| File name: | MicrosoftEdgeSetup.exe | 
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/643be548-af06-4bdc-86e0-6cb7760e7f50 | 
| Verdict: | Malicious activity | 
| Analysis date: | August 15, 2025, 18:17:01 | 
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) | 
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable | 
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 6 sections | 
| MD5: | 03ED8982FA50CE9ED1299643574D3F56 | 
| SHA1: | F82273368FED243B022163F46CE691540912A5EF | 
| SHA256: | 6F45DFF38AF2ED377519330827D5E17A49EA2431EBC0B903D1CF39823CA24BCF | 
| SSDEEP: | 49152:cTNF/P/9XuHfzyQCik//T1s9FuUEbLmWCqrJqkXWr/2BjH2erPiQmmUm8eXVfxjm:cvVeHfzy9iC1srZO11ruKIol9XfbVZXa | 
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (76.4) | 
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (12.4) | 
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (5.5) | 
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (5.5) | 
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles | 
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2025:07:25 21:34:18+00:00 | 
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit | 
| PEType: | PE32 | 
| LinkerVersion: | 14.31 | 
| CodeSize: | 110592 | 
| InitializedDataSize: | 1526272 | 
| UninitializedDataSize: | - | 
| EntryPoint: | 0x83f0 | 
| OSVersion: | 5.1 | 
| ImageVersion: | - | 
| SubsystemVersion: | 5.1 | 
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI | 
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.3.195.65 | 
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.3.195.65 | 
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f | 
| FileFlags: | (none) | 
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit | 
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application | 
| FileSubtype: | - | 
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) | 
| CharacterSet: | Unicode | 
| CompanyName: | Microsoft Corporation | 
| FileDescription: | Microsoft Edge Update Setup | 
| FileVersion: | 1.3.195.65 | 
| InternalName: | Microsoft Edge Update Setup | 
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright Microsoft Corporation | 
| OriginalFileName: | MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe | 
| ProductName: | Microsoft Edge Update | 
| ProductVersion: | 1.3.195.65 | 
| UpstreamVersion: | 1.3.99.0 | 
| LanguageId: | en | 
| PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 516 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{4D111E08-CBF7-4F12-A926-2C7920AF52FC} | C:\Windows\System32\dllhost.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
| User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: COM Surrogate Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
 | |||||||||||||||
| 684 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Temp\EUE087.tmp\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /installsource taggedmi /install "appguid={56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}&appname=Microsoft%20Edge&needsadmin=prefers&lang=en&brand=M100" /installelevated | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Temp\EUE087.tmp\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe | MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe | ||||||||||||
| User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft Edge Update Exit code: 2147747592 Version: 1.3.195.65 Modules
 | |||||||||||||||
| 700 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --disable-quic --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=5740,i,17090409010656872315,15145809720500550916,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6780 /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
 | |||||||||||||||
| 1132 | "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=6140,i,17090409010656872315,15145809720500550916,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5920 /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
 | |||||||||||||||
| 1148 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EUCA7F.tmp\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe /installsource taggedmi /install "appguid={56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}&appname=Microsoft%20Edge&needsadmin=prefers&lang=en&brand=M100" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EUCA7F.tmp\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe | — | MicrosoftEdgeSetup.exe | |||||||||||
| User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Update Exit code: 2147747592 Version: 1.3.195.65 Modules
 | |||||||||||||||
| 1148 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-quic --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=2240,i,17090409010656872315,15145809720500550916,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2592 /prefetch:3 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | msedge.exe | ||||||||||||
| User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
 | |||||||||||||||
| 1808 | C:\WINDOWS\System32\vds.exe | C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe | — | services.exe | |||||||||||
| User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Virtual Disk Service Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
 | |||||||||||||||
