URL:

log4shell.huntress.com

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/a6f8daa8-0dc0-4061-8e2a-9e1d53dd65eb
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: March 25, 2025, 07:56:42
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
cve-2021-44228
log4j
exploit
Indicators:
MD5:

E94E4DC4E21976F7AD4D296011DDCFF9

SHA1:

541A01ADE963929AB66C0EA59C4841DB412A04A3

SHA256:

20DCCD131187E306A942967B261B43ADDFB1DF5BE31A1BBF4AD9F6DD13A42F35

SSDEEP:

3:FWSJ+Q0T:Ftdk

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Attempted exploitation of CVE-2021-44228 via network

      • chrome.exe (PID: 1864)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Contacting a server suspected of hosting an CnC

      • chrome.exe (PID: 1864)

  • INFO

    • Application launched itself

      • chrome.exe (PID: 2480)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
46
Monitored processes
15
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1080C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkServiceC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
services.exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Host Process for Windows Services
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
1800"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --disable-quic --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1544 --field-trial-handle=1176,i,3469900710993015230,16660476115810395597,131072 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Version:
109.0.5414.120
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\109.0.5414.120\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
1824"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgACAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEgAAAAAAAAASAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAgAAABAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAEAAAAAAAAAABAAAADgAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAA= --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1144 --field-trial-handle=1176,i,3469900710993015230,16660476115810395597,131072 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction /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:
109.0.5414.120
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\109.0.5414.120\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
1864"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-quic --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1300 --field-trial-handle=1176,i,3469900710993015230,16660476115810395597,131072 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Version:
109.0.5414.120
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\109.0.5414.120\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
1996"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --extension-process --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=7 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2912 --field-trial-handle=1176,i,3469900710993015230,16660476115810395597,131072 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction /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:
109.0.5414.120
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\109.0.5414.120\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
2388"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=8 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2284 --field-trial-handle=1176,i,3469900710993015230,16660476115810395597,131072 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction /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:
109.0.5414.120
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\109.0.5414.120\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
2448"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" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=channel= --annotation=plat=Win32 --annotation=prod=Chrome --annotation=ver=109.0.5414.120 --initial-client-data=0xc8,0xcc,0xd0,0x9c,0xd4,0x6f438b38,0x6f438b48,0x6f438b54C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Version:
109.0.5414.120
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\109.0.5414.120\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
2480"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 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction,OptimizationHints "log4shell.huntress.com"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Version:
109.0.5414.120
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\109.0.5414.120\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
2916"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2040 --field-trial-handle=1176,i,3469900710993015230,16660476115810395597,131072 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction /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:
109.0.5414.120
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\109.0.5414.120\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
3124"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --first-renderer-process --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=6 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2028 --field-trial-handle=1176,i,3469900710993015230,16660476115810395597,131072 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Version:
109.0.5414.120
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\109.0.5414.120\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
Total events
3 158
Read events
3 117
Write events
41
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2480) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(1080) svchost.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Nla\Cache\Intranet
Operation:writeName:{4040CF00-1B3E-486A-B407-FA14C56B6FC0}
Value:
D4DA6D3F8867
(PID) Process:(2480) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:failed_count
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2480) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
2
(PID) Process:(2480) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty
Operation:writeName:StatusCodes
Value:
(PID) Process:(2480) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty
Operation:writeName:StatusCodes
Value:
01000000
(PID) Process:(2480) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\StabilityMetrics
Operation:writeName:user_experience_metrics.stability.exited_cleanly
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2480) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Update\ClientState\{8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}
Operation:writeName:dr
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2480) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome
Operation:writeName:UsageStatsInSample
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2480) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Update\ClientStateMedium\{8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}
Operation:writeName:usagestats
Value:
0
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
23
Text files
20
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2480chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old~RF181f6a.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2480chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2480chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Last Versiontext
MD5:9F941EA08DBDCA2EB3CFA1DBBBA6F5DC
SHA256:127F71DF0D2AD895D4F293E62284D85971AE047CA15F90B87BF6335898B0B655
2480chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Variationsbinary
MD5:961E3604F228B0D10541EBF921500C86
SHA256:F7B24F2EB3D5EB0550527490395D2F61C3D2FE74BB9CB345197DAD81B58B5FED
2480chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.old~RF181f79.TMPtext
MD5:456D3EF989973A7C218E338A6CFFAD25
SHA256:75631D994431F254B94255C50038A3657BFC45D76FCE9D794D514E57CA678872
2480chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Platform Notifications\LOG.old~RF182304.TMPtext
MD5:98CC34E7F20FD8F55568DB9B3D3B507E
SHA256:8D3D74EC41FF0CCE1F26B23F66E5981B7F59C40AB0DBB468B3A3E5E63C80F3C7
2480chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Local Storage\leveldb\LOG.oldtext
MD5:A24B909E4573DE480D459FBFBD20D770
SHA256:E7D33D7AD48DE7D8C150ED0DA355C8ACE856C8C5F7DEE13CD74EE41B13748284
2480chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\coupon_db\LOG.old~RF182594.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2480chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\coupon_db\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2480chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\3f60f813-1065-4d33-92da-fa5e1de26b47.tmpbinary
MD5:5058F1AF8388633F609CADB75A75DC9D
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
11
DNS requests
18
Threats
9

