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URL:

https://aka.ms/vs/15/release/vs_sql.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/e84740ec-d3a9-4b73-9725-60bf7c00c850
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: June 19, 2019, 13:10:12
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MD5:

9A92CF685D63BD8FDF1803B622B9A638

SHA1:

8880023C23B227465350D3798585B082E15E759F

SHA256:

FB7CD31B4FB5B6C448916D18FB170AD2636025459A6F15ABFA9C2331D0A0B216

SSDEEP:

3:N8O8WKTNBQxWeN:2O8NTfQQK

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • vs_setup_bootstrapper.exe (PID: 3120)
      • vs_installershell.exe (PID: 3620)
      • vs_installershell.exe (PID: 3560)
      • vs_installershell.exe (PID: 2736)
      • vs_installershell.exe (PID: 3544)
      • vs_installershell.exe (PID: 2760)
      • vs_installershell.exe (PID: 1248)
      • vs_installerservice.exe (PID: 3556)
      • vs_installershell.exe (PID: 2860)
      • dism.exe (PID: 3068)
      • dismhost.exe (PID: 1892)
      • TrustedInstaller.exe (PID: 1796)
      • VSInitializer.exe (PID: 3196)
      • vs_installer.windows.exe (PID: 3556)
    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • vs_setup_bootstrapper.exe (PID: 3120)
      • vs_sql.exe (PID: 404)
      • vs_installer.windows.exe (PID: 3556)
      • vs_installerservice.exe (PID: 3556)
      • vs_installer.exe (PID: 2264)
      • dismhost.exe (PID: 1892)
      • VSInitializer.exe (PID: 3196)
    • Changes settings of System certificates

      • vs_setup_bootstrapper.exe (PID: 3120)
      • vs_installerservice.exe (PID: 3556)
    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • vs_installerservice.exe (PID: 3556)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Checks supported languages

      • vs_setup_bootstrapper.exe (PID: 3120)
    • Reads CPU info

      • vs_setup_bootstrapper.exe (PID: 3120)
    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • chrome.exe (PID: 2912)
      • vs_sql.exe (PID: 404)
      • dism.exe (PID: 3068)
      • vs_setup_bootstrapper.exe (PID: 3120)
      • TrustedInstaller.exe (PID: 1796)
      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3048)
      • vs_installerservice.exe (PID: 3556)
    • Modifies files in Chrome extension folder

      • chrome.exe (PID: 2912)
    • Reads Environment values

      • vs_setup_bootstrapper.exe (PID: 3120)
      • vs_installerservice.exe (PID: 3556)
    • Adds / modifies Windows certificates

      • vs_setup_bootstrapper.exe (PID: 3120)
      • vs_installerservice.exe (PID: 3556)
    • Reads Internet Cache Settings

      • vs_setup_bootstrapper.exe (PID: 3120)
      • vs_installerservice.exe (PID: 3556)
    • Creates files in the program directory

      • vs_installer.windows.exe (PID: 3556)
      • VSInitializer.exe (PID: 3196)
      • vs_setup_bootstrapper.exe (PID: 3120)
      • vs_installerservice.exe (PID: 3556)
    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • vs_installer.windows.exe (PID: 3556)
      • vs_installerservice.exe (PID: 3556)
    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • vs_installershell.exe (PID: 3620)
    • Application launched itself

      • vs_installershell.exe (PID: 3620)
    • Creates files in the user directory

      • vs_installershell.exe (PID: 3620)
    • Low-level read access rights to disk partition

      • vs_installerservice.exe (PID: 3556)
    • Executed via COM

      • DllHost.exe (PID: 3720)
      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 3368)
      • DrvInst.exe (PID: 2892)
    • Executed as Windows Service

      • vssvc.exe (PID: 1740)
    • Searches for installed software

      • DllHost.exe (PID: 3720)
      • vs_installerservice.exe (PID: 3556)
      • TrustedInstaller.exe (PID: 1796)
    • Creates files in the Windows directory

      • TrustedInstaller.exe (PID: 1796)
    • Removes files from Windows directory

      • TrustedInstaller.exe (PID: 1796)
    • Modifies the open verb of a shell class

      • vs_installerservice.exe (PID: 3556)
      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3048)
    • Creates COM task schedule object

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3048)
  • INFO

    • Reads Internet Cache Settings

      • chrome.exe (PID: 2912)
    • Application launched itself

      • chrome.exe (PID: 2912)
    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • vs_setup_bootstrapper.exe (PID: 3120)
      • vs_installerservice.exe (PID: 3556)
    • Dropped object may contain Bitcoin addresses