| 2064 | "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OUTLOOK.EXE" | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OUTLOOK.EXE | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
| User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Outlook Exit code: 0 Version: 16.0.16026.20146 Modules
 | |||||||||||||||
| 2232 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --string-annotations --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --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 --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=3656,i,17090409010656872315,15145809720500550916,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3268 /prefetch:1 | 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
 | |||||||||||||||
| 2388 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
| User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
 | |||||||||||||||
| (PID) Process: | (684) MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe | 
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisableExceptionChainValidation | 
| Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (684) MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\PersistedPings\{6F663E18-D70C-400E-8759-7B52D94A3E72} | 
| Operation: | write | Name: | PersistedPingString | 
| Value: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><request protocol="3.0" updater="Omaha" updaterversion="1.3.195.65" shell_version="1.3.147.37" ismachine="1" sessionid="{A7FA7D23-ECF8-4896-8AE8-B313BBF95882}" userid="{FD984739-A122-4DB0-BE5B-46E3E09D84E4}" installsource="taggedmi" requestid="{6F663E18-D70C-400E-8759-7B52D94A3E72}" dedup="cr" domainjoined="0"><hw logical_cpus="4" physmemory="4" disk_type="2" sse="1" sse2="1" sse3="1" ssse3="1" sse41="1" sse42="1" avx="1"/><os platform="win" version="10.0.19045.4046" sp="" arch="x64" product_type="48" is_wip="0" is_in_lockdown_mode="0"/><oem product_manufacturer="DELL" product_name="DELL"/><exp etag=""r452t1+k2Tgq/HXzjvFNBRhopBWR9sbjXxqeUDH9uX0=""/><app appid="{F3C4FE00-EFD5-403B-9569-398A20F1BA4A}" version="1.3.195.43" nextversion="1.3.195.65" lang="en" brand="M100" client=""><event eventtype="2" eventresult="1" errorcode="0" extracode1="0" system_uptime_ticks="16315886547" install_time_ms="343"/></app></request> | |||
| (PID) Process: | (684) MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\PersistedPings\{6F663E18-D70C-400E-8759-7B52D94A3E72} | 
| Operation: | write | Name: | PersistedPingTime | 
| Value: 133997554335876777 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (684) MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe | Key: | \REGISTRY\A\{4e394ed2-4c3c-1cff-0b91-b01b20417f3d}\Root\InventoryApplicationFile | 
| Operation: | write | Name: | WritePermissionsCheck | 
| Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (684) MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe | Key: | \REGISTRY\A\{4e394ed2-4c3c-1cff-0b91-b01b20417f3d}\Root\InventoryApplicationFile\PermissionsCheckTestKey | 
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) | 
| Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6212) wermgr.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\IdentityCRL\ClockData | 
| Operation: | write | Name: | ClockTimeSeconds | 
| Value: AA799F6800000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6212) wermgr.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\IdentityCRL\ClockData | 
| Operation: | write | Name: | TickCount | 
| Value: EAE7180000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (684) MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\PersistedPings\{6F663E18-D70C-400E-8759-7B52D94A3E72} | 
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) | 
| Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (684) MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\UsageStats\Daily\Timings | 
| Operation: | write | Name: | setup_phase2_ms | 
| Value: 0300000000000000180200000000000023000000000000009401000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (684) MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\UsageStats\Daily\Timings | 
| Operation: | write | Name: | setup_files_ms | 
| Value: 0300000000000000FD010000000000008500000000000000E400000000000000 | |||
| PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4320 | MicrosoftEdgeSetup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EUCA7F.tmp\psmachine.dll | executable | |
| MD5:EAD519174ECE77F205B731C834FA1254 | SHA256:1CC5C90531D6DE53BD1953F61ABABCFF1E925D4A86D1FEE2EB085E1C5AB1A308 | |||
| 4320 | MicrosoftEdgeSetup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EUCA7F.tmp\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe | executable | |
| MD5:A0530FB9B74B7D1597FD8536393F32AC | SHA256:BA42D0AE2191EFA24A2C90B437D693FBF63C5FC333A85E36918740AA3B8D4EF0 | |||
| 4320 | MicrosoftEdgeSetup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EUCA7F.tmp\psmachine_arm64.dll | executable | |
| MD5:DF48414C12F739F526B01075B6B73A84 | SHA256:D1F11F6FE0132E3FC9475C66823BB39AB1571A306A94C518179D19861B20225F | |||
| 4320 | MicrosoftEdgeSetup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EUCA7F.tmp\psuser_arm64.dll | executable | |
