Analysis Overview
SHA256
24e7e811fd19dc33933586e08b99a2890337b8581313f8f5ace2d0eb2bd38baa
Threat Level: Shows suspicious behavior
The file 24e7e811fd19dc33933586e08b99a2890337b8581313f8f5ace2d0eb2bd38baa was found to be: Shows suspicious behavior.
Malicious Activity Summary
Deletes itself
Executes dropped EXE
Adds Run key to start application
Drops file in Windows directory
Unsigned PE
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2025-01-27 20:34
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-01-27 20:34
Reported
2025-01-27 20:37
Platform
win7-20240903-en
Max time kernel
149s
Max time network
121s
Command Line
Signatures
Deletes itself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3290804112-2823094203-3137964600-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\microsofthelp = "C:\\Windows\\microsofthelp.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\24e7e811fd19dc33933586e08b99a2890337b8581313f8f5ace2d0eb2bd38baa.exe | N/A |
Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\24e7e811fd19dc33933586e08b99a2890337b8581313f8f5ace2d0eb2bd38baa.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\HidePlugin.dll | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe | N/A |
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\24e7e811fd19dc33933586e08b99a2890337b8581313f8f5ace2d0eb2bd38baa.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2420 wrote to memory of 1860 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\24e7e811fd19dc33933586e08b99a2890337b8581313f8f5ace2d0eb2bd38baa.exe | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe |
| PID 2420 wrote to memory of 1860 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\24e7e811fd19dc33933586e08b99a2890337b8581313f8f5ace2d0eb2bd38baa.exe | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe |
| PID 2420 wrote to memory of 1860 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\24e7e811fd19dc33933586e08b99a2890337b8581313f8f5ace2d0eb2bd38baa.exe | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe |
| PID 2420 wrote to memory of 1860 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\24e7e811fd19dc33933586e08b99a2890337b8581313f8f5ace2d0eb2bd38baa.exe | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\24e7e811fd19dc33933586e08b99a2890337b8581313f8f5ace2d0eb2bd38baa.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\24e7e811fd19dc33933586e08b99a2890337b8581313f8f5ace2d0eb2bd38baa.exe"
C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe
"C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe"
Network
Files
memory/2420-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp
memory/2420-3-0x0000000000220000-0x000000000022F000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe
| MD5 | 6a5c6a06af66c88d184acaa4d79f66b2 |
| SHA1 | 4e1a49feb78cdd6acfc0a4a93a8fbf2ca41571d4 |
| SHA256 | 9da563c7837ca076913012cf31eb1c13c84640b0a3cf529116976a5fd89430cf |
| SHA512 | cf4fed5d755e2cadf7b0a3b43d07df204f8ada1960c45362a30b3f043c559f26f3fbf22bc2bc446bf5900a96e194dcb16e68960ec9f5a4cd11b0241ec64df4d3 |
memory/1860-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp
memory/1860-10-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-01-27 20:34
Reported
2025-01-27 20:37
Platform
win10v2004-20241007-en
Max time kernel
149s
Max time network
144s
Command Line
Signatures
Deletes itself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\microsofthelp = "C:\\Windows\\microsofthelp.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\24e7e811fd19dc33933586e08b99a2890337b8581313f8f5ace2d0eb2bd38baa.exe | N/A |
Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\24e7e811fd19dc33933586e08b99a2890337b8581313f8f5ace2d0eb2bd38baa.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\HidePlugin.dll | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe | N/A |
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\24e7e811fd19dc33933586e08b99a2890337b8581313f8f5ace2d0eb2bd38baa.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 3352 wrote to memory of 1264 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\24e7e811fd19dc33933586e08b99a2890337b8581313f8f5ace2d0eb2bd38baa.exe | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe |
| PID 3352 wrote to memory of 1264 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\24e7e811fd19dc33933586e08b99a2890337b8581313f8f5ace2d0eb2bd38baa.exe | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe |
| PID 3352 wrote to memory of 1264 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\24e7e811fd19dc33933586e08b99a2890337b8581313f8f5ace2d0eb2bd38baa.exe | C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\24e7e811fd19dc33933586e08b99a2890337b8581313f8f5ace2d0eb2bd38baa.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\24e7e811fd19dc33933586e08b99a2890337b8581313f8f5ace2d0eb2bd38baa.exe"
C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe
"C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 13.153.16.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 154.239.44.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 20.160.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 5.114.82.104.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 53.210.109.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 206.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 22.49.80.91.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 43.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/3352-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe
| MD5 | 6a5c6a06af66c88d184acaa4d79f66b2 |
| SHA1 | 4e1a49feb78cdd6acfc0a4a93a8fbf2ca41571d4 |
| SHA256 | 9da563c7837ca076913012cf31eb1c13c84640b0a3cf529116976a5fd89430cf |
| SHA512 | cf4fed5d755e2cadf7b0a3b43d07df204f8ada1960c45362a30b3f043c559f26f3fbf22bc2bc446bf5900a96e194dcb16e68960ec9f5a4cd11b0241ec64df4d3 |
memory/3352-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp
memory/1264-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp