| File name: | avast_free_antivirus_setup_online.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/9b5a4491-ee09-429a-a273-1eb0815f40fc |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Stealers are a group of malicious software that are intended for gaining unauthorized access to users’ information and transferring it to the attacker. The stealer malware category includes various types of programs that focus on their particular kind of data, including files, passwords, and cryptocurrency. Stealers are capable of spying on their targets by recording their keystrokes and taking screenshots. This type of malware is primarily distributed as part of phishing campaigns. |
| Analysis date: | February 12, 2025, 17:22:18 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 6 sections |
| MD5: | AC5652B281D8371D77C67FCE5DAAE07A |
| SHA1: | 0C426C842AA412C4F5D79896CF420CD621C9D066 |
| SHA256: | 29DBBA0C7A71CB01A10DC2F4E6729D82BC8F9C73594EA92C97F018081788E5C4 |
| SSDEEP: | 6144:3IuaJEM/Jt1zJR+c0mbOoDTqu1hVs9zKn:3IuaJEiH+cBdDWu1hVDn |
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (76.4) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (12.4) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (5.5) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (5.5) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2024:09:20 07:47:50+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.16 |
| CodeSize: | 142336 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 97792 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x1020 |
| OSVersion: | 5.1 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5.1 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 2.1.133.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 2.1.133.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Gen Digital Inc. |
| Edition: | 1 |
| FileDescription: | Avast Installer |
| FileVersion: | 2.1.133.0 |
| InternalName: | microstub |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright © 2024 Gen Digital Inc. All rights reserved. |
| OriginalFileName: | microstub.exe |
| ProductName: | Avast |
| ProductVersion: | 2.1.133.0 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 432 | "C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswToolsSvc.exe" /runassvc | C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswToolsSvc.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Gen Digital Inc. Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Avast Antivirus Version: 25.1.9816.0 | |||||||||||||||
| 488 | "C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\wsc_proxy.exe" /svc /register /ppl_svc | C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\wsc_proxy.exe | — | icarus.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: AVAST Software Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Avast remediation exe Exit code: 0 Version: 21.4.6162.0 Modules
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| 1868 | "C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\SetupInf.exe" /uninstall /catalog:aswRvrt.cat | C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\SetupInf.exe | — | icarus.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Gen Digital Inc. Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Avast Antivirus Installer Exit code: 0 Version: 25.1.9816.0 Modules
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| 1876 | "C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\SetupInf.exe" /uninstall /catalog:aswHwid.cat | C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\SetupInf.exe | — | icarus.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Gen Digital Inc. Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Avast Antivirus Installer Exit code: 0 Version: 25.1.9816.0 Modules
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| 2464 | "C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\SetupInf.exe" /uninstall /catalog:aswRdr2.cat | C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\SetupInf.exe | — | icarus.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Gen Digital Inc. Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Avast Antivirus Installer Exit code: 0 Version: 25.1.9816.0 Modules