| MD5:4004A0CF7E0E15F50A2D8D37EBE0BDF4 | SHA256:D947D243C39E273AB8FF6F27EA4EBE4C86A3C1901900DD0518116CAE2C48F3F3 | |||
| 4320 | MicrosoftEdgeSetup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EUCA7F.tmp\msedgeupdate.dll | executable | |
| MD5:FADF3B40EA0BE2351EA8CBE57D5116F8 | SHA256:E2C8B7BD5B0095F08E9A3C4142C81936B0946394E7CD0A83B8C171C44CAD3A1C | |||
| 4320 | MicrosoftEdgeSetup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EUCA7F.tmp\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe | executable | |
| MD5:B9690BC05B42CDAF092162A50806264C | SHA256:FF577F4C29A184A37014992DE44549BD81DFF20997D8DEAF55DF509F3D33ED1C | |||
| 4320 | MicrosoftEdgeSetup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EUCA7F.tmp\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe | executable | |
| MD5:1AB505E831556BD56A75038062536E8E | SHA256:C438D3598CE4D2166AB2A636A585FF2C6E866E1355CB149DAA1C815488431D41 | |||
| 4320 | MicrosoftEdgeSetup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EUCA7F.tmp\psmachine_64.dll | executable | |
| MD5:D7C9EA1F61311C995A54413C9BE43EEE | SHA256:775E6BA603AB85C03CF4A9FEA71581707B96C91E8B188574BAF3CC5B0371896C | |||
| 4320 | MicrosoftEdgeSetup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EUCA7F.tmp\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe | executable | |
| MD5:00F783B313796440834D82778F2850E5 | SHA256:F4CE25C64DA2142B2CB7D9C5B0F1540D1718E4A5CEF38683634E7BA2636D7D7B | |||
| 4320 | MicrosoftEdgeSetup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EUCA7F.tmp\msedgeupdateres_am.dll | executable | |
| MD5:8922D946DEA77527E430AA2D931E4DE4 | SHA256:9736025F5A99F2B440687C4EF66489FDE91F1261A33A6966F7C29861D2AD8302 | |||
| PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1148 | msedge.exe | GET | 404 | 150.171.27.11:80 | http://edge.microsoft.com/browsernetworktime/time/1/current?cup2key=2:2uQeKF_QMSmnfAcOtlbfNHpAO0Q8vOEPIbDp7qFp-ko&cup2hreq=e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855 | unknown |  —  | — | whitelisted | 
| 2940 | svchost.exe | GET | 404 | 72.246.169.163:80 | http://x1.c.lencr.org/ | unknown |  —  | — | whitelisted | 
| 2940 | svchost.exe | GET | 404 | 104.76.201.34:80 | http://x1.c.lencr.org/ | unknown |  —  | — | whitelisted | 
| PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted | 
| 4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted | 
| 1268 | svchost.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted | 
| 1948 | RUXIMICS.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted | 
| 4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted | 
| 684 | MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe | 150.171.22.17:443 | config.edge.skype.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted | 
| 2348 | svchost.exe | 40.126.31.130:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted | 
| 1268 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted | 
| 6212 | wermgr.exe | 135.234.160.244:443 | watson.events.data.microsoft.com | LUCENT-CIO | US | whitelisted | 
| 2504 | wermgr.exe | 135.234.160.244:443 | watson.events.data.microsoft.com | LUCENT-CIO | US | whitelisted | 
| Domain | IP | Reputation | 
|---|---|---|
| settings-win.data.microsoft.com | 
 | whitelisted | 
| google.com | 
 | whitelisted | 
| config.edge.skype.com | 
 | whitelisted | 
| login.live.com | 
 | whitelisted | 
| watson.events.data.microsoft.com | 
 | whitelisted | 
| slscr.update.microsoft.com | 
 | whitelisted | 
| fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com | 
 | whitelisted | 
| 18.31.95.13.in-addr.arpa | 
 | unknown | 
| 4.8.2.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.2.0.0.0.2.0.c.0.0.3.0.1.3.0.6.2.ip6.arpa | 
 | unknown | 
| edge.microsoft.com | 
 | whitelisted | 
| Process | Message | 
|---|---|
| Dism.exe | PID=4024 TID=5960 Instantiating the Provider Store. - CDISMImageSession::get_ProviderStore | 
| Dism.exe | PID=4024 TID=5960 Provider has not previously been encountered. Attempting to initialize the provider. - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_GetProvider | 
| Dism.exe | PID=4024 TID=5960 Loading Provider from location C:\WINDOWS\system32\Dism\LogProvider.dll - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_GetProvider | 
| Dism.exe | PID=4024 TID=5960 Initializing a provider store for the LOCAL session type. - CDISMProviderStore::Final_OnConnect | 
| Dism.exe | PID=4024 TID=5960 Attempting to initialize the logger from the Image Session. - CDISMProviderStore::Final_OnConnect | 
| Dism.exe | PID=4024 TID=5960 Connecting to the provider located at C:\WINDOWS\system32\Dism\LogProvider.dll. - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_LoadProvider | 
| Dism.exe | PID=4024 TID=5960 Disconnecting Provider: DISMLogger - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider | 
| Dism.exe | PID=4024 TID=5960 Encountered a loaded provider DISMLogger. - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider | 
| Dism.exe | PID=4024 TID=5960 Disconnecting the provider store - CDISMImageSession::Final_OnDisconnect | 
| Dism.exe | PID=3652 TID=6068 Provider has not previously been encountered. Attempting to initialize the provider. - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_GetProvider |