| URL: | https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qe09z1zcattrqbpus9e35/windowsactivazte.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/f031a004-c068-4c87-90e2-0c699c724666 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | June 21, 2025, 13:02:08 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MD5: | 59C845752B7634CCD655E33A29BFFB95 |
| SHA1: | F2CF7228D2C7A9D55112E884275BFD05BEF60549 |
| SHA256: | 95A9066E51EC4DA2F909864116049BE0E03A8962D97B18AE932D80E226DFCCEC |
| SSDEEP: | 3:N8DSLcVHGkG6IfyxeVAzQKIe3J:2OLHkqfyx/zAe3J |
MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.SUSPICIOUS
No suspicious indicators.INFO
Reads Environment values
- identity_helper.exe (PID: 7752)
Application launched itself
- msedge.exe (PID: 6852)
Connects to unusual port
- msedge.exe (PID: 2980)
Reads the computer name
- identity_helper.exe (PID: 7752)
Checks supported languages
- identity_helper.exe (PID: 7752)
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Total processes
157
Monitored processes
21
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 2200 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s Dnscache | C:\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
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| 2428 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --string-annotations --extension-process --renderer-sub-type=extension --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=7 --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=4284,i,13445763751770549861,7795618122193092416,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4188 /prefetch:2 | 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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| 2552 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-quic --message-loop-type-ui --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=6248,i,13445763751770549861,7795618122193092416,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=7088 /prefetch:8 | 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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| 2980 | "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=2052,i,13445763751770549861,7795618122193092416,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2472 /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
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| 4476 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-quic --message-loop-type-ui --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=7076,i,13445763751770549861,7795618122193092416,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5876 /prefetch:8 | 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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| 5924 | "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=5 --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=3636,i,13445763751770549861,7795618122193092416,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3664 /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
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| 6004 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --string-annotations --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAA --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=2312,i,13445763751770549861,7795618122193092416,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2300 /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: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 6256 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --disable-quic --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=2776,i,13445763751770549861,7795618122193092416,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2624 /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: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 6320 | "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=3620,i,13445763751770549861,7795618122193092416,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3632 /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
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| 6652 | "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=0x304,0x308,0x30c,0x2fc,0x314,0x7ffc439ef208,0x7ffc439ef214,0x7ffc439ef220 | 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
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Total events
4 173
Read events
4 156
Write events
17
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (6852) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | failed_count |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6852) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 2 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6852) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6852) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\StabilityMetrics |
| Operation: | write | Name: | user_experience_metrics.stability.exited_cleanly |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6852) 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: E3E00ADFAA962F00 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6852) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\459518 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {FC6B84B5-FF1B-4AA6-ABA0-BCDDFE96B1B6} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6852) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\459518 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {A7B4B0CF-CD0D-4A5E-BB25-5EF6C238DD40} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6852) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\459518 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {C9418819-331E-465D-A38F-4DBA6DC2807E} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6852) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\459518 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {4EE73315-B37F-4802-A93B-0AA2B2B662A3} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6852) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\459518 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {A4470693-7E06-4B91-A9B8-4BBFE2DD6751} | |||
Executable files
5
Suspicious files
196
Text files
34
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6852 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\ClientCertificates\LOG.old~RF1769e5.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6852 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\ClientCertificates\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6852 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old~RF1769f5.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6852 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6852 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old~RF1769f5.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6852 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6852 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old~RF1769f5.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6852 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6852 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\LOG.old~RF176a14.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6852 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
89
DNS requests
76
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2980 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 150.171.27.11:80 | http://edge.microsoft.com/browsernetworktime/time/1/current?cup2key=2:1xOouqeb0K48D3EbeRRkkR0nNQYBvqO41-J696SjOGw&cup2hreq=e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855 | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.25.50.10:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4320 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4320 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6732 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | unknown |
1488 | RUXIMICS.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | unknown |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | unknown |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
2980 | msedge.exe | 150.171.27.11:80 | edge.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
2980 | msedge.exe | 13.107.42.16:443 | config.edge.skype.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
2980 | msedge.exe | 150.171.27.11:443 | edge.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
2980 | msedge.exe | 162.125.72.18:443 | www.dropbox.com | DROPBOX | US | whitelisted |
2980 | msedge.exe | 92.123.104.45:443 | copilot.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
edge.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
config.edge.skype.com |
| whitelisted |
www.dropbox.com |
| whitelisted |
copilot.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
cfl.dropboxstatic.com |
| whitelisted |
d.dropbox.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
xpaywalletcdn.azureedge.net |
| whitelisted |