URL:

https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiEJf_N0SwMfBAg0S7FW8Kr6sqEwgEKgwIACoFCAow4GowoAgwkRo?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/c04bf964-69fe-4e1f-acfe-2ef6b6c92e0a
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: February 21, 2020, 15:37:17
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MD5:

AD06FCA3522E161336E1B1996BABED80

SHA1:

4EA4669EE589576CAB987928D705F7918C656B6B

SHA256:

3A7F3E79B7D2E494B6627756CC00D0CCD7A3E2363FEFD0AF183E3056D245D468

SSDEEP:

3:N8oLduiBuWKtAnkWpsRvKJ/o3KaSDTw58L:2oLIi/Kt5xUJ/qKDDTw0

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Modifies files in Chrome extension folder

      • chrome.exe (PID: 1756)

  • INFO

    • Reads the hosts file

      • chrome.exe (PID: 1756)
      • chrome.exe (PID: 1840)

    • Application launched itself

      • chrome.exe (PID: 1756)
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No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
72
Monitored processes
36
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
912"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --field-trial-handle=1000,14788628493892672312,17329784181045848799,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --service-request-channel-token=11516991879226762131 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4312 --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
1352"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1000,14788628493892672312,17329784181045848799,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --extension-process --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=4073406251638635640 --renderer-client-id=21 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5648 /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:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
1520"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1000,14788628493892672312,17329784181045848799,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --extension-process --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=10556689521907547836 --renderer-client-id=30 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4640 /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:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
1692"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=watcher --main-thread-id=3540 --on-initialized-event-handle=324 --parent-handle=328 /prefetch:6C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
1756"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" "https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiEJf_N0SwMfBAg0S7FW8Kr6sqEwgEKgwIACoFCAow4GowoAgwkRo?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
1840"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --field-trial-handle=1000,14788628493892672312,17329784181045848799,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=network --service-request-channel-token=18016931422146850253 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1552 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
1920"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --field-trial-handle=1000,14788628493892672312,17329784181045848799,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --service-request-channel-token=14028295819007416720 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4860 --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
1932"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" "--metrics-dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=channel= --annotation=plat=Win32 --annotation=prod=Chrome --annotation=ver=75.0.3770.100 --initial-client-data=0x7c,0x80,0x84,0x78,0x88,0x6fa6a9d0,0x6fa6a9e0,0x6fa6a9ecC:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2152"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1000,14788628493892672312,17329784181045848799,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=12981316697055390974 --renderer-client-id=14 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4864 /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:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2248"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=1000,14788628493892672312,17329784181045848799,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-sandbox --use-gl=disabled --gpu-preferences=KAAAAAAAAADgAAAgAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAACgAAAAEAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAoAAAAAAAAADAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAFAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAUAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAGAAAA --service-request-channel-token=10957304171075981720 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3884 /prefetch:2C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
Total events
646
Read events
547
Write events
94
Delete events
5

Modification events

(PID) Process:(1756) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:failed_count
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1756) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
2
(PID) Process:(1756) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty
Operation:writeName:StatusCodes
Value:
(PID) Process:(1756) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty
Operation:writeName:StatusCodes
Value:
01000000
(PID) Process:(1756) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(1756) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Update\ClientState\{8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}
Operation:writeName:dr
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(1756) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome
Operation:writeName:UsageStatsInSample
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1756) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BrowserExitCodes
Operation:delete valueName:3120-13213713943555664
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1756) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Update\ClientStateMedium\{8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}
Operation:writeName:usagestats
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1756) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BrowserExitCodes
Operation:delete valueName:1756-13226773052440750
Value:
259
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
380
Text files
252
Unknown types
98

