| URL: | https://topcasestudy.com/ |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/100b9cf9-51e3-415f-b8cc-556644d51bf6 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | The Arechclient2 malware is a sophisticated .NET-based Remote Access Trojan (RAT) that collects sensitive information, such as browser credentials, from infected computers. It employs various stealth techniques, including Base64 encoding to obscure its code and the ability to pause activities to evade automated security tools. The malware also can adjust Windows Defender settings and uses code injection to manipulate legitimate processes. |
| Analysis date: | June 06, 2025, 09:50:04 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MD5: | 2CBDD0BD08E0A9995BBCBFD52506769E |
| SHA1: | 9B659EDEB4D3532247AA9DCD8CD861AB82F49F86 |
| SHA256: | 324C15EDCF4D3FE78A84D61ED407B3BE1FE3D7FF2B44F28DCE640E80F0F26B0A |
| SSDEEP: | 3:N8CVTWAW2wGK3:2Cg2wGG |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 240 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --no-startup-window | 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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| 656 | "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=1564 --field-trial-handle=2412,i,16670294291878133159,11665293751078891991,262144 --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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| 660 | "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=6032 --field-trial-handle=2340,i,15908274563171417548,13458507129973716708,262144 --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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| 776 | "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=6920 --field-trial-handle=2412,i,16670294291878133159,11665293751078891991,262144 --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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| 776 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-quic --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5192 --field-trial-handle=2340,i,15908274563171417548,13458507129973716708,262144 --variations-seed-version /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: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 1184 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-quic --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5816 --field-trial-handle=2412,i,16670294291878133159,11665293751078891991,262144 --variations-seed-version /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: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 1196 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --disable-quic --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2828 --field-trial-handle=2412,i,16670294291878133159,11665293751078891991,262144 --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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| 1276 | "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=4312 --field-trial-handle=2340,i,15908274563171417548,13458507129973716708,262144 --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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| 1804 | "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=5228 --field-trial-handle=2412,i,16670294291878133159,11665293751078891991,262144 --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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| 2040 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-quic --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5436 --field-trial-handle=2340,i,15908274563171417548,13458507129973716708,262144 --variations-seed-version /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: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (2652) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | failed_count |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2652) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 2 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2652) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2652) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\StabilityMetrics |
| Operation: | write | Name: | user_experience_metrics.stability.exited_cleanly |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2652) 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: B7695B707A952F00 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2652) 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: 5F7F63707A952F00 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2652) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\786456 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {1705CFFA-18E6-4547-BBB5-A6C85B68ADE8} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2652) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\786456 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {783E545C-72C5-4758-AE2D-118B1B480A47} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2652) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\786456 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {BA66311C-1608-4DE4-9308-A4D526B702FF} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2652) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\786456 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {862CAB14-2A14-431C-B49B-76DB5A6B7D7C} | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2652 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State~RF11f78c.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2652 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.old~RF11f79c.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2652 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Service Worker\Database\LOG.old~RF11f7ab.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2652 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2652 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Service Worker\Database\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2652 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old~RF11f7bb.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2652 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Site Characteristics Database\LOG.old~RF11f7bb.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2652 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old~RF11f7bb.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2652 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2652 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Site Characteristics Database\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.241.12:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | 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 |
6724 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 172.64.149.23:80 | http://crt.sectigo.com/SectigoRSADomainValidationSecureServerCA.crt | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2924 | SearchApp.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2924 | SearchApp.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7268 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7268 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2244 | MSBuild.exe | GET | 200 | 144.172.94.120:9000 | http://144.172.94.120:9000/wbinjget?q=EF680CC9EFE0A8BCEC05D07897760CE8 | unknown | — | — | malicious |
2420 | svchost.exe | HEAD | 200 | 2.16.168.108:80 | http://msedge.b.tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/ede829ee-ccbf-4d23-93e4-612e4a23c7b8?P1=1749804047&P2=404&P3=2&P4=dT7E4CwXwgD38RR%2f5jLKd8bJPyb1VnioWaCRmmAyD8%2b2mk7I6qabABZNevpbFmJ7bRP4GaGsJS9U5nnnlkqdJA%3d%3d | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 40.127.240.158:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | unknown |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.16.241.12:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.23.246.101:80 | www.microsoft.com | Ooredoo Q.S.C. | QA | whitelisted |
2088 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | unknown |
6488 | RUXIMICS.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | unknown |
2112 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | unknown |
6724 | msedge.exe | 13.107.42.16:443 | config.edge.skype.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
6724 | msedge.exe | 13.107.253.53:443 | edge-mobile-static.azureedge.net | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
6724 | msedge.exe | 150.171.28.11:443 | edge.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
config.edge.skype.com |
| whitelisted |
topcasestudy.com |
| unknown |
edge.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
edge-mobile-static.azureedge.net |
| whitelisted |
business.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
s.w.org |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
6724 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare Network Error Logging (NEL) |
6724 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare Network Error Logging (NEL) |
6724 | msedge.exe | Exploit Kit Activity Detected | ET EXPLOIT_KIT ClickFix Domain in TLS SNI (clients .contology .com) |
6724 | msedge.exe | Exploit Kit Activity Detected | ET EXPLOIT_KIT ClickFix Domain in DNS Lookup (clients .contology .com) |
6724 | msedge.exe | Exploit Kit Activity Detected | ET EXPLOIT_KIT ClickFix Domain in DNS Lookup (clients .contology .com) |
6724 | msedge.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DNS Query to a *.top domain - Likely Hostile |
6724 | msedge.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain (ipify .org) in DNS Lookup |
6724 | msedge.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain (ipify .org) in DNS Lookup |
6724 | msedge.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO External IP Address Lookup Domain (ipify .org) in TLS SNI |
2244 | MSBuild.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET MALWARE Arechclient2 Backdoor/SecTopRAT Related Activity M2 (GET) |