| URL: | https://limewire.com/d/Mzxyf#F6Z4m4868D |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/5204c951-6ae7-4e31-86b9-209f833e53da |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Exela Stealer is an infostealer malware written in Python. It is capable of collecting a wide range of sensitive information from compromised systems and exfiltrating it to attackers over Discord. It is frequently used to steal browser data, and obtain session files from various applications, including gaming platforms, social media platforms, and messaging apps. |
| Analysis date: | March 25, 2025, 03:17:00 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
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| Indicators: | |
| MD5: | AA0F02320A5D7A9F163A4FFBA0013E01 |
| SHA1: | BE0536F455112532675A660B37C54D125FCE48F8 |
| SHA256: | 3A07F2CE2D19EE85224FD87096179A1DB8CFE70896EC24D0C846819DCAC2F7F4 |
| SSDEEP: | 3:N8MIA/enKecDGCH:2MIA/eKR |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 456 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c "cmd.exe /c chcp" | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | Stub.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 536 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --no-appcompat-clear --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=19 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3932 --field-trial-handle=2212,i,2286983674654960617,11051173991799190051,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:1 | 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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| 644 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 660 | "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 --onnx-enabled-for-ee --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6160 --field-trial-handle=2212,i,2286983674654960617,11051173991799190051,262144 --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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| 736 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c "gdb --version" | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | Stub.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 856 | "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 --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6504 --field-trial-handle=2212,i,2286983674654960617,11051173991799190051,262144 --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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| 856 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --no-appcompat-clear --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=30 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5916 --field-trial-handle=2212,i,2286983674654960617,11051173991799190051,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:1 | 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=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6648 --field-trial-handle=2212,i,2286983674654960617,11051173991799190051,262144 --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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| 920 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\net1 user | C:\Windows\System32\net1.exe | — | net.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Net Command Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1088 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --no-appcompat-clear --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=17 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5520 --field-trial-handle=2212,i,2286983674654960617,11051173991799190051,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:1 | 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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| (PID) Process: | (7272) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | failed_count |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7272) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 2 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7272) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7272) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\StabilityMetrics |
| Operation: | write | Name: | user_experience_metrics.stability.exited_cleanly |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7272) 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: 02D54570B88F2F00 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7272) 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: 95E44E70B88F2F00 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7272) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\197232 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {A6941100-DDB3-40B1-BC9B-1434C27498AF} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7272) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\197232 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {30AD523C-D316-4046-8EB6-D1546DA4043A} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7272) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\197232 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {B506EF03-E6BF-4D9A-A9C6-4131BDFA608F} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7272) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\197232 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {9C01BB76-D681-4A58-9350-40DBF505125A} | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7272 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old~RF10b95f.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7272 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7272 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old~RF10b96e.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7272 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7272 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old~RF10b96e.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7272 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7272 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old~RF10b95f.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7272 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7272 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgePushStorageWithConnectTokenAndKey\LOG.old~RF10b99d.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7272 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgePushStorageWithConnectTokenAndKey\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.28:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.28:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
8164 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
8576 | 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 |
8576 | 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 |
8900 | Stub.exe | GET | 200 | 208.95.112.1:80 | http://ip-api.com/json | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
8980 | EXCEL.EXE | GET | 200 | 23.40.158.218:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEA77flR%2B3w%2FxBpruV2lte6A%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
9004 | Stub.exe | GET | 200 | 208.95.112.1:80 | http://ip-api.com/json | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
8980 | EXCEL.EXE | GET | 200 | 23.40.158.218:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEApDqVCbATUviZV57HIIulA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 20.73.194.208:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.216.77.28:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.216.77.28:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
7552 | msedge.exe | 13.107.42.16:443 | config.edge.skype.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
7272 | msedge.exe | 239.255.255.250:1900 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
7552 | msedge.exe | 150.171.28.11:443 | edge.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
config.edge.skype.com |
| whitelisted |
edge.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
edge-mobile-static.azureedge.net |
| whitelisted |
limewire.com |
| unknown |
business.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
bzib.nelreports.net |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
xpaywalletcdn.azureedge.net |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
7552 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare R2 Storage (r2 .cloudflarestorage .com) |
7552 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare R2 Storage (r2 .cloudflarestorage .com) |
7552 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] An application monitoring request to sentry .io |
7552 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] An application monitoring request to sentry .io |
8900 | Stub.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO Possible External IP Lookup Domain Observed in SNI (ipinfo. io) |
2196 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (ipinfo .io) |
2196 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed Discord Domain in DNS Lookup (discord .com) |
8900 | Stub.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed Discord Domain (discord .com in TLS SNI) |
2196 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Discord Chat Service Domain in DNS Lookup (discord .com) |
8900 | Stub.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed Discord Service Domain (discord .com) in TLS SNI |