URL:

https://www.perimeterx.com/tech-blog/2020/the-missing-lnkr/

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/9ee90e2c-bf70-48f5-9e3f-1288d1d9d538
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: December 03, 2020, 11:48:44
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MD5:

AB96160B9F15AFCD6C6434F2E56C7A57

SHA1:

FF87EE8624CA5A89C3291FCB114B7BED321C7AD3

SHA256:

12BF7C9083F740109790C3749B89D656F4A4402191F58DAD0ED936822A4B28B4

SSDEEP:

3:N8DSLrmXdLGGAbJZKXVFKSJLCIF4K:2OL8dyXt0FFKiCg

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.

  • SUSPICIOUS

    No suspicious indicators.

  • INFO

    • Reads the hosts file

      • chrome.exe (PID: 544)
      • chrome.exe (PID: 2580)

    • Application launched itself

      • chrome.exe (PID: 2580)
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No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
46
Monitored processes
11
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
184"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1040,12512103249929507124,7549133840109561630,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-compositing --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=14361415387476722365 --renderer-client-id=7 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3340 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
544"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --field-trial-handle=1040,12512103249929507124,7549133840109561630,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=network --service-request-channel-token=10082149784383429301 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1552 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
1856"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1040,12512103249929507124,7549133840109561630,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --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=5487569444182213669 --renderer-client-id=6 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1932 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2252"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1040,12512103249929507124,7549133840109561630,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --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=3546744566490843256 --renderer-client-id=4 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2420 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2432"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=watcher --main-thread-id=2664 --on-initialized-event-handle=316 --parent-handle=320 /prefetch:6C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2540"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --field-trial-handle=1040,12512103249929507124,7549133840109561630,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --no-sandbox --service-request-channel-token=10823312991416976331 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1132 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2580"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --disk-cache-dir=null --disk-cache-size=1 --media-cache-size=1 --disable-gpu-shader-disk-cache --disable-background-networking "https://www.perimeterx.com/tech-blog/2020/the-missing-lnkr/"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2816"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1040,12512103249929507124,7549133840109561630,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --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=2341487950080239671 --renderer-client-id=5 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2140 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
3048"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=75.0.3770.100 --initial-client-data=0x7c,0x80,0x84,0x78,0x88,0x71aca9d0,0x71aca9e0,0x71aca9ecC:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
3992"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=1040,12512103249929507124,7549133840109561630,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --gpu-preferences=KAAAAAAAAADgACAgAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAACgAAAAEAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAoAAAAAAAAADAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAFAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAUAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAGAAAA --service-request-channel-token=15302635145411941565 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=996 --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
Total events
598
Read events
542
Write events
53
Delete events
3

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2580) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:failed_count
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2580) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
2
(PID) Process:(2580) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty
Operation:writeName:StatusCodes
Value:
(PID) Process:(2580) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty
Operation:writeName:StatusCodes
Value:
01000000
(PID) Process:(2580) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2432) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BrowserExitCodes
Operation:writeName:2580-13251469739887750
Value:
259
(PID) Process:(2580) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Update\ClientState\{8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}
Operation:writeName:dr
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2580) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome
Operation:writeName:UsageStatsInSample
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2580) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BrowserExitCodes
Operation:delete valueName:3252-13245750958665039
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2580) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Update\ClientStateMedium\{8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}
Operation:writeName:usagestats
Value:
0
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
42
Text files
68
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2580chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\BrowserMetrics\BrowserMetrics-5FC8D0AC-A14.pma —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2580chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\BudgetDatabase\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2580chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\3b14c716-cdc5-4199-b00c-1142dd2b273d.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2580chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\LOG.oldtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2580chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.old~RF13fdbc.TMPtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2580chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\BudgetDatabase\LOG.old~RF13fdfb.TMPtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2580chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Site Characteristics Database\LOG.old~RF13fdad.TMPtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2580chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.oldtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2580chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\shared_proto_db\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2580chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\shared_proto_db\LOG.old~RF13ff72.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
63
DNS requests
45
Threats
0

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
544
chrome.exe
167.99.129.42:443
www.perimeterx.com
—
US
malicious
544
chrome.exe
172.217.23.138:443
safebrowsing.googleapis.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
544
chrome.exe
18.134.110.139:443
reveal.clearbit.com
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
US
unknown
544
chrome.exe
172.217.18.10:443
fonts.googleapis.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
544
chrome.exe
172.217.16.141:443
accounts.google.com
Google Inc.
US
suspicious
544
chrome.exe
104.198.14.52:443
perimeterx.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
544
chrome.exe
216.58.206.3:443
fonts.gstatic.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
544
chrome.exe
151.101.2.217:443
client.botchk.net
Fastly
US
suspicious
544
chrome.exe
35.198.179.161:443
widget.stackbit.com
Google Inc.
US
unknown
544
chrome.exe
65.9.70.205:443
d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net
AT&T Services, Inc.
US
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
www.perimeterx.com
  • 167.99.129.42
  • 165.22.65.139
malicious
accounts.google.com
  • 172.217.16.141
shared
app-sj13.marketo.com
  • 104.16.92.80
  • 104.16.94.80
  • 104.16.95.80
  • 104.16.93.80
  • 104.16.96.80
suspicious
safebrowsing.googleapis.com
  • 172.217.23.138
whitelisted
app.cdn.lookbookhq.com
  • 65.9.68.124
  • 65.9.68.38
  • 65.9.68.88
  • 65.9.68.36
shared
perimeterx.com
  • 104.198.14.52
whitelisted
reveal.clearbit.com
  • 18.134.110.139
  • 18.132.85.54
whitelisted
fonts.googleapis.com
  • 172.217.18.10
whitelisted
fonts.gstatic.com
  • 216.58.206.3
whitelisted
widget.stackbit.com
  • 35.198.179.161
  • 52.57.10.228
malicious

Threats

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https://www.perimeterx.com/tech-blog/2020/the-missing-lnkr/