| URL: | https://blog.knowbe4.com/ |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/5ae0c4d7-ff54-4cff-a61b-31ad8ac89179 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | May 28, 2025, 19:29:21 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MD5: | C400C7F4C81DE52A9CC2C295F74CF0ED |
| SHA1: | AACE1AB96BE3583594E8209939BCF43BC0028146 |
| SHA256: | 1DE7340C0F2CE766E9BF49ABB6672EE9A1CE1C74F1312656321FFE91A9E747BF |
| SSDEEP: | 3:N8ZLkKSUtn:2Zdn |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 208 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --disable-quic --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=7004 --field-trial-handle=2328,i,16012546445931049959,14719261549964021901,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 900 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-quic --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2424 --field-trial-handle=2328,i,16012546445931049959,14719261549964021901,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:3 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | msedge.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 1040 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --disable-quic --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1304 --field-trial-handle=2328,i,16012546445931049959,14719261549964021901,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 1324 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --extension-process --renderer-sub-type=extension --no-appcompat-clear --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=7 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4040 --field-trial-handle=2328,i,16012546445931049959,14719261549964021901,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:2 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 1568 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --disable-quic --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5596 --field-trial-handle=2328,i,16012546445931049959,14719261549964021901,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 2140 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=entity_extraction_service.mojom.Extractor --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=entity_extraction --disable-quic --onnx-enabled-for-ee --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5980 --field-trial-handle=2328,i,16012546445931049959,14719261549964021901,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 2240 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --disable-quic --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5864 --field-trial-handle=2328,i,16012546445931049959,14719261549964021901,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 2552 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --disable-quic --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5408 --field-trial-handle=2328,i,16012546445931049959,14719261549964021901,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 2656 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --no-appcompat-clear --gpu-preferences=WAAAAAAAAADgAAAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAA4AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAA== --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2324 --field-trial-handle=2328,i,16012546445931049959,14719261549964021901,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:2 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 4400 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad" --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=122.0.6261.70 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 "--annotation=prod=Microsoft Edge" --annotation=ver=122.0.2365.59 --initial-client-data=0x310,0x314,0x318,0x30c,0x380,0x7ffc89785fd8,0x7ffc89785fe4,0x7ffc89785ff0 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (6740) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\StabilityMetrics |
| Operation: | write | Name: | user_experience_metrics.stability.exited_cleanly |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6740) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\ClientStateMedium\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}\LastWasDefault |
| Operation: | write | Name: | S-1-5-21-1693682860-607145093-2874071422-1001 |
Value: 9236807BCD942F00 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6740) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\ClientStateMedium\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}\LastWasDefault |
| Operation: | write | Name: | S-1-5-21-1693682860-607145093-2874071422-1001 |
Value: 0FDD8B7BCD942F00 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6740) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\328278 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {BE5D06A3-8A40-4CED-8AEB-CAC93FDB7697} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6740) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\328278 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {33AF55E4-ED00-48DF-9238-43A9D6FF2A31} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6740) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\328278 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {700F2227-8439-40D8-B66F-6DEC5FD4C422} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6740) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\328278 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {A0A7CC24-A351-4C70-A546-61A0A1D0F59D} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6740) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\328278 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {75041309-A297-4E07-B808-E6C7ABE26384} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6740) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\328278 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {9EB7D607-286C-4F69-8DEA-B3243D105F12} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6740) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\328278 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {C7AC8D62-E5B5-4385-A58F-DEDAB6C20C2F} | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6740 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old~RF11c8ea.