| URL: | http://tracking.castfollow.com/tracking/click?d=k8ax7_p7XJT2pus_ai16wDAI4aHapDXAe1kj9gO83SqK_LDIdXEqDg6vMB4rtZEI3Tva78tRL-8dEowogf85VOPIiOtJNM_rjc6578JnQQTSRXeupTy4uvPAeSBt6mMFQzMDzDI5T-IgDc63HkBH6zAhP7aV_gK8FO-8nvyDZhxepalMZHFYIZ_XqHubUgfirQ2 |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/4bd2f048-396d-451a-8ec7-fb2ff2c77dc8 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | March 25, 2025, 05:38:01 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MD5: | 3980B7D7C33932A8EF03964F738309A8 |
| SHA1: | 6A4E79F3AEB32CDB287DDC9094A09BD605A46F4A |
| SHA256: | 7221537C8C7F75052409705E062621B6E6E313FC9F4747CCCFF9FD87AC743AF2 |
| SSDEEP: | 6:CKXvU2GEuWzgzEy1Xed4p6dup3uk9iQDChlOn2Wdw8dA7n:/vUhEeS4YyuPbI3bs |
MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.SUSPICIOUS
No suspicious indicators.INFO
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 7752)
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 3332)
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 920)
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 8748)
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 6576)
Reads the computer name
- identity_helper.exe (PID: 8936)
Application launched itself
- msedge.exe (PID: 1628)
Reads Environment values
- identity_helper.exe (PID: 8936)
Checks supported languages
- identity_helper.exe (PID: 8936)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 3332)
Checks proxy server information
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 3332)
Reads the software policy settings
- BackgroundTransferHost.exe (PID: 3332)
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Total processes
171
Monitored processes
38
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 920 | "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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| 1628 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" "http://tracking.castfollow.com/tracking/click?d=k8ax7_p7XJT2pus_ai16wDAI4aHapDXAe1kj9gO83SqK_LDIdXEqDg6vMB4rtZEI3Tva78tRL-8dEowogf85VOPIiOtJNM_rjc6578JnQQTSRXeupTy4uvPAeSBt6mMFQzMDzDI5T-IgDc63HkBH6zAhP7aV_gK8FO-8nvyDZhxepalMZHFYIZ_XqHubUgfirQ2" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 3332 | "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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| 3676 | "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=4168 --field-trial-handle=2400,i,11437346804664451870,13246186816749461925,262144 --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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| 4560 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad" --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=122.0.6261.70 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 "--annotation=prod=Microsoft Edge" --annotation=ver=122.0.2365.59 --initial-client-data=0x308,0x30c,0x310,0x304,0x320,0x7ffc87fc5fd8,0x7ffc87fc5fe4,0x7ffc87fc5ff0 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 6576 | "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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| 7304 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --no-appcompat-clear --gpu-preferences=WAAAAAAAAADgAAAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAA4AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAA== --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1956 --field-trial-handle=2400,i,11437346804664451870,13246186816749461925,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:2 | 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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| 7316 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2600 --field-trial-handle=2400,i,11437346804664451870,13246186816749461925,262144 --variations-seed-version /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: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 7324 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2524 --field-trial-handle=2400,i,11437346804664451870,13246186816749461925,262144 --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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| 7492 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5748 --field-trial-handle=2400,i,11437346804664451870,13246186816749461925,262144 --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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Total events
5 902
Read events
5 871
Write events
31
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (1628) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | failed_count |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1628) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 2 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1628) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1628) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\StabilityMetrics |
| Operation: | write | Name: | user_experience_metrics.stability.exited_cleanly |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1628) 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: 76038C68BA8F2F00 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1628) 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: 6636B568BA8F2F00 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1628) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\393864 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {938A25C7-CABB-4806-8D91-3B91DA398A9D} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1628) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\393864 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {7CF58356-5772-4AF8-9191-2703AC81F596} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1628) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\393864 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {01FE613E-DE17-402E-BB46-E45E33D16920} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1628) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\393864 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {BF5921C7-5AD3-4319-96FF-CBDE6C9C2588} | |||
Executable files
9
Suspicious files
85
Text files
29
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1628 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old~RF10c093.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1628 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old~RF10c093.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1628 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1628 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1628 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old~RF10c083.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1628 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1628 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old~RF10c0b2.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1628 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1628 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgePushStorageWithConnectTokenAndKey\LOG.old~RF10c110.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1628 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgePushStorageWithConnectTokenAndKey\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
9
TCP/UDP connections
72
DNS requests
72
Threats
20
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.53.40.178:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.53.40.178:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.53.40.178:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7316 | msedge.exe | GET | 302 | 46.105.88.234:80 | http://tracking.castfollow.com/tracking/click?d=k8ax7_p7XJT2pus_ai16wDAI4aHapDXAe1kj9gO83SqK_LDIdXEqDg6vMB4rtZEI3Tva78tRL-8dEowogf85VOPIiOtJNM_rjc6578JnQQTSRXeupTy4uvPAeSBt6mMFQzMDzDI5T-IgDc63HkBH6zAhP7aV_gK8FO-8nvyDZhxepalMZHFYIZ_XqHubUgfirQ2 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3332 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6264 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7808 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6264 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.53.40.178:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
1628 | msedge.exe | 239.255.255.250:1900 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
7316 | msedge.exe | 13.107.42.16:443 | config.edge.skype.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
7316 | msedge.exe | 150.171.28.11:443 | edge.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
7316 | msedge.exe | 46.105.88.234:80 | tracking.castfollow.com | OVH SAS | FR | unknown |
7316 | msedge.exe | 13.107.6.158:443 | business.bing.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
7316 | msedge.exe | 13.107.246.45:443 | edge-mobile-static.azureedge.net | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
config.edge.skype.com |
| whitelisted |
tracking.castfollow.com |
| unknown |
edge.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
edge-mobile-static.azureedge.net |
| whitelisted |
business.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
bzib.nelreports.net |
| whitelisted |
profsgrowth.com |
| unknown |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
7316 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] BootstrapCDN (maxcdn .bootstrapcdn .com) |
7316 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare content delivery network (cdnjs .cloudflare .com) |
7316 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] BootstrapCDN (maxcdn .bootstrapcdn .com) |
7316 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare content delivery network (cdnjs .cloudflare .com) |
7316 | msedge.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DNS Query for .to TLD |
7316 | msedge.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DNS Query for .to TLD |
7316 | msedge.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DNS Query for .to TLD |
7316 | msedge.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DNS Query for .to TLD |
7316 | msedge.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DNS Query for .to TLD |
7316 | msedge.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DNS Query for .to TLD |