| File name: | Accounts.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/144c6507-3bef-4519-9ed3-a0e2b2b2441f |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Remote access trojans (RATs) are a type of malware that enables attackers to establish complete to partial control over infected computers. Such malicious programs often have a modular design, offering a wide range of functionalities for conducting illicit activities on compromised systems. Some of the most common features of RATs include access to the users’ data, webcam, and keystrokes. This malware is often distributed through phishing emails and links. |
| Analysis date: | October 15, 2024, 13:22:00 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows |
| MD5: | 386F092F96B545910A0476742B25E1BB |
| SHA1: | 5DE0AC31F9FB6A1C6BBB29DC425B3C097394E1BC |
| SHA256: | FAAC5B936209215958E0B3929303E9EFC78243280203D569DB4CA7AF5C8FAB98 |
| SSDEEP: | 49152:TgjaRUVr1Y/jqhYk5r1mIfjHON26/70MGwUfnMxV9cV/Uoh:ut96/jqak5HjONzOwUfneVmV/UY |
MALICIOUS
Adds extension to the Windows Defender exclusion list
- per.exe (PID: 6604)
Starts PowerShell from an unusual location
- per.exe (PID: 6604)
Connects to the CnC server
- SndVol.exe (PID: 6876)
REMCOS has been detected (SURICATA)
- SndVol.exe (PID: 6876)
SUSPICIOUS
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- Accounts.exe (PID: 1440)
There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)
- Accounts.exe (PID: 1440)
Executing commands from ".cmd" file
- Accounts.exe (PID: 1440)
Likely accesses (executes) a file from the Public directory
- cmd.exe (PID: 3964)
- esentutl.exe (PID: 4476)
- esentutl.exe (PID: 7160)
- alpha.pif (PID: 5524)
- alpha.pif (PID: 6172)
- alpha.pif (PID: 7076)
- xpha.pif (PID: 7100)
- esentutl.exe (PID: 6244)
- pha.pif (PID: 6960)
- esentutl.exe (PID: 6128)
- alpha.pif (PID: 5524)
- alpha.pif (PID: 6888)
- alpha.pif (PID: 1184)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- Accounts.exe (PID: 1440)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- esentutl.exe (PID: 4476)
- esentutl.exe (PID: 7160)
- esentutl.exe (PID: 6244)
- Accounts.exe (PID: 1440)
- esentutl.exe (PID: 6128)
Created directory related to system
- alpha.pif (PID: 5524)
Starts a Microsoft application from unusual location
- alpha.pif (PID: 5524)
- alpha.pif (PID: 6172)
- alpha.pif (PID: 7076)
- alpha.pif (PID: 6888)
- xpha.pif (PID: 7100)
- pha.pif (PID: 6960)
- alpha.pif (PID: 5524)
- alpha.pif (PID: 1184)
Starts application with an unusual extension
- cmd.exe (PID: 3964)
- alpha.pif (PID: 7076)
- per.exe (PID: 6604)
Starts itself from another location
- cmd.exe (PID: 3964)
Process drops legitimate windows executable
- Accounts.exe (PID: 1440)
Contacting a server suspected of hosting an CnC
- SndVol.exe (PID: 6876)
Checks for external IP
- SndVol.exe (PID: 6876)
Connects to unusual port
- SndVol.exe (PID: 6876)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- Accounts.exe (PID: 1440)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable Delphi generic (37.4) |
|---|---|---|
| .scr | | | Windows screen saver (34.5) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (11.9) |
| .exe | | | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (5.4) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (5.2) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 1992:06:19 22:22:17+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, Bytes reversed lo, 32-bit, Bytes reversed hi |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 2.25 |
| CodeSize: | 530432 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 766464 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x828b0 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
Total processes
150
Monitored processes
22
Malicious processes
4
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1184 | C:\\Users\\Public\\alpha.pif /c rmdir "C:\Windows \" | C:\Users\Public\alpha.pif | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 145 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1440 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Accounts.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Accounts.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 2484 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | pha.pif | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3912 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | esentutl.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3964 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Public\Libraries\ggzsczzT.cmd" " | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | — | Accounts.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4476 | C:\\Windows\\System32\\esentutl /y C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe /d C:\\Users\\Public\\alpha.pif /o | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\esentutl.exe | cmd.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Extensible Storage Engine Utilities for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5524 | C:\\Users\\Public\\alpha.pif /c mkdir "\\?\C:\Windows " | C:\Users\Public\alpha.pif | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5524 | C:\\Users\\Public\\alpha.pif /c rmdir "C:\Windows \SysWOW64 | C:\Users\Public\alpha.pif | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 145 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5912 | "C:\Windows \SysWOW64\per.exe" | C:\Windows \SysWOW64\per.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Exchange ActiveSync Invoker Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 10.0.22621.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5912 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | esentutl.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
