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| URL: | https://www.itnewsafrica.com/brochure/Principles-of-IT-Leadership-humphrey.pdf |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/0804e9d8-9149-4564-b499-61627d855523 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | October 20, 2020, 11:16:34 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MD5: | B3C9A835E1F46A621A1F9CD3B709C418 |
| SHA1: | 2231B6C9F4751C9C2B44F217339BBE9E7D4FCC3F |
| SHA256: | 479168BC7A33B837AD76CDF474D6FDB469D209A5A6A9B7C8A214EC6CA8CFE7EF |
| SSDEEP: | 3:N8DSL6viSQh9RIsx7XwX5T:2OLa8uca5T |
MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.SUSPICIOUS
Creates files in the program directory
- AdobeARM.exe (PID: 3796)
INFO
Changes IE settings (feature browser emulation)
- AcroRd32.exe (PID: 2776)
Reads internet explorer settings
- iexplore.exe (PID: 1764)
Application launched itself
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2312)
- AcroRd32.exe (PID: 2776)
- RdrCEF.exe (PID: 2476)
Changes internet zones settings
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2312)
Reads Internet Cache Settings
- iexplore.exe (PID: 1764)
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2312)
- AcroRd32.exe (PID: 2776)
- AcroRd32.exe (PID: 2560)
Reads settings of System Certificates
- AcroRd32.exe (PID: 2776)
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2312)
Reads the hosts file
- RdrCEF.exe (PID: 2476)
Changes settings of System certificates
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2312)
Adds / modifies Windows certificates
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2312)
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Total processes
47
Monitored processes
11
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2312 | "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" https://www.itnewsafrica.com/brochure/Principles-of-IT-Leadership-humphrey.pdf | C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe | explorer.exe | |
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Internet Explorer Version: 11.00.9600.16428 (winblue_gdr.131013-1700) | ||||
| 1764 | "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEF:2312 CREDAT:267521 /prefetch:2 | C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe | iexplore.exe | |
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Internet Explorer Version: 11.00.9600.16428 (winblue_gdr.131013-1700) | ||||
| 2148 | "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" /o /eo /l /b /id 1764 | C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | — | iexplore.exe |
User: admin Company: Adobe Systems Incorporated Integrity Level: LOW Description: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Exit code: 0 Version: 15.23.20070.215641 | ||||
| 2776 | "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" /o /eo /l /b /id 1764 | C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | iexplore.exe | |
User: admin Company: Adobe Systems Incorporated Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Version: 15.23.20070.215641 | ||||
| 2560 | "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" --type=renderer /o /eo /l /b /id 1764 | C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | — | AcroRd32.exe |
User: admin Company: Adobe Systems Incorporated Integrity Level: LOW Description: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Version: 15.23.20070.215641 | ||||
| 2476 | "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --backgroundcolor=16448250 | C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe | — | AcroRd32.exe |
User: admin Company: Adobe Systems Incorporated Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Adobe RdrCEF Version: 15.23.20053.211670 | ||||
| 2108 | "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=renderer --disable-3d-apis --disable-databases --disable-direct-npapi-requests --disable-file-system --disable-notifications --disable-shared-workers --disable-direct-write --lang=en-US --lang=en-US --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/15.23.20053 Chrome/45.0.2454.85" --device-scale-factor=1 --enable-delegated-renderer --num-raster-threads=2 --gpu-rasterization-msaa-sample-count=8 --content-image-texture-target=3553 --video-image-texture-target=3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --disable-webrtc-hw-encoding --disable-gpu-compositing --channel="2476.0.891048330\862923796" --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:673131151 | C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe | — | RdrCEF.exe |
User: admin Company: Adobe Systems Incorporated Integrity Level: LOW Description: Adobe RdrCEF Exit code: 0 Version: 15.23.20053.211670 | ||||
| 2432 | "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=renderer --disable-3d-apis --disable-databases --disable-direct-npapi-requests --disable-file-system --disable-notifications --disable-shared-workers --disable-direct-write --lang=en-US --lang=en-US --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/15.23.20053 Chrome/45.0.2454.85" --device-scale-factor=1 --enable-delegated-renderer --num-raster-threads=2 --gpu-rasterization-msaa-sample-count=8 --content-image-texture-target=3553 --video-image-texture-target=3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --disable-webrtc-hw-encoding --disable-gpu-compositing --channel="2476.1.1377758480\990587587" --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:673131151 | C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe | — | RdrCEF.exe |
User: admin Company: Adobe Systems Incorporated Integrity Level: LOW Description: Adobe RdrCEF Version: 15.23.20053.211670 | ||||
| 532 | "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=renderer --disable-3d-apis --disable-databases --disable-direct-npapi-requests --disable-file-system --disable-notifications --disable-shared-workers --disable-direct-write --lang=en-US --lang=en-US --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/15.23.20053 Chrome/45.0.2454.85" --device-scale-factor=1 --enable-delegated-renderer --num-raster-threads=2 --gpu-rasterization-msaa-sample-count=8 --content-image-texture-target=3553 --video-image-texture-target=3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --disable-webrtc-hw-encoding --disable-gpu-compositing --channel="2476.2.1738080938\1751438626" --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:673131151 | C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe | — | RdrCEF.exe |