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| 2612 | C:\WINDOWS\Temp\asw-7e26e6ea-b258-49c9-b2b7-abe19225119b\avast-av\icarus.exe /cookie:mmm_ava_998_999_000_m:dlid_FAV-ONLINE-HP /edat_dir:C:\WINDOWS\Temp\asw.df202ef09d5db95a /geo:DE /track-guid:5cad847d-86c4-47a3-b6e7-b84ad14e39ab /sssid:6744 /er_master:master_ep_f04466a8-2a83-4fb9-9f59-b984bcdcdcdf /er_ui:ui_ep_31b817eb-0fbb-480d-a59e-296d8db33f8e /er_slave:avast-av_slave_ep_e8fb371a-b984-4533-97e7-ac185c44493d /slave:avast-av | C:\Windows\Temp\asw-7e26e6ea-b258-49c9-b2b7-abe19225119b\avast-av\icarus.exe | icarus.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Gen Digital Inc. Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Avast Installer Exit code: 0 Version: 25.1.8538.0 Modules
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| 2776 | "C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\defs\25021208\engsup.exe" /prepare_definitions_folder | C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\defs\25021208\engsup.exe | icarus.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Gen Digital Inc. Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Avast Antivirus vps tool Exit code: 0 Version: 18.0.2119.0 Modules
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| 2788 | "C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\AvEmUpdate.exe" /installer | C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\AvEmUpdate.exe | icarus.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Gen Digital Inc. Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Avast Emergency Update Exit code: 0 Version: 25.1.9816.0 Modules
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| 2904 | "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avast Software\Overseer\overseer.exe" /skip_uptime /skip_remediations | C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avast Software\Overseer\overseer.exe | icarus.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Gen Digital Inc. Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Avast Overseer Version: 1.0.498.0 | |||||||||||||||
| 3224 | C:\WINDOWS\Temp\asw-7e26e6ea-b258-49c9-b2b7-abe19225119b\avast-av-vps\icarus.exe /cookie:mmm_ava_998_999_000_m:dlid_FAV-ONLINE-HP /edat_dir:C:\WINDOWS\Temp\asw.df202ef09d5db95a /geo:DE /track-guid:5cad847d-86c4-47a3-b6e7-b84ad14e39ab /sssid:6744 /er_master:master_ep_f04466a8-2a83-4fb9-9f59-b984bcdcdcdf /er_ui:ui_ep_31b817eb-0fbb-480d-a59e-296d8db33f8e /er_slave:avast-av-vps_slave_ep_43bca81f-7bc0-4bd5-84c1-4fba3e2b7bc6 /slave:avast-av-vps | C:\Windows\Temp\asw-7e26e6ea-b258-49c9-b2b7-abe19225119b\avast-av-vps\icarus.exe | icarus.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Gen Digital Inc. Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Avast Installer Exit code: 0 Version: 25.1.8538.0 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (6744) avast_free_antivirus_online_setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\1D0EC6DE-4A80-4CC3-A335-E6E41C951198 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 5FD38555-4B16-40AE-9A09-E2C969CB74AF |
Value: F6D4F52220BB5A3D7246A004278BB23F | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6744) avast_free_antivirus_online_setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\C06AEB9D-8774-46E7-8160-8321BCD14D9F |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 7CCD586D-2ABC-42FF-A23B-3731F4F183D9 |
Value: F6D4F52220BB5A3D7246A004278BB23F | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6744) avast_free_antivirus_online_setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\1D0EC6DE-4A80-4CC3-A335-E6E41C951198 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 8C5CFDF4-AB05-4EB0-8EF6-7B4620DC2CF3 |
Value: AQAAANCMnd8BFdERjHoAwE/Cl+sBAAAAUCoDSwlqJkW4XcOsM/cLiwQAAAACAAAAAAAQZgAAAAEAACAAAADMtbK63c5+pM/6aAopT4QJ/uzMIV6phPYjhkPavxTd6gAAAAAOgAAAAAIAACAAAAD3n3n/srRUPJr1Piyv5ohyRCLPPKlCN5kNV9jQ5Piuh1AAAAAHXFzCKmeq1U2VTT6kbv8Fsc6D2XsWiZ3EQnfYhfEq8KvvwVqub1s5LzPV4Lhw1UNdGhKq7Niz2s9UwoBQWnyzUxy5ZP8DjNQ5lR1KZcpmb0AAAADRfcEVSI34+KtDmzO+kbxJ7lcKGAiGHb6J202nx0i5NwGyGnZayNOuiDh+RDTsjUyFYWdOhBy+nNbZ6DJQDbT1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6744) avast_free_antivirus_online_setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\C06AEB9D-8774-46E7-8160-8321BCD14D9F |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 5E1D6A55-0134-486E-A166-38C2E4919BB1 |
