| File name: | 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/41ada753-b4e6-42a5-a7da-19edbb916b75 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | XWorm is a remote access trojan (RAT) sold as a malware-as-a-service. It possesses an extensive hacking toolset and is capable of gathering private information and files from the infected computer, hijacking MetaMask and Telegram accounts, and tracking user activity. XWorm is typically delivered to victims' computers through multi-stage attacks that start with phishing emails. |
| Analysis date: | March 25, 2025, 02:45:55 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 3 sections |
| MD5: | 48B6F01115A1D9B4D8F22482D2645E97 |
| SHA1: | EEB2B4B69109640544F549A8D7D8D7C3ACDE586C |
| SHA256: | 61ED86AFAED76362CC5F5BEBAA6D33DBC9BC6D6501C0F46AA4497E88FC0CC533 |
| SSDEEP: | 3072:OUae+zGuMJbNtO9TYj14HO40w16FH8CX:6e+zUbNw5YOliFH8 |
MALICIOUS
XWORM has been detected (YARA)
- 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe (PID: 4200)
Create files in the Startup directory
- 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe (PID: 4200)
Uses Task Scheduler to run other applications
- 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe (PID: 4200)
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe (PID: 4200)
SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe (PID: 4200)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe (PID: 4200)
- ShellExperienceHost.exe (PID: 4212)
Connects to unusual port
- 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe (PID: 4200)
Reads the date of Windows installation
- 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe (PID: 4200)
Likely accesses (executes) a file from the Public directory
- schtasks.exe (PID: 5608)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe (PID: 4200)
- ShellExperienceHost.exe (PID: 4212)
Reads the computer name
- 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe (PID: 4200)
- ShellExperienceHost.exe (PID: 4212)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe (PID: 4200)
Checks proxy server information
- 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe (PID: 4200)
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 6676)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 6516)
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 6676)
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 4164)
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 5720)
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 4896)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe (PID: 4200)
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 6676)
Disables trace logs
- 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe (PID: 4200)
Reads the software policy settings
- 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe (PID: 4200)
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 6676)
- slui.exe (PID: 4776)
Reads Environment values
- 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe (PID: 4200)
Create files in a temporary directory
- 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe (PID: 4200)
Autorun file from Startup directory
- 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe (PID: 4200)
Process checks computer location settings
- 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe (PID: 4200)
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XWorm
(PID) Process(4200) 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe
C2https://pastebin.com/raw/LsuynkUz:<123456789>
Keys
AES<Xwormmm>
Options
Splitter3
Sleep timeMafia
USB drop nameUSB.exe
MutexViTHoWSpoTqCTTjG
TRiD
| .exe | | | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (63.1) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (23.8) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (5.6) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (3.8) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (1.7) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2025:02:23 17:37:18+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 11 |
| CodeSize: | 70144 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 104960 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x130ce |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| FileDescription: | |
| FileVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| InternalName: | AdobeIPC.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | |
| OriginalFileName: | AdobeIPC.exe |
| ProductVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
Total processes
185
Monitored processes
12
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4164 | "BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1 | C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Download/Upload Host Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4200 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
XWorm(PID) Process(4200) 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe C2https://pastebin.com/raw/LsuynkUz:<123456789> Keys AES<Xwormmm> Options Splitter3 Sleep timeMafia USB drop nameUSB.exe MutexViTHoWSpoTqCTTjG | |||||||||||||||
