URL:

http://bit.ly/MerchantEngineDomains

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/d9e2e7fd-beb9-4ecc-8a37-022a5eb16839
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: January 17, 2020, 16:02:21
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MD5:

A0B252D54395954229ED9CA9828C71C3

SHA1:

340F6DBBFD3C8DE0BC928EC0B090A2508430669F

SHA256:

551D4569D5CBFAEAF5E463FE7F99C6F75B0A1A11BE7A6A520C97913F37A350DF

SSDEEP:

3:N1KcQ9BanQli:Ccnnj

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Creates files in the program directory

      • firefox.exe (PID: 2236)

  • INFO

    • Application launched itself

      • firefox.exe (PID: 2816)
      • firefox.exe (PID: 2236)

    • Reads CPU info

      • firefox.exe (PID: 2236)

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • firefox.exe (PID: 2236)
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No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
40
Monitored processes
6
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2068"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc --channel="2236.3.1313555930\489307633" -childID 1 -isForBrowser -prefsHandle 1688 -prefMapHandle 1684 -prefsLen 1 -prefMapSize 191824 -parentBuildID 20190717172542 -greomni "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\omni.ja" -appomni "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser\omni.ja" -appdir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - 2236 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.2236" 1708 tabC:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
firefox.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Mozilla Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Firefox
Exit code:
0
Version:
68.0.1
Modules
Images
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\mozglue.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\dbghelp.dll
2236"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" http://bit.ly/MerchantEngineDomainsC:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
firefox.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Mozilla Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Firefox
Exit code:
0
Version:
68.0.1
Modules
Images
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\mozglue.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\dbghelp.dll
2816"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" "http://bit.ly/MerchantEngineDomains"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Mozilla Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Firefox
Exit code:
0
Version:
68.0.1
Modules
Images
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\mozglue.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\dbghelp.dll
2952"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc --channel="2236.13.1389795052\815133544" -childID 2 -isForBrowser -prefsHandle 2788 -prefMapHandle 2792 -prefsLen 5996 -prefMapSize 191824 -parentBuildID 20190717172542 -greomni "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\omni.ja" -appomni "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser\omni.ja" -appdir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - 2236 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.2236" 2804 tabC:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
firefox.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Mozilla Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Firefox
Exit code:
0
Version:
68.0.1
Modules
Images
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\mozglue.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\dbghelp.dll
3408"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc --channel="2236.0.43858104\646726711" -parentBuildID 20190717172542 -greomni "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\omni.ja" -appomni "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser\omni.ja" -appdir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - 2236 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.2236" 1172 gpuC:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe—firefox.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Mozilla Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Firefox
Exit code:
0
Version:
68.0.1
Modules
Images
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\mozglue.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\dbghelp.dll
4076"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc --channel="2236.20.2051785994\342463021" -childID 3 -isForBrowser -prefsHandle 3824 -prefMapHandle 3828 -prefsLen 7300 -prefMapSize 191824 -parentBuildID 20190717172542 -greomni "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\omni.ja" -appomni "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser\omni.ja" -appdir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - 2236 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.2236" 3840 tabC:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
firefox.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Mozilla Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Firefox
Exit code:
0
Version:
68.0.1
Modules
Images
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\mozglue.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\dbghelp.dll
Total events
931
Read events
926
Write events
5
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2236) firefox.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Firefox\Launcher
Operation:writeName:C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe|Browser
Value:
88BC4A1803000000
(PID) Process:(2816) firefox.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Firefox\Launcher
Operation:writeName:C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe|Launcher
Value:
9882471803000000
(PID) Process:(2236) firefox.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Firefox\Launcher
Operation:writeName:C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe|Telemetry
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2236) firefox.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
Operation:writeName:ProxyEnable
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2236) firefox.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections
Operation:writeName:SavedLegacySettings
Value:
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
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
122
Text files
42
Unknown types
68

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2236firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default\startupCache\scriptCache-current.bin —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2236firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default\prefs-1.js —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2236firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default\sessionCheckpoints.json.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2236firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default\storage\permanent\chrome\idb\1451318868ntouromlalnodry--epcr.sqlite-shm —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2236firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default\storage\permanent\chrome\idb\2918063365piupsah.sqlite-shm —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2236firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default\storage\permanent\chrome\idb\1657114595AmcateirvtiSty.sqlite-shm —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2236firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default\search.json.mozlz4.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2236firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default\startupCache\scriptCache-child-current.binbinary
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2236firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default\startupCache\urlCache-current.binbinary
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2236firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default\prefs.jstext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
19
TCP/UDP connections
73
DNS requests
131
Threats
2

