URL:

https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/142737363

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/5c99ed94-2c45-4b76-a261-6e0a7cfb0ab7
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: April 12, 2024, 03:31:20
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MD5:

B1175F86E4E73CB20A14814B2F2933AE

SHA1:

9794E97427CE5E3E967211773C5108131931C622

SHA256:

3E20D2F8F348B189C063FCF4480343B51C7097A5DBA8D3FA687718C05012C9B1

SSDEEP:

3:N8ZKLLlM7JUR4P:2YOJfP

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.
  • SUSPICIOUS

    No suspicious indicators.
  • INFO

    • Application launched itself

      • msedge.exe (PID: 1836)
    • Manual execution by a user

      • notepad.exe (PID: 1428)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
56
Monitored processes
20
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start msedge.exe msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs notepad.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
448"C:\Program Files\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 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3684 --field-trial-handle=1356,i,5380176066218028462,9885190079541713523,131072 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exemsedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
552"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3908 --field-trial-handle=1356,i,5380176066218028462,9885190079541713523,131072 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exemsedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
572"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3616 --field-trial-handle=1356,i,5380176066218028462,9885190079541713523,131072 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exemsedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
752"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4300 --field-trial-handle=1356,i,5380176066218028462,9885190079541713523,131072 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exemsedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
796"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1648 --field-trial-handle=1356,i,5380176066218028462,9885190079541713523,131072 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exemsedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
1036"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4320 --field-trial-handle=1356,i,5380176066218028462,9885190079541713523,131072 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exemsedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
1428"C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\New Text Document.txtC:\Windows\System32\notepad.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Notepad
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\notepad.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\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
1560"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2364 --field-trial-handle=1356,i,5380176066218028462,9885190079541713523,131072 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exemsedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
1836"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" "https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/142737363"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
1848"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgAAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEgAAAAAAAAASAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAgAAABAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAEAAAAAAAAAABAAAADgAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAA= --use-gl=angle --use-angle=swiftshader-webgl --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1540 --field-trial-handle=1356,i,5380176066218028462,9885190079541713523,131072 /prefetch:2C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exemsedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
Total events
8 191
Read events
8 143
Write events
42
Delete events
6

Modification events

(PID) Process:(1836) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:failed_count
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1836) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
2
(PID) Process:(1836) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\ThirdParty
Operation:writeName:StatusCodes
Value:
(PID) Process:(1836) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\ThirdParty
Operation:writeName:StatusCodes
Value:
01000000
(PID) Process:(1836) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(1836) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\ClientState\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}
Operation:writeName:dr
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(1836) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\StabilityMetrics
Operation:writeName:user_experience_metrics.stability.exited_cleanly
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1836) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\ClientStateMedium\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}\LastWasDefault
Operation:writeName:S-1-5-21-1302019708-1500728564-335382590-1000
Value:
D090BF3074742F00
(PID) Process:(1836) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\ClientStateMedium\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}\FirstNotDefault
Operation:delete valueName:S-1-5-21-1302019708-1500728564-335382590-1000
Value:
(PID) Process:(1836) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge
Operation:writeName:UsageStatsInSample
Value:
1
Executable files
3
Suspicious files
58
Text files
58
Unknown types
29

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
1836msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad\settings.datbinary
MD5:
SHA256:
2648msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\CrashpadMetrics.pmabinary
MD5:
SHA256:
1836msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Variationsbinary
MD5:
SHA256:
1836msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\cf7bcefc-1418-4b5b-b115-3ab4ed133f46.tmp
MD5:
SHA256:
1836msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State~RF1822b6.TMPtext
MD5:
SHA256:
1836msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local Statetext
MD5:
SHA256:
1836msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Last Versiontext
MD5:
SHA256:
1836msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old~RF182304.TMP
MD5:
SHA256:
1836msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old
MD5:
SHA256:
1836msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgeCoupons\coupons_data.db\LOG.old~RF182313.TMPtext
MD5:
SHA256:
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
48
DNS requests
76
Threats
0

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
1080
svchost.exe
224.0.0.252:5355
unknown
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
1836
msedge.exe
239.255.255.250:1900
unknown
2960
msedge.exe
13.107.21.239:443
edge.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
unknown
2960
msedge.exe
52.123.243.217:443
config.edge.skype.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
unknown
2960
msedge.exe
43.152.26.110:443
zhuanlan.zhihu.com
ACE
DE
unknown
2960
msedge.exe
43.152.26.151:443
static.zhihu.com
ACE
DE
unknown
2960
msedge.exe
2.16.101.114:443
www.bing.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
unknown
2960
msedge.exe
103.235.46.191:443
hm.baidu.com
Beijing Baidu Netcom Science and Technology Co., Ltd.
HK
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
zhuanlan.zhihu.com
  • 43.152.26.110
  • 43.152.29.38
  • 101.33.11.32
unknown
edge.microsoft.com
  • 13.107.21.239
  • 204.79.197.239
whitelisted
config.edge.skype.com
  • 52.123.243.217
  • 52.123.243.74
  • 52.123.224.72
  • 52.123.243.77
whitelisted
static.zhihu.com
  • 43.152.26.151
  • 43.152.26.221
  • 43.152.26.197
  • 43.152.26.142
  • 43.152.44.160
  • 43.152.26.58
  • 43.152.26.154
  • 43.152.26.104
unknown
pic1.zhimg.com
  • 43.152.44.160
  • 43.152.26.104
  • 43.152.26.151
  • 43.152.26.142
  • 43.152.26.58
  • 43.152.26.221
  • 43.152.26.154
  • 43.152.26.197
unknown
pic2.zhimg.com
  • 43.152.26.104
  • 43.152.26.221
  • 43.152.26.151
  • 43.152.26.154
  • 43.152.26.197
  • 43.152.26.58
  • 43.152.44.160
  • 43.152.26.142
unknown
pic3.zhimg.com
  • 43.152.26.104
  • 43.152.26.197
  • 43.152.44.160
  • 43.152.26.142
  • 43.152.26.58
  • 43.152.26.151
  • 43.152.26.154
  • 43.152.26.221
unknown
pic4.zhimg.com
  • 43.152.44.160
  • 43.152.26.104
  • 43.152.26.197
  • 43.152.26.58
  • 43.152.26.151
  • 43.152.26.142
  • 43.152.26.154
  • 43.152.26.221
unknown
pica.zhimg.com
  • 43.152.26.142
  • 43.152.44.160
  • 43.152.26.154
  • 43.152.26.221
  • 43.152.26.151
  • 43.152.26.104
  • 43.152.26.58
  • 43.152.26.197
unknown
picx.zhimg.com
  • 217.198.191.116
  • 217.198.191.121
  • 217.198.191.94
  • 217.198.191.102
  • 217.198.191.115
unknown

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info