| 4212 | "C:\WINDOWS\SystemApps\ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\ShellExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXtk181tbxbce2qsex02s8tw7hfxa9xb3t.mca | C:\Windows\SystemApps\ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\ShellExperienceHost.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Shell Experience Host Version: 10.0.19041.3758 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4776 | "C:\WINDOWS\System32\SLUI.exe" RuleId=3482d82e-ca2c-4e1f-8864-da0267b484b2;Action=AutoActivate;AppId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;SkuId=4de7cb65-cdf1-4de9-8ae8-e3cce27b9f2c;NotificationInterval=1440;Trigger=TimerEvent | C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe | SppExtComObj.Exe | ||||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Windows Activation Client Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4896 | "BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1 | C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Download/Upload Host Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5008 | C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Activation Client Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5608 | "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "Runtime Broker" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Runtime Broker" | C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe | — | 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Task Scheduler Configuration Tool Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5720 | "BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1 | C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Download/Upload Host Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5728 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | schtasks.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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| 6516 | "BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1 | C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Download/Upload Host Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
4 558
Read events
4 526
Write events
32
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (4200) 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Runtime Broker |
Value: C:\Users\Public\Runtime Broker | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4200) 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4200) 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4200) 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4200) 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4200) 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4200) 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4200) 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4200) 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4200) 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
6
Text files
1
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6676 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\ee9800cc-b05b-4d38-abe9-b4df7fc98029.down_data | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6676 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\ee9800cc-b05b-4d38-abe9-b4df7fc98029.94c046ec-62e9-4978-a7e8-b9822c267068.down_meta | binary | |
MD5:30416A17EC7A5F2C23BACD0A83147C0E | SHA256:621B058FC96799E15FEED8466A9CC3E262B8EAF02600BC9F4A4332445F08DE01 | |||
| 6676 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\26C212D9399727259664BDFCA073966E_F9F7D6A7ECE73106D2A8C63168CDA10D | binary | |
MD5:01CA77BF399C3E01012A0724C8713D73 | SHA256:B901F922C1C9006925BAF67B6148AF7C413DD67720A14B1B8DE66B41FC673D80 | |||
| 4200 | 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Runtime Broker.lnk | binary | |
MD5:8E483F3877B9BDB3BF941ABAC1FF8994 | SHA256:32C7FAEFEFF011F79423BC915EBE9D83B53D7C3D5ED1F7AAECEB8F21E8B564F9 | |||
| 4200 | 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Log.tmp | text | |
MD5:F2A7607663C316105766E15E2626A4A7 | SHA256:3BE85BC87C791DEA7DCB7EE6F7391DB6F89F338C3E399E5AB9B1CBB3DD16A42A | |||
| 4200 | 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe | C:\Users\Public\Runtime Broker | executable | |
MD5:48B6F01115A1D9B4D8F22482D2645E97 | SHA256:61ED86AFAED76362CC5F5BEBAA6D33DBC9BC6D6501C0F46AA4497E88FC0CC533 | |||
| 6676 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\26C212D9399727259664BDFCA073966E_F9F7D6A7ECE73106D2A8C63168CDA10D | binary | |
MD5:4872BABAF39AA62B8D32695EBB7E9173 | SHA256:2EE85DF86EE29BBEB3DCA81AA29B6DE204F605A2769B84C728A329178A2D0999 | |||
| 6676 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\d241bd04-cbfe-423f-9381-451d906c5590.up_meta_secure | binary | |
MD5:CD81639A2407B1D9A06FDF288A3D3A66 | SHA256:18AC5D742A170529539E9C20B6DD7688E68AD4D7B88F6029F4DC9D60B7E127B8 | |||
| 6676 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\d241bd04-cbfe-423f-9381-451d906c5590.94c046ec-62e9-4978-a7e8-b9822c267068.down_meta | binary | |
MD5:30416A17EC7A5F2C23BACD0A83147C0E | SHA256:621B058FC96799E15FEED8466A9CC3E262B8EAF02600BC9F4A4332445F08DE01 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
7
TCP/UDP connections
97
DNS requests
18
Threats
1
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.72:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.72:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2108 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6676 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1096 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1096 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.16.164.72:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 2.16.164.72:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 20.197.71.89:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | SG | whitelisted |
4200 | 7705f697-63ea-4b94-a280-c8cd1fa91dff.exe | 104.20.4.235:443 | pastebin.com | CLOUDFLARENET | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 20.190.159.2:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 2.23.77.188:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
pastebin.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
arc.msn.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2196 | svchost.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Online Pastebin Text Storage |