hwmonitor[.]exe | Triage™

Sharing

Copy URL Twitter E-mail

General

Target
hwmonitor.exe
Size 2.9MB
Sample260727-vtpvasap2s
SHA256 24b91d93b6d58aa878532d5c7a592f454efdc65537568ad2d3f7719c11e55b34
MD5 8ed91f48dc70aee60e34474425bb2bd9
SHA1 c9bafdc8098ba20aec6f0379cd83719fd12d98d8
SHA512 51bea5898e233e72ffbf4df31154d426e005a421305fc0682e0dd9b4dde4ee240f61362c5c2405598807233e57b9cb3e96c334212528d1cfeb1a9c8632bf536b
SSDEEP 49152:8wRED3OmXXLtiQ7lHPTAB3qRu0Eut6y6qyCw6RcCLw872L6i/xTBAhUZMAmGGmv:8wREblTlsB3qRntFHRcB8A6pWZYG7
TLSH
T159E5F113F2CBE13EE05E1B3305B2A05894F77A616922AE5796ECB4ACCF351601D3E746
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

5^/10

installer

Malware Config

Signatures

Codesign digest Mismatch 1 IoCs

File was altered after it was signed.

resource
hwmonitor.exe

Inno Setup is an open-source installation builder for Windows applications. 1 IoCs

Inno Setup installer

installer

resource	yara_rule
sample	innosetup

File Explorer

hwmonitor.exe

.exe 2.9MB

hwmonitor.exe

IMPHASH 40ab50289f7ef5fae60801f88d4541fc
SHA256 24b91d93b6d58aa878532d5c7a592f454efdc65537568ad2d3f7719c11e55b34
MD5 8ed91f48dc70aee60e34474425bb2bd9
SHA1 c9bafdc8098ba20aec6f0379cd83719fd12d98d8
SHA512 51bea5898e233e72ffbf4df31154d426e005a421305fc0682e0dd9b4dde4ee240f61362c5c2405598807233e57b9cb3e96c334212528d1cfeb1a9c8632bf536b
SSDEEP 49152:8wRED3OmXXLtiQ7lHPTAB3qRu0Eut6y6qyCw6RcCLw872L6i/xTBAhUZMAmGGmv:8wREblTlsB3qRntFHRcB8A6pWZYG7
TLSH
T159E5F113F2CBE13EE05E1B3305B2A05894F77A616922AE5796ECB4ACCF351601D3E746
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

windows:6 windows x86 arch:x86

Codesign digest Mismatch

File was altered after it was signed.
Inno Setup is an open-source installation builder for Windows applications.

Inno Setup installer

installer

PE Signature issue

Digest

a2:bc:ca:77:07:06:a6:35:e9:6b:6a:58:36:f8:62:be:8a:6c:32:df:6c:8e:97:b5:67:97:97:01:f8:c3:51:22

Digest Algorithm

sha256

PE Digests Matches

Not matched

Trusted

Signing Certificate

SERIALNUMBER=493 590 202 00047,CN=CPUID,O=CPUID,ST=Nord,C=FR,2.5.4.15=#131450726976617465204f7267616e697a6174696f6e,1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=#13024652

Chains

Feb 12, 2026

SERIALNUMBER=493 590 202 00047,CN=CPUID,O=CPUID,ST=Nord,C=FR,2.5.4.15=#131450726976617465204f7267616e697a6174696f6e,1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=#13024652

CN=Sectigo Public Code Signing CA EV R36,O=Sectigo Limited,C=GB

CN=Sectigo Public Code Signing Root R46,O=Sectigo Limited,C=GB

SERIALNUMBER=493 590 202 00047,CN=CPUID,O=CPUID,ST=Nord,C=FR,2.5.4.15=#131450726976617465204f7267616e697a6174696f6e,1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=#13024652

CN=Sectigo Public Code Signing CA EV R36,O=Sectigo Limited,C=GB

CN=Sectigo Public Code Signing Root R46,O=Sectigo Limited,C=GB

CN=AAA Certificate Services,O=Comodo CA Limited,L=Salford,ST=Greater Manchester,C=GB