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
224.0.0.252:5355
—
—
—
whitelisted
1080
svchost.exe
224.0.0.252:5355
—
—
—
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
2480
chrome.exe
239.255.255.250:1900
—
—
—
whitelisted
1864
chrome.exe
142.250.153.84:443
accounts.google.com
GOOGLE
US
whitelisted
1864
chrome.exe
216.58.206.68:443
www.google.com
GOOGLE
US
whitelisted
2480
chrome.exe
224.0.0.251:5353
—
—
—
unknown
1864
chrome.exe
172.217.18.10:443
www.googleapis.com
GOOGLE
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
google.com
  • 216.58.206.78
  • 142.250.186.110
whitelisted
log4shell.huntress.com
  • —
malicious
accounts.google.com
  • 142.250.153.84
whitelisted
www.google.com
  • 216.58.206.68
whitelisted
www.googleapis.com
  • 172.217.18.10
  • 172.217.18.106
  • 142.250.185.170
  • 142.250.185.74
  • 142.250.185.106
  • 172.217.16.138
  • 142.250.186.138
  • 142.250.186.74
  • 142.250.184.202
  • 142.250.185.138
  • 142.250.186.106
  • 142.250.184.234
  • 216.58.206.74
  • 142.250.186.42
  • 142.250.74.202
  • 142.250.186.170
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
1864
chrome.exe
Domain Observed Used for C2 Detected
ET ATTACK_RESPONSE DNS Query for Observed CVE-2021-44228 Security Scanner Domain (log4shell .huntress .com)
1864
chrome.exe
Domain Observed Used for C2 Detected
ET ATTACK_RESPONSE DNS Query for Observed CVE-2021-44228 Security Scanner Domain (log4shell .huntress .com)
1864
chrome.exe
Domain Observed Used for C2 Detected
ET ATTACK_RESPONSE DNS Query for Observed CVE-2021-44228 Security Scanner Domain (log4shell .huntress .com)
1864
chrome.exe
Domain Observed Used for C2 Detected
ET ATTACK_RESPONSE DNS Query for Observed CVE-2021-44228 Security Scanner Domain (log4shell .huntress .com)
1864
chrome.exe
Domain Observed Used for C2 Detected
ET ATTACK_RESPONSE DNS Query for Observed CVE-2021-44228 Security Scanner Domain (log4shell .huntress .com)
1864
chrome.exe
Domain Observed Used for C2 Detected
ET ATTACK_RESPONSE DNS Query for Observed CVE-2021-44228 Security Scanner Domain (log4shell .huntress .com)
1864
chrome.exe
Domain Observed Used for C2 Detected
ET ATTACK_RESPONSE DNS Query for Observed CVE-2021-44228 Security Scanner Domain (log4shell .huntress .com)
1864
chrome.exe
Domain Observed Used for C2 Detected
ET ATTACK_RESPONSE DNS Query for Observed CVE-2021-44228 Security Scanner Domain (log4shell .huntress .com)
1864
chrome.exe
Domain Observed Used for C2 Detected
ET ATTACK_RESPONSE DNS Query for Observed CVE-2021-44228 Security Scanner Domain (log4shell .huntress .com)
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