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File name:

InstallGPPreferences.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/d076d571-91e1-4765-b514-c206e805fe43
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: April 20, 2019, 03:16:34
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
falsepositive
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
MD5:

6F80A5AB50749223E84E34D381649089

SHA1:

8642E4E0EABB2BA02C690FE083FED44B45BAA955

SHA256:

FD428707A05D68681075DD81BCA3C1C7FB93BDE5F42A4DD9A2DBBE4CA1F5BF4E

SSDEEP:

49152:N+nJEtj4Y9ropy8M5foABywBJw4iNcIEztpxLszSwOxfd9:aJEj4i2aWAHBJoNcntL3wOtL

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • InstallGPPreferences.exe (PID: 1740)
    • Creates files in the Windows directory

      • wusa.exe (PID: 2160)
      • InstallGPPreferences.exe (PID: 1740)
    • Executes scripts

      • InstallGPPreferences.exe (PID: 1740)
    • Removes files from Windows directory

      • InstallGPPreferences.exe (PID: 1740)
  • INFO

    No info indicators.
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No Malware configuration.

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: 2008:03:14 09:37:57+01:00
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 6
CodeSize: 49152
InitializedDataSize: 1695744
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x6c4e
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 1.1.0.0
ProductVersionNumber: 1.1.0.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Unknown
FileSubtype: -

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 14-Mar-2008 08:37:57
Detected languages:
  • English - United States
  • Process Default Language

DOS Header

Magic number: MZ
Bytes on last page of file: 0x0090
Pages in file: 0x0003
Relocations: 0x0000
Size of header: 0x0004
Min extra paragraphs: 0x0000
Max extra paragraphs: 0xFFFF
Initial SS value: 0x0000
Initial SP value: 0x00B8
Checksum: 0x0000
Initial IP value: 0x0000
Initial CS value: 0x0000
Overlay number: 0x0000
OEM identifier: 0x0000
OEM information: 0x0000
Address of NE header: 0x000000D8

PE Headers

Signature: PE
Machine: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections: 4
Time date stamp: 14-Mar-2008 08:37:57
Pointer to Symbol Table: 0x00000000
Number of symbols: 0
Size of Optional Header: 0x00E0
Characteristics:
  • IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE
  • 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
.text
0x00001000
0x0000B357
0x0000C000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.39006
.rdata
0x0000D000
0x000026CA
0x00003000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
4.07378
.data
0x00010000
0x000049A4
0x00003000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
1.36353
.rsrc
0x00015000
0x00197F28
0x00198000
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
7.99478

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
2.07128
92
Latin 1 / Western European
UNKNOWN
RT_VERSION
2
5.604
4264
Latin 1 / Western European
Process Default Language
RT_ICON
3
7.99987
1640759
Latin 1 / Western European
UNKNOWN
RT_RCDATA
4
7.9173
2030
Latin 1 / Western European
UNKNOWN
RT_RCDATA
5
4.9359
1384
Latin 1 / Western European
Process Default Language
RT_ICON
7
2.7104
104
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_STRING
107
2.63539
76
Latin 1 / Western European
Process Default Language
RT_GROUP_ICON
109
1.79879
16
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_ACCELERATOR

Imports

ADVAPI32.dll
KERNEL32.dll
USER32.dll
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
39
Monitored processes
5
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start installgppreferences.exe no specs installgppreferences.exe wscript.exe no specs wusa.exe no specs eventcreate.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2312"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\InstallGPPreferences.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\InstallGPPreferences.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
3221226540
1740"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\InstallGPPreferences.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\InstallGPPreferences.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Exit code:
0
1688"C:\Windows\system32\WScript.exe" C:\Windows\Temp\GPPreferences\1135B3.vbsC:\Windows\system32\WScript.exeInstallGPPreferences.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Microsoft ® Windows Based Script Host
Exit code:
100
Version:
5.8.7600.16385
2160"C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe" "C:\Windows\Temp\GPPreferences\Windows6.0-KB943729-x86.msu" /quiet /norestart C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exeWScript.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Windows Update Standalone Installer
Exit code:
2149842967
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
3920"C:\Windows\System32\eventcreate.exe" /ID "1" /L "SLA Event Log" /SO "InstallGPPreferences.exe" /T Error /D "Client Side Extentions(KB943729) failed to install on machine and exited with a code of -2145124329"C:\Windows\System32\eventcreate.exeWScript.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Event Create - Creates a custom event in an event log
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Total events
98
Read events
90
Write events
8
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:Key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\SLA Event Log
Operation:writeName:
Value:
(PID) Process:Key:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
0
(PID) Process:Key:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
1
(PID) Process:Key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\SLA Event Log\InstallGPPreferences.exe
Operation:writeName:EventMessageFile
Value:
%SystemRoot%\System32\EventCreate.exe
(PID) Process:Key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\SLA Event Log\InstallGPPreferences.exe
Operation:writeName:TypesSupported
Value:
7
(PID) Process:Key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\SLA Event Log\InstallGPPreferences.exe
Operation:writeName:CustomSource
Value:
1
Executable files
2
Suspicious files
3
Text files
5
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2160wusa.exeC:\1205044940e65b7c83f499\$dpx$.tmp\4f4663f1908e44408f5cb1d685110232.tmp
MD5:
SHA256:
2160wusa.exeC:\1205044940e65b7c83f499\$dpx$.tmp\b893dbb9830938428be3af51f0678ca7.tmp
MD5:
SHA256:
2160wusa.exeC:\1205044940e65b7c83f499\$dpx$.tmp\d2e2e291a7c8b846bdcced1c1615f5fd.tmp
MD5:
SHA256:
2160wusa.exeC:\1205044940e65b7c83f499\$dpx$.tmp\4b6b947cd5922545b1aad1daa5f54dc4.tmp
MD5:
SHA256:
2160wusa.exeC:\Windows\Logs\DPX\setuperr.log
MD5:
SHA256:
2160wusa.exeC:\1205044940e65b7c83f499\Windows6.0-KB943729-x86.cabcompressed
MD5:646DE62E9A6D2589A88B5453ECECD4CB
SHA256:0F90F5C4E42EF3EE581FC9D60C62E8F8CB1F74288DAA3FE5A46FF72CA6926F8A
1740InstallGPPreferences.exeC:\Windows\Temp\GPPreferences\Windows6.0-KB943729-x86.msucompressed
MD5:22A42082473B3C8BC3B22AD095C6C31F
SHA256:F1F79FFC724D2D631BBDC6AA9A1C65BB49C6B081DBB3568D92FBEF390332ECDC
2160wusa.exeC:\1205044940e65b7c83f499\Windows6.0-KB943729-x86.xmlxml
MD5:3A8E932DCB270A6EF48ED7EA895B5FC5
SHA256:8284F1413AC9A806821166B927D63ADDEFADF8E6C2F8BD4E18756C977E4EC276
1740InstallGPPreferences.exeC:\Windows\Temp\GPPreferences\1135B3.vbstext
MD5:EC615D08FC8AF600F9E133D5594FC0BA
SHA256:F6814B3BC4DA4EEBD59F8A253935E118D955EC05D5876DF4D3FAD631612CFF34
2160wusa.exeC:\Windows\Logs\DPX\setupact.logtext
MD5:087701FDECD43A5DE277D32C03BE0912
SHA256:2EB64172BB8028F7314F30E22AD2A2E9C7FEDE3993012C75E479AA7A3C4E4658
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
0
DNS requests
0
Threats
0

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

No data

DNS requests

No data

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info