| URL: | https://vx-underground.org/Builders/Vampire |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/895a2bf1-798d-479f-ab25-9710c66d2aa2 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | WSHRAT is a Remote Access Trojan — a malware that allows the attackers to take over the infected machines. The RAT has been in circulation since 2013 and it is arguably most notable for the numerous versions released into the wild. |
| Analysis date: | June 21, 2025, 10:27:43 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MD5: | C8318759DB001C37A08667E2C26103D3 |
| SHA1: | 853CC76BC89972558EEFFCC8E3DDF7C37EBCDA10 |
| SHA256: | B09940FBE0132DBD11A3144B3327ACB73E6E4D9E53DD3FB76623E2FA6EE29393 |
| SSDEEP: | 3:N83mOCA:23mOD |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 480 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --disable-quic --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=4984,i,12889168259664332149,18109832344545684798,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4260 /prefetch:8 | 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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| 1128 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=edge_search_indexer.mojom.SearchIndexerInterfaceBroker --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=search_indexer --disable-quic --message-loop-type-ui --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=7136,i,12889168259664332149,18109832344545684798,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5544 /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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| 1356 | "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=3612,i,12889168259664332149,18109832344545684798,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3652 /prefetch:1 | 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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| 1868 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --disable-quic --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=4416,i,12889168259664332149,18109832344545684798,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6824 /prefetch:8 | 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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| 2140 | "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,12889168259664332149,18109832344545684798,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2792 /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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| 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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| 2512 | "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,0x314,0x7ffc4378f208,0x7ffc4378f214,0x7ffc4378f220 | 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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| 2552 | "C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe" //B "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nhhh.vbs" | C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe | — | wscript.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft ® Windows Based Script Host Exit code: 1 Version: 5.812.10240.16384 Modules
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| 2980 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --disable-quic --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=1576,i,12889168259664332149,18109832344545684798,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5592 /prefetch:8 | 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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| 3092 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" "https://vx-underground.org/Builders/Vampire" | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (3092) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | failed_count |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3092) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 2 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3092) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\ThirdParty |
| Operation: | write | Name: | StatusCodes |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3092) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\ThirdParty |
| Operation: | write | Name: | StatusCodes |
Value: 01000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3092) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3092) 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: 4070B8B6A8962F00 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3092) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\StabilityMetrics |
| Operation: | write | Name: | user_experience_metrics.stability.exited_cleanly |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3092) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\394070 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {D332019A-2412-44D5-9C57-33CBA53F51A9} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3092) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\394070 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {EA15F4DD-E135-47A0-A782-DF71637F7A22} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3092) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\394070 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {560DC1B6-513F-4ACB-9435-8AC06B9FA39D} | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3092 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old~RF176457.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3092 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\LOG.old~RF176457.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3092 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3092 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3092 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old~RF176476.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3092 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3092 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old~RF176486.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3092 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3092 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old~RF176486.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3092 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.55.104.190:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6532 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 150.171.27.11:80 | http://edge.microsoft.com/browsernetworktime/time/1/current?cup2key=2:f6Qpp3whkHj6nWX-RyTnf0g3EjeKyoT4iufrJy2HfD0&cup2hreq=e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855 | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5080 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7240 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.181.156:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7240 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.181.156:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3048 | svchost.exe | HEAD | 200 | 23.50.131.74:80 | http://msedge.b.tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/bf8090eb-6e5c-4c51-9250-5bf9b46cf160?P1=1751066851&P2=404&P3=2&P4=PsCzt%2breW7ZUxvz%2fOO2cjaay%2bb%2fM%2bOpQ%2b3RdGg465GyrdJVuPJ8lLs8dl5f6bSS%2f9p8IXFjTkm%2bdS5VdiCescQ%3d%3d | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3048 | svchost.exe | GET | 206 | 23.50.131.74:80 | http://msedge.b.tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/bf8090eb-6e5c-4c51-9250-5bf9b46cf160?P1=1751066851&P2=404&P3=2&P4=PsCzt%2breW7ZUxvz%2fOO2cjaay%2bb%2fM%2bOpQ%2b3RdGg465GyrdJVuPJ8lLs8dl5f6bSS%2f9p8IXFjTkm%2bdS5VdiCescQ%3d%3d | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3048 | svchost.exe | GET | 206 | 23.50.131.74:80 | http://msedge.b.tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/bf8090eb-6e5c-4c51-9250-5bf9b46cf160?P1=1751066851&P2=404&P3=2&P4=PsCzt%2breW7ZUxvz%2fOO2cjaay%2bb%2fM%2bOpQ%2b3RdGg465GyrdJVuPJ8lLs8dl5f6bSS%2f9p8IXFjTkm%2bdS5VdiCescQ%3d%3d | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3048 | svchost.exe | HEAD | 200 | 23.50.131.74:80 | http://msedge.b.tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/4c4fdee0-d69c-42b7-bf5c-3ec046e9dfc9?P1=1751066852&P2=404&P3=2&P4=Um44CYFLJfv5bl0jXgiddGi1%2b%2brRbCOSXE%2b4jbm743MFZ3e%2fBx2KtMakhi3FGQAi4jIlausF5M4wzvDIW45E5Q%3d%3d | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1268 | svchost.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.55.104.190:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | US | whitelisted |
— | — | 2.23.246.101:80 | www.microsoft.com | Ooredoo Q.S.C. | QA | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
6532 | msedge.exe | 13.107.42.16:443 | config.edge.skype.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
6532 | msedge.exe | 150.171.27.11:80 | edge.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
6532 | msedge.exe | 104.18.95.41:443 | challenges.cloudflare.com | CLOUDFLARENET | — | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
edge.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
config.edge.skype.com |
| whitelisted |
vx-underground.org |
| malicious |
copilot.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
challenges.cloudflare.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
6532 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare turnstile CAPTCHA challenge |
6532 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare turnstile CAPTCHA challenge |
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) |
3624 | wscript.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed UA-CPU Header |
3624 | wscript.exe | Device Retrieving External IP Address Detected | ET INFO External IP Lookup ip-api.com |