URL:

https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=16577524&msgid=762623&act=M6X5&c=147550&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hedgeco.net%2Fnews%2F07%2F2019%2Fwhy-machine-learning-hasnt-made-investors-smarter.html

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/0663620f-63ef-4c71-befc-4a6b8c7977fb
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: July 18, 2019, 12:27:38
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MD5:

835E73DEFC7D792EABF2E7F1245DC8FE

SHA1:

A62121E97043BA6BE8A3BC52315778DDF6A22C3A

SHA256:

D5FD52C560A13F7EE6FC36518648618A24011E2CA98B65CEB423BD7B52D3F134

SSDEEP:

6:2UE/+yS0FEWoXsqszx6RkVyFNdLEKESXLiG:2UjyS0QXsqsF6RDFNd/iG

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executed via COM

      • FlashUtil32_26_0_0_131_ActiveX.exe (PID: 184)

  • INFO

    • Changes internet zones settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3540)

    • Application launched itself

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3540)

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 4056)
      • FlashUtil32_26_0_0_131_ActiveX.exe (PID: 184)

    • Reads internet explorer settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 4056)

    • Reads Internet Cache Settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 4056)
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No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
36
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start iexplore.exe iexplore.exe flashutil32_26_0_0_131_activex.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
184C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_26_0_0_131_ActiveX.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_26_0_0_131_ActiveX.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 26.0 r0
Exit code:
0
Version:
26,0,0,131
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\macromed\flash\flashutil32_26_0_0_131_activex.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
3540"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" "https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=16577524&msgid=762623&act=M6X5&c=147550&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hedgeco.net%2Fnews%2F07%2F2019%2Fwhy-machine-learning-hasnt-made-investors-smarter.html"C:\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\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
4056"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEF:3540 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
387
Read events
338
Write events
49
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(3540) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Operation:writeName:CompatibilityFlags
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3540) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3540) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3540) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones
Operation:writeName:SecuritySafe
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3540) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
Operation:writeName:ProxyEnable
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3540) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections
Operation:writeName:SavedLegacySettings
Value:
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
(PID) Process:(3540) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\Active
Operation:writeName:{76EE0011-A957-11E9-B2FD-5254004A04AF}
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3540) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{2670000A-7350-4F3C-8081-5663EE0C6C49}\iexplore
Operation:writeName:Type
Value:
4
(PID) Process:(3540) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{2670000A-7350-4F3C-8081-5663EE0C6C49}\iexplore
Operation:writeName:Count
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3540) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{2670000A-7350-4F3C-8081-5663EE0C6C49}\iexplore
Operation:writeName:Time
Value:
E3070700040012000C001B0036009002
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
51
Unknown types
6

