| URL: | ak.forwhimsicottan.com |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/67eda9d8-a832-4cfe-9f44-3a8180447518 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Balada Injector is a long-running malware campaign that targets WordPress websites by exploiting vulnerabilities in plugins and themes. The attackers inject malicious code into compromised sites, leading to unauthorized redirects, data theft, and the creation of [backdoors](https://any.run/malware-trends/backdoor) for persistent access. The campaign operates in waves, with spikes in activity observed every few weeks, continually adapting to exploit newly discovered vulnerabilities. |
| Analysis date: | July 08, 2024, 15:19:24 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
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| MD5: | D412345C56F36A5A5E277DA99CABBEC4 |
| SHA1: | 3072F1B093C2557EBFA9076E2A817BF046FA48EF |
| SHA256: | 61BC088237C00D707D42041875354D3F8F0EC7DF2D819A450C8B7ED5FE75FD1F |
| SSDEEP: | 3:n6iyLGTn:6Kn |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 268 | "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgAAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEgAAAAAAAAASAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAgAAABAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAEAAAAAAAAAABAAAADgAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAA= --use-gl=angle --use-angle=swiftshader-webgl --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1524 --field-trial-handle=1348,i,10451032325132658023,4328463677708271428,131072 /prefetch:2 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 109.0.1518.115 Modules
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| 2120 | "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3648 --field-trial-handle=1348,i,10451032325132658023,4328463677708271428,131072 /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 109.0.1518.115 Modules
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| 2348 | "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgAAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEgAAAAAAAAASAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAgAAABAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAEAAAAAAAAAABAAAADgAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAA= --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1312 --field-trial-handle=1348,i,10451032325132658023,4328463677708271428,131072 /prefetch:2 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.1518.115 Modules
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| 2416 | "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2160 --field-trial-handle=1348,i,10451032325132658023,4328463677708271428,131072 /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.1518.115 Modules
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| 2540 | "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3340 --field-trial-handle=1348,i,10451032325132658023,4328463677708271428,131072 /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.1518.115 Modules
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| 2908 | "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=15 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3812 --field-trial-handle=1348,i,10451032325132658023,4328463677708271428,131072 /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 109.0.1518.115 Modules
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| 2916 | "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=16 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3856 --field-trial-handle=1348,i,10451032325132658023,4328463677708271428,131072 /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 109.0.1518.115 Modules
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| 2940 | "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1476 --field-trial-handle=1348,i,10451032325132658023,4328463677708271428,131072 /prefetch:3 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | msedge.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 109.0.1518.115 Modules
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| 2948 | "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1004 --field-trial-handle=1348,i,10451032325132658023,4328463677708271428,131072 /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 109.0.1518.115 Modules
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| 3292 | "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --first-renderer-process --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=6 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2152 --field-trial-handle=1348,i,10451032325132658023,4328463677708271428,131072 /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 109.0.1518.115 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (3332) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | failed_count |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3332) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 2 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3332) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\ThirdParty |
| Operation: | write | Name: | StatusCodes |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3332) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\ThirdParty |
| Operation: | write | Name: | StatusCodes |
Value: 01000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3332) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3332) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\ClientState\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | dr |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3332) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\StabilityMetrics |
| Operation: | write | Name: | user_experience_metrics.stability.exited_cleanly |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3332) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\ClientStateMedium\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}\LastWasDefault |
| Operation: | write | Name: | S-1-5-21-1302019708-1500728564-335382590-1000 |