User: admin Company: Adobe Systems Incorporated Integrity Level: LOW Description: Adobe RdrCEF Version: 15.23.20053.211670 | ||||
| 3796 | "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe" /PRODUCT:Reader /VERSION:15.0 /MODE:3 | C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe | — | AcroRd32.exe |
User: admin Company: Adobe Systems Incorporated Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Adobe Reader and Acrobat Manager Version: 1.824.27.2646 | ||||
Total events
1 127
Read events
1 008
Write events
0
Delete events
0
Modification events
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
14
Text files
20
Unknown types
24
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1764 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Low\Cab4115.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1764 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Low\Tar4116.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2312 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Services\search_{0633EE93-D776-472f-A0FF-E1416B8B2E3A}.ico | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2560 | AcroRd32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ReaderMessages-journal | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2560 | AcroRd32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\acrord32_sbx\A9Ruxru00_1rviri7_1z4.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2560 | AcroRd32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\acrord32_sbx\A9Rikgd23_1rviri9_1z4.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2560 | AcroRd32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\acrord32_sbx\A9R4ap6td_1rviri8_1z4.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2776 | AcroRd32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CabA24F.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2776 | AcroRd32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TarA250.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1764 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\D4B16656FAD7ED624D3790F9AB23E80A | der | |
MD5:749B86873D8A77218151DC4B164C8EED | SHA256:6C64EC18B1DDC891C3DCD528104C184A001C2D7703BF2B3535581ED193C657C0 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
11
TCP/UDP connections
18
DNS requests
13
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2776 | AcroRd32.exe | GET | 304 | 2.16.107.49:80 | http://acroipm2.adobe.com/15/rdr/ENU/win/nooem/none/consumer/282_15_23_20070.zip | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1764 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.186.11:80 | http://isrg.trustid.ocsp.identrust.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBRv9GhNQxLSSGKBnMArPUcsHYovpgQUxKexpHsscfrb4UuQdf%2FEFWCFiRACEAoBQUIAAAFThXNqC4Xspwg%3D | unknown | der | 1.37 Kb | whitelisted |
1764 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.186.11:80 | http://ocsp.int-x3.letsencrypt.org/MFMwUTBPME0wSzAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBR%2B5mrncpqz%2FPiiIGRsFqEtYHEIXQQUqEpqYwR93brm0Tm3pkVl7%2FOo7KECEgT6DY9vBsa4IO5yLQHg270NIw%3D%3D | unknown | der | 527 b | whitelisted |
2776 | AcroRd32.exe | GET | 304 | 2.16.107.49:80 | http://acroipm2.adobe.com/15/rdr/ENU/win/nooem/none/consumer/284_15_23_20070.zip | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2776 | AcroRd32.exe | GET | 200 | 93.184.220.29:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAH9o%2BtuynXIiEOLckvPvJE%3D | US | der | 471 b | whitelisted |
2776 | AcroRd32.exe | GET | 304 | 2.16.107.49:80 | http://acroipm2.adobe.com/15/rdr/ENU/win/nooem/none/consumer/283_15_23_20070.zip | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2312 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 93.184.220.29:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTBL0V27RVZ7LBduom%2FnYB45SPUEwQU5Z1ZMIJHWMys%2BghUNoZ7OrUETfACEA8sEMlbBsCTf7jUSfg%2BhWk%3D | US | der | 1.47 Kb | whitelisted |
2312 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 204.79.197.200:80 | http://www.bing.com/favicon.ico | US | image | 237 b | whitelisted |
2312 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 93.184.220.29:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTBL0V27RVZ7LBduom%2FnYB45SPUEwQU5Z1ZMIJHWMys%2BghUNoZ7OrUETfACEA8sEMlbBsCTf7jUSfg%2BhWk%3D | US | der | 1.47 Kb | whitelisted |
2776 | AcroRd32.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.107.49:80 | http://acroipm2.adobe.com/15/rdr/ENU/win/nooem/none/consumer/message.zip | unknown | compressed | 9.54 Kb | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1764 | iexplore.exe | 188.40.1.246:443 | www.itnewsafrica.com | Hetzner Online GmbH | DE | malicious |
1764 | iexplore.exe | 2.16.186.11:80 | isrg.trustid.ocsp.identrust.com | Akamai International B.V. | — | whitelisted |
2312 | iexplore.exe | 204.79.197.200:80 | www.bing.com | Microsoft Corporation | US | whitelisted |
2776 | AcroRd32.exe | 104.75.88.144:443 | armmf.adobe.com | Akamai Technologies, Inc. | NL | unknown |
2312 | iexplore.exe | 152.199.19.161:443 | iecvlist.microsoft.com | MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business | US | whitelisted |
2776 | AcroRd32.exe | 2.16.107.49:80 | acroipm2.adobe.com | Akamai International B.V. | — | suspicious |
— | — | 2.16.107.49:80 | acroipm2.adobe.com | Akamai International B.V. | — | suspicious |
2776 | AcroRd32.exe | 93.184.220.29:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business | US | whitelisted |
2312 | iexplore.exe | 93.184.220.29:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business | US | whitelisted |
— | — | 104.75.88.144:443 | armmf.adobe.com | Akamai Technologies, Inc. | NL | unknown |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
www.itnewsafrica.com |
| malicious |
isrg.trustid.ocsp.identrust.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.int-x3.letsencrypt.org |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
api.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
armmf.adobe.com |
| whitelisted |
acroipm2.adobe.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
iecvlist.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
r20swj13mr.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |