File name:

msedgeupdate.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/a4d28bf6-86c5-471b-9b9c-0dcfd81c8cc3
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: January 15, 2025, 11:37:25
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:
evasion
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 5 sections
MD5:

E23AB66CCA77A49C8092DFDA49354B44

SHA1:

04B51ACB9E2D20744A4CD884146E854BC4717555

SHA256:

55EB32A530380AFC0923E2996F1150E1B6D1CF0F513D29BFD026E9727C8B4343

SSDEEP:

98304:QEIA25Cb4FtwMvXrfzZNhXzAJlcNQGGurBksoGPyZlEaBsqnMLe7FTjWUMnaWT30:eZXaEYw

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Checks for external IP

      • msedgeupdate.exe (PID: 6248)
      • svchost.exe (PID: 2192)

  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • msedgeupdate.exe (PID: 6248)

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • msedgeupdate.exe (PID: 6248)

    • Reads the computer name

      • msedgeupdate.exe (PID: 6248)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • msedgeupdate.exe (PID: 6248)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (41)
.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (36.3)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (8.6)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (5.9)
.exe | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (2.7)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2025:01:09 09:19:38+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 14.34
CodeSize: 2524160
InitializedDataSize: 889856
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x23ab10
OSVersion: 6
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 6
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 5.0.19041.3636
ProductVersionNumber: 5.0.19041.3636
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Windows NT 32-bit
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Unicode
CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation.
FileDescription: Microsoft Time Update Service
FileVersion: 5.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
LegalCopyright: (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
ProductName: Microsoft(R) Time Update Service
ProductVersion: 5.0.19041.3636
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
123
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start msedgeupdate.exe svchost.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2192C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s DnscacheC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
services.exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Host Process for Windows Services
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
6248"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\msedgeupdate.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\msedgeupdate.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft Time Update Service
Version:
5.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\msedgeupdate.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ws2_32.dll
Total events
457
Read events
457
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

No data
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HTTP(S) requests
11
TCP/UDP connections
55
DNS requests
20
Threats
3

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.52.120.96:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
DE
binary
973 b
whitelisted
5004
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.52.120.96:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
DE
binary
973 b
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D
DE
binary
312 b
whitelisted
5004
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.48.23.156:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
DE
binary
1.01 Kb
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.48.23.156:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
DE
binary
1.01 Kb
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
23.52.120.96:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
DE
binary
973 b
whitelisted
1176
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
DE
binary
471 b
whitelisted
6248
msedgeupdate.exe
GET
200
208.95.112.1:80
http://ip-api.com/json?fields=query
US
binary
25 b
shared
1668
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D
DE
binary
471 b
whitelisted
6848
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.52.120.96:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
DE
binary
419 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
—
—
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
5004
svchost.exe
23.48.23.156:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.48.23.156:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.52.120.96:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
5004
svchost.exe
23.52.120.96:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
—
—
23.52.120.96:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
5064
SearchApp.exe
2.16.110.193:443
www.bing.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
—
—
2.17.190.73:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 20.73.194.208
  • 4.231.128.59
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.48.23.156
  • 23.48.23.166
  • 23.48.23.147
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.52.120.96
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.184.238
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 2.16.110.193
  • 2.16.110.170
  • 2.16.110.121
  • 2.16.110.168
  • 2.16.110.176
  • 2.16.110.136
  • 2.16.110.138
  • 2.16.110.203
  • 2.16.110.195
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.31.69
  • 20.190.159.2
  • 40.126.31.73
  • 40.126.31.71
  • 20.190.159.75
  • 20.190.159.71
  • 40.126.31.67
  • 20.190.159.0
whitelisted
ip-api.com
  • 208.95.112.1
shared
go.microsoft.com
  • 23.213.166.81
whitelisted
arc.msn.com
  • 20.199.58.43
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
2192
svchost.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
INFO [ANY.RUN] External IP Check (ip-api .com)
2192
svchost.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (ip-api .com)
6248
msedgeupdate.exe
Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected
ET POLICY External IP Lookup ip-api.com
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