Value: AQAAANCMnd8BFdERjHoAwE/Cl+sBAAAAUCoDSwlqJkW4XcOsM/cLiwQAAAACAAAAAAAQZgAAAAEAACAAAADMtbK63c5+pM/6aAopT4QJ/uzMIV6phPYjhkPavxTd6gAAAAAOgAAAAAIAACAAAAD3n3n/srRUPJr1Piyv5ohyRCLPPKlCN5kNV9jQ5Piuh1AAAAAHXFzCKmeq1U2VTT6kbv8Fsc6D2XsWiZ3EQnfYhfEq8KvvwVqub1s5LzPV4Lhw1UNdGhKq7Niz2s9UwoBQWnyzUxy5ZP8DjNQ5lR1KZcpmb0AAAADRfcEVSI34+KtDmzO+kbxJ7lcKGAiGHb6J202nx0i5NwGyGnZayNOuiDh+RDTsjUyFYWdOhBy+nNbZ6DJQDbT1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6744) avast_free_antivirus_online_setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\1D0EC6DE-4A80-4CC3-A335-E6E41C951198 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 144807F0-DE37-4C62-9C05-EB4CC64A7A2F |
Value: d3ba261a-f28e-4bc8-affe-040d984f99fb | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6744) avast_free_antivirus_online_setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\C06AEB9D-8774-46E7-8160-8321BCD14D9F |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 56C7A9DA-4B11-406A-8B1A-EFF157C294D6 |
Value: d3ba261a-f28e-4bc8-affe-040d984f99fb | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6984) icarus.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\1D0EC6DE-4A80-4CC3-A335-E6E41C951198 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 144807F0-DE37-4C62-9C05-EB4CC64A7A2F |
Value: d3ba261a-f28e-4bc8-affe-040d984f99fb | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6984) icarus.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\1D0EC6DE-4A80-4CC3-A335-E6E41C951198 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 5FD38555-4B16-40AE-9A09-E2C969CB74AF |
Value: F6D4F52220BB5A3D7246A004278BB23F | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7056) icarus_ui.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7056) icarus_ui.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6744 | avast_free_antivirus_online_setup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6358C710-B89F-46B9-93F2-F6CAC44F5286 | binary | |
MD5:00BDC7D60D809856B91670B6B794DF2C | SHA256:1A73F66D8A905FC3B69563722956C2017683849EDD6448E082D46C8D35753C18 | |||
| 6744 | avast_free_antivirus_online_setup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\D566D7D7-DCD6-471C-8109-BE0AD33199E3 | binary | |
MD5:51CACEA0FBAE8346C20FB94EFEEF8809 | SHA256:5749457FC3E5EE160FE41B6BC0743A890B38FD3F09965828BD19FE269E5BD434 | |||
| 6744 | avast_free_antivirus_online_setup.exe | C:\Windows\Temp\asw-7e26e6ea-b258-49c9-b2b7-abe19225119b\common\630bf157-e372-43f2-8616-9b919132d5b8 | compressed | |
MD5:2FB5E654EE20981454F67DE127A69712 | SHA256:D4E53C210EF8DCE6A81E0925E2233534A45F7AFA75E9B87B834741B45C64C8D3 | |||
| 6744 | avast_free_antivirus_online_setup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\F07D8C6A-04B6-4025-869C-70A788D7B5C0 | binary | |
MD5:CFB22998C6F316EDC64166692B966BDF | SHA256:98660F91FE4D5642C9E44BE0717FBF8B7617DB72B165D1CA019BC539C67966BF | |||
| 6744 | avast_free_antivirus_online_setup.exe | C:\Windows\Temp\asw-7e26e6ea-b258-49c9-b2b7-abe19225119b\common\icarus_mod.dll | executable | |
MD5:92B56F882D892BD0D7D3042DD687E71E | SHA256:98AAD90F040FC070386B8FD41911560FDDFEE4BE5DCAB5E60E1D4985C0285F77 | |||
| 6744 | avast_free_antivirus_online_setup.exe | C:\Windows\Temp\asw-7e26e6ea-b258-49c9-b2b7-abe19225119b\common\product-info.xml | xml | |
MD5:4D7FB7B0E1E232D412AD0EC42EADB761 | SHA256:FD11EFC88135C1272C52935338116F24A53EF984BBEF32E89CF0F2142088BB2C | |||
| 6620 | avast_free_antivirus_setup_online.exe | C:\Windows\Temp\asw.df202ef09d5db95a\avast_free_antivirus_online_setup.exe | executable | |
MD5:65B3E838C7204CEAD5A177A64330CEFB | SHA256:2CDF57D72CB0911F6A18491AAB4240CE41AAC476D213D3C5AEEDD5A1B4407AE0 | |||
| 6744 | avast_free_antivirus_online_setup.exe | C:\Windows\Temp\asw-7e26e6ea-b258-49c9-b2b7-abe19225119b\common\icarus_ui.exe | executable | |
MD5:665EA9F9AB600BC84CF2C3B96EA1EA84 | SHA256:898E902FEDA5BDCBF1E941D7D07E901EA1D8E30F91297663D92F463E71EF2A03 | |||
| 6744 | avast_free_antivirus_online_setup.exe | C:\Windows\Temp\asw-7e26e6ea-b258-49c9-b2b7-abe19225119b\common\product-def.xml | xml | |
MD5:A5DF1E9DFD23D5A5316E814CA7390EEE | SHA256:E93DD3EDF9B661C1AB8E32C2FDEF3960521FD6AA0A543FD1CC6C4200EC49E03B | |||
| 6620 | avast_free_antivirus_setup_online.exe | C:\Windows\Temp\asw.df202ef09d5db95a\ecoo.edat | text | |
