| URL: | http://download.i-tax.cn/softs/WQAS.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/ec038643-55d8-4f2e-adb3-9932453a6eee |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | March 26, 2026, 16:40:01 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MD5: | 874BEC54960298985C2BD689F4A63E74 |
| SHA1: | 0DAE14C6636720293398F58150548D3DAC1A8143 |
| SHA256: | 7D11647A1042AD8ECF28CC78448F637C0404171EBC254D3281889F322DBC2E6C |
| SSDEEP: | 3:N1KaKElfHKDN:Ca5fKDN |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 1032 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | taskkill.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1276 | "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc -isForBrowser -prefsHandle 4228 -prefsLen 37375 -prefMapHandle 4232 -prefMapSize 273045 -jsInitHandle 4236 -jsInitLen 247456 -parentBuildID 20250227124745 -ipcHandle 4244 -initialChannelId {7a22c33a-db78-4916-bad5-eff3d5ab6f9d} -parentPid 5348 -crashReporter "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.5348" -win32kLockedDown -appDir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - 5 tab | C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe | — | firefox.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Mozilla Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Firefox Version: 136.0 Modules
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| 2316 | "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 --disable-quic --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=6736,i,14191175456396814404,17818494192397408227,262144 --disable-features=HttpsFirstBalancedMode,HttpsFirstModeV2,HttpsOnlyMode,HttpsUpgrades --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6492 /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
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| 2368 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilReadIcon --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=icon_reader --disable-quic --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=7148,i,14191175456396814404,17818494192397408227,262144 --disable-features=HttpsFirstBalancedMode,HttpsFirstModeV2,HttpsOnlyMode,HttpsUpgrades --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=7116 /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
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| 2684 | "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=133.0.6943.142 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Edge --annotation=ver=133.0.3065.92 --initial-client-data=0x294,0x298,0x29c,0x28c,0x2a4,0x7ffe2392f208,0x7ffe2392f214,0x7ffe2392f220 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 2908 | "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc -isForBrowser -prefsHandle 5416 -prefsLen 39377 -prefMapHandle 5508 -prefMapSize 273045 -jsInitHandle 5512 -jsInitLen 247456 -parentBuildID 20250227124745 -ipcHandle 5576 -initialChannelId {46d99c6c-8b88-4a35-822d-60cc1a697362} -parentPid 5348 -crashReporter "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.5348" -win32kLockedDown -appDir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - 7 tab | C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe | — | firefox.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Mozilla Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Firefox Version: 136.0 Modules
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| 2948 | "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc -parentBuildID 20250227124745 -sandboxingKind 0 -prefsHandle 5268 -prefsLen 45425 -prefMapHandle 5376 -prefMapSize 273045 -ipcHandle 5212 -initialChannelId {78b9387f-1cb6-4735-9452-c67a90a71836} -parentPid 5348 -crashReporter "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.5348" -win32kLockedDown -appDir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - 6 utility | C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe | — | firefox.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Mozilla Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Firefox Version: 136.0 Modules
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| 3112 | "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc -isForBrowser -prefsHandle 5832 -prefsLen 39429 -prefMapHandle 5836 -prefMapSize 273045 -jsInitHandle 5840 -jsInitLen 247456 -parentBuildID 20250227124745 -ipcHandle 5792 -initialChannelId {36e21ce8-8b31-4c7a-a62f-316320627052} -parentPid 5348 -crashReporter "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.5348" -win32kLockedDown -appDir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - 8 tab | C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe | — | firefox.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Mozilla Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Firefox Version: 136.0 Modules
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| 3116 | "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc -isForBrowser -prefsHandle 6028 -prefsLen 39429 -prefMapHandle 6020 -prefMapSize 273045 -jsInitHandle 6016 -jsInitLen 247456 -parentBuildID 20250227124745 -ipcHandle 5852 -initialChannelId {383900cb-e88b-4c77-be49-1a07295048b8} -parentPid 5348 -crashReporter "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.5348" -win32kLockedDown -appDir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - 9 tab | C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe | — | firefox.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Mozilla Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Firefox Version: 136.0 Modules
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| 4108 | "C:\WINDOWS\WindowsQptAdService\WindowsQptAds.exe" | C:\Windows\WindowsQptAdService\WindowsQptAds.exe | svchost.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Exit code: 0 Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (8720) WindowsQptAds.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowsQptAds |
Value: C:\WINDOWS\WindowsQptAdService\WindowsQptAds.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8720) WindowsQptAds.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowsQptAds |
Value: C:\WINDOWS\WindowsQptAdService\WindowsQptAds.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8720) WindowsQptAds.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\WindowsQptAds_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8720) WindowsQptAds.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\WindowsQptAds_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8720) WindowsQptAds.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\WindowsQptAds_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8720) WindowsQptAds.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\WindowsQptAds_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8720) WindowsQptAds.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\WindowsQptAds_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8720) WindowsQptAds.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\WindowsQptAds_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8720) WindowsQptAds.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\WindowsQptAds_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (8720) WindowsQptAds.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\WindowsQptAds_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4692 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\ClientCertificates\LOG.old~RFdffdc.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4692 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\ClientCertificates\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4692 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old~RFdffec.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4692 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4692 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old~RFdffec.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4692 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4692 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\LOG.old~RFdfffc.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4692 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4692 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old~RFe001b.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4692 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7160 | msedge.exe | GET | 304 | 150.171.27.11:443 | https://edge.microsoft.com/abusiveadblocking/api/v1/blocklist | US | — | — | whitelisted |
7160 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 150.171.109.100:443 | https://api.edgeoffer.microsoft.com/edgeoffer/pb/experiments?appId=edge-extensions&country=US | US | binary | 82 b | whitelisted |
7160 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 104.18.22.222:443 | https://copilot.microsoft.com/c/api/user/eligibility | US | text | 25 b | whitelisted |
7160 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 150.171.28.11:443 | https://edge.microsoft.com/serviceexperimentation/v3/?osname=win&channel=stable&osver=10.0.19045&devicefamily=desktop&installdate=1661339457&clientversion=133.0.3065.92&experimentationmode=2&scpguard=0&scpfull=0&scpver=0 | US | text | 314 b | whitelisted |
7160 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 150.171.28.11:80 | http://edge.microsoft.com/browsernetworktime/time/1/current?cup2key=2:cJtq2EhBKWHeNeMa2of1FaSShnGxcx0_A670L-zIo-o&cup2hreq=e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855 | US | binary | 100 b | whitelisted |
7160 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 150.171.22.17:443 | https://config.edge.skype.com/config/v1/Edge/133.0.3065.92?clientId=4489578223053569932&agents=EdgeRuntime%2CEdgeRuntimeConfig%2CEdgeDomainActions&osname=win&client=edge&channel=stable&scpfre=0&osarch=x86_64&osver=10.0.19045&wu=1&devicefamily=desktop&uma=0&sessionid=67&mngd=0&installdate=1661339457&edu=0&soobedate=1504771245&bphint=2&fg=1&lbfgdate=1774543208&lafgdate=0 | US | binary | 43.4 Kb | whitelisted |
7160 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 150.171.28.11:443 | https://edge.microsoft.com/extensionwebstorebase/v1/crx?os=win&arch=x64&os_arch=x86_64&nacl_arch=x86-64&prod=edgecrx&prodchannel=&prodversion=133.0.3065.92&lang=en-US&acceptformat=crx3,puff&x=id%3Djmjflgjpcpepeafmmgdpfkogkghcpiha%26v%3D1.2.1%26installedby%3Dother%26uc%26ping%3Dr%253D97%2526e%253D1 | US | binary | 413 b | whitelisted |
7160 | msedge.exe | POST | 200 | 142.250.201.67:443 | https://update.googleapis.com/service/update2/json?cup2key=14:K0qmLnUw6Xn0Kf4N4zQHrVGimQLTA6cc6jrDXHI423w&cup2hreq=2ea40c57aa2405820d408460230a7887e2bf0ff7d0b2263bacc01cc77e44cb66 | US | — | 891 b | whitelisted |
7160 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 184.86.251.24:443 | https://www.bing.com/api/shopping/v1/user/shoppingsettings?EnabledServiceFeaturesv2=edgeServerUX.shopping.msEdgeShoppingCashbackDismissTimeout2s | NL | text | 1.11 Kb | whitelisted |
7160 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 150.171.28.11:443 | https://edge.microsoft.com/entityextractiontemplates/api/v1/assets/find-assets?name=domains_config_gz&version=3.*.*&channel=stable&key=d414dd4f9db345fa8003e32adc81b362 | US | text | 267 b | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
7784 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
5276 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
— | — | 48.192.1.64:443 | activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
7160 | msedge.exe | 150.171.28.11:80 | edge.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
7160 | msedge.exe | 150.171.22.17:443 | config.edge.skype.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
7160 | msedge.exe | 150.171.28.11:443 | edge.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
7160 | msedge.exe | 150.171.109.100:443 | api.edgeoffer.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
7160 | msedge.exe | 104.18.22.222:443 | copilot.microsoft.com | CLOUDFLARENET | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
edge.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
config.edge.skype.com |
| whitelisted |
download.i-tax.cn |
| malicious |
api.edgeoffer.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
copilot.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
update.googleapis.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
7784 | svchost.exe | Unknown Traffic | ET USER_AGENTS Microsoft Dr Watson User-Agent (MSDW) |