| File name: | psiphon3.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/fd2663e4-b974-47a4-a60f-e2ec1e533a1a |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | April 29, 2025, 05:34:13 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed, 3 sections |
| MD5: | 81D0E68035F98A374F3721862091878A |
| SHA1: | 05340861768C2F57C2F06046289803DFC83B9BE3 |
| SHA256: | 4DEE3FFA2F3E0D669987C935AFE620E79D8410CEAC4B4395002F97ECDEABF097 |
| SSDEEP: | 196608:rmnfXMWIPExuYU68id3qC2nT34fs9S/i:rAfXsExmDid1M34fs9A |
MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.SUSPICIOUS
Reads Microsoft Outlook installation path
- psiphon3.exe (PID: 6964)
Reads Internet Explorer settings
- psiphon3.exe (PID: 6964)
Psiphon VPN has been detected
- psiphon3.exe (PID: 6964)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- psiphon3.exe (PID: 6964)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- psiphon3.exe (PID: 6964)
Connects to unusual port
- psiphon-tunnel-core.exe (PID: 6644)
Connects to SSH
- psiphon-tunnel-core.exe (PID: 6644)
There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)
- psiphon3.exe (PID: 6964)
Psiphon VPN server synchronization mutex
- psiphon3.exe (PID: 6964)
Adds/modifies Windows certificates
- psiphon-tunnel-core.exe (PID: 6644)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- psiphon3.exe (PID: 6964)
- psiphon-tunnel-core.exe (PID: 6644)
- identity_helper.exe (PID: 7264)
Disables trace logs
- psiphon3.exe (PID: 6964)
Reads the computer name
- psiphon3.exe (PID: 6964)
- psiphon-tunnel-core.exe (PID: 6644)
- identity_helper.exe (PID: 7264)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- psiphon3.exe (PID: 6964)
- psiphon-tunnel-core.exe (PID: 6644)
Create files in a temporary directory
- psiphon3.exe (PID: 6964)
Checks proxy server information
- psiphon3.exe (PID: 6964)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- psiphon-tunnel-core.exe (PID: 6644)
Application launched itself
- msedge.exe (PID: 7372)
Manual execution by a user
- msedge.exe (PID: 4208)
Application based on Golang
- psiphon3.exe (PID: 6964)
- psiphon-tunnel-core.exe (PID: 6644)
UPX packer has been detected
- psiphon3.exe (PID: 6964)
Detects GO elliptic curve encryption (YARA)
- psiphon3.exe (PID: 6964)
- psiphon-tunnel-core.exe (PID: 6644)
Reads the software policy settings
- psiphon-tunnel-core.exe (PID: 6644)
- psiphon3.exe (PID: 6964)
- slui.exe (PID: 6800)
Reads Environment values
- identity_helper.exe (PID: 7264)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
TRiD
| .exe | | | UPX compressed Win32 Executable (43.5) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win32 EXE Yoda's Crypter (42.7) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (7.2) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (3.2) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (3.2) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2025:04:28 09:56:53+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 14 |
| CodeSize: | 10137600 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 90112 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | 20467712 |
| EntryPoint: | 0x1d2d810 |
| OSVersion: | 6 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
Total processes
176
Monitored processes
44
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
1
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 812 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6944 --field-trial-handle=2344,i,3386212535526323012,16813928591699805084,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 1012 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4780 --field-trial-handle=2344,i,3386212535526323012,16813928591699805084,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 1116 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | psiphon-tunnel-core.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2420 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --no-appcompat-clear --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=9 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4720 --field-trial-handle=2344,i,3386212535526323012,16813928591699805084,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 3100 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6876 --field-trial-handle=2344,i,3386212535526323012,16813928591699805084,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 3332 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6880 --field-trial-handle=2344,i,3386212535526323012,16813928591699805084,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 4208 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --no-startup-window --win-session-start | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 4424 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --no-appcompat-clear --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=15 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3836 --field-trial-handle=2344,i,3386212535526323012,16813928591699805084,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 5556 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4204 --field-trial-handle=2344,i,3386212535526323012,16813928591699805084,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 5936 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5520 --field-trial-handle=2344,i,3386212535526323012,16813928591699805084,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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Total events
