File name:

Cheat-Engine-6-4.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/4b006ed0-6469-4a44-8538-fbc42dfefdb3
Verdict: Suspicious activity
Analysis date: May 25, 2020, 12:18:26
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
MD5:

58E286356ED95579127915341D05544A

SHA1:

8CB06BCA312ED2BFA02C7F9344F2717D02ECD931

SHA256:

F6B24A4BF25E9393B6030A0C694BE62EEFDDA6B37EA0B9249F53AEBA4891E784

SSDEEP:

196608:i4jCxjlym4oTx8+4R2Y9ZQCqaXQsmL0n795UsOGGqAO01vU6g:i65oTSdbHQjaXag7UsOGw1vY

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • RunDll32.exe (PID: 1296)
      • cheatengine-i386.exe (PID: 1948)

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • Kernelmoduleunloader.exe (PID: 2524)
      • ceregreset.exe (PID: 2528)
      • Cheat Engine.exe (PID: 3584)
      • cheatengine-i386.exe (PID: 1948)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • Cheat-Engine-6-4.exe (PID: 940)
      • Cheat-Engine-6-4.exe (PID: 2508)
      • Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmp (PID: 2616)

    • Uses RUNDLL32.EXE to load library

      • Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmp (PID: 2616)

    • Reads Internet Cache Settings

      • RunDll32.exe (PID: 1296)

    • Modifies the open verb of a shell class

      • Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmp (PID: 2616)

  • INFO

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmp (PID: 2616)
      • Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmp (PID: 3308)

    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmp (PID: 2616)

    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmp (PID: 2616)

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmp (PID: 2616)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Inno Setup installer (77.7)
.exe | Win32 Executable Delphi generic (10)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (4.6)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (3.1)
.exe | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (1.4)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 1992:06:20 00:22:17+02:00
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 2.25
CodeSize: 37888
InitializedDataSize: 17920
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x9c40
OSVersion: 1
ImageVersion: 6
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 6.4.0.5
ProductVersionNumber: 6.4.0.5
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Neutral
CharacterSet: Unicode
Comments: This installation was built with Inno Setup.
CompanyName: Cheat Engine
FileDescription: Cheat Engine 6.4 Setup
FileVersion: 6.4.0.5
LegalCopyright: Cheat Engine
ProductName: Cheat Engine 6.4
ProductVersion: 6.4.0.5

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 19-Jun-1992 22:22:17
Detected languages:
  • Dutch - Netherlands
  • English - United States
Comments: This installation was built with Inno Setup.
CompanyName: Cheat Engine
FileDescription: Cheat Engine 6.4 Setup
FileVersion: 6.4.0.5
LegalCopyright: Cheat Engine
ProductName: Cheat Engine 6.4
ProductVersion: 6.4.0.5

DOS Header

Magic number: MZ
Bytes on last page of file: 0x0050
Pages in file: 0x0002
Relocations: 0x0000
Size of header: 0x0004
Min extra paragraphs: 0x000F
Max extra paragraphs: 0xFFFF
Initial SS value: 0x0000
Initial SP value: 0x00B8
Checksum: 0x0000
Initial IP value: 0x0000
Initial CS value: 0x0000
Overlay number: 0x001A
OEM identifier: 0x0000
OEM information: 0x0000
Address of NE header: 0x00000100

PE Headers

Signature: PE
Machine: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections: 8
Time date stamp: 19-Jun-1992 22:22:17
Pointer to Symbol Table: 0x00000000
Number of symbols: 0
Size of Optional Header: 0x00E0
Characteristics:
  • IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE
  • IMAGE_FILE_BYTES_REVERSED_HI
  • IMAGE_FILE_BYTES_REVERSED_LO
  • 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
CODE
0x00001000
0x00009364
0x00009400
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.56223
DATA
0x0000B000
0x0000024C
0x00000400
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
2.7585
BSS
0x0000C000
0x00000E4C
0x00000000
IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
0
.idata
0x0000D000
0x00000950
0x00000A00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
4.43073
.tls
0x0000E000
0x00000008
0x00000000
IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
0
.rdata
0x0000F000
0x00000018
0x00000200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_SHARED
0.204488
.reloc
0x00010000
0x000008B4
0x00000000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_SHARED
0
.rsrc
0x00011000
0x00002C00
0x00002C00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_SHARED
4.47872

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
5.05007
1376
UNKNOWN
English - United States
RT_MANIFEST
2
3.47151
1384
UNKNOWN
Dutch - Netherlands
RT_ICON
3
3.91708
744
UNKNOWN
Dutch - Netherlands
RT_ICON
4
3.91366
2216
UNKNOWN
Dutch - Netherlands
RT_ICON
4089
3.21823
754
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_STRING
4090
3.31515
780
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_STRING
4091
3.25024
718
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_STRING
4093
2.86149
104
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_STRING
4094
3.20731
180
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_STRING
4095
3.04592
174
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_STRING

Imports

advapi32.dll
comctl32.dll
kernel32.dll
oleaut32.dll
user32.dll
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Total processes
51
Monitored processes
9
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
3

