| URL: | http://mewkid.net/buy-xalanta/ |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/38d12f9f-31a9-48ae-9910-d6f88e526fc6 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Adware is a form of malware that targets users with unwanted advertisements, often disrupting their browsing experience. It typically infiltrates systems through software bundling, malicious websites, or deceptive downloads. Once installed, it may track user activity, collect sensitive data, and display intrusive ads, including pop-ups or banners. Some advanced adware variants can bypass security measures and establish persistence on devices, making removal challenging. Additionally, adware can create vulnerabilities that other malware can exploit, posing a significant risk to user privacy and system security. |
| Analysis date: | October 14, 2019, 09:19:39 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MD5: | 9B07A5CB1DFCC6B23B386D75F2F907ED |
| SHA1: | E0470D7526D890629F052C8853A6D30AAFFCC5CB |
| SHA256: | 0F96D987D2ABCCFDF56A7C371C3ABC0CF4E0156AAC89956B58460C37F954A8EA |
| SSDEEP: | 3:N1KT+u0sHJIdEJiREKn:CNqgiiK |
MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.SUSPICIOUS
Executed via COM
- FlashUtil32_26_0_0_131_ActiveX.exe (PID: 3532)
INFO
Application launched itself
- iexplore.exe (PID: 1608)
Changes internet zones settings
- iexplore.exe (PID: 1608)
Reads internet explorer settings
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2148)
Creates files in the user directory
- FlashUtil32_26_0_0_131_ActiveX.exe (PID: 3532)
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2148)
- iexplore.exe (PID: 1608)
Reads settings of System Certificates
- iexplore.exe (PID: 1608)
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2148)
Changes settings of System certificates
- iexplore.exe (PID: 1608)
Adds / modifies Windows certificates
- iexplore.exe (PID: 1608)
Reads Internet Cache Settings
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2148)
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Total processes
39
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1608 | "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" "http://mewkid.net/buy-xalanta/" | C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Internet Explorer Exit code: 0 Version: 8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 2148 | "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEF:1608 CREDAT:71937 | C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe | iexplore.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Internet Explorer Exit code: 0 Version: 8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 3532 | C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_26_0_0_131_ActiveX.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_26_0_0_131_ActiveX.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Adobe Systems Incorporated Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 26.0 r0 Exit code: 0 Version: 26,0,0,131 Modules
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Total events
497
Read events
407
Write events
87
Delete events
3
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (1608) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CompatibilityFlags |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1608) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1608) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1608) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SecuritySafe |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1608) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProxyEnable |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1608) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SavedLegacySettings |
Value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| |||
| (PID) Process: | (1608) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\Active |
| Operation: | write | Name: | {C933B879-EE63-11E9-AB41-5254004A04AF} |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1608) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{2670000A-7350-4F3C-8081-5663EE0C6C49}\iexplore |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Type |
Value: 4 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1608) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{2670000A-7350-4F3C-8081-5663EE0C6C49}\iexplore |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Count |
Value: 2 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1608) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{2670000A-7350-4F3C-8081-5663EE0C6C49}\iexplore |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Time |
Value: E3070A0001000E000900130038005F03 | |||
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
1
Text files
104
Unknown types
23
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2148 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\WSS38W2D\buy-xalanta[1].txt | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1608 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\LH043OAM\favicon[1].ico | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1608 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Services\search_{0633EE93-D776-472f-A0FF-E1416B8B2E3A}.ico | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2148 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\WSS38W2D\mewkid_net[1].txt | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2148 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\index.dat | dat | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2148 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\QYNYDV39\buy-xalanta[1].htm | html | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2148 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\FCN4OFFV\st_insights[1].js | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2148 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\WSS38W2D\css[1].txt | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2148 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\QYNYDV39\style[1].css | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2148 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\1O42F5HS\icons[1].css | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
79
TCP/UDP connections
109
DNS requests
33
Threats
6
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2148 | iexplore.exe | GET | — | 173.254.204.79:80 | http://mewkid.net/static/js/analytics.js?v=1518460053.0 | US | — | — | unknown |
2148 | iexplore.exe | GET | 404 | 173.254.204.79:80 | http://mewkid.net/static/js/wbhack.js?v=1518460053.0 | US | html | 696 b | unknown |
2148 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 173.254.204.79:80 | http://mewkid.net/ | US | html | 19.3 Kb | unknown |
1608 | iexplore.exe | GET | 404 | 173.254.204.79:80 | http://mewkid.net/favicon.ico | US | html | 696 b | unknown |
2148 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 216.58.208.42:80 | http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Indie+Flower&ver=4.5.10 | US | text | 173 b | whitelisted |
2148 | iexplore.exe | GET | 404 | 173.254.204.79:80 | http://mewkid.net/wp/wp-content/plugins/add-link-to-facebook/add-link-to-facebook.css?ver=4.5.10 | US | html | 696 b | unknown |
2148 | iexplore.exe | GET | 404 | 173.254.204.79:80 | http://mewkid.net/wp/wp-content/plugins/custom-facebook-feed/css/cff-style.css?ver=2.4.5 | US | html | 696 b | unknown |
2148 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 173.254.204.79:80 | http://mewkid.net/wp/wp-content/plugins/google-captcha/css/gglcptch.css?ver=1.27 | US | text | 595 b | unknown |
2148 | iexplore.exe | GET | 404 | 173.254.204.79:80 | http://mewkid.net/static/css/banner-styles.css?v=1518460053.0 | US | html | 696 b | unknown |
2148 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 216.58.208.42:80 | http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans%3A300italic%2C400italic%2C700italic%2C400%2C700%2C300&ver=4.5.10 | US | text | 167 b | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1608 | iexplore.exe | 204.79.197.200:80 | www.bing.com | Microsoft Corporation | US | whitelisted |
2148 | iexplore.exe | 173.254.204.79:80 | mewkid.net | QuadraNet, Inc | US | unknown |
1608 | iexplore.exe | 173.254.204.79:80 | mewkid.net | QuadraNet, Inc | US | unknown |
2148 | iexplore.exe | 209.197.3.15:80 | maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com | Highwinds Network Group, Inc. | US | whitelisted |
2148 | iexplore.exe | 216.58.208.42:80 | fonts.googleapis.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
2148 | iexplore.exe | 172.217.21.194:80 | pagead2.googlesyndication.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
2148 | iexplore.exe | 143.204.101.38:80 | w.sharethis.com | — | US | malicious |
2148 | iexplore.exe | 157.240.20.19:80 | connect.facebook.net | Facebook, Inc. | US | whitelisted |
2148 | iexplore.exe | 207.241.233.214:80 | web.archive.org | Internet Archive | US | suspicious |
2148 | iexplore.exe | 216.58.205.227:80 | fonts.gstatic.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
mewkid.net |
| unknown |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
pagead2.googlesyndication.com |
| whitelisted |
fonts.googleapis.com |
| whitelisted |
maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com |
| whitelisted |
w.sharethis.com |
| shared |
connect.facebook.net |
| whitelisted |
web.archive.org |
| whitelisted |
fonts.gstatic.com |
| whitelisted |
www.google-analytics.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
1080 | svchost.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET WEB_CLIENT Observed DNS Query to Malicious Cookie Monster Roulette JS Cookie Stealer Exfil Domain |
2148 | iexplore.exe | Misc activity | ADWARE [PTsecurity] Redirecting.Zemot (RBN ZeroPark 0-Click) |
1080 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DNS Query to a *.pw domain - Likely Hostile |
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