URL:

http://www.msn.com:80/en-us/news/world/at-least-50-infected-with-coronavirus-at-mexican-retirement-home/

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/e2cf9a83-4b8c-4b1d-85ac-bcad4a3a7588
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 07, 2020, 13:25:57
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
covid19
Indicators:
MD5:

87BB9D645315C309BA06A12F6263FFA8

SHA1:

89C9E2914AC490064AFDBC70B35B52425D47FAA1

SHA256:

AE25B3C54124D76AA38BCB329D2FD2FBA7558FB13F81D66F1E95568B115BE882

SSDEEP:

3:N1KJS4fZ+FLkIX/uQVNcGkMv6qNVoADKn:Cc4h+FLkqD6EVY

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.

  • SUSPICIOUS

    No suspicious indicators.

  • INFO

    • Drops Coronavirus (possible) decoy

      • chrome.exe (PID: 3280)

    • Reads the hosts file

      • chrome.exe (PID: 1848)
      • chrome.exe (PID: 3280)

    • Application launched itself

      • chrome.exe (PID: 1848)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
57
Monitored processes
18
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
180"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1016,3993633435971505984,3519421441232930635,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --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=14724037139945851373 --renderer-client-id=6 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2164 /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:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
312"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1016,3993633435971505984,3519421441232930635,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --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=10732910700043761647 --renderer-client-id=5 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2212 /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:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
968"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1016,3993633435971505984,3519421441232930635,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --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=7904818312962711374 --renderer-client-id=14 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4360 /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:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
1228"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1016,3993633435971505984,3519421441232930635,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --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=11272045069493096559 --renderer-client-id=7 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3308 /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:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
1432"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1016,3993633435971505984,3519421441232930635,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --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=15411571982387279770 --renderer-client-id=15 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4356 /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:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
1704"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=1016,3993633435971505984,3519421441232930635,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --gpu-preferences=KAAAAAAAAADgAAAgAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAACgAAAAEAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAoAAAAAAAAADAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAFAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAUAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAGAAAA --service-request-channel-token=17576785851672836647 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1036 --ignored=" --type=renderer " /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:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
1848"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" "http://www.msn.com:80/en-us/news/world/at-least-50-infected-with-coronavirus-at-mexican-retirement-home/"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2524"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1016,3993633435971505984,3519421441232930635,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --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=16795343418580307719 --renderer-client-id=10 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3672 /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:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2648"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1016,3993633435971505984,3519421441232930635,131072 --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=5526225058568132844 --renderer-client-id=4 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2572 /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:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
2776"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=1016,3993633435971505984,3519421441232930635,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-sandbox --use-gl=disabled --gpu-preferences=KAAAAAAAAADgAAAgAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAACgAAAAEAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAoAAAAAAAAADAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAFAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAUAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAGAAAA --service-request-channel-token=8118106124633982248 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4200 /prefetch:2C:\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
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
Total events
575
Read events
523
Write events
49
Delete events
3

Modification events

(PID) Process:(1848) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:failed_count
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1848) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
2
(PID) Process:(1848) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty
Operation:writeName:StatusCodes
Value:
(PID) Process:(1848) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty
Operation:writeName:StatusCodes
Value:
01000000
(PID) Process:(3400) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BrowserExitCodes
Operation:writeName:1848-13233331578743875
Value:
259
(PID) Process:(1848) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(1848) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Update\ClientState\{8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}
Operation:writeName:dr
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(1848) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome
Operation:writeName:UsageStatsInSample
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1848) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Update\ClientStateMedium\{8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}
Operation:writeName:usagestats
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(1848) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BrowserExitCodes
Operation:delete valueName:3120-13213713943555664
Value:
0
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
52
Text files
67
Unknown types
5

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
1848chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\BrowserMetrics\BrowserMetrics-5EB40C7B-738.pma —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1848chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\7408578a-ccc4-496e-88ea-332f7c1a68dd.tmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1848chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\000028.dbtmp —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1848chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Site Characteristics Database\LOG.oldtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1848chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.oldtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1848chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\LOG.oldtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1848chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Site Characteristics Database\LOG.old~RFa87bb6.TMPtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1848chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\LOG.old~RFa87bd6.TMPtext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1848chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\shared_proto_db\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1848chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\shared_proto_db\LOG.old~RFa87ea4.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
2
TCP/UDP connections
137
DNS requests
94
Threats
1

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
3280
chrome.exe
GET
200
93.184.220.29:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTfqhLjKLEJQZPin0KCzkdAQpVYowQUsT7DaQP4v0cB1JgmGggC72NkK8MCEAx5qUSwjBGVIJJhX%2BJrHYM%3D
US
der
471 b
whitelisted
3280
chrome.exe
GET
302
204.79.197.203:80
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/at-least-50-infected-with-coronavirus-at-mexican-retirement-home/
US
html
219 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
3280
chrome.exe
184.31.89.193:443
linkmaker.itunes.apple.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
3280
chrome.exe
204.79.197.203:80
—
Microsoft Corporation
US
malicious
—
—
204.79.197.203:80
—
Microsoft Corporation
US
malicious
3280
chrome.exe
204.79.197.203:443
—
Microsoft Corporation
US
malicious
3280
chrome.exe
2.16.186.32:443
static-entertainment-neu-s-msn-com.akamaized.net
Akamai International B.V.
—
whitelisted
3280
chrome.exe
192.229.221.24:443
www.msn.com
MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business
US
whitelisted
3280
chrome.exe
172.217.18.110:443
play.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
3280
chrome.exe
216.58.212.141:443
accounts.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
3280
chrome.exe
172.217.23.142:443
clients1.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
3280
chrome.exe
104.73.40.224:443
confiant.msn.com
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
US
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
www.msn.com
  • 192.229.221.24
whitelisted
clientservices.googleapis.com
  • 172.217.18.3
whitelisted
accounts.google.com
  • 216.58.212.141
shared
static-entertainment-neu-s-msn-com.akamaized.net
  • 2.16.186.32
whitelisted
s.aolcdn.com
  • —
whitelisted
static-global-s-msn-com.akamaized.net
  • 2.16.186.9
  • 2.16.186.35
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 204.79.197.200
  • 13.107.21.200
whitelisted
web.vortex.data.msn.com
  • 40.77.226.250
whitelisted
linkmaker.itunes.apple.com
  • 184.31.89.193
whitelisted
play.google.com
  • 172.217.18.110
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
3280
chrome.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET INFO Suspicious GET Request with Possible COVID-19 URI M2
No debug info
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Reports
http://www.msn.com:80/en-us/news/world/at-least-50-infected-with-coronavirus-at-mexican-retirement-home/