      • vs_setup_bootstrapper.exe (PID: 3120)
      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3048)
      • vs_installerservice.exe (PID: 3556)
    • Low-level read access rights to disk partition

      • vssvc.exe (PID: 1740)
    • Creates files in the program directory

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3048)
    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • msiexec.exe (PID: 3048)
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No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
121
Monitored processes
61
Malicious processes
21
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2912"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" https://aka.ms/vs/15/release/vs_sql.exeC:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google Inc.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Version:
73.0.3683.75
3752"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" /prefetch:7 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Crashpad" "--metrics-dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=channel= --annotation=plat=Win32 --annotation=prod=Chrome --annotation=ver=73.0.3683.75 --initial-client-data=0x7c,0x80,0x84,0x78,0x88,0x6cd70f18,0x6cd70f28,0x6cd70f34C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exechrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google Inc.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Version:
73.0.3683.75
2828"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=watcher --main-thread-id=2920 --on-initialized-event-handle=308 --parent-handle=312 /prefetch:6C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exechrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google Inc.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Version:
73.0.3683.75
2128"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=960,12194093747140051168,517320274234751869,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --gpu-preferences=KAAAAAAAAACAAwAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAEAAAAIAAAAAAAAACgAAAAEAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAoAAAAAAAAADAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAFAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAUAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAGAAAA --service-request-channel-token=8527154305285689126 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=936 --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exechrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google Inc.
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Version:
73.0.3683.75
2680"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=960,12194093747140051168,517320274234751869,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --service-pipe-token=13527964810468997288 --lang=en-US --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=13527964810468997288 --renderer-client-id=5 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1988 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exechrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google Inc.
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Version:
73.0.3683.75
3240"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=960,12194093747140051168,517320274234751869,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --service-pipe-token=18024025107293026609 --lang=en-US --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=18024025107293026609 --renderer-client-id=4 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2004 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exechrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google Inc.
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
73.0.3683.75
916"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=960,12194093747140051168,517320274234751869,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --service-pipe-token=11720391882575471266 --lang=en-US --extension-process --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=11720391882575471266 --renderer-client-id=3 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2176 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exechrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google Inc.
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
73.0.3683.75
2320"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=960,12194093747140051168,517320274234751869,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-sandbox --use-gl=disabled --gpu-preferences=KAAAAAAAAACAAwAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAEAAAAIAAAAAAAAACgAAAAEAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAoAAAAAAAAADAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAFAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAUAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAGAAAA --service-request-channel-token=12594008892825821923 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3644 /prefetch:2C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exechrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google Inc.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
73.0.3683.75
2844"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=960,12194093747140051168,517320274234751869,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-compositing --service-pipe-token=2370684867389136428 --lang=en-US --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=2370684867389136428 --renderer-client-id=7 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3484 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exechrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google Inc.
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
73.0.3683.75
3520"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=960,12194093747140051168,517320274234751869,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-compositing --service-pipe-token=15974777301166747997 --lang=en-US --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=15974777301166747997 --renderer-client-id=8 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3248 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exechrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google Inc.
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Version:
73.0.3683.75
Total events
4 034
Read events
2 421
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
1 200
Suspicious files
187
Text files
1 773
Unknown types
70

