| URL: | https://download.cnet.com |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/0c93e4ee-8781-4f18-b1e6-752ed460b4c9 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | May 31, 2025, 07:26:53 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MD5: | C723A854F6DC861558ED1F1113640514 |
| SHA1: | EF6B096B4FD229FFA0D2DCDF11363856CD9C21CE |
| SHA256: | 4E48F50212796E0E285D4A35AAF822C2DAE1D1325360CE9FB956BE82F03593E7 |
| SSDEEP: | 3:N8SElbKn:2SKmn |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 132 | "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 --disable-quic --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=7100 --field-trial-handle=2092,i,8434012552291514778,14967888063140565882,262144 --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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| 616 | "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 --disable-quic --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5464 --field-trial-handle=2092,i,8434012552291514778,14967888063140565882,262144 --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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| 924 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\122.0.2365.59\identity_helper.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=winrt_app_id.mojom.WinrtAppIdService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-quic --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=7504 --field-trial-handle=2092,i,8434012552291514778,14967888063140565882,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\122.0.2365.59\identity_helper.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: PWA Identity Proxy Host Exit code: 3221226029 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 1228 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=edge_xpay_wallet.mojom.EdgeXPayWalletService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --disable-quic --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5712 --field-trial-handle=2092,i,8434012552291514778,14967888063140565882,262144 --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 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 1676 | "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=43 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5536 --field-trial-handle=2092,i,8434012552291514778,14967888063140565882,262144 --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 Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 1696 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-quic --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2240 --field-trial-handle=2092,i,8434012552291514778,14967888063140565882,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:3 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | msedge.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 1852 | "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 --disable-quic --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4312 --field-trial-handle=2092,i,8434012552291514778,14967888063140565882,262144 --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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| 2140 | "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 --disable-quic --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=7208 --field-trial-handle=2092,i,8434012552291514778,14967888063140565882,262144 --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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| 2392 | "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=30 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=7308 --field-trial-handle=2092,i,8434012552291514778,14967888063140565882,262144 --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 Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 2504 | "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=35 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6788 --field-trial-handle=2092,i,8434012552291514778,14967888063140565882,262144 --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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| (PID) Process: | (4620) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | failed_count |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4620) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 2 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4620) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4620) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\StabilityMetrics |
| Operation: | write | Name: | user_experience_metrics.stability.exited_cleanly |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4620) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\ClientStateMedium\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}\LastWasDefault |
| Operation: | write | Name: | S-1-5-21-1693682860-607145093-2874071422-1001 |
Value: 8DE230BDFF942F00 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4620) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\ClientStateMedium\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}\LastWasDefault |
| Operation: | write | Name: | S-1-5-21-1693682860-607145093-2874071422-1001 |
Value: 097F38BDFF942F00 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4620) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\786944 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {A281047E-FCF8-44B0-A9A2-BEE93C6C2C2D} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4620) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\786944 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {9112C8B3-1A86-48A3-BFA4-547C316BB425} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4620) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\786944 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {520E61C0-5F3C-41A0-84AB-1CB13365ADD7} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4620) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\786944 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {840351F2-F058-42F1-8C86-AE484C1A4CD1} | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4620 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State~RF11f605.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4620 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.old~RF11f625.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4620 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4620 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Service Worker\Database\LOG.old~RF11f634.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4620 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Service Worker\Database\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4620 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgePushStorageWithConnectTokenAndKey\LOG.old~RF11f663.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4620 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgePushStorageWithConnectTokenAndKey\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4620 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old~RF11f663.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4620 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4620 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Site Characteristics Database\LOG.old~RF11f673.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.28:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7600 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.28:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7600 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4408 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.219.150.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4408 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.219.150.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
8532 | avg_antivirus_free_setup.exe | POST | 204 | 34.117.223.223:80 | http://v7event.stats.avast.com/cgi-bin/iavsevents.cgi | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
8532 | avg_antivirus_free_setup.exe | POST | 204 | 34.117.223.223:80 | http://v7event.stats.avast.com/cgi-bin/iavsevents.cgi | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
8532 | avg_antivirus_free_setup.exe | POST | 200 | 216.58.212.142:80 | http://www.google-analytics.com/collect | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5408 | RUXIMICS.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.216.77.28:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
7600 | svchost.exe | 23.216.77.28:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.35.229.160:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
7600 | svchost.exe | 23.35.229.160:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4620 | msedge.exe | 239.255.255.250:1900 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1696 | msedge.exe | 13.107.42.16:443 | config.edge.skype.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
config.edge.skype.com |
| whitelisted |
download.cnet.com |
| whitelisted |
edge.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
edge-mobile-static.azureedge.net |
| whitelisted |
business.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
securepubads.g.doubleclick.net |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
1696 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Google Tag Manager analytics (googletagmanager .com) |
1696 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Google Tag Manager analytics (googletagmanager .com) |
1696 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Google Tag Manager analytics (googletagmanager .com) |
1696 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Google Tag Manager analytics (googletagmanager .com) |
1696 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Google Tag Manager analytics (googletagmanager .com) |
1696 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Google Tag Manager analytics (googletagmanager .com) |
1696 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Google Tag Manager analytics (googletagmanager .com) |
1696 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Google Tag Manager analytics (googletagmanager .com) |
8532 | avg_antivirus_free_setup.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed External IP Lookup Domain (ip-info .ff .avast .com) in TLS SNI |
2196 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO External IP Lookup Service in DNS Query (ip-info .ff .avast .com) |