| URL: | https://files.potassium.pro/gui.zip |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/327cdee3-44c0-45fd-8737-be3102cff321 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | January 03, 2026, 10:26:21 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
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| Indicators: | |
| MD5: | 49F1406A25BF295B6A18920A6F5CF285 |
| SHA1: | 6B3B7C1C3CB6C0CC59F320E71D907E0B1F8DE62C |
| SHA256: | 5BBC47512B7C1F5077984B49E497A42383CB2ABBA411550C39F1618B82642544 |
| SSDEEP: | 3:N8MpIBKZQKfU:2MpKKc |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 792 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --disable-quic --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=2740,i,17945218680064121811,18286515180074877985,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2744 /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: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 948 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.92\identity_helper.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=winrt_app_id.mojom.WinrtAppIdService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-quic --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=4800,i,17945218680064121811,18286515180074877985,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3232 /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.92\identity_helper.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: PWA Identity Proxy Host Exit code: 0 Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 1164 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-quic --message-loop-type-ui --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=7276,i,2304661217871953609,2642887759967888378,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=7472 /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 1784 | C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding D386143DC553880FE259AB0CD88DC68B | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe | — | msiexec.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows® installer Exit code: 0 Version: 5.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1872 | "C:\Users\admin\Downloads\gui\Potassium.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Downloads\gui\Potassium.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Potassium Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Potassium Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
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| 2124 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | SrTasks.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2220 | "C:\Users\admin\Downloads\gui\Potassium.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Downloads\gui\Potassium.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Potassium Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Potassium Exit code: 2147516566 Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
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| 2224 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{66CF312C-A67C-45A9-8307-0EE7C8ECDEAA}\.cr\aspnetcore-runtime-8.0.22-win-x64.exe" -burn.clean.room="C:\Users\admin\Downloads\aspnetcore-runtime-8.0.22-win-x64.exe" -burn.filehandle.attached=564 -burn.filehandle.self=560 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{66CF312C-A67C-45A9-8307-0EE7C8ECDEAA}\.cr\aspnetcore-runtime-8.0.22-win-x64.exe | aspnetcore-runtime-8.0.22-win-x64.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft ASP.NET Core 8.0.22 - Shared Framework (x64) Exit code: 0 Version: 8.0.22.25528 Modules
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| 2356 | "C:\Users\admin\Downloads\aspnetcore-runtime-8.0.22-win-x64.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Downloads\aspnetcore-runtime-8.0.22-win-x64.exe | msedge.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft ASP.NET Core 8.0.22 - Shared Framework (x64) Exit code: 0 Version: 8.0.22.25528 Modules
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| 2424 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --string-annotations --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAA --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=2156,i,8194681268666279395,3079145825239815885,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2164 /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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| (PID) Process: | (8624) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths |
| Operation: | write | Name: | name |
Value: 120 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8624) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths |
| Operation: | write | Name: | size |
Value: 80 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8624) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths |
| Operation: | write | Name: | type |
Value: 120 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8624) WinRAR.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths |
| Operation: | write | Name: | mtime |
Value: 100 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (9004) Potassium.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SlowContextMenuEntries |
Value: 6024B221EA3A6910A2DC08002B30309D0A010000BD0E0C47735D584D9CEDE91E22E23282770100000114020000000000C0000000000000468D0000006078A409B011A54DAFA526D86198A780390100009AD298B2EDA6DE11BA8CA68E55D895936E000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (9004) Potassium.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (9004) Potassium.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (9004) Potassium.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8560) windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.22-win-x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{a3899eef-6164-4d42-b8c3-95ae6a844821} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | BundleCachePath |
Value: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{a3899eef-6164-4d42-b8c3-95ae6a844821}\windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.22-win-x64.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8560) windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.22-win-x64.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{a3899eef-6164-4d42-b8c3-95ae6a844821} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | BundleUpgradeCode |
