URL:

http://www.aolnews.com/category/nation/

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/e682d5af-aea9-4d31-89f1-1ebcd7f3bd54
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: November 15, 2018, 13:59:52
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MD5:

F4EBD8A5332F32D55406F3F6BF0B1697

SHA1:

5C89905FBE9B8EFA0C75739E2DA3369024AE1DAC

SHA256:

BC2EFC8558B7EB939064C431E3EE1C073B0032C537EEF8CFE5DD94D34B454249

SSDEEP:

3:N1KJS41L8RGEYBf:Cc4zh

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.

  • SUSPICIOUS

    No suspicious indicators.

  • INFO

    • Reads Internet Cache Settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3440)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3048)

    • Application launched itself

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3048)

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3440)

    • Changes internet zones settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3048)

    • Reads internet explorer settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3440)
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No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
33
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start iexplore.exe iexplore.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
3048"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohomeC:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Internet Explorer
Exit code:
0
Version:
8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
3440"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEF:3048 CREDAT:71937C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
iexplore.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Internet Explorer
Exit code:
0
Version:
8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
Total events
379
Read events
317
Write events
59
Delete events
3

Modification events

(PID) Process:(3048) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Operation:writeName:CompatibilityFlags
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3048) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3048) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3048) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones
Operation:writeName:SecuritySafe
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3048) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
Operation:writeName:ProxyEnable
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3048) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections
Operation:writeName:SavedLegacySettings
Value:
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
(PID) Process:(3048) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\Active
Operation:writeName:{C27AEDA3-E8DE-11E8-A505-5254004AAD11}
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3048) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{2670000A-7350-4F3C-8081-5663EE0C6C49}\iexplore
Operation:writeName:Type
Value:
4
(PID) Process:(3048) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{2670000A-7350-4F3C-8081-5663EE0C6C49}\iexplore
Operation:writeName:Count
Value:
3
(PID) Process:(3048) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{2670000A-7350-4F3C-8081-5663EE0C6C49}\iexplore
Operation:writeName:Time
Value:
E2070B0004000F000E0000000900DF00
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
6
Unknown types
2

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
3048iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\RB73MZ6Y\favicon[1].ico —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3048iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Services\search_{0633EE93-D776-472f-A0FF-E1416B8B2E3A}.ico —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3440iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\OCDM6JB6\nation[1].txt —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3440iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\admin@aolnews[1].txttext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3440iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\OCDM6JB6\nation[1].htmhtml
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3048iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\RB73MZ6Y\favicon[3].pngimage
MD5:9FB559A691078558E77D6848202F6541
SHA256:6D8A01DC7647BC218D003B58FE04049E24A9359900B7E0CEBAE76EDF85B8B914
3440iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History\Low\History.IE5\MSHist012018111520181116\index.datdat
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3048iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History\History.IE5\MSHist012018111520181116\index.datdat
MD5:—
SHA256:—
3440iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\OCDM6JB6\yahoo[1].gifimage
MD5:E435B15EB4A10DD53DAE4874311EDF5C
SHA256:191F60010CEA8F108BFE922498C5132622BEDD89F54FCE1653C45E45FDD8612B
3440iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\PP6KS563\bullet[1].gifimage
MD5:A82691E8EE5922EDEA119AFE72795AF9
SHA256:E64BBA55444957134C43AFA3315E1BA3FE29DEDA8181515633BC8F04971E6FD5
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
5
DNS requests
3
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
3440
iexplore.exe
GET
200
212.82.100.150:80
http://www.aolnews.com/category/nation/
CH
html
1.43 Kb
malicious
3440
iexplore.exe
GET
200
87.248.114.12:80
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/s/bullet.gif
GB
image
43 b
whitelisted
3048
iexplore.exe
GET
200
212.82.100.150:80
http://www.aolnews.com/favicon.ico
CH
image
5.30 Kb
malicious
3440
iexplore.exe
GET
200
87.248.114.12:80
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/yahoo.gif
GB
image
3.68 Kb
whitelisted
3048
iexplore.exe
GET
200
204.79.197.200:80
http://www.bing.com/favicon.ico
US
image
237 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
3048
iexplore.exe
204.79.197.200:80
www.bing.com
Microsoft Corporation
US
whitelisted
3440
iexplore.exe
212.82.100.150:80
www.aolnews.com
Yahoo! UK Services Limited
CH
shared
3440
iexplore.exe
87.248.114.12:80
us.i1.yimg.com
Yahoo! UK Services Limited
GB
shared
3048
iexplore.exe
212.82.100.150:80
www.aolnews.com
Yahoo! UK Services Limited
CH
shared

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
www.bing.com
  • 204.79.197.200
  • 13.107.21.200
whitelisted
www.aolnews.com
  • 212.82.100.150
malicious
us.i1.yimg.com
  • 87.248.114.12
  • 87.248.114.11
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info
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