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6740 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6740 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old~RF11c8ea.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6740 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old~RF11c8ea.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6740 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6740 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old~RF11c929.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6740 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6740 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgePushStorageWithConnectTokenAndKey\LOG.old~RF11c948.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6740 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgePushStorageWithConnectTokenAndKey\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6740 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\LOG.old~RF11c958.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6712 | svchost.exe | HEAD | 200 | 199.232.214.172:80 | http://msedge.b.tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/fb6dd03b-99d7-4cc8-a878-91c8e655c2d3?P1=1748976790&P2=404&P3=2&P4=hjRcfUp5RGDvgKjIjBjodmm4BwcRbKsHSf%2b0xecjtfjY45uDbQC3jjd0eutAKjC6rWZvICQac15rjqK7hZ70EA%3d%3d | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6712 | svchost.exe | GET | 206 | 199.232.214.172:80 | http://msedge.b.tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/fb6dd03b-99d7-4cc8-a878-91c8e655c2d3?P1=1748976790&P2=404&P3=2&P4=hjRcfUp5RGDvgKjIjBjodmm4BwcRbKsHSf%2b0xecjtfjY45uDbQC3jjd0eutAKjC6rWZvICQac15rjqK7hZ70EA%3d%3d | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6712 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 199.232.214.172:80 | http://msedge.b.tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/4b01f7e3-1016-48fe-9466-15e9587c9c82?P1=1748976795&P2=404&P3=2&P4=CbrzfcVL9ardt3NL0dui8lih2WDLoBl3jeoxnoEW2Q96N6elZeZQW15eYc17lCchQ4YOokPYfcnIYkYPvGQz%2bQ%3d%3d | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6712 | svchost.exe | GET | 206 | 199.232.214.172:80 | http://msedge.b.tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/2ef98485-cbad-4d99-b4c2-cd4abac73fb4?P1=1748976790&P2=404&P3=2&P4=lR5jcTSRU2WqoAAVkrHSK1b5xnGEmm5FoRiqPGa2%2fAgSvM1Wfo%2fSBb%2fq%2bAuANnNDbOCNmBmkHI2M%2bb4uC1FW5w%3d%3d | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6712 | svchost.exe | HEAD | 200 | 199.232.214.172:80 | http://msedge.b.tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/2ef98485-cbad-4d99-b4c2-cd4abac73fb4?P1=1748976790&P2=404&P3=2&P4=lR5jcTSRU2WqoAAVkrHSK1b5xnGEmm5FoRiqPGa2%2fAgSvM1Wfo%2fSBb%2fq%2bAuANnNDbOCNmBmkHI2M%2bb4uC1FW5w%3d%3d | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6712 | svchost.exe | GET | 206 | 199.232.214.172:80 | http://msedge.b.tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/2ef98485-cbad-4d99-b4c2-cd4abac73fb4?P1=1748976790&P2=404&P3=2&P4=lR5jcTSRU2WqoAAVkrHSK1b5xnGEmm5FoRiqPGa2%2fAgSvM1Wfo%2fSBb%2fq%2bAuANnNDbOCNmBmkHI2M%2bb4uC1FW5w%3d%3d | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6712 | svchost.exe | HEAD | 200 | 199.232.214.172:80 | http://msedge.b.tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/bf8090eb-6e5c-4c51-9250-5bf9b46cf160?P1=1748976789&P2=404&P3=2&P4=A7ea9DZu4nx1je3mWBLizEfWYmmMuFQnZKgL25NZdWd01rIXvpu8lCmbo5dQznUzZA2R7mpT9zjpOPuUZukACw%3d%3d | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6712 | svchost.exe | HEAD | 200 | 199.232.214.172:80 | http://msedge.b.tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/4b01f7e3-1016-48fe-9466-15e9587c9c82?P1=1748976795&P2=404&P3=2&P4=CbrzfcVL9ardt3NL0dui8lih2WDLoBl3jeoxnoEW2Q96N6elZeZQW15eYc17lCchQ4YOokPYfcnIYkYPvGQz%2bQ%3d%3d | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6712 | svchost.exe | GET | 206 | 199.232.214.172:80 | http://msedge.b.tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/877ae855-7794-49b4-bc7a-fd75aaeaddb7?P1=1749025619&P2=404&P3=2&P4=X7y6ujUCeG3TUbsLe3By0OKALYDx1hWW0uJyoDCMXB7IwtJwfCO7rJcaH1hPGwdFtKRxEmwEQynVCOBIg0KluQ%3d%3d | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5780 | svchost.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
7816 | RUXIMICS.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.16.168.114:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | RU | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.23.246.101:80 | www.microsoft.com | Ooredoo Q.S.C. | QA | whitelisted |
900 | msedge.exe | 13.107.42.16:443 | config.edge.skype.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
900 | msedge.exe | 199.60.103.28:443 | blog.knowbe4.com | Cloudflare London, LLC | US | whitelisted |
900 | msedge.exe | 13.107.6.158:443 | business.bing.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
6740 | msedge.exe | 239.255.255.250:1900 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
config.edge.skype.com |
| whitelisted |
blog.knowbe4.com |
| whitelisted |
edge.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
edge-mobile-static.azureedge.net |
| whitelisted |
business.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
900 | msedge.exe | Possible Social Engineering Attempted | PHISHING [ANY.RUN] Suspected Phishing Training domain ( .knowbe4 .) |
900 | msedge.exe | Possible Social Engineering Attempted | PHISHING [ANY.RUN] Suspected Phishing Training domain ( .knowbe4 .) |
900 | msedge.exe | Possible Social Engineering Attempted | PHISHING [ANY.RUN] KnowBe4: Security Awareness Training (knowbe4 .com) |
900 | msedge.exe | Possible Social Engineering Attempted | PHISHING [ANY.RUN] KnowBe4: Security Awareness Training (knowbe4 .com) |
900 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] BootstrapCDN (maxcdn .bootstrapcdn .com) |
900 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] BootstrapCDN (maxcdn .bootstrapcdn .com) |
900 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Google Tag Manager analytics (googletagmanager .com) |
900 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Google Tag Manager analytics (googletagmanager .com) |
900 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Google Tag Manager analytics (googletagmanager .com) |
900 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Google Tag Manager analytics (googletagmanager .com) |