| URL: | http://ie.sogou.com |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/aa753276-5386-49de-a5c0-32368cbfa089 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Adware is a form of malware that targets users with unwanted advertisements, often disrupting their browsing experience. It typically infiltrates systems through software bundling, malicious websites, or deceptive downloads. Once installed, it may track user activity, collect sensitive data, and display intrusive ads, including pop-ups or banners. Some advanced adware variants can bypass security measures and establish persistence on devices, making removal challenging. Additionally, adware can create vulnerabilities that other malware can exploit, posing a significant risk to user privacy and system security. |
| Analysis date: | November 06, 2020, 14:55:02 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
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| MD5: | 8F16BF4C70EE9E4B1D7BF4790A5B1D6D |
| SHA1: | 3C5A954D36161B3BB31222DAB2F444BF50B87B68 |
| SHA256: | 8B4685E93CE247EA50AE3AA64F91E5AF8CA6AFC0F5F93987061DB3FD6E8769AE |
| SSDEEP: | 3:N1KXuWKC/Kn:CJZ/Kn |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 308 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\SogouExplorer\SogouExplorer.exe" -liteupdate | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\SogouExplorer\SogouExplorer.exe | SogouExplorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Sogou.com Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: 搜狗高速浏览器 Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.2.33514 Modules
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| 320 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\SogouExplorer\10.0.2.33514\SESecurityCenter.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\SogouExplorer\10.0.2.33514\SESecurityCenter.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Sogou.com Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: 搜狗安全防护中心 Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.2.33514 Modules
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| 336 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --field-trial-handle=988,13973647407533491612,13949829095673714491,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --service-request-channel-token=4275011467780483352 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3548 --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 75.0.3770.100 Modules
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| 380 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --field-trial-handle=988,13973647407533491612,13949829095673714491,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --service-request-channel-token=2200418885023405782 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3660 --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 75.0.3770.100 Modules
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| 580 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=988,13973647407533491612,13949829095673714491,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --gpu-preferences=KAAAAAAAAADgAAAgAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAACgAAAAEAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAoAAAAAAAAADAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAFAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAUAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAGAAAA --service-request-channel-token=17843441244200834438 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=984 --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 75.0.3770.100 Modules
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| 860 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --field-trial-handle=988,13973647407533491612,13949829095673714491,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --service-request-channel-token=16925743751746474199 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3656 --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 75.0.3770.100 Modules
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| 924 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\SogouExplorer\10.0.2.33514\SESecurityCenter.exe" -I | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\SogouExplorer\10.0.2.33514\SESecurityCenter.exe | — | sogou_explorer_10.0.2_1015.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Sogou.com Integrity Level: HIGH Description: 搜狗安全防护中心 Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.2.33514 Modules
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| 1028 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=watcher --main-thread-id=2692 --on-initialized-event-handle=324 --parent-handle=328 /prefetch:6 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 75.0.3770.100 Modules
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| 1292 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --field-trial-handle=988,13973647407533491612,13949829095673714491,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --service-request-channel-token=7333866866997313975 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3572 --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 75.0.3770.100 Modules
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| 1696 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=988,13973647407533491612,13949829095673714491,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --extension-process --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=18057762934853381621 --renderer-client-id=4 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2488 /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 75.0.3770.100 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (2776) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | failed_count |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2776) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 2 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2776) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty |
| Operation: | write | Name: | StatusCodes |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2776) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty |
| Operation: | write | Name: | StatusCodes |
Value: 01000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1028) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BrowserExitCodes |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 2776-13249148117418625 |