Value: {7F5F299F-5EB1-6FC0-6D86-FB7931E33C68} | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7464 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\ClientCertificates\LOG.old~RFfe035.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7464 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old~RFfe045.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7464 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7464 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old~RFfe045.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7464 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7464 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old~RFfe045.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7464 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7464 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgePushStorageWithConnectTokenAndKey\LOG.old~RFfe064.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7464 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgePushStorageWithConnectTokenAndKey\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7464 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\ClientCertificates\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7792 | msedge.exe | GET | 304 | 150.171.27.11:443 | https://edge.microsoft.com/abusiveadblocking/api/v1/blocklist | US | — | — | whitelisted |
7792 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 150.171.28.11:443 | https://edge.microsoft.com/serviceexperimentation/v3/?osname=win&channel=stable&osver=10.0.19045&devicefamily=desktop&installdate=1661339457&clientversion=133.0.3065.92&experimentationmode=2&scpguard=0&scpfull=0&scpver=0 | US | text | 295 b | whitelisted |
7792 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 150.171.28.11:80 | http://edge.microsoft.com/browsernetworktime/time/1/current?cup2key=2:HjkZErIZntnRODzWO4amWGfFVecPPl46fsex3LV9yT8&cup2hreq=e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855 | US | text | 98 b | whitelisted |
7792 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 150.171.22.17:443 | https://config.edge.skype.com/config/v1/Edge/133.0.3065.92?clientId=4489578223053569932&agents=EdgeFirstRun%2CEdgeFirstRunConfig&osname=win&client=edge&channel=stable&scpfre=0&osarch=x86_64&osver=10.0.19045&wu=1&devicefamily=desktop&uma=0&sessionid=65&mngd=0&installdate=1661339457&edu=0&soobedate=1504771245&bphint=2&fg=1&lbfgdate=1741678270&lafgdate=0 | US | text | 768 b | whitelisted |
7792 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 104.18.23.222:443 | https://copilot.microsoft.com/c/api/user/eligibility | US | text | 25 b | whitelisted |
7792 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 104.26.12.64:443 | https://files.potassium.pro/gui.zip | US | compressed | 128 Kb | unknown |
7792 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 150.171.28.11:443 | https://edge.microsoft.com/extensionwebstorebase/v1/crx?os=win&arch=x64&os_arch=x86_64&nacl_arch=x86-64&prod=edgecrx&prodchannel=&prodversion=133.0.3065.92&lang=en-US&acceptformat=crx3,puff&x=id%3Djmjflgjpcpepeafmmgdpfkogkghcpiha%26v%3D1.2.1%26installedby%3Dother%26uc%26ping%3Dr%253D534%2526e%253D1 | US | xml | 413 b | whitelisted |
7792 | msedge.exe | POST | 200 | 142.251.141.67:443 | https://update.googleapis.com/service/update2/json?cup2key=14:MLRSTjrYihgwkJqq9BIiEkxDiM11CRaQrW6bdU2Aw_s&cup2hreq=9f071214fc298f21b180c46430dcf166036098163f44c8964e70b075dac782c1 | US | text | 888 b | whitelisted |
7792 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.204.141:443 | https://www.bing.com/api/shopping/v1/user/shoppingsettings?EnabledServiceFeaturesv2=edgeServerUX.shopping.msEdgeShoppingCashbackDismissTimeout2s | NL | text | 1.02 Kb | whitelisted |
5676 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 162.159.142.9:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | US | binary | 471 b | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
6936 | svchost.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
6768 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
5772 | RUXIMICS.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
7792 | msedge.exe | 150.171.28.11:443 | edge.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
7792 | msedge.exe | 150.171.22.17:443 | config.edge.skype.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
7792 | msedge.exe | 150.171.28.11:80 | edge.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
7792 | msedge.exe | 104.26.12.64:443 | files.potassium.pro | CLOUDFLARENET | US | whitelisted |
7792 | msedge.exe | 142.251.141.67:443 | update.googleapis.com | GOOGLE | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
edge.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
config.edge.skype.com |
| whitelisted |
files.potassium.pro |
| unknown |
copilot.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
update.googleapis.com |
| whitelisted |
clients2.googleusercontent.com |
| whitelisted |
edgeassetservice.azureedge.net |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
— | — | Unknown Traffic | ET HUNTING SUSPICIOUS .LNK File Inside of Zip |
— | — | Unknown Traffic | ET USER_AGENTS Microsoft Dr Watson User-Agent (MSDW) |
Process | Message |
|---|---|
notepad++.exe | VerifyLibrary: C:\Program Files\Notepad++\SciLexer.dll
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notepad++.exe | VerifyLibrary: certificate revocation checking is disabled
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notepad++.exe | ED255D9151912E40DF048A56288E969A8D0DAFA3
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notepad++.exe | VerifyLibrary: C:\Program Files\Notepad++\updater\gup.exe
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notepad++.exe | VerifyLibrary: certificate revocation checking is disabled
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notepad++.exe | VerifyLibrary: error while getting certificate informations
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Potassium.exe | You must install .NET to run this application.
App: C:\Users\admin\Downloads\gui\Potassium.exe
Architecture: x64
App host version: 8.0.20
.NET location: Not found
Learn more:
https://aka.ms/dotnet/app-launch-failed
Download the .NET runtime:
https://aka.ms/dotnet-core-applaunch?missing_runtime=true&arch=x64&rid=win-x64&os=win10&apphost_version=8.0.20 |
Potassium.exe | Failed to resolve hostfxr.dll [not found]. Error code: 0x80008083 |
Potassium.exe | You must install or update .NET to run this application.
App: C:\Users\admin\Downloads\gui\Potassium.exe
Architecture: x64 |
Potassium.exe | Framework: 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.App', version '8.0.0' (x64) |