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2912chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\index
MD5:
SHA256:
2912chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\data_0
MD5:
SHA256:
2912chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\data_1
MD5:
SHA256:
2912chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\data_2
MD5:
SHA256:
2912chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\data_3
MD5:
SHA256:
2912chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\3d301307-d462-4239-bbc1-9b32c3896bce.tmp
MD5:
SHA256:
2912chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\000018.dbtmp
MD5:
SHA256:
2912chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\GPUCache\index
MD5:
SHA256:
2912chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\GPUCache\data_0
MD5:
SHA256:
2912chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\GPUCache\data_1
MD5:
SHA256:
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HTTP(S) requests
14
TCP/UDP connections
60
DNS requests
35
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
3120
vs_setup_bootstrapper.exe
GET
200
2.16.186.120:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/microsoftrootcert.crl
unknown
der
781 b
whitelisted
2912
chrome.exe
GET
200
173.194.183.201:80
http://r4---sn-aigl6nl7.gvt1.com/edgedl/chromewebstore/L2Nocm9tZV9leHRlbnNpb24vYmxvYnMvMjJlQUFXRC12Ny1ldUFnMXF3SDlXZDlFZw/7319.128.0.1_pkedcjkdefgpdelpbcmbmeomcjbeemfm.crx?cms_redirect=yes&mip=217.147.89.18&mm=28&mn=sn-aigl6nl7&ms=nvh&mt=1560949104&mv=u&pl=22&shardbypass=yes
US
crx
842 Kb
whitelisted
3120
vs_setup_bootstrapper.exe
GET
200
2.16.186.120:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicCodSigPCA_08-31-2010.crl
unknown
der
555 b
whitelisted
2264
vs_installer.exe
GET
200
2.16.186.120:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicrosoftTimeStampPCA.crl
unknown
der
550 b
whitelisted
2912
chrome.exe
GET
302
74.125.140.198:80
http://redirector.gvt1.com/edgedl/chromewebstore/L2Nocm9tZV9leHRlbnNpb24vYmxvYnMvMjJlQUFXRC12Ny1ldUFnMXF3SDlXZDlFZw/7319.128.0.1_pkedcjkdefgpdelpbcmbmeomcjbeemfm.crx
US
html
504 b
whitelisted
3556
vs_installerservice.exe
GET
200
2.16.186.120:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicTimStaPCA_2010-07-01.crl
unknown
der
555 b
whitelisted
3556
vs_installerservice.exe
GET
200
2.16.186.120:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut_2010-06-23.crl
unknown
der
824 b
whitelisted
3556
vs_installerservice.exe
GET
200
2.16.186.120:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
der
1.11 Kb
whitelisted
3120
vs_setup_bootstrapper.exe
GET
200
92.122.253.175:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pki/certs/MicCodSigPCA_08-31-2010.crt
unknown
der
1.44 Kb
whitelisted
3556
vs_installerservice.exe
GET
200
92.122.253.175:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicCodSigPCA2011_2011-07-08.crl
unknown
der
813 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2912
chrome.exe
216.58.205.227:443
clientservices.googleapis.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2912
chrome.exe
216.58.208.33:443
clients2.googleusercontent.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2912
chrome.exe
216.58.208.35:443
ssl.gstatic.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2912
chrome.exe
68.232.34.200:443
download.visualstudio.microsoft.com
MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business
US
whitelisted
2912
chrome.exe
172.217.22.14:443
clients2.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2912
chrome.exe
172.217.21.196:443
www.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2912
chrome.exe
23.12.133.52:443
aka.ms
Akamai Technologies, Inc.
US
whitelisted
2912
chrome.exe
74.125.140.198:80
redirector.gvt1.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
3120
vs_setup_bootstrapper.exe
104.90.156.189:443
go.microsoft.com
Akamai Technologies, Inc.
NL
whitelisted
3120
vs_setup_bootstrapper.exe
152.199.19.161:443
az700632.vo.msecnd.net
MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
clientservices.googleapis.com
  • 216.58.205.227
whitelisted
aka.ms
  • 23.12.133.52
  • 23.38.36.63
whitelisted
accounts.google.com
  • 172.217.16.173
shared
download.visualstudio.microsoft.com
  • 68.232.34.200
whitelisted
www.google.com
  • 172.217.21.196
whitelisted
ssl.gstatic.com
  • 216.58.208.35
whitelisted
clients2.google.com
  • 172.217.22.14
whitelisted
clients2.googleusercontent.com
  • 216.58.208.33
whitelisted
redirector.gvt1.com
  • 74.125.140.198
whitelisted
r4---sn-aigl6nl7.gvt1.com
  • 173.194.183.201
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
Process
Message
dism.exe
PID=3068 Instantiating the Provider Store. - CDISMImageSession::get_ProviderStore
dism.exe
PID=3068 Initializing a provider store for the LOCAL session type. - CDISMProviderStore::Final_OnConnect
dism.exe
PID=3068 Attempting to initialize the logger from the Image Session. - CDISMProviderStore::Final_OnConnect
dism.exe
PID=3068 Provider has not previously been encountered. Attempting to initialize the provider. - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_GetProvider
dism.exe
PID=3068 Loading Provider from location C:\Windows\System32\Dism\LogProvider.dll - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_GetProvider
dism.exe
PID=3068 Connecting to the provider located at C:\Windows\System32\Dism\LogProvider.dll. - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_LoadProvider
dism.exe
PID=3068 Getting Provider OSServices - CDISMProviderStore::GetProvider
dism.exe
PID=3068 The requested provider was not found in the Provider Store. - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_GetProvider(hr:0x80004005)
dism.exe
PID=3068 Failed to get an OSServices provider. Must be running in local store. Falling back to checking alongside the log provider for wdscore.dll. - CDISMLogger::FindWdsCore(hr:0x80004005)
dismhost.exe
PID=1892 Encountered a loaded provider DISMLogger. - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider