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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

    • Application launched itself

      • chrome.exe (PID: 1848)

    • Reads the hosts file

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

    • Drops Coronavirus (possible) decoy

      • chrome.exe (PID: 3280)
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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
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
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
3180"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" /prefetch:7 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Crashpad" "--metrics-dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=channel= --annotation=plat=Win32 --annotation=prod=Chrome --annotation=ver=75.0.3770.100 --initial-client-data=0x7c,0x80,0x84,0x78,0x88,0x69d1a9d0,0x69d1a9e0,0x69d1a9ecC:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
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
3400"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=watcher --main-thread-id=2700 --on-initialized-event-handle=324 --parent-handle=328 /prefetch:6C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe—chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
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
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
3280"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --field-trial-handle=1016,3993633435971505984,3519421441232930635,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=network --service-request-channel-token=7442238921667024810 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1636 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
chrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
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
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
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
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
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
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
3844"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=9725895261036245700 --renderer-client-id=8 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2608 /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
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:(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:(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
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\BudgetDatabase\LOG.old~RFa87c04.TMPtext
MD5:AC43135B8C9FED46A92448C4E711F45C
SHA256:D840BA7CEBACF86DDBAD75BFB61A53449AA7AE3DE6B8ADC97FE45624626A6F09
1848chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.old~RFa87bb6.TMPtext
MD5:DA692BE42E4EF2668AE7499A7D5DA720
SHA256:EB865CAF59002C092F5FDBE22D01935866BC1277108B29E897052CB2439630ED
1848chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Site Characteristics Database\LOG.old~RFa87bb6.TMPtext
MD5:F69C20D5B552B8D973FB1CBA5FDD7D87
SHA256:48799968D50E2D74E625A0AB18E93C6792AF20010334C6BB4E935C8D26F7026A
1848chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.oldtext
MD5:DA692BE42E4EF2668AE7499A7D5DA720
SHA256:EB865CAF59002C092F5FDBE22D01935866BC1277108B29E897052CB2439630ED
1848chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\LOG.old~RFa87bd6.TMPtext
MD5:33B05E8AC9C178C58ED3321F496588C0
SHA256:2CDF6A09638A0B563EA2672D6926210771902E0A9203FE15D2857FC4EB954CDE
1848chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Last Tabsbinary
MD5:702AEC53DCDCFEA33C4BE3D2F888473E
SHA256:D16286D6EE0EB33E7907EE4FCB8FDB6B5A54E5A56BFAF99A9C2451D239BC9765
1848chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Site Characteristics Database\LOG.oldtext
MD5:F69C20D5B552B8D973FB1CBA5FDD7D87
SHA256:48799968D50E2D74E625A0AB18E93C6792AF20010334C6BB4E935C8D26F7026A
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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
172.217.18.3:443
clientservices.googleapis.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
3280
chrome.exe
204.79.197.203:80
—
Microsoft Corporation
US
whitelisted
3280
chrome.exe
204.79.197.200:443
www.bing.com
Microsoft Corporation
US
whitelisted
3280
chrome.exe
93.184.220.29:80
ocsp.digicert.com
MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business
US
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
204.79.197.203:443
—
Microsoft Corporation
US
whitelisted
3280
chrome.exe
2.16.186.32:443
static-entertainment-neu-s-msn-com.akamaized.net
Akamai International B.V.
—
whitelisted
3280
chrome.exe
172.217.18.110:443
play.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
3280
chrome.exe
2.16.186.9:443
static-global-s-msn-com.akamaized.net
Akamai International B.V.
—
whitelisted
—
—
2.16.186.32:443
static-entertainment-neu-s-msn-com.akamaized.net
Akamai International B.V.
—
whitelisted

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
—
—
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/