6 663
Read events
6 656
Write events
7
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (1440) Accounts.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Tzzcszgg |
Value: C:\Users\Public\Tzzcszgg.url | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6876) SndVol.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\store-XCQCWS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | exepath |
Value: 7CC707C7650961546EE5404D1ED94D14456E9AB044E88FB23EC8E35F719A14BF2E5D0D6A34F87641ACBE7C2B04027AA273AA3DB33C94ADCCF7BA6BF1A48D | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6876) SndVol.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\store-XCQCWS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | licence |
Value: B4C1AE0E71647608CC0F24585057F1E5 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6876) SndVol.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\store-XCQCWS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | time |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6876) SndVol.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6876) SndVol.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6876) SndVol.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
Executable files
6
Suspicious files
3
Text files
5
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7160 | esentutl.exe | C:\Users\Public\xpha.pif | executable | |
MD5:B3624DD758CCECF93A1226CEF252CA12 | SHA256:4AAA74F294C15AEB37ADA8185D0DEAD58BD87276A01A814ABC0C4B40545BF2EF | |||
| 6244 | esentutl.exe | C:\Users\Public\pha.pif | executable | |
MD5:2E5A8590CF6848968FC23DE3FA1E25F1 | SHA256:9785001B0DCF755EDDB8AF294A373C0B87B2498660F724E76C4D53F9C217C7A3 | |||
| 1440 | Accounts.exe | C:\Windows \SysWOW64\NETUTILS.dll | executable | |
MD5:6D23FE871B2064C6D13580A5745F23CB | SHA256:C835F2A1234B62AB7684694AF378F62770903D07D6FDFBE3A371509E2B4CCC67 | |||
| 6960 | pha.pif | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_vut4ggn4.3i3.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 6960 | pha.pif | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_4x2vzsks.ha5.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 1440 | Accounts.exe | C:\Users\Public\Libraries\Tzzcszgg | binary | |
MD5:B01CBB6440DF4198B59FF792B7354D49 | SHA256:259C172F8C2E2C346B1C40B953E85AF7692FD2745D171485FE4A6541B272A065 | |||
| 1440 | Accounts.exe | C:\Users\Public\Tzzcszgg.url | text | |
MD5:08AC394E2A337CEA0E8D97591887DD26 | SHA256:058DD5DBCCC61901C95344FBEF4CFE5D7107148BB5EEDF9F99B3332E7365E7B4 | |||
| 6128 | esentutl.exe | C:\Users\Public\Libraries\Tzzcszgg.PIF | executable | |
MD5:386F092F96B545910A0476742B25E1BB | SHA256:FAAC5B936209215958E0B3929303E9EFC78243280203D569DB4CA7AF5C8FAB98 | |||
| 6876 | SndVol.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\RR3E01RZ\json[1].json | binary | |
MD5:7880226E1DD43882E2EC1C0890AD7E90 | SHA256:1DA41314EE93BC32335CFFEEB6DFD4D5D861E17B558B5BBD9C718F7572FEDF6D | |||
| 4476 | esentutl.exe | C:\Users\Public\alpha.pif | executable | |
MD5:D3348AC2130C7E754754A6E9CB053B09 | SHA256:E9EF013238495BFFCE7459E059BFFE340A0F08B439EC94E7D4436F4E13714ECD | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
11
TCP/UDP connections
57
DNS requests
21
Threats
3
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
624 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4360 | SearchApp.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.48.23.156:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5488 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 23.48.23.156:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5488 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1440 | Accounts.exe | GET | 200 | 64.176.178.205:80 | http://64.176.178.205/test/233_Tzzcszggyfg | unknown | — | — | unknown |
948 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6584 | 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 |
6584 | 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 |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
6944 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
5488 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.48.23.156:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.48.23.156:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 184.30.21.171:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
5488 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 184.30.21.171:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
4020 | svchost.exe | 239.255.255.250:1900 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4360 | SearchApp.exe | 104.126.37.162:443 | www.bing.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
th.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
go.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
6876 | SndVol.exe | Malware Command and Control Activity Detected | ET MALWARE Remcos 3.x Unencrypted Checkin |
6876 | SndVol.exe | Malware Command and Control Activity Detected | ET MALWARE Remcos 3.x Unencrypted Server Response |
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