Value: 259 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2776) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2776) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Update\ClientState\{8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | dr |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2776) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UsageStatsInSample |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2776) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BrowserExitCodes |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | 3252-13245750958665039 |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2776) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Update\ClientStateMedium\{8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | usagestats |
Value: 0 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2776 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\BrowserMetrics\BrowserMetrics-5FA563D6-AD8.pma | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2776 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Site Characteristics Database\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2776 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2776 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\837339cf-4891-4c57-9e18-9de5826c514f.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2776 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\000048.dbtmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2776 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\BudgetDatabase\LOG.old | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2776 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.old~RF150b73.TMP | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2776 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Feature Engagement Tracker\EventDB\LOG.old | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2776 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\shared_proto_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2776 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\shared_proto_db\LOG.old~RF150d96.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2144 | chrome.exe | GET | 200 | 211.159.235.216:80 | http://ping.ie.sogou.com/pv.GIF?t=1604674521370161&u=1604674521370161&r=&pl=https%3A%2F%2Fie.sogou.com%2F&load=1&onloadtime=603&oSiteVer=future7.0&sogou=0&idx=1 | CN | — | — | malicious |
2144 | chrome.exe | GET | 200 | 211.159.235.216:80 | http://ping.ie.sogou.com/ct.GIF?t=1604674535648286&u=1604674521370161&pl=https%3A%2F%2Fie.sogou.com%2F&type=dlbtnclick&oSiteVer=future7.0&idx=2&sogou=0 | CN | — | — | malicious |
2052 | sogou_explorer_10.0.2_1015.exe | GET | 200 | 49.51.130.237:80 | http://config.ie.sogou.com/checkinstall.php?v=10.0.2.33514&request=2 | CN | — | — | malicious |
2052 | sogou_explorer_10.0.2_1015.exe | POST | 200 | 211.159.235.178:80 | http://security.ie.sogou.com/q | CN | — | — | malicious |
2052 | sogou_explorer_10.0.2_1015.exe | POST | 200 | 211.159.235.178:80 | http://security.ie.sogou.com/q | CN | — | — | malicious |
2144 | chrome.exe | GET | 200 | 173.194.135.103:80 | http://r2---sn-aigzrn7z.gvt1.com/edgedl/chromewebstore/L2Nocm9tZV9leHRlbnNpb24vYmxvYnMvZDM4QUFXaVZ5bThYeHlpdXd5bzU1RzRQUQ/8220.313.1.2_pkedcjkdefgpdelpbcmbmeomcjbeemfm.crx?cms_redirect=yes&mh=i8&mip=185.192.70.18&mm=28&mn=sn-aigzrn7z&ms=nvh&mt=1604674459&mv=m&mvi=2&pl=24&shardbypass=yes | US | crx | 839 Kb | whitelisted |
2052 | sogou_explorer_10.0.2_1015.exe | POST | 200 | 211.159.235.178:80 | http://security.ie.sogou.com/q | CN | — | — | malicious |
2052 | sogou_explorer_10.0.2_1015.exe | POST | 200 | 211.159.235.178:80 | http://security.ie.sogou.com/q | CN | — | — | malicious |
2052 | sogou_explorer_10.0.2_1015.exe | POST | 200 | 211.159.235.178:80 | http://security.ie.sogou.com/q | CN | — | — | malicious |
3712 | SogouExplorer.exe | POST | 200 | 49.7.115.35:80 | http://get.sogou.com/q | CN | — | — | malicious |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2144 | chrome.exe | 172.217.23.163:443 | clientservices.googleapis.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
2144 | chrome.exe | 49.51.130.237:80 | ie.sogou.com | Tencent Building, Kejizhongyi Avenue | CN | malicious |
2144 | chrome.exe | 49.51.130.237:443 | ie.sogou.com | Tencent Building, Kejizhongyi Avenue | CN | malicious |
2144 | chrome.exe | 211.159.235.216:80 | ping.ie.sogou.com | Shenzhen Tencent Computer Systems Company Limited | CN | malicious |
2144 | chrome.exe | 216.58.206.14:443 | clients2.google.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
2144 | chrome.exe | 216.58.205.77:443 | accounts.google.com | Google Inc. | US | unknown |
2144 | chrome.exe | 216.58.205.225:443 | clients2.googleusercontent.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
2144 | chrome.exe | 172.217.22.68:443 | www.google.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
2144 | chrome.exe | 172.217.22.110:80 | redirector.gvt1.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
— | — | 172.217.18.163:443 | ssl.gstatic.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
clientservices.googleapis.com |
| whitelisted |
ie.sogou.com |
| malicious |
accounts.google.com |
| shared |
ping.ie.sogou.com |
| malicious |
clients2.google.com |
| whitelisted |
www.google.com |
| malicious |
clients2.googleusercontent.com |
| whitelisted |
redirector.gvt1.com |
| whitelisted |
r2---sn-aigzrn7z.gvt1.com |
| whitelisted |
ssl.gstatic.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2052 | sogou_explorer_10.0.2_1015.exe | Misc activity | ADWARE [PTsecurity] Sogou |
2052 | sogou_explorer_10.0.2_1015.exe | Misc activity | ADWARE [PTsecurity] Sogou |
2052 | sogou_explorer_10.0.2_1015.exe | Misc activity | ADWARE [PTsecurity] Sogou |
2052 | sogou_explorer_10.0.2_1015.exe | Misc activity | ADWARE [PTsecurity] Sogou |
2052 | sogou_explorer_10.0.2_1015.exe | Misc activity | ADWARE [PTsecurity] Sogou |
2052 | sogou_explorer_10.0.2_1015.exe | Misc activity | ADWARE [PTsecurity] Sogou |
3712 | SogouExplorer.exe | Misc activity | ADWARE [PTsecurity] Sogou |
3712 | SogouExplorer.exe | Misc activity | ADWARE [PTsecurity] Sogou |
3712 | SogouExplorer.exe | Misc activity | ADWARE [PTsecurity] Sogou |
3712 | SogouExplorer.exe | Misc activity | ADWARE [PTsecurity] Sogou |
Process | Message |
|---|---|
sogou_explorer_10.0.2_1015.exe | lotus:: starttime is 367, filetime is 1324914 --- 1577750 |
sogou_explorer_10.0.2_1015.exe | lotus:: starttime is 367, filetime is 1324914 --- 1585218 |