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
2236
firefox.exe
POST
200
93.184.220.29:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/
US
der
471 b
whitelisted
2236
firefox.exe
GET
301
166.62.109.105:80
http://merchantenginedomains.com/
US
html
198 b
malicious
2236
firefox.exe
POST
200
172.217.22.35:80
http://ocsp.pki.goog/gts1o1
US
der
471 b
whitelisted
2236
firefox.exe
GET
301
67.199.248.10:80
http://bit.ly/MerchantEngineDomains
US
html
120 b
shared
2236
firefox.exe
POST
200
2.16.186.27:80
http://ocsp.int-x3.letsencrypt.org/
unknown
der
527 b
whitelisted
2236
firefox.exe
POST
200
93.184.220.29:80
http://status.geotrust.com/
US
der
471 b
whitelisted
2236
firefox.exe
POST
200
172.217.22.35:80
http://ocsp.pki.goog/gts1o1
US
der
471 b
whitelisted
2236
firefox.exe
POST
200
2.16.186.27:80
http://ocsp.int-x3.letsencrypt.org/
unknown
der
527 b
whitelisted
2236
firefox.exe
POST
200
72.167.239.239:80
http://ocsp.godaddy.com/
US
der
1.74 Kb
whitelisted
2236
firefox.exe
POST
200
172.217.22.35:80
http://ocsp.pki.goog/gts1o1
US
der
472 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2236
firefox.exe
2.16.186.50:80
detectportal.firefox.com
Akamai International B.V.
—
whitelisted
2236
firefox.exe
67.199.248.10:80
bit.ly
Bitly Inc
US
shared
2236
firefox.exe
52.35.182.58:443
search.services.mozilla.com
Amazon.com, Inc.
US
unknown
2236
firefox.exe
52.222.174.142:443
snippets.cdn.mozilla.net
Amazon.com, Inc.
US
unknown
2236
firefox.exe
54.148.67.145:443
tiles.services.mozilla.com
Amazon.com, Inc.
US
unknown
2236
firefox.exe
93.184.220.29:80
ocsp.digicert.com
MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business
US
whitelisted
2236
firefox.exe
166.62.109.105:80
merchantenginedomains.com
GoDaddy.com, LLC
US
malicious
2236
firefox.exe
216.58.205.234:443
safebrowsing.googleapis.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2236
firefox.exe
172.217.22.35:80
ocsp.pki.goog
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2236
firefox.exe
166.62.109.105:443
merchantenginedomains.com
GoDaddy.com, LLC
US
malicious

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
detectportal.firefox.com
  • 2.16.186.50
  • 2.16.186.112
whitelisted
bit.ly
  • 67.199.248.10
  • 67.199.248.11
shared
a1089.dscd.akamai.net
  • 2.16.186.112
  • 2.16.186.50
whitelisted
search.services.mozilla.com
  • 52.35.182.58
  • 52.89.218.39
  • 35.164.109.147
whitelisted
search.r53-2.services.mozilla.com
  • 35.164.109.147
  • 52.89.218.39
  • 52.35.182.58
whitelisted
push.services.mozilla.com
  • 54.148.113.64
whitelisted
autopush.prod.mozaws.net
  • 54.148.113.64
whitelisted
snippets.cdn.mozilla.net
  • 52.222.174.142
  • 52.222.174.154
  • 52.222.174.186
  • 52.222.174.150
whitelisted
d228z91au11ukj.cloudfront.net
  • 52.222.174.150
  • 52.222.174.186
  • 52.222.174.154
  • 52.222.174.142
whitelisted
tiles.services.mozilla.com
  • 54.148.67.145
  • 52.33.18.205
  • 54.69.207.70
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
1080
svchost.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET INFO Observed DNS Query to .cloud TLD
1080
svchost.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET INFO Observed DNS Query to .cloud TLD
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Reports
http://bit.ly/MerchantEngineDomains