URL:

www.engineersrule.com

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/dfef7b8a-29be-42cd-beee-b31e6a075218
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: November 10, 2025, 15:26:04
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
tds
ta569
apt
socgholish
Indicators:
MD5:

669A302BC52A609083897E51D2E3C731

SHA1:

712C66ABECC77FF6F2273C88C19B6E9DA2B80721

SHA256:

70B268ECC501695511D46981868E0D3372743FF7CE175EBAD00140DF03EA148F

SSDEEP:

3:EyKyT:3KyT

ANY.RUN is an interactive service which provides full access to the guest system. Information in this report could be distorted by user actions and is provided for user acknowledgement as it is. ANY.RUN does not guarantee maliciousness or safety of the content.

  • MALICIOUS

    • SOCGHOLISH has been detected (SURICATA)

      • svchost.exe (PID: 2276)
      • chrome.exe (PID: 2052)

    • Connecting to the Traffic Distribution System (TDS)

      • chrome.exe (PID: 2052)

    • TDS has been detected (SURICATA)

      • chrome.exe (PID: 2052)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Contacting a server suspected of hosting an Exploit Kit

      • chrome.exe (PID: 2052)

    • Contacting a server suspected of hosting an CnC

      • chrome.exe (PID: 2052)

  • INFO

    • Application launched itself

      • chrome.exe (PID: 6952)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.
No data.
screenshotscreenshotscreenshotscreenshotscreenshotscreenshotscreenshotscreenshotscreenshotscreenshot
All screenshots are available in the full report
All screenshots are available in the full report
Total processes
161
Monitored processes
13
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

Click at the process to see the details
start chrome.exe chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs #SOCGHOLISH chrome.exe chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs #SOCGHOLISH svchost.exe chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs slui.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
876"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --string-annotations --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=3 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=6 --field-trial-handle=3064,i,1830802206985763066,12703837818121359859,262144 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction --variations-seed-version=20250221-144540.991000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2892 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Version:
133.0.6943.127
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\133.0.6943.127\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
1552"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --string-annotations --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgABAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAA --field-trial-handle=1944,i,1830802206985763066,12703837818121359859,262144 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction --variations-seed-version=20250221-144540.991000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1940 /prefetch:2C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Version:
133.0.6943.127
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\aclayers.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2052"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 --string-annotations --field-trial-handle=2144,i,1830802206985763066,12703837818121359859,262144 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction --variations-seed-version=20250221-144540.991000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2140 /prefetch:3C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Version:
133.0.6943.127
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\aclayers.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2276C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s DnscacheC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
services.exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Host Process for Windows Services
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
2544"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --string-annotations --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=3 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --field-trial-handle=3068,i,1830802206985763066,12703837818121359859,262144 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction --variations-seed-version=20250221-144540.991000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2812 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
133.0.6943.127
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\133.0.6943.127\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
3696"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --disable-quic --string-annotations --field-trial-handle=2268,i,1830802206985763066,12703837818121359859,262144 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction --variations-seed-version=20250221-144540.991000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2284 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Version:
133.0.6943.127
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\133.0.6943.127\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
3956"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Crashpad" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=channel= --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Chrome --annotation=ver=133.0.6943.127 --initial-client-data=0x224,0x228,0x22c,0x1f8,0x1fc,0x7fff827ffff8,0x7fff82800004,0x7fff82800010C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Version:
133.0.6943.127
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\aclayers.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
6952"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --disk-cache-dir=null --disk-cache-size=1 --media-cache-size=1 --disable-gpu-shader-disk-cache --disable-background-networking --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction,OptimizationHints "www.engineersrule.com"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Version:
133.0.6943.127
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\aclayers.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
7200"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --string-annotations --extension-process --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=3 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=7 --field-trial-handle=3612,i,1830802206985763066,12703837818121359859,262144 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction --variations-seed-version=20250221-144540.991000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3696 /prefetch:2C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
133.0.6943.127
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\133.0.6943.127\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
7424"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --string-annotations --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=3 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=8 --field-trial-handle=4364,i,1830802206985763066,12703837818121359859,262144 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction --variations-seed-version=20250221-144540.991000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4372 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Version:
133.0.6943.127
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\133.0.6943.127\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
Total events
903
Read events
903
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
20
Text files
19
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
6952chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Segmentation Platform\SegmentInfoDB\LOG.old~RF161d8f.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
6952chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Segmentation Platform\SegmentInfoDB\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
6952chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\ClientCertificates\LOG.old~RF161d9f.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
6952chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old~RF161d9f.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
6952chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\ClientCertificates\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
6952chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\chrome_cart_db\LOG.old~RF161dae.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
6952chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old~RF161dae.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
6952chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\chrome_cart_db\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
6952chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old~RF161dae.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
6952chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
Download PCAP, analyze network streams, HTTP content and a lot more at the full report
HTTP(S) requests
7
TCP/UDP connections
62
DNS requests
126
Threats
77