11 628
Read events
11 558
Write events
52
Delete events
18
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (6964) psiphon3.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Psiphon3 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SkipProxySettings |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6964) psiphon3.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Psiphon3 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SkipAutoConnect |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6964) psiphon3.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\psiphon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | URL Protocol |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6964) psiphon3.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Psiphon3 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SSHParentProxyHost |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6964) psiphon3.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Psiphon3 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SSHParentProxyUsername |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6964) psiphon3.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Psiphon3 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SSHParentProxyPassword |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6964) psiphon3.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Psiphon3 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SSHParentProxyDomain |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6964) psiphon3.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6964) psiphon3.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6964) psiphon3.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
Executable files
10
Suspicious files
259
Text files
92
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6964 | psiphon3.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Psiphon3\psicash\psicashdatastore.prod.temp | binary | |
MD5:5AD5CC4D26869082EFD29C436B57384A | SHA256:C5C24F7CA1C946FA4DFD44407409C8E11EC6E41F0E1C7C45BF8381B42AFB31F1 | |||
| 7372 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\6912cfc8-e8ce-4511-9b57-1f7e05048656.tmp | binary | |
MD5:363D531D6CEA5B1432C23B4F72AFF163 | SHA256:B0502E478002525F3324356383C29BD5AEE1D2B61699A168C5580CD5005F6D69 | |||
| 6964 | psiphon3.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Psiphon3\psiphon.config | binary | |
MD5:DF64F8E69806A34CBDDC79F2EA10F2AA | SHA256:69D242667478980E391D7EAABCA4808424B573E9533B567BF5E98DB08647CEFD | |||
| 7372 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old~RF10e6a9.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6964 | psiphon3.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Psiphon3\psicash\psicashdatastore.prod.commit | binary | |
MD5:5AD5CC4D26869082EFD29C436B57384A | SHA256:C5C24F7CA1C946FA4DFD44407409C8E11EC6E41F0E1C7C45BF8381B42AFB31F1 | |||
| 7372 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old~RF10e6a9.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7372 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7372 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old~RF10e6a9.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7372 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Variations | binary | |
MD5:6971E42ED64D2BE125547F021EB852B1 | SHA256:B46CFDC4106DF566F71AA34D6F10B53767C561DFD17DD07A5930A18E67BB344B | |||
| 7372 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
1 254
TCP/UDP connections
32
DNS requests
15
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.49:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6644 | psiphon-tunnel-core.exe | POST | 200 | 185.111.109.148:80 | http://www.communicationassistbuzz.net/ | unknown | — | — | unknown |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6644 | psiphon-tunnel-core.exe | POST | 200 | 185.111.109.148:80 | http://www.communicationassistbuzz.net/ | unknown | — | — | unknown |
6644 | psiphon-tunnel-core.exe | POST | 200 | 149.102.239.112:80 | http://www.buyersfloorbonussoccer.com/ | unknown | — | — | unknown |
6644 | psiphon-tunnel-core.exe | POST | 200 | 185.111.109.148:80 | http://www.communicationassistbuzz.net/ | unknown | — | — | unknown |
6644 | psiphon-tunnel-core.exe | POST | 200 | 185.111.109.148:80 | http://www.communicationassistbuzz.net/ | unknown | — | — | unknown |
6644 | psiphon-tunnel-core.exe | POST | 200 | 185.111.109.148:80 | http://www.communicationassistbuzz.net/ | unknown | — | — | unknown |
6644 | psiphon-tunnel-core.exe | POST | 200 | 185.111.109.148:80 | http://www.communicationassistbuzz.net/ | unknown | — | — | unknown |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.16.164.49:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.249:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
6644 | psiphon-tunnel-core.exe | 104.18.166.46:443 | — | CLOUDFLARENET | — | unknown |
6644 | psiphon-tunnel-core.exe | 199.244.102.161:179 | — | — | US | unknown |
6644 | psiphon-tunnel-core.exe | 185.111.109.148:80 | — | PRO-ZETA a.s. | CZ | unknown |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com |
| whitelisted |