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
3540iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\JGRR2OYX\favicon[1].ico —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
4056iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\index.datdat
MD5:—
SHA256:—
4056iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\desktop.iniini
MD5:4A3DEB274BB5F0212C2419D3D8D08612
SHA256:2842973D15A14323E08598BE1DFB87E54BF88A76BE8C7BC94C56B079446EDF38
4056iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\TK3LUWD5\desktop.iniini
MD5:4A3DEB274BB5F0212C2419D3D8D08612
SHA256:2842973D15A14323E08598BE1DFB87E54BF88A76BE8C7BC94C56B079446EDF38
4056iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\25WA7HHZ\desktop.iniini
MD5:4A3DEB274BB5F0212C2419D3D8D08612
SHA256:2842973D15A14323E08598BE1DFB87E54BF88A76BE8C7BC94C56B079446EDF38
3540iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Feeds Cache\desktop.iniini
MD5:4A3DEB274BB5F0212C2419D3D8D08612
SHA256:2842973D15A14323E08598BE1DFB87E54BF88A76BE8C7BC94C56B079446EDF38
4056iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\admin@icptrack[1].txttext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
4056iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\admin@www.hedgeco[1].txttext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
4056iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\index.datdat
MD5:—
SHA256:—
4056iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\RWTAI4OB\full-hedgeco-201x[1].csstext
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
31
TCP/UDP connections
31
DNS requests
16
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
4056
iexplore.exe
GET
200
72.34.37.76:80
http://www.hedgeco.net/public/css/common.css?v=1.0001n
US
text
22.7 Kb
unknown
4056
iexplore.exe
GET
200
72.34.37.76:80
http://www.hedgeco.net/news/wp-content/plugins/tablepress/css/tablepress.eot?
US
eot
2.57 Kb
unknown
4056
iexplore.exe
GET
200
72.34.37.76:80
http://www.hedgeco.net/style/full-hedgeco-201x.css?v=1.0001n
US
text
10.4 Kb
unknown
4056
iexplore.exe
GET
200
52.85.188.211:80
http://dsms0mj1bbhn4.cloudfront.net/assets/pub/shareaholic.js
US
html
2.91 Kb
whitelisted
4056
iexplore.exe
GET
200
72.34.37.76:80
http://www.hedgeco.net/news/07/2019/why-machine-learning-hasnt-made-investors-smarter.html
US
html
52.1 Kb
unknown
4056
iexplore.exe
GET
200
72.34.37.76:80
http://www.hedgeco.net/public/images/header/10yrs/header-2012-08-bg.png
US
image
231 b
unknown
4056
iexplore.exe
GET
200
72.34.37.76:80
http://www.hedgeco.net/public/images/header/10yrs/header-2012-08-10yrs.png
US
image
3.49 Kb
unknown
4056
iexplore.exe
GET
200
72.34.37.76:80
http://www.hedgeco.net/public/images/header/10yrs/header2-2012-08-logo.png
US
image
5.11 Kb
unknown
4056
iexplore.exe
GET
200
72.34.37.76:80
http://www.hedgeco.net/public/version-3/css/jquery.tabs-ie.css?v=1.0001n
US
text
765 b
unknown
4056
iexplore.exe
GET
200
72.34.37.76:80
http://www.hedgeco.net/style/upgrade-hedgeco.css?v=1.0001n
US
text
8.37 Kb
unknown
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4056
iexplore.exe
107.182.230.206:80
widget3.linkwithin.com
Hosting Services, Inc.
US
unknown
4056
iexplore.exe
104.16.161.13:80
lwstatic3.linkwithin.com
Cloudflare Inc
US
shared
4056
iexplore.exe
104.16.160.13:80
lwstatic3.linkwithin.com
Cloudflare Inc
US
shared
3540
iexplore.exe
204.79.197.200:80
www.bing.com
Microsoft Corporation
US
whitelisted
—
—
104.17.174.4:443
click.icptrack.com
Cloudflare Inc
US
shared
4056
iexplore.exe
72.34.37.76:80
www.hedgeco.net
IHNetworks, LLC
US
unknown
—
—
216.58.210.10:443
ajax.googleapis.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
4056
iexplore.exe
216.58.210.10:443
ajax.googleapis.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
—
—
152.199.19.160:443
ajax.aspnetcdn.com
MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business
US
whitelisted
4056
iexplore.exe
172.217.18.106:443
ajax.googleapis.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
click.icptrack.com
  • 104.17.174.4
  • 104.17.175.4
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 204.79.197.200
  • 13.107.21.200
whitelisted
www.hedgeco.net
  • 72.34.37.76
unknown
ajax.googleapis.com
  • 216.58.210.10
  • 172.217.18.106
  • 172.217.21.202
  • 216.58.205.234
  • 172.217.21.234
  • 172.217.22.10
  • 172.217.18.10
  • 216.58.206.10
  • 216.58.207.74
  • 172.217.16.138
  • 172.217.22.74
  • 172.217.22.106
whitelisted
ajax.aspnetcdn.com
  • 152.199.19.160
whitelisted
dsms0mj1bbhn4.cloudfront.net
  • 52.85.188.211
  • 52.85.188.111
  • 52.85.188.168
  • 52.85.188.182
whitelisted
www.google-analytics.com
  • 172.217.18.14
whitelisted
stats.g.doubleclick.net
  • 108.177.15.154
  • 108.177.15.155
  • 108.177.15.156
  • 108.177.15.157
whitelisted
www.googletagservices.com
  • 172.217.23.130
whitelisted
www.linkwithin.com
  • 209.95.50.155
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info
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Reports
https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=16577524&msgid=762623&act=M6X5&c=147550&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hedgeco.net%2Fnews%2F07%2F2019%2Fwhy-machine-learning-hasnt-made-investors-smarter.html