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
2052
chrome.exe
GET
200
142.250.184.238:80
http://clients2.google.com/time/1/current?cup2key=8:UJCur0oNWDCrWZ-JeHS1zTNDzuGgt2iORAfs9kkC9sA&cup2hreq=e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1252
svchost.exe
GET
200
162.159.142.9:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
2792
svchost.exe
GET
200
95.101.35.35:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7896
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
2.16.253.202:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Time-Stamp%20PCA%202010(1).crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7896
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
2.16.253.202:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.3.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7896
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
2.16.253.202:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.3.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7896
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
2.16.253.202:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.2.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
Download PCAP, analyze network streams, HTTP content and a lot more at the full report

Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
2792
svchost.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
5596
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
1284
RUXIMICS.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
2052
chrome.exe
142.250.185.202:443
safebrowsingohttpgateway.googleapis.com
GOOGLE
US
whitelisted
2052
chrome.exe
142.250.184.238:80
clients2.google.com
GOOGLE
US
whitelisted
2052
chrome.exe
64.233.184.84:443
accounts.google.com
GOOGLE
US
whitelisted
2052
chrome.exe
141.193.213.11:443
www.engineersrule.com
Cloudflare London, LLC
US
whitelisted
2052
chrome.exe
216.58.206.42:443
safebrowsingohttpgateway.googleapis.com
GOOGLE
US
whitelisted
2052
chrome.exe
185.251.89.109:443
quietshalecompany.com
Sprinthost.ru LLC
RU
malicious

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 20.73.194.208
  • 4.231.128.59
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.186.174
whitelisted
clients2.google.com
  • 142.250.184.238
whitelisted
safebrowsingohttpgateway.googleapis.com
  • 142.250.185.202
  • 142.250.181.234
  • 142.250.185.234
  • 142.250.184.202
  • 142.250.186.170
  • 216.58.206.42
  • 142.250.186.106
  • 142.250.184.234
  • 142.250.186.42
  • 142.251.140.170
  • 216.58.206.74
  • 142.250.186.138
  • 142.250.186.74
  • 172.217.18.10
  • 142.250.74.202
  • 142.250.185.74
whitelisted
www.engineersrule.com
  • 141.193.213.11
  • 141.193.213.10
unknown
accounts.google.com
  • 64.233.184.84
whitelisted
fonts.googleapis.com
  • 216.58.206.42
whitelisted
quietshalecompany.com
  • 185.251.89.109
whitelisted
simplecopseholding.com
  • —
whitelisted
generatoryieldlab.com
  • 185.251.89.109
unknown

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
2052
chrome.exe
Exploit Kit Activity Detected
ET EXPLOIT_KIT Malicious TA2726 TDS Domain in DNS Lookup (quietshalecompany .com)
2052
chrome.exe
Exploit Kit Activity Detected
ET EXPLOIT_KIT Malicious TA2726 TDS Domain in DNS Lookup (quietshalecompany .com)
2052
chrome.exe
Exploit Kit Activity Detected
ET EXPLOIT_KIT Malicious TA2726 TDS Domain in DNS Lookup (generatoryieldlab .com)
2052
chrome.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
ET MALWARE TA569 Middleware Server Domain in DNS Lookup (simplecopseholding .com)
2052
chrome.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
ET MALWARE TA569 Middleware Server Domain in DNS Lookup (buildtoolsrvcore .com)
2052
chrome.exe
Exploit Kit Activity Detected
ET EXPLOIT_KIT Malicious TA2726 TDS Domain in DNS Lookup (generatoryieldlab .com)
2052
chrome.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
ET MALWARE TA569 Middleware Server Domain in DNS Lookup (buildtoolsrvcore .com)
2052
chrome.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
ET MALWARE TA569 Middleware Server Domain in DNS Lookup (simplecopseholding .com)
2276
svchost.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
ET MALWARE TA569 Middleware Server Domain in DNS Lookup (simplecopseholding .com)
2052
chrome.exe
Not Suspicious Traffic
INFO [ANY.RUN] Google Tag Manager analytics (googletagmanager .com)
No debug info
Interactive malware hunting service ANY.RUN
© 2017-2026 ANY.RUN ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
ANY.RUN
Reports
www.engineersrule.com