MD5:0C3FB92E76191DB5CAF5B0B3FAA37CE5 | SHA256:C0B918FFF0C176E58CB694AD6B830EDDB0F987F3558583FC339B49681D5D3B46 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5340 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.85.144.229:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | FI | binary | 973 b | whitelisted |
6620 | avast_free_antivirus_setup_online.exe | POST | 204 | 34.117.223.223:80 | http://v7event.stats.avast.com/cgi-bin/iavsevents.cgi | US | — | — | whitelisted |
6620 | avast_free_antivirus_setup_online.exe | POST | 204 | 34.117.223.223:80 | http://v7event.stats.avast.com/cgi-bin/iavsevents.cgi | US | — | — | whitelisted |
5064 | SearchApp.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | DE | binary | 313 b | whitelisted |
7056 | icarus_ui.exe | GET | 200 | 172.217.18.99:80 | http://ocsp.pki.goog/gsr1/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBS3V7W2nAf4FiMTjpDJKg6%2BMgGqMQQUYHtmGkUNl8qJUC99BM00qP%2F8%2FUsCEHe9DWzbNvka6iEPxPBY0w0%3D | US | binary | 1.41 Kb | whitelisted |
7056 | icarus_ui.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAbY2QTVWENG9oovp1QifsQ%3D | DE | binary | 471 b | whitelisted |
6816 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.85.144.229:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | FI | binary | 408 b | whitelisted |
6328 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.67.160.244:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D | JP | binary | 471 b | whitelisted |
2788 | AvEmUpdate.exe | HEAD | 200 | 62.115.252.145:80 | http://emupdate.avcdn.net/files/emupdate/pong.txt | ES | — | — | whitelisted |
2788 | AvEmUpdate.exe | GET | 200 | 62.115.252.145:80 | http://emupdate.avcdn.net/files/emupdate/updates.xml | ES | xml | 124 Kb | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 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 |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 62.115.253.10:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Telia Company AB | ES | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 184.85.144.229:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | FI | whitelisted |
5340 | svchost.exe | 184.85.144.229:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | FI | whitelisted |
5064 | SearchApp.exe | 95.100.248.212:443 | www.bing.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
6620 | avast_free_antivirus_setup_online.exe | 34.117.223.223:80 | v7event.stats.avast.com | GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM | US | whitelisted |
6620 | avast_free_antivirus_setup_online.exe | 34.111.175.102:443 | ip-info.ff.avast.com | GOOGLE | US | whitelisted |
6620 | avast_free_antivirus_setup_online.exe | 142.250.74.206:80 | www.google-analytics.com | GOOGLE | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
www.google-analytics.com |
| whitelisted |
ip-info.ff.avast.com |
| whitelisted |
v7event.stats.avast.com |
| whitelisted |
go.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
honzik.avcdn.net |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2192 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO External IP Lookup Service in DNS Query (ip-info .ff .avast .com) |
6620 | avast_free_antivirus_setup_online.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed External IP Lookup Domain (ip-info .ff .avast .com) in TLS SNI |
2192 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO External IP Lookup Service in DNS Query (ip-info .ff .avast .com) |
2788 | AvEmUpdate.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed External IP Lookup Domain (ip-info .ff .avast .com) in TLS SNI |
2192 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO External IP Lookup Service in DNS Query (ip-info .ff .avast .com) |
432 | aswToolsSvc.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed External IP Lookup Domain (ip-info .ff .avast .com) in TLS SNI |
3840 | AvastSvc.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO External IP Lookup Service in DNS Query (ip-info .ff .avast .com) |
3840 | AvastSvc.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] BootstrapCDN (maxcdn .bootstrapcdn .com) |
3840 | AvastSvc.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Google Hosted Libraries (ajax .googleapis .com) |
3840 | AvastSvc.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare content delivery network (cdnjs .cloudflare .com) |