Value: 70D7FD38547B2F00 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3332) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\ClientStateMedium\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}\FirstNotDefault |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | S-1-5-21-1302019708-1500728564-335382590-1000 |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3332) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UsageStatsInSample |
Value: 1 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3332 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old~RF4e693.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3332 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3332 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgePushStorageWithConnectTokenAndKey\LOG.old~RF4e6c2.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3332 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgePushStorageWithConnectTokenAndKey\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3332 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\LOG.old~RF4e6f1.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3332 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3332 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Variations | binary | |
MD5:961E3604F228B0D10541EBF921500C86 | SHA256:F7B24F2EB3D5EB0550527490395D2F61C3D2FE74BB9CB345197DAD81B58B5FED | |||
| 3332 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Last Version | text | |
MD5:61FE7896F9494DCDF53480A325F4FB85 | SHA256:ACFD3CD36E0DFCF1DCB67C7F31F2A5B9BA0815528A0C604D4330DFAA9E683E51 | |||
| 3332 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Site Characteristics Database\LOG.old~RF4e693.TMP | text | |
MD5:4BDB64FCF217848BCEEF4FF1723E32A0 | SHA256:6DB71689542AA54221535B9135FD82321DFE987612818B1D3BBA1629C4DC2F63 | |||
| 3332 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.old | text | |
MD5:C58936C151151A55BE239180C023FBA1 | SHA256:EAC76E0907364A6317E231CFA2D62D50A3BE020D95BAB3541A41123BF93544E0 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2940 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 193.108.153.11:80 | http://ak.forwhimsicottan.com/ | unknown | — | — | unknown |
1372 | svchost.exe | GET | 304 | 23.50.131.216:80 | http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?33775f6043c93e33 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
1372 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.48.23.156:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | unknown |
1060 | svchost.exe | GET | 304 | 88.221.110.91:80 | http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?a9f83325acc8ca75 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
2940 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 198.12.214.80:80 | http://www.flomedilabservices.com/wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style.min.css?ver=5.5.1 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
2940 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 198.12.214.80:80 | http://www.flomedilabservices.com/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/css/formreset.min.css?ver=2.4.22 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
2940 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 198.12.214.80:80 | http://www.flomedilabservices.com/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/css/formsmain.min.css?ver=2.4.22 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
2940 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 198.12.214.80:80 | http://www.flomedilabservices.com/wp-includes/css/dashicons.min.css?ver=5.5.1 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
2940 | msedge.exe | GET | — | 198.12.214.80:80 | http://www.flomedilabservices.com/wp-content/themes/Divi/core/admin/js/es6-promise.auto.min.js?ver=5.5.1 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
2940 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 198.12.214.80:80 | http://www.flomedilabservices.com/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/js/jquery.json.min.js?ver=2.4.22 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1372 | svchost.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
3332 | msedge.exe | 239.255.255.250:1900 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
2940 | msedge.exe | 193.108.153.11:80 | ak.forwhimsicottan.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | unknown |
2940 | msedge.exe | 204.79.197.239:443 | edge.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | unknown |
2940 | msedge.exe | 13.107.42.16:443 | config.edge.skype.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
1060 | svchost.exe | 224.0.0.252:5355 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
3332 | msedge.exe | 224.0.0.251:5353 | — | — | — | unknown |
2940 | msedge.exe | 13.107.21.239:443 | edge.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | unknown |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
ak.forwhimsicottan.com |
| unknown |
edge.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
config.edge.skype.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
ctldl.windowsupdate.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
aefd.nelreports.net |
| whitelisted |
www.flomedilabservices.com |
| unknown |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2940 | msedge.exe | Exploit Kit Activity Detected | ET EXPLOIT_KIT Balada Injector Script |
2940 | msedge.exe | Exploit Kit Activity Detected | ET EXPLOIT_KIT Balada Injector Script |
2940 | msedge.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET EXPLOIT_KIT Parrot TDS NDSW Check M2 |
2940 | msedge.exe | Exploit Kit Activity Detected | ET EXPLOIT_KIT Balada Injector Script |
2940 | msedge.exe | Exploit Kit Activity Detected | ET EXPLOIT_KIT Balada Injector Script |
2940 | msedge.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET EXPLOIT_KIT Parrot TDS NDSW Check M2 |
2940 | msedge.exe | Exploit Kit Activity Detected | ET EXPLOIT_KIT Balada Injector Script |