Behavior graph

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drop and start start drop and start drop and start drop and start drop and start cheat-engine-6-4.exe cheat-engine-6-4.tmp no specs cheat-engine-6-4.exe cheat-engine-6-4.tmp rundll32.exe no specs kernelmoduleunloader.exe ceregreset.exe no specs cheat engine.exe no specs cheatengine-i386.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
940"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cheat-Engine-6-4.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cheat-Engine-6-4.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Cheat Engine
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Cheat Engine 6.4 Setup
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.4.0.5
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\cheat-engine-6-4.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\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
1296RunDll32.exe "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-RH8NL.tmp\OCSetupHlp.dll",_OCPID736OpenCandy2@16 2616,7BEFB32D9E7C4783B9CE30A6FD8E55A7,3A1CFD422FF0463183E99643DA1F78D2,32D6FED06E464FD4AD95AB59A719B50AC:\Windows\system32\RunDll32.exe—Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmp
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows host process (Rundll32)
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\rundll32.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\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\imagehlp.dll
1948"C:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.4\cheatengine-i386.exe" C:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.4\cheatengine-i386.exe
Cheat Engine.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Cheat Engine
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Cheat Engine
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.4.0.4106
Modules
Images
c:\program files\cheat engine 6.4\cheatengine-i386.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\winsxs\x86_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.7601.17514_none_41e6975e2bd6f2b2\comctl32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2508"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cheat-Engine-6-4.exe" /SPAWNWND=$901D0 /NOTIFYWND=$5017A C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cheat-Engine-6-4.exe
Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmp
User:
admin
Company:
Cheat Engine
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Cheat Engine 6.4 Setup
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.4.0.5
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\cheat-engine-6-4.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\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
2524"C:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.4\Kernelmoduleunloader.exe" /SETUPC:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.4\Kernelmoduleunloader.exe
Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmp
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\cheat engine 6.4\kernelmoduleunloader.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\ole32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2528"C:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.4\ceregreset.exe" -silent -dontdeletecustomtypesC:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.4\ceregreset.exe—Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmp
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\cheat engine 6.4\ceregreset.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\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
2616"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-EQCCE.tmp\Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmp" /SL5="$901EC,8784541,54272,C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cheat-Engine-6-4.exe" /SPAWNWND=$901D0 /NOTIFYWND=$5017A C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-EQCCE.tmp\Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmp
Cheat-Engine-6-4.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Setup/Uninstall
Exit code:
0
Version:
51.52.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\is-eqcce.tmp\cheat-engine-6-4.tmp
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\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
3308"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-VRT8D.tmp\Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmp" /SL5="$5017A,8784541,54272,C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cheat-Engine-6-4.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-VRT8D.tmp\Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmp—Cheat-Engine-6-4.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Setup/Uninstall
Exit code:
0
Version:
51.52.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\is-vrt8d.tmp\cheat-engine-6-4.tmp
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\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
3584"C:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.4\Cheat Engine.exe"C:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.4\Cheat Engine.exe—Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmp
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.3.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\cheat engine 6.4\cheat engine.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
Total events
1 051
Read events
985
Write events
65
Delete events
1

Modification events

(PID) Process:(1296) RunDll32.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
Operation:writeName:ProxyEnable
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1296) RunDll32.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections
Operation:writeName:SavedLegacySettings
Value:
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
(PID) Process:(2616) Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmpKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.CETRAINER
Operation:writeName:
Value:
CheatEngine
(PID) Process:(2616) Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmpKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.CT
Operation:writeName:
Value:
CheatEngine
(PID) Process:(2616) Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmpKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CheatEngine
Operation:writeName:
Value:
Cheat Engine
(PID) Process:(2616) Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmpKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CheatEngine\DefaultIcon
Operation:writeName:
Value:
C:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.4\Cheat Engine.exe,0
(PID) Process:(2616) Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmpKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CheatEngine\shell\open\command
Operation:writeName:
Value:
"C:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.4\Cheat Engine.exe" "%1"
(PID) Process:(2616) Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmpKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Cheat Engine 6.4_is1
Operation:writeName:Inno Setup: Setup Version
Value:
5.4.0 (a)
(PID) Process:(2616) Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmpKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Cheat Engine 6.4_is1
Operation:writeName:Inno Setup: App Path
Value:
C:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.4
(PID) Process:(2616) Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmpKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Cheat Engine 6.4_is1
Operation:writeName:InstallLocation
Value:
C:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.4\
Executable files
45
Suspicious files
11
Text files
54
Unknown types
14

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2616Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmpC:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.4\is-363LU.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2616Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmpC:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.4\is-456KJ.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2616Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmpC:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.4\is-62AI3.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2616Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmpC:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.4\is-U8FQT.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2616Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmpC:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.4\is-RBAH7.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2616Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmpC:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.4\is-FVPK3.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2616Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmpC:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.4\win32\is-O0T2M.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2616Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmpC:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.4\is-0KECS.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2616Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmpC:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.4\is-35D62.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2616Cheat-Engine-6-4.tmpC:\Program Files\Cheat Engine 6.4\is-NKO36.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
0
DNS requests
1
Threats
0

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

No data

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
api.opencandy.com
  • —
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
Process
Message
Kernelmoduleunloader.exe
count=0
Kernelmoduleunloader.exe
Setup. So do not show messages
Kernelmoduleunloader.exe
attempting to unload
Kernelmoduleunloader.exe
setup=true
Kernelmoduleunloader.exe
Setup. So do not show messages
Kernelmoduleunloader.exe
SCManager opened
cheatengine-i386.exe
sizeof fxstate = 512
cheatengine-i386.exe
sizeof fxstate = 512
cheatengine-i386.exe
symbolloader thread finished
cheatengine-i386.exe
Symbolhandler: sync: Calling finishedloadingsymbols
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Reports
Cheat-Engine-6-4.exe