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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)

    • Reads internet explorer settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 4056)

    • 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 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
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
Version:
8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
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
Version:
8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
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
Version:
26,0,0,131
Total events
387
Read events
338
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
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\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\admin@icptrack[1].txttext
MD5:A5FED49AA2F27ACEE237C62E6CA33F21
SHA256:CB3217AD0EFB00EB2B2D9DA9F42118BE4F0EC8BCCEBC01FBF6DDAA0217A7A3C0
4056iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\RWTAI4OB\common[1].csstext
MD5:E877CB935A08A6B743BF55C3C84E8FA3
SHA256:72AEC71FB72FCB363E34328BB80A2A431788A32139A54DF7BEC7064A5DE8B424
4056iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History\Low\History.IE5\index.datdat
MD5:39FC9C4E8C79B5D2E6E93E5DB06B70B3
SHA256:595A9C97177835F6AAA6F36D39D2D6BA8B7DC2F4F16DE954121BBE9532DC763C
4056iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\index.datdat
MD5:80264BB81821C9CD1C0D27E3AB96E38D
SHA256:05FEAC685876C2998D6280066EB7F1507B9D9A82ACEB9CC725E334A67DBFFCE5
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\[email protected][1].txttext
MD5:55D2833F1736813AAA586B5333C2DA5C
SHA256:6BC08F4730557F22201808406B96C966F49EBD870724ECAF745DA63ED2E068BE
4056iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\RWTAI4OB\full-hedgeco-201x[1].csstext
MD5:8CB276EF22D373117B86CA55127E0E59
SHA256:93CEDE39679FEFBBB1E3330EA04958C34E1A898C9521EA6E94FD3468571ACCA7
4056iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\index.datdat
MD5:9AC586E8B9033463B00FCA58AD4F99E6
SHA256:88354204146BDCE24CC84190B02A7626E548D89F0C3D344E8C29C354BFBF6666
3540iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Services\search_{0633EE93-D776-472f-A0FF-E1416B8B2E3A}.icoimage
MD5:9FB559A691078558E77D6848202F6541
SHA256:6D8A01DC7647BC218D003B58FE04049E24A9359900B7E0CEBAE76EDF85B8B914
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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/public/colorbox/colorbox.css?v=1.0001n
US
text
4.81 Kb
unknown
4056
iexplore.exe
GET
200
72.34.37.76:80
http://www.hedgeco.net/public/version-3/css/extended_dropdown2.css?v=1.0001n
US
text
3.83 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
72.34.37.76:80
http://www.hedgeco.net/style/upgrade-hedgeco.css?v=1.0001n
US
text
8.37 Kb
unknown
4056
iexplore.exe
GET
200
72.34.37.76:80
http://www.hedgeco.net/news/wp-content/themes/hedgeconews/style.css
US
text
29.0 Kb
unknown
4056
iexplore.exe
GET
200
72.34.37.76:80
http://www.hedgeco.net/news/wp-content/plugins/tablepress/css/default.min.css?ver=1.5.1
US
text
5.46 Kb
unknown
4056
iexplore.exe
GET
200
72.34.37.76:80
http://www.hedgeco.net/jscripts/extended_dropdown3.js
US
text
2.46 Kb
unknown
3540
iexplore.exe
GET
200
204.79.197.200:80
http://www.bing.com/favicon.ico
US
image
237 b
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
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
3540
iexplore.exe
204.79.197.200:80
www.bing.com
Microsoft Corporation
US
whitelisted
4056
iexplore.exe
72.34.37.76:80
www.hedgeco.net
IHNetworks, LLC
US
unknown
—
—
104.17.174.4:443
click.icptrack.com
Cloudflare Inc
US
shared
4056
iexplore.exe
216.58.210.10:443
ajax.googleapis.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
—
—
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
172.217.18.14:443
www.google-analytics.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
4056
iexplore.exe
172.217.18.106:443
ajax.googleapis.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
4056
iexplore.exe
72.34.37.76:443
www.hedgeco.net
IHNetworks, LLC
US
unknown
—
—
72.34.37.76:80
www.hedgeco.net
IHNetworks, LLC
US
unknown

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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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