| URL: | https://www.zenshield.com/locations/free-scotland-vpn |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/6945bb1a-cfe0-4953-8fe2-4762080f3c59 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | A loader is malicious software that infiltrates devices to deliver malicious payloads. This malware is capable of infecting victims’ computers, analyzing their system information, and installing other types of threats, such as trojans or stealers. Criminals usually deliver loaders through phishing emails and links by relying on social engineering to trick users into downloading and running their executables. Loaders employ advanced evasion and persistence tactics to avoid detection. |
| Analysis date: | July 24, 2025, 00:23:45 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
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| Indicators: | |
| MD5: | 0CBA66E3BF1E383B04FECDFC435B1A40 |
| SHA1: | CEA5F376B7E9308F23E8216345E662CCE45D4022 |
| SHA256: | B060F2F3E71A24DA933DF35C00FB164B795F4644F3D1316F84DA4C30D6521668 |
| SSDEEP: | 3:N8DSLoDOREGEEYXVR1:2OLoDORETEmj |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 304 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\zenshield-vpn\zenshield-vpn.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Programs\zenshield-vpn\zenshield-vpn.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Geonode Pte Ltd Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: ZenShield VPN Version: 1.0.22 Modules
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| 424 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | WMIC.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 828 | cmd /c tasklist /FI "USERNAME eq %USERNAME%" /FI "IMAGENAME eq zenshield-vpn.exe" | %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\find.exe "zenshield-vpn.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | — | zenshield-vpn-1.0.22-setup.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1156 | wmic nic where "NetConnectionID = 'Connection'" get MACAddress /value | C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WMIC.exe | — | zenshield-vpn.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: WMI Commandline Utility Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1284 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-gpu-sandbox --use-gl=disabled --gpu-vendor-id=5140 --gpu-device-id=140 --gpu-sub-system-id=0 --gpu-revision=0 --gpu-driver-version=10.0.19041.3636 --string-annotations --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADoAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAA --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=7548,i,3502740666160125314,387431145079642499,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=7856 /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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| 1468 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | WMIC.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1468 | wmic nicconfig where "MACAddress = '0A:FD:E6:BB:E4:17'" get DefaultIPGateway /value | C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WMIC.exe | — | zenshield-vpn.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: WMI Commandline Utility Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1632 | "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,0x314,0x7ffc43cbf208,0x7ffc43cbf214,0x7ffc43cbf220 | 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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| 1864 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | WMIC.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1944 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c "chcp" | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | zenshield-vpn.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (4744) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | failed_count |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4744) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 2 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4744) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4744) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\StabilityMetrics |
| Operation: | write | Name: | user_experience_metrics.stability.exited_cleanly |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4744) 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: 2E34A11F38992F00 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4744) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\590632 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {5C490A3D-FE32-401C-853A-F704B2A40987} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4744) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\590632 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {C7061A91-E307-4E12-AAEC-9FCE49483951} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4744) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\590632 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {050FC0AD-F62A-4653-A7C3-A859B70C8498} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4744) 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: E935E71F38992F00 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4744) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MicrosoftEdgeAutoLaunch_29EBC4579851B72EE312C449CF839B1A |
Value: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --no-startup-window --win-session-start | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4744 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old~RF18d8f6.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4744 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4744 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\ClientCertificates\LOG.old~RF18d8f6.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4744 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\ClientCertificates\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4744 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\LOG.old~RF18d973.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4744 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4744 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgePushStorageWithConnectTokenAndKey\LOG.old~RF18d973.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4744 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgePushStorageWithConnectTokenAndKey\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4744 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old~RF18d982.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4744 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3876 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 150.171.28.11:80 | http://edge.microsoft.com/browsernetworktime/time/1/current?cup2key=2:pHkdIe6vz-GydDxTjxFChob1S9vjC7RA2RhbPdU8vOA&cup2hreq=e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855 | US | text | 101 b | whitelisted |
3540 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | DE | binary | 471 b | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.6:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | DE | binary | 825 b | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | DE | binary | 814 b | whitelisted |
8168 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | NL | binary | 408 b | whitelisted |
8168 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | NL | binary | 420 b | whitelisted |
4744 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 23.50.131.149:80 | http://crl.certum.pl/ctnca.crl | DE | binary | 770 b | whitelisted |
4744 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 23.50.131.150:80 | http://subca.ocsp-certum.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTYOkzrrCGQj08njZXbUQQpkoUmuQQUCHbNywf%2FJPbFze27kLzihDdGdfcCEBu1jyUq3yMASSjJrj1%2B7Sc%3D | DE | binary | 1.52 Kb | whitelisted |
4744 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 23.50.131.150:80 | http://subca.ocsp-certum.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTYOkzrrCGQj08njZXbUQQpkoUmuQQUCHbNywf%2FJPbFze27kLzihDdGdfcCEBu1jyUq3yMASSjJrj1%2B7Sc%3D | DE | binary | 1.52 Kb | whitelisted |
4744 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 23.50.131.150:80 | http://subca.ocsp-certum.com/MFIwUDBOMEwwSjAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBRIH1V64SBkA%2BzJQVQ6VFBAcvLB3wQUtqFUOQLDoD%2BOirz61PgcptE6Dv0CEQC78My1t7gx%2FSGuMneK5AyJ | DE | binary | 1.80 Kb | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
828 | RUXIMICS.exe | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
3876 | msedge.exe | 172.64.149.114:443 | cdn.weglot.com | CLOUDFLARENET | US | shared |
3876 | msedge.exe | 13.107.42.16:443 | config.edge.skype.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
3876 | msedge.exe | 15.160.106.203:443 | www.zenshield.com | AMAZON-02 | IT | unknown |
3876 | msedge.exe | 150.171.28.11:80 | edge.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
3876 | msedge.exe | 150.171.28.11:443 | edge.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
edge.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
config.edge.skype.com |
| whitelisted |
www.zenshield.com |
| unknown |
copilot.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
cdn.prod.website-files.com |
| unknown |
fonts.googleapis.com |
| whitelisted |
fonts.gstatic.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
3876 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Google Hosted Libraries (ajax .googleapis .com) |
3876 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Google Hosted Libraries (ajax .googleapis .com) |
3876 | msedge.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (ipinfo .io) |
3876 | msedge.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (ipinfo .io) |
3876 | msedge.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO Possible External IP Lookup Domain Observed in SNI (ipinfo. io) |
3876 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Google Hosted Libraries (ajax .googleapis .com) |
3876 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Google Hosted Libraries (ajax .googleapis .com) |
3876 | msedge.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO Possible External IP Lookup Domain Observed in SNI (ipinfo. io) |
2200 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | INFO [ANY.RUN] External IP Check (ip-api .com) |
2200 | svchost.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain in DNS Lookup (ip-api .com) |