| URL: | https://bazaar.abuse.ch/download/affa4e7daf9d64e4e3660b489bd684249c6f678f4f04a1a5f74bf4d9144cdde1/ |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/7380470f-576e-4631-ad0a-9bb299af8a5f |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Cactus ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) was first caught in March 2023 targeting corporate networks. It became known for its self-encrypting payload and double extortion tactics. Cactus primarily targets large enterprises across industries in finance, manufacturing, IT, and healthcare. It is known for using custom encryption techniques, remote access tools, and penetration testing frameworks to maximize damage. |
| Analysis date: | April 13, 2025, 12:26:30 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
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| Indicators: | |
| MD5: | 7009E1876469763AB46498E6713D576E |
| SHA1: | 1D9BF6DECA6FB075B23F2BE9CE7A0CE4B2286417 |
| SHA256: | 5DF64D663070989B48D8F7460DCCC9E91C77B5B1F380D1F9D267C49EC40165E7 |
| SSDEEP: | 3:N8N0uDWB4qD473WLeHHxhmzRn+tBlRWK:23GWWLeHTKp+zLN |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 668 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2916 --field-trial-handle=2320,i,2282563391861779381,15033068918208364667,262144 --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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| 812 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=edge_search_indexer.mojom.SearchIndexerInterfaceBroker --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=search_indexer --message-loop-type-ui --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3664 --field-trial-handle=2320,i,2282563391861779381,15033068918208364667,262144 --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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| 960 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6820 --field-trial-handle=2320,i,2282563391861779381,15033068918208364667,262144 --variations-seed-version /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: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 976 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.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=1872 --field-trial-handle=1928,i,13713408157516783746,7982543729381696,262144 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction --variations-seed-version /prefetch:3 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | chrome.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.6261.70 Modules
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| 1012 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4556 --field-trial-handle=2320,i,2282563391861779381,15033068918208364667,262144 --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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| 1072 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5388 --field-trial-handle=2320,i,2282563391861779381,15033068918208364667,262144 --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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| 1272 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=quarantine.mojom.Quarantine --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=7376 --field-trial-handle=2320,i,2282563391861779381,15033068918208364667,262144 --variations-seed-version /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: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 1452 | ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 3000 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: TCP/IP Ping Command Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2564 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Decryptfiles.txt | C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Notepad Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3968 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --extension-process --no-appcompat-clear --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=7 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3560 --field-trial-handle=1928,i,13713408157516783746,7982543729381696,262144 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction --variations-seed-version /prefetch:2 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.6261.70 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (6668) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | failed_count |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6668) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 2 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6668) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6668) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\StabilityMetrics |
| Operation: | write | Name: | user_experience_metrics.stability.exited_cleanly |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6668) 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: CABF8B543E912F00 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6668) 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: 6C2C9B543E912F00 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6668) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\262874 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {0398C6B6-BE27-4B0E-B617-2D9B1310D36D} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6668) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\262874 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {2B591F82-9D64-4D04-8C2E-C86212951C5C} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6668) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\262874 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {B5ED76A6-988C-4665-920C-4B20B1AE338F} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6668) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\262874 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {099AE242-6EA5-42F0-8BB2-1FB69E7901ED} | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6668 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old~RF10c98b.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6668 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgePushStorageWithConnectTokenAndKey\LOG.old~RF10c98b.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6668 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6668 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old~RF10c98b.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6668 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgePushStorageWithConnectTokenAndKey\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6668 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6668 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old~RF10c9ca.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6668 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6668 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old~RF10c9e9.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6668 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9168 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.253.202:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.11:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
8984 | svchost.exe | HEAD | 200 | 2.22.242.122:80 | http://msedge.b.tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/68591036-2289-4858-9f7f-9149e89c8a08?P1=1744954463&P2=404&P3=2&P4=mDxXyThypth87v9%2bJKzo8LZDR1yMOmlrMQqVH7DJK9gxMIn1oSvWKJzbm85NhW0dTPaH5O4YKLb5JFqOTNBgmg%3d%3d | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
9168 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.253.202:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
8984 | svchost.exe | GET | 206 | 2.22.242.122:80 | http://msedge.b.tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/68591036-2289-4858-9f7f-9149e89c8a08?P1=1744954463&P2=404&P3=2&P4=mDxXyThypth87v9%2bJKzo8LZDR1yMOmlrMQqVH7DJK9gxMIn1oSvWKJzbm85NhW0dTPaH5O4YKLb5JFqOTNBgmg%3d%3d | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
8984 | svchost.exe | GET | 206 | 2.22.242.122:80 | http://msedge.b.tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/68591036-2289-4858-9f7f-9149e89c8a08?P1=1744954463&P2=404&P3=2&P4=mDxXyThypth87v9%2bJKzo8LZDR1yMOmlrMQqVH7DJK9gxMIn1oSvWKJzbm85NhW0dTPaH5O4YKLb5JFqOTNBgmg%3d%3d | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
8984 | svchost.exe | GET | 206 | 2.22.242.122:80 | http://msedge.b.tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/68591036-2289-4858-9f7f-9149e89c8a08?P1=1744954463&P2=404&P3=2&P4=mDxXyThypth87v9%2bJKzo8LZDR1yMOmlrMQqVH7DJK9gxMIn1oSvWKJzbm85NhW0dTPaH5O4YKLb5JFqOTNBgmg%3d%3d | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
8984 | svchost.exe | GET | 206 | 2.22.242.122:80 | http://msedge.b.tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/68591036-2289-4858-9f7f-9149e89c8a08?P1=1744954463&P2=404&P3=2&P4=mDxXyThypth87v9%2bJKzo8LZDR1yMOmlrMQqVH7DJK9gxMIn1oSvWKJzbm85NhW0dTPaH5O4YKLb5JFqOTNBgmg%3d%3d | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
8984 | svchost.exe | GET | 206 | 2.22.242.122:80 | http://msedge.b.tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/68591036-2289-4858-9f7f-9149e89c8a08?P1=1744954463&P2=404&P3=2&P4=mDxXyThypth87v9%2bJKzo8LZDR1yMOmlrMQqVH7DJK9gxMIn1oSvWKJzbm85NhW0dTPaH5O4YKLb5JFqOTNBgmg%3d%3d | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2104 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.216.77.11:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
6668 | msedge.exe | 239.255.255.250:1900 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.250:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
7360 | msedge.exe | 151.101.194.49:443 | bazaar.abuse.ch | FASTLY | US | whitelisted |
7360 | msedge.exe | 13.107.42.16:443 | config.edge.skype.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
7360 | msedge.exe | 150.171.27.11:443 | edge.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
7360 | msedge.exe | 13.107.6.158:443 | business.bing.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
config.edge.skype.com |
| whitelisted |
bazaar.abuse.ch |
| whitelisted |
edge.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
business.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
edge-mobile-static.azureedge.net |
| whitelisted |
bzib.nelreports.net |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
7360 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] hCaptcha Enterprise Challenge |
7360 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] hCaptcha Enterprise Challenge |