File name:

msn.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/92be00de-f66a-413a-a7e9-4fb06aae2b91
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

Stealers are a group of malicious software that are intended for gaining unauthorized access to users’ information and transferring it to the attacker. The stealer malware category includes various types of programs that focus on their particular kind of data, including files, passwords, and cryptocurrency. Stealers are capable of spying on their targets by recording their keystrokes and taking screenshots. This type of malware is primarily distributed as part of phishing campaigns.

Analysis date: January 06, 2025, 06:48:25
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:
stealer
macoute
worm
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows, 7 sections
MD5:

3DD2C532DEDE96CD099ABA4DA939DBD0

SHA1:

D1A5F6E8C30F226620D09930C34FC3F3C90AA839

SHA256:

F64887D92A171D7420B1475B6ADEFB906CA5208E39B82571A565D827CE2C85F5

SSDEEP:

12288:XLM+ESeAWozsB2LxrVZXWzKSibTmmWWE8:7rESej+8qvXWzKSibTmmWWE

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • msn.exe (PID: 3140)
    • Actions looks like stealing of personal data

      • msn.exe (PID: 6728)
    • Macoute has been detected

      • msn.exe (PID: 6728)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • msn.exe (PID: 3140)
    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • msn.exe (PID: 3140)
    • Starts itself from another location

      • msn.exe (PID: 3140)
    • Connects to unusual port

      • msn.exe (PID: 6728)
  • INFO

    • Reads the computer name

      • msn.exe (PID: 3140)
      • msn.exe (PID: 6728)
    • Checks supported languages

      • msn.exe (PID: 3140)
      • msn.exe (PID: 6728)
    • The process uses the downloaded file

      • msn.exe (PID: 3140)
    • Process checks computer location settings

      • msn.exe (PID: 3140)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (52.9)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (23.5)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (23.5)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2005:01:17 22:22:30+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit, No debug
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 2.2
CodeSize: 237568
InitializedDataSize: 93696
UninitializedDataSize: 353792
EntryPoint: 0x12c0
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: 1
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
128
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start msn.exe #MACOUTE msn.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
3140"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\msn.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\msn.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\msn.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\msvcrt.dll
6728"C:\win\msn.exe" C:\win\msn.exe
msn.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Modules
Images
c:\win\msn.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\msvcrt.dll
Total events
530
Read events
528
Write events
2
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(3140) msn.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Operation:writeName:apo5
Value:
C:\win\msn.exe
(PID) Process:(3140) msn.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Operation:writeName:apo5
Value:
C:\win\msn.exe
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
3140msn.exeC:\win\msn.exeexecutable
MD5:3DD2C532DEDE96CD099ABA4DA939DBD0
SHA256:F64887D92A171D7420B1475B6ADEFB906CA5208E39B82571A565D827CE2C85F5
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HTTP(S) requests
7
TCP/UDP connections
42
DNS requests
16
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
2.16.241.12:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
1176
svchost.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
whitelisted
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D
unknown
whitelisted
6152
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D
unknown
whitelisted
6868
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
184.30.230.103:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
whitelisted
6868
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
184.30.230.103:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
716
svchost.exe
52.167.249.196:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
52.167.249.196:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
2.16.241.12:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
95.101.149.131:80
www.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
5064
SearchApp.exe
2.23.227.208:443
www.bing.com
Ooredoo Q.S.C.
QA
whitelisted
192.229.221.95:80
ocsp.digicert.com
EDGECAST
US
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
52.167.249.196:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
1176
svchost.exe
40.126.32.134:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 52.167.249.196
  • 51.124.78.146
whitelisted
google.com
  • 216.58.212.174
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.16.241.12
  • 2.16.241.19
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 95.101.149.131
  • 184.30.230.103
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 2.23.227.208
  • 2.23.227.215
unknown
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 192.229.221.95
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.32.134
  • 40.126.32.140
  • 40.126.32.138
  • 20.190.160.17
  • 20.190.160.20
  • 20.190.160.22
  • 40.126.32.133
  • 20.190.160.14
whitelisted
go.microsoft.com
  • 23.56.254.14
whitelisted
arc.msn.com
  • 20.223.35.26
whitelisted
fd.api.iris.microsoft.com
  • 20.103.156.88
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info