Subject

CN=Sectigo Public Code Signing Root R46,O=Sectigo Limited,C=GB

Serial Number

48:fc:93:b4:60:55:94:8d:36:a7:c9:8a:89:d6:94:16

Issuer

CN=AAA Certificate Services,O=Comodo CA Limited,L=Salford,ST=Greater Manchester,C=GB

Key Usages

KeyUsageDigitalSignature, KeyUsageCertSign, KeyUsageCRLSign

Ext Key Usages

ExtKeyUsageCodeSigning

Revocation Status

Not revoked

Timespan

May 25, 2021 - Dec 31, 2028

Subject

CN=Sectigo Public Code Signing CA EV R36,O=Sectigo Limited,C=GB

Serial Number

33:d7:08:a8:91:40:53:19:e2:a5:bb:d3:39:b9:ad:6e

Issuer

CN=Sectigo Public Code Signing Root R46,O=Sectigo Limited,C=GB

Key Usages

KeyUsageDigitalSignature, KeyUsageCertSign, KeyUsageCRLSign

Ext Key Usages

ExtKeyUsageCodeSigning

Revocation Status

Not revoked

Timespan

Mar 22, 2021 - Mar 21, 2036

Subject

SERIALNUMBER=493 590 202 00047,CN=CPUID,O=CPUID,ST=Nord,C=FR,2.5.4.15=#131450726976617465204f7267616e697a6174696f6e,1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=#13024652

Serial Number

a6:5d:6f:19:1c:7d:2d:22:5c:59:da:6d:93:13:7a:70

Issuer

CN=Sectigo Public Code Signing CA EV R36,O=Sectigo Limited,C=GB

Key Usages

KeyUsageDigitalSignature

Ext Key Usages

ExtKeyUsageCodeSigning

Revocation Status

Not revoked

Timespan

Jun 5, 2025 - Jun 4, 2028

Subject

CN=Sectigo Public Time Stamping Signer R36,O=Sectigo Limited,ST=West Yorkshire,C=GB

Serial Number

a4:29:3b:6e:1e:dd:d7:a7:34:08:87:ad:7a:4e:b7:24

Issuer

CN=Sectigo Public Time Stamping CA R36,O=Sectigo Limited,C=GB

Key Usages

KeyUsageDigitalSignature, KeyUsageContentCommitment

Ext Key Usages

ExtKeyUsageTimeStamping

Revocation Status

Not revoked

Timespan

Mar 27, 2025 - Mar 21, 2036

Subject

CN=Sectigo Public Time Stamping CA R36,O=Sectigo Limited,C=GB

Serial Number

7a:23:ae:da:53:69:96:0f:91:c8:3e:5c:f4:c7:e3:3f

Issuer

CN=Sectigo Public Time Stamping Root R46,O=Sectigo Limited,C=GB

Key Usages

KeyUsageDigitalSignature, KeyUsageCertSign, KeyUsageCRLSign

Ext Key Usages

ExtKeyUsageTimeStamping

Revocation Status

Not revoked

Timespan

Mar 22, 2021 - Mar 21, 2036

Subject

CN=Sectigo Public Time Stamping Root R46,O=Sectigo Limited,C=GB

Serial Number

36:c2:b0:bd:7c:1b:3a:e7:a3:b3:dd:36:cb:c9:75:68

Issuer

CN=USERTrust RSA Certification Authority,O=The USERTRUST Network,L=Jersey City,ST=New Jersey,C=US

Key Usages

KeyUsageDigitalSignature, KeyUsageCertSign, KeyUsageCRLSign

Ext Key Usages

ExtKeyUsageTimeStamping

Revocation Status

Not revoked

Timespan

Mar 22, 2021 - Jan 18, 2038

Minor OS version

Major OS version

Entry point

689084

Magic Number

267

Subsystem

IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI

DLL Characteristics

IMAGE_DLLCHARACTERISTICS_DYNAMIC_BASE IMAGE_DLLCHARACTERISTICS_NX_COMPAT IMAGE_DLLCHARACTERISTICS_TERMINAL_SERVER_AWARE

File Characteristics

IMAGE_FILE_RELOCS_STRIPPED IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE

