A93E47C38A6997EE82290B0EBDA9EBFD0CE67837E9E0E09DB0CC21B6790D6BB | |||
| 7884 | dpinst.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{94f08c6f-aca6-fb48-9f10-90fffdd6ec5d}\intelpmc.cat | binary | |
MD5:EE36D5B3ECAD1337B252D000EE0C4DFE | SHA256:CF3F390C1D609340EBBEFA54BEA9250374C11A475439D623BB739C9312211B32 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
16
TCP/UDP connections
70
DNS requests
32
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.41:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2924 | SearchApp.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
672 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2924 | SearchApp.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
672 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6132 | WINWORD.EXE | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6132 | WINWORD.EXE | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEA77flR%2B3w%2FxBpruV2lte6A%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6132 | WINWORD.EXE | GET | 200 | 2.19.11.105:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/microsoftrootcert.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.216.77.41:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 184.30.21.171:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.250:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 40.126.32.134:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 2.17.190.73:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
2924 | SearchApp.exe | 2.23.227.208:443 | www.bing.com | Ooredoo Q.S.C. | QA | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
fp.msedge.net |
| whitelisted |
th.bing.com |
| whitelisted |