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
1756chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\BrowserMetrics\BrowserMetrics-5E4FF93C-6DC.pma —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1756chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\81effbfd-3c92-4be6-909c-27c8e1061ce7.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1756chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\000028.dbtmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1756chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Site Characteristics Database\LOG.oldtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1756chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.oldtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1756chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Site Characteristics Database\LOG.old~RFa66be1.TMPtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1756chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\LOG.old~RFa66bf1.TMPtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1756chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\BudgetDatabase\LOG.old~RFa66c20.TMPtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1756chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\shared_proto_db\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1756chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\shared_proto_db\LOG.old~RFa66d87.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
4
TCP/UDP connections
233
DNS requests
125
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
1840
chrome.exe
GET
302
172.217.23.110:80
http://redirector.gvt1.com/edgedl/chromewebstore/L2Nocm9tZV9leHRlbnNpb24vYmxvYnMvOTRmQUFXVHlhaGJaUTdMLWtCSkNJUl9ZQQ/1.0.0.5_nmmhkkegccagdldgiimedpiccmgmieda.crx
US
html
509 b
whitelisted
1840
chrome.exe
GET
302
172.217.23.110:80
http://redirector.gvt1.com/edgedl/chromewebstore/L2Nocm9tZV9leHRlbnNpb24vYmxvYnMvOWVmQUFXS041NV9ZVXlJVWwxbGc5TUM4dw/7519.422.0.3_pkedcjkdefgpdelpbcmbmeomcjbeemfm.crx
US
html
514 b
whitelisted
1840
chrome.exe
GET
200
173.194.139.6:80
http://r1---sn-aigzrn7k.gvt1.com/edgedl/chromewebstore/L2Nocm9tZV9leHRlbnNpb24vYmxvYnMvOTRmQUFXVHlhaGJaUTdMLWtCSkNJUl9ZQQ/1.0.0.5_nmmhkkegccagdldgiimedpiccmgmieda.crx?cms_redirect=yes&mip=185.43.110.12&mm=28&mn=sn-aigzrn7k&ms=nvh&mt=1582299433&mv=m&mvi=0&pl=27&shardbypass=yes
US
crx
293 Kb
whitelisted
1840
chrome.exe
GET
200
173.194.139.6:80
http://r1---sn-aigzrn7k.gvt1.com/edgedl/chromewebstore/L2Nocm9tZV9leHRlbnNpb24vYmxvYnMvOWVmQUFXS041NV9ZVXlJVWwxbGc5TUM4dw/7519.422.0.3_pkedcjkdefgpdelpbcmbmeomcjbeemfm.crx?cms_redirect=yes&mip=185.43.110.12&mm=28&mn=sn-aigzrn7k&ms=nvh&mt=1582299371&mv=m&mvi=0&pl=27&shardbypass=yes
US
crx
862 Kb
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
1840
chrome.exe
172.217.22.99:443
clientservices.googleapis.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
1840
chrome.exe
172.217.16.142:443
news.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
1840
chrome.exe
216.58.207.36:443
www.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
1840
chrome.exe
172.217.18.163:443
fonts.gstatic.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
1840
chrome.exe
172.217.16.195:443
www.gstatic.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
1840
chrome.exe
172.217.23.97:443
lh3.googleusercontent.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
1840
chrome.exe
216.58.206.14:443
ogs.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
1840
chrome.exe
172.217.22.14:443
www.google-analytics.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
1840
chrome.exe
151.101.113.188:443
www.cnet.com
Fastly
US
suspicious
1840
chrome.exe
151.101.13.188:443
production-cmp.isgprivacy.cbsi.com
Fastly
US
malicious

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
news.google.com
  • 172.217.16.142
whitelisted
clientservices.googleapis.com
  • 172.217.22.99
whitelisted
accounts.google.com
  • 172.217.23.109
shared
www.google.com
  • 216.58.207.36
malicious
www.gstatic.com
  • 172.217.16.195
whitelisted
fonts.gstatic.com
  • 172.217.18.163
whitelisted
lh3.googleusercontent.com
  • 172.217.23.97
whitelisted
www.google-analytics.com
  • 172.217.22.14
whitelisted
ssl.gstatic.com
  • 172.217.18.163
whitelisted
lh6.googleusercontent.com
  • 172.217.23.97
whitelisted

Threats

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