PDB paths

kernel32

GetACP GetExitCodeProcess CloseHandle LocalFree SizeofResource VirtualProtect QueryPerformanceFrequency VirtualFree GetFullPathNameW GetProcessHeap ExitProcess HeapAlloc GetCPInfoExW RtlUnwind GetCPInfo GetStdHandle GetModuleHandleW FreeLibrary HeapDestroy ReadFile CreateProcessW GetLastError GetModuleFileNameW SetLastError FindResourceW CreateThread CompareStringW LoadLibraryA ResetEvent GetVolumeInformationW GetVersion GetDriveTypeW RaiseException FormatMessageW SwitchToThread GetExitCodeThread GetCurrentThread LoadLibraryExW LockResource GetCurrentThreadId UnhandledExceptionFilter VirtualQuery VirtualQueryEx Sleep EnterCriticalSection SetFilePointer LoadResource SuspendThread GetTickCount GetFileSize GetStartupInfoW GetFileAttributesW InitializeCriticalSection GetSystemWindowsDirectoryW GetThreadPriority SetThreadPriority GetCurrentProcess VirtualAlloc GetCommandLineW GetSystemInfo LeaveCriticalSection GetProcAddress ResumeThread GetVersionExW VerifyVersionInfoW HeapCreate GetWindowsDirectoryW LCMapStringW VerSetConditionMask GetDiskFreeSpaceW FindFirstFileW GetUserDefaultUILanguage lstrlenW QueryPerformanceCounter SetEndOfFile HeapFree WideCharToMultiByte FindClose MultiByteToWideChar LoadLibraryW SetEvent CreateFileW GetLocaleInfoW GetSystemDirectoryW DeleteFileW GetLocalTime GetEnvironmentVariableW WaitForSingleObject WriteFile ExitThread DeleteCriticalSection TlsGetValue GetDateFormatW SetErrorMode IsValidLocale TlsSetValue CreateDirectoryW GetSystemDefaultUILanguage EnumCalendarInfoW LocalAlloc GetUserDefaultLangID RemoveDirectoryW CreateEventW SetThreadLocale GetThreadLocale

comctl32

InitCommonControls

user32

CreateWindowExW TranslateMessage CharLowerBuffW CallWindowProcW CharUpperW PeekMessageW GetSystemMetrics SetWindowLongW MessageBoxW DestroyWindow CharUpperBuffW CharNextW MsgWaitForMultipleObjects LoadStringW ExitWindowsEx DispatchMessageW

oleaut32

SysAllocStringLen SafeArrayPtrOfIndex VariantCopy SafeArrayGetLBound SafeArrayGetUBound VariantInit VariantClear SysFreeString SysReAllocStringLen VariantChangeType SafeArrayCreate

advapi32

ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW OpenThreadToken AdjustTokenPrivileges LookupPrivilegeValueW RegOpenKeyExW OpenProcessToken FreeSid AllocateAndInitializeSid EqualSid RegQueryValueExW GetTokenInformation ConvertSidToStringSidW RegCloseKey

Name

.text

Size

662KB

Virtual Size

661KB

Characteristics

IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ

Name

.itext

Size

7KB

Virtual Size

6KB

Characteristics

IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ

Name

.data

Size

14KB

Virtual Size

14KB

Characteristics

IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE

Name

.bss

Size

Virtual Size

28KB

Characteristics

IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE

Name

.idata

Size

4KB

Virtual Size

3KB

Characteristics

IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE

Name

.didata

Size

512B

Virtual Size

420B

Characteristics

IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE

Name

.edata

Size

512B

Virtual Size

113B

Characteristics

IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ

Name

.tls

Size

Virtual Size

24B

Characteristics

IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE

Name

.rdata

Size

512B

Virtual Size

93B

Characteristics

IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ

Name

.rsrc

Size

68KB

Virtual Size

68KB

Characteristics

IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

File Explorer

hwmonitor.exe

PE Signature issue

kernel32

comctl32

